Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy ( IF 20.2 ) Pub Date : 2020-06-15 , DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.119241 Fang Li , Geun Ho Gu , Changhyeok Choi , Praveen Kolla , Song Hong , Tai-Sing Wu , Yun-Liang Soo , Justus Masa , Sanjeev Mukerjee , Yousung Jung , Jieshan Qiu , Zhenyu Sun
We report a unique 2D bismuth metal-organic framework (Bi-MOF) that possesses permanent accessible porosity for efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction (ECR) to HCOOH. The 2D open-framework structure with helical Bi-O rods bridged by tritopic carboxylate ligands exhibits a remarkable Faradaic efficiency for HCOOH formation over a broad potential window, reaching 92.2 % at ∼ –0.9 V (vs. reversible hydrogen electrode, RHE) with excellent durability over 30 h. The mass-specific HCOOH partial current density is up to 41.0 mA mgBi−1, exceeding 4 times higher than that of commercial Bi2O3 and Bi sheets at ∼ –1.1 V (vs. RHE). Operando and ex-situ X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy revealed a structural feature associated with Bi-MOF to preserve Bi(3+) during and after long-term ECR. Theoretical calculations further showed that the crystallographically channels with abundant Bi active sites in the MOF structure favor the formation of *HCOO while suppressing the side-reaction of hydrogen evolution, thereby leading to the high selectivity for HCOOH.
中文翻译:
高效稳定的二维铋金属-有机骨架,可高效电化学还原CO 2
我们报告了一种独特的二维铋金属有机骨架(Bi-MOF),该骨架具有永久可访问的孔隙率,可将HCOOH有效地电化学还原CO 2(ECR)。具有三位羧酸盐配体桥接的螺旋Bi-O杆的2D开放框架结构在很宽的电位范围内对HCOOH的形成显示出显着的法拉第效率,在〜-0.9 V时达到92.2%(与可逆氢电极RHE相比),具有出色的超过30小时的耐久性。质量比HCOOH分电流密度高达41.0 mA mg Bi -1,在〜–1.1 V时(相对于RHE),比市售Bi 2 O 3和Bi薄片高4倍以上。Operando和异地X射线吸收精细结构光谱显示了与Bi-MOF相关的结构特征,可在长期ECR期间和之后保留Bi(3+)。理论计算进一步表明,MOF结构中具有丰富的Bi活性位点的晶体学通道有利于* HCOO的形成,同时抑制了氢逸出的副反应,从而导致了对HCOOH的高选择性。