Active Sulfur Sites in Semimetallic Titanium Disulfide Enable CO2 Electroreduction

被引:24
作者
Allabour, Abdalaziz [1 ]
Coskun, Halime [1 ]
Zheng, Xueli [5 ,6 ]
Kibria, Md Golam [5 ,7 ]
Strobel, Moritz [2 ]
Hild, Sabine [2 ]
Kehrer, Matthias [3 ]
Stifter, David [3 ]
Sargent, Edward H. [5 ]
Stadler, Philipp [1 ,4 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Johannes Kepler Univ Linz, Inst Phys Chem, Altenbergerstr 69, A-4040 Linz, Austria
[2] Johannes Kepler Univ Linz, Inst Polymer Sci, Altenbergerstr 69, A-4040 Linz, Austria
[3] Johannes Kepler Univ Linz, Ctr Surface & Nanoanalyt, Altenbergerstr 69, A-4040 Linz, Austria
[4] Johannes Kepler Univ Linz, Linz Inst Technol, Altenbergerstr 69, A-4040 Linz, Austria
[5] Univ Toronto, Edward S Rogers Sr Dept Elect & Comp Engn, 10 Kings Coll Rd, Toronto, ON M5S 3G4, Canada
[6] Stanford Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[7] Univ Calgary, Dept Chem & Petr Engn, 2500 Univ Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
来源
ACS CATALYSIS | 2020年 / 10卷 / 01期
关键词
CO2 reduction reaction; titanium disulfide; electrocatalysis; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION; CARBON-DIOXIDE; FORMIC-ACID; BASAL-PLANE; SELECTIVITY; NANOSHEETS; TIS2; VACANCIES; MOS2; GAS;
D O I
10.1021/acscatal.9b02872
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Electrocatalytic CO2-to-CO conversion represents one pathway to upgrade CO2 to a feedstock for both fuels and chemicals (CO, deployed in ensuing Fischer-Tropsch or bioupgrading). It necessitates selective and energy-efficient electrocatalysts-a requirement met today only using noble metals such as gold and silver. Here, we show that the two-dimensional sulfur planes in semimetallic titanium disulfide (TiS2) provide an earth-abundant alternative. In situ Fourier transform infrared mechanistic studies reveal that CO2 binds to conductive disulfide planes as intermediate monothiocarbonate. The sulfur-CO2 intermediate state steers the reduction kinetics toward mainly CO. Using TiS2 thin films, we reach cathodic energy efficiencies up to 64% at 5 mA cm(2). We conclude with directions for the further synthesis and study of semimetallic disulfides developing CO-selective electrocatalysts.
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页码:66 / 72
页数:13
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