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Vol. 15 (2023)

Efficient CO2 Reduction to Formate on CsPbI3 Nanocrystals Wrapped with Reduced Graphene Oxide

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01132-3
Minh Tam Hoang
School of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
Chen Han
School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
Zhipeng Ma
School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
Xin Mao
School of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
Yang Yang
School of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
Sepideh Sadat Madani
School of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
Paul Shaw
Centre for Organic Photonics & Electronics (COPE), School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
Yongchao Yang
School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
Lingyi Peng
School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
Cui Ying Toe
School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
Jian Pan
School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
Rose Amal
School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
Aijun Du
School of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
Tuquabo Tesfamichael
School of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
Zhaojun Han
School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
Hongxia Wang
School of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia

Corresponding Author: Hongxia Wang

hx.wang@qut.edu.au

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 15 (2023), Article Number: 161

Abstract

Transformation of greenhouse gas (CO2) into valuable chemicals and fuels is a promising route to address the global issues of climate change and the energy crisis. Metal halide perovskite catalysts have shown their potential in promoting CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR), however, their low phase stability has limited their application perspective. Herein, we present a reduced graphene oxide (rGO) wrapped CsPbI3 perovskite nanocrystal (NC) CO2RR catalyst (CsPbI3/rGO), demonstrating enhanced stability in the aqueous electrolyte. The CsPbI3/rGO catalyst exhibited > 92% Faradaic efficiency toward formate production at a CO2RR current density of ~ 12.7 mA cm−2. Comprehensive characterizations revealed the superior performance of the CsPbI3/rGO catalyst originated from the synergistic effects between the CsPbI3 NCs and rGO, i.e., rGO stabilized the α-CsPbI3 phase and tuned the charge distribution, thus lowered the energy barrier for the protonation process and the formation of *HCOO intermediate, which resulted in high CO2RR selectivity toward formate. This work shows a promising strategy to rationally design robust metal halide perovskites for achieving efficient CO2RR toward valuable fuels.


Highlights:


1 A rational design of metal halide perovskites for achieving efficient CO2 reduction reaction was demonstrated.
2 The stability of CsPbI3 perovskite nanocrystal (NCs) in aqueous electrolyte was improved by compositing with reduced graphene oxide (rGO).
3 The CsPbI3/rGO catalyst exhibited > 92% Faradaic efficiency toward formate production with high current density which was associated with the synergistic effects between the CsPbI3 NCs and rGO.

Keywords

Perovskite nanocrystal Electrocatalyst Inorganic perovskite CO2 reduction Formate production
Hoang, Minh Tam, Chen Han, Zhipeng Ma, Xin Mao, Yang Yang, Sepideh Sadat Madani, Paul Shaw, Yongchao Yang, Lingyi Peng, Cui Ying Toe, Jian Pan, Rose Amal, Aijun Du, Tuquabo Tesfamichael, Zhaojun Han, and Hongxia Wang. 2023. “Efficient CO2 Reduction to Formate on CsPbI3 Nanocrystals Wrapped With Reduced Graphene Oxide”. Nano-Micro Letters 15 (June):161. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01132-3.
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