化石燃料的燃烧导致大气中二氧化碳(CO_(2))的浓度迅速上升,并引发了严重的能源、环境危机。由可再生电力驱动的电催化CO_(2)还原为增值化学品和燃料是解决当前化石燃料枯竭的一种有效方法。采用“一锅法”制备了磷(P)修饰的高分散性“钴-氮-碳”(Co-N-C/P)催化剂,通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、拉曼光谱(Raman)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等手段对催化剂的形貌、元素分布、缺陷程度、表面元素价态及配位结构进行了表征,并考察了其在H型电解槽中电催化CO_(2)还原为CO的性能。测试结果表明,所制备的Co-N-C/P催化剂在-0.9 V vs.RHE的外加电位下具有97.0%的CO法拉第效率(FE_(CO)),电流密度为4.58 mA/cm^(2),并可以进行26 h的稳定性测试。与Co-N-C催化剂相比,P的掺杂更有利于Co原子在碳黑基底上的良好分散,相应的FE_(CO)提高了约38.9%,说明P的掺杂有效提高了Co-N-C催化剂的电催化CO_(2)还原为CO的性能。
A photocatalyst composed of TiO 2 nanotube arrays（TNTs） and octahedral Cu2 O nanoparticles was fabricated,and its performance in the photocatalytic reduction of CO2 under visible and simulated solar irradiation was studied. The average nanotube diameter and length was 100 nm and 5 μm,respectively. The different amount of octahedral Cu2 O modified TNTs were obtained by varying electrochemical deposition time. TNTs modified with an optimized amount of Cu2 O nanoparticles exhibited high efficiency in the photocatalysis,and the predominant hydrocarbon product was methane. The methane yield increased with increasing Cu2 O content of the catalyst up to a certain deposition time,and decreased with further increase in Cu2 O deposition time. Insufficient deposition time（5 min） resulted in a small amount of Cu2 O nanoparticles on the TNTs,leading to the disadvantage of harvesting light. However,excess deposition time（45 min） gave rise to entire TNT surface being most covered with Cu2 O nanoparticles with large sizes,inconvenient for the transport of photo-generated carriers. The highest methane yield under simulated solar and visible light irradiation was observed for the catalysts prepared at a Cu2 O deposition time of 15 and 30 min respectively. The morphology,crystallization,photoresponse and electrochemical properties of the catalyst were characterized to understand the mechanism of its high photocatalytic activity. The TNT structure provided abundant active sites for the adsorption of reactants,and promoted the transport of photogenerated carriers that improved charge separation. Modifying the TNTs with octahedral Cu2 O nanoparticles promoted light absorption,and prevented the hydrocarbon product from oxidation. These factors provided the Cu2O-modified TNT photocatalyst with high efficiency in the reduction of CO2,without requiring co-catalysts or sacrificial agents.
