Experimental study demonstrates tuning metal dispersion in tin-copper catalysts shifts carbon dioxide reduction selectivity from acetaldehyde to formate, highlighting methods for targeted chemical...
Electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (eCO 2 RR) provides a pathway to convert CO 2 into value‐added chemicals. Here, we report a family of carbon‐supported tin–copper (Sn–Cu) bimetallic catalysts synthesized via an amalgamated lithium metal (ALM) method with controlled tuning of metal dispersion from isolated atoms to nanocrystallites. As metal loadings increase, the catalyst structure evolves from atomically dispersed Sn‐Cu dual sites (Sn 1.5 Cu/C‐0.75) to Sn‐rich nanodomains (Sn 3 Cu/C‐13) and Cu/Sn crystallites (Sn 3 Cu/C‐24), leading to a systematic shift in CO 2 RR selectivity from acetaldehyde to formate at low overpotentials. Notably, Sn 1.5 Cu/C‐0.75 achieves a Faradaic efficiency of 49.7% for acetaldehyde at −0.5 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode. The CO 2 conversion pathways behind these selective, size‐modulated catalysts are elucidated by structural characterization, together with electrochemical analysis of structure‐selectivity correlations, establishing a clear structure‐property relationship for tuning CO 2 RR pathways.
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