Protocol for fabrication and evaluation of oxide-modified Cu foils as heterostructured electrodes for electrochemical CO2 reduction

Xiaotong Li; Qian Liu; Jianghao Wang; Hao Bin Wu

doi:10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101637

Protocol for fabrication and evaluation of oxide-modified Cu foils as heterostructured electrodes for electrochemical CO₂ reduction

STAR Protoc. 2022 Aug 19;3(3):101637. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101637. eCollection 2022 Sep 16.

Authors

Xiaotong Li¹, Qian Liu², Jianghao Wang², Hao Bin Wu³

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Composites Science Innovation (InCSI) and State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China. Electronic address: lxt0408@zju.edu.cn.
² Institute for Composites Science Innovation (InCSI) and State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China.
³ Institute for Composites Science Innovation (InCSI) and State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China. Electronic address: hbwu@zju.edu.cn.

Abstract

Heterostructured catalysts based on Cu and oxides are promising for the efficient conversion of CO₂ to multi-carbon products. In this protocol, we describe the fabrication and characterization of Cu/oxide heterostructured catalysts and the evaluation approach of electrochemical CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR) performance in an H-type cell. We also provide the details of in situ surface-enhanced Raman measurement and theoretical calculations. The protocol can be useful for constructing self-supported electrodes and assessing the CO₂RR performance of as-fabricated electrodes. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Li et al. (2022).

Keywords: Chemistry; Energy; Environmental sciences; Material sciences; Physics.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Carbon Dioxide*
Catalysis
Electrodes
Oxides*

Substances

Oxides
Carbon Dioxide