Synergy of Cu-doping and in situ reconstruction on Bi2O2CO3 for promoting CO2 electroreduction over a wide pH range†
Abstract
A one-pot hydrothermal reaction was proposed to synthesize Cu-doped Bi2O2CO3. Doping Cu with smaller electronegativity than that of Bi and in situ electrochemical reconstruction on Bi2O2CO3 optimize the hybridization between Bi 6p of Bi2O2CO3 and O 2p of *OCHO, acquiring FEHCOO− of ∼100% at a current density of >100 mA cm−2 over a wide pH range.