“pH effects” in electrochemical CO2 reduction
Karen Chan a
a Technical University of Denmark, Anker Engelunds Vej, 1, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Materials for Sustainable Development Conference (MATSUS)
Proceedings of nanoGe Fall Meeting 2021 (NFM21)
#SolFuel21. Solar Fuel: In-situ and operando characterization of electrified interfaces
Online, Spain, 2021 October 18th - 22nd
Organizers: Bastian Mei, Jan Philipp Hofmann and María Escudero-Escribano
Invited Speaker, Karen Chan, presentation 097
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.nfm.2021.097
Publication date: 23rd September 2021

Beyond surface reaction energetics, the structure and composition of the electric double layer exerts an influence on the activity and selectivity of electrochemical reactions. These phenomena often manifest themselves as so-called “pH effects”, i.e. deviations in the dependence of activity on a potential vs. RHE scale. In this talk, I first discuss how adsorbate dipole-field interactions give rise to higher activity for CO2R in alkaline conditions, and how these interactions are tuned by cations and in supported single site catalysts. I then discuss the impact of solution phase reactions and mass transport on the activity and selectivity towards acetate on nanostructured Cu at various pH. I discuss the implications of the mechanistic insights on catalyst design.

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