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The copper-based electrocatalysts feature attractive potentials of converting CO2 into multi-carbon (C2+) products, while the instability of Cu–O often induces the reduction of Cu+/Cu0 catalytic sites at the cathode and refrains the capability of stable electrolysis especially at high powers. In this work, we developed an Erbium (Er) oxide-modified Cu (Er–O–Cu) catalyst with enhanced covalency of Cu–O and more stable active sites. The f-p-d coupling strengthens the covalency of Cu–O, and the stability of Cu+ sites under electroreduction condition is critical for promoting the C–C coupling and improving the C2+ product selectivity. As a result, the Er–O–Cu sites exhibited a high Faradaic efficiency of C2+ products (FEC2+) of 86 % at 2200 mA cm−2, and a peak partial current density of |jC2+| of 1900 mA cm−2, comparable to the best reported values for the CO2-to-C2+ electroreduction. The CO2 electrolysis by the Er–O–Cu sites was further scaled up to 100 cm2 to achieve high-power (∼200 W) electrolysis with ethylene production rate of 16 mL min−1. © 2025 Science Press and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Journal of Energy Chemistry
ISSN: 2095-4956
Year: 2025
Volume: 108
Page: 239-245
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