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Biomass-derived carbon frameworks for oxygen and carbon dioxide electrochemical reduction

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Synthesis of novel bifunctional electrocatalysts based on nitrogen-doped carbon materials for both O2- and CO2- reduction reactions (ORR and CO2RR) becomes a promising strategy to promote the development of energy storage and the carbon cycle. Herein, insect-wing-derived carbon frameworks are synthesized via a one-step pyrolysis to implement the electroreduction of O2 and CO2. A four-electron dominated process, identical to the Pt-catalyzed ORR, but better methanol tolerance and electrochemical stabilities, is validated using the resulting catalysts. Further, they exhibit 24.3–56.4% faradic efficiencies for CO production at a moderate applied potential (– 0.9 V) and good durabilities (20 h). This efficient performance can be ascribed to the structural advantages and the nitrogen dopants. The present work provides a novel strategy for developing bifunctional electrocatalysts without the use of extensive synthesis procedures.

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Insect-wing-derived carbon frameworks were developed as bifunctional catalysts for oxygen and carbon dioxide reduction. The revealed activity difference of these carbon frameworks can provide some guideline for designing advanced bifunctional electrocatalysts.

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Acknowledgements

This work was financially supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (21501132) and Science and Technology Development Fund of Tianjin Education Commission for Higher Education (No. 2018KJ126).

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  1. Tianjin Key Lab for Photoelectric Materials & Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China

    Gaocan Qi & Qianrui Zhao

  2. Tianjin Key Laboratory for Advanced Mechatronic System Design and Intelligent Control, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China

    Qingjian Liu

  3. National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Education, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China

    Qingjian Liu

  4. Techu Scientific (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Tianjin, China

    Dongyu Fang

  5. Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China

    Xijun Liu

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Gaocan Qi, Qianrui Zhao and Dongyu Fang: Investigation; Data curation; Visualization; Validation; Writing, original draft. Qingjian Liu: Conceptualization; Methodology; Resources; Funding acquisition; Review and editing. Xijun Liu: Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision.

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Qi, G., Zhao, Q., Liu, Q. et al. Biomass-derived carbon frameworks for oxygen and carbon dioxide electrochemical reduction. Ionics 27, 3579–3586 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-021-04135-5

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