Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to value-added chemicals holds promise for carbon utilization and renewable electricity storage. However, selective CO2 reduction to multi-carbon fuels remains a significant challenge. Here, we report that B/N-doped sp3/sp2 hybridized nanocarbon (BNHC), consisting of ultra-small nanoparticles with a sp3 carbon core covered by a sp2 carbon shell, is an efficient electrocatalyst for electrochemical reduction of CO2 to ethanol at relatively low overpotentials. CO2 reduction occurs with a Faradaic efficiency of 58.8%-69.1% for ethanol and acetate production at -0.5 ~ -0.6 V (vs. RHE), among which 51.6%-56.0% is for ethanol. The high selectivity for ethanol is due to the integrated effect of sp3/sp2 carbon and B/N doping. Both sp3 carbon and B/N doping contribute to enhanced ethanol production with sp2 carbon reducing the overpotential for CO2 reduction to ethanol.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |