Reduced Graphene Oxide Regulates Indium Oxide In-Situ Reconstruction for Enhanced CO2 Electroreduction

  • Ding Xue
  • , Lingchun Zeng
  • , Haoran Qiu
  • , Wenhao Jing
  • , Feng Wang
  • , Ya Liu
  • , Liejin Guo

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Abstract

The practical application of electrocatalytic CO2 reduction requires adaptation to the fluctuating voltage output of photovoltaic systems. However, potential-induced in-situ reconstruction of the catalyst complicates control and leads to Faradaic efficiency (FE) instability across the potential window. Here, we present a redox graphene-supported indium oxide catalyst (G-InOx), where rGO effectively regulates the surface evolution of InOx from In3+ to In0 during electrocatalytic reactions. The multivalent In generated via electrocatalytic in-situ reconstruction lowers the energy barriers for *OCHO formation and dissociation, enhancing formate production. rGO also regulates the surface environment, optimizing CO2 and proton delivery to the active sites. Over a wide potential range (−0.86 to −1.37 V vs RHE), G-InOx achieves FEformate nearly 100%. This work offers a straightforward and efficient strategy for scalable, high-performance CO2 electroreduction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)796-803
Number of pages8
JournalACS Materials Letters
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 2025

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