Preparation of Tunable Cu−Ag Nanostructures by Electrodeposition in a Deep Eutectic Solvent
Plaza-Mayoral, Elena ![Identificador ORCID](/img/uab/orcid.ico)
(University of Copenhagen. Department of Chemistry)
Dalby, Kim Nicole ![Identificador ORCID](/img/uab/orcid.ico)
(Topsoe A/S)
Falsig, Hanne ![Identificador ORCID](/img/uab/orcid.ico)
(Topsoe A/S)
Chorkendorff, Ib ![Identificador ORCID](/img/uab/orcid.ico)
(Technical University of Denmark. Department of Physics)
Sebastián-Pascual, Paula ![Identificador ORCID](/img/uab/orcid.ico)
(University of Copenhagen. Department of Chemistry.)
Escudero-Escribano, María ![Identificador ORCID](/img/uab/orcid.ico)
(Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia)
Fecha: |
2024 |
Resumen: |
The green transition requires new, clean, inexpensive, and sustainable strategies to prepare controllable bimetallic and multimetallic nanostructures. Cu−Ag nanostructures, for example, are promising bimetallic catalysts for different electrocatalytic reactions such as carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide reduction. In this work, we present the one-step preparation method of electrodeposited Cu−Ag with tunable composition and morphology from choline chloride plus urea deep eutectic solvent (DES), a non-toxic and green DES. We have assessed how different electrodeposition parameters affect the morphology and composition of our nanostructures. We combine electrochemical methods with ex-situ scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to characterize the nanostructures. We have estimated the electrochemically active surface area (ECSA) and roughness factor (R) by lead underpotential deposition (UPD). The copper/silver ratio in the electrodeposited nanostructures is highly sensitive to the applied potential, bath composition, and loading. We observed that silver-rich nanostructures were less adherent whereas the increase in copper content led to more stable and homogenous films with disperse rounded nanostructures with tiny spikes. These spikes were more stable when the deposition rate was fast enough and the molar ratio of Cu and Ag was no greater than approximately two to one. |
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ChemElectroChem, Vol. 11, Issue 10 (May 2024) , art. e202400094, ISSN 2196-0216 |
DOI: 10.1002/celc.202400094
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