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◆ Angewandte Chemie International Edition2025-12-12· Chemistry

Lewis Acid Adsorption Promotes CO <sub>2</sub> Enrichment for Efficient Formic Acid Electrosynthesis on Reconstructed Bi <sub>2</sub> O <sub>2</sub> CO <sub>3</sub> in Acidic Media

Chuan Hu, Ying Wang, Kang‐Shun Peng, Xubei Wang, Yu‐Jhih Shen, Kuiwei Yang, Feng Hu, Sung‐Fu Hung, Yuping Wu, Seeram Ramakrishna, Shiling Peng

原始摘要(英文原文)· Original abstract
Abstract In acidic media, electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction to formic acid (HCOOH) represents a promising strategy for producing value‐added chemicals. However, a critical challenge persists in enhancing CO 2 adsorption and activation to suppress hydrogen evolution and boost product selectivity. Here, a Lewis acidic Zr‐oxo cluster‐rich porous confined structure decorated Bi 2 O 2 CO 3 catalyst (Bi 2 O 2 CO 3 @PCN) is constructed via in situ electroreconstruction, which effectively promotes surface CO 2 enrichment and K + confinement in acidic conditions. Spatially adjacent Zr‐oxo clusters enhance CO 2 adsorption at the interface through Lewis acid‐base interactions, facilitating the *OCHO intermediate formation. The optimized Bi 2 O 2 CO 3 @PCN catalyst achieves a high HCOOH Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 95% across a broad potential window and demonstrates a 5.9‐fold higher mass activity compared to Bi 2 O 2 CO 3 in acidic media at ‒1.8 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode. Notably, Bi 2 O 2 CO 3 @PCN exhibits superior HCOOH FE compared to Bi 2 O 2 CO 3 under low‐concentration CO 2 flow. Mechanistically, the strong binding of CO 2 molecules at Bi–O–Zr interfacial sites significantly lowers the hydrogenation barrier, while K + enrichment repels protons and suppresses the hydrogen evolution reaction. This work underscores the pivotal role of surface confinement and Lewis acidic sites in regulating interfacial microenvironments and CO 2 adsorption, highlighting their potential for efficient conversion of low‐concentration CO 2 .
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