Table 1. Performance with different cathodes.
Cathode | Applied bias (V) | ||||
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1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | |
LSTO+ | |||||
Current density (A cm−2) | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.23 |
CO production (ml min−1 cm−2) | 0.33 | 0.45 | 0.74 | 1.09 | 1.41 |
Faradaic efficiency (%) | 78.7 | 80.4 | 81.4 | 82.0 | 87.7 |
LSTMO+ | |||||
Current density (A cm−2) | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.32 | 0.45 | 0.51 |
CO production (ml min−1 cm−2) | 0.50 | 1.26 | 2.05 | 2.95 | 3.36 |
Faradaic efficiency (%) | 89.4 | 90.1 | 91.6 | 93.7 | 94.2 |
LSTCO+ | |||||
Current density (A cm−2) | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.44 |
CO production (ml min−1 cm−2) | 0.54 | 1.06 | 1.64 | 2.24 | 2.85 |
Faradaic efficiency (%) | 85.8 | 89.2 | 90.2 | 91.5 | 92.6 |
LSTMA− | |||||
Current density (A cm−2) | 0.10 | 0.22 | 0.36 | 0.51 | 0.66 |
CO production (ml min−1 cm−2) | 0.63 | 1.39 | 2.34 | 3.41 | 4.43 |
Faradaic efficiency (%) | 90.1 | 90.4 | 93.0 | 95.6 | 96.0 |
LSTCA− | |||||
Current density (A cm−2) | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.32 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
CO production (ml min−1 cm−2) | 0.56 | 1.26 | 2.06 | 2.98 | 3.67 |
Faradaic efficiency (%) | 89.0 | 90.1 | 92.1 | 94.7 | 95.4 |
LSTMNA− | |||||
Current density (A cm−2) | 0.16 | 0.36 | 0.54 | 0.69 | 0.87 |
CO production (ml min−1 cm−2) | 1.06 | 2.42 | 3.67 | 4.76 | 6.08 |
Faradaic efficiency (%) | 94.7 | 96.1 | 97.2 | 98.6 | 99.9 |
LSTCNA− | |||||
Current density (A cm−2) | 0.12 | 0.29 | 0.42 | 0.56 | 0.75 |
CO production (ml min−1 cm−2) | 0.79 | 1.94 | 2.82 | 3.81 | 5.16 |
Faradaic efficiency (%) | 94.1 | 95.6 | 96.0 | 97.3 | 98.4 |
LSTO+, La0.2Sr0.8Ti1.0O3+δ; LSTCA−, (La0.2Sr0.8)0.95Ti0.9Cr0.1O3−δ; LSTCO+, La0.2Sr0.8Ti0.9Cr0.1O3+δ; LSTCNA−, (La0.2Sr0.8)0.95Ti0.85Cr0.1Ni0.05O3+δ; LSTMA−, (La0.2Sr0.8)0.95Ti0.9Mn0.1O3+δ; LSTMO+, La0.2Sr0.8Ti0.9Mn0.1O3+δ; LSTMNA−, (La0.2Sr0.8)0.95Ti0.85Mn0.1Ni0.05O3+δ.
Comparison of CO2 electrolysis with different cathodes under applied biases.