The invention discloses an in-situ growth Cu-Ni
alloy nanowire and a preparation method of the in-situ growth Cu-Ni
alloy nanowire. The preparation method of the Cu-Ni
alloy nanowire comprises the following steps that S1,
carbon paper is immersed in a
mixed solution of CuSO4, NiCl2 and NiSO4 to be subjected to electro-deposition, and a Cu-Ni thin film is obtained; s2, the Cu-Ni thin film is subjected to a reaction under the alkaline condition, and a Cu-Ni
hydroxide nanowire is obtained; s3, the Cu-Ni
hydroxide nanowire is subjected to annealing, and a Cu-
Ni oxide nanowire is obtained; and S4, the Cu-
Ni oxide nanowire is subjected to electrochemical reduction, and the in-situ growth Cu-Ni alloy nanowire is obtained. According to the method, the Cu-Ni alloy nanowire grows on the
carbon paper in situ to serve as a
gas diffusion electrode, CO2 can be electrochemically reduced to prepare C2H4, the
Faraday efficiency (FE) of C2H4 production reaches 46.98%, the
current density reaches 231.81 mA / cm < 2 >, and the
Faraday efficiency (FE) of C2H4 production obviously exceeds that of a bare
copper nanowire (Cu NWs, 25.33%). The Cu-Ni alloy nanowire disclosed by the invention shows excellent stability by virtue of in-situ construction on the
carbon paper, and can operate for more than 8 hours under
high current.