Steric effects of CN vacancies for boosting CO<sub>2</sub> electroreduction to CO with ultrahigh selectivity
Qiang Zhang, Jianlin Wang, Fang Guo, Yang Zhou, Ge He, Junqiang Xu
Abstract
We have reported that the CN vacancies was obtained by H 2 cold plasma bombardment. The steric effect of V CN can decrease the free energy barrier of *COOH and further crack into CO under low overpotential.
Topics & Concepts
Steric effectsSelectivityBoosting (machine learning)ChemistryPhotochemistryStereochemistryCatalysisOrganic chemistryComputer scienceMachine learningCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsIonic liquids properties and applicationsElectrochemical Analysis and Applications