Boosting selectivity towards formate production using CuAl alloy nanowires by altering the CO<sub>2</sub>reduction reaction pathway
Ibrahim M. Badawy, Ghada E. Khedr, Ahmed M. Hafez, Elsayed A. Ashour, Nageh K. Allam
Abstract
R, which enhances formate production by 16.9% over pure Cu nanowires. Density functional theory calculations and COR were employed to posit the preference of the formate formation pathway as a result of the Al doping.
Topics & Concepts
SelectivityNanowireFormateDensity functional theoryElectrocatalystBoosting (machine learning)Materials scienceAlloyDopingNanotechnologyChemistryChemical engineeringComputational chemistryElectrodeElectrochemistryPhysical chemistryCatalysisOptoelectronicsOrganic chemistryMetallurgyComputer scienceMachine learningEngineeringCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsIonic liquids properties and applicationsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices