Effect of surface ligands on gold nanocatalysts for CO<sub>2</sub> reduction
Hongyu Shang, Spencer Wallentine, Daniel Hofmann, Quansong Zhu, Catherine J. Murphy, L. Robert Baker
Abstract
R was performed in electrolyte prepared from ambient river water, and dodecanethiol-capped Au nanoparticles produce more than 100 times higher CO yield compared to clean polycrystalline Au at identical potential and similar current.
Topics & Concepts
Nanomaterial-based catalystSelectivityCatalysisNanoparticleElectrochemistryMonolayerChemical engineeringElectrolyteChemistryColloidal goldInorganic chemistryMaterials scienceNanotechnologyElectrodePhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion