Engineering the CuO–HfO<sub>2</sub> interface toward enhanced CO<sub>2</sub> electroreduction to C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub>
Xin Li, Lifen Li, Lijun Wang, Qineng Xia, Leiduan Hao, Xinyu Zhan, Alex W. Robertson, Zhenyu Sun
Abstract
We demonstrate tuning of the CuO x @HfO 2 interface for greatly enhanced electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction to produce C 2 H 4 .
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Faraday efficiencyElectrochemistryYield (engineering)OxideDensity functional theoryMaterials scienceComplex oxideRaman spectroscopyCoupling (piping)Interface (matter)AdsorptionMetalChemistryPhysical chemistryComputational chemistryElectrodePhysicsOpticsGibbs isothermMetallurgyCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsIonic liquids properties and applicationsAdvanced battery technologies research