<i>Operando</i> X-ray absorption spectroscopic flow cell for electrochemical CO <sub>2</sub> reduction: new insight into the role of copper species
Santhosh Kumar Matam, Preetam K. Sharma, Eileen Hao Yu, Charalampos Drivas, Mohammad Danish Khan, Martin C. Wilding, Nitya Ramanan, Diego Gianolio, Mark A. Isaacs, Shaoliang Guan, Philip R. Davies, C. Richard A. Catlow
Abstract
We report a novel operando X-ray absorption spectroscopic (XAS) flow cell that enables to probe Cu-GDE thoroughly from surface to bulk during electrochemical CO 2 reduction, providing information on copper oxidation and coordination states.
Topics & Concepts
CopperElectrochemistryAbsorption (acoustics)Reduction (mathematics)CatalysisFlow (mathematics)PhotochemistryChemistryAbsorption spectroscopyMaterials scienceInorganic chemistryAnalytical Chemistry (journal)NanotechnologyChemical engineeringElectrodeMetallurgyPhysical chemistryOpticsEnvironmental chemistryOrganic chemistryPhysicsMechanicsComposite materialEngineeringMathematicsGeometryCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMolecular Junctions and Nanostructures