<i>In situ</i> oxidative etching-enabled synthesis of hollow Cu<sub>2</sub>O nanocrystals for efficient CO<sub>2</sub>RR into C<sub>2+</sub> products
Haifeng Zhang, Yan Qiao, Yingying Wang, Yiqun Zheng, Hongwen Huang
Abstract
The prepared hollow Cu 2 O nanocrystals via oxidative etching yield C 2+ products with a faradaic efficiency of 75.9% and a C 2+ partial current density of 0.54 A cm −2 ascribed to their defect-rich sites and abundant stepped facets.
Topics & Concepts
NanocrystalEtching (microfabrication)In situYield (engineering)Materials scienceNanotechnologyOxidative phosphorylationChemical engineeringChemistryMetallurgyOrganic chemistryLayer (electronics)BiochemistryEngineeringCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCopper-based nanomaterials and applications