Restraining lattice oxygen of Cu<sub>2</sub>O by enhanced Cu–O hybridization for selective and stable production of ethylene with CO<sub>2</sub> electroreduction
Yebo Yao, Yixiang Zhou, Xia Liu, Yongjia Li, Dewei Wang, Xinyue Chi, Xiaoxuan Wang, Rui Zhao, Huiying Zhang, Yanfei Sun, Zhiyu Yang, Ying Wei, Yi-Ming Yan
Abstract
In this work, we designed an effective method to suppress the migration of lattice oxygen from the lattice structure via incorporating the boron (B) element into Cu 2 O, which strengthens the hybridization of Cu–O and stabilizes the active Cu + species.
Topics & Concepts
BoronLattice (music)OxygenEthyleneCopperMaterials scienceCrystallographyChemistryInorganic chemistryCatalysisMetallurgyPhysicsOrganic chemistryAcousticsCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsIonic liquids properties and applicationsAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics