<i>In situ</i> formed copper nanoparticles <i>via</i> strong electronic interaction with organic skeleton for pH-universal electrocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction
Ying Zhang, Chenchen Zhang, Dan Wang, Jianing Gui, Junjun Mao, Yang Lou, Chengsi Pan, Yongfa Zhu
Abstract
Electrochemical CO 2 reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) has mainly been implemented in alkaline and neutral electrolytes. In this work, we report an in situ formed novel organic/inorganic copper hybrid catalyst, which is an efficient catalyst for CO 2 RR in pH-universal electrolytes.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrochemistryCopperCatalysisElectrolyteIn situNanoparticleInorganic chemistryChemistryReduction (mathematics)RedoxElectrodeMaterials scienceNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryMathematicsGeometryCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies research