Boosting CO<sub>2</sub> electroreduction on a Zn electrode <i>via</i> concurrent surface reconstruction and interfacial surfactant modification
Hui Pan, Fang Wang, Shixiong She, Zhengguo Zhang, Shixiong Min
Abstract
Benefitting from the increased number of highly active sites and the formation of a favorable CTAB-modified electrode/electrode interface, the resulting OD-Zn-CTAB electrode exhibits superior activity and selectivity for CO 2 electroreduction to CO.
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