Copper hydroxide/basic copper salt derived Cu<sup>0</sup> with a clear grain boundary for selective electrocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction to produce multicarbon products
Shuchang Song, Haoyang Wu, Benqiang Tian, Ying Zhang, Yun Kuang, Xiaoming Sun
Abstract
Cu(OH) 2 /basic copper salt compounds are in situ reduced to Cu 0 nanoparticles with clear grain boundaries during the electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction process, which endows the derived Cu electrocatalyst with high selectivity towards C 2+ products.
Topics & Concepts
CopperElectrocatalystInorganic chemistryChemistrySalt (chemistry)SelectivityGrain boundaryReduction (mathematics)Materials scienceNuclear chemistryMetallurgyElectrochemistryCatalysisElectrodePhysical chemistryMicrostructureOrganic chemistryGeometryMathematicsCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsIonic liquids properties and applicationsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices