Inhibition of hydrogen evolution without debilitating electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> reduction <i>via</i> the local suppression of proton concentration and blocking of step-edges by pyridine functionalization on Cu electrocatalysts
Ashok Kumar Ummireddi, Shilendra Kumar Sharma, Raj Ganesh S. Pala
Abstract
HER suppression without debilitating CO<sub>2</sub>RR by blocking step-edges and decreasing local H<sup>+</sup> concentration on copper <italic>via</italic> pyridine functionalization.
Topics & Concepts
Surface modificationCatalysisElectrochemistryPyridineProtonBlocking (statistics)HydrogenChemistryMaterials scienceInorganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryNanotechnologyElectrodeMedicinal chemistryPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryPhysicsMathematicsStatisticsQuantum mechanicsCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies research