Stabilization of Cu<sup>+</sup> sites by amorphous Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> to enhance electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> reduction to C<sub>2+</sub> products
Hailian Cheng, Shuaiqiang Jia, Jiapeng Jiao, Xiao Chen, Ting Deng, Cheng Xue, Mengke Dong, Jianrong Zeng, Chunjun Chen, Haihong Wu, Mingyuan He, Buxing Han
Abstract
The stabilized amorphous Al 2 O 3 phase stabilizes the Cu + site through oxidation state control, thereby improving the selectivity and activity for the production of the C 2+ product.
Topics & Concepts
Amorphous solidElectrochemistrySelectivityChemistryReduction (mathematics)Phase (matter)Chemical reductionProduct (mathematics)Inorganic chemistryMaterials scienceCrystallographyPhysical chemistryElectrodeCatalysisOrganic chemistryMathematicsGeometryCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsIonic liquids properties and applicationsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science