Constructing Cu<sup>0</sup>/Cu<sup>+</sup> interface on copper foils to boost electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> reduction to ethylene
Shuiping Zhong, Bisheng Chen, Ding Tang, Qiuyue Yang, Wei Weng, Xue Feng Lu
Abstract
A copper foil electrode with facile preparation and controllable size demonstrates high faradaic efficiency (FE) for CO 2 -to-C 2 H 4 conversion, indicating its potential for high-value CO 2 utilization applications.
Topics & Concepts
CopperElectrochemistryFOIL methodEthyleneChemistryMaterials scienceReduction (mathematics)Inorganic chemistryRadiochemistryNuclear chemistryElectrodeMetallurgyPhysical chemistryGeometryBiochemistryCatalysisMathematicsComposite materialCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion