Selective methane electrosynthesis enabled by a hydrophobic carbon coated copper core–shell architecture
Xinyu Zhang, Wen Jing Li, Xue Wu, Yuan Wei Liu, Jiacheng Chen, Minghui Zhu, Hai Yang Yuan, Sheng Dai, Hai Feng Wang, Zheng Jiang, Peng Fei Liu, Hua Gui Yang
Abstract
A hydrophobic core–shell architecture was constructed to control local H 2 O availability on the surface of the copper-based materials, which could provide a maximum generation rate of −434 mA cm −2 towards CH 4 .
Topics & Concepts
ElectrosynthesisCopperShell (structure)MethaneCore (optical fiber)Carbon fibersChemical engineeringMaterials scienceChemistryNanotechnologyElectrodeElectrochemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialComposite numberPhysical chemistryEngineeringCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies research