Origin of copper as a unique catalyst for C–C coupling in electrocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction
Jie Chen, Benjamin W. J. Chen, Jia Zhang, Wei Chen, Yi‐Yang Sun
Abstract
Evolution of the molecular orbitals during CO–CO coupling on the Cu(100) surface and identification of the corresponding frontier molecular orbitals.
Topics & Concepts
Molecular orbitalCopperAtomic orbitalCoupling (piping)CatalysisReduction (mathematics)Materials scienceChemical physicsChemistryMoleculePhysicsMetallurgyElectronOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsGeometryMathematicsCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsIonic liquids properties and applicationsMolecular Junctions and Nanostructures