Computational electrocatalysis beyond conventional hydrogen electrode model: CO<sub>2</sub> reduction to C<sub>2</sub> species on copper facilitated by dynamically formed solvent halide ions at the solid–liquid interface
Xin Mao, Tianwei He, Gurpreet Kour, Hanqing Yin, Chongyi Ling, Guoping Gao, Yonggang Jin, Qingju Liu, Anthony P. O’Mullane, Aijun Du
Abstract
CO 2 reduction on copper with hydrated alkaline and halide ions at the solid–liquid interface using density functional theory and molecular dynamics simulations.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrocatalystHalideCopperInorganic chemistryIonElectrodeHydrogenReduction (mathematics)SolventChemistryInterface (matter)ElectrochemistryMaterials sciencePhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryAqueous solutionMathematicsGeometryGibbs isothermCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionElectrochemical Analysis and Applications