Steering surface reconstruction of copper with electrolyte additives for CO2 electroreduction

Zishan Han; Daliang Han; Zhe Chen; Jiachen Gao; Guangyi Jiang; Xinyu Wang; Shuaishuai Lyu; Yong Guo; Chuannan Geng; Lichang Yin; Zhe Weng; Quan-Hong Yang

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30819-1

Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Steering surface reconstruction of copper with electrolyte additives for CO2 electroreduction

Zishan Han,
Daliang Han,
Zhe Chen,
Jiachen Gao,
Guangyi Jiang,
Xinyu Wang,
Shuaishuai Lyu,
Yong Guo,
Chuannan Geng,
Lichang Yin,
Zhe Weng,
Quan-Hong Yang

Affiliations

Zishan Han: Nanoyang Group, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University
Daliang Han: Nanoyang Group, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University
Zhe Chen: Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jiachen Gao: Nanoyang Group, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University
Guangyi Jiang: Nanoyang Group, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University
Xinyu Wang: Nanoyang Group, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University
Shuaishuai Lyu: Nanoyang Group, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University
Yong Guo: Nanoyang Group, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University
Chuannan Geng: Nanoyang Group, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University
Lichang Yin: Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhe Weng: Nanoyang Group, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University
Quan-Hong Yang: Nanoyang Group, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30819-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Cu metal suffers from unavoidable and uncontrollable surface reconstruction during electrocatalysis. The authors here guide the reconstruction process in a favorable direction using trace amount of electrolyte additives, promoting CO2 electroreduction to CH4.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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