Operando time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy reveals the chemical nature enabling highly selective CO2 reduction

Sheng-Chih Lin; Chun-Chih Chang; Shih-Yun Chiu; Hsiao-Tien Pai; Tzu-Yu Liao; Chia-Shuo Hsu; Wei-Hung Chiang; Ming-Kang Tsai; Hao Ming Chen

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17231-3

Nature Communications (Jul 2020)

Operando time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy reveals the chemical nature enabling highly selective CO2 reduction

Sheng-Chih Lin,
Chun-Chih Chang,
Shih-Yun Chiu,
Hsiao-Tien Pai,
Tzu-Yu Liao,
Chia-Shuo Hsu,
Wei-Hung Chiang,
Ming-Kang Tsai,
Hao Ming Chen

Affiliations

Sheng-Chih Lin: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University
Chun-Chih Chang: Department of Chemical and Material Engineering, Chinese Culture University
Shih-Yun Chiu: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University
Hsiao-Tien Pai: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University
Tzu-Yu Liao: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University
Chia-Shuo Hsu: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University
Wei-Hung Chiang: Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Ming-Kang Tsai: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University
Hao Ming Chen: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17231-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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A systematic time-resolved study can provide key insights on selective carbon dioxide electro-reduction. Here, the authors report operando seconds-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy to uncover the chemical state evolution of working catalysts in a carbon dioxide electroreduction process.

Published in Nature Communications

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