Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction over Compressively Strained CuAg Surface Alloys with Enhanced Multi-Carbon Oxygenate Selectivity
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis · +3 more institutions
Abstract
The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide using renewably generated electricity offers a potential means for producing fuels and chemicals in a sustainable manner. To date, copper has been found to be the most effective catalyst for electrochemically reducing carbon dioxide to products such as methane, ethene, and ethanol. Unfortunately, the current efficiency of the process is limited by competition with the relatively facile hydrogen evolution reaction. Since multi-carbon products are more valuable precursors to chemicals and fuels than methane, there is considerable interest in modifying copper to enhance the multi-carbon product selectivity. Here, we report our investigations of electrochemical…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 14.71
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 74
Authors
4- ELEzra L. ClarkCorresponding
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, University of California, Berkeley
- CHChristopher Hahn
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University
- TFThomas F. Jaramillo
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University
- ATAlexis T. Bell
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, University of California, Berkeley
Topics & keywords
- Chemistry
- Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide
- Electrochemistry
- Selectivity
- Bimetallic strip
- Copper
- Carbon fibers
- Inorganic chemistry