Microenvironment Tailoring for Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction: Effects of Interfacial Structure on Controlling Activity and Selectivity
National University of Singapore · Dalian University of Technology · +1 more institution
Abstract
The performance of the electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is highly dependent on the microenvironment around the cathode. Despite efforts to optimize the microenvironment by modifying nanostructured catalysts or microporous gas diffusion electrodes, their inherent disorder presents a significant challenge to understanding how interfacial structure arrangement within the electrode governs the microenvironment for CO2RR. This knowledge gap limits fundamental understanding of CO2RR while also hindering efforts to enhance CO2RR selectivity and activity. In this work, we investigate this knowledge gap using a tunable system featuring superhydrophobic hierarchical Cu nanowire arrays with microgrooves…
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8Topics & keywords
- Chemistry
- Selectivity
- Reduction (mathematics)
- Electrocatalyst
- Chemical engineering
- Nanotechnology
- Catalysis
- Electrode
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