Tailoring Metal-Porphyrin-Like Active Sites on Graphene to Improve the Efficiency and Selectivity of Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 37, 2015, Pages 21345-21352

  Cheng, Mu Jeng ^a,b   Kwon, Youngkook ^a,b   Head Gordon, Martin ^a,b   Bell, Alexis T ^a,b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FORMIC ACID; GRAPHENE; LIGANDS; PORPHYRINS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

ACTINIDE ELEMENTS; DFT CALCULATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIONS; GRAPHENE LAYERS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; METAL PORPHYRINS; PORPHYRIN RINGS; SCALING RELATIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84941782104     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b05518     Document Type: Article

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