Mechanistic Insights into the Enhanced Activity and Stability of Agglomerated Cu Nanocrystals for the Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to n-Propanol

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 20-24

  Ren, Dan ^a,b   Wong, Nian Tee ^a   Handoko, Albertus Denny ^a,b   Huang, Yun ^a   Yeo, Boon Siang ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b CAMPUS FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL ENTERPRISE CREATE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

copper nanocrystals; n propanol; reduction of carbon dioxide

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COPPER; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ETHYLENE; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; PROPANOL; REDUCTION; SURFACE DEFECTS;

APPLIED POTENTIALS; COPPER NANOCRYSTALS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIONS; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; N-PROPANOL; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84954064002     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b02554     Document Type: Article

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