Promotional effect of surface hydroxyls on electrochemical reduction of CO2 over SnOx/Sn electrode

Journal of Catalysis

Volumn 343, Issue , 2016, Pages 257-265

  Cui, Chaonan ^a,b   Han, Jinyu ^a   Zhu, Xinli ^a   Liu, Xiao ^a   Wang, Hua ^a   Mei, Donghai ^c   Ge, Qingfeng ^a,b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicarbonate; CO2; DFT; Electrochemical reduction; Hydroxyl; SnOx

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FORMIC ACID; HYDROXYLATION; MOLECULES; MONOLAYERS; OXYGEN VACANCIES; REDUCTION; TIN; TIN OXIDES; WATER TREATMENT;

BICARBONATE; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIONS; ELECTRODE SURFACES; HYDROXYL; HYDROXYLATED SURFACES; OPERATING CONDITION; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; SNOX;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84954286381     PISSN: 00219517     EISSN: 10902694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2015.12.001     Document Type: Article

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