Barriers of Electrochemical CO2 Reduction on Transition Metals

Organic Process Research and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1424-1430

  Shi, Chuan ^a   Chan, Karen ^a,b   Yoo, Jong Suk ^a   Nørskov, Jens K ^a,b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CARBON; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FREE ENERGY; PROTONATION; REDUCTION; TRANSITION METALS;

DOMINANT PATHWAYS; ELECTROCHEMICAL INTERFACE; ELECTRON TRANSFER; ELEMENTARY REACTION; EXPLICIT SOLVENTS; FREE-ENERGY DIAGRAMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY STORAGES; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84983349822     PISSN: 10836160     EISSN: 1520586X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.6b00103     Document Type: Article

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