CO-CO coupling on Cu facets: Coverage, strain and field effects

Surface Science

Volumn 654, Issue , 2016, Pages 56-62

  Sandberg, Robert B ^a   Montoya, Joseph H ^a   Chan, Karen ^a,b   Nørskov, Jens K ^a,b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

C C coupling; CO dimerization; CO2 reduction; Electrocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COPPER; DIMERIZATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROCATALYSIS; HYDROGENATION;

C-C COUPLING; C-O COUPLINGS; CO COVERAGE; FIELD EFFECTS; HELMHOLTZ; INDUCED ELECTRIC FIELDS; POTENTIAL OF ZERO CHARGE; REDUCTION CONDITIONS;

TENSILE STRAIN;

EID: 84983648185     PISSN: 00396028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2016.08.006     Document Type: Article

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