Enhancing carbon dioxide gas-diffusion electrolysis by creating a hydrophobic catalyst microenvironment

The local environment for carbon dioxide electrochemical reduction is a key element to improve the efficiency of catalytic sites. Here, the authors demonstrate substantial gain of the catalyst electrochemical activity through the adoption of a hydrophobic catalyst microenvironment.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhuo Xing, Lin Hu, Donald S. Ripatti, Xun Hu, Xiaofeng Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20397-5
Description
Summary:The local environment for carbon dioxide electrochemical reduction is a key element to improve the efficiency of catalytic sites. Here, the authors demonstrate substantial gain of the catalyst electrochemical activity through the adoption of a hydrophobic catalyst microenvironment.
ISSN:2041-1723