High-efficiency C₃ electrosynthesis on a lattice-strain-stabilized nitrogen-doped Cu surface.

ABSTRACT: The synthesis of multi-carbon (C₂₊) fuels via electrocatalytic reduction of CO, H₂O using renewable electricity, represents a significant stride in sustainable energy storage and carbon recycling. The foremost challenge in this field is the production of extended-chain carbon compounds (C_n, n ≥ 3), wherein elevated ^*CO coverage (θ_co) and its subsequent multiple-step coupling are both critical. Notwithstanding, there exists a "seesaw" dynamic between intensifying ^*CO adsorption to augment θ_co and surmounting the C-C coupling barrier, which have not been simultaneously realized within a singular catalyst yet. Here, we introduce a facilely synthesized lattice-strain-stabilized nitrogen-doped Cu (LSN-Cu) with abundant

SUBMITTER: Niu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11329774 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature