Size dependent selectivity of Cu nano-octahedra catalysts for the electrochemical reduction of CO 2 to CH 4

作者：Pranit Iyengar, Jianfeng Huang, Gian Luca De Gregorio, Chethana Gadiyar, Raffaella Buonsanti · 发表于：Chemical Communications · 年份：2019 · DOI：10.1039/c9cc02522g · 被引用次数：138 · 研究领域：CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts、Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices、Ionic liquids properties and applications

Octahedral Cu nanocrystals in the size range of 75-310 nm are synthesized and investigated for electrochemical CO2 reduction. The smallest nanocrystals show the best selectivity for CO2, particularly methane, which is explained by geometric effects.