Time-resolved observation of C–C coupling intermediates on Cu electrodes for selective electrochemical CO2reduction

• DOI: 10.1039/d0ee01690j
• Publication Date: 2020-09-18T12:04:35Z
• Authors: Younghye Kim; Sojung Park; Seung-Jae Shin; Woong Choi; Byoung Koun Min; Hyungjun Kim; Wooyul Kim; Yun Jeong Hwang
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

In real-time measurements, CO dimerization occurred concurrently with adsorption (∼5 s), while proton-coupled reduction toward *CHO has slower kinetics (∼30 s).