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Tuning the selectivity and activity of Au catalysts for carbon dioxide electroreduction via grain boundary engineering: a DFT study

Cunku Dong, Jianyu Fu, Hui Liu, Tao Ling, Jing Yang, Shi‐Zhang Qiao, Xi‐Wen Du

Journal of Materials Chemistry A · 2017 · 87 citations · 45 references

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Grain boundaries on the Au(110) surface facilitate the production of liquid fuel CH<sub>3</sub>OH for CO<sub>2</sub>electroreduction by strongly binding the CO intermediate.

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