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

Pranit Iyengar, Jianfeng Huang, Gian Luca De Gregorio, Chethana Gadiyar, Raffaella Buonsanti

Chemical Communications · 2019 · 138 citations · 29 references

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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.

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