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An Iron Bis(carbene) Catalyst for Low Overpotential CO 2 Electroreduction to CO: Mechanistic Insights from Kinetic Zone Diagrams, Spectroscopy, and Theory

Journal Article · · ACS Catalysis
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  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States; Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Avinguda Països Catalans, 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
  2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
  3. Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Avinguda Països Catalans, 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain; Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Passeig Lluïs Companys, 23, Barcelona 08010, Spain

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Research Organization:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0001011
OSTI ID:
1978304
Journal Information:
ACS Catalysis, Vol. 11, Issue 24; ISSN 2155-5435
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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