Probing the Catalytically Active Region in a Nanoporous Gold Gas Diffusion Electrode for Highly Selective Carbon Dioxide Reduction

Fenwick, Aidan Q.; Welch, Alex J.; Li, Xueqian; Sullivan, Ian; DuChene, Joseph S.; Xiang, Chengxiang; Atwater, Harry A.

doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.1c02267

Probing the Catalytically Active Region in a Nanoporous Gold Gas Diffusion Electrode for Highly Selective Carbon Dioxide Reduction

Journal Article · 27 January 2022 · ACS Energy Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.1c02267· OSTI ID:1978339

Fenwick, Aidan Q. ^[1]; ^[2]; Li, Xueqian ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[4]; ^[3]; ^[2]

Department of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States; Liquid Sunlight Alliance, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
Liquid Sunlight Alliance, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States; Department of Applied Physics and Material Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
Department of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States; Department of Applied Physics and Material Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States

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Research Organization:: California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0021266

OSTI ID:: 1978339

Journal Information:: ACS Energy Letters, Vol. 7, Issue 2; ISSN 2380-8195

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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