Issue 93, 2013
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Chemical Communications

Tuning CO2 electroreduction efficiency at Pd shells on Au nanocores†

Daniela Plana,a   Jonathan Flórez-Montaño,b   Veronica Celorrio,a   Elena Pastor*b  and  David J. Fermín*a  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantocks Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK
E-mail: david.fermin@bristol.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)117 928981

b Universidad de La Laguna, Dpto. de Química-Física, Instituto de Materiales y Nanotecnología, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez s/n, 38071 La Laguna, Spain
E-mail: epastor@ull.es
Tel: +34 92 2318028

Abstract

The faradaic efficiency of CO2 electroreduction is significantly affected by the thickness of Pd nanoshells on Au cores. The ratio of hydrogen evolution to CO2 reduction was determined by differential electrochemical mass spectrometry. Decreasing the Pd shell thickness from 10 to 1 nm leads to a twofold increase in faradaic efficiency.

Graphical abstract: Tuning CO2 electroreduction efficiency at Pd shells on Au nanocores

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC46543H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
27 Aug 2013
Accepted
11 Oct 2013
First published
14 Oct 2013
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 10962-10964

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Tuning CO2 electroreduction efficiency at Pd shells on Au nanocores

D. Plana, J. Flórez-Montaño, V. Celorrio, E. Pastor and D. J. Fermín, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 10962 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC46543H

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