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Metal–organic framework derived carbon supported Cu–In nanoparticles for highly selective CO2electroreduction to CO

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Recent progress in the electrocatalytic applications of thiolate-protected metal nanoclusters

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Isolated copper–tin atomic interfaces tuning electrocatalytic CO2 conversion

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Nat Commun, 2021, 12
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Multi-Scale Copper–Cobalt-Supported Carbon Catalysts for Efficient CO2 and O2 Reduction

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Coatings, 2026, 16, 260
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Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction over Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters Protected by Organic Ligands

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ACS Nano, 2022, 16, 15681
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Revealing the Predominant Surface Facets of Rough Cu Electrodes under Electrochemical Conditions

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ACS Catal., 2020, 10, 6908
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Cathodes for Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction to Multi-Carbon Products: Part II

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The lab-to-fab journey of copper-based electrocatalysts for multi-carbon production: Advances, challenges, and opportunities

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Nano Today, 2021, 36, 101028
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Regulation of the activity, selectivity, and durability of Cu-based electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction

Chang Liu, Jun Gong, Zeyu Gao, Li Xiao, Gongwei Wang, Juntao Lu and Lin Zhuang

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In Situ Characterization for Boosting Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction

Xueying Cao, Dongxing Tan, Bari Wulan, K.S. Hui, K.N. Hui and Jintao Zhang

Small Methods, 2021, 5
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Hierarchical CuO Nanorods via Cyclic Voltammetry Treatment: Freestanding Electrodes for Selective CO2-to-Formate Conversion

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Nanomaterials, 2025, 15, 1349
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Minireview on the Commonly Applied Copper-Based Electrocatalysts for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

Zhaolong Wang, Xiaojie She, Qing Yu, Xingwang Zhu, Huaming Li and Hui Xu

Energy Fuels, 2021, 35, 8585
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Optical and Photocatalytic Properties of Three-Dimensionally Ordered Macroporous Ta2O5 and Ta3N5 Inverse Opals

Yusong Dong, Fujisaka Ai, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Kei-ichiro Murai, Toshihiro Moriga and Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse

Chem. Mater., 2023, 35, 8281
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Porousizing catalysts for boosting CO2 electroreducation

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Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2024, 67, 4
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Polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide -polyethylene oxide derived porous carbon materials with different molecular weights as ORR catalyst in alkaline electrolytes

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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021, 46, 2952
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Multi-products (C1 and C2) Formation from Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Catalyzed by Oxide-Derived Coppers Prepared Using Varied Synthesis Conditions

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Electrocatalysis, 2023, 14, 511
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Electrochemical Generation of Mesopores and Residual Oxygen for the Enhanced Activity of Silver Electrocatalysts

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Advanced In Situ Characterization Techniques for Direct Observation of Gas‐Involved Electrochemical Reactions

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Energy & Environ Materials, 2023, 6
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The length dependent selectivity on aligned Cu nanowires for C1 products from CO2 Electroreduction

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Achieving Highly Efficient Carbon Dioxide Electrolysis by In Situ Construction of the Heterostructure

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ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2021, 13, 20060
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Insights into Bimetallic Ag2Cu2O3 Precatalyst for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to Ethanol

Huan Wang, Yuan Wei Liu, Xin Yan Li, Yi Ning Xu, Xiaolei Xu, Jing Jing He, Qiang Niu, Peng Fei Liu and Hua Gui Yang

ChemCatChem, 2024, 16
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Porous Electrodeposited Cu as a Potential Electrode for Electrochemical Reduction Reactions of CO2

Jidsucha Darayen, Orawon Chailapakul, Piyasan Praserthdam, Joongjai Panpranot, Duangamol N. Tungasmita and Yuttanant Boonyongmaneerat

Applied Sciences, 2021, 11, 11104
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Phosphate-Derived Copper-Based Catalysts for Efficient CO2 Reduction to Multicarbon Products

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Energy Fuels, 2023, 37, 19053
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A brief review of oxide-derived materials for selective electrochemical reduction of CO2

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Discov. Electrochem., 2026, 3
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High current density electroreduction of CO2 into formate with tin oxide nanospheres

Thuy-Duong Nguyen-Phan, Leiming Hu, Bret H. Howard, Wenqian Xu, Eli Stavitski, Denis Leshchev, August Rothenberger, Kenneth C. Neyerlin and Douglas R. Kauffman

Sci Rep, 2022, 12
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Synthesis of hierarchical tandem double Z-scheme heterojunctions for robust photocatalytic H2 generation

Kangwang Wang, Zhipeng Huang and Juan Wang

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