Ibrahim M. Badawy, Ghada E. Khedr, Ahmed Hafez, Elsayed A. Ashour and Nageh K. Allam
Chem. Commun., 2023,59, 7974-7977
DOI:
10.1039/D3CC02235H,
Communication
Understanding the fundamentals behind an electrocatalyst's selectivity enables the ability to steer product formation. Herein, we study Cu nanowires doped with a small amount of Al (12%) for CO2R, which enhances formate production by 16.9% over pure Cu nanowires. Density functional theory calculations and COR were employed to posit the preference of the formate formation pathway as a result of the Al doping.