Theoretical Considerations on the Electroreduction of CO to C 2 Species on Cu(100) Electrodes

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Mechanistic insights into CO 2 reduction to C 2 products on Cu 3 Zn surfaces: the role of stepped surfaces and Zn atoms

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Metal–organic frameworks for CO2 electroreduction

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Tandem electrocatalysts for CO₂ electroreduction: focus on ethylene production

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C–C Coupling Mechanisms in Electrochemical CO2 Re-duction: Pathways to Enhanced Ethanol Selectivity

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Operando Strain Modulation Amplifies Asymmetric C─C Coupling for CO‐to‐Acetate Transformation

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Dynamic Copper Dissolution Enables a Facile C–C Coupling Pathway in CO 2 Electroreduction: A First-Principles Study

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Organic-Molecular Modification Strategy on the Local Microenvironment and Catalysts for CO 2 Electroreduction to C 2+

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Visualizing CO 2 Electroreduction Dynamics: Advances in Electrochemical AFM for Catalyst Interfacial Analysis

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Modulating Electronic Structure of Cu-Based MOF via Ni Doping for Efficient CO2 Electroreduction to C2+ Products

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Minority Sites on Cu Surfaces Drive C–C Coupling in the Electrochemical Reduction of CO 2

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Thermodynamic control of Cu-I nanotopologies enables solar-driven CO 2 -to-multicarbon conversion

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Oxidation-state-controlled selectivity on Cu and Cu 2 O nanowire array electrodes in electroreduction of CO: acetate versus alcohols

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Tuning Redox Dynamics in Cu‐Based Electrocatalysts: Effect of Secondary Metals

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High-valence rhenium dopant enhances CO2 electroreduction to ethanol

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Mechanistic study of CO electroreduction to ethylene on oxide-derived copper controlled by surface reconstruction

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Mechanism-informed graph-assisted screening of PtM local motifs for CO-tolerant methanol oxidation

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Composition-Dependent Selectivity in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction over CuGa Intermetallic Catalysts

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Electrochemical CO Reduction to n-Propanol on Cu via Dual Weakening of CO Adsorption and C≡O Bond Strength

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High-Throughput Screening of MN4 Coordinated Macrocyclic Frameworks for CO Reduction by Combining First-Principles Calculations and Machine Learning

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Low-coordination site engineering for advanced CO 2 electroreduction

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Unveiling the terminal-group effects of MXene-supported SACs for NRR: A combined DFT and SISSO study

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Dynamically stabilizing copper nanoclusters by pulsed electrolysis for highly selective and durable electrochemical CO2 reduction to methane

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Theoretical insights into d-orbital degeneracy on adjacent metal sites promoting OC–CO coupling in electrochemical CO2 reduction

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Computational advances in electrochemical CO2 reduction: design of copper-based and atomically dispersed catalysts, interfacial dynamics, and machine learning

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Physically coupled centre-environment descriptor for CO adsorption on Pt-centred PtRu(111) local environments

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Inside Back Cover: Theoretical Considerations on the Electroreduction of CO to C2 Species on Cu(100) Electrodes (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 28/2013)

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Innenrücktitelbild: Theoretical Considerations on the Electroreduction of CO to C2 Species on Cu(100) Electrodes (Angew. Chem. 28/2013)

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Selectivity of CO 2 Reduction on Copper Electrodes: The Role of the Kinetics of Elementary Steps

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Facet Dependence of CO 2 Reduction Paths on Cu Electrodes

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Using pH dependence to understand mechanisms in electrochemical CO reductionPreprint

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