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ArticleCommunications chemistry2024

Direct formation of copper nanoparticles from atoms at graphitic step edges lowers overpotential and improves selectivity of electrocatalytic CO

Tom Burwell, Madasamy Thangamuthu, Gazi N Aliev, Sadegh Ghaderzadeh, Emerson C Kohlrausch, Yifan Chen, Wolfgang Theis, Luke T Norman, Jesum Alves Fernandes, Elena Besley and 2 more

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Article in Communications chemistry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Tom BurwellSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-1003-6695
Madasamy ThangamuthuSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. madasamy.thangamuthu1@nottingham.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8391-3769
Gazi N AlievSchool of Physics & Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Sadegh GhaderzadehSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4416-7147
Emerson C KohlrauschSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5767-2076
Yifan ChenSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Wolfgang TheisSchool of Physics & Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4074-8318
Luke T NormanSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Jesum Alves FernandesSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Elena BesleySchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9910-7603
Pete LicenceSchool of Chemistry, Carbon Neutral Laboratory, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2992-0153
Andrei N KhlobystovSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. andrei.khlobystov@nottingham.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7738-4098

Funding

RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/S022236/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/T022108/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/V000055/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A key strategy for minimizing our reliance on precious metals is to increase the fraction of surface atoms and improve the metal-support interface. In this work, we employ a solvent/ligand/counterion-free method to deposit copper in the atomic form directly onto a nanotextured surface of graphitized carbon nanofibers (GNFs). Our results demonstrate that under these conditions, copper atoms coalesce into nanoparticles securely anchored to the graphitic step edges, limiting their growth to 2-5 nm. The resultant hybrid Cu/GNF material displays high selectivity in the CO

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PMID38902511
PMCPMC11190262

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