Journal of the American Chemical Society
Hydrated Electrons Bypass the -1.9 V Activation Barrier in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction.
Di Wu, Ruijuan Zhao, Lei Li, Chunhua Cui
Published: 202510.1021/jacs.5c15039
Abstract
Electrochemical CO2 reduction is traditionally thought to require catalytic surfaces to overcome the high activation barrier of inert CO2 molecules. Here, we demonstrate that in bicarbonate solutions, hydrated electrons (e-aq) generated at the CO2 mi…
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