title: Superfine Ag nanoparticle decorated Zn nanoplates for the active and selective electrocatalytic reduction of CO2to CO.
abstract: In this study, superfine Ag nanoparticle decorated ultrathin Zn nanoplate electrodes were prepared for the reduction of CO2to CO for the first time. With an extremely tiny amount of superfine 2 nm Ag nanoparticles uniformly deposited on the surface, the CO Faradaic efficiency for the Zn electrode doubled to 84% at about 0.8 V vs. RHE, while the CO current density increased 7 times to 1.89 mA cm-2.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Hokkaido University, 060-0814, Japan and International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 305-0044, Japan. Jinhua.YE@nims.go.jp.
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 305-0044, Japan. Jinhua.YE@nims.go.jp.
authors.forename: Xianguang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Hokkaido University, 060-0814, Japan and International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 305-0044, Japan. Jinhua.YE@nims.go.jp.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 305-0044, Japan. Jinhua.YE@nims.go.jp.
authors.forename: Huimin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Hokkaido University, 060-0814, Japan and International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 305-0044, Japan. Jinhua.YE@nims.go.jp and TU-NIMS Joint Research Center, Tianjin University, 300072, P. R. China and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 300072, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jinhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ye