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SUBMITTER: Wang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6410069 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Yuanxing Y Niu Cailing C Zhu Yachuan Y
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) 20190130 2
The electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into gaseous or liquid fuels has the potential to store renewable energies and reduce carbon emissions. Here, we report a three-step synthesis using Cu⁻Ag bimetallic nanowire arrays as catalysts for electrochemical reduction of CO₂. CuO/Cu₂O nanowires were first grown by thermal oxidation of copper mesh in ambient air and then reduced by annealing in the presence of hydrogen to form Cu nanowires. Cu⁻Ag bimetallic nanowires were then produced ...[more]