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Beyond C–C coupling in CO2 reduction

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Directing CO2 electroreduction toward a single C2 product poses challenges because the reaction mechanism is unclear. Now, oxygen affinity is identified as a potential key descriptor to manipulate the selectivity of ethylene versus ethanol.

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Fig. 1: Oxygen affinity as a descriptor for ethylene versus ethanol selectivity.

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    Yuting Xu & Fanglin Che

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Xu, Y., Che, F. Beyond C–C coupling in CO2 reduction. Nat Chem Eng 1, 134–135 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44286-023-00019-9

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