First published 9/27/2026, 9:44:15 PM · Last updated 9/27/2026, 9:44:30 PM

Grain boundary density effect for highly selective C2+ production from CO2 reduction: Polycrystalline Cu electrocatalyst as a paradigm

A journal article published by Elsevier BV reports research linking grain-boundary density in polycrystalline copper catalysts to selective electrochemical conversion of CO2 into multi-carbon (C2+) products. The supplied excerpt contains only the publisher and content type and provides no additional experimental or impact details.

Categories: science-and-space, environment-and-climate

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Why it matters

The study addresses catalyst design for converting CO2 into higher-value C2+ products, relevant to electrocatalysis research and CO2 utilization.

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