Fig. 3
From: Theoretical insights into selective electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide
(a–c Reproduced with permission from [23], copyright 2017 American Chemical Society)
Cation effects on the stabilization of reaction intermediates. a Partial current densities for H2, CO, HCOO−, CH4, C2H4 and C2H5OH production on Cu (111) as a function of alkali metal cations included in an electrolyte. b The energy change occuring from the transport of a solvated cation from bulk electrolyte to the outer Helmholtz plane at the Cu (111) surface as a function of potential and cation type. c The effect of electric field on the adsorption free energies of various CO2RR intermediates on Cu (111)