K⁺-Water Armor: The Secret Weapon for Copper Electrodes to Convert Water into C₂ Chemicals
First Author: Yu Zhao (Xiamen University)Corresponding Authors: Jin-Chao Dong, Shisheng Zheng, Yue-Jiao Zhang, Jian-Feng Li (Xiamen University) Research BackgroundCu is the only pure metal capable of electrochemically reducing CO₂ to multi-carbon (C₂⁺) products, but its product selectivity is low. It has been recognized that metal cations can stabilize key intermediates such as *OCCO and modulate … Read more