Microscopy Morphology — Promoting ethylene production over a wide potential window on Cu crystallites induced and stabilized via current shock and charge delocalization

Measurement evidence

Microscopy Morphology

Promoting ethylene production over a wide potential window on Cu crystallites induced and stabilized via current shock and charge delocalization · Sun H., Chen L., Xiong L. et al. · Nature Communications · 2021 · 6823

3 measurement groups · 6 results

Reported values remain attached to the sample, method, conditions, extraction quality and source location that produced them.

Spherical aberration-corrected TEM (Cs-TEM)

Post-electrolytic KB@Cu3(HITP)2 after CO2RR · Electrode

Post-electrolytic samples after CO2RR at -1.25 V for 10 h in CO2-saturated 0.1 M KHCO3.

Atmosphere
Post-CO2RR
Context
post-electrolytic KB@Cu3(HITP)2 versus Cu3(HITP)2
Measurement source
6-7 · Mechanistic comprehension of the C2H4 selectivity · Fig. 5a-b; Supplementary Figs. 16-18
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Cu(111) lattice fringe spacing in post-electrolytic Cu3(HITP)20.21 nmText
Exact Reported
6 · Mechanistic comprehension · Fig. 5b; Supplementary Fig. 18
Lattice planes in KB@Cu3(HITP)2 derived Cu crystallites(111), (100), (220), etc. converged and adjacentText
Qualitative
6 · Mechanistic comprehension · Fig. 5a

Post-electrolytic TEM at varying potentials

Post-electrolytic KB@Cu3(HHTP)2 after CO2RR · Electrode

TEM images after 0.25 h CO2RR at multiple potentials for KB@Cu3(HHTP)2 and stand-alone Cu3(HHTP)2.

Atmosphere
Post-CO2RR
Context
KB-supported versus stand-alone Cu3(HHTP)2
Measurement source
18 · Figures and Tables · Supplementary Fig. 33
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
KB@Cu3(HHTP)2 post-electrolytic particle-size stabilitystabilized Cu particle size from -1.22 to -1.65 Vpotential range only; no particle size values reportedText
Range
8 · Universality of the observations · Supplementary Fig. 33a-d
Stand-alone Cu3(HHTP)2 post-electrolytic particle growthprominent growth of Cu particle size with increasing biasText
Qualitative
8 · Universality of the observations · Supplementary Fig. 33e-h

TEM and HAADF-STEM/EDX mapping

As-synthesised Cu3(HITP)2 powder · Powder

Morphology and elemental distribution of as-synthesised Cu3(HITP)2.

Context
pristine Cu3(HITP)2
Measurement source
2 · Structural characterization of Cu3(HITP)2 · Fig. 1b; Supplementary Fig. 1
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Elemental distributionhomogeneous distribution of Cu, N and CCaption
Qualitative
2 · Figures and Tables · Supplementary Fig. 1
Rod-like crystal diameter30-40 nmText
Range
2 · Structural characterization of Cu3(HITP)2 · Fig. 1b