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January 1, 2026Chemical Communications

A vapor-deposited nanotwinned copper thin film enhances C ₂ production in CO ₂ electroreduction

Juntai Shen Xiang Yao Qingye Ren Tianxiang Jiang Langli Luo Lifeng Zhang

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Key Points

This work aims to investigate the effects of nanotwinned copper thin films on C2 production during CO2 electroreduction.
Utilized vapor deposition to create copper thin films with varying twin boundary densities.
Evaluated electrocatalytic performance in CO2 reduction.
Enhanced C2 production observed with increasing twin boundary densities.
Significant improvement in the efficiency of CO2 electroreduction.

Implication

Shows improved C2 production in CO2 electroreduction with vapor-deposited copper thin films, indicating potential for efficient catalysis.

Abstract

This work reports vapor-deposited copper thin-film electrocatalysts with tunable twin boundary densities.

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Shen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a06b998e7dec685947ac565 https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc01214k

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