Scientists from the Interface Science Department at the Fritz Haber Institute have studied how applying pulsed electric potential treatments to copper single crystal surfaces as model catalysts can improve their ability to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into fuels like ethylene and ethanol. The key to achieving selectivity tunability relies on the control of the pulsed-induced structural and chemical catalyst transformations. This research offers insights which could help to reduce CO2 emissions and produce renewable energy sources.
