Synthesis and Characterization of Copper Hydride Nanoclusters
Prof. Trevor Hayton
University of California, Santa Barbara
Vendredi 06/02/2015, 10:30-12:30
Amphi. Bloch, Bât. 774, Orme des Merisiers, CEA-Saclay

At high over-potentials, copper electrodes can reduce CO2 to ethylene in moderate yields.  More recently, metallic copper nanomaterials have also been shown to effect this transformation, often with lower over-potentials, better stability and higher selectivity than their polycrystalline counterparts. However, several mechanistic questions concerning this transformation remain unanswered, especially in regards to the critical C-C bond forming step. The synthesis of mono-disperse, atomically precise Cu nanomaterials could help to elucidate these questions, but thus far, these materials have remained elusive.  In this presentation I will describe our efforts to generate well-defined Cu nanocrystals, and discuss their reactivity with CO2 and other small molecules.


http://web.chem.ucsb.edu/~haytongroup/
Contact : Thibault CANTAT

 

 

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