Self-supported CuO@Cu heterostructure

~100% selectivity for AN reduction

Selective electroreduction of acetonitrile to ethylamine by halting the HER at the Volmer step.

Tang, Yulong · Li, Jiejie · Lin, Yichao · Wang, Shuibo · Tian, Ziqi · Zhou, Junjie · Zhang, Haolei · Wang, Yunan · Chen, Liang

Nature Communications 2025

Advantages

Nearly 100% Faradaic efficiency for ethylamine over the entire potential range from -0.1 to -0.4 V vs. RHE

Stable for 1000 h at a constant current density of 0.2 A cm⁻²

CuO as active component, metallic Cu facilitates electron transfer