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Efficient ethylene electrosynthesis by accelerating water dissociation

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The energy efficiency and product selectivity of ethylene electrosynthesis from CO is improved by accelerating water dissociation.

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Fig. 1: Effect of surface-adsorbed 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) on CO-to-ethylene conversion.

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