Zn- and Ti-Doped SnO2 for Enhanced Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Catalyst Preparation
2.2. Electrode Preparation
2.3. Characterization of Materials
2.4. Electrochemical Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of the Prepared SnO2 Nanocatalysts Doped with Zn and Ti
3.2. Electrochemical Behavior for CO2 Electroreduction
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Bejtka, K.; Monti, N.B.D.; Sacco, A.; Castellino, M.; Porro, S.; Farkhondehfal, M.A.; Zeng, J.; Pirri, C.F.; Chiodoni, A. Zn- and Ti-Doped SnO2 for Enhanced Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide. Materials 2021, 14, 2354. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14092354
Bejtka K, Monti NBD, Sacco A, Castellino M, Porro S, Farkhondehfal MA, Zeng J, Pirri CF, Chiodoni A. Zn- and Ti-Doped SnO2 for Enhanced Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide. Materials. 2021; 14(9):2354. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14092354
Chicago/Turabian StyleBejtka, Katarzyna, Nicolò B. D. Monti, Adriano Sacco, Micaela Castellino, Samuele Porro, M. Amin Farkhondehfal, Juqin Zeng, Candido F. Pirri, and Angelica Chiodoni. 2021. "Zn- and Ti-Doped SnO2 for Enhanced Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide" Materials 14, no. 9: 2354. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14092354