Lewis-base ligand optimized electrolyte composition enhances CO₂ electrolysis performance
(a) Schematic of interfacial H-bond network for EDTA-free electrolyte. (b) Schematic of interfacial H-bond network and the proposed regulation mechanism for EDTA-containing electrolyte. Credit: Science China Press The electrode-electrolyte interface where electrocatalytic reactions occur, buried between solid-catalysts and electrolytes, involves complicated processes of electron transfer and mass diffusion under an applied electric field. Understanding the