Role of near-surface environment in tuning electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction and H2 evolution reaction

Goyal, A.G. (2022)

Doctoral Thesis

This thesis has shed light on some of the ways in which the local electrolyte composition can differ from the bulk and how these changes in the local reaction environment can determine the activity and/or selectivity of two important electrocatalytic reactions, namely, electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER).

• Energy and Sustainability
• Electrocatalysis
• CO2RR
• HER
• Mass Transport
• RRDE
• Electric Field
• Electrolyte effects
• Nanoporous electrodes

• All authors: Goyal, A.G.
• Supervisor: Koper, M.T.M.
• Co-supervisor: Smith, W.A.
• Committee: Groot, H.J.M.; Mom, R.V.; Krischer, K.; Surendranath, Y.
• Qualification: Doctor (dr.)
• Awarding Institution: Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC), Faculty of Science, Leiden University
• Date: 2022-03-31
• ISBN (print): 9789464236385
• Sponsorship: This Ph.D. thesis received financial support from Advanced Research Center for Chemical Building Blocks (ARC CBBC) consortium, co-financed by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) and Shell Global Solutions International B.V.