Cu(100) - \(0.1 \; \mathrm{M}\) \(\ce{ KOH }\)

echemdb identifier: huang_2017_electrochemical_1749_fs2a_black
tags: BCV

A cyclic voltammogramm for Cu(100) recorded in \(0.1 \; \mathrm{M}\) \(\ce{ KOH }\) at a scan rate of \(50 \; \mathrm{mV\,s^{-1}}\) from Figure s2a in Y. Huang et al. Electrochemical reduction of CO2 using copper single-crystal surfaces: effects of CO* coverage on the selective formation of ethylene. ACS Catalysis, 7\(3\):1749–1756, 2017

Further information

The figure shows digitized data.

The Cu(100) electrode was prepared by:

• Mechanically and electrochemically polished, diluted acid rinsing. Preparation reference: https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b03147

Metadata

Details on the electrochemical system (yaml)

electrodes:
- function: counter electrode
  material: Pt
  name: CE
  source:
    supplier: ALS Japan
- function: reference electrode
  material: Hg/HgO
  name: RE
  source:
    supplier: CHI instruments
- crystallographicOrientation: '100'
  function: working electrode
  geometricElectrolyteContactArea:
    unit: cm2
    value: 0.385
  material: Cu
  name: WE
  preparationProcedure:
    description:
    - Mechanically and electrochemically polished, diluted acid rinsing.
    url: https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b03147
  type: single crystal
electrolyte:
  components:
  - name: water
    type: solvent
  - concentration:
      unit: mol / l
      value: 0.1
    name: KOH
    purity:
      unit: pct
      value: 99.98
    source:
      supplier: Alfa Aesar
    type: base
  - name: N2
    type: gas
  type: aqueous
type: electrochemical

Citation key (bibtex)

@article{huang_2017_electrochemical_1749,
    author = "Huang, Yun and Handoko, Albertus D and Hirunsit, Pussana and Yeo, Boon Siang",
    title = "Electrochemical reduction of CO2 using copper single-crystal surfaces: effects of CO* coverage on the selective formation of ethylene",
    journal = "ACS Catalysis",
    volume = "7",
    number = "3",
    pages = "1749--1756",
    year = "2017",
    publisher = "ACS Publications"
}

Details about the original figure in the publicaton (yaml).

comment: ''
fields:
- name: E
  orientation: horizontal
  reference: RHE
  type: number
  unit: V
- name: j
  orientation: vertical
  type: number
  unit: uA / cm2
measurementType: CV
scanRate:
  unit: mV / s
  value: 50.0
simultaneousMeasurements: []
type: digitized

Details about the curation process of this entry (yaml).

process:
- date: '2026-04-17'
  name: Valerie Link
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3341-1452
  role: curator

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