Synergistically electronic tuning of metalloid CdSe nanorods for enhanced electrochemical CO2 reduction

Engineering the electronic properties of catalysts to target intermediate adsorption energy as well harvest high selectivity represents a promising strategy design advanced electrocatalysts for efficient CO2 electroreduction. Herein, synergistically tuning on structure CdSe nanorods is proposed boosting electrochemical reduction CO2. The synergy Ag doping coupled with Se vacancies tuned nanorods, which shows metalloid characterization and thereby accelerated electron transfer Operando synchrotron radiation Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy theoretical simulation revealed that activation process lowered barrier conversion from *COOH; result, performance electroreduction was enhanced. as-obtained Ag-doped exhibited 2.7-fold increment in current density 1.9-fold Faradaic efficiency CO than pristine nanorod.