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Tao Zheng1, Wei Li1, Rui-Qi Li1
1Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China. qxtong@stu.edu.cn.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|September 29, 2026
Abstract:
A fluorinated imidazolium surfactant (F9-im) modulates the Ag/p-Si photocathode interface for photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction. It triggers mild Ag lattice reconstruction to switch the intermediate from *CO to *OCHO, enabling a progressive enhancement in formic acid selectivity during long-term electrolysis.
