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Localizing vitamin-C through nanoconfinement enables high-rate CO2 electrolysis to ethylene

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Qian, Z., Guo, S. Localizing vitamin-C through nanoconfinement enables high-rate CO2 electrolysis to ethylene. Sci. China Mater. 67, 1006–1008 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-024-2775-0

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