How the nature of the promoter –Ga vs. Zn– shapes copper-based CO2 hydrogenation catalyst structures evaluated via metadynamics
Authors:
- A. MüllerAMA. Müller
- Christophe CopéretCCChristophe Copéret
- Aleix Comas-VivesACAleix Comas-Vives
Open Access
- 12 February 2026
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Catalysis
- Vol. 456
Abstract
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Funding Information
- Austrian Science Fund (55776/PAT3175423)
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (CRSII5_183495)
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (CO2NVERT - PFFS-21-50)
- Innosuisse - Schweizerische Agentur für Innovationsförderung
- Technische Universität Wien Bibliothek
- Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
- Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (PID2021-128416NB \u202F\u2212\u202FI00)
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