Fig. 6: Electrochemical characterization of Au, Au7Cu3, Au4Zn3Cu3 and Au6Ag2Cu2 catalysts.

a j–V curves; b CO Faradaic efficiencies; c Tafel plots of j–V data obtained under CO2 gas; and d N2 gas. All experiments were performed with a 0.5 M KHCO3 electrolyte. Error bars show the standard deviation of three replicate experiments, and points mark the mean value.