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. 2017 Mar 16;8:14785. doi: 10.1038/ncomms14785

Table 1. Performance with different cathodes.

Cathode Applied bias (V)
  1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0
LSTO+
 Current density (A cm−2) 0.06 0.08 0.13 0.19 0.23
 CO production (ml min−1 cm−2) 0.33 0.45 0.74 1.09 1.41
 Faradaic efficiency (%) 78.7 80.4 81.4 82.0 87.7
           
LSTMO+
 Current density (A cm−2) 0.08 0.20 0.32 0.45 0.51
 CO production (ml min−1 cm−2) 0.50 1.26 2.05 2.95 3.36
 Faradaic efficiency (%) 89.4 90.1 91.6 93.7 94.2
           
LSTCO+
 Current density (A cm−2) 0.09 0.17 0.26 0.35 0.44
 CO production (ml min−1 cm−2) 0.54 1.06 1.64 2.24 2.85
 Faradaic efficiency (%) 85.8 89.2 90.2 91.5 92.6
           
LSTMA−
 Current density (A cm−2) 0.10 0.22 0.36 0.51 0.66
 CO production (ml min−1 cm−2) 0.63 1.39 2.34 3.41 4.43
 Faradaic efficiency (%) 90.1 90.4 93.0 95.6 96.0
           
LSTCA−
 Current density (A cm−2) 0.09 0.20 0.32 0.45 0.55
 CO production (ml min−1 cm−2) 0.56 1.26 2.06 2.98 3.67
 Faradaic efficiency (%) 89.0 90.1 92.1 94.7 95.4
           
LSTMNA−
 Current density (A cm−2) 0.16 0.36 0.54 0.69 0.87
 CO production (ml min−1 cm−2) 1.06 2.42 3.67 4.76 6.08
 Faradaic efficiency (%) 94.7 96.1 97.2 98.6 99.9
           
LSTCNA−
 Current density (A cm−2) 0.12 0.29 0.42 0.56 0.75
 CO production (ml min−1 cm−2) 0.79 1.94 2.82 3.81 5.16
 Faradaic efficiency (%) 94.1 95.6 96.0 97.3 98.4

LSTO+, La0.2Sr0.8Ti1.0O3+δ; LSTCA−, (La0.2Sr0.8)0.95Ti0.9Cr0.1O3−δ; LSTCO+, La0.2Sr0.8Ti0.9Cr0.1O3+δ; LSTCNA−, (La0.2Sr0.8)0.95Ti0.85Cr0.1Ni0.05O3+δ; LSTMA−, (La0.2Sr0.8)0.95Ti0.9Mn0.1O3+δ; LSTMO+, La0.2Sr0.8Ti0.9Mn0.1O3+δ; LSTMNA−, (La0.2Sr0.8)0.95Ti0.85Mn0.1Ni0.05O3+δ.

Comparison of CO2 electrolysis with different cathodes under applied biases.