NGQD 2 (IMAGE)

Rice University

NGQD 2

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Nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots stand out from a substrate in a transmission electron microscope image. The dots are effective electrocatalysts that can reduce carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, to valuable hydrocarbons like ethylene and ethanol.

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Ajayan Group/Rice University

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