Multiscale CO2 Electrocatalysis to C2+ Products: Reaction Mechanisms, Catalyst Design, and Device Fabrication

T Yan, X Chen, L Kumari, J Lin, M Li, Q Fan… - Chemical …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Electrosynthesis of value-added chemicals, directly from CO2, could foster achievement of
carbon neutral through an alternative electrical approach to the energy-intensive …

Stability Issues in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: Recent Advances in Fundamental Understanding and Design Strategies

W Lai, Y Qiao, Y Wang, H Huang - Advanced Materials, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) offers a promising approach to close the
anthropogenic carbon cycle and store intermittent renewable energy in fuels or chemicals …

In Situ Infrared Spectroscopic Evidence of Enhanced Electrochemical CO2 Reduction and C–C Coupling on Oxide-Derived Copper

EP Delmo, Y Wang, Y Song, S Zhu… - Journal of the …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
The reaction mechanism of CO2 electroreduction on oxide-derived copper has not yet been
unraveled even though high C2+ Faradaic efficiencies are commonly observed on these …

Solution-based Cu+ transient species mediate the reconstruction of copper electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction

J Vavra, GPL Ramona, F Dattila, A Kormányos… - Nature Catalysis, 2024‏ - nature.com
Understanding metal surface reconstruction is of the utmost importance in electrocatalysis,
as this phenomenon directly affects the nature of available active sites. However, its dynamic …

Spatially and temporally understanding dynamic solid–electrolyte interfaces in carbon dioxide electroreduction

J Wang, HY Tan, MY Qi, JY Li, ZR Tang… - Chemical Society …, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The ubiquity of solid–liquid interfaces in nature and the significant role of their atomic-scale
structure in determining interfacial properties have led to intensive research. Particularly in …

Highly Efficient Electroreduction of CO2 to Ethanol via Asymmetric C–C Coupling by a Metal–Organic Framework with Heterodimetal Dual Sites

ZH Zhao, JR Huang, PQ Liao… - Journal of the American …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
The electroreduction of CO2 into value-added liquid fuels holds great promise for
addressing global environmental and energy challenges. However, achieving highly …

Steering the structure and selectivity of CO2 electroreduction catalysts by potential pulses

J Timoshenko, A Bergmann, C Rettenmaier, A Herzog… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Convoluted selectivity trends and a missing link between reaction product distribution and
catalyst properties hinder practical applications of the electrochemical CO2 reduction …

Identification of Cu(100)/Cu(111) Interfaces as Superior Active Sites for CO Dimerization During CO2 Electroreduction

ZZ Wu, XL Zhang, ZZ Niu, FY Gao… - Journal of the …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
The electrosynthesis of valuable multicarbon chemicals using carbon dioxide (CO2) as a
feedstock has substantially progressed recently but still faces considerable challenges. A …

In situ copper faceting enables efficient CO2/CO electrolysis

K Yao, J Li, A Ozden, H Wang, N Sun, P Liu… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
The copper (Cu)-catalyzed electrochemical CO2 reduction provides a route for the synthesis
of multicarbon (C2+) products. However, the thermodynamically favorable Cu surface (ie Cu …

Electrocatalysis for CO 2 conversion: from fundamentals to value-added products

G Wang, J Chen, Y Ding, P Cai, L Yi, Y Li… - Chemical Society …, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The continuously increasing CO2 released from human activities poses a great threat to
human survival by fluctuating global climate and disturbing carbon balance among the four …