Active Sites of Cobalt Phthalocyanine in Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction to Methanol

CL Rooney, M Lyons, Y Wu, G Hu, M Wang… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Many metal coordination compounds catalyze CO2 electroreduction to CO, but cobalt
phthalocyanine hybridized with conductive carbon such as carbon nanotubes is currently …

Boosting CO2 Electroreduction over a Covalent Organic Framework in the Presence of Oxygen

H Guo, DH Si, HJ Zhu, ZA Chen, R Cao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we propose an oxygen‐containing species coordination strategy to boost CO2
electroreduction in the presence of O2. A two‐dimensional (2D) conjugated metal‐covalent …

Tailoring co-catalysts on Si photocathodes for efficient photoelectrochemical CO 2 reduction: recent progress and prospects of deposition methods

D Seo, A Ma, T Kwon, KM Nam - Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into value-added products and fuels is a promising
technology to address the climate crisis and meet energy demands. The …

Photoelectrochemical Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer of TiO2 Thin Films on Silicon

HS Nedzbala, D Westbroek… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
TiO2 thin films are often used as protective layers on semiconductors for applications in
photovoltaics, molecule–semiconductor hybrid photoelectrodes, and more. Experiments …

Reduction of CO to Methanol with Recyclable Organic Hydrides

AV Müller, S Ahmad, JT Sirlin, MZ Ertem… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The reaction steps for the selective conversion of a transition metal carbonyl complex to a
hydroxymethyl complex that releases methanol upon irradiation with visible light have been …

Mechanism-guided realization of selective carbon monoxide electroreduction to methanol

J Li, B Shang, Y Gao, S Cheon, CL Rooney, H Wang - Nature Synthesis, 2023 - nature.com
Cobalt phthalocyanine can effectively convert CO2 or CO to methanol. However, this
reaction is hampered by low selectivity (a methanol Faradaic efficiency of less than 40%) …

Catalytical cobalt phthalocyanine/carbon nanotube cathode for high-performance zinc-iodine batteries

M Cui, H Zhao, D Yin, N Gao, Y Zhang, L Zhao… - Energy Storage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Zinc-iodine (Zn-I) batteries are promising energy storage devices because of
relatively high capacity, non-flammable aqueous electrolyte, eco-friendliness and low cost …

Tailoring Interfaces for Enhanced Methanol Production from Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction

B Shang, F Zhao, S Suo, Y Gao… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Efficient and stable photoelectrochemical reduction of CO2 into highly reduced liquid fuels
remains a formidable challenge, which requires an innovative semiconductor/catalyst …

Activating *CO by Strengthening Fe–CO π‐Backbonding to Enhance Two‐Carbon Products Formation toward CO2 Electroreduction on Fe–N4 Sites

W Zhu, S Liu, K Zhao, Y Su, Y Yang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Many non‐precious metal‐nitrogen (M–Nx)‐containing catalysts are highly efficient for
electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO and yet encounter challenges in further converting …

Organic Semiconductor‐BiVO4 Tandem Devices for Solar‐Driven H2O and CO2 Splitting

CWS Yeung, V Andrei, TH Lee, JR Durrant… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) devices offer a promising platform toward direct solar light
harvesting and chemical storage through artificial photosynthesis. However, most prototypes …