Colloidal synthesis of metal nanocrystals: from asymmetrical growth to symmetry breaking

QN Nguyen, C Wang, Y Shang, A Janssen… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanocrystals offer a unique platform for tailoring the physicochemical properties of solid
materials to enhance their performances in various applications. While most work on …

Heterostructured catalytic materials as advanced electrocatalysts: classification, synthesis, characterization, and application

X Wu, Q Yan, H Wang, D Wu, H Zhou… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The proactive exploration of electrocatalytic conversion for renewable energy valorization is
of tremendous significance in addressing the issues of fossil energy exhaustion, among …

Experimental evidence of distinct sites for CO2-to-CO and CO conversion on Cu in the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction

W Gao, Y Xu, L Fu, X Chang, B Xu - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction on Cu is widely believed to occur via two
consecutive and orthogonal reaction steps, that is, CO2-to-CO and CO-to-C2+, on the same …

Confined growth of Silver–Copper Janus nanostructures with {100} facets for highly selective tandem electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction

Y Ma, J Yu, M Sun, B Chen, X Zhou, C Ye… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) holds significant potential to
promote carbon neutrality. However, the selectivity toward multicarbon products in CO2RR …

Designing Cu-Based Tandem Catalysts for CO2 Electroreduction Based on Mass Transport of CO Intermediate

B Cao, FZ Li, J Gu - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to high-value hydrocarbons and oxygenates is an
attractive technique to store intermittent renewable energy. Diverse catalysts are capable of …

[HTML][HTML] Progress in regulating electronic structure strategies on Cu-based bimetallic catalysts for CO2 reduction reaction

C Yin, Q Li, J Zheng, Y Ni, H Wu, AL Kjøniksen… - Advanced Powder …, 2022 - Elsevier
To address the ever-increasing CO 2 concentration problem in the atmospheric air arisen by
massive consumption of fossil fuels, electrocatalytic technologies that reduce CO 2 to …

Bimetallic Janus nanocrystals: syntheses and applications

J Qiu, QN Nguyen, Z Lyu, Q Wang, Y **a - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bimetallic Janus nanocrystals have received considerable interest in recent years owing to
their unique properties and niche applications. The side‐by‐side distribution of two distinct …

Designs of Tandem Catalysts and Cascade Catalytic Systems for CO2 Upgrading

W Zheng, X Yang, Z Li, B Yang, Q Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Upgrading CO2 into multi‐carbon (C2+) compounds through the CO2 reduction reaction
(CO2RR) offers a practical approach to mitigate atmospheric CO2 while simultaneously …

Mechanistic Insights into Aldehyde Production from Electrochemical CO2 Reduction on CuAg Alloy via Operando X-ray Measurements

Y Qiao, G Kastlunger, RC Davis, CAG Rodriguez… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
CO2 electrolysis converts the greenhouse gas CO2 into valuable fuels and chemicals, such
as carbon monoxide, ethylene, ethanol, etc. Currently, Cu is the only known monometallic …

Challenges and strategies towards copper-based catalysts for enhanced electrochemical CO2 reduction to multi-carbon products

B Sun, M Dai, S Cai, H Cheng, K Song, Y Yu, H Hu - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Electrochemical CO 2 reduction (CO 2 RR) driven by renewable energy is a
promising strategy to close the anthropogenic chemical carbon cycle and simultaneously …