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 …

Transition metal nitrides for electrochemical energy applications

H Wang, J Li, K Li, Y Lin, J Chen, L Gao… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Transition metal nitrides (TMNs), by virtue of their unique electronic structure, high electrical
conductivity, superior chemical stability, and excellent mechanical robustness, have …

Electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2RR) to multi-carbon products over copper-based catalysts

AR Woldu, Z Huang, P Zhao, L Hu, D Astruc - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Copper has been recognized as the only heterogeneous catalyst leading to the formation of
various products of hydrocarbons and oxygenates, such as ethanol and ethylene, from the …

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 …

Electrochemical CO2-to-ethylene conversion on polyamine-incorporated Cu electrodes

X Chen, J Chen, NM Alghoraibi, DA Henckel… - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
Electrochemical conversion of CO2 into value-added chemicals holds promise to enable the
transition to carbon neutrality. Enhancing selectivity for a specific hydrocarbon product is …

The built-in electric field across FeN/Fe3N interface for efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO

J Yin, J **, Z Yin, L Zhu, X Du, Y Peng, P **… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Nanostructured metal-nitrides have attracted tremendous interest as a new generation of
catalysts for electroreduction of CO2, but these structures have limited activity and stability in …

Localized Alkaline Environment via In Situ Electrostatic Confinement for Enhanced CO2-to-Ethylene Conversion in Neutral Medium

Z Wang, Y Li, X Zhao, S Chen, Q Nian… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is one of the most promising routes to
facilitate carbon neutrality. An alkaline electrolyte is typically needed to promote the …

Protecting Copper Oxidation State via Intermediate Confinement for Selective CO2 Electroreduction to C2+ Fuels

PP Yang, XL Zhang, FY Gao, YR Zheng… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Selective and efficient catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into value-added fuels
and feedstocks provides an ideal avenue to high-density renewable energy storage. An …

Controllable Cu0‐Cu+ Sites for Electrocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

X Yuan, S Chen, D Cheng, L Li, W Zhu… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cu‐based electrocatalysts facilitate CO2 electrochemical reduction (CO2ER) to produce
multi‐carbon products. However, the roles of Cu0 and Cu+ and the mechanistic …

Self-Cleaning CO2 Reduction Systems: Unsteady Electrochemical Forcing Enables Stability

Y Xu, JP Edwards, S Liu, RK Miao, JE Huang… - ACS Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The electrochemical conversion of CO2 produces valuable chemicals and fuels. However,
operating at high reaction rates produces locally alkaline conditions that convert reactant …