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 …

Catalysis Synergism by Atomically Precise Bimetallic Nanoclusters Doped with Heteroatoms

X Liu, X Cai, Y Zhu - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Bimetallic catalysts hold promise in tailoring the catalytic activity and selectivity
of transition metals for important chemical processes due to the synergistic coupling …

Selective CO2‐to‐Syngas Conversion Enabled by Bimetallic Gold/Zinc Sites in Partially Reduced Gold/Zinc Oxide Arrays

R Zhao, Z Zhu, T Ouyang, ZQ Liu - Angewandte Chemie, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Electrocatalytic CO2‐to‐syngas (gaseous mixture of CO and H2) is a promising way
to curb excessive CO2 emission and the greenhouse gas effect. Herein, we present a …

Symmetry Breaking Enhancing the Activity of Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction on an Icosahedron‐Kernel Cluster by Cu Atoms Regulation

Y Tan, G Sun, T Jiang, D Liu, Q Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, CO2 hydrogenation had a new breakthrough resulting from the design of catalysts
to effectively activate linear CO2 with symmetry‐breaking sites. However, understanding the …

Nanocluster Surface Microenvironment Modulates Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction

S Yoo, S Yoo, G Deng, F Sun, K Lee, H Jang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The catalytic activity and product selectivity of the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction
(eCO2RR) depend strongly on the local microenvironment of mass diffusion at the …

A minireview on selected applications of in situ infrared spectroscopy in studying CO2 electrochemical reduction reaction

H Xu, Z Fan, S Zhu, M Shao - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
In situ infrared spectroscopy is a powerful tool to obtain molecular-level information of local
environments and reaction mechanisms in solid-liquid electrochemical interfaces. The …

Stepwise construction of Ag 29 nanocluster-based hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts

H Shen, Q Zhu, J Xu, K Ni, X Wei, Y Du, S Gao, X Kang… - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Although several silver-based nanoclusters have been controllably prepared and
structurally determined, their electrochemical catalytic performances have been relatively …

Dynamic Evolution and Reversibility of a Single Au25 Nanocluster for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Z Sun, J Wang, L Su, Z Gu, XP Wu… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ultrasmall metallic nanoclusters (NCs) protected by surface ligands represent the most
promising catalytic materials; yet understanding the structure and catalytic activity of these …

Recent advances in atomically precise metal nanoclusters for electrocatalytic applications

X Yuan, M Zhu - Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In comparison with metal nanoparticles, atomically precise nanoclusters provide a more
advantageous platform for investigating the actual active sites and reaction mechanisms of …

–SR removal or–R removal? A mechanistic revisit on the puzzle of ligand etching of Au 25 (SR) 18 nanoclusters during electrocatalysis

F Sun, L Qin, Z Tang, G Deng, MS Bootharaju… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Accurate identification of active sites is highly desirable for elucidation of the reaction
mechanism and development of efficient catalysts. Despite the promising catalytic …