Cuprous oxide (Cu2O) crystals with tailored architectures: A comprehensive review on synthesis, fundamental properties, functional modifications and applications

S Sun, X Zhang, Q Yang, S Liang, X Zhang… - Progress in Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
Better understanding the crystal-facet engineering of a crystal with tailored architecture has
demonstrated a significant implication for rational design and synthesis of promising micro …

Unveiling the activity origin of a copper‐based electrocatalyst for selective nitrate reduction to ammonia

Y Wang, W Zhou, R Jia, Y Yu… - Angewandte chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Unveiling the active phase of catalytic materials under reaction conditions is important for
the construction of efficient electrocatalysts for selective nitrate reduction to ammonia. The …

One-dimensional copper-based heterostructures toward photo-driven reduction of CO 2 to sustainable fuels and feedstocks

JY Li, L Yuan, SH Li, ZR Tang, YJ Xu - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The current rapid industrial development causes both a heavy reliance on non-renewable
energy and a dramatic increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration, which in turn lead to …

Selectively Reducing Nitrate into NH3 in Neutral Media by PdCu Single-Atom Alloy Electrocatalysis

C Du, S Lu, J Wang, X Wang, M Wang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction (NO3–RR) technology provides a promising
solution to recover the nitrate nutrition from wastewater through catalyzing nitrate reduction …

Integrated tandem electrochemical‐chemical‐electrochemical coupling of biomass and nitrate to sustainable alanine

J Wu, L Xu, Z Kong, K Gu, Y Lu, X Wu… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alanine is widely employed for synthesizing polymers, pharmaceuticals, and agrochemicals.
Electrocatalytic coupling of biomass molecules and waste nitrate is attractive for the nitrate …

Boosting nitrate electroreduction to ammonia via in situ generated stacking faults in oxide-derived copper

L Fang, S Wang, C Song, S Lu, X Yang, X Qi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrochemical reduction of nitrate is a promising approach to the production of value-
added ammonia, which is meaningful in wastewater remediation and energy saving …

Cu2O/Reduced Graphene Oxide Composites for the Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2

X An, K Li, J Tang - ChemSusChem, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
A facile one‐step microwave‐assisted chemical method has been successfully used for the
synthesis of Cu2O/reduced graphene oxide (RGO) composites. Photocatalytic CO2 …

Ultrastable Cu Catalyst for CO2 Electroreduction to Multicarbon Liquid Fuels by Tuning C–C Coupling with CuTi Subsurface

F Hu, L Yang, Y Jiang, C Duan, X Wang… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Production of multicarbon (C2+) liquid fuels is a challenging task for electrocatalytic
CO2 reduction, mainly limited by the stabilization of reaction intermediates and their …

Identifying the facet-dependent active sites of Cu2O for selective CN coupling toward electrocatalytic urea synthesis

J Zhao, Y Yuan, F Zhao, W Han, Q Yuan, M Kou… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the activity phases and reaction mechanisms at the atomic level is essential
for the design of electrocatalysts. Herein we investigate the origin of the facet-dependent …

Novel ZnO/Fe2O3 Core–Shell Nanowires for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

YK Hsu, YC Chen, YG Lin - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2015 - ACS Publications
A facile and simple fabrication of Fe2O3 as a shell layer on the surface of ZnO nanowires
(NW) as a core–shell nanoelectrode is applied for the photoelectrochemical (PEC) splitting …