Recent advances in electrocatalysis with phthalocyanines

S Yang, Y Yu, X Gao, Z Zhang, F Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Applications of phthalocyanines (Pcs) in electrocatalysis—including the oxygen reduction
reaction (ORR), the carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR), the oxygen evolution …

Optimizing the electrocatalytic selectivity of carbon dioxide reduction reaction by regulating the electronic structure of single‐atom M‐N‐C materials

T Tang, Z Wang, J Guan - Advanced Functional Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) is an efficient strategy to relieve
global environmental and energy issues by converting excess CO2 from the atmosphere to …

Strain enhances the activity of molecular electrocatalysts via carbon nanotube supports

J Su, CB Musgrave III, Y Song, L Huang, Y Liu, G Li… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Support-induced strain engineering is useful for modulating the properties of two-
dimensional materials. However, controlling strain of planar molecules is technically …

Supramolecular tuning of supported metal phthalocyanine catalysts for hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis

BH Lee, H Shin, AS Rasouli, H Choubisa, P Ou… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Two-electron oxygen reduction offers a route to H2O2 that is potentially cost-effective and
less energy-intensive than the industrial anthraquinone process. However, the catalytic …

The solvation environment of molecularly dispersed cobalt phthalocyanine determines methanol selectivity during electrocatalytic CO2 reduction

Q Zhu, CL Rooney, H Shema, C Zeng, JA Panetier… - Nature Catalysis, 2024 - nature.com
Heterogenized molecular electrocatalysts are a promising group of materials that can
electrocatalytically convert waste molecules into higher-value products. However, how the …

Molecular engineering of dispersed nickel phthalocyanines on carbon nanotubes for selective CO2 reduction

X Zhang, Y Wang, M Gu, M Wang, Z Zhang, W Pan… - Nature Energy, 2020 - nature.com
Electrochemical reduction of CO2 is a promising route for sustainable production of fuels. A
grand challenge is develo** low-cost and efficient electrocatalysts that can enable rapid …

Molecular Catalyst with Near 100% Selectivity for CO2 Reduction in Acidic Electrolytes

Z Jiang, Z Zhang, H Li, Y Tang, Y Yuan… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) in an acidic medium is
conducive to the efficient utilization of CO2 by preventing the formation of …

Molecular enhancement of heterogeneous CO2 reduction

DH Nam, P De Luna, A Rosas-Hernández… - Nature materials, 2020 - nature.com
The electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) addresses the need for
storage of renewable energy in valuable carbon-based fuels and feedstocks, yet challenges …

Transition metal-based catalysts for the electrochemical CO 2 reduction: from atoms and molecules to nanostructured materials

F Franco, C Rettenmaier, HS Jeon… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) powered by renewable energy is an
attractive sustainable approach to mitigate CO2 emissions and to produce fuels or value …

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 …