Novel 2D MBenes-synthesis, structure, properties with excellent performance in energy conversion and storage: A review

A Hayat, T Bashir, AM Ahmed, Z Ajmal… - Materials Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Since the last century, the abundance of MXenes, two-dimensional (2D) transition-metallic
carbides/nitrides isolated from multilayer MAX states, has gained considerable attention in …

Recent advances in carbon dioxide utilization

Z Zhang, SY Pan, H Li, J Cai, AG Olabi… - … and sustainable energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is the major contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the
main driver of climate change. Currently, CO 2 utilization is increasingly attracting interest in …

Delocalization state-induced selective bond breaking for efficient methanol electrosynthesis from CO2

S Kong, X Lv, X Wang, Z Liu, Z Li, B Jia, D Sun… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Methanol manufacturing by CO2 electrolysis is a potential near-zero-emission route to
carbon neutrality, but most of the previous studies in aqueous electrolytes have achieved …

Density functional theory for electrocatalysis

X Liao, R Lu, L **a, Q Liu, H Wang… - Energy & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
It is a considerably promising strategy to produce fuels and high‐value chemicals through
an electrochemical conversion process in the green and sustainable energy systems …

Theoretical Insights into Heterogeneous (Photo)electrochemical CO2 Reduction

S Xu, EA Carter - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical and photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction technologies offer the promise of
zero-carbon-emission renewable fuels needed for heavy-duty transportation. However, the …

Progress and Perspective of Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction for Renewable Carbonaceous Fuels and Chemicals

W Zhang, Y Hu, L Ma, G Zhu, Y Wang, X Xue… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The worldwide unrestrained emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) has caused serious
environmental pollution and climate change issues. For the sustainable development of …

Nanostructured Materials for Heterogeneous Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction and their Related Reaction Mechanisms

L Zhang, ZJ Zhao, J Gong - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The gradually increased concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has been
recognized as the primary culprit for the rise of the global mean temperature. In recent years …

Synergistically boosting highly selective CO2–to–CO photoreduction over BiOCl nanosheets via in-situ formation of surface defects and non-precious metal …

S Gong, G Zhu, R Wang, F Rao, X Shi, J Gao… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hollow hierarchical BiOCl (BOC) assembled by nanosheets with highly exposed (001) facet
is synthesized via a gas-bubble-template strategy. The as-synthesized BOC is further …

Recent advances in inorganic heterogeneous electrocatalysts for reduction of carbon dioxide

DD Zhu, JL Liu, SZ Qiao - Advanced materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In view of the climate changes caused by the continuously rising levels of atmospheric CO2,
advanced technologies associated with CO2 conversion are highly desirable. In recent …

Determining the adsorption energies of small molecules with the intrinsic properties of adsorbates and substrates

W Gao, Y Chen, B Li, SP Liu, X Liu, Q Jiang - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Adsorption is essential for many processes on surfaces; therefore, an accurate prediction of
adsorption properties is demanded from both fundamental and technological points of view …