Review on strategies for improving the added value and expanding the scope of CO 2 electroreduction products

M Jiang, H Wang, M Zhu, X Luo, Y He… - Chemical Society …, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The electrochemical reduction of CO2 into value-added chemicals has been explored as a
promising solution to realize carbon neutrality and inhibit global warming. This involves …

Electronic structure design of transition metal-based catalysts for electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction

L Guo, J Zhou, F Liu, X Meng, Y Ma, F Hao, Y **ong… - ACS …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
With the increasingly serious greenhouse effect, the electrochemical carbon dioxide
reduction reaction (CO2RR) has garnered widespread attention as it is capable of …

Nanocurvature-induced field effects enable control over the activity of single-atom electrocatalysts

B Wang, M Wang, Z Fan, C Ma, S **, LY Chang… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Tuning interfacial electric fields provides a powerful means to control electrocatalyst activity.
Importantly, electric fields can modify adsorbate binding energies based on their …

Boosting CO2 Electroreduction over a Covalent Organic Framework in the Presence of Oxygen

H Guo, DH Si, HJ Zhu, ZA Chen, R Cao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we propose an oxygen‐containing species coordination strategy to boost CO2
electroreduction in the presence of O2. A two‐dimensional (2D) conjugated metal‐covalent …

Accelerating multielectron reduction at CuxO nanograins interfaces with controlled local electric field

W Guo, S Zhang, J Zhang, H Wu, Y Ma, Y Song… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Regulating electron transport rate and ion concentrations in the local microenvironment of
active site can overcome the slow kinetics and unfavorable thermodynamics of CO2 …

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 …

Addressing the Carbonate Issue: Electrocatalysts for Acidic CO2 Reduction Reaction

W Wu, L Xu, Q Lu, J Sun, Z Xu, C Song… - Advanced …, 2025‏ - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) powered by renewable energy provides a
promising route to CO2 conversion and utilization. However, the widely used …

One-step electrochemical ethylene-to-ethylene glycol conversion over a multitasking molecular catalyst

AZ Li, BJ Yuan, M Xu, Y Wang, C Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Ethylene glycol is an essential commodity chemical with high demand, which is
conventionally produced via thermocatalytic oxidation of ethylene with huge fossil fuel …

Value‐Added Cascade Synthesis Mediated by Paired‐Electrolysis Using an Ultrathin Microenvironment‐Inbuilt Metalized Covalent Organic Framework …

Q Li, DD Ma, WB Wei, SG Han… - Advanced Energy …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Energy‐saving and value‐added management in advanced catalysis is highly desirable but
is challenged by the limitations of multifunctional catalysts and catalytic modules. Herein, an …

Strain-Triggered Distinct Oxygen Evolution Reaction Pathway in Two-Dimensional Metastable Phase IrO2 via CeO2 Loading

H Yu, Y Ji, C Li, W Zhu, Y Wang, Z Hu… - Journal of the …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
A strain engineering strategy is crucial for designing a high-performance catalyst. However,
how to control the strain in metastable phase two-dimensional (2D) materials is technically …