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Open AccessPotential-driven structural distortion in cobalt phthalocyanine for electrocatalytic CO2/CO reduction towards methanol
Cobalt phthalocyanine immobilized on carbon nanotube has demonstrated appreciable selectivity and activity for methanol synthesis in electrocatalytic CO2/CO reduction. However, discrepancies in methanol productio...
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Open AccessEnergy-efficient CO(2) conversion to multicarbon products at high rates on CuGa bimetallic catalyst
Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to multi-carbon products is a promising approach for achieving carbon-neutral economies. However, the energy efficiency of these processes remains low, particularly at high current ...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Alkali cation-induced cathodic corrosion in Cu electrocatalysts
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Open AccessSelective and stable CO2 electroreduction at high rates via control of local H2O/CO2 ratio
Controlling the concentrations of H2O and CO2 at the reaction interface is crucial for achieving efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction. However, precise control of these variables during catalysis remains chall...
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Highly dispersive tetrahedral vanadium species on pure silica ZSM-12 zeolite boosting the selective oxidation of cyclohexane into cyclohexanone
The selective oxidation of cyclohexane is a promising green route for the production of KA oil (cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone), but remains a huge challenge to design high-performing heterogeneous catalysts u...
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Open AccessAlkali cation-induced cathodic corrosion in Cu electrocatalysts
The reconstruction of Cu catalysts during electrochemical reduction of CO2 is a widely known but poorly understood phenomenon. Herein, we examine the structural evolution of Cu nanocubes under CO2 reduction react...
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Open AccessRevealing the structural evolution of CuAg composites during electrochemical carbon monoxide reduction
Comprehending the catalyst structural evolution during the electrocatalytic process is crucial for establishing robust structure/performance correlations for future catalysts design. Herein, we interrogate the...
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Open AccessHigh yield electrosynthesis of oxygenates from CO using a relay Cu-Ag co-catalyst system
As a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel-based manufacture of bulk oxygenates, electrochemical synthesis using CO and H2O as raw materials at ambient conditions offers immense appeal. However, the upscaling of...
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Open AccessNanocurvature-induced field effects enable control over the activity of single-atom electrocatalysts
Tuning interfacial electric fields provides a powerful means to control electrocatalyst activity. Importantly, electric fields can modify adsorbate binding energies based on their polarizability and dipole mom...
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Open AccessHigh-spin Co3+ in cobalt oxyhydroxide for efficient water oxidation
Cobalt oxyhydroxide (CoOOH) is a promising catalytic material for oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In the traditional CoOOH structure, Co3+ exhibits a low-spin state configuration (
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Open AccessAcidic media enables oxygen-tolerant electrosynthesis of multicarbon products from simulated flue gas
Renewable electricity powered electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2R) offers a valuable method to close the carbon cycle and reduce our overreliance on fossil fuels. However, high purity CO2 is usually required as f...
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Open AccessSpin-related Cu-Co pair to increase electrochemical ammonia generation on high-entropy oxides
The electrochemical conversion of nitrate to ammonia is a way to eliminate nitrate pollutant in water. Cu-Co synergistic effect was found to produce excellent performance in ammonia generation. However, few st...
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Open AccessKey role of eg* band broadening in nickel-based oxyhydroxides on coupled oxygen evolution mechanism
A coupled oxygen evolution mechanism (COM) during oxygen evolution reaction (OER) has been reported in nickel oxyhydroxides (NiOOH)-based materials by realizing eg* band (3d electron states with eg symmetry) broa...
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Open AccessAccelerating multielectron reduction at CuxO nanograins interfaces with controlled local electric field
Regulating electron transport rate and ion concentrations in the local microenvironment of active site can overcome the slow kinetics and unfavorable thermodynamics of CO2 electroreduction. However, simultaneous ...
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Geminal-atom catalysis for cross-coupling
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have well-defined active sites, making them of potential interest for organic synthesis1–4. However, the architecture of these mononuclear metal species stabilized on solid supports m...
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Open AccessStrained few-layer MoS2 with atomic copper and selectively exposed in-plane sulfur vacancies for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol
In-plane sulfur vacancies (Sv) in molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) were newly unveiled for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol, whereas edge Sv were found to facilitate methane formation. Thus, selective exposure and activa...
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Phase-dependent growth of Pt on MoS2 for highly efficient H2 evolution
Crystal phase is a key factor determining the properties, and hence functions, of two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs)1,2. The TMD materials, explored for diverse applications3–8, commonly serv...
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Synergistic roles of platinum nanoparticles and sodium ions within beta zeolites in N-alkylation of amines with aromatic alcohols
N-alkylation of amines with alcohols is a promising green route for the synthesis of N-alkylamines, but the designation of highly active and stable heterogeneous catalysts remains one challenge. In this work, ...
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Ferromagnetic single-atom spin catalyst for boosting water splitting
Heterogeneous single-atom spin catalysts combined with magnetic fields provide a powerful means for accelerating chemical reactions with enhanced metal utilization and reaction efficiency. However, designing t...
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Tuning coordination environment of iron ions to ensure ultra-high pseudocapacitive capability in iron oxide
The mechanism governing the pseudocapacitive lithium storage behavior is one of the most critical unsolved issues in conversion-type anodes for lithium-ion batteries. In this work, we, for the first time, demo...