Bimetallic sites for catalysis: from binuclear metal sites to bimetallic nanoclusters and nanoparticles

L Liu, A Corma - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous bimetallic catalysts have broad applications in industrial processes, but
achieving a fundamental understanding on the nature of the active sites in bimetallic …

Recent progress on single-atom catalysts for CO2 electroreduction

J Liu, Y Cai, R Song, S Ding, Z Lyu, YC Chang, H Tian… - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction (ECR) can convert CO 2 into various value-added fuels or
chemicals, thus becoming a promising route for balancing the carbon cycle and realizing the …

A Heteroleptic Gold Hydride Nanocluster for Efficient and Selective Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to CO

ZH Gao, K Wei, T Wu, J Dong, D Jiang… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
It has been a long-standing challenge to create and identify the active sites of
heterogeneous catalysts, because it is difficult to precisely control the interfacial chemistry at …

Mediating CO2 Electroreduction Activity and Selectivity over Atomically Precise Copper Clusters

LJ Liu, ZY Wang, ZY Wang, R Wang… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Atomically precise copper clusters are highly desirable catalysts for electrocatalytic CO2
reduction reaction (CO2RR) and provide an ideal platform for elaborating structure–activity …

Structure Sensitivity in Single-Atom Catalysis toward CO2 Electroreduction

D Gao, T Liu, G Wang, X Bao - ACS Energy Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Owing to unique electronic structure and high atom utilization, single-atom catalysts (SACs)
have displayed unprecedented activity and selectivity toward a wide range of catalytic …

From Single Crystal to Single Atom Catalysts: Structural Factors Influencing the Performance of Metal Catalysts for CO2 Electroreduction

CD Koolen, W Luo, A Züttel - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
With the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR), CO2 can be used as a feedstock
to produce value-added chemicals and fuels while storing renewable energy. For its …

Cu Vacancy Induced Product Switching from Formate to CO for CO2 Reduction on Copper Sulfide

S Li, H Duan, J Yu, C Qiu, R Yu, Y Chen, Y Fang… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cu is commonly modified with sulfur to obtain high selectivity for formate since S can
promote the formation of the key* OCHO intermediate along the formate pathway. In the …

Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters as Model Catalysts for Identifying Active Sites for Electroreduction of CO2

H Seong, V Efremov, G Park, H Kim… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate identification of active sites is critical for elucidating catalytic reaction mechanisms
and developing highly efficient and selective electrocatalysts. Herein, we report the atomic …

Catalytic Conversion of CO2 over Atomically Precise Gold-Based Cluster Catalysts

X Cai, G Li, W Hu, Y Zhu - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
There are obstacles with using conventional nanoparticle catalysts for developing atomic-by-
atom tailoring of active sites in the heterogeneous catalysis field. However, atomically …

Copper Doping Boosts Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction of Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters

G Deng, H Yun, MS Bootharaju, F Sun… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Unraveling the atomistic synergistic effects of nanoalloys on the electrocatalytic CO2
reduction reaction (eCO2RR), especially in the presence of copper, is of paramount …