Phase change thermal storage materials for interdisciplinary applications

G Wang, Z Tang, Y Gao, P Liu, Y Li, A Li… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Functional phase change materials (PCMs) capable of reversibly storing and releasing
tremendous thermal energy during the isothermal phase change process have recently …

Multiscale CO2 Electrocatalysis to C2+ Products: Reaction Mechanisms, Catalyst Design, and Device Fabrication

T Yan, X Chen, L Kumari, J Lin, M Li, Q Fan… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrosynthesis of value-added chemicals, directly from CO2, could foster achievement of
carbon neutral through an alternative electrical approach to the energy-intensive …

A corrosion-resistant RuMoNi catalyst for efficient and long-lasting seawater oxidation and anion exchange membrane electrolyzer

X Kang, F Yang, Z Zhang, H Liu, S Ge, S Hu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Direct seawater electrolysis is promising for sustainable hydrogen gas (H2) production.
However, the chloride ions in seawater lead to side reactions and corrosion, which result in …

Cu-Zn-based alloy/oxide interfaces for enhanced electroreduction of CO2 to C2+ products

ZY Zhang, H Tian, L Bian, SZ Liu, Y Liu… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The electrochemical CO 2 reduction reaction to produce multi-carbon (C 2+) hydrocarbons
or oxygenate compounds is a promising route to obtain a renewable fuel of high energy …

Atomically Dispersed Ni–Cu Catalysts for pH‐Universal CO2 Electroreduction

L Zhang, J Feng, S Liu, X Tan, L Wu, S Jia… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
CO2 electroreduction is of great significance to reduce CO2 emissions and complete the
carbon cycle. However, the unavoidable carbonate formation and low CO2 utilization …

Improving CO2-to-C2+ Product Electroreduction Efficiency via Atomic Lanthanide Dopant-Induced Tensile-Strained CuOx Catalysts

J Feng, L Wu, S Liu, L Xu, X Song… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cu is a promising electrocatalyst in CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to high-value C2+
products. However, as important C–C coupling active sites, the Cu+ species is usually …

Stability Issues in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: Recent Advances in Fundamental Understanding and Design Strategies

W Lai, Y Qiao, Y Wang, H Huang - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) offers a promising approach to close the
anthropogenic carbon cycle and store intermittent renewable energy in fuels or chemicals …

Modulating adsorbed hydrogen drives electrochemical CO2-to-C2 products

J Feng, L Zhang, S Liu, L Xu, X Ma, X Tan, L Wu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction is a typical reaction involving two reactants (CO2 and H2O).
However, the role of H2O dissociation, which provides active* H species to multiple …

Hydrophobic, Ultrastable Cuδ+ for Robust CO2 Electroreduction to C2 Products at Ampere-Current Levels

M Fang, M Wang, Z Wang, Z Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Copper (Cu) is the only known material that can efficiently electrocatalyze CO2 to value-
added multicarbon products. Owing to the instability of the Cuδ+ state and microscopic …

A stable and conductive covalent organic framework with isolated active sites for highly selective electroreduction of carbon dioxide to acetate

XF Qiu, JR Huang, C Yu, ZH Zhao, HL Zhu… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electroreduction of CO2 to acetate provides a promising strategy to reduce CO2 emissions
and store renewable energy, but acetate is usually a by‐product. Here, we show a stable …