In electrocatalysis, the interfacial interaction between different phases also has a significant impact on catalytic performances [71,72]. Deng et al. [73] proved that the electrocatalytic NO3−RR activity of CoP can be effectively enhanced by constructing a p-n heterojunction of a CoP/TiO2 ...
While electrocatalytic systems based on cheap and earth゛bundant metal copper catalysts have been promising for water oxidation under basic conditions, only very few examples with high overpotential can be operated under acidic or neutral conditions, even though hydrogen evolution in the latter case ...
Electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) and carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) which are environmentally friendly ways to utilize energy, have enormous potential to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in ammonia production. However, the catalytic processes involved in ...
Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) holds the promise of both overcoming the greenhouse effect and synthesizing a wealth of chemicals. Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction toward carbon-containing products, inclu
An in-depth discussion of the mechanistic aspects of various C-2 reaction pathways on copper-based catalysts is presented together with consideration of practical factors under electrocatalytic operating conditions. By providing some typical examples illustrating the benefit of merging theoretical ...
Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion provides an appealing strategy to use renewable electricity to synthesize value-added fuels and chemicals while mitigating CO2 emissions. Copper (Cu) is one of the few metal catalysts that can effectively convert CO2 to high energy density and high-...
The ever-increasing demand for efficient and sustainable catalytic systems has prompted a surge in the exploration of transition metal nanoparticles as cat
as seen in Table 1. Copper is not generally considered to be a good electrocatalytic material because the M-OH bond formation is either too strong or too weak, thereby hindering copper's intrinsic catalytic activity. However, the Cu-CNPs/FTO500materials described herein show much-improved perf...
This shows that improving the materials’ porosity and surface region cannot have a positive effect without owning a sufficient number of catalytic active sites. Similarly, pyridinic nitrogen content was shown to be correlated with improved electrocatalytic overall performance. Figure 5. Cu/CuxO PCC...
Electrocatalytic recycling of waste nitrate (NO3−) to valuable ammonia (NH3) at ambient conditions is a green and appealing alternative to the Haber−Bosch process. However, the reaction requires multi-step electron and proton transfer, making it a