In recent decades, catalytic reduction of CO2 is a hot topic in the research field of electrocatalysis. Copper is the only metal catalyst capable of producing multiple carbon (C2+) products in electrocatalytic
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 ...
The electrocatalytic selectivities of CO2RR over oxide-derived Cu NPs, halide-derived Cu NPs, crystal facets of Cu nanocrystal (NCs), surface-functionalized Cu NPs, confined Cu NPs, Cu-based single-atom catalysts (SACs), and many more are illustrated (Fig. 1). Finally, the challenges and...
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 ...
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 ...
Scheme 3. Chemical structure of the catalyst 3 and its catalytic activity in the copper(I)-catalyzed azide−alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction. More recently, Bikas et al. reported the functionalization of silica gel with the Cu(II)-hydrazide complex, followed by its use for the construc...
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
The ever-increasing demand for efficient and sustainable catalytic systems has prompted a surge in the exploration of transition metal nanoparticles as cat
Copper (Cu), an essential trace element in humans, plays an important role in many enzymes, such as tyrosinase and Cu–Zn SOD26,27. Therefore, it is reasonable to infer that copper-based nanomaterials can be used to scavenge ROS. For example, Cu NPs have excellent catalytic activity to sc...
Quasi-graphitic carbon shell-induced Cu confinement promotes electrocatalytic CO2 reduction toward C2+ products. Nat Commun. 2021;12. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24105-9 (Open in a new window)Web of Science ®(Open in a new window)Google Scholar...