Complementary Operando Spectroscopy identification of in-situ generated metastable charge-asymmetry Cu2-CuN3 clusters for CO2 reduction to ethanol

oleh: Xiaozhi Su, Zhuoli Jiang, Jing Zhou, Hengjie Liu, Danni Zhou, Huishan Shang, Xingming Ni, Zheng Peng, Fan Yang, Wenxing Chen, Zeming Qi, Dingsheng Wang, Yu Wang

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01

Deskripsi

Copper-based materials can convert carbon dioxide into multi-carbon products but suffer from poor activity and selectivity. Here, the authors report CuO clusters supported on nitrogen-doped carbon nanosheets for the reduction CO2-to-ethanol, and investigate the change in the catalytic sites while in operation.