Diatomic molecule catalysts toward synergistic electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction

Abstract

Synergistic catalysis with diatomic catalysts is an effective means to boost carbon dioxide (CO2) electroreduction efficiency and product selectivity; studies in this field also contribute to an atomic-level understanding of...

A synergic investigation of experimental and computational dual atom electrocatalysis for CO2 conversion to C1 and C2+ products

“…Wang and coworkers designed a dual atom Co-salophen (Co-DAC) catalyst by using a non-covalent anchoring strategy to disperse Co on carbon nanotube (CNT) surfaces. 82 Uniform dispersion of Co dual atoms on CNTs was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), HAADF-STEM, and Raman spectroscopy (Fig. 5a).…”

Synthesis and Characterization of Zn-Salophen Complexes with Different D–A Distances: An Approach to Tuning the Intersystem-Crossing Process

“…Metallosalen/salophen (bis(salicylidene)ethylenediamine and bis(salicylidene)phenyldiamine) complexes have attracted considerable attention due to their versatile applications in catalysis [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10], supramolecular chemistry [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18], optical materials [19][20][21], and biological sensors or therapeutics [22,23] because of their rich chemistry and ease of manipulation of organic ligands. Among these complexes, zinc (II) salen/salophen complexes are of particular interest due to the non-redox nature and d 10 closed-shell configuration of the Zn 2+ ion, making them suitable for ligand-dependent fluorescent materials [24].…”

Customization from Single to Dual Atomic Sites for Efficient Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction to Value‐added Chemicals

“…In order to complement the above‐mentioned deficiencies of SACs, diatomic in the field of electrochemical CO 2 RR [20] . Firstly, DACs as a continuation of the SACs family can somehow increase the loading of metal atomic centers exponentially [21] . Secondly, DACs can effectively break the linear relationship of the adsorption of SACs on each intermediate, thus making it easier to carry out multi‐electron reactions.…”

“…[20] Firstly, DACs as a continuation of the SACs family can somehow increase the loading of metal atomic centers exponentially. [21] Secondly, DACs can effectively break the linear relationship of the adsorption of SACs on each intermediate, thus making it easier to carry out multi-electron reactions. Preliminary studies have shown that DACs can achieve reaction pathways that are not accessible to SACs.…”