Pyrolysis-free synthesis of a high-loading single-atom Cu catalyst for efficient electrocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub>-to-CH<sub>4</sub> conversion
Jiawei Li, Yawen Jiang, Jiayi Li, Xinyu Wang, Hengjie Liu, Ning Zhang, Ran Long, Yujie Xiong
Abstract
A pyrolysis-free method is developed to prepare a single-atom Cu catalyst with controllable loading and dispersion that achieves efficient electrocatalytic CO 2 -to-CH 4 conversion with a high activity and selectivity.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisPyrolysisSelectivityDispersion (optics)Atom (system on chip)Materials scienceChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryChemistryOrganic chemistryComputer scienceOpticsPhysicsEmbedded systemEngineeringCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisIonic liquids properties and applications