The spatial distribution of cobalt phthalocyanine and copper nanocubes controls the selectivity towards C<sub>2</sub> products in tandem electrocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction
Min Wang, Anna Loiudice, Valery Okatenko, Ian D. Sharp, Raffaella Buonsanti
Abstract
This work highlights the importance of a direct contact between the CO-generating molecular catalyst and the Cu catalyst to promote C–C coupling in tandem electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction.
Topics & Concepts
CobaltSelectivityTandemCopperPhthalocyanineCopper phthalocyanineReduction (mathematics)Materials scienceInorganic chemistryChemistryChemical engineeringNanotechnologyMetallurgyOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsCatalysisMathematicsEngineeringGeometryComposite materialCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsIonic liquids properties and applicationsElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion