Buffering the local pH <i>via</i> single-atomic Mn–N auxiliary sites to boost CO<sub>2</sub> electroreduction
Yan Yang, Tang Tang, Zhenhua Lyu, Lirong Zheng, Qinghua Zhang, Jiaju Fu, Jin‐Song Hu
Abstract
An effective strategy is developed to regulate the local microenvironment of single atomic Ni–N–C sites for accelerating CO 2 to CO conversion. The Ni/Mn–N–C catalysts shows a CO faradaic efficiency of 96.6% due to the accelerated reaction kinetics.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryManganeseInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsAdvanced battery technologies researchElectrochemical Analysis and Applications