Size effect of nickel from nanoparticles to clusters to single atoms for electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> reduction
Qin Pan, Yang Chen, Hui Li, Guanghuan Ma, Shuoshuo Jiang, Xin Cui, Lei Zhang, Yuxin Bao, Tianyi Ma
Abstract
The size effect of Ni–N–C catalysts from nanoparticles to clusters to single atoms on electrochemical CO 2 reduction is investigated. The Ni single atoms are active for CO formation, while Ni NPs and Ni clusters enable syngas production.
Topics & Concepts
NickelElectrochemistryReduction (mathematics)Materials scienceNanoparticleNanotechnologyElectrodeChemistryMetallurgyPhysical chemistryMathematicsGeometryCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesMachine Learning in Materials Science