A water-soluble Cu complex as molecular catalyst for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction on graphene-based electrodes

• Main Authors: Wang, Jiong, Gan, Liyong, Zhang, Qianwen, Reddu, Vikas, Peng, Yuecheng, Liu, Zhichao, Xia, Xinghua, Wang, Cheng, Wang, Xin
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering; Carbon Dioxide Reduction; Graphene
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143439
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A structurally simple molecular 1,10‐phenanthroline‐Cu complex on a mesostructured graphene matrix that can be active and selective toward CO2 reduction over H2 evolution in an aqueous solution is reported. The active sites consist of Cu(I) center in a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry, which...