Ru single atom dispersed Cu nanoparticle with dual sites enables outstanding photocatalytic CO2 reduction

• Main Authors: Liu, Lizhen, Hu, Jingcong, Sheng, Yuan, Akhoundzadeh, Hossein, Tu, Wenguang, Siow, Samuel Wei Jian, Ong, Jia Hui, Huang, Hongwei, Xu, Rong
• Other Authors: School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Dual catalytic sites; Nanoparticles
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/181019
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Cu-based catalysts are promising candidates for CO2 reduction owing to the favorable energetics of Cu sites for CO2 adsorption and transformation. However, CO2 reduction involving insurmountable activation barriers and various byproducts remains a significant challenge to achieve high activity and s...