Copper atom-pair catalyst anchored on alloy nanowires for selective and efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2

Copper atom-pair catalyst anchored on alloy nanowires for selective and efficient electrochemical reduction of CO₂

Copper atom-pair catalyst anchored on alloy nanowires for selective and efficient electrochemical reduction of CO₂, Published online: 21 January 2019; doi:10.1038/s41557-018-0201-x

Anchored single-atom catalysts have recently been shown to be very active for various processes, however, a catalyst that features two adjacent copper atoms—which we call an atom-pair catalyst—is now reported. The Cu10–Cu1x+ pair structures work together to carry out the critical bimolecular step in CO2 reduction.

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