Publications by authors named "Chuanliang Huang"
Electroreduction of CO into liquid fuels is a compelling strategy for storing intermittent renewable energy. Here, we introduce a family of facet-defined dilute copper alloy nanocrystals as catalysts to improve the electrosynthesis of -propanol from CO and HO. We show that substituting a dilute amount of weak-CO-binding metals into the Cu(100) surface improves CO-to--propanol activity and selectivity by modifying the electronic structure of catalysts to facilitate C-C coupling while preserving the (100)-like 4-fold Cu ensembles which favor C-C coupling.
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- CO reduction (COR) can store energy from renewable sources using efficient electrocatalysts like CuSnS nanoplates.
- These nanoplates, particularly with thiocyanate ligands, demonstrate a remarkable formate Faradaic efficiency of 92% and high current densities in tests.
- The study reveals that the high selectivity for formate comes from specific interactions between the materials' surface sites and reaction intermediates, paving the way for innovative electrocatalyst development.