Predictions of Chemical Shifts for Reactive Intermediates in CO Reduction under Conditions.

The electroreduction of CO into value-added products is a significant step toward closing the global carbon loop, but its performance remains far from meeting the requirement of any practical application. The insufficient understanding of the reaction mechanism is one of the major causes that impede future development. Although several possible reaction pathways have been proposed, significant debates exist due to the lack of experimental support.

Surface Fe vacancy defects on haematite and their role in light-induced water splitting in artificial photosynthesis.

Haematite (α-FeO) is a potential candidate for photo-electrochemical water splitting. It is abundant and its electronic properties fit those needed for this kind of device. However, very little is known about the intermediate steps of this photon-induced water splitting process.