DFT Calculation of Carbon-Doped TiO Nanocomposites.

Titanium dioxide (TiO) has been proven to be an excellent material for mitigating the continuous impact of elevated carbon dioxide concentrations. Carbon doping has emerged as a promising strategy to enhance the CO reduction performance of TiO. In this study, we investigated the effects of carbon doping on TiO using density functional theory (DFT) calculations.

Sodium Persulfate Pre-treatment of Copper Foils Enabling Homogenous Growth of Cu(OH) Nanoneedle Films for Electrochemical CO Reduction.

Oxide-derived copper (OD-Cu) catalysts have received widespread attention for their ability to produce energy-dense multicarbon products. Within this class of materials, nanostructured copper hydroxide (Cu(OH) ) has shown excellent catalytic properties, but its synthesis requires complex pre-treatment steps of the Cu surface. In this study, we have developed a simple two-step synthesis method for homogenous Cu(OH) nanoneedle films using a sodium persulfate pre-treatment step prior to anodization.