Recent Advances in Strategies for Improving the Performance of CO2 Reduction Reaction on Single Atom Catalysts
Qiyou Wang,
Chao Cai,
Minyang Dai,
Junwei Fu,
Xiaodong Zhang,
Huangjingwei Li,
Hang Zhang,
Kejun Chen,
Yiyang Lin,
Hongmei Li,
Junhua Hu,
Masahiro Miyauchi,
Min Liu
Affiliations
Qiyou Wang
Shenzhen Research Institute School of Physics and Electronics Central South University Changsha 410083 Hunan P. R. China
Chao Cai
Shenzhen Research Institute School of Physics and Electronics Central South University Changsha 410083 Hunan P. R. China
Minyang Dai
College of Materials Science and Engineering Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology Hunan University Changsha 410082 Hunan P. R. China
Junwei Fu
Shenzhen Research Institute School of Physics and Electronics Central South University Changsha 410083 Hunan P. R. China
Xiaodong Zhang
Shenzhen Research Institute School of Physics and Electronics Central South University Changsha 410083 Hunan P. R. China
Huangjingwei Li
Shenzhen Research Institute School of Physics and Electronics Central South University Changsha 410083 Hunan P. R. China
Hang Zhang
Shenzhen Research Institute School of Physics and Electronics Central South University Changsha 410083 Hunan P. R. China
Kejun Chen
Shenzhen Research Institute School of Physics and Electronics Central South University Changsha 410083 Hunan P. R. China
Yiyang Lin
Shenzhen Research Institute School of Physics and Electronics Central South University Changsha 410083 Hunan P. R. China
Hongmei Li
Shenzhen Research Institute School of Physics and Electronics Central South University Changsha 410083 Hunan P. R. China
Junhua Hu
School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 Hunan P. R. China
Masahiro Miyauchi
Department of Materials Science and Engineering School of Materials and Chemical Technology Tokyo Institute of Technology Tokyo 152‐8503 Japan
Min Liu
Shenzhen Research Institute School of Physics and Electronics Central South University Changsha 410083 Hunan P. R. China
Excessive consumption of fossil fuels gives rise to the increasing emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere and furthers the ecocrisis. Electrochemical CO2 reduction (ECR) has both functions of dwindling greenhouse gas concentration and converting it into valuable products. Due to the intrinsic chemical inertness of CO2 molecules, the study on efficient and low‐cost catalysts has attracted much attention. Recently isolated atoms, dispersed in stable support, play an important role in decreasing energy barriers of intermediate steps and obtaining target products with high activity and selectivity for ECR. The effective regulation of central atoms or coordination environment is significant to realize the desired performances of ECR with a high efficiency and selectivity. Hence, a comprehensive summary about strategies for improving the performance of ECR on single atom catalysts (SACs) is necessary. Herein, the SACs on various supports are introduced, the methods to design stable SACs are discussed, and the strategies for tuning the performance of ECR on SACs are summarized. The localized environment manipulation is widely used for high‐performance SACs design, including regulating central atoms and coordination environment. Finally, the perspectives are discussed to shed light on the rational design of intriguing SACs for ECR.
