Controllable CO2 electrocatalytic reduction via ferroelectric switching on single atom anchored In2Se3 monolayer

Lin Ju; Xin Tan; Xin Mao; Yuantong Gu; Sean Smith; Aijun Du; Zhongfang Chen; Changfeng Chen; Liangzhi Kou

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25426-5

Nature Communications (Aug 2021)

Controllable CO2 electrocatalytic reduction via ferroelectric switching on single atom anchored In2Se3 monolayer

Lin Ju,
Xin Tan,
Xin Mao,
Yuantong Gu,
Sean Smith,
Aijun Du,
Zhongfang Chen,
Changfeng Chen,
Liangzhi Kou

Affiliations

Lin Ju: School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology
Xin Tan: Integrated Materials Design Laboratory, Department of Applied Mathematics, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University
Xin Mao: School of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology
Yuantong Gu: School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology
Sean Smith: Integrated Materials Design Laboratory, Department of Applied Mathematics, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University
Aijun Du: School of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology
Zhongfang Chen: Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico
Changfeng Chen: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nevada
Liangzhi Kou: School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25426-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Electroreduction of CO2 into chemical fuels holds promise for mitigating environmental pollution and energy crisis. This work presents a distinct design of ferroelectric catalysts with high catalytic activity and selectivity for efficient and controllable electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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