A Mn-N3 single-atom catalyst embedded in graphitic carbon nitride for efficient CO2 electroreduction

Jiaqi Feng; Hongshuai Gao; Lirong Zheng; Zhipeng Chen; Shaojuan Zeng; Chongyang Jiang; Haifeng Dong; Licheng Liu; Suojiang Zhang; Xiangping Zhang

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18143-y

Nature Communications (Aug 2020)

A Mn-N3 single-atom catalyst embedded in graphitic carbon nitride for efficient CO2 electroreduction

Jiaqi Feng,
Hongshuai Gao,
Lirong Zheng,
Zhipeng Chen,
Shaojuan Zeng,
Chongyang Jiang,
Haifeng Dong,
Licheng Liu,
Suojiang Zhang,
Xiangping Zhang

Affiliations

Jiaqi Feng: Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hongshuai Gao: Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lirong Zheng: Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility (BSRF), Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhipeng Chen: Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy
Shaojuan Zeng: Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chongyang Jiang: Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Haifeng Dong: Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Licheng Liu: Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy
Suojiang Zhang: Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiangping Zhang: Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18143-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

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Developing effective catalysts based on earth abundant elements is critical for electrochemical CO2 reduction. Here, the authors prepare a manganese single atom catalyst with high CO2 reduction performance, which can be attributed to the Mn-N3 site embedded in graphitic carbon nitride.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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