CO2 electrochemical catalytic reduction with a highly active cobalt phthalocyanine

Min Wang; Kristian Torbensen; Danielle Salvatore; Shaoxuan Ren; Dorian Joulié; Fabienne Dumoulin; Daniela Mendoza; Benedikt Lassalle-Kaiser; Umit Işci; Curtis P. Berlinguette; Marc Robert

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11542-w

Nature Communications (Aug 2019)

CO2 electrochemical catalytic reduction with a highly active cobalt phthalocyanine

Min Wang,
Kristian Torbensen,
Danielle Salvatore,
Shaoxuan Ren,
Dorian Joulié,
Fabienne Dumoulin,
Daniela Mendoza,
Benedikt Lassalle-Kaiser,
Umit Işci,
Curtis P. Berlinguette,
Marc Robert

Affiliations

Min Wang: Université de Paris, Laboratoire d’Electrochimie Moléculaire, CNRS
Kristian Torbensen: Université de Paris, Laboratoire d’Electrochimie Moléculaire, CNRS
Danielle Salvatore: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of British Columbia
Shaoxuan Ren: Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia
Dorian Joulié: Université de Paris, Laboratoire d’Electrochimie Moléculaire, CNRS
Fabienne Dumoulin: Gebze Technical University, Department of Chemistry
Daniela Mendoza: Université de Paris, Laboratoire d’Electrochimie Moléculaire, CNRS
Benedikt Lassalle-Kaiser: Synchrotron SOLEIL, L’Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin
Umit Işci: Gebze Technical University, Department of Chemistry
Curtis P. Berlinguette: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of British Columbia
Marc Robert: Université de Paris, Laboratoire d’Electrochimie Moléculaire, CNRS

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11542-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Molecular electrocatalysts reducing CO2 to CO with high selectivity and high rate are urgently needed. A cobalt phthalocyanine complex is capable of reducing CO2 to CO in water with a maximum partial current density up to 165 mA cm−2, matching the most active noble metal-based nanocatalysts.

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