Nature Communications (Jul 2020)

Photocathode functionalized with a molecular cobalt catalyst for selective carbon dioxide reduction in water

  • Palas Baran Pati,
  • Ruwen Wang,
  • Etienne Boutin,
  • Stéphane Diring,
  • Stéphane Jobic,
  • Nicolas Barreau,
  • Fabrice Odobel,
  • Marc Robert

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17125-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Photo-electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide is a promising strategy to derive valuable products. Here, the authors show a photocathode able to produce carbon monoxide selectively in aqueous media with high activity using earth-abundant molecular catalyst.