A synergetic cocatalyst for conversion of carbon dioxide, sunlight, and water into methanol
Ye Z, Yang K, Zhang B, Navid I, Shen Y, Xiao Y, Pofelski A, Botton G, Ma T, Mondal S, Norris T, Batista V, Mi Z. A synergetic cocatalyst for conversion of carbon dioxide, sunlight, and water into methanol. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2408183121. PMID: 39172778, PMCID: PMC11363284, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2408183121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConversion of CO<sub>2</sub>Proton-coupled electron transfer pathwayConversion of carbon dioxideSynthesis of methanolTransfer of protonsElectron transfer pathwayVectorial transfer of protonsPhotocatalytic architecturesCore-shell nanoparticlesCore-shell interfaceCatalytic materialsProton reductionHydrogen spilloverProduct selectivityHydrogen atomsTransfer pathwayCore-shellAqueous solutionOxide shellHydrogenVectorial transferMethanolWireless systemsProtonSemiconducting nanowiresModeling Electrochemical Vacancy Regeneration in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
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