Copper atom-pair catalyst anchored on alloy nanowires for selective and efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2
Copper atom-pair catalyst anchored on alloy nanowires for selective and efficient electrochemical reduction of CO<sub>2</sub>, Published online: 21 January 2019; doi:10.1038/s41557-018-0201-x
Anchored single-atom catalysts have recently been shown to be very active for various processes, however, a catalyst that features two adjacent copper atoms—which we call an atom-pair catalyst—is now reported. The Cu10–Cu1x+ pair structures work together to carry out the critical bimolecular step in CO2 reduction.