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Recent Trends, Benchmarking, and Challenges of Electrochemical Reduction of CO 2 by Molecular Catalysts
Author(s) -
Elouarzaki Kamal,
Kannan Vishvak,
Jose Vishal,
Sabharwal Harshjyot Singh,
Lee JongMin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201900090
Subject(s) - materials science , catalysis , nanotechnology , electrochemistry , benchmarking , molecule , chemical reduction , solid state , selectivity , electrode , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , chemistry , marketing , engineering , business
CO 2 reduction using molecular catalysts is a key area of study for achieving electrical‐to‐chemical energy storage and feedstock chemical synthesis. Compared to classical metallic solid‐state catalysts, these molecular catalysts often result in high performance and selectivity, even under unfavorable aqueous environments. This review considers the recent state‐of‐the‐art molecular catalysts for CO 2 electroreduction and explains the observed performance, therefore guiding the design principles for the next generation of molecules and material/molecule hybrid electrodes. The most recent advances related to these issues are discussed.