| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2024 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Functional Nanomaterials 2024
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| Presentation Title |
Atomically Dispersed Metal Sites for the Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Reaction |
| Author(s) |
Davide Menga, Yang Shao-Horn |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Davide Menga |
| Abstract Scope |
Our society is currently facing critical challenges regarding CO2 emissions and drastic changes in the way we produce energy and materials are required in order to tackle global warming. The electrochemical reduction of CO2 is a key reaction in order to reduce our carbon footprint and a great scientific effort is being made to improve our knowledge and understanding about this complicated process. Combining the abundance and inexpensiveness of their constituent elements and maximizing the atomic efficiency of metals, catalysts consisting of isolated transition metal sites coordinated to nitrogen and carbon represent the most promising alternative to precious-metal-based materials. In this contribution, it will be discussed what are the key descriptors effecting the CO2 reduction reaction. It will be shown that the activity and selectivity of different atomically dispersed metal sites can be controlled by tuning the electronic state of the catalyst and the stability of the reaction intermediates. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Energy Conversion and Storage, Powder Materials, Sustainability |