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Adsorption, activation, and conversion of carbon dioxide on small copper–tin nanoclusters

Published:2023 Issue:19 Volume:25 Page:13429-13441
ISSN:1463-9076
Container-title:Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
language:en
Short-container-title:Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

Author:

Muthuperiyanayagam Akshayini¹,Nabi Azeem Ghulam¹²³,Zhao Qi¹^ORCID,Aman-ur-Rehman ²⁴⁵,Di Tommaso Devis¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK

2. Department of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan

3. Department of Physics, University of Gujrat, Jalalpur Jattan Road, Gujrat, Pakistan

4. Department of Nuclear Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan

5. Center for Mathematical Sciences, Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan

Abstract

Density functional theory calculations of the CO2 reduction on Cu–Sn clusters, isolated or supported on graphene and γ-Al2O3, show Cu2Sn2 on graphene to suppress the hydrogen evolution reaction and be highly selective towards the synthesis of formic acid.

Funder

Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

China Scholarship Council

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, UK Government

Natural Environment Research Council

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie

Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,General Physics and Astronomy