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Photo- and thermo-coupled electrocatalysis in carbon dioxide and methane conversion

光/热耦合电催化活化二氧化碳和甲烷分子

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新型催化方法的研究有助于实现二氧化碳和甲烷等小分子资源的高效利用, 从而优化目前的碳循环工艺. 二氧化碳和甲烷分子具有较高的键能, 所以它们均为最稳定的分子之一. 在过去十年, 如何实现二氧化碳和甲烷分子的活化一直是世界难题. 传统热催化通常使用化石燃料作为能源进行小分子活化, 不仅效率低, 同时会伴随着大量的二氧化碳生成. 最**几年, 一系列具有应用前景的催化方法逐步被研究验证. 本文不仅系统性地介绍了光/热耦合电催化在二氧化碳和甲烷等小分子催化转化中的应用, 而且对新型光/热耦合电催化剂的设计合成进行了展望.

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We gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFA0700101 and 2016YFA0202801), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21431003 and 21521091). Wang G thanks the financial support from CAS Youth Innovation Promotion (2015145).

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  1. Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Bei**g, 100084, China

    Deren Yang  (杨德仁) & Xun Wang  (王训)

  2. State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China

    Guoxiong Wang  (汪国雄)

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Author contributions Wang X proposed and guided the project. Yang D and Wang G wrote the paper. Wang X and Wang G revised the manuscript. All authors joined the discussion and gave useful suggestions.

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Deren Yang is currently a PhD candidate in inorganic chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Xun Wang at Tsinghua University. His research interests include the design, synthesis and application of novel catalysts for photo-coupled electrocatalysis.

Guoxiong Wang obtained his PhD in physical chemistry from Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2006. He worked at Hokkaido University as post-doctoral researcher from 2007 to 2010. Then he joined Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics in 2010 and became a full professor in 2015. His research interests include highly efficient catalytic materials and processes for electrochemical energy conversion and storage, such as electro-catalytic reduction of CO2, fuel cells and zinc-air battery, etc.

Xun Wang obtained his PhD in chemistry from Tsinghua University in 2004. Then he joined the Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University in 2004, and became a full professor in 2007. His research interests include the design, synthesis and application of novel catalysts.

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Yang, D., Wang, G. & Wang, X. Photo- and thermo-coupled electrocatalysis in carbon dioxide and methane conversion. Sci. China Mater. 62, 1369–1373 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-019-9455-3

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