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Sequential catalysis enables enhanced C-C coupling towards multi-carbon alkenes and alcohols in carbon dioxide reduction: a study on bifunctional Cu/Au electrocatalysts

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Dan Ren, Jing Gao

Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) to multi-carbon products such as ethylene, ethanol and n-propanol offers a promising path for utilization of excessive CO2 and energy storage. Oxide-derived Cu electrodes are among the best electrocatalysts ...

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY2019

Silica-copper catalyst interfaces enable carbon-carbon coupling towards ethylene electrosynthesis

Michael Graetzel, Dan Ren, Yelin Hu, Jun Li, Reza Zamani

Membrane electrode assembly (MEA) electrolyzers offer a means to scale up CO2-to-ethylene electroconversion using renewable electricity and close the anthropogenic carbon cycle. To date, excessive CO2 coverage at the catalyst surface with limited active si ...

Nature Research2021

Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction at a Direct CuInGaS2/Electrolyte Junction

Michael Graetzel, Kevin Sivula, Jun Ho Yum, Nestor Guijarro Carratala, Dan Ren, Yongpeng Liu, Meng Xia, Simon Nussbaum

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) CO2 reduction has received considerable attention given the inherent sustainability and simplicity of directly converting solar energy into carbonbased chemical fuels. However, complex photocathode architectures with protecting l ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2023

New Insights into the Interface of Electrochemical Flow Cells for Carbon Dioxide Reduction to Ethylene

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Dan Ren, Jing Gao

The implementation of an electrochemical flow cell has enabled improved efficiency for CO2 reduction. However, in situ spectroscopic insights into the interface are still lacking. Here, we investigate a series of copper layers with different thicknesses on ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2021

Updates on Hydrogen Value Chain: A Strategic Roadmap

Michael Graetzel, Dan Ren

A strategic roadmap for noncarbonized fuels is a global priority, and the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions is a key focus of the Paris Agreement to mitigate the effects of rising temperatures. In this context, hydrogen is a promising noncarbonized fue ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2023

Selective C-C Coupling in Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction via Efficient Spillover of Intermediates As Supported by Operando Raman Spectroscopy

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Jingshan Luo, Dan Ren, Hong Zhang, Jing Gao

Developing efficient systems for the conversion of carbon dioxide to valuable chemicals using solar power is critical for mitigating climate change and ascertaining the worlds future supply of clean fuels. Here, we introduce a mesoscopic cathode consisting ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2019

SnS Quantum Dots as Hole Transporter of Perovskite Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Peng Wang, Yuhang Liu, Dan Ren, Zaiwei Wang, Yang Li

Perovskite solar cells have achieved comparable power conversion efficiencies as commercial silicon cells, making the issue of long-term operation stability as the most critical scientific factor toward industrial realization. In this work, we introduce Sn ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2019

Research data supporting "High carrier mobility along the [111] orientation in Cu2O photoelectrodes"

Michael Graetzel, Paul Joseph Dyson, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Jingshan Luo, Dan Ren, Linfeng Pan, Lu Chen, Meng Xia, Wenzhe Niu

Included in the dataset are detailed information into the crystallography, morphology, electronic properties, (photo)electrochemical and carrier dynamics of both single-crystal Cu2O thin films and polycrystalline Cu2O with favored crystal orientations. Mul ...

Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository2024

A hybrid bulk-heterojunction photoanode for direct solar-to-chemical conversion dagger

Michael Graetzel, Kevin Sivula, Jun Ho Yum, Liang Yao, Nestor Guijarro Carratala, Dan Ren, Yongpeng Liu, Meng Xia, Arvindh Sekar, Rebekah Anne Wells, Han-Hee Cho, Barbara Alexandra Primera Darwich

Organic semiconductors (OSs) are emerging candidates as light-harvesting materials in photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells for direct solar-to-chemical conversion. Despite significant recent progress with OS-based photocathodes, the development of efficient an ...

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY2021

Solar Water Splitting with Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Cell and TiC-Supported Pt Nanocluster Electrocatalyst

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Christophe Ballif, Quentin Thomas Jeangros, Jingshan Luo, Dan Ren, Jing Gao, Florent Sahli, Jérémie Werner

Developing efficient, stable, and cost-effective photosystems to split water into hydrogen and oxygen using sunlight is of paramount importance for future production of fuels and chemicals from renewable sources. However, the high cost of current systems l ...

2019

Efficient Cu2O Photocathodes for Aqueous Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction to Formate and Syngas

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Kevin Sivula, Mounir Driss Mensi, Dan Ren, Yongpeng Liu, Jing Gao, Linfeng Pan, Jun Li, Meng Xia

Photoelectrochemical carbon dioxide reduction (PEC-CO2R) represents a promising approach for producing renewable fuels and chemicals using solar energy. However, attaining even modest solar-to-fuel (STF) conversion efficiency often necessitates the use of ...

Amer Chemical Soc2023

Bimetallic Electrocatalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reduction

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Dan Ren, Jing Gao

Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, using the electricity generated from renewable energy sources, has the potential of rendering a carbon-neutral energy economy. Developing selective, efficient and robust electrocatalysts is the key step towards ...

SWISS CHEMICAL SOC2019

Solar Water Splitting Using Earth-Abundant Electrocatalysts Driven by High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Dan Ren, Hong Zhang

Hydrogen is considered as the "holy grail" for the energy community. One of the most promising strategies to produce hydrogen is to split water using renewable energy such as solar radiation. The abundance of water and solar energy enables the potential of ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2022

Combined Precursor Engineering and Grain Anchoring Leading to MA-Free, Phase-Pure, and Stable alpha-Formamidinium Lead Iodide Perovskites for Efficient Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Yuhang Liu, Dan Ren, Jing Gao, Linfeng Pan, Carole Graetzel, Anurag Krishna, Hongwei Zhu, Olivier Ouellette

alpha-Formamidinium lead iodide (alpha-FAPbI(3)) is one of the most promising candidate materials for high-efficiency and thermally stable perovskite solar cells (PSCs) owing to its outstanding optoelectrical properties and high thermal stability. However, ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2021

Micro-Electrode with Fast Mass Transport for Enhancing Selectivity of Carbonaceous Products in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

Michael Graetzel, Mingkui Wang, Jingshan Luo, Dan Ren

During electrochemical carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction on copper electrodes in an aqueous electrolyte, one of the key challenges is the competition between hydrogen evolution and CO2 reduction, especially under large current density. Here, micro-electrodes ...

2021

Revisiting the Impact of Morphology and Oxidation State of Cu on CO2 Reduction Using Electrochemical Flow Cell

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Dan Ren, Jing Gao

Electroreduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) in a flow electrolyzer represents a promising carbon-neutral technology with efficient production of valuable chemicals. In this work, the catalytic performance of polycrystalline copper (Cu), Cu2O-derived copper (O ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2022

Exfoliated 2D Layered and Nonlayered Metal Phosphorous Trichalcogenides Nanosheets as Promising Electrocatalysts for CO2 Reduction

Michael Graetzel, Dan Ren, Hong Zhang, Yelin Hu

Two-dimensional (2D) materials catalysts provide an atomic-scale view on a fascinating arena for understanding the mechanism of electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction (CO2 ECR). Here, we successfully exfoliated both layered and nonlayered ultra-thin met ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2023

Gold-in-copper at low *CO coverage enables efficient electromethanation of CO2

Michael Graetzel, Dan Ren, Jun Li

The renewable-electricity-powered CO2 electroreduction reaction provides a promising means to store intermittent renewable energy in the form of valuable chemicals and dispatchable fuels. Renewable methane produced using CO2 electroreduction attracts inter ...

Nature Research2021

Electrochemical synthesis of propylene from carbon dioxide on copper nanocrystals

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Oliver Kröcher, Dan Ren, Jing Gao, Alimohammad Bahmanpour

The conversion of carbon dioxide to value-added products using renewable electricity would potentially help to address current climate concerns. The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to propylene, a critical feedstock, requires multiple C-C coupl ...

NATURE PORTFOLIO2023

Cu2O photocathodes with band-tail states assisted hole transport for standalone solar water splitting

Michael Graetzel, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Kevin Sivula, Liang Yao, Yuhang Liu, Dan Ren, Linfeng Pan

Photoelectrochemical water splitting provides a promising solution for harvesting and storing solar energy. As the best-performing oxide photocathode, the Cu2O photocathode holds the performance rivaling that of many photovoltaic semiconductor-based photoc ...

Nature Research2020