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Advancements and Prospects of Near-infrared-light Driven Co2 Reduction Reaction

In the realm of photoconversion of CO2 into high-value chemicals, the importance of near-infrared (NIR) light is gradually gaining recognition. Relative to ultraviolet (UV) and visible light, NIR light (700-2500 nm), accounting for ca. 50% of solar energy, ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2025

Highly Active Photoreduction of Atmospheric-Concentration CO2 into CH3COOH over Palladium Particles on Nb2O5 Nanosheets

Jiaqi Xu

The endeavor to drive CO2 photoreduction towards the synthesis of C2 products is largely thwarted by the colossal energy hurdle inherent in C−C coupling. Herein, we load active metal particles on metal oxide nanosheets to build the dual metal pair sites fo ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2025

CO2-mediated hydrogen storage and release cycles realized by a bimetallic ruthenium complex in pure water

Jiaqi Xu

CO2-mediated liquid H2 storage is a promising technology; however, it typically requires additives such as bases, which increase both cost and energy consumption. Herein, a bimetallic Ru complex is fabricated that catalyzes reversible cycles of CO2 hydroge ...

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY2025

Infrared-Light-Driven CO2 Reduction Realized by a Charge-Asymmetrical Metallic Conductor

Jiaqi Xu

Until now, there has been a paradox in the utilization of infrared (IR) light, which carries a significant amount of solar energy (around 50% of the spectrum), for carbon dioxide (CO2) photoreduction. Given this, we propose a metallic conductor with charge ...

American Chemical Society (ACS)2025

Efficient co-upcycling of glycerol and CO2 into valuable products enabled by a bifunctional Ru-complex catalyst

Jiaqi Xu

Glycerol and CO2 are largely produced as by-products in modern industry. Herein, three Ru complexes bearing air- and water-stable NHC-nitrogen-nitrogen ligands are designed as bifunctional catalysts to upcycle glycerol and CO2 simultaneously. Among them, R ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2024

Infrared Photothermal Catalytic Reduction of Atmospheric CO2 Into CO with 100% Selectivity via Dual‐Plasmon Resonance Conductor

Jiaqi Xu

Today, the fabrication of carbon monoxide (CO) in industry customarily necessitates elevated temperature and pressure. Concurrently, the harnessing of infrared (IR) light, which constitutes ≈50% of solar energy, has predominantly remained unexploited due t ...

Wiley2025

Electrolyte effects and stability of Zn/Li dual-ion batteries with water-in-salt electrolytes

Nikolaos Kakavas, Michael Graetzel, Ladislav Kavan, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Jiaqi Xu, Wenzhe Niu

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries have emerged as promising candidates for safe and cost-effective energy storage, yet their performance remains constrained by electrode stability and electrolyte composition. In this study, we investigate the electrochemical beha ...

2025

Electrochemical co-upgrading CO2 and glycerol for selective formate production with 190% overall Faradaic efficiency

Michael Graetzel, Jing Gao, Jiaqi Xu

The overall energy efficiency (EE) is critical for commercializing promising electrochemical technologies, such as the carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR). Despite the rapid development of advanced catalysts and reactors for CO2RR, its commercial pot ...

2025

Designing multi-metal-site nanosheet catalysts for CO2 photoreduction to ethylene

Michael Graetzel, Jing Gao, Jiaqi Xu

Catalysts featuring multiple active sites hold significant potential for CO2 photoconversion to multi-carbon products. However, multi-metal-site catalysts typically face challenges with low yields and selectivity for ethylene production, with a lack of def ...

2025

Ultra-durable Photoreduction of Atmospheric Co2 Into Exclusive Co Over Cu7te4 Nanorods with Tellurium Vacancies

Jiaqi Xu

The impact of defects on carbon dioxide (CO2) photoreduction is not always well understood and can be inconsistent at times due to the absence of a clear model. Herein, the clear structure-property relationship between tellurium defects and CO2 photoreduct ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2025

Crown ether functionalization boosts CO2 electroreduction to ethylene on copper-based MOFs

Jiaqi Xu

The electroconversion of CO2 into ethylene (C2H4) offers a promising solution to environmental and energy challenges. Crown ether (CE) modification significantly enhances the C2H4 selectivity of copper-based MOFs, improving C2H4 faradaic efficiency (FE) in ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2025

Targeted Conversion of Biomass into Primary Diamines via Carbon Shell-Confined Cobalt Nanoparticles

Jiaqi Xu

Primary diamines are valuable yet challenging to synthesize due to issues such as product and intermediate condensation and catalyst poisoning. To address these problems, effective synthesis systems must be explored. Here, 2,5-bis(aminomethyl)furan (BAMF), ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2025

Manipulated Photocatalytic Air-concentration Co2 Into Ch3oh by Dual Hetero-metal Atom Pair Sites

Jiaqi Xu

Carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction encompasses intricate protonation steps, frequently leading to unpredictable products. To achieve target product selectivity, it is essential to strategically manipulate the reaction pathway. Herein, we build Cu-Ag dual heter ...

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY2025

Multisite-steered C–C coupling for photocatalytic air-concentration CO2 reduction into C2H6

Jiaqi Xu

Efforts to photoconvert carbon dioxide (CO2) into C2 products are primarily hindered by the significant energy barrier of C–C coupling step. Herein, we incorporate active metal particles with localized surface plasmon resonance on metal oxide nanosheets. A ...

2025