Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters as Model Catalysts for Identifying Active Sites for Electroreduction of CO2

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 60; no. 26; pp. 14563 - 14570
• Main Authors: Seong, Hoeun, Efremov, Vladimir, Park, Gibeom, Kim, Hyunwoo, Yoo, Jong Suk, Lee, Dongil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 21.06.2021
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: Carbon dioxide; Catalysts; Charge density; Chemical reduction; cluster compounds; CO2 reduction; Density functional theory; Electrocatalysts; Electrochemistry; Gold; heterogeneous catalysis; Nanoclusters; Photoelectron spectroscopy; Photoelectrons; reaction mechanism; Reaction mechanisms; S ligands; reaction mechanisms; cluster compounds; heterogeneous catalysis; reduction; S ligands

Accurate identification of active sites is critical for elucidating catalytic reaction mechanisms and developing highly efficient and selective electrocatalysts. Herein, we report the atomic‐level identification of active sites using atomically well‐defined gold nanoclusters (Au NCs) Au25, Au38, and...