Recent research trends in the rational designing of single atom catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction to CO—a mini review

Jinuk Choi; Seoyeon Yoo; Gnanaprakasam Janani; Subramani Surendran (Surendran Subramani); Sathyanarayanan Shanmugapriya; Heechae Choi; Gibum Kwon; Kyoungsuk Jin (진경석); Uk Sim

doi:10.1007/s42823-025-00874-x

Recent research trends in the rational designing of single atom catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction to CO—a mini review

Carbon Letters
Abbr : Carbon Lett.
2025, 35(2), pp.469~479
DOI : 10.1007/s42823-025-00874-x
Publisher : Korean Carbon Society
Research Area : Natural Science > Natural Science General > Other Natural Sciences General
Received : May 22, 2024
Accepted : December 23, 2024
Published : June 5, 2025

Jinuk Choi ¹, Seoyeon Yoo ¹, Gnanaprakasam Janani ¹, Subramani Surendran ², Sathyanarayanan Shanmugapriya ¹, Heechae Choi ³, Gibum Kwon ⁴, Kyoungsuk Jin ⁵, Uk Sim ¹

¹Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH)
²Korea Institute of Energy Technology
³Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
⁴University of Kansas
⁵고려대학교

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ABSTRACT

Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide is a crucial energy conversion protocol involving two significant processes: converting CO2, a greenhouse gas, into value-added products and reducing fossil fuel usage to produce fuels or chemical products. Moreover, the production of CO from the carbon dioxide reduction reaction is highly substantial since it is a two-proton/electron reaction, and it also finds potential applications in chemical, metallurgical, and pharmaceutical industries. Among the various classes of electrocatalytic materials, single-atom catalysts have attracted great attention because of their high atom utilization. Here, we survey the recent research trends involved in the preparation of single atom-based electrocatalysts for the generation of carbon monoxide from the electroreduction of carbon dioxide.

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Single atom catalysts Carbon dioxide Carbon monoxide Electrocatalyst Reduction reaction

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