Charged Microdroplet Microelectrochemical Cells

Multielectron reduction at gas-liquid interface

Charged microdroplets enable CO2 reduction and C-C coupling to ethanol with tunable selectivity via size and charge density.

Dong, Jianing · Jianxiong, Chen · Wang, Wenxin · Wei, Zhenwei · Tian, Zhongqun · Fan, Fengru

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024

Advantages

Achieved multielectron CO2 reduction and C-C coupling to ethanol using molecular catalysts

Reaction selectivity is tunable by size and charge density of the microelectrochemical cell

In situ mass spectrometry identified reaction intermediates (molecular catalyst adducts with HCOO) and oxidation products