Microenvironment-tuned cobalt phthalocyanine

Efficient CO2-to-methanol in acid

A locally ionic yet simultaneously hydrophobic and aerophilic layered structure modulates the microenvironment around cobalt phthalocyanine molecular catalysts, enabling efficient multielectron CO2 reduction in acidic media.

Song, Yun · Musgrave, Charles B. · Su, Jianjun · Huang, Libei · Guo, Weihua · Liu, Yong · Xin, Yinger · Zhang, Qiang · Feng, Xing · Liu, Shunjie · Kwok, Ryan Tsz Kin · Lam, Jacky Wing Yip · Feng, Zhenxing · Tang, Benzhong · Goddard, William A. · Ye, Ruquan

Nature Nanotechnology 2025

Specifications

甲醇分电流密度
{'zh': '132', 'en': ''} mA cm⁻²
甲醇选择性
{'zh': '62', 'en': ''} %
pH
{'zh': '-1.37', 'en': ''} V vs