Recent Progress on Nickel Phthalocyanine Based Electrocatalysts for CO2 Reduction
Abstract
The electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to high-value fuels by renewable electricity is a sustainable strategy, which can substitute fossil fuels and circumvent climate changes induced by elevated CO2 emission levels, making the rational design of versatile electrocatalysts highly desirable. Among all the electrocatalytic materials used in CO2 reduction reaction, nickel phthalocyanine (NiPc) based electrocatalysts have attracted considerable attention recently because of their high CO selectivity and catalytic activity. Herein we review the latest advances in the CO2 electroreduction to CO catalyzed by immobilized NiPc and its derivatives on diverse surfaces. Specific strategies, structure-performance relationship and CO2-to-CO reaction mechanism of these NiPc-based electrocatalysts are analyzed. Future opportunities and challenges for this series of powerful heterogeneous electrocatalysts are also highlighted.
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