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; Sathyanarayanan Shanmugapriya; Heechae Choi; Gibum Kwon; Kyoungsuk Jin; 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

Jinuk Choi, Seoyeon Yoo, Gnanaprakasam Janani, Subramani Surendran, Sathyanarayanan Shanmugapriya, Heechae Choi, Gibum Kwon, Kyoungsuk Jin, Uk Sim^*

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	100965
Pages (from-to)	469-479
Number of pages	11
Journal	Carbon Letters
Volume	35
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s42823-025-00874-x
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 2025

Keywords

Carbon dioxide
Carbon monoxide
Electrocatalyst
Reduction reaction
Single atom catalysts

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