Article Bifunctional Co active site on dilute CoCu plasmonic alloy for light-driven H2 production from methanol and water

Wen-Ning Lu ; Shunqin Luo ORCID ; Yibo Zhao ; Jianbing Xu ; Gaoliang Yang ; Emmanuel Picheau ORCID ; Minmin Han ; Qi Wang ; Sijie Li ; Lulu Jia ; Ming-Xing Ling ; Tetsuya Kako SAMURAI ORCID (National Institute for Materials ScienceROR) ; Jinhua Ye SAMURAI ORCID

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Wen-Ning Lu, Shunqin Luo, Yibo Zhao, Jianbing Xu, Gaoliang Yang, Emmanuel Picheau, Minmin Han, Qi Wang, Sijie Li, Lulu Jia, Ming-Xing Ling, Tetsuya Kako, Jinhua Ye. Bifunctional Co active site on dilute CoCu plasmonic alloy for light-driven H2 production from methanol and water. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 2023, 343 (), 123520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.123520

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Catalytic H2 production from CH3OH and H2O is acknowledged as a promising strategy in the growth of future hydrogen economy, but its industrialization still faces significant challenges of substantial energy consumption. To overcome the high barrier of CH3OH/H2O activation, we report a low-cost plasmonic Co–Cu alloy catalyst for producing H2 efficiently through a light-driven process, bringing an outstanding generation rate without external thermal energy input.

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Keyword: hydrogen

Date published: 2023-11-16

Publisher: Elsevier BV

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  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental (ISSN: 09263373) vol. 343 123520

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  • JSPS KAKENHI JP18H02065

Manuscript type: Author's version (Accepted manuscript)

MDR DOI: https://doi.org/10.48505/nims.5033

First published URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.123520

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