Cooperative Single Atom Catalysts for Zn-CO2 Batteries

该项目旨在开发用于高效和选择性电催化CO2转化和Zn-CO2电池的协同单原子催化剂。在单原子极限下的协同催化剂可以潜在地实现超越最先进水平的增强的电化学性能，并且将在能量转换和存储领域引发重大的理论和技术兴趣。预计它将产生材料科学和电化学方面的新知识，使用原子精确材料工程，原位表征和全细胞优化的跨学科方法。开发低成本、高能效的碳中和CO2电解槽具有显著的经济效益和环境效益。

This project aims to develop cooperative single-atom catalysts for efficient and selective electrocatalytic CO2 conversion and Zn-CO2 batteries. Cooperative catalysts at the single atom limit can potentially achieve enhanced electrochemical properties beyond state-of-the-art and will trigger significant theoretical and technological interests in energy conversion and storage fields. It is expected to generate new knowledge in materials science and electrochemistry, using interdisciplinary approaches of atom-precise material engineering, in situ characterisation and full-cell optimisation. Significant economic and environmental benefits are expected from developing carbon-neutral CO2 electrolysers with low cost and high energy efficiency.