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Aqueous-Phase and End-Group Engineering Synergistically Modulate CO2 Reduction on Porphyrin Single-Atom Catalysts:

Kai Wang1, Hongfei Li2, Mei Yang3

  • 1School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.

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|January 1, 2026
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Highly efficient catalysts for CO2 reduction are scarce. This study shows aqueous solvation and end-group modifications enhance porphyrin single-atom catalysts (SACs) for CO2 to CO conversion, guiding future catalyst design.

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