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Recent progress in electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction using atomically precise copper nanoclusters.

Yang Zuo¹, Xiaoshuang Ma¹, Shuo Zhang¹

¹College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China. xiaoshuang_ma@qust.edu.cn.

|April 7, 2026

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Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction (eCO2RR) uses engineered metal nanoclusters (NCs) for efficient carbon recycling. Key factors like size, doping, ligands, and supports optimize NC catalysts for cleaner energy conversion.

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Electrochemistry
Catalysis

Background:

Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction (eCO2RR) is vital for carbon recycling and clean energy.
Metal nanoclusters (NCs) offer tunable properties for enhanced eCO2RR catalyst performance.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recent advances in eCO2RR using metal NC catalysts.
To systematically examine factors modulating NC catalyst performance in eCO2RR.

Main Methods:

Review of recent literature on metal NCs for eCO2RR.
Analysis of five key modulating factors: core size, single-atom modulation, ligand effects, metal doping, and support effects.

Main Results:

Core size impacts activity and selectivity by altering active sites and electronic structures.
Single-atom doping, ligands, alloying, and supports precisely tune electronic states, reaction pathways, and stability.
These factors collectively enhance catalytic outcomes via electronic modulation, coordination environment optimization, and improved transport.

Conclusions:

Rational design of high-performance electrocatalysts for eCO2RR is guided by understanding these modulating factors.
Significant challenges and opportunities exist in advancing NC-based eCO2RR technology.