Nature Family and Science

Progress and roadmap for electro-privileged transformations of bio-derived molecules

Authors: Cong Tian, Roham Dorakhan, Joshua Wicks, Zhu Chen, Kyoung-Shin Choi, Nirala Singh, Joshua A. Schaidle, Adam Holewinski, Aleksandra Vojvodic, Dionisios G. Vlachos, Linda J. Broadbelt & Edward H. Sargent
Volume/Number: Nature Catalysis, DOI: 10.1038/s41929-024-01131-6
Year: 2024

Nature Family and Science

Progress and roadmap for electro-privileged transformations of bio-derived molecules

Improved charge extraction in inverted perovskite solar cells with dual-site-binding ligands

Ligand-modified nanoparticle surfaces influence CO electroreduction selectivity

Photophysical properties of materials for high-speed photodetection

Engineering colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals for quantum information processing

The dynamic adsorption affinity of ligands is a surrogate for the passivation of surface defects

Site-selective protonation enables efficient carbon monoxide electroreduction to acetate

A thermotropic liquid crystal enables efficient and stable perovskite solar modules

Efficient multicarbon formation in acidic CO2 reduction via tandem electrocatalysis

Bimolecularly passivated interface enables efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells

Halide homogenization for low energy loss in 2-eV-bandgap perovskites and increased efficiency in all-perovskite triple-junction solar cells

Anion optimization for bifunctional surface passivation in perovskite solar cells

Low-loss contacts on textured substrates for inverted perovskite solar cells

Selective electrochemical synthesis of urea from nitrate and CO2 via relay catalysis on hybrid catalyst

Cationic-group-functionalized electrocatalysts enable stable acidic CO2 electrolysis

Long-term operating stability in perovskite photovoltaics

Regulating surface potential maximizes voltage in all-perovskite tandems

Engineering ligand reactivity enables high-temperature operation of stable perovskite solar cells

Interpretable discovery of semiconductors with machine learning

Pressure dependence in aqueous-based electrochemical CO2 reduction

Constrained C2 adsorbate orientation enables CO-to-acetate electroreduction

Surface hydroxide promotes CO2 electrolysis to ethylene in acidic conditions

Inorganic wide-bandgap perovskite subcells with dipole bridge for all-perovskite tandems

Electrified hydrocarbon-to-oxygenates coupled to hydrogen evolution for efficient greenhouse gas mitigation

Selective synthesis of butane from carbon monoxide using cascade electrolysis and thermocatalysis at ambient conditions

Large piezoelectric response in a Jahn-Teller distorted molecular metal halide

Suppressed phase segregation for triple-junction perovskite solar cells

Epitaxially grown silicon-based single-atom catalyst for visible-light-driven syngas production

A silver–copper oxide catalyst for acetate electrosynthesis from carbon monoxide

Supramolecular tuning of supported metal phthalocyanine catalysts for hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis

Stabilization of 3D/2D perovskite heterostructures via inhibition of ion diffusion by cross-linked polymers for solar cells with improved performance

Energy-and carbon-efficient CO2/CO electrolysis to multicarbon products via asymmetric ion migration–adsorption

Conversion of CO2 to multicarbon products in strong acid by controlling the catalyst microenvironment

Rational design of Lewis base molecules for stable and efficient inverted perovskite solar cells

A metal-supported single-atom catalytic site enables carbon dioxide hydrogenation

Efficient electrosynthesis of n-propanol from carbon monoxide using a Ag–Ru–Cu catalyst

Gas diffusion electrodes, reactor designs and key metrics of low-temperature CO2 electrolysers

Redox-mediated electrosynthesis of ethylene oxide from CO2 and water

Quantum-size-tuned heterostructures enable efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells

Carbon-efficient carbon dioxide electrolysers

All-perovskite tandem solar cells with improved grain surface passivation

Eliminating the need for anodic gas separation in CO2 electroreduction systems via liquid-to-liquid anodic upgrading

High carbon utilization in CO2 reduction to multi-carbon products in acidic media

Bipolar membrane electrolyzers enable high singlepass CO2 electroreduction to multicarbon products

Sub-millimetre light detection and ranging using perovskites

Germanium silicon oxide achieves multi-coloured ultra-long phosphorescence and delayed fluorescence at high temperature

Machine learning for a sustainable energy future

A roadmap for the commercialization of perovskite light emitters

Regulating surface potential maximizes voltage in all-perovskite tandems

Copper/alkaline earth metal oxide interfaces for electrochemical CO2-to-alcohol conversion by selective hydrogenation

Efficient bifacial monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells via bandgap engineering

An antibonding valence band maximum enables defect-tolerant and stable GeSe photovoltaics

Reagentless biomolecular analysis using a molecular pendulum

Designing anion exchange membranes for CO2 electrolysers

CO2 electrolysis to multicarbon products in strong acid

Gold-in-copper at low *CO coverage enables efficient electromethanation of CO2

Multication perovskite 2D/3D interfaces form via progressive dimensional reduction

Semiconductor quantum dots: Technological progress and future challenges

Distribution control enables efficient reduced-dimensional perovskite LEDs

Cascade surface modification of colloidal quantum dot inks enables efficient bulk homojunction photovoltaics

Tuning OH binding energy enables selective electrochemical oxidation of ethylene to ethylene glycol

Efficient near-infrared light-emitting diodes based on quantum dots in layered perovskite

CO2 electrolysis to multicarbon products at activities greater than 1 A cmâ2

Managing grains and interfaces via ligand anchoring enables 22.3%-efficiency inverted perovskite solar cells

Multi-cation perovskites prevent carrier reflection from grain surfaces

Molecular enhancement of heterogeneous CO2 reduction

Regioselective magnetization in semiconducting nanorods

Edge stabilization in reduced-dimensional perovskites

Efficient tandem solar cells with solution-processed perovskite on textured crystalline silicon

Chiral-perovskite optoelectronics

Enhanced optical path and electron diffusion length enable high-efficiency perovskite tandems

Solution-processed upconversion photodetectors based on quantum dots

Regulating strain in perovskite thin films through charge-transport layers

Bipolar-shell resurfacing for blue LEDs based on strongly confined perovskite quantum dots

Chelating-agent-assisted control of CsPbBr3 quantum well growth enables stable blue perovskite emitters

Enhanced multi-carbon alcohol electroproduction from CO via modulated hydrogen adsorption

Tracking the expression of therapeutic protein targets in rare cells by antibody-mediated nanoparticle labelling and magnetic sorting

Bioinspiration in light harvesting and catalysis

Orthogonal colloidal quantum dot inks enable efficient multilayer optoelectronic devices

CO2 electrolysis to multicarbon products at activities greater than 1 A cmâ2

Cooperative CO2-to-ethanol conversion via enriched intermediates at moleculeâmetal catalyst interfaces

Electronâphonon interaction in efficient perovskite blue emitters

Steering post-CâC coupling selectivity enables high efficiency electroreduction of carbon dioxide to multi-carbon alcohols

Hybrid organicâinorganic inks flatten the energy landscape in colloidal quantum dot solids