Electrochemical conversion of CO2 to fuels is an attractive pathway to store electrical energy in chemical form. Isolated, low-valent Ni species in nitrogen-doped graphene are now demonstrated to selectively convert CO2 to CO electrochemically with high intrinsic activity and stability.
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Mul, G. Isolated low-valent nickel. Nat Energy 3, 90–91 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-018-0092-5
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