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ArticleNature communications2025

Transient pulsed discharge preparation of graphene aerogel supports asymmetric Cu cluster catalysts promote CO

Kaiyuan Liu, Hao Shen, Zhiyi Sun, Qiang Zhou, Guoqiang Liu, Zhongti Sun, Wenxing Chen, Xin Gao, Pengwan Chen

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Editable Hydrogen Bond Network Within the Electric Double Layer for COAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026
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  7. Multifunctional Cu-doped MnMaterials today. Bio · 2026
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  10. In situ stabilization of CuNature communications · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Kaiyuan LiuSchool of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China.
Hao ShenSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, China.
Zhiyi SunEnergy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China.
Qiang ZhouChina Academy of Ordnance Science, Beijing, 100089, China.
Guoqiang LiuSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma-An-Shan, Anhui, 243002, China.
Zhongti SunSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, China. ztsun@ujs.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4754-6583
Wenxing ChenEnergy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China. wxchen@bit.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9669-4358
Xin GaoSchool of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China. gaoxin@bit.edu.cn.
Pengwan ChenSchool of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China. pwchen@bit.edu.cn.

Funding

Advanced Talents Foundation of Jiangsu University | Senior Talent Foundation of Jiangsu University (Jiangsu University Senior Talent Foundation) 21JDG041Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) 2022CX01011Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) 2022YCXZ003Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) XSQD-202002004China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2023M731357National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12002048National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12372332National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22375019Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality (Beijing Natural Science Foundation) 2212018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Designing asymmetrical structures is an effective strategy to optimize metallic catalysts for electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reactions. Herein, we demonstrate a transient pulsed discharge method for instantaneously constructing graphene-aerogel supports asymmetric copper nanocluster catalysts. This process induces the convergence of copper atoms decomposed by copper chloride onto graphene originating from the intense current pulse and high temperature. The catalysts exhibit asymmetrical atomic and electronic structures due to lattice distortion and oxygen doping of copper clusters. In carbon dioxide reduction reaction, the selectivity and activity for ethanol production are enhanced by the asymmetric structure and abundance of active sites on catalysts, achieving a Faradaic efficiency of 75.3% for ethanol and 90.5% for multicarbon products at -1.1 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode. Moreover, the strong interactions between copper nanoclusters and graphene-aerogel support confer notable long-term stability. We elucidate the key reaction intermediates and mechanisms on Cu

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