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ArticleNature communications2026

Intermetallic charge redistribution restructures the oxygen-bound intermediate network for efficient ethylene electrosynthesis.

Limin Liu, Rongxin Xia, Chen Deng, Huiyan Zhang, Shangqian Zhu, Qi Hao, Xunhua Zhao, Daolun Liang, Jason Chun-Ho Lam, Dekui Shen and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Limin Liu *Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Rongxin Xia *Baima Lake Laboratory, Hangzhou, China.
Chen DengSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. chendeng@seu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1702-3335
Huiyan ZhangKey Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4818-7156
Shangqian ZhuSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5813-9588
Qi HaoKey Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5525-4417
Xunhua ZhaoKey Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2234-5830
Daolun LiangKey Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Jason Chun-Ho LamSchool of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3085-1634
Dekui ShenInterdisciplinary Innovation Laboratory for Environment and Energy, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin, China. 101011398@seu.edu.cn.
Wenlei ZhuState Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Green Resource Recycling, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. wenleizhu@nju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6110-993X
Richen LinKey Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. richenlin@seu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6861-8542

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52276177National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52376172Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation) BK20241315
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The precise regulation of Cu surface electronic structure governs C-C coupling pathways and intermediate adsorption to enhance ethylene selectivity. However, how heteroatom dopants modulate the flux of oxygen-bound intermediates remains unclear. Herein, we establish a predictive framework based on six dopant elements' electron orbital characteristics, demonstrating that p-orbital metal doping enables favorable orbital-center proximity for hybridization with Cu active centers. Al-incorporated Cu balances adsorption affinities for *CO, *H, and *O, thereby reducing the *OCCO formation barrier. Controlled Al doping in CuAl single-atom alloy (CuAl

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PMCPMC13402599

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