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The study aims to investigate how support-induced interfacial effects influence methanol selectivity during CO2 electroreduction.

January 20, 2026Open Access

Inside Back Cover: Support‐Induced Interfacial Effects Steer Methanol Selectivity in CO2 Electroreduction by Immobilized Cobalt Phthalocyanine

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The study aims to investigate how support-induced interfacial effects influence methanol selectivity during CO2 electroreduction.
Utilized multiscale simulations to analyze the interaction between cobalt phthalocyanine and carbon nanotubes.
Studied the protonation barrier for adsorbed CO while assessing desorption dynamics.
Explored how immobilization impacts the electrocatalytic efficiency of CoPc.
Demonstrated that carbon nanotube supports shield CoPc from water.
Found that this shielding lowers the protonation barrier for adsorbed CO.
Confirmed that support engineering is crucial for optimizing methanol formation and catalytic pathways.

Abstract

Cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc) converts CO 2 to methanol when immobilized on carbon nanotubes. Multiscale simulations show how nanotube supports shield CoPc from water, lowering the protonation barrier for adsorbed CO without affecting desorption. This enables methanol formation and highlights support engineering as crucial for tuning electrocatalytic pathways in heterogenized molecular catalysts. More in the Communication ( e21683 ) by Mårten S. G. Ahlquist and co-workers.

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Ye et al. (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/696ed06d6d8d470fca57ab55 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.2026-m1001094000

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