Heterogeneous Catalytic Interface Engineering of Oxygen Vacancies on Cu–Zn Sites for Low-Temperature Methanol Synthesis
surface area, improves Cu dispersion, suppresses Cu particle sintering, and enriches surface basic sites. Density functional theory calculations further reveal that oxygen vacancies preferentially form at the Cu-Zn interfacial region and act as the primary active sites for low-temperature methanol synthesis. These findings establish that interfacial oxygen-vacancy engineering is an effective strategy for advancing methanol production at low temperatures.
Authors
- Yingluo He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8799-1991)
- Noritatsu Tsubaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6786-5058)
- Guangbo Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7102-366X)
- Teng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3148-643X)
- X Sun
- Minghui Tan
- Guohui Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9799-0984)
- Prasert Reubroycharoen
- Caixia Zhu
- Ruiheng Liu
Institutions
- Qingdao University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Chulalongkorn University (TH)
- Jilin University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Institute of Theoretical Physics (CN)
- Jilin Medical University (CN)
- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (CN)
- University of Toyama (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Published
- 2026-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c02328
- Primary Topic
- Catalysts for Methane Reforming
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
- China Scholarship Council
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science