Mechanism of Aqueous Carbon Dioxide Reduction by the Solvated Electron

Abstract

Aqueous solvated electron (eaq–), a key species in radiation and plasma chemistry, can efficiently reduce CO2 in a potential green chemistry application. Here, the mechanism of this reaction is unravelled by condensed-phase molecular dynamics based on the correlated wave function and an accurate density functional theory (DFT) approximation. Here, we design and apply the holistic protocol for solvated electron’s reactions encompassing all relevant reaction stages starting from diffusion. The carbon dioxide reduction proceeds via a cav Show more