According to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, recently, the Guangzhou Institute of Energy Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences adopted a simple surface engineering strategy to anchor nickel oxide clusters to the surface of commercial indium oxide, improving methanol synthesis efficiency. Research characterization revealed that anchored NiO clusters can promote the transfer of electrons from NiO to the In2O3 surface and promote surface reduction of In2O3, thereby generating more OV sites. High-pressure in-situ DRIFTS experiments have confirmed that NiO clusters can simultaneously promote the formation of formate and the intermediate product methoxy, thereby promoting the production of methanol.

According to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, recently, the Guangzhou Institute of Energy Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences adopted a simple surface engineering strategy to anchor nickel oxide clusters to the surface of commercial indium oxide, improving methanol synthesis efficiency. Research characterization revealed that anchored NiO clusters can promote the transfer of electrons from NiO to the In2O3 surface and promote surface reduction of In2O3, thereby generating more OV sites. High-pressure in-situ DRIFTS experiments have confirmed that NiO clusters can simultaneously promote the formation of formate and the intermediate product methoxy, thereby promoting the production of methanol.