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Subjects Carbon capture and storage Electrocatalysis Solar fuels Electron spins are often not considered in electrocatalysis, yet they can play a pivotal role in determining reaction pathways. New res...

Subjects Carbon capture and storage Electrocatalysis Solar fuels Electron spins are often not considered in electrocatalysis, yet they can play a pivotal role in determining reaction pathways. New research suggests that chiral (twisted) copper can generate spin-polarized charge carriers during CO 2 electroreduction and suppress undesired hydrogen evolution. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Access options Access through your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription 27,99 € / 30 days cancel any time Learn more Subscribe to this journal Receive 12 digital issues and online access to articles 111,21 € per year only 9,27 € per issue Learn more Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from $1.95 to $39.95 Learn more Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Fig. 1: Chirality-induced spin selectivity redirects copper electrocatalysis disfavouring hydrogen evolution. The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. References Tan, J. et al. Nat. Energy https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-026-02062-1 (2026). Article Google Scholar Ray, K., Ananthavel, S. P., Waldeck, D. H. & Naaman, R. Science 283 , 814–816 (1999). Article Google Scholar Mtangi, W., Kiran, V., Fontanesi, C. & Naaman, R. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 6 , 4916–4922 (2015). Liang, Y. et al. Nat. Commun. 13 , 3356 (2022). Article Google Scholar Liang, Y., Lihter, M. & Lingenfelder, M. Isr. J. Chem. 62 , e202200052 (2022). Article Google Scholar Bloom, B. P., Lingenfelder, M., Naaman, R., Sun, D. & Waldeck, D. H. Nat. Rev. Mater. 11 , 213–225 (2026). Yu, A., Zhang, Y., Zhu, S., Wu, T. & Xu, Z. J. Nat. Energy 10 , 435–447 (2025). Article Google Scholar Garcés-Pineda, F. A. et al. Chem. Sci. 16 , 5475–5482 (2025). Article Google Scholar Download references Author information Authors and Affiliations Helvetia Institute for Science and Innovation, Wollerau, Switzerland Magalí Lingenfelder Authors Magalí Lingenfelder View author publications Search author on: PubMed Google Scholar Corresponding author Correspondence to Magalí Lingenfelder . Ethics declarations Competing interests The author declares no competing interests. Rights and permissions Reprints and permissions About this article Cite this article Lingenfelder, M. A twist away from hydrogen. Nat Energy (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-026-02066-x Download citation Published : 19 May 2026 Version of record : 19 May 2026 DOI : https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-026-02066-x Share this article Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: Get shareable link Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article. Copy shareable link to clipboard Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative