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Abstract In this work, we consider the rational design of a plasma catalysis system for the splitting of carbon dioxide (CO2) via one-dimensional PIC/MCC simulations. We show that field emission-driven microdischarges (also called microplasmas) can selectively excite the asymmetric stretch mode, which is known to be more favorable to the dissociation of CO2, relative to the symmetric stretch mode. These results suggest that field emission-driven microdischarges could form the basis for intentionally coupling the plasma state with a catalyst for improving the performance of CO2 reforming.