Microenvironment engineering of single/dual‐atom catalysts for electrocatalytic application

Y Gao, B Liu, D Wang - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Single/dual‐metal atoms supported on carbon matrix can be modulated by coordination
structure and neighboring active sites. Precisely designing the geometric and electronic …

Bifunctional single atom catalysts for rechargeable zinc–air batteries: from dynamic mechanism to rational design

P Zhang, K Chen, J Li, M Wang, M Li, Y Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ever‐growing demands for rechargeable zinc–air batteries (ZABs) call for efficient
bifunctional electrocatalysts. Among various electrocatalysts, single atom catalysts (SACs) …

Strain enhances the activity of molecular electrocatalysts via carbon nanotube supports

J Su, CB Musgrave III, Y Song, L Huang, Y Liu, G Li… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Support-induced strain engineering is useful for modulating the properties of two-
dimensional materials. However, controlling strain of planar molecules is technically …

Identification of the Highly Active Co–N4 Coordination Motif for Selective Oxygen Reduction to Hydrogen Peroxide

S Chen, T Luo, X Li, K Chen, J Fu, K Liu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) through oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is
an environment-friendly and sustainable route for obtaining a fundamental product in the …

Insights into the activity of single-atom Fe-NC catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

K Liu, J Fu, Y Lin, T Luo, G Ni, H Li, Z Lin… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Single-atom Fe-NC catalysts has attracted widespread attentions in the oxygen reduction
reaction (ORR). However, the origin of ORR activity on Fe-NC catalysts is still unclear, which …

Tailoring the d‐orbital splitting manner of single atomic sites for enhanced oxygen reduction

Y Dai, B Liu, Z Zhang, P Guo, C Liu, Y Zhang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Regulating the electronic states of single atomic sites around the Fermi level remains a
major concern for boosting the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Herein, a …

Simultaneously engineering the synergistic-effects and coordination-environment of dual-single-atomic iron/cobalt-sites as a bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst for …

G Yasin, S Ali, S Ibraheem, A Kumar, M Tabish… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Single-atom introduced carbon nanomaterials show favorable oxygen-reduction reaction
(ORR) and oxygen-evolution reaction (OER) performance for renewable energy …

What is the Real Origin of the Activity of Fe–N–C Electrocatalysts in the O2 Reduction Reaction? Critical Roles of Coordinating Pyrrolic N and Axially Adsorbing …

X Hu, S Chen, L Chen, Y Tian, S Yao, Z Lu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Fe–N–C electrocatalysts have emerged as promising substitutes for Pt-based catalysts for
the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, their real catalytic active site is still under …

Functional metal/carbon composites derived from metal–organic frameworks: insight into structures, properties, performances, and mechanisms

W **ao, M Cheng, Y Liu, J Wang, G Zhang, Z Wei… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have extensively emerged as promising
templates/precursors to prepare functional derivatives for various purposes because of their …

A durable half-metallic diatomic catalyst for efficient oxygen reduction

H Li, S Di, P Niu, S Wang, J Wang, L Li - Energy & Environmental …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Single atom metal–nitrogen–carbon materials have shown immense potential for the oxygen
reduction reaction (ORR) while the development of durable catalysts with high reactivity …