A multifunctional chemical toolbox to engineer carbon dots for biomedical and energy applications

L Ðorđević, F Arcudi, M Cacioppo, M Prato - Nature Nanotechnology, 2022 - nature.com
Photoluminescent carbon nanoparticles, or carbon dots, are an emerging class of materials
that has recently attracted considerable attention for biomedical and energy applications …

Strategies of regulating Zn 2+ solvation structures for dendrite-free and side reaction-suppressed zinc-ion batteries

J Cao, D Zhang, X Zhang, Z Zeng, J Qin… - Energy & Environmental …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
High-safety and low-cost aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) are an exceptionally compelling
technology for grid-scale energy storage, whereas the corrosion, hydrogen evolution …

Atomically Dispersed Metal–Nitrogen–Carbon Catalysts with d-Orbital Electronic Configuration-Dependent Selectivity for Electrochemical CO2-to-CO Reduction

J Wang, YC Huang, Y Wang, H Deng, Y Shi, D Wei… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A variety of atomically dispersed transition-metal-anchored nitrogen-doped carbon (M–N–C)
electrocatalysts have shown encouraging electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) …

Advances and Challenges for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to CO: From Fundamentals to Industrialization

S **, Z Hao, K Zhang, Z Yan, J Chen - Angewandte Chemie, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) provides an attractive
approach to convert renewable electricity into fuels and feedstocks in the form of chemical …

Designing Anion‐Type Water‐Free Zn2+ Solvation Structure for Robust Zn Metal Anode

Q Zhang, Y Ma, Y Lu, X Zhou, L Lin, L Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable aqueous Zn batteries are potential for large‐scale electrochemical energy
storage due to their low cost and high security. However, Zn metal anode suffers from the …

The Heterointerface between Fe1/NC and Selenides Boosts Reversible Oxygen Electrocatalysis

H Zheng, S Wang, S Liu, J Wu, J Guan… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The rational design and construction of efficient and inexpensive bifunctional oxygen
electrocatalysts are highly desirable for the development of rechargeable Zn–air batteries …

Regulating the local charge distribution of Ni active sites for the urea oxidation reaction

L Wang, Y Zhu, Y Wen, S Li, C Cui, F Ni… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In electrochemical energy storage and conversion systems, the anodic oxygen evolution
reaction (OER) accounts for a large proportion of the energy consumption. The …

Boosting Energy Efficiency and Stability of Li–CO2 Batteries via Synergy between Ru Atom Clusters and Single‐Atom Ru–N4 sites in the Electrocatalyst Cathode

J Lin, J Ding, H Wang, X Yang, X Zheng… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The Li–CO2 battery is a novel strategy for CO2 capture and energy‐storage applications.
However, the sluggish CO2 reduction and evolution reactions cause large overpotential and …

Coordination environment dependent selectivity of single-site-Cu enriched crystalline porous catalysts in CO2 reduction to CH4

Y Zhang, LZ Dong, S Li, X Huang, JN Chang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The electrochemical CO2 reduction to high-value-added chemicals is one of the most
promising and challenging research in the energy conversion field. An efficient ECR catalyst …

Carbon dots as new building blocks for electrochemical energy storage and electrocatalysis

Y Zhai, B Zhang, R Shi, S Zhang, Y Liu… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, research into the synthesis and applications of 0D carbon dots (CDs) has
blossomed into a vibrant and exciting new research field. CDs possess diverse and …