Understanding synthesis–structure–performance correlations of nanoarchitectured activated carbons for electrochemical applications and carbon capture

S Zhang, M Zheng, Y Tang, R Zang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Activated carbons are one of the most important classes of high‐surface‐area porous
materials. Owing to their unique structure, low price, and large‐scale production technology …

X-ray tomography applied to electrochemical devices and electrocatalysis

JT Lang, D Kulkarni, CW Foster, Y Huang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
X-ray computed tomography (CT) is a nondestructive three-dimensional (3D) imaging
technique used for studying morphological properties of porous and nonporous materials. In …

Single-atom Fe nanozymes coupling with atomic clusters as superior oxidase mimics for ratiometric fluorescence detection

Z Zhao, X Shi, Z Shen, Y Gu, L He, M Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Single atom metal-nitrogen-carbon (MNC) nanomaterials are recognized as a class of
promising candidates alternatively to natural enzymes, but are still restricted by the limited …

Formation of the active site structures during pyrolysis transformation of Fe-phthalocyanine into Fe-Nx-C electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

M Muhyuddin, E Berretti, SA Mirshokraee… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fe-N xC electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction are typically fabricated via
pyrolysis. However, the pyrolysis process is poorly understood. Therefore, a systematic …

Atomically dispersed Fe-NC catalyst with densely exposed Fe-N4 active sites for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction

X Lu, Y Li, P Yang, Y Wan, D Wang, H Xu, L Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Atomically dispersed Fe-NC catalysts are a promising alternative to platinum group metal
(PGM) catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, attaining efficient ORR …

Chemical kinetic method for active-site quantification in Fe-NC catalysts and correlation with molecular probe and spectroscopic site-counting methods

JS Bates, JJ Martinez, MN Hall… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Mononuclear Fe ions ligated by nitrogen (FeN x) dispersed on nitrogen-doped carbon (Fe-
NC) serve as active centers for electrocatalytic O2 reduction and thermocatalytic aerobic …

Locally Curved Surface with CoN4 Sites Enables Hard Carbon with Superior Sodium‐Ion Storage Performances at −40 °C

M Song, Z Hu, C Yuan, P Dai, T Zhang… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The impressive electrochemical performance of sodium‐ion batteries at low temperatures
has long been recognized as a promising technical advantage. However, the inadequate …

Atomically Dispersed Metal–Nitrogen–Carbon Catalysts for Electrochemical Nitrogen Transformations to Ammonia and Beyond

E Murphy, Y Liu, B Sun, YH Chen, S Guo… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The electrochemical reduction of reactive nitrogen species plays a critical role in achieving a
pathway for the carbon-neutral synthesis of ammonia (NH3) and urea to produce synthetic …

[HTML][HTML] Hierarchical porous Fe/Ni-based bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts for rechargeable zinc-air batteries

B Ricciardi, W da Silva Freitas, B Mecheri, KU Nisa… - Carbon, 2024 - Elsevier
Develo** sustainable and efficient bifunctional catalysts for oxygen reduction (ORR) and
evolution (OER) reactions is challenging for energy conversion and storage. This work …

Catalysts by pyrolysis: Direct observation of transformations during re-pyrolysis of transition metal-nitrogen-carbon materials leading to state-of-the-art platinum group …

Y Chen, Y Huang, M Xu, T Asset, X Yan, K Artyushkova… - Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Transition metal-nitrogen-carbon (MNC) materials have been the focus of scientists' efforts to
address the rising need for earth-abundant materials solutions for energy technology and …