Single-atom-based oxygen reduction reaction catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells: progress and perspective

J Yu, C Su, L Shang, T Zhang - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are regarded as promising non-noble-metal alternatives for
the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton exchange membrane fuel cells due to their …

Electric double layer effects in electrocatalysis: Insights from ab initio simulation and hierarchical continuum modeling

P Li, Y Jiao, J Huang, S Chen - JACS Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
Structures of the electric double layer (EDL) at electrocatalytic interfaces, which are
modulated by the material properties, the electrolyte characteristics (eg, the pH, the types …

Engineering the electronic structure of single‐atom iron sites with boosted oxygen bifunctional activity for zinc–air batteries

Z Li, S Ji, C Xu, L Leng, H Liu, JH Horton… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable zinc–air batteries typically require efficient, durable, and inexpensive
bifunctional electrocatalysts to support oxygen reduction/evolution reactions (ORR/OER) …

Geometric and Electronic Engineering of Atomically Dispersed Copper‐Cobalt Diatomic Sites for Synergistic Promotion of Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysis in Zinc …

Z Li, S Ji, C Wang, H Liu, L Leng, L Du… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The development of rechargeable zinc–air batteries is heavily dependent on bifunctional
oxygen electrocatalysts to offer exceptional oxygen reduction/evolution reaction (ORR/OER) …

Revealing the role of double-layer microenvironments in pH-dependent oxygen reduction activity over metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts

P Li, Y Jiao, Y Ruan, H Fei, Y Men, C Guo, Y Wu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
A standing puzzle in electrochemistry is that why the metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts
generally exhibit dramatic activity drop for oxygen reduction when traversing from alkaline to …

What is the rate-limiting step of oxygen reduction reaction on Fe–N–C catalysts?

S Yu, Z Levell, Z Jiang, X Zhao… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is essential to various renewable energy technologies. An
important catalyst for ORR is single iron atoms embedded in nitrogen-doped graphene (Fe …

Constructing nitrogen‐doped carbon hierarchy structure derived from metal‐organic framework as high‐performance ORR cathode material for Zn‐air battery

Y Pan, J Gao, Y Li, E Lv, U Khan, X Yang, J Yao… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The development of efficient and low‐cost catalysts for cathodic oxygen reduction reaction
(ORR) in Zn‐air battery (ZAB) is a key factor in reducing costs and achieving …

Unraveling the pH-dependent oxygen reduction performance on single-atom catalysts: from single-to dual-sabatier optima

D Zhang, Z Wang, F Liu, P Yi, L Peng… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Metal–nitrogen–carbon (M–N–C) single-atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as a potential
substitute for the costly platinum-group catalysts in oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) …

Metal‐free Fabrication of Nitrogen‐doped Vertical Graphene on Graphite Felt Electrodes with Enhanced Reaction Kinetics and Mass Transport for High‐performance …

J Guo, L Pan, J Sun, D Wei, Q Dai, J Xu… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Graphite felt is commonly used in redox flow batteries, but the low specific surface area and
poor catalytic activity cause unsatisfactory mass transfer and reaction kinetics. Here …