Oxygen Evolution/Reduction Reaction Catalysts: From In Situ Monitoring and Reaction Mechanisms to Rational Design

Y Zhao, DP Adiyeri Saseendran, C Huang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are core steps of
various energy conversion and storage systems. However, their sluggish reaction kinetics …

Bimetallic sites for catalysis: from binuclear metal sites to bimetallic nanoclusters and nanoparticles

L Liu, A Corma - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous bimetallic catalysts have broad applications in industrial processes, but
achieving a fundamental understanding on the nature of the active sites in bimetallic …

Boosting oxygen electrocatalytic activity of Fe–N–C catalysts by phosphorus incorporation

Y Zhou, R Lu, X Tao, Z Qiu, G Chen… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nitrogen-doped graphitic carbon materials hosting single-atom iron (Fe–N–C) are major non-
precious metal catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The nitrogen-coordinated …

High-entropy single-atom activated carbon catalysts for sustainable oxygen electrocatalysis

X Lei, Q Tang, Y Zheng, P Kidkhunthod, X Zhou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The electrocatalytic oxygen reduction and evolution of molecular oxygen, known as oxygen
electrocatalysis, is one of the most important reactions that are central to a range of energy …

Fundamental understanding of structural reconstruction behaviors in oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts

H Zhong, Q Zhang, J Yu, X Zhang, C Wu… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Transition metal‐based oxyhydroxides (MOOH) derived from the irreversible structural
reconstruction of precatalysts are often acknowledged as the real catalytic species for the …

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 …

Boosting urea electrooxidation on oxyanion-engineered nickel sites via inhibited water oxidation

X Gao, X Bai, P Wang, Y Jiao, K Davey… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Renewable energy-based electrocatalytic oxidation of organic nucleophiles (eg methanol,
urea, and amine) are more thermodynamically favourable and, economically attractive to …

Urea catalytic oxidation for energy and environmental applications

X Gao, S Zhang, P Wang, M Jaroniec… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Urea is one of the most essential reactive nitrogen species in the nitrogen cycle and plays
an indispensable role in the water-energy-food nexus. However, untreated urea or urine …

Geometric and electronic engineering of atomically dispersed copper‐cobalt diatomic sites for synergistic promotion of bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis in zinc–air …

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) …

Atomically dispersed materials: Ideal catalysts in atomic era

T Gan, D Wang - Nano Research, 2024 - Springer
Catalysts can accelerate the chemical reaction rate and effectively promote the molecules
transformation, which is of great significance in the research of chemical industry and …