Heteroatom immobilization engineering toward high-performance metal anodes

J Gu, Y Zhang, Y Shi, Y **, H Chen, X Sun, Y Wang… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Heteroatom immobilization engineering (HAIE) is becoming a forefront approach in
materials science and engineering, focusing on the precise control and manipulation of …

Enhanced Electron Delocalization Induced by Ferromagnetic Sulfur doped C3N4 Triggers Selective H2O2 Production

S Xu, Y Yu, X Zhang, D Xue, Y Wei… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
For the 2D metal‐free carbon catalysts, the atomic coplanar architecture enables a large
number of pz orbitals to overlap laterally, thus forming π‐electron delocalization, and the …

Constructing Asymmetric Fe–Nb Diatomic Sites to Enhance ORR Activity and Durability

R Sui, B Liu, C Chen, X Tan, C He, D **n… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Iron–nitrogen–carbon (Fe–N–C) materials have been identified as a promising class of
platinum (Pt)-free catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, the …

Spin Engineering of Fe─ N─ C by Axial Ligand Modulation for Enhanced Bifunctional Oxygen Catalysis

J Qiao, C Lu, L Kong, J Zhang, Q Lin… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Iron‐based single‐atom catalysts (Fe─ N─ C) exhibit excellent oxygen reduction activity
but struggle with bifunctional performance due to their poor oxygen evolution activity …

Polymer gels for aqueous metal batteries

T Zhang, K Wang, H Wang, M Wei, Z Chen… - Progress in Materials …, 2025 - Elsevier
With the advantages of high energy density and low cost, aqueous metal batteries have
received widespread attention as energy conversion and storage devices. Polymer gels are …

Structural and Chemical Origin of Dual-Atom Sites for Enhanced Oxygen Electroreduction

X Tang, Y Zhang, S Tang… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Dual-atom catalysts have garnered widespread attention for the oxygen reduction reaction
(ORR), yet achieving an in-depth comprehension of the reaction mechanism and the …

Tuning electronic structure of cobaltous nitride-manganous oxide heterojunction by N-vacancy engineering for optimizing oxygen electrocatalysis activity

X Xu, T Tang, G Zhang, J Guan - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Introduction of nitrogen vacancies into CoN-MnO heterojunctions by hydrogen
reduction.•Modulation of the electronic structure of catalysts by nitrogen vacancy …

Meso/Microporous Single‐Atom Catalysts Featuring Curved Fe−N4 Sites Boost the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity

Y Yu, Y Wang, F Yang, D Feng, M Yang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Zeolitic‐imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) are among the most efficient precursors for the
synthesis of atomically dispersed Fe− N/C materials, which are promising catalysts for …

Regulation of d‐Orbital Electron in Fe‐N4 by High‐Entropy Atomic Clusters for Highly Active and Durable Oxygen Reduction Reaction

G Yang, H Cai, N Zhang, B Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Simultaneously improving activity and stability is a crucial yet challenge in the development
of metallic single‐atom‐based catalysts. In current work, a novel approach is introduced to …

Zinc Assisted Thermal Etching for Rich Edge‐Located Fe‐N4 Active Sites in Defective Carbon Nanofiber for Activity Enhancement of Oxygen Electroreduction

R Pang, H **a, X Dong, Q Zeng, J Li… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atom catalysts (SACs) with edge‐located metal active sites exhibit superior oxygen
reduction reaction (ORR) performance due to their narrower energy gap and higher electron …