Challenges and opportunities in engineering the electronic structure of single-atom catalysts

V Giulimondi, S Mitchell, J Pérez-Ramírez - ACS catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Controlling the electronic structure of transition-metal single-atom heterogeneous catalysts
(SACs) is crucial to unlocking their full potential. The ability to do this with increasing …

Engineering cooperative catalysis in Li–S batteries

J Qin, R Wang, P **ao, D Wang - Advanced Energy Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are regarded to be one of the most promising next‐
generation batteries owing to the merits of high theoretical capacity and low cost. However …

Machine-learning-assisted design of a binary descriptor to decipher electronic and structural effects on sulfur reduction kinetics

Z Han, R Gao, T Wang, S Tao, Y Jia, Z Lao, M Zhang… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
The catalytic conversion of lithium polysulfides is a promising way to inhibit the shuttling
effect in Li–S batteries. However, the mechanism of such catalytic systems remains unclear …

Weakened d–p orbital hybridization in in situ reconstructed Ru/β-Co (OH) 2 heterointerfaces for accelerated ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrates

W Zhu, F Yao, Q Wu, Q Jiang, J Wang… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction (NtrRR) has recently become an emerging
technology that can convert nitrate pollutants into high-value added ammonia products in a …

Boosting lean electrolyte lithium–sulfur battery performance with transition metals: a comprehensive review

H Pan, Z Cheng, Z Zhou, S **e, W Zhang, N Han… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries have received widespread attention, and lean
electrolyte Li–S batteries have attracted additional interest because of their higher energy …

Dual-atoms iron sites boost the kinetics of reversible conversion of polysulfide for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries

Y Zhang, Y Qiu, L Fan, X Sun, B Jiang, M Wang… - Energy Storage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Atomically dispersed metal catalysts have offered significant potential for accelerating
sluggish kinetics of lithium polysulfides conversion and inhibiting the shuttle effect, so as to …

Controllable catalysis behavior for high performance lithium sulfur batteries: From kinetics to strategies

G Cao, R Duan, X Li - EnergyChem, 2023 - Elsevier
Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) with high energy density have been drawn the tremendous
interests in academia as well as industry. Nevertheless, sluggish redox kinetics of sulfur …

Sulfur‐Bridged Asymmetric CuNi Bimetallic Atom Sites for CO2 Reduction with High Efficiency

Z Sun, C Li, Z Wei, F Zhang, Z Deng, K Zhou… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Double‐atom catalysts (DACs) with asymmetric coordination are crucial for enhancing the
benefits of electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction and advancing sustainable …

Cooperative catalysis of polysulfides in lithium‐sulfur batteries through adsorption competition by tuning cationic geometric configuration of dual‐active sites in spinel …

H Li, P Shi, L Wang, T Yan, T Guo, X **a… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fundamentally understanding the structure–property relationship is critical to design
advanced electrocatalysts for lithium‐sulfur (Li− S) batteries, which remains a formidable …

Redistribution of d-orbital in Fe-N4 active sites optimizing redox kinetics of the sulfur cathode

G Cao, X Li, R Duan, K Xu, K Zhang, L Chen, Q Jiang… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Redistributing the d-orbital of single Fe atom catalysts (SFeACs) has been challenging to
optimize redox kinetics of lithium sulfur batteries (LSBs). Here, the Fe-N 4/S 2 C with …