Theoretical understandings of graphene-based metal single-atom catalysts: stability and catalytic performance

HY Zhuo, X Zhang, JX Liang, Q Yu, H **ao… - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Research on heterogeneous single-atom catalysts (SACs) has become an emerging frontier
in catalysis science because of their advantages in high utilization of noble metals, precisely …

Theory-guided electrocatalyst engineering: From mechanism analysis to structural design

M Zhang, K Zhang, X Ai, X Liang, Q Zhang… - Chinese Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The exploitation of competent electrocatalysts is a key issue of the broad application of many
promising electrochemical processes, including the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), the …

Construction of Co4 Atomic Clusters to Enable Fe−N4 Motifs with Highly Active and Durable Oxygen Reduction Performance

A Han, W Sun, X Wan, D Cai, X Wang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fe− N− C catalysts with single‐atom Fe− N4 configurations are highly needed owing to the
high activity for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, the limited intrinsic activity and …

Synergy of dual-atom catalysts deviated from the scaling relationship for oxygen evolution reaction

C Fang, J Zhou, L Zhang, W Wan, Y Ding… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Dual-atom catalysts, particularly those with heteronuclear active sites, have the potential to
outperform the well-established single-atom catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction, but the …

Terbium-induced cobalt valence-band narrowing boosts electrocatalytic oxygen reduction

X Wang, J Zhang, P Wang, L Li, H Wang… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Rare-earth (RE)-based materials are evolving as a promising paradigm for the
electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) to lead the practical application in energy …

Direct oxygen‐oxygen cleavage through optimizing interatomic distances in dual single‐atom electrocatalysts for efficient oxygen reduction reaction

Y **e, X Chen, K Sun, J Zhang, WH Lai… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) on transition single‐atom catalysts (SACs) is
sustainable in energy‐conversion devices. However, the atomically controllable fabrication …

Engineering 3d–2p–4f gradient orbital coupling to enhance electrocatalytic oxygen reduction

X Wang, J Wang, P Wang, L Li, X Zhang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The development of highly efficient and economical materials for the oxygen reduction
reaction (ORR) plays a key role in practical energy conversion technologies. However, the …

Breaking Sabatier's vertex via switching the oxygen adsorption configuration and reaction pathway on dual active sites for acidic oxygen reduction

P Guo, B Liu, F Tu, Y Dai, Z Zhang, Y **a… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Single-atom catalysts are promising alternatives to platinum-based catalysts for the oxygen
reduction reaction (ORR). However, the ORR process with multiple-step proton-coupled …

Co–Cu bimetallic metal organic framework catalyst outperforms the Pt/C benchmark for oxygen reduction

MF Sanad, AR Puente Santiago, SA Tolba… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Platinum (Pt)-based-nanomaterials are currently the most successful catalysts for the oxygen
reduction reaction (ORR) in electrochemical energy conversion devices such as fuel cells …

Atomistic understanding of two-dimensional electrocatalysts from first principles

X Zhao, ZH Levell, S Yu, Y Liu - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional electrocatalysts have attracted great interest in recent years for renewable
energy applications. However, the atomistic mechanisms are still under debate. Here we …