Identification of the electronic and structural dynamics of catalytic centers in single-Fe-atom material

X Li, CS Cao, SF Hung, YR Lu, W Cai, AI Rykov… - Chem, 2020 - cell.com
The lack of model single-atom catalysts (SACs) and atomic-resolution operando
spectroscopic techniques greatly limits our comprehension of the nature of catalysis. Herein …

Identification of the evolving dynamics of coordination-unsaturated iron atomic active sites under reaction conditions

W Zhou, H Su, Y Li, M Liu, H Zhang, X Zhang… - ACS Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Understanding the nature of the catalytic active center and its evolving dynamics under
operating conditions is critical for the development of efficient and highly selective catalysts …

Markedly enhanced oxygen reduction activity of single-atom Fe catalysts via integration with Fe nanoclusters

X Ao, W Zhang, Z Li, JG Li, L Soule, X Huang… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as one of the most promising alternatives to
noble metal-based catalysts for highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). While …

Electronically and geometrically modified single‐atom Fe sites by adjacent Fe nanoparticles for enhanced oxygen reduction

SN Zhao, JK Li, R Wang, J Cai, SQ Zang - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fe–N–C materials exhibit excellent activity and stability for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR),
as one of the most promising candidates to replace commercial Pt/C catalysts. However, it is …

Unified ORR Mechanism Criteria via Charge− Spin− Coordination of Fe Functional Units

K Song, B Yang, X Zou, W Zhang… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
For oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) consisting of complex multi-electron and proton-
coupled elementary steps, it has been always a core issue to address controlling the …

Structural and mechanistic basis for the high activity of Fe–N–C catalysts toward oxygen reduction

J Li, S Ghoshal, W Liang, MT Sougrati… - Energy & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of efficient non-platinum group metal (non-PGM) catalysts for oxygen
reduction reaction (ORR) is of paramount importance for clean and sustainable energy …

Self-adjusting activity induced by intrinsic reaction intermediate in Fe–N–C single-atom catalysts

Y Wang, YJ Tang, K Zhou - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Fe–N–C single-atom catalysts (SACs) exhibit high activity for oxygen reduction reaction
(ORR). However, it remains controversial how the active center mediates catalysis, and the …

Unveiling the high-activity origin of single-atom iron catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

L Yang, D Cheng, H Xu, X Zeng… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
It is still a grand challenge to develop a highly efficient nonprecious-metal electrocatalyst to
replace the Pt-based catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Here, we propose a …

Boosting oxygen reduction of single iron active sites via geometric and electronic engineering: nitrogen and phosphorus dual coordination

K Yuan, D Lützenkirchen-Hecht, L Li… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Atomically dispersed transition metal active sites have emerged as one of the most important
fields of study because they display promising performance in catalysis and have the …

Inter-site structural heterogeneity induction of single atom Fe catalysts for robust oxygen reduction

P Zhang, HC Chen, H Zhu, K Chen, T Li, Y Zhao… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts with hierarchically dispersed porosity are deemed as
efficient geometry for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, catalytic performance …