High-entropy alloys in electrocatalysis: from fundamentals to applications

JT Ren, L Chen, HY Wang, ZY Yuan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
High-entropy alloys (HEAs) comprising five or more elements in near-equiatomic
proportions have attracted ever increasing attention for their distinctive properties, such as …

Electrochemical C–N coupling of CO 2 and nitrogenous small molecules for the electrosynthesis of organonitrogen compounds

X Peng, L Zeng, D Wang, Z Liu, Y Li, Z Li… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrochemical C–N coupling reactions based on abundant small molecules (such as CO2
and N2) have attracted increasing attention as a new “green synthetic strategy” for the …

Electrochemical biomass upgrading coupled with hydrogen production under industrial‐level current density

Q Qian, X He, Z Li, Y Chen, Y Feng… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As promising hydrogen energy carrier, formic acid (HCOOH) plays an indispensable role in
building a complete industry chain of a hydrogen economy. Currently, the biomass …

Water electrolysis for hydrogen production: from hybrid systems to self-powered/catalyzed devices

JT Ren, L Chen, HY Wang, WW Tian… - Energy & Environmental …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The electrocatalytic splitting of water holds great promise as a sustainable and
environmentally friendly technology for hydrogen production. However, the sluggish kinetics …

Tailoring acidic oxygen reduction selectivity on single-atom catalysts via modification of first and second coordination spheres

C Tang, L Chen, H Li, L Li, Y Jiao… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Product selectivity in multielectron electrocatalytic reactions is crucial to energy conversion
efficiency and chemical production. However, a present practical drawback is the limited …

Oxide-derived core–shell Cu@ Zn nanowires for urea electrosynthesis from carbon dioxide and nitrate in water

N Meng, X Ma, C Wang, Y Wang, R Yang, J Shao… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Urea electrosynthesis provides an intriguing strategy to improve upon the conventional urea
manufacturing technique, which is associated with high energy requirements and …

Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural Promoted by a Ru1Cu Single‐Atom Alloy Catalyst

K Ji, M Xu, SM Xu, Y Wang, R Ge, X Hu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical reduction of biomass‐derived 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) represents an
elegant route toward sustainable value‐added chemicals production that circumvents the …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling a bifunctional mechanism for methanol-to-formate electro-oxidation on nickel-based hydroxides

B Zhu, B Dong, F Wang, Q Yang, Y He, C Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
For nickel-based catalysts, in-situ formed nickel oxyhydroxide has been generally believed
as the origin for anodic biomass electro-oxidations. However, rationally understanding the …

Electrocatalytic Valorization of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Plastic and CO2 for Simultaneous Production of Formic Acid

J Wang, X Li, M Wang, T Zhang, X Chai, J Lu… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The electro-reforming of polymer plastic waste and CO2 has the merits for producing value-
added chemicals and alleviating environmental pollution. Herein, we report an …

Phosphorus Tailors the d‐Band Center of Copper Atomic Sites for Efficient CO2 Photoreduction under Visible‐Light Irradiation

X Sun, L Sun, G Li, Y Tuo, C Ye, J Yang… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Photoreduction of CO2 into solar fuels has received great interest, but suffers from low
catalytic efficiency and poor selectivity. Herein, two single‐Cu‐atom catalysts with unique Cu …