Carbon dots as new building blocks for electrochemical energy storage and electrocatalysis

Y Zhai, B Zhang, R Shi, S Zhang, Y Liu… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, research into the synthesis and applications of 0D carbon dots (CDs) has
blossomed into a vibrant and exciting new research field. CDs possess diverse and …

Engineering Atomic Single Metal–FeN4Cl Sites with Enhanced Oxygen-Reduction Activity for High-Performance Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

S Ding, JA Barr, Q Shi, Y Zeng, P Tieu, Z Lyu, L Fang… - Acs Nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Fe–N–C single-atomic metal site catalysts (SACs) have garnered tremendous interest in the
oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) to substitute Pt-based catalysts in proton exchange …

Nitrogen-doped carbon spheres with precisely-constructed pyridinic-N active sites for efficient oxygen reduction

Y Zheng, S Chen, X Yu, K Li, X Ni, L Ye - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The intelligent design of non-metallic catalysts with high-performance and long-term stability
towards oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is essentially required for green and sustainable …

Carbon-based electrocatalysts for sustainable energy applications

J Wang, H Kong, J Zhang, Y Hao, Z Shao… - Progress in Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon-based materials have multiple advantages including abundant sources, tunable
molecular structures, high electronic conductivity, and environmental compatibility. Rapidly …

High‐Valence Oxides for High Performance Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis

H Wang, T Zhai, Y Wu, T Zhou, B Zhou… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Valence tuning of transition metal oxides is an effective approach to design high‐
performance catalysts, particularly for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) that underpins …

Recent advances on transition metal dichalcogenides for electrochemical energy conversion

X Wu, H Zhang, J Zhang, XW Lou - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) hold great promise for electrochemical energy
conversion technologies in view of their unique structural features associated with the …

Challenges and opportunities of Ru-based catalysts toward the synthesis and utilization of ammonia

H Fang, D Liu, Y Luo, Y Zhou, S Liang, X Wang… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ammonia is an important chemical for synthesized fertilizers traditionally and for a potential
energy vector increasingly. Industrial ammonia synthesis through the Haber–Bosch process …

Metal–organic frameworks based electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

XF Lu, BY Xia, SQ Zang, XW Lou - Angewandte Chemie, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In view of the clean and sustainable energy, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) based
materials, including pristine MOFs, MOF composites, and their derivatives are emerging as …

Robust noble metal-based electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction

Q Shi, C Zhu, D Du, Y Lin - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a kinetically sluggish anodic reaction and requires a
large overpotential to deliver appreciable current. Despite the fact that non-precious metal …

Ambient electrosynthesis toward single‐atom sites for electrocatalytic green hydrogen cycling

X Zhao, D He, BY Xia, Y Sun, B You - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With the ultimate atomic utilization, well‐defined configuration of active sites and unique
electronic properties, catalysts with single‐atom sites (SASs) exhibit appealing performance …