Tuning the active site structure of metal–nitrogen–carbon electrocatalysts has recently
attracted increasing interest. Herein, we report a bottom-up synthesis strategy in which …

In a recent issue of Nature Catalysis, Zeng et al. reported an exciting iron-nitrogen-carbon
(Fe–N–C) catalyst, which was synthesized by introducing an optimal amount of hydrogen …

A spectrum of selenium-doped Fe–N–C catalysts is prepared and scrutinized for acidic
oxygen reduction reactions to understand the impact of the presence and amount of …

Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), involving either a two-electron (2e–) pathway or a four-
electron (4e–) pathway, is an important reaction in energy conversion and storage systems …

At present, nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) has become one critical method for NH 3
production through the single-atom catalyst (SAC). A variety of TM@ β-Te SACs, constructed …

Heat treatment constitutes a key synthesis step for nitrogen-doped carbons, which have
been investigated for applications to numerous electro-and thermo-catalytic reactions …

Pt/C based direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) always suffer from a serious methanol
crossover under a high concentration of methanol solution. In this paper, we report a novel …

Non-precious iron-nitrogen-carbon (Fe-NC) catalysts are promising for replacing expensive
and scarce platinum (Pt)-based catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in polymer …

Emerging carbon-based single-atom nanocatalysts (CSA-NCs) play a crucial role in
promoting electrochemical reactions. These catalysts are highly attractive due to their …

Double-atom catalysts (DACs) have open up novel paradigms in the field of rapidly
developing atomic catalysis because of their great potential to promote catalytic …