Bimetallic sites for catalysis: from binuclear metal sites to bimetallic nanoclusters and nanoparticles

L Liu, A Corma - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous bimetallic catalysts have broad applications in industrial processes, but
achieving a fundamental understanding on the nature of the active sites in bimetallic …

Atomically dispersed materials: Ideal catalysts in atomic era

T Gan, D Wang - Nano Research, 2024 - Springer
Catalysts can accelerate the chemical reaction rate and effectively promote the molecules
transformation, which is of great significance in the research of chemical industry and …

[PDF][PDF] Oxygen vacancy-rich amorphous copper oxide enables highly selective electroreduction of carbon dioxide to ethylene

T Wei, S Zhang, Q Liu, Y Qiu, J Luo, X Liu - Acta Phys. Chim. Sin, 2023 - whxb.pku.edu.cn
The ever-increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions caused by excessive fossil fuel
consumption induce environmental issues such as global warming. To overcome this, the …

Tailoring oxygen reduction reaction kinetics on perovskite oxides via oxygen vacancies for low‐temperature and knittable zinc–air batteries

H Huang, A Huang, D Liu, W Han, CH Kuo… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
High kinetics oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysts under low temperature are
critical and highly desired for temperature‐tolerant energy conversion and storage devices …

Ultrahigh stable methanol oxidation enabled by a high hydroxyl concentration on Pt clusters/MXene interfaces

J Zhu, L Xia, R Yu, R Lu, J Li, R He, Y Wu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Anchoring platinum catalysts on appropriate supports, eg, MXenes, is a feasible pathway to
achieve a desirable anode for direct methanol fuel cells. The authentic performance of Pt is …

Engineering the electronic structure of single‐atom iron sites with boosted oxygen bifunctional activity for zinc–air batteries

Z Li, S Ji, C Xu, L Leng, H Liu, JH Horton… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable zinc–air batteries typically require efficient, durable, and inexpensive
bifunctional electrocatalysts to support oxygen reduction/evolution reactions (ORR/OER) …

Tuning mass transport in electrocatalysis down to sub‐5 nm through nanoscale grade separation

Z Liu, Y Du, R Yu, M Zheng, R Hu, J Wu… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nano and single‐atom catalysis open new possibilities of producing green hydrogen (H2)
by water electrolysis. However, for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) which occurs at a …

Surface passivation for highly active, selective, stable, and scalable CO2 electroreduction

J Zhu, J Li, R Lu, R Yu, S Zhao, C Li, L Lv, L Xia… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Electrochemical conversion of CO2 to formic acid using Bismuth catalysts is one the most
promising pathways for industrialization. However, it is still difficult to achieve high formic …

CoN1O2 Single‐Atom Catalyst for Efficient Peroxymonosulfate Activation and Selective Cobalt(IV)=O Generation

X Li, X Wen, J Lang, Y Wei, J Miao, X Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
High‐valent metal‐oxo (HVMO) species are powerful non‐radical reactive species that
enhance advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) due to their long half‐lives and high …

Lattice‐Strain Engineering for Heterogenous Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Z Hou, C Cui, Y Li, Y Gao, D Zhu, Y Gu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The energy efficiency of metal–air batteries and water‐splitting techniques is severely
constrained by multiple electronic transfers in the heterogenous oxygen evolution reaction …