Toward electrocatalytic methanol oxidation reaction: longstanding debates and emerging catalysts

J Wang, B Zhang, W Guo, L Wang, J Chen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The study of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) has lasted around 70 years, since the first
investigation in the early 1950s. Though enormous effort has been devoted in this field, it is …

Stability Issues in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: Recent Advances in Fundamental Understanding and Design Strategies

W Lai, Y Qiao, Y Wang, H Huang - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) offers a promising approach to close the
anthropogenic carbon cycle and store intermittent renewable energy in fuels or chemicals …

Co-catalytic metal–support interactions in single-atom electrocatalysts

L Gloag, SV Somerville, JJ Gooding… - Nature Reviews Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are advantageous because every active atom is exposed at
the surface, ensuring maximum utilization of catalytically active metals. To optimize the …

Aqueous alternating electrolysis prolongs electrode lifespans under harsh operation conditions

J Liang, J Li, H Dong, Z Li, X He, Y Wang, Y Yao… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
It is vital to explore effective ways for prolonging electrode lifespans under harsh electrolysis
conditions, such as high current densities, acid environment, and impure water source. Here …

Recent progress of metal single-atom catalysts for energy applications

Q Yang, Y Jiang, H Zhuo, EM Mitchell, Q Yu - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have received tremendous attention in heterogeneous
catalysis because of their excellent catalytic performance and robust stability. Metal SACs …

Single-atom catalysts: promotors of highly sensitive and selective sensors

Z Li, E Tian, S Wang, M Ye, S Li, Z Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Sensors, the underlying technology that supports the Internet of Things, are undergoing
multi-disciplinary integration development to constantly improve the efficiency of human …

Cooperative Copper Single‐Atom Catalyst in 2D Carbon Nitride for Enhanced CO2 Electrolysis to Methane

S Roy, Z Li, Z Chen, AC Mata, P Kumar… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Renewable‐electricity‐powered carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction (eCO2R) to high‐value
fuels like methane (CH4) holds the potential to close the carbon cycle at meaningful scales …

Light-Induced Dynamic Restructuring of Cu Active Sites on TiO2 for Low-Temperature H2 Production from Methanol and Water

S Luo, H Song, F Ichihara, M Oshikiri… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The structure and configuration of reaction centers, which dominantly govern the catalytic
behaviors, often undergo dynamic transformations under reaction conditions, yet little is …

Porous Organic Polymers‐Based Single‐Atom Catalysts for Sustainable Energy‐Related Electrocatalysis

H Li, F Pan, C Qin, T Wang… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atom catalysts (SACs) have been emerging as attractive catalytic materials in
electrocatalysis for sustainable energy storage and conversion. To realize the practical …

Elucidating the structure-stability relationship of Cu single-atom catalysts using operando surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy

L Zhang, X Yang, Q Yuan, Z Wei, J Ding, T Chu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the structure-stability relationship of catalysts is imperative for the
development of high-performance electrocatalytic devices. Herein, we utilize operando …