Recent advances in electrocatalysts for efficient nitrate reduction to ammonia

D Liu, L Qiao, S Peng, H Bai, C Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ammonia as an irreplaceable chemical has been widely demanded to keep the sustainable
development of the modern society. However, its industrial production consumes huge …

Urea catalytic oxidation for energy and environmental applications

X Gao, S Zhang, P Wang, M Jaroniec… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Urea is one of the most essential reactive nitrogen species in the nitrogen cycle and plays
an indispensable role in the water-energy-food nexus. However, untreated urea or urine …

In Situ Regulating Cobalt/Iron Oxide‐Oxyhydroxide Exchange by Dynamic Iron Incorporation for Robust Oxygen Evolution at Large Current Density

D Li, R Xiang, F Yu, J Zeng, Y Zhang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The key dilemma for green hydrogen production via electrocatalytic water splitting is the
high overpotential required for anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Co/Fe‐based …

Manipulating electron redistribution induced by asymmetric coordination for electrocatalytic water oxidation at a high current density

S Zhao, F Hu, L Yin, L Li, S Peng - Science Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Electronic structure manipulation with regard to active site coordination is an effective
strategy to improve the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity. Herein, we …

Oxyanion engineering suppressed iron segregation in nickel–iron catalysts toward stable water oxidation

H Liao, G Ni, P Tan, K Liu, X Liu, H Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nickel–iron catalysts represent an appealing platform for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution
reaction (OER) in alkaline media because of their high adjustability in components and …

Understanding the bifunctional catalytic ability of electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction and urea oxidation Reaction: Recent advances and perspectives

L Fei, H Sun, X Xu, Y Li, R Ran, W Zhou… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Significant progress has been made in the discovery of bifunctional electrocatalysts for
energy storage and conversion systems. Particularly, high-performance bifunctional …

Directional reconstruction of iron oxides to active sites for superior water oxidation

HJ Liu, S Zhang, WY Yang, N Yu, CY Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rationally constructing and manipulating the in situ formed catalytically active surface of
catalysts remains a tremendous challenge for a highly efficient water electrolysis. Herein, an …

Defect and interface engineering of hexagonal Fe2O3/ZnCo2O4 nn heterojunction for efficient oxygen evolution reaction

S Fu, Y Ma, X Yang, X Yao, Z Jiao, L Cheng… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work aimed at constructing defective heterojunction to optimize the electronic structure
and exploring the intrinsic mechanism of its excellent electrocatalytic performance …

Ultrafine Homologous Ni2P–Co2P Heterostructures via Space‐Confined Topological Transformation for Superior Urea Electrolysis

Y Liao, Y Chen, L Li, S Luo, Y Qing… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Constructing effective electrocatalysts based on ultrafine heterostructures is a promising
strategy for boosting catalytic performance by exposing active sites and increasing specific …

Balancing dynamic evolution of active sites for urea oxidation in practical scenarios

J Zhang, J Zhu, L Kang, Q Zhang, L Liu… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrochemical urea splitting provides a sustainable and environmentally benign route for
facilitating energy conversion. Nonetheless, the sustained efficiency of urea splitting is …