Advanced electrocatalysts with single-metal-atom active sites

Y Wang, H Su, Y He, L Li, S Zhu, H Shen, P Xie… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalysts with single metal atoms as active sites have received increasing attention
owing to their high atomic utilization efficiency and exotic catalytic activity and selectivity …

In Situ/Operando Electrocatalyst Characterization by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

J Timoshenko, B Roldan Cuenya - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
During the last decades, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) has become an
indispensable method for probing the structure and composition of heterogeneous catalysts …

Achievements, challenges and perspectives on cathode catalysts in proton exchange membrane fuel cells for transportation

XX Wang, MT Swihart, G Wu - Nature Catalysis, 2019 - nature.com
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells can use hydrogen and air to power clean electric
vehicles. However, technical barriers including high cost, limited lifetime and insufficient …

Thermally Driven Structure and Performance Evolution of Atomically Dispersed FeN4 Sites for Oxygen Reduction

J Li, H Zhang, W Samarakoon, W Shan… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
FeN4 moieties embedded in partially graphitized carbon are the most efficient platinum
group metal free active sites for the oxygen reduction reaction in acidic proton‐exchange …

High-performance fuel cell cathodes exclusively containing atomically dispersed iron active sites

H Zhang, HT Chung, DA Cullen, S Wagner… - Energy & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Platinum group metal-free (PGM-free) catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) with
atomically dispersed FeN4 sites have emerged as a potential replacement for low-PGM …

Electrochemical synthesis of hydrogen peroxide from water and oxygen

SC Perry, D Pangotra, L Vieira, LI Csepei… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
H2O2 is important in large-scale industrial processes and smaller on-site activities. The
present industrial route to H2O2 involves hydrogenation of an anthraquinone and O2 …

Single atomic iron catalysts for oxygen reduction in acidic media: particle size control and thermal activation

H Zhang, S Hwang, M Wang, Z Feng… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
It remains a grand challenge to replace platinum group metal (PGM) catalysts with earth-
abundant materials for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in acidic media, which is crucial …

Recent advances in electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

M Shao, Q Chang, JP Dodelet, R Chenitz - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The recent advances in electrocatalysis for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) for proton
exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are thoroughly reviewed. This comprehensive …

Earth‐abundant nanomaterials for oxygen reduction

W Xia, A Mahmood, Z Liang, R Zou… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Replacing the rare and precious platinum (Pt) electrocatalysts with earth‐abundant
materials for promoting the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at the cathode of fuel cells is of …

Recent advancements in Pt and Pt-free catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

Y Nie, L Li, Z Wei - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing highly efficient catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is key to the
fabrication of commercially viable fuel cell devices and metal–air batteries for future energy …