Emerging low-nuclearity supported metal catalysts with atomic level precision for efficient heterogeneous catalysis

X Zheng, B Li, Q Wang, D Wang, Y Li - Nano research, 2022 - Springer
Supported atomically dispersed metal catalysts (ADMCs) have received enormous attention
due to their high atom utilization efficiency, mass activity and excellent selectivity. Single …

Regulations of active moiety in single atom catalysts for electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction

P Zhu, X Xiong, D Wang - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
Hydrogen production from water splitting using renewable electric energy is an interesting
topic towards the carbon neutral future. Single atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as a …

Ru–Co pair sites catalyst boosts the energetics for the oxygen evolution reaction

X Zheng, J Yang, Z Xu, Q Wang, J Wu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Manipulating the coordination environment of the active center via anion modulation to
reveal tailored activity and selectivity has been widely achieved, especially for carbon …

Dual‐atom support boosts nickel‐catalyzed urea electrooxidation

X Zheng, J Yang, P Li, Z Jiang, P Zhu… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nickel‐based catalysts have been regarded as one of the most promising electrocatalysts
for urea oxidation reaction (UOR), however, their activity is largely limited by the inevitable …

Clusters induced electron redistribution to tune oxygen reduction activity of transition metal single‐atom for metal–air batteries

H Huang, D Yu, F Hu, SC Huang, J Song… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity can be effectively tuned by modulating the electron
configuration and optimizing the chemical bonds. Herein, a general strategy to optimize the …

Design concept for electrocatalysts

Y Wang, X Zheng, D Wang - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
Metal-based electrocatalysts with different sizes (single atoms, nanoclusters, and
nanoparticles) show different catalytic behaviors for various electrocatalytic reactions …

NiCo-based electrocatalysts for the alkaline oxygen evolution reaction: a review

YC Zhang, C Han, J Gao, L Pan, J Wu, XD Zhu… - Acs …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalytic water splitting is a sustainable way to produce hydrogen energy, but the
oxygen evolution reaction (OER) at the anode has sluggish kinetics and low energy …

Non-precious-metal catalysts for alkaline water electrolysis: operando characterizations, theoretical calculations, and recent advances

J Wang, Y Gao, H Kong, J Kim, S Choi… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent years have witnessed an upsurge in the development of non-precious catalysts
(NPCs) for alkaline water electrolysis (AWE), especially with the strides made in …

Redirecting dynamic surface restructuring of a layered transition metal oxide catalyst for superior water oxidation

J Wang, SJ Kim, J Liu, Y Gao, S Choi, J Han, H Shin… - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
Rationally manipulating the in situ formed catalytically active surface of catalysts remains a
tremendous challenge for a highly efficient water electrolysis. Here we present a cationic …

Perfecting electrocatalysts via imperfections: towards the large-scale deployment of water electrolysis technology

S Jiao, X Fu, S Wang, Y Zhao - Energy & Environmental Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
As a potential energy carrier, hydrogen has surged up the priority list as part of broader
decarbonization efforts and strategies to build or acquire clean energy economies. Driven by …