Destruction of metal–organic frameworks: positive and negative aspects of stability and lability

L Feng, KY Wang, GS Day, MR Ryder… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), constructed from organic linkers and inorganic building
blocks, are well-known for their high crystallinity, high surface areas, and high component …

Electron microscopy studies of soft nanomaterials

Z Lyu, L Yao, W Chen, FC Kalutantirige… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This review highlights recent efforts on applying electron microscopy (EM) to soft (including
biological) nanomaterials. We will show how developments of both the hardware and …

Atomically Dispersed Dual‐Metal Site Catalysts for Enhanced CO2 Reduction: Mechanistic Insight into Active Site Structures

Y Li, W Shan, MJ Zachman, M Wang… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon‐supported nitrogen‐coordinated single‐metal site catalysts (ie, M− N− C, M: Fe, Co,
or Ni) are active for the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to CO. Further …

Atomic-resolution transmission electron microscopy of electron beam–sensitive crystalline materials

D Zhang, Y Zhu, L Liu, X Ying, CE Hsiung, R Sougrat… - Science, 2018 - science.org
High-resolution imaging of electron beam–sensitive materials is one of the most difficult
applications of transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The challenges are manifold …

Nitrogen‐doped graphene/carbon nanotube hybrids: in situ formation on bifunctional catalysts and their superior electrocatalytic activity for oxygen evolution/reduction …

GL Tian, MQ Zhao, D Yu, XY Kong, JQ Huang, Q Zhang… - Small, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
There is a growing interest in oxygen electrode catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction
(ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER), as they play a key role in a wide range of …

[HTML][HTML] X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of graphitic carbon nanomaterials doped with heteroatoms

T Susi, T Pichler, P Ayala - Beilstein journal of nanotechnology, 2015 - beilstein-journals.org
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is one of the best tools for studying the chemical
modification of surfaces, and in particular the distribution and bonding of heteroatom …

Imaging beam‐sensitive materials by electron microscopy

Q Chen, C Dwyer, G Sheng, C Zhu, X Li… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Electron microscopy allows the extraction of multidimensional spatiotemporally correlated
structural information of diverse materials down to atomic resolution, which is essential for …

Facile synthesis of nitrogen doped reduced graphene oxide as a superior metal-free catalyst for oxidation

H Sun, Y Wang, S Liu, L Ge, L Wang, Z Zhu… - Chemical …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Nitrogen (5.61 at%) doped reduced graphene oxide synthesized via a facile method was
demonstrated as a superior metal-free catalyst for activation of peroxymonosulfate …

Structural and chemical dynamics of pyridinic-nitrogen defects in graphene

YC Lin, PY Teng, CH Yeh, M Koshino, PW Chiu… - Nano …, 2015 - ACS Publications
High density and controllable nitrogen doping in graphene is a critical issue to realize high
performance graphene-based devices. In this paper, we demonstrate an efficient method to …

Electron Microscopy of Solid Catalysts Transforming from a Challenge to a Toolbox

DS Su, B Zhang, R Schlögl - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Nanoscience is a cross-sectional interdisciplinary field of research that can hardly be
overestimated in its enabling character for technologies in many application areas. A …