Multi‐sites electrocatalysis in high‐entropy alloys

H Li, J Lai, Z Li, L Wang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
High‐entropy alloys (HEAs) have attracted widespread attention in electrocatalysis due to
their unique advantages (adjustable composition, complex surface, high tolerance, etc.) …

Recent advances on electro-oxidation of ethanol on Pt-and Pd-based catalysts: from reaction mechanisms to catalytic materials

Y Wang, S Zou, WB Cai - Catalysts, 2015 - mdpi.com
The ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) has drawn increasing interest in electrocatalysis and
fuel cells by considering that ethanol as a biomass fuel has advantages of low toxicity …

p–d Orbital Hybridization Induced by a Monodispersed Ga Site on a Pt3Mn Nanocatalyst Boosts Ethanol Electrooxidation

Y Wang, M Zheng, Y Li, C Ye, J Chen, J Ye… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Constructing monodispersed metal sites in heterocatalysis is an efficient strategy to boost
their catalytic performance. Herein, a new strategy using monodispersed metal sites to tailor …

Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to ethylene and ethanol through hydrogen-assisted C–C coupling over fluorine-modified copper

W Ma, S Xie, T Liu, Q Fan, J Ye, F Sun, Z Jiang… - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 into multicarbon (C2+) products is a highly attractive route
for CO2 utilization; however, the yield of C2+ products remains low because of the limited …

Tackling the activity and selectivity challenges of electrocatalysts toward the nitrogen reduction reaction via atomically dispersed biatom catalysts

X Guo, J Gu, S Lin, S Zhang, Z Chen… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Developing efficient catalysts for nitrogen fixation is becoming increasingly important but is
still challenging due to the lack of robust design criteria for tackling the activity and selectivity …

Construction of Pd-Zn dual sites to enhance the performance for ethanol electro-oxidation reaction

Y Qiu, J Zhang, J Jin, J Sun, H Tang, Q Chen… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Rational design and synthesis of superior electrocatalysts for ethanol oxidation is crucial to
practical applications of direct ethanol fuel cells. Here, we report that the construction of Pd …

Ultrahigh‐loading zinc single‐atom catalyst for highly efficient oxygen reduction in both acidic and alkaline media

J Li, S Chen, N Yang, M Deng, S Ibraheem… - Angewandte …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Atomically dispersed Zn–N–C nanomaterials are promising platinum‐free catalysts
for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, the fabrication of Zn–N–C catalysts with …

Overall photocatalytic water splitting by an organolead iodide crystalline material

X Song, G Wei, J Sun, C Peng, J Yin, X Zhang… - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
Organolead halide perovskites, primarily regarded as a high-performance semiconducting
component in photovoltaics, have excellent optical and charge-transport characteristics that …

Improved ethanol electrooxidation performance by shortening Pd–Ni active site distance in Pd–Ni–P nanocatalysts

L Chen, L Lu, H Zhu, Y Chen, Y Huang, Y Li… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Incorporating oxophilic metals into noble metal-based catalysts represents an emerging
strategy to improve the catalytic performance of electrocatalysts in fuel cells. However …

Establishing a theoretical landscape for identifying basal plane active 2D metal borides (MBenes) toward nitrogen electroreduction

X Guo, S Lin, J Gu, S Zhang, Z Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
To achieve efficient ammonia synthesis via electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction
(NRR), a qualified catalyst should have both high specific activity and large active surface …