Microenvironment engineering of single/dual‐atom catalysts for electrocatalytic application

Y Gao, B Liu, D Wang - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Single/dual‐metal atoms supported on carbon matrix can be modulated by coordination
structure and neighboring active sites. Precisely designing the geometric and electronic …

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 …

Isolated Fe-Co heteronuclear diatomic sites as efficient bifunctional catalysts for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries

X Sun, Y Qiu, B Jiang, Z Chen, C Zhao, H Zhou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The slow redox kinetics of polysulfides and the difficulties in decomposition of Li2S during
the charge and discharge processes are two serious obstacles to the practical application of …

Advances in the development of single‐atom catalysts for high‐energy‐density lithium–sulfur batteries

Z Liang, J Shen, X Xu, F Li, J Liu, B Yuan… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are promising next‐generation energy‐storage
systems, their practical applications are limited by the growth of Li dendrites and lithium …

Sulfur reduction reaction in lithium–sulfur batteries: Mechanisms, catalysts, and characterization

L Zhou, DL Danilov, F Qiao, J Wang… - Advanced energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Lithium–sulfur batteries are one of the most promising alternatives for advanced battery
systems due to the merits of extraordinary theoretical specific energy density, abundant …

Strategies toward high-loading lithium–sulfur batteries

T Wang, J He, XB Cheng, J Zhu, B Lu, Y Wu - ACS Energy Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
A high sulfur loading is an essential prerequisite for the practical application of lithium–sulfur
batteries. However, it will inevitably exacerbate the shuttling effect and slow down the …

Tuning Co‐Catalytic Sites in Hierarchical Porous N‐Doped Carbon for High‐Performance Rechargeable and Flexible Zn‐Air Battery

X Shu, Q Chen, M Yang, M Liu, J Ma… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The strategy of heteroatom doping and metal active sites can synergistically promote oxygen
electrocatalysis. Especially, the combination of theoretical simulations with experimental …

Implanting single Zn atoms coupled with metallic Co nanoparticles into porous carbon nanosheets grafted with carbon nanotubes for high‐performance lithium‐sulfur …

R Wang, R Wu, X Yan, D Liu, P Guo… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical performance of lithium‐sulfur (Li‐S) batteries is severely hindered by
the sluggish sulfur redox kinetics and the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) …

Fundamental, application and opportunities of single atom catalysts for Li-S batteries

T Zhou, J Liang, S Ye, Q Zhang, J Liu - Energy Storage Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Li-S batteries are regarded as promising energy storage devices for future electric vehicles
(EVs) due to the advantages of high energy density and low cost. However, their practical …

Cooperation between dual metal atoms and nanoclusters enhances activity and stability for oxygen reduction and evolution

Z Wang, X Jin, R Xu, Z Yang, S Ma, T Yan, C Zhu… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We have achieved the synthesis of dual-metal single atoms and atomic clusters that co-
anchor on a highly graphitic carbon support. The catalyst comprises Ni4 (and Fe4) …