Active sites and mechanism of oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysis on nitrogen‐doped carbon materials

SK Singh, K Takeyasu, J Nakamura - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a core reaction for electrochemical energy
technologies such as fuel cells and metal–air batteries. ORR catalysts have been limited to …

Charge transfer of carbon nanomaterials for efficient metal‐free electrocatalysis

R Paul, Q Zhai, AK Roy, L Dai - Interdisciplinary Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, carbon‐based metal‐free electrocatalysts (C‐MFECs) have drawn considerable
research attention because of their attractive physicochemical characteristics, cost …

Rational design of heterogenized molecular phthalocyanine hybrid single-atom electrocatalyst towards two-electron oxygen reduction

W Fan, Z Duan, W Liu, R Mehmood, J Qu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Single-atom catalysts supported on solid substrates have inspired extensive interest, but the
rational design of high-efficiency single-atom catalysts is still plagued by ambiguous …

Photo/electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution using Type-II Cu2O/g-C3N4 Heterostructure: Density functional theory addresses the improved charge transport efficiency

A Mehtab, Y Mao, SM Alshehri, T Ahmad - Journal of Colloid and Interface …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the most efficient ways for the photogenerated charge carriers is by the development
of heterojunction between p-type and n-type semiconductors, which creates an interfacial …

Single Mo atom supported on defective boron nitride monolayer as an efficient electrocatalyst for nitrogen fixation: a computational study

J Zhao, Z Chen - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017 - ACS Publications
The production of ammonia (NH3) from molecular dinitrogen (N2) under mild conditions is
one of the most attractive and challenging processes in chemistry. Here by means of density …

[HTML][HTML] Selectively nitrogen-doped carbon materials as superior metal-free catalysts for oxygen reduction

Q Lv, W Si, J He, L Sun, C Zhang, N Wang… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Doping with pyridinic nitrogen atoms is known as an effective strategy to improve the activity
of carbon-based catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction. However, pyridinic nitrogen …

A general two‐step strategy–based high‐throughput screening of single atom catalysts for nitrogen fixation

C Ling, Y Ouyang, Q Li, X Bai, X Mao, A Du… - Small …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Electrocatalytic or photocatalytic N2 reduction holds great promise for green and sustainable
NH3 production under ambient conditions, where an efficient catalyst plays a crucial role but …

[HTML][HTML] Surface organometallic and coordination chemistry toward single-site heterogeneous catalysts: strategies, methods, structures, and activities

C Coperet, A Comas-Vives, MP Conley… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The chemical industry relies on catalytic processes, which involve mainly heterogeneous
catalysts because they offer many advantages over their homogeneous counterparts such …

Single molybdenum atom anchored on N-doped carbon as a promising electrocatalyst for nitrogen reduction into ammonia at ambient conditions

C Ling, X Bai, Y Ouyang, A Du… - The Journal of Physical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Ammonia (NH3) is one of the most important industrial chemicals owing to its wide
applications in various fields. However, the synthesis of NH3 at ambient conditions remains …

Charge transfer modulated activity of carbon‐based electrocatalysts

L Tao, Y Wang, Y Zou, N Zhang… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Electrocatalysis is the most important electrode reactions for many energy storage and
conversion devices, which are considered a key part of the resolution of the energy crisis …