Design of the synergistic rectifying interfaces in Mott–Schottky catalysts

D Xu, SN Zhang, JS Chen, XH Li - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The functions of interfacial synergy in heterojunction catalysts are diverse and powerful,
providing a route to solve many difficulties in energy conversion and organic synthesis …

Single‐atom catalysts for electrocatalytic applications

Q Zhang, J Guan - Advanced Functional Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The recent advances in electrocatalysis for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen
evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), hydrogen oxidation reaction …

Cation substitution strategy for developing perovskite oxide with rich oxygen vacancy-mediated charge redistribution enables highly efficient nitrate electroreduction to …

K Chu, W Zong, G Xue, H Guo, J Qin… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The electrocatalytic nitrate (NO3–) reduction reaction (eNITRR) is a promising method for
ammonia synthesis. However, its efficacy is currently limited due to poor selectivity, largely …

Designing efficient nitrate reduction electrocatalysts by identifying and optimizing active sites of Co-based spinels

Q Hu, S Qi, Q Huo, Y Zhao, J Sun, X Chen… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cobalt-based spinel oxides (ie, Co3O4) are emerging as low-cost and selective
electrocatalysts for the electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3–RR) to ammonia …

The effect of coordination environment on the activity and selectivity of single-atom catalysts

Y Zhang, J Yang, R Ge, J Zhang, JM Cairney… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Traditional heterogeneous catalysts with noble metals as active sites only have surface-
active substances involved in the catalytic reactions, which greatly reduces the material …

Boosting Energy Efficiency and Stability of Li–CO2 Batteries via Synergy between Ru Atom Clusters and Single‐Atom Ru–N4 sites in the Electrocatalyst Cathode

J Lin, J Ding, H Wang, X Yang, X Zheng… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The Li–CO2 battery is a novel strategy for CO2 capture and energy‐storage applications.
However, the sluggish CO2 reduction and evolution reactions cause large overpotential and …

Carbon‐based metal‐free ORR electrocatalysts for fuel cells: past, present, and future

L Yang, J Shui, L Du, Y Shao, J Liu, L Dai… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Replacing precious platinum with earth‐abundant materials for the oxygen reduction
reaction (ORR) in fuel cells has been the objective worldwide for several decades. In the last …

Steering the oxygen reduction reaction pathways of N-carbon hollow spheres by heteroatom doping

J Cheng, C Lyu, H Li, J Wu, Y Hu, B Han, K Wu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
An original strategy was reported to manipulate ORR selectivity of N-doped hollow
mesoporous carbon spheres (N-HMCS) via heteroatom (P and S) doping. Heteroatom …

[PDF][PDF] RETRACTED ARTICLE: A universal principle for a rational design of single-atom electrocatalysts

H Xu, D Cheng, D Cao, XC Zeng - Nature Catalysis, 2018 - library.buct.edu.cn
Results Calculated electrocatalytic activity. Many previous experimental studies and
theoretical simulations have shown that the realistic active sites of SACs supported on …

Identification of active sites for acidic oxygen reduction on carbon catalysts with and without nitrogen doping

Y Jia, L Zhang, L Zhuang, H Liu, X Yan, X Wang… - Nature Catalysis, 2019 - nature.com
Owing to the difficulty in controlling the dopant or defect types and their homogeneity in
carbon materials, it is still a controversial issue to identify the active sites of carbon-based …