Single‐atom materials: The application in energy conversion

C Zhu, J Yang, J Zhang, X Wang, Y Gao… - Interdisciplinary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atom materials (SAMs) have become one of the most important power sources to
push the field of energy conversion forward. Among the main types of energy, including …

Recent Design Strategies for M‐N‐C Single‐Atom Catalysts in Oxygen Reduction: An Entropy Increase Perspective

W Yan, W Chen, Y Chen - Advanced Functional Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, a diverse array of novel metal‐nitrogen‐carbon (M‐N‐C) single‐atom catalysts
(SACs) have rapidly evolve, particularly in the realm of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) …

Atomically Dispersed p‐Block Aluminum‐Based Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

L Zhao, Y Dai, Y Zhang, B Liu, P Guo… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The main group metals are commonly perceived as catalytically inert in the context of
oxygen reduction reactions (ORR) due to the delocalized valence orbitals. Regulating the …

MOF-derived cobalt nanoparticles with dispersed iron phthalocyanines as bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts

J Liu, Q Sun, Q Ye, J Chen, Y Wu, Y Ge… - ACS Sustainable …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Iron phthalocyanine (FePc), characterized by its distinctive Fe–N4 sites, represents a
macromolecular catalyst with promising applications in bifunctional oxygen catalysis …

Pyrolysis-Free Covalent Organic Polymers Directly for Oxygen Electrocatalysis

X Li, T Chen, D Liu, Z Mu, B Yang… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Oxygen electrode catalysis is crucial for the efficient operation of clean energy
devices, such as proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) and Zn-air batteries …

Single-Site-Level Deciphering of the Complexity of Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction on Fe–N–C Catalysts

G Bae, HC Kwon, MH Han, HS Oh, F Jaouen… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Fe–N–C catalysts are emerging as potential alternatives to platinum in the oxygen reduction
reaction (ORR) for fuel cell cathodes. The challenge in optimizing these catalysts lies in their …

General Modification Strategy on Amorphous Materials to Boost Catalytic Performance

B Jia, G Liu, B Zhang, J Zheng, K Yin… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Amorphous materials with a high number of unsaturated coordinated dangling bonds
exhibits macroscopic homogeneity and isotropy, making it easily modifiable to improve the …

Collective Effect in a Multicomponent Ensemble Combining Single Atoms and Nanoparticles for Efficient and Durable Oxygen Reduction

X Xu, X Li, W Lu, X Sun, H Huang, X Cui… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Metal single‐atom catalysts represent one of the most promising non‐noble metal catalysts
for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, they still suffer from insufficient activity …

Challenges and Opportunities for Single‐Atom Electrocatalysts: From Lab‐Scale Research to Potential Industry‐Level Applications

C Jia, Q Sun, R Liu, G Mao, T Maschmeyer… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atom electrocatalysts (SACs) are a class of promising materials for driving
electrochemical energy conversion reactions due to their intrinsic advantages, including …

Linker Mediated Electronic‐State Manipulation of Conjugated Organic Polymers Enabling Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction

R Ma, C Tang, Y Wang, X Xu, M Wu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Conjugated polymers with tailorable composition and microarchitecture are propitious for
modulating catalytic properties and deciphering inherent structure‐performance …