Bimetallic sites for catalysis: from binuclear metal sites to bimetallic nanoclusters and nanoparticles

L Liu, A Corma - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous bimetallic catalysts have broad applications in industrial processes, but
achieving a fundamental understanding on the nature of the active sites in bimetallic …

Nanoscale Metal Particle Modified Single‐Atom Catalyst: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application

R Chen, S Chen, L Wang, D Wang - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atom catalysts (SACs) have attracted considerable attention in heterogeneous
catalysis because of their well‐defined active sites, maximum atomic utilization efficiency …

Tuning the thermal activation atmosphere breaks the activity–stability trade-off of Fe–N–C oxygen reduction fuel cell catalysts

Y Zeng, C Li, B Li, J Liang, MJ Zachman, DA Cullen… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Fe–N–C catalysts are the most promising platinum group metal-free oxygen-reduction
catalysts, but they suffer from a low density of active metal sites and the so-called activity …

Atomically dispersed Pt and Fe sites and Pt–Fe nanoparticles for durable proton exchange membrane fuel cells

F Xiao, Q Wang, GL Xu, X Qin, I Hwang, CJ Sun… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells convert hydrogen and oxygen into electricity without
emissions. The high cost and low durability of Pt-based electrocatalysts for the oxygen …

Regulating catalytic properties and thermal stability of Pt and PtCo intermetallic fuel-cell catalysts via strong coupling effects between single-metal site-rich carbon and …

Y Zeng, J Liang, C Li, Z Qiao, B Li… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Developing low platinum-group-metal (PGM) catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction
(ORR) in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) …

Rationally designing efficient electrocatalysts for direct seawater splitting: challenges, achievements, and promises

J Liu, S Duan, H Shi, T Wang, X Yang… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Directly splitting seawater to produce hydrogen provides a promising pathway for energy
and environmental sustainability. However, current seawater splitting faces many …

Intermetallic nanocrystals for fuel-cells-based electrocatalysis

F Lin, M Li, L Zeng, M Luo, S Guo - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalysis underpins the renewable electrochemical conversions for sustainability,
which further replies on metallic nanocrystals as vital electrocatalysts. Intermetallic …

An integrated platinum-nanocarbon electrocatalyst for efficient oxygen reduction

L Huang, M Wei, R Qi, CL Dong, D Dang… - nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Efficient and robust platinum-carbon electrocatalysts are of great significance for the long-
term service of high-performance fuel cells. Here, we report a Pt alloy integrated in a cobalt …

High‐entropy intermetallic PtRhBiSnSb nanoplates for highly efficient alcohol oxidation electrocatalysis

W Chen, S Luo, M Sun, X Wu, Y Zhou, Y Liao… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The control of multimetallic ensembles at the atomic‐level is challenging, especially for high‐
entropy alloys (HEAs) possessing five or more elements. Herein, the one‐pot synthesis of …

Atomically Dispersed Dual‐Metal Site Catalysts for Enhanced CO2 Reduction: Mechanistic Insight into Active Site Structures

Y Li, W Shan, MJ Zachman, M Wang… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon‐supported nitrogen‐coordinated single‐metal site catalysts (ie, M− N− C, M: Fe, Co,
or Ni) are active for the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to CO. Further …