Sustainable zinc–air battery chemistry: advances, challenges and prospects

Q Wang, S Kaushik, X Xiao, Q Xu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Sustainable zinc–air batteries (ZABs) are considered promising energy storage devices
owing to their inherent safety, high energy density, wide operating temperature window …

Bifunctional single atom catalysts for rechargeable zinc–air batteries: from dynamic mechanism to rational design

P Zhang, K Chen, J Li, M Wang, M Li, Y Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ever‐growing demands for rechargeable zinc–air batteries (ZABs) call for efficient
bifunctional electrocatalysts. Among various electrocatalysts, single atom catalysts (SACs) …

Synthesis of CuCo2S4@Expanded Graphite with crystal/amorphous heterointerface and defects for electromagnetic wave absorption

Z Tang, L Xu, C Xie, L Guo, L Zhang, S Guo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The remarkable advantages of heterointerface and defect engineering and their unique
electromagnetic characteristics inject infinite vitality into the design of advanced carbon …

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) …

Atomically Dispersed Fe Sites Regulated by Adjacent Single Co Atoms Anchored on N‐P Co‐Doped Carbon Structures for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction …

Z Pei, H Zhang, Y Guo, D Luan, X Gu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Manipulating the coordination environment and electron distribution for heterogeneous
catalysts at the atomic level is an effective strategy to improve electrocatalytic performance …

Optimizing electronic synergy of atomically dispersed dual-metal Ni–N 4 and Fe–N 4 sites with adjacent Fe nanoclusters for high-efficiency oxygen electrocatalysis

H Meng, B Wu, D Zhang, X Zhu, S Luo, Y You… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Single-atom catalysts with M–N4 configurations have been highly investigated due to their
great potential in oxygen electrocatalysis. However, their practical applications in Zn–air …

Electrospun porous engineered nanofiber materials: A versatile medium for energy and environmental applications

F Zhang, Y Si, J Yu, B Ding - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy shortage and environmental deterioration have become two intractable global
issues with the eruptive evolution of industry and technology. Porous-engineered …

Dual-atom Co-Fe catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

T Tang, Y Wang, J Han, Q Zhang, X Bai, X Niu… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Controlled synthesis of dual-atom catalysts (DACs) for heterogeneous catalytic reactions is
vital but still demanding. Herein, we construct a novel dual-atom catalyst containing FeN 3 …

Atomic Engineering of 3D Self‐Supported Bifunctional Oxygen Electrodes for Rechargeable Zinc‐Air Batteries and Fuel Cell Applications

MB Poudel, MP Balanay, PC Lohani… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are cornerstone
half reactions involved in many renewable energy technologies. High‐density single‐atom …

Work‐Function‐Induced Interfacial Electron/Ion Transport in Carbon Hosts toward Dendrite‐Free Lithium Metal Anodes

YS Feng, YN Li, P Wang, ZP Guo… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Coupled electron/ion transport is a decisive feature of Li plating/stripping, wherein the
compatibility of electron/ion transport rates determines the morphology of deposited Li. Local …