Tailoring the electronic structure of an atomically dispersed zinc electrocatalyst: coordination environment regulation for high selectivity oxygen reduction

Y Jia, Z Xue, J Yang, Q Liu, J Xian… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Accurately regulating the selectivity of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is crucial to
renewable energy storage and utilization, but challenging. A flexible alteration of ORR …

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) …

Stabilizing Fe–N–C catalysts as model for oxygen reduction reaction

Q Ma, H Jin, J Zhu, Z Li, H Xu, B Liu, Z Zhang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The highly efficient energy conversion of the polymer‐electrolyte‐membrane fuel cell
(PEMFC) is extremely limited by the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics and …

Heteroatom-doped carbon catalysts for zinc–air batteries: progress, mechanism, and opportunities

X Zhu, C Hu, R Amal, L Dai, X Lu - Energy & Environmental Science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Zinc–air batteries are regarded as promising candidates for next-generation clean and
sustainable energy storage devices, due to their low-cost, safety, eco-friendliness, and high …

Intrinsic ORR Activity Enhancement of Pt Atomic Sites by Engineering the d‐Band Center via Local Coordination Tuning

X Zhu, X Tan, KH Wu, SC Haw, CW Pao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A considerable amount of platinum (Pt) is required to ensure an adequate rate for the
oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel cells and metal‐air batteries. Thus, the …

Multilayer stabilization for fabricating high-loading single-atom catalysts

Y Zhou, X Tao, G Chen, R Lu, D Wang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Metal single-atom catalysts (M-SACs) have emerged as an attractive concept for promoting
heterogeneous reactions, but the synthesis of high-loading M-SACs remains a challenge …

Carbon-based electrodes for advanced zinc-air batteries: oxygen-catalytic site regulation and nanostructure design

W Shao, R Yan, M Zhou, L Ma, C Roth, T Ma… - Electrochemical Energy …, 2023 - Springer
Zn-air batteries are highly attractive for direct chemical-to-electrical energy conversion and
for solving the energy crisis and environmental problems. Designing efficient oxygen …

Atomically dispersed Fe–heteroatom (N, S) bridge sites anchored on carbon nanosheets for promoting oxygen reduction reaction

M Wang, W Yang, X Li, Y Xu, L Zheng, C Su… - ACS Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Single Fe atom dispersed carbon nanostructures show promising oxygen reduction reaction
(ORR) activities for renewable energy applications. Nevertheless, the microenvironment of …

Compressive strain modulation of single iron sites on helical carbon support boosts electrocatalytic oxygen reduction

J Yang, Z Wang, CX Huang, Y Zhang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Designing and modulating the local structure of metal sites is the key to gain the unique
selectivity and high activity of single metal site catalysts. Herein, we report strain engineering …

Transition Metal (Co, Ni, Fe, Cu) Single‐atom catalysts anchored on 3D nitrogen‐doped porous carbon nanosheets as efficient oxygen reduction electrocatalysts for …

M Zhang, H Li, J Chen, FX Ma, L Zhen, Z Wen, CY Xu - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Exploring highly active and cost‐efficient single‐atom catalysts (SACs) for oxygen reduction
reaction (ORR) is critical for the large‐scale application of Zn–air battery. Herein, density …