In Situ/Operando Electrocatalyst Characterization by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

J Timoshenko, B Roldan Cuenya - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
During the last decades, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) has become an
indispensable method for probing the structure and composition of heterogeneous catalysts …

Alkaline anion-exchange membrane fuel cells: challenges in electrocatalysis and interfacial charge transfer

N Ramaswamy, S Mukerjee - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Alkaline anion-exchange membrane (AAEM) fuel cells have attracted significant interest in
the past decade, thanks to the recent developments in hydroxide-anion conductive …

Nonstoichiometric oxides as low-cost and highly-efficient oxygen reduction/evolution catalysts for low-temperature electrochemical devices

D Chen, C Chen, ZM Baiyee, Z Shao, F Ciucci - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
1.1 Background Developing efficient energy conversion devices that are in line with the
conservation of the natural environment is a critical challenge for modern society. Fossil …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on recent progress in aluminum–air batteries

Y Liu, Q Sun, W Li, KR Adair, J Li, X Sun - Green Energy & Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
The aluminum–air battery is considered to be an attractive candidate as a power source for
electric vehicles (EVs) because of its high theoretical energy density (8100 Wh kg− 1), which …

O‐, N‐atoms‐coordinated Mn cofactors within a graphene framework as bioinspired oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts

Y Yang, K Mao, S Gao, H Huang, G Xia… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Manganese (Mn) is generally regarded as not being sufficiently active for the oxygen
reduction reaction (ORR) compared to other transition metals such as Fe and Co. However …

Metal–air batteries: from oxygen reduction electrochemistry to cathode catalysts

F Cheng, J Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Because of the remarkably high theoretical energy output, metal–air batteries represent one
class of promising power sources for applications in next-generation electronics, electrified …

Electronic and Defective Engineering of Electrospun CaMnO3 Nanotubes for Enhanced Oxygen Electrocatalysis in Rechargeable Zinc–Air Batteries

S Peng, X Han, L Li, S Chou, D Ji… - Advanced energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Rational design and massive production of bifunctional catalysts with superior oxygen
reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activities are essential for …

Recent insights into manganese oxides in catalyzing oxygen reduction kinetics

KA Stoerzinger, M Risch, B Han, Y Shao-Horn - Acs Catalysis, 2015 - ACS Publications
The sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) limit the efficiency of numerous
oxygen-based energy conversion devices such as fuel cells and metal-air batteries. Among …

Structure–Property Relationship of Bifunctional MnO2 Nanostructures: Highly Efficient, Ultra-Stable Electrochemical Water Oxidation and Oxygen Reduction Reaction …

Y Meng, W Song, H Huang, Z Ren… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Manganese oxides of various structures (α-, β-, and δ-MnO2 and amorphous) were
synthesized by facile methods. The electrocatalytic properties of these materials were …

Strongly coupled inorganic/nanocarbon hybrid materials for advanced electrocatalysis

Y Liang, Y Li, H Wang, H Dai - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical systems, such as fuel cell and water splitting devices, represent some of the
most efficient and environmentally friendly technologies for energy conversion and storage …