Regulating the electronic structure of manganese-based materials to optimize the performance of zinc-ion batteries

A Zhang, R Zhao, Y Wang, JJ Yang, C Wu… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Manganese-based materials are considered as one of the most promising energy storage
cathode materials for zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs). In order to achieve major breakthroughs in …

Altering ligand fields in single-atom sites through second-shell anion modulation boosts the oxygen reduction reaction

J Qin, H Liu, P Zou, R Zhang, C Wang… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Single-atom catalysts based on metal–N4 moieties and anchored on carbon supports
(defined as M–N–C) are promising for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Among those, M–N …

Highly Strained Bi‐MOF on Bismuth Oxyhalide Support with Tailored Intermediate Adsorption/Desorption Capability for Robust CO2 Photoreduction

X Yue, L Cheng, F Li, J Fan… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, using as‐designed surface‐mounted Bismuth‐based metal‐organic framework (Bi‐
MOF) on two‐dimensional BiOBr support, as an operable platform for site‐specific strain …

Atomical reconstruction and cationic reordering for nickel‐rich layered cathodes

L Ni, H Chen, W Deng, B Wang, J Chen… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Capacity fading and safety concerns accompanied other deep‐rooted challenges have
severely hindered commercial development of Ni‐rich layered cathodes. Herein, a robust Sr …

Modulating electronic structure of atomically dispersed nickel sites through boron and nitrogen dual coordination boosts oxygen reduction

F Wang, R Zhang, Y Zhang, Y Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Atomically dispersed 3D transitional metal active sites with nitrogen coordination anchored
on carbon support have emerged as a kind of promising electrocatalyst toward oxygen …

Capture and separation of CO2 on BC3 nanosheets: A DFT study

H Yang, C He, L Fu, J Huo, C Zhao, X Li… - Chinese Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to reduce the greenhouse effect caused by the rapid increase of CO 2 concentration
in the atmosphere, it is necessary to develop more efficient, controllable, and highly …

Giant uniaxial negative thermal expansion in FeZr2 alloy over a wide temperature range

M Xu, Q Li, Y Song, Y Xu, A Sanson, N Shi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Negative thermal expansion (NTE) alloys possess great practical merit as thermal offsets for
positive thermal expansion due to its metallic properties. However, achieving a large NTE …

Electrochemical hydrogen peroxide synthesis from selective oxygen reduction over metal selenide catalysts

Q Yuan, J Zhao, DH Mok, Z Zheng, Y Ye, C Liang… - Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Se-based nanoalloys as an emerging class of metal chalcogenide with tunable crystalline
structure, component distribution, and electronic structure have attracted considerable …

Mitigation of Jahn–Teller distortion and Na+/vacancy ordering in a distorted manganese oxide cathode material by Li substitution

Y Liu, C Wang, S Zhao, L Zhang, K Zhang, F Li… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Layered manganese-based oxides are promising candidates as cathode materials for
sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) due to their low cost and high specific capacity. However, the …

Metallic alloys at the edge of complexity: structural aspects, chemical bonding and physical properties

A Ovchinnikov, V Smetana… - Journal of Physics …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Complex metallic alloys belong to the vast family of intermetallic compounds and are
hallmarked by extremely large unit cells and, in many cases, extensive crystallographic …