Spinels: controlled preparation, oxygen reduction/evolution reaction application, and beyond

Q Zhao, Z Yan, C Chen, J Chen - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Spinels with the formula of AB2O4 (where A and B are metal ions) and the properties of
magnetism, optics, electricity, and catalysis have taken significant roles in applications of …

Defects on carbons for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction

X Yan, Y Jia, X Yao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The exploration of highly active and durable cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR)
catalysts with economical production costs is still the bottleneck to realize the large-scale …

Recent advances in non‐noble bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts toward large‐scale production

K Zeng, X Zheng, C Li, J Yan, JH Tian… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are crucial
reactions in energy conversion and storage systems including fuel cells, metal–air batteries …

Electronic structure engineering on two-dimensional (2D) electrocatalytic materials for oxygen reduction, oxygen evolution, and hydrogen evolution reactions

S Chandrasekaran, D Ma, Y Ge, L Deng, C Bowen… - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials with the conservation of 2D configuration are
excellent candidates for fundamental energy conversion and storage research and potential …

[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 …

Two‐dimensional metal oxide nanomaterials for next‐generation rechargeable batteries

J Mei, T Liao, L Kou, Z Sun - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The exponential increase in research focused on two‐dimensional (2D) metal oxides has
offered an unprecedented opportunity for their use in energy conversion and storage …

N-doped porous carbon nanosheets as pH-universal ORR electrocatalyst in various fuel cell devices

L Liu, G Zeng, J Chen, L Bi, L Dai, Z Wen - Nano Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Exploring high-activity electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is of great
significance for a variety of renewable energy conversion and storage technologies. Herein …

[HTML][HTML] Transition metal oxide nanocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

C Goswami, KK Hazarika, P Bharali - Materials Science for Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is the most important reaction that occurs in the cathode
surface of fuel cells. Its sluggish kinetics stimulated the researchers towards the …

Cobalt oxide-based nanoarchitectures for electrochemical energy applications

J Mei, T Liao, GA Ayoko, J Bell, Z Sun - Progress in Materials Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Cobalt oxide nanostructures have been considered as promising electrode materials for
various electrochemical applications, especially for batteries, supercapacitors, and …

Defective structures in metal compounds for energy‐related electrocatalysis

X Yan, Y Jia, X Yao - Small Structures, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Catalysts play a critical role in accelerating the electrochemical reactions. Engineering the
electronic structures and surface properties of electrocatalysts is a feasible approach to …