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) …

Promoting Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reactions Using Advanced Heterostructures for Rechargeable Zinc–Air Battery Applications

D Qiu, H Wang, T Ma, J Huang, Z Meng, D Fan… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In order to facilitate electrochemical oxygen reactions in electrically rechargeable zinc–air
batteries (ZABs), there is a need to develop innovative approaches for efficient oxygen …

Unraveling the tandem effect of nitrogen configuration promoting oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline seawater

S Wu, X Liu, H Mao, J Zhu, G Zhou, J Chi… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Developing seawater‐based high‐performance oxygen reduction reaction (ORR)
electrocatalysts is meaningful to renewable energy storage and conversion, and the Fe …

Nanoconfining ultrafine heterostructured sulfides in carbon nanofibers enabling ultrastable and fast sodium storage

Z Gao, C Zhu, L Yang, H Liang, W Tian, J Shi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Transition metal sulfides (TMSs) are considered as promising anodes for sodium ion
batteries (SIBs) due to their high theoretical specific capacity and low redox potential …

Metal‐Organic Framework (MOF)‐Based Clean Energy Conversion: Recent Advances in Unlocking its Underlying Mechanisms

Z Zhu, J Duan, S Chen - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon neutrality is an important goal for humanity. As an eco‐friendly technology,
electrocatalytic clean energy conversion technology has emerged in the 21st century …

p-Block anion compressed d/p band center of bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts for durable aqueous Zn–air batteries

K Ding, Y Yang, J Hu, L Zhao, H Yu, Z Zhu, Y Liu… - Energy Storage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Robust bifunctional electrocatalysts that accelerate the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction
(ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are vital for rechargeable aqueous Zn–air …

Advances of synergistic electrocatalysis between single atoms and nanoparticles/clusters

G Luo, M Song, Q Zhang, L An, T Shen, S Wang… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2024 - Springer
Combining single atoms with clusters or nanoparticles is an emerging tactic to design
efficient electrocatalysts. Both synergy effect and high atomic utilization of active sites in the …

A Ni-Fe layered double hydroxide anchored FeCo nanoalloys and Fe-Co dual single-atom electrocatalysts for rechargeable and flexible zinc-air and aluminum-air …

WX Hong, WH Wang, YH Chang, H Pourzolfaghar… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Developing bifunctional catalysts for the ORR and OER, along with a unique cathode
structure, is essential for advancing rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs) and aluminum-air …

Locally enhanced flow and electric fields through a tip effect for efficient flow-electrode capacitive deionization

Z Wang, X Chen, Y Zhang, J Ma, Z Lin, A Abdelkader… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2025 - Springer
Low-electrode capacitive deionization (FCDI) is an emerging desalination technology with
great potential for removal and/or recycling ions from a range of waters. However, it still …

Single-Atom United with Metal Nano-Aggregates for Efficient Electrocatalysis

Y Wu, X Tang, K Yuan, Y Chen - Energy & Environmental Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Owing to their respective characteristics, single-atom catalysts (SACs), metal nanoparticle
catalysts, and metal nanocluster catalysts exhibit excellent performance in various …