Catalysis with two-dimensional materials confining single atoms: concept, design, and applications

Y Wang, J Mao, X Meng, L Yu, D Deng, X Bao - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional materials and single-atom catalysts are two frontier research fields in
catalysis. A new category of catalysts with the integration of both aspects has been rapidly …

Defect engineering in carbon‐based electrocatalysts: insight into intrinsic carbon defects

J Zhu, S Mu - Advanced Functional Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Functionalized carbon nanomaterials, as significant options for renewable energy systems,
are widely utilized in diversified electrochemical reactions in virtue of property advantages …

Regulating zinc deposition behaviors by the conditioner of PAN separator for zinc‐ion batteries

Y Fang, X Xie, B Zhang, Y Chai, B Lu… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (AZIBs) are promising candidates for large‐scale energy storage
due to the high safety and cost effectiveness. Yet it is suffered from the obscurely …

Identification of active sites for acidic oxygen reduction on carbon catalysts with and without nitrogen doping

Y Jia, L Zhang, L Zhuang, H Liu, X Yan, X Wang… - Nature Catalysis, 2019 - nature.com
Owing to the difficulty in controlling the dopant or defect types and their homogeneity in
carbon materials, it is still a controversial issue to identify the active sites of carbon-based …

Active sites and mechanism of oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysis on nitrogen‐doped carbon materials

SK Singh, K Takeyasu, J Nakamura - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a core reaction for electrochemical energy
technologies such as fuel cells and metal–air batteries. ORR catalysts have been limited to …

Nanoengineering Metal–Organic Framework‐Based Materials for Use in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Reactions

Y Zhao, L Zheng, D Jiang, W Xia, X Xu, Y Yamauchi… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to valuable chemicals is a sustainable
technology that can achieve a carbon‐neutral energy cycle in the environment …

Nonprecious metal catalysts for oxygen reduction in heterogeneous aqueous systems

AA Gewirth, JA Varnell, AM DiAscro - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
A comprehensive review of recent advances in the field of oxygen reduction electrocatalysis
utilizing nonprecious metal (NPM) catalysts is presented. Progress in the synthesis and …

Metal-free heteroatom-doped carbon-based catalysts for ORR: A critical assessment about the role of heteroatoms

J Quílez-Bermejo, E Morallón, D Cazorla-Amorós - Carbon, 2020 - Elsevier
Metal-free carbon-based catalysts have gained much attention during last years because of
their interesting properties towards oxygen reduction reaction. Intrinsic parameters of carbon …

Seizing gaseous Fe 2+ to densify O 2-accessible Fe–N 4 sites for high-performance proton exchange membrane fuel cells

SH Yin, SL Yang, G Li, G Li, BW Zhang… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Increasing the density of Fe–N4 sites in Fe–N–C materials is pivotal for enhancing the
kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton exchange membrane fuel cells …

A metal-free electrocatalyst for carbon dioxide reduction to multi-carbon hydrocarbons and oxygenates

J Wu, S Ma, J Sun, JI Gold, CS Tiwary, B Kim… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Electroreduction of carbon dioxide into higher-energy liquid fuels and chemicals is a
promising but challenging renewable energy conversion technology. Among the …