Nurturing the marriages of single atoms with atomic clusters and nanoparticles for better heterogeneous electrocatalysis

L Zhang, J Zhu, X Li, S Mu, F Verpoort… - Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atom catalysts, featuring some of the most unique activities, selectivity, and high
metal utilization, have been extensively studied over the past decade. Given their high …

Recent advances in heterogeneous single-atom nanomaterials: From engineered metal-support interaction to applications in sensors

S Lv, H Wang, Y Zhou, D Tang, S Bi - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The heterogeneous single-atom nanomaterials (HSANs) are being increasingly embodied
in the field of sensors due to their excellent performance on improving sensitivity based on …

Pd–PdO nanodomains on amorphous Ru metallene oxide for high‐performance multifunctional electrocatalysis

VH Do, P Prabhu, V Jose, T Yoshida, Y Zhou… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Developing highly efficient multifunctional electrocatalysts is crucial for future sustainable
energy pursuits, but remains a great challenge. Herein, a facile synthetic strategy is used to …

Ruthenium-doped 3D Cu2O nanochains as efficient electrocatalyst towards hydrogen evolution and hydrazine oxidation

P Shen, B Zhou, Z Chen, W Xiao, Y Fu, J Wan… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
The sluggish kinetics of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) hampers the conversion of
renewable energies into hydrogen through an electrocatalytic process. Then, the hydrazine …

Synergic reaction kinetics over adjacent ruthenium sites for superb hydrogen generation in alkaline media

Q He, Y Zhou, H Shou, X Wang, P Zhang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ruthenium (Ru)‐based electrocatalysts as platinum (Pt) alternatives in catalyzing hydrogen
evolution reaction (HER) are promising. However, achieving efficient reaction processes on …

Competitive Adsorption: Reducing the Poisoning Effect of Adsorbed Hydroxyl on Ru Single‐Atom Site with SnO2 for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution

J Zhang, G Chen, Q Liu, C Fan, D Sun… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ruthenium (Ru) has been theoretically considered a viable alkaline hydrogen evolution
reaction electrocatalyst due to its fast water dissociation kinetics. However, its strong affinity …

Competitive coordination‐oriented monodispersed ruthenium sites in conductive MOF/LDH hetero‐nanotree catalysts for efficient overall water splitting in alkaline …

Y Wang, S Wang, ZL Ma, LT Yan, XB Zhao… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rational exploration of efficient, inexpensive, and robust electrocatalysts is critical for the
efficient water splitting. Conjugated conductive metal–organic frameworks (cMOFs) with …

Electronically and geometrically modified single‐atom Fe sites by adjacent Fe nanoparticles for enhanced oxygen reduction

SN Zhao, JK Li, R Wang, J Cai, SQ Zang - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fe–N–C materials exhibit excellent activity and stability for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR),
as one of the most promising candidates to replace commercial Pt/C catalysts. However, it is …

Size control and electronic manipulation of Ru catalyst over B, N co-doped carbon network for high-performance hydrogen evolution reaction

S Xu, M Niu, G Zhao, S Ming, X Li, Q Zhu, LX Ding… - Nano Research, 2023 - Springer
Exploring highly efficient Pt-free catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is of great
importance for hydrogen (H2) production. Herein, a novel HER electrocatalyst having …

Breaking the symmetry of single-atom catalysts enables an extremely low energy barrier and high stability for large-current-density water splitting

X Mu, X Gu, S Dai, J Chen, Y Cui, Q Chen… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The instability and low large-current-density efficiency for a single atomic metal species
system have aroused widespread concern. Herein, the Ru single-atom system constructed …