Carbon-based metal-free electrocatalysts: from oxygen reduction to multifunctional electrocatalysis

C Hu, R Paul, Q Dai, L Dai - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the discovery of N-doped carbon nanotubes as the first carbon-based metal-free
electrocatalyst (C-MFEC) for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in 2009, C-MFECs have …

Interfacial assembly and applications of functional mesoporous materials

L Duan, C Wang, W Zhang, B Ma, Y Deng, W Li… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Functional mesoporous materials have gained tremendous attention due to their distinctive
properties and potential applications. In recent decades, the self-assembly of micelles and …

Understanding the structure-performance relationship of active sites at atomic scale

R Li, D Wang - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
Metal-based atomically dispersed catalysts have attracted more attention because of their
excellent catalytic performance and nearly 100% atom utilization. Therefore, it is very …

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 …

A durable half-metallic diatomic catalyst for efficient oxygen reduction

H Li, S Di, P Niu, S Wang, J Wang, L Li - Energy & Environmental …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Single atom metal–nitrogen–carbon materials have shown immense potential for the oxygen
reduction reaction (ORR) while the development of durable catalysts with high reactivity …

Engineering the electronic structure of single‐atom iron sites with boosted oxygen bifunctional activity for zinc–air batteries

Z Li, S Ji, C Xu, L Leng, H Liu, JH Horton… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable zinc–air batteries typically require efficient, durable, and inexpensive
bifunctional electrocatalysts to support oxygen reduction/evolution reactions (ORR/OER) …

Atomic Fe–N4/C in Flexible Carbon Fiber Membrane as Binder‐Free Air Cathode for Zn–Air Batteries with Stable Cycling over 1000 h

L Yang, X Zhang, L Yu, J Hou, Z Zhou… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Noble‐metal‐free, durable, and high‐efficiency electrocatalysts for oxygen
reduction and evolution reaction (ORR/OER) are vital for rechargeable Zn–air batteries …

Fe single‐atom catalysts on MOF‐5 derived carbon for efficient oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

X Xie, L Shang, X Xiong, R Shi… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The development of Fe single‐atom catalysts (Fe SACs) with abundant, accessible Fe sites
is a key step toward enhancing the efficiency of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in …

MIL‐101‐derived mesoporous carbon supporting highly exposed Fe single‐atom sites as efficient oxygen reduction reaction catalysts

X Xie, L Peng, H Yang, GIN Waterhouse… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fe single‐atom catalysts (Fe SACs) with atomic FeNx active sites are very promising
alternatives to platinum‐based catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The …

An adjacent atomic platinum site enables single‐atom iron with high oxygen reduction reaction performance

A Han, X Wang, K Tang, Z Zhang, C Ye… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The modulation effect has been widely investigated to tune the electronic state of single‐
atomic M‐N‐C catalysts to enhance the activity of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) …