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Summary: Converting CO2 emissions into valuable carbonaceous chemicals/fuels is a sustainable approach for carbon balance and alleviating energy shortage. Low-dimensional material supported single-atom catalysts have shown great potential in electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction. This review summarizes the synthesis strategies and types of low-dimensional material supported single-atom catalysts, and highlights the optimization strategies for CO2 electroreduction. The perspectives and challenges of utilizing these catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction are also discussed.

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Single-atom catalysis for carbon neutrality

Ligang Wang et al.

Summary: Currently, global energy consumption heavily relies on traditional fossil fuels, leading to resource scarcity and significant carbon dioxide emissions. The concept of carbon neutrality has been proposed by many countries to address this issue. Two main strategies, reducing CO2 emissions and developing sustainable clean energy, are crucial in achieving carbon neutrality. This review highlights the importance of advanced single-atom catalysts (SACs) in converting CO2 into efficient carbon energy and introduces energy conversion technologies and devices that can replace polluting fossil fuels, such as photocatalytic and electrocatalytic water splitting. The review concludes with an overview of the challenges and future applications of SACs in contributing to carbon neutrality.

CARBON ENERGY (2022)

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NiFe layered double hydroxide nanosheet array for high-efficiency electrocatalytic reduction of nitric oxide to ammonia

Ge Meng et al.

Summary: This research demonstrates that a nickel-iron layered double hydroxide nanosheet array exhibits promising catalytic performance under ambient conditions, and its superior performance is further confirmed in a Zn-NO battery.

CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS (2022)

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Polycrystalline SnSx nanofilm enables CO2 electroreduction to formate with high current density

Xinzhong Wang et al.

Summary: Polycrystalline SnSx nanofilms exhibit high faradaic efficiency and stability for formate production, even at a broad range of partial current densities.

CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS (2022)

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Accelerating hydrazine-assisted hydrogen production kinetics with Mn dopant modulated CoS2 nanowire arrays

Junrong Hou et al.

Summary: This study reports a Mn-doped CoS2 catalyst with excellent bifunctional electrocatalytic activity and long-term stability for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and hydrazine oxidation reaction (HzOR). The introduction of Mn significantly reduces the Gibbs free energy of the adsorbed H* and the potential rate-limiting step for the HzOR process. This work provides theoretical guidance for the design of advanced bifunctional electrocatalysts and promotes high efficiency and energy-saving H-2 production technology.

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS (2022)

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A NiFe/NiSe2 heterojunction bifunctional catalyst rich in oxygen vacancies introduced using dielectric barrier discharge plasma for liquid and flexible all-solid-state rechargeable Zn-air batteries

Tingting Hu et al.

Summary: A nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube supported NiFe/NiSe2 heterostructure catalyst rich in oxygen vacancies has been successfully synthesized using dielectric barrier discharge plasma. The catalyst exhibits superior catalytic activity for the oxygen evolution reaction and oxygen reduction reaction, outperforming most previously reported catalysts. The unique heterostructure and oxygen vacancies/defects were verified to synergistically promote the catalytic process and greatly improve the catalytic performance through physical structure characterization, electrochemical properties, and DFT calculation studies.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2022)

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An efficient screening strategy towards multifunctional catalysts for the simultaneous electroreduction of NO3-, NO2- and NO to NH3

Peng Lv et al.

Summary: This study proposes an efficient strategy to screen multifunctional electrocatalysts that can simultaneously reduce all NOx species. By using the first-principles method and taking double-atom catalysts embedded N-doped graphene as examples, the proposed strategy is proven to be effective, and Cu-2@NG is identified as the best catalyst.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2022)

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Nitric oxide reduction reaction for efficient ammonia synthesis on topological nodal-line semimetal Cu2Si monolayer

Zebin Ren et al.

Summary: This study evaluates the NORR activity of Cu2Si monolayer through first-principles calculations and finds that it exhibits excellent NORR activity. Additionally, the introduction of p-block elements can enhance the electrocatalytic performance. The results provide a new avenue for developing efficient electrocatalysts based on quantum topological materials.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2022)

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Synergistic Effect of Metal Doping and Tethered Ligand Promoted High-Selectivity Conversion of CO2 to C2 Oxygenates at Ultra-Low Potential

Xiaowan Bai et al.

Summary: By introducing a second metal and a functional ligand, a design strategy is proposed to achieve high selectivity of C-2 oxygenates and effectively inhibit the HER on the Cu(100) surface. This approach provides a new method to improve the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS (2022)

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Modulating Single-Atom Palladium Sites with Copper for Enhanced Ambient Ammonia Electrosynthesis

Lili Han et al.

Summary: The work introduces a catalyst with diatomic Pd-Cu sites on N-doped carbon to address the challenges in electrochemical reduction of N-2 to NH3, achieving high Faradaic efficiency and desirable NH3 yield rate. The research opens up a pathway for engineering single-atom-based electrocatalysts for enhanced ammonia electrosynthesis.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2021)

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Substitutional doping in 2D transition metal dichalcogenides

Leyi Loh et al.

Summary: This review summarizes recent progress in doping methods and understanding of doping effects in two-dimensional van der Waals transition metal dichalcogenides, showing that a variety of elements can act as either n-type or p-type dopants in these materials.

NANO RESEARCH (2021)

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Biomass-Derived N-Doped Carbon for Efficient Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction to CO and Zn-CO2 Batteries

Xiaoqiong Hao et al.

Summary: This study successfully prepared N-doped graphitized carbon with high N-doping content and ultrahigh specific surface area using low-cost wood biomass, demonstrating excellent CO2 reduction reaction activity and long-term stability. The carbon material also showed promising performance as a cathode material in Zn-CO2 batteries. By converting waste biomass into valuable electrocatalysts, this work provides a new strategy for solving carbon-related issues.

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES (2021)

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Development of Electrocatalysts for Efficient Nitrogen Reduction Reaction under Ambient Condition

Dong Liu et al.

Summary: Efficient electrocatalysts play a crucial role in the electrochemical synthesis of ammonia. This review systematically summarizes recent developments in novel electrocatalysts and discusses various strategies to enhance catalytic performance.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS (2021)

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Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide Driven by the Intrinsic Defects in the Carbon Plane of a Single Fe-N4 Site

Wenpeng Ni et al.

Summary: By coupling with single-atom Fe-N-4 sites, the activity of intrinsic carbon defects can be significantly improved, leading to remarkable enhancements in electrocatalytic performance for CO2 reduction. The resulting catalyst shows high CO Faradaic efficiency, CO selectivity, and current density, demonstrating great potential for the development of rechargeable Zn-CO2 batteries.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2021)

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Electron Localization and Lattice Strain Induced by Surface Lithium Doping Enable Ampere-Level Electrosynthesis of Formate from CO2

Shuai Yan et al.

Summary: A surface-lithium-doped tin (s-SnLi) catalyst was developed to enhance the activity and selectivity of CO2 electroreduction to formate. The catalyst exhibited excellent performance with high Faradaic efficiency and stability in Zn-CO2 batteries, showing potential for commercialization.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2021)

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Rational Fabrication of Low-Coordinate Single-Atom Ni Electrocatalysts by MOFs for Highly Selective CO2 Reduction

Yan Zhang et al.

Summary: A single-atom Ni catalyst with different N coordination numbers was fabricated using a post-synthetic metal substitution strategy. The Ni-N-3-C catalyst showed significantly enhanced COOH* formation leading to accelerated CO2 reduction, achieving high CO Faradaic efficiency and excellent performance in Zn-CO2 battery. This work provides a new approach for modulation of coordination microenvironment in single-atom catalysts for CO2 utilization.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2021)

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Atomic-Level Modulation of Electronic Density at Cobalt Single-Atom Sites Derived from Metal-Organic Frameworks: Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Performance

Yuanjun Chen et al.

Summary: This study demonstrates the correlation between atomic configuration induced electronic density of single-atom Co active sites and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) performance. The designed and synthesized Co-1-N3PS/HC catalyst shows outstanding ORR activity in alkaline and acidic media, surpassing Pt/C and most non-precious ORR electrocatalysts. Insights from this work promote rational design of efficient catalysts.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2021)

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Encapsulating vanadium nitride nanodots into N,S-codoped graphitized carbon for synergistic electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction and aqueous Zn-N2 battery

Xian-Wei Lv et al.

Summary: This study developed a promising catalyst VN@NSC with VN nanodots embedded in an ultrathin N,S-codoped carbon matrix for efficient ENRR, demonstrating high activity, stability, pH independence, and high NH3 yield. Additionally, VN@NSC showed significant potential for practical applications in Zn-N-2 aqueous batteries.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2021)

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Mott-Schottky heterojunction of Co/Co2P with built-in electric fields for bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis and zinc-air battery

Haoqi Yang et al.

Summary: A high-performance bifunctional electrocatalyst composed of Co/Co2P nanoparticles encapsulated in nitrogen and phosphorus co-doped carbon nanotubes (NPCNTs) has been successfully synthesized via a mechanochemistry-pyrolysis approach. The catalyst exhibits outstanding ORR/OER activities, high power density, and cycling life, making it a promising cathode material for rechargeable ZABs. Theoretical calculations support the enhanced electron transport and improved intermediate adsorption in the electrocatalytic process.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2021)

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Porous N, B co-doped carbon nanotubes as efficient metal-free electrocatalysts for ORR and Zn-air batteries

Peng Wei et al.

Summary: This study introduces a solid-phase route to prepare porous nitrogen and boron co-doped carbon nanotubes catalysts, demonstrating superior catalytic performance in both acidic and alkaline electrolytes. The catalyst also shows high operating voltage and peak power density in Zn-air batteries, showcasing comparable electrocatalytic performance to commercial Pt/C catalyst.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2021)

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Recent advance in single-atom catalysis

Zeng-Xi Wei et al.

Summary: Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have shown great potential in various catalytic fields due to their high atom utilization efficiency and catalytic activity, but fabricating SACs with high metal loading and investigating their reaction mechanisms remain significant challenges. This review highlights the recent developments and future research directions of SACs in thermal, electrocatalytic, and photocatalytic applications.

RARE METALS (2021)

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Local Modulation of Single-Atomic Mn Sites for Enhanced Ambient Ammonia Electrosynthesis

Lili Han et al.

Summary: The study focuses on optimizing the local structures of single-atomic active sites for the N-2 reduction reaction through controlling Mn-O bonding conditions. By constructing single Mn-O3N1 sites anchored on porous carbon, an enhanced NH3 yield rate was achieved, attributed to unique geometry and electronic structures that facilitate N-2 molecule adsorption and activation.

ACS CATALYSIS (2021)

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Interface Engineering of Air Electrocatalysts for Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries

Minghe Luo et al.

Summary: This review emphasizes the importance of heterostructured air electrocatalysts developed through interface engineering in enhancing oxygen electrocatalysis performance, and highlights the potential relationship between interface chemistry and oxygen electrocatalysis kinetics.

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS (2021)

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Metal-Free Bifunctional Ordered Mesoporous Carbon for Reversible Zn-CO2 Batteries

Sanshuang Gao et al.

Summary: The use of NOMC as a cathode in Zn-CO2 batteries enables high efficiency and stability in CO2 reduction and oxygen evolution, which is promising for CO2 fixation and energy storage.

SMALL METHODS (2021)

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Self-Healing and Anti-CO2 Hydrogels for Flexible Solid-State Zinc-Air Batteries

Siyuan Zhao et al.

Summary: A novel thermoreversible alkaline hydrogel electrolyte is reported to solve the problems of poor electrolyte/electrode contact, mechanical degradation, and CO2 corrosion encountered by flexible solid-state zinc-air batteries in practical applications. The hydrogel electrolyte can transform from solid to liquid state through a cooling process, restoring the electrolyte layer and enhancing electrode-electrolyte contact. The ZAB based on this hydrogel electrolyte shows an unprecedented anti-CO2 property and significantly improves discharge duration compared to ZABs with liquid electrolyte.

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES (2021)

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Aqueous Rechargeable Zn-N2 Battery Assembled by Bifunctional Cobalt Phosphate Nanocrystals-Loaded Carbon Nanosheets for Simultaneous NH3 Production and Power Generation

Jin-Tao Ren et al.

Summary: This study developed a water-rechargeable Zn-N-2 battery with the CoPi/NPCS catalyst for efficient N-2 reduction to NH3 in alkaline electrolyte, achieving stable discharge performance and high productivity. The battery also demonstrated impressive power output and energy density, surpassing previous Zn-N-2 batteries.

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES (2021)

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Surface and Interface Engineering of Nanoarrays toward Advanced Electrodes and Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices

Linpo Li et al.

Summary: The use of 3D nanoarrays as electrode architecture can enhance mass and electron transport within the electrode, improve charge transfer across interfaces, and provide an ideal platform for engineering. Challenges and future directions for surface/interface engineering of 3D nanoarrays include strategies to optimize solid-state interfaces and achieve solid electrolyte infiltration.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2021)

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Facilitating the Deprotonation of OH to O through Fe4+-Induced States in Perovskite LaNiO3 Enables a Fast Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Gaoliang Fu et al.

Summary: The study shows that the Fe4+ state is crucial for enhancing the OER activity of LaNiO3, while Fe3+ has little effect. Fe4+ states increase Ni/Fe 3d and O 2p hybridization, reducing the energy barrier for electron transfer.

SMALL (2021)

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Electronically Modified Atomic Sites Within a Multicomponent Co/Cu Composite for Efficient Oxygen Electroreduction

Qingran Zhang et al.

Summary: The novel ORR catalyst, SA-CoCu@Cu/CoNP, exhibits remarkable catalytic activity, exceptional stability, and excellent methanol tolerance in alkaline media, outperforming commercial platinum carbon under identical testing conditions and being active in acidic media. The improved ORR catalytic performance is attributed to the modified electronic structure of Co-N-x active sites due to an electron donating effect from the embedded nanoparticles and nearby Cu-N-x species.

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS (2021)

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An exfoliated iron phosphorus trisulfide nanosheet with rich sulfur vacancy for efficient dinitrogen fixation and Zn-N2 battery

Han Wang et al.

Summary: A porous exfoliated FePS3 nanosheet with rich sulfur vacancy (Vs-FePS3 NSs) synthesized by electrochemical exfoliation and hydrogenation treatment shows excellent activity in electrochemical NRR. The Fe species are identified as the real active sites, and S vacancies play a role in enhancing the NRR process. Vs-FePS3 NSs can also serve as the cathode of a Zn-N-2 battery with a power density of 2.6 mW cm(-2).

NANO ENERGY (2021)

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Pt/Zn heterostructure as efficient air-electrocatalyst for long-life neutral Zn-air batteries

Yongyin Liang et al.

Summary: Researchers designed a new Pt/Zn NPs heterostructure to enhance the catalytic properties and stability of neutral Zn-air batteries, achieving remarkable experimental results.

SCIENCE CHINA-MATERIALS (2021)

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Neutral Zn-Air Battery Assembled with Single-Atom Iridium Catalysts for Sensitive Self-Powered Sensing System

Xin Luo et al.

Summary: SA-Ir/NC as an efficient catalyst in ZAB exhibits superior performance for SPSS to achieve high-sensitivity glucose detection, showing excellent ORR activity and stability in neutral electrolytes.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS (2021)

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Boosting Selective Nitrogen Reduction via Geometric Coordination Engineering on Single-Tungsten-Atom Catalysts

Yu Gu et al.

Summary: Studying atomic interface regulation for optimizing single-atom catalysts proves to be a worthwhile research topic, with the successful preparation of a novel W-NO/NC catalyst through the introduction of an oxygen-bridged [WO4] tetrahedron. This catalyst demonstrates excellent selectivity and activity for the electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction, highlighting the importance of coordination structure in influencing properties.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2021)

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Nanoporous Intermetallic Pd3Bi for Efficient Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction

Xuejing Wang et al.

Summary: Electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction at ambient temperature is a challenging green technology for artificial nitrogen fixation due to low yield and poor selectivity. A nanoporous ordered intermetallic Pd3Bi prepared from chemically etched PdBi2 exhibits efficient electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction, achieving high activity and selectivity. Further studies show that strong coupling between Pd-Bi sites plays a crucial role in electron transfer of intermetallic Pd3Bi, improving the NRR process performance.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2021)

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Large-scale defect-engineering tailored tri-doped graphene as a metal-free bifunctional catalyst for superior electrocatalytic oxygen reaction in rechargeable Zn-air battery

Yongxia Wang et al.

Summary: Controllable tailoring of carbon-based metal-free catalysts to boost bifunctional performance of oxygen electrode is challenging but promising. The NSP-Gra, fabricated through wet ball-milling induced defect assisted in-situ pyrolysis, demonstrates superior catalytic activity and high power density in Zn-air batteries, attributed to fast charge transport capability and rich active sites introduced by multi-heteroatom dopants.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2021)

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Advances in electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to formate over bismuth-based catalysts

Yu-Hong Wang et al.

Summary: Bismuth-based catalysts offer advantages of non-toxicity, low cost, and high abundance for electrochemical reduction of CO2 to formate. These catalysts exhibit excellent selectivity and stability in aqueous electrolytes, making them commercially viable for this purpose. This review discusses the performance evaluation, reaction mechanisms, and potential advancements in the field.

RARE METALS (2021)

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A review of non-noble metal-based electrocatalysts for CO2 electroreduction

Jia-Jun Wang et al.

Summary: Excessive CO2 emissions have caused severe environmental issues, leading to the exploration of non-noble metal-based CO2RR catalysts as a critical solution. Researchers summarized the recent advances and classification of such catalysts, discussing their preparation strategies and CO2RR mechanisms in detail.

RARE METALS (2021)

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Transition-Metal Borides (MBenes) as New High-Efficiency Catalysts for Nitric Oxide Electroreduction to Ammonia by a High-Throughput Approach

Yi Xiao et al.

Summary: In this study, density functional theory calculations were used to investigate the catalytic performance of transition metal borides in the nitric oxide reduction reaction. It was found that certain MBenes have high catalytic activity and selectivity, successfully converting NO to NH3.

SMALL (2021)

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Single Atomic Cerium Sites with a High Coordination Number for Efficient Oxygen Reduction in Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Mengzhao Zhu et al.

Summary: The study introduces a hard-template method to synthesize rare-earth single cerium-atom-doped metal-organic frameworks with a hierarchically macro-meso-microporous structure, demonstrated by spherical aberration correction electron microscopy. The Ce sites embedded in the hierarchically macromeso-microporous N-doped carbon catalyst show high half-wave potential and power density in the oxygen reduction reaction.

ACS CATALYSIS (2021)

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Understanding the Synergistic Effects of Cobalt Single Atoms and Small Nanoparticles: Enhancing Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalytic Activity and Stability for Zinc-Air Batteries

Zhe Wang et al.

Summary: A highly efficient and durable oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalyst consisting of atomically dispersed Co single atoms and small Co nanoparticles co-anchored on nitrogen-doped porous carbon nanocage was reported. The catalyst exhibited outstanding ORR activity and remarkable stability in alkaline media, outperforming Pt/C catalyst. Practical zinc-air battery assembled with this catalyst showed high power density, specific capacity, and cycling stability.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS (2021)

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An Adjacent Atomic Platinum Site Enables Single-Atom Iron with High Oxygen Reduction Reaction Performance

Ali Han et al.

Summary: The modulation effect can enhance the catalytic activity of Fe-N-4 moiety through adjacent Pt-N-4 moiety, but it is less effective for optimizing the ORR performances of Co-N-4/Pt-N-4 and Mn-N-4/Pt-N-4 systems.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2021)

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High-Performance Electrochemical NO Reduction into NH3 by MoS2 Nanosheet

Longcheng Zhang et al.

Summary: MoS2/GF nanosheet on graphite felt shows promising catalytic performance in electrochemical reduction of NO for NH3 production, offering a potential environmentally friendly and efficient approach for nitrogen cycle restoration.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2021)

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Intrinsic ORR Activity Enhancement of Pt Atomic Sites by Engineering the d-Band Center via Local Coordination Tuning

Xiaofeng Zhu et al.

Summary: A novel carbon-based catalyst PtNPC with low Pt content but high ORR activity and stability has been developed in this research. Analysis suggests that the success of PtNPC lies in altering the d-band center of Pt atoms to enhance activity and predominantly promote the 4-electron reaction pathway.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2021)

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Metal-free carbon based air electrodes for Zn-air batteries: Recent advances and perspective

Yasir Arafat et al.

Summary: This review summarizes the recent progress in utilizing metal-free carbon materials as air electrodes in Zn-air batteries (ZABs), highlighting the two main methods to enhance the catalytic performance for oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions. The article also discusses the latest challenges and future opportunities associated with metal-free carbon materials as air electrodes in ZABs.

MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN (2021)

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Ag-decorated GaN for high-efficiency photoreduction of carbon dioxide into tunable syngas under visible light

Wei Huang et al.

Summary: The study introduces a hybrid catalyst for visible light-driven photoreduction of CO2 and H2O to generate tunable syngas with high activity and stability, offering a potential strategy for reducing CO2 emissions using solar energy.

NANOTECHNOLOGY (2021)

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A Feasible Strategy for Identifying Single-Atom Catalysts Toward Electrochemical NO-to-NH3 Conversion

Huan Niu et al.

Summary: By utilizing systematic first-principles calculations, a strategy for screening efficient single-atom catalysts (SACs) for NO-to-NH3 conversion is reported. Zr-C2N is selected as a stable NO-adsorbable NORR catalyst with high NH3 selectivity within this theoretical landscape. This work establishes a framework for screening SACs towards NO-to-NH3 conversion, which will contribute to the application of SACs for NORR and other electrochemical reactions.

SMALL (2021)

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Activity Promotion of Core and Shell in Multifunctional Core-Shell Co2P@NC Electrocatalyst by Secondary Metal Doping for Water Electrolysis and Zn-Air Batteries

Xian-Wei Lv et al.

Summary: The study reports an effective strategy to improve the efficiency of core-shell Co2P@NC electrocatalysts through secondary metal doping, leading to multifunctional HER/OER/ORR activities suitable for overall water splitting and Zn-air batteries.

SMALL (2021)

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Orbital coupling of hetero-diatomic nickel-iron site for bifunctional electrocatalysis of CO2 reduction and oxygen evolution

Zhiping Zeng et al.

Summary: Diatomic site catalysts utilize two adjacent atomic metal species for their complementary functionalities and synergistic actions. The orbital coupling of hetero-diatomic nickel-iron site boosts CO2 reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2021)

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Optimizing the Spin States of Mesoporous Co3O4 Nanorods through Vanadium Doping for Long-Lasting and Flexible Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries

Yuan Rao et al.

Summary: The vanadium-doped Co3O4 (V-Co3O4) electrocatalyst shows enhanced oxygen electrocatalysis efficiency by optimizing the spin states, demonstrating superior bifunctional properties. Zinc-air batteries fabricated with V-Co3O4 electrocatalysts offer a promising power source for next-generation electronics.

ACS CATALYSIS (2021)

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Flexible carbon nanofiber film with diatomic Fe-Co sites for efficient oxygen reduction and evolution reactions in wearable zinc-air batteries

Yiyan Wang et al.

Summary: This study developed a highly efficient strategy for preparing large-area flexible CNF films with excellent bifunctional catalytic performance, achieved optimal electronic properties for ORR and OER through abundant FeN3-CoN3 sites. The resulting ZAB not only has high specific power and cycling stability, but also the excellent mechanical properties of Fe1Co1-CNF make it suitable for manufacturing portable ZAB with deformability and stability.

NANO ENERGY (2021)

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High-efficiency electrohydrogenation of nitric oxide to ammonia on a Ni2P nanoarray under ambient conditions

Ting Mou et al.

Summary: This study reports a Ni2P/CP composite material as an efficient electrocatalyst for the highly selective hydrogenation of NO to NH3, with good electrochemical durability. Experimental and theoretical investigations demonstrate its activity and selectivity in the NO reduction reaction.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2021)

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Ultrathin p-n type Cu2O/CuCoCr-layered double hydroxide heterojunction nanosheets for photo-assisted aqueous Zn-CO2 batteries

Xuefei Liu et al.

Summary: Photo-assisted Zn-CO2 batteries can convert CO2 into valuable chemicals and generate electrical energy with an efficiency of 58.94%, thanks to the ultrathin p-n type heterojunction nanosheets on the photocathode.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2021)

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Highly selective CO2 conversion to methane or syngas tuned by CNTs@non-noble-metal cathodes in Zn-CO2 flow batteries

Yang Chen et al.

Summary: Metal-CO2 batteries show promise in reducing CO2 emissions and generating energy, but the challenge lies in designing cost-effective electrocatalysts. This study introduces two tubular cathodes for Zn-CO2 flow batteries, achieving selective CO2 conversion with high energy density and stability. The synergy between carbon nanotubes and metal substrates contributes to the excellent performance of these batteries, showing potential for producing value-added chemicals from low concentration CO2 emissions.

GREEN CHEMISTRY (2021)

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Rechargeable zinc-air batteries with neutral electrolytes: Recent advances, challenges, and prospects

Cheng Wang et al.

Summary: This review summarizes the latest research progress of neutral electrolytes used in R-ZABs and efforts in improving the stability of Zn anodes in neutral electrolytes. Comparison of oxygen reduction and evolution reactions in alkaline and neutral electrolytes, potential oxygen electrocatalysts applicable in neutral conditions, and perspectives on future research directions of R-ZABs with neutral electrolytes are provided.

ENERGYCHEM (2021)

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Make it stereoscopic: interfacial design for full-temperature adaptive flexible zinc-air batteries

Zengxia Pei et al.

Summary: The structure of the air-cathode significantly influences the temperature adaptability of flexible zinc-air batteries, and an integrated stereoscopic air-cathode is developed to enhance the batteries' adaptability. Organic hydrogels are not suitable for temperature-adaptive polyelectrolytes, but high-performance flexible zinc-air batteries can be achieved by leveraging the interaction between water and terminal groups within polyelectrolyte backbones. The flexible zinc-air batteries show state-of-the-art electrochemical performances that greatly offset the influence of extreme temperature changes.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (2021)

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Doping regulation in transition metal compounds for electrocatalysis

An Zhang et al.

Summary: Doping regulation is considered as an effective method to modulate the active sites of catalysts in electrocatalysis, especially in two-dimensional transition-metal compounds (TMCs) to optimize their electrocatalytic performance. This systematic overview highlights the impact of doping regulation on physicochemical properties of catalysts and their applications in various reactions, while also addressing the existing challenges and future perspectives in this promising field.

CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS (2021)

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Precise regulation of pyrrole-type single-atom Mn-N4 sites for superior pH-universal oxygen reduction

Lei Yan et al.

Summary: The study designed and fabricated ultrathin carbon nanosheet-supported Mn single-atom catalysts with a precise configuration, displaying outstanding ORR activity and high stability.

CARBON ENERGY (2021)

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Advances in noble metal (Ru, Rh, and Ir) doping for boosting water splitting electrocatalysis

Lin Tian et al.

Summary: Electrochemical water splitting holds promise for producing high-density and green hydrogen, but the slow H2O dissociation process hinders industrial scale applications due to low H2O adsorption on catalyst surfaces. Efforts in exploring efficient approaches to fabricate electrocatalysts with appropriate H2O adsorption include defect engineering, interface engineering, and morphology design. Noble metal doping, particularly with metals like Ru, Rh, and Ir, plays a crucial role in optimizing the adsorption of reaction intermediates on catalyst surfaces, and has attracted significant research interest. This review highlights recent examples and mechanisms of noble metal doping in boosting water splitting electrocatalysis, along with challenges and future outlooks for practical applications.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2021)

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Fe-N4 and Co-N4 dual sites for boosting oxygen electroreduction in Zn-air batteries

Dan Wang et al.

Summary: A facile one-step impregnation-pyrolysis route is developed to synthesize highly active dual-metal sites embedded in hierarchical N-doped carbon, which can synergistically enhance the ORR activity and achieve excellent performance in zinc-air batteries.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2021)

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Bifunctional single-molecular heterojunction enables completely selective CO2-to-CO conversion integrated with oxidative 3D nano-polymerization

Dong-Dong Ma et al.

Summary: This study designs a bifunctional electrocatalyst for integrating CO2 reduction and anodic non-classical reaction, achieving efficient product generation. By anchoring a novel nickel phthalocyanine molecule onto carbon nanotubes at the single-molecule level, high CO2 conversion efficiency and stability are achieved. Furthermore, the development of an electrolytic system combining CO2 reduction with oxidative nano-polymerization is also highlighted.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (2021)

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Efficient nitric oxide reduction to ammonia on a metal-free electrocatalyst

Qian Wu et al.

Summary: The study proposes a metal-free electrocatalyst, P atom doped single-layer C2N, for the direct electroreduction of NO to NH3 based on first-principles calculations. The microkinetic modeling analysis indicates that the turnover frequency of NO reduction to NH3 on the catalyst is as high as 8.9 x 10(5) per s per site at 400 K, demonstrating an ultra-fast reaction rate and offering a potential alternative avenue for ammonia synthesis.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2021)

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Heteroatom coordination induces electric field polarization of single Pt sites to promote hydrogen evolution activity†

Xianyun Peng et al.

Summary: Pt-SA/MXene catalyst shows efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity in alkaline electrolytes with low overpotential and long-term stability. It has competitive mass activity and improved catalytic performance due to its unique structure and polarized electric field effect.

NANOSCALE (2021)

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Non-carbon-supported single-atom site catalysts for electrocatalysis

Xiaobo Zheng et al.

Summary: This review comprehensively summarizes the recent exciting progress on non-carbon-supported SACs and their applications in electrocatalytic reactions. Eight types of non-carbon-supported SACs are categorized to show their diversity, with detailed analysis of the anchoring and stabilization mechanisms. Advanced characterization techniques for identifying and monitoring the atomic structure of SACs are highlighted, along with discussions on their applications in electrochemical energy conversion.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (2021)

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Iron-doped titanium dioxide hollow nanospheres for efficient nitrogen fixation and Zn-N2 aqueous batteries

Xian-Wei Lv et al.

Summary: The study presents a shell-engineering strategy for designing FeHTNs with abundant oxygen vacancies for efficient NRRs, inspired by the breathing process of mammalian alveolus. Fe1.0HTN catalysts achieved a record ammonia yield of 43.14 mu g h(-1) mg(cat.)(-1) at -0.7 V vs. RHE and were also employed in Zn-N-2 aqueous batteries for both ammonia production and electricity generation.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2021)

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Recent advances in the field of carbon-based cathode electrocatalysts for Zn-air batteries

Xinxin Shu et al.

Summary: Carbon-based catalysts are highly regarded for energy storage and conversion technologies due to their high electrical conductivity and tunable micro- and nanostructures, but developing efficient, low-cost, and durable bifunctional carbon-based electrocatalysts remains a challenge. Recent research has focused on fabrication strategies for carbon-based oxygen reduction reaction/oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts for Zn-air batteries, outlining the current challenges and perspectives in developing advanced bifunctional carbon-based electrocatalysts.

MATERIALS ADVANCES (2021)

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Bioinspired interfacial engineering of a CoSe2 decorated carbon framework cathode towards temperature-tolerant and flexible Zn-air batteries

Wenxian Liu et al.

Summary: The study presents a bioinspired interfacial engineering strategy to construct a new type of air electrode with excellent catalytic activity and interface area, providing high performance for flexible Zn-air batteries. The Zn-air batteries fabricated using this electrode achieve high power density, mechanical flexibility, and excellent durability.

NANOSCALE (2021)

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Atomic Fe-Zn dual-metal sites for high-efficiency pH-universal oxygen reduction catalysis

Jie Xu et al.

Summary: The study demonstrated the preparation of Fe-Zn-SA/NC catalyst for efficient ORR reaction in all pH range, showing high half-wave potentials and stability, comparable to Pt/C. The Fe-Zn-SA/NC catalyst also exhibited high power density and durability when assembled into a Zn-air battery, indicating its potential for real energy-related devices. The theoretical calculations attribute the superior catalytic activity of Fe-Zn-SA/NC to the lower energy barriers of ORR at the Fe-Zn-N-6 centers, offering new insights for dual-atom catalysts in energy conversion related catalytic reactions.

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Atomically Defined Undercoordinated Active Sites for Highly Efficient CO2 Electroreduction

Wanzhen Zheng et al.

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Interfacial Engineering of W2N/WC Heterostructures Derived from Solid-State Synthesis: A Highly Efficient Trifunctional Electrocatalyst for ORR, OER, and HER

Jinxiang Diao et al.

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Creating anodic alumina nanochannel arrays with custom-made geometry

Chih-Yi Liu et al.

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Simultaneously Realizing Rapid Electron Transfer and Mass Transport in Jellyfish-Like Mott-Schottky Nanoreactors for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Zehui Sun et al.

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Fe doping promoted electrocatalytic N-2 reduction reaction of 2H MoS2

Jiaojiao Guo et al.

CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS (2020)

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Non-3d Metal Modulation of a 2D Ni-Co Heterostructure Array as Multifunctional Electrocatalyst for Portable Overall Water Splitting

Wenxian Liu et al.

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Molybdenum-Doped Manganese Oxide as a Highly Efficient and Economical Water Oxidation Catalyst

S. Esmael Balaghi et al.

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Lavender-Like Ga-Doped Pt3Co Nanowires for Highly Stable and Active Electrocatalysis

Menggang Li et al.

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Atomically Dispersed Mo Supported on Metallic Co9S8 Nanoflakes as an Advanced Noble-Metal-Free Bifunctional Water Splitting Catalyst Working in Universal pH Conditions

Ligang Wang et al.

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Molecular Design of Single-Atom Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Chengzhang Wan et al.

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Atomic Structure Modification for Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia

Xinrui Chen et al.

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Interfacial Engineering of NiO/NiCo2O4 Porous Nanofibers as Efficient Bifunctional Catalysts for Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries

Zhengmei Zhan et al.

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An Ir/Ni(OH)2 Heterostructured Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction: Breaking the Scaling Relation, Stabilizing Iridium(V), and Beyond

Guoqiang Zhao et al.

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Boosting CO2 Electroreduction on N,P-Co-doped Carbon Aerogels

Chunjun Chen et al.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2020)

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Direct Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis from Nitric Oxide

Jun Long et al.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2020)

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Hierarchical hollow nanotubes of NiFeV-layered double hydroxides@CoVP heterostructures towards efficient, pH-universal electrocatalytical nitrogen reduction reaction to ammonia

Muhammad Arif et al.

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Modulation of Electronics of Oxide Perovskites by Sulfur Doping for Electrocatalysis in Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries

J. Ran et al.

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Ionic Exchange of Metal-Organic Frameworks for Constructing Unsaturated Copper Single-Atom Catalysts for Boosting Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Shenghua Ma et al.

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An Overview and Future Perspectives of Rechargeable Zinc Batteries

Yuchuan Shi et al.

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Hollow Mesoporous Metal-Organic Frameworks with Enhanced Diffusion for Highly Efficient Catalysis

Yongji Qin et al.

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A Universal Principle to Accurately Synthesize Atomically Dispersed Metal-N4 Sites for CO2 Electroreduction

Wanzhen Zheng et al.

NANO-MICRO LETTERS (2020)

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The Current State of Aqueous Zn-Based Rechargeable Batteries

Ya-Ping Deng et al.

ACS ENERGY LETTERS (2020)

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Single-Atom Catalysts for Electrocatalytic Applications

Qiaoqiao Zhang et al.

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Gas Diffusion Strategy for Inserting Atomic Iron Sites into Graphitized Carbon Supports for Unusually High-Efficient CO2 Electroreduction and High-Performance Zn-CO2 Batteries

Tingting Wang et al.

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An Iron-Decorated Carbon Aerogel for Rechargeable Flow and Flexible Zn-Air Batteries

Kunze Wu et al.

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An Artificial Electrode/Electrolyte Interface for CO2Electroreduction by Cation Surfactant Self-Assembly

Yang Zhong et al.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2020)

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Surface Coordination Chemistry of Atomically Dispersed Metal Catalysts

Ruixuan Qin et al.

CHEMICAL REVIEWS (2020)

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Exfoliated metallic niobium disulfate nanosheets for enhanced electrochemical ammonia synthesis and Zn-N2 battery

Han Wang et al.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2020)

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Construction of Highly Active Metal-Containing Nanoparticles and FeCo-N4Composite Sites for the Acidic Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Shu-Hu Yin et al.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2020)

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Interface engineering of oxygen-vacancy-rich CoP/CeO2 heterostructure boosts oxygen evolution reaction

Meng Li et al.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2020)

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Engineering unsymmetrically coordinated Cu-S1N3 single atom sites with enhanced oxygen reduction activity

Huishan Shang et al.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2020)

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Three-Dimensional Ordered Porous Carbon for Energy Conversion and Storage Applications

Jinxiu Feng et al.

FRONTIERS IN ENERGY RESEARCH (2020)

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Ambient electrosynthesis of ammonia with efficient denitration

Xianyun Peng et al.

NANO ENERGY (2020)

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Performance enhancement and degradation mechanism identification of a single-atom Co-N-C catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Xiaohong Xie et al.

NATURE CATALYSIS (2020)

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Carbon-based cathode materials for rechargeable zinc-air batteries: From current collectors to bifunctional integrated air electrodes

Jingkun Wu et al.

CARBON ENERGY (2020)

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Defective h-BN sheet embedded atomic metals as highly active and selective electrocatalysts for NH3 fabrication via NO reduction

Peng-Fei Sun et al.

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS (2020)

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Engineering Atomic Sites via Adjacent Dual-Metal Sub-Nanoclusters for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Zn-Air Battery

Defeng Qi et al.

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Preferentially Engineering FeN4 Edge Sites onto Graphitic Nanosheets for Highly Active and Durable Oxygen Electrocatalysis in Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries

Meiling Xiao et al.

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Engineering Mo/Mo2C/MoC hetero-interfaces for enhanced electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction

Ying Liu et al.

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Boosting bifunctional electrocatalytic activity in S and N co-doped carbon nanosheets for high-efficiency Zn-air batteries

Yibo Guo et al.

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Single-Boron Catalysts for Nitrogen Reduction Reaction

Chuangwei Liu et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2019)

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Edge-doping modulation of N, P-codoped porous carbon spheres for high-performance rechargeable Zn-air batteries

Si Chen et al.

NANO ENERGY (2019)

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Heteroatom-Doped Transition Metal Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Huanyu Jin et al.

ACS ENERGY LETTERS (2019)

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Recent Development of CO2 Electrochemistry from Li-CO2 Batteries to Zn-CO2 Batteries

Jiafang Xie et al.

ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH (2019)

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Understanding the Roadmap for Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Multi-Carbon Oxygenates and Hydrocarbons on Copper-Based Catalysts

Yao Zheng et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2019)

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An easy synthesis of Ni-Co doped hollow C-N tubular nanocomposites as excellent cathodic catalysts of alkaline and neutral zinc-air batteries

Liang Yu et al.

SCIENCE CHINA-MATERIALS (2019)

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Polymerization-dissolution strategy to prepare Fe, N, S tri-doped carbon nanostructures for Zn-Air batteries

Wenxiu Yang et al.

CARBON (2019)

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Scalable Production of Efficient Single-Atom Copper Decorated Carbon Membranes for CO2 Electroreduction to Methanol

Hengpan Yang et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2019)

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Self-Adjusting Activity Induced by Intrinsic Reaction Intermediate in Fe-N-C Single-Atom Catalysts

Yu Wang et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2019)

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Revealing Energetics of Surface Oxygen Redox from Kinetic Fingerprint in Oxygen Electrocatalysis

Hua Bing Tao et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2019)

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Oxygen Vacancy-Rich In-Doped CoO/CoP Heterostructure as an Effective Air Cathode for Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries

Wei Jin et al.

SMALL (2019)

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Carbon-Nanoplated CoS@TiO2 Nanofibrous Membrane: An Interface-Engineered Heterojunction for High-Efficiency Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction

Yi-Tao Liu et al.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2019)

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Doping of Carbon Materials for Metal-Free Electrocatalysis

Chuangang Hu et al.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2019)

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Efficient Metal-Free Electrocatalysts from N-Doped Carbon Nanomaterials: Mono-Doping and Co-Doping

Kun Gao et al.

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Atomically Dispersed Molybdenum Catalysts for Efficient Ambient Nitrogen Fixation

Lili Han et al.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2019)

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Theory-guided design of catalytic materials using scaling relationships and reactivity descriptors

Zhi-Jian Zhao et al.

NATURE REVIEWS MATERIALS (2019)

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Efficient and Robust Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction Enabled by Atomically Dispersed Snδ+ Sites

Xiaolong Zu et al.

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Rechargeable Zn-CO2 Electrochemical Cells Mimicking Two-Step Photosynthesis

Xueyuan Wang et al.

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Atomically Transition Metals on Self-Supported Porous Carbon Flake Arrays as Binder-Free Air Cathode for Wearable Zinc-Air Batteries

Dongxiao Ji et al.

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Biomass-derived oxygen-doped hollow carbon microtubes for electrocatalytic N2-to-NH3 fixation under ambient conditions

Tengteng Wu et al.

CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS (2019)

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Greatly Enhanced Electrocatalytic N2 Reduction on TiO2 via V Doping

Tongwei Wu et al.

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Electrocatalytic N2-to-NH3 conversion using oxygen-doped graphene: experimental and theoretical studies

Ting Wang et al.

CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS (2019)

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Recent progress and perspectives on aqueous Zn-based rechargeable batteries with mild aqueous electrolytes

Xiaohui Zeng et al.

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Transforming Energy with Single-Atom Catalysts

Shipeng Ding et al.

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Strategies to Break the Scaling Relation toward Enhanced Oxygen Electrocatalysis

Zhen-Feng Huang et al.

MATTER (2019)

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Defect-rich and ultrathin N doped carbon nanosheets as advanced trifunctional metal-free electrocatalysts for the ORR, OER and HER

Hao Jiang et al.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (2019)

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Recent Progress on MOF-Derived Heteroatom-Doped Carbon-Based Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Qian Ren et al.

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Superwetting Electrodes for Gas-Involving Electrocatalysis

Wenwen Xu et al.

ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH (2018)

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Multiscale Principles To Boost Reactivity in Gas-Involving Energy Electrocatalysis

Cheng Tang et al.

ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH (2018)

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Enlarged Co-O Covalency in Octahedral Sites Leading to Highly Efficient Spinel Oxides for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Ye Zhou et al.

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Understanding Catalytic Activity Trends in the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Ambarish Kulkarni et al.

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Design of Single-Atom Co-N5 Catalytic Site: A Robust Electrocatalyst for CO2 Reduction with Nearly 100% CO Selectivity and Remarkable Stability

Yuan Pan et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2018)

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Atomic-level insight into super-efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution on iron and vanadium co-doped nickel (oxy)hydroxide

Jian Jiang et al.

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NiFe-Based Metal-Organic Framework Nanosheets Directly Supported on Nickel Foam Acting as Robust Electrodes for Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution Reaction

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Metal-organic framework- derived nitrogen-doped highly disordered carbon for electrochemical ammonia synthesis using N2 and H2O in alkaline electrolytes

Shreya Mukherjee et al.

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Recent Advances in Carbon-Based Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts for Zn-Air Batteries

Gengtao Fu et al.

CHEMELECTROCHEM (2018)

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Nitrogen-free commercial carbon cloth with rich defects for electrocatalytic ammonia synthesis under ambient conditions

Wenyi Li et al.

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Golden single-atomic-site platinum electrocatalysts

Paul N. Duchesne et al.

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Hierarchically Porous M-N-C (M = Co and Fe) Single-Atom Electrocatalysts with Robust MNx Active Moieties Enable Enhanced ORR Performance

Chengzhou Zhu et al.

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Phosphorus-doped onion-like carbon for CO2 electrochemical reduction: the decisive role of the bonding configuration of phosphorus

TianFu Liu et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2018)

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Composition Tailoring via N and S Co-doping and Structure Tuning by Constructing Hierarchical Pores: Metal-Free Catalysts for High-Performance Electrochemical Reduction of CO2

Hengpan Yang et al.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2018)

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Heterostructure-Promoted Oxygen Electrocatalysis Enables Rechargeable Zinc-Air Battery with Neutral Aqueous Electrolyte

Li An et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2018)

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Metal-Free Single Atom Catalyst for N2 Fixation Driven by Visible Light

Chongyi Ling et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2018)

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In Situ Activating Strategy to Significantly Boost Oxygen Electrocatalysis of Commercial Carbon Cloth for Flexible and Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries

Zhe Zhao et al.

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Strategies for Stabilizing Atomically Dispersed Metal Catalysts

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Boron-Doped Graphene for Electrocatalytic N-2 Reduction

Xiaomin Yu et al.

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A prototype reactor for highly selective solar-driven CO2 reduction to synthesis gas using nanosized earth-abundant catalysts and silicon photovoltaics

Felix Urbain et al.

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Microbial fuel cells: From fundamentals to applications. A review

Carlo Santoro et al.

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Single Mo Atom Supported on Defective Boron Nitride Monolayer as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Nitrogen Fixation: A Computational Study

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Regulating the spatial distribution of metal nanoparticles within metal-organic frameworks to enhance catalytic efficiency

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Reversible Nitrogen Fixation Based on a Rechargeable Lithium-Nitrogen Battery for Energy Storage

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Isolated Single Iron Atoms Anchored on N-Doped Porous Carbon as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

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ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2017)

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Multi-shelled Hollow Metal-Organic Frameworks

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ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2017)

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Superaerophilic Carbon-Nanotube-Array Electrode for High-Performance Oxygen Reduction Reaction

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In Situ Coupling of Strung Co4N and Intertwined N-C Fibers toward Free-Standing Bifunctional Cathode for Robust, Efficient, and Flexible Zn Air-Batteries

Fanlu Meng et al.

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In situ electrochemical quantification of active sites in Fe-N/C non-precious metal catalysts

Daniel Malko et al.

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Design Principles for Dual-Element-Doped Carbon Nanomaterials as Efficient Bifunctional Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Reactions

Zhenghang Zhao et al.

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Identification of catalytic sites for oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution in N-doped graphene materials: Development of highly efficient metal-free bifunctional electrocatalyst

Hong Bin Yang et al.

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The Challenge of Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis: A New Perspective on the Role of Nitrogen Scaling Relations

Joseph H. Montoya et al.

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Chemistry of Multitudinous Active Sites for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Transition Metal-Nitrogen-Carbon Electrocatalysts

Kateryna Artyushkova et al.

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Catalysts and Reaction Pathways for the Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

Ruud Kortlever et al.

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Recent advances in zinc-air batteries

Yanguang Li et al.

CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS (2014)

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Advanced Extremely Durable 3D Bifunctional Air Electrodes for Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries

Dong Un Lee et al.

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A Perovskite Oxide Optimized for Oxygen Evolution Catalysis from Molecular Orbital Principles

Jin Suntivich et al.

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Metal-Air Batteries with High Energy Density: Li-Air versus Zn-Air

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