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Asymmetrically coordinated single atom Cu catalyst with unsaturated C-Cu-N structure for CO2 reduction to CO
Single atom catalysts (SACs) play a crucial role in energy catalysis due to their distinct coordination environment and high atomic utilization efficiency. This study focuses on the synthesis of a monatomic Cu...
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Open AccessA replacement strategy for regulating local environment of single-atom Co-SxN4−x catalysts to facilitate CO2 electroreduction
The performances of single-atom catalysts are governed by their local coordination environments. Here, a thermal replacement strategy is developed for the synthesis of single-atom catalysts with precisely cont...
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Atomic design of carbon-based dual-metal site catalysts for energy applications
Carbon-based dual-metal sites catalysts (DMSCs) have emerged as a new frontier in the field of sustainable energy due to their unique coordination environments, electronic structure, and the maximized atom uti...
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Coordinatively unsaturated single Co atoms immobilized on C2N for efficient oxygen reduction reaction
Develo** cost-effective and high-efficiency oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts is imperative for promoting the substantial progress of fuel cells and metal-air batteries. The coordination and geometri...
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Carbon-supported high-entropy Co-Zn-Cd-Cu-Mn sulfide nanoarrays promise high-performance overall water splitting
Transition metal sulfides with homogeneous multi-metallic elements promise high catalytic performance for water electrolysis owing to the unique structure and highly tailorable electrochemical property. Most e...
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Interfacial engineering of 3D hollow CoSe2@ultrathin MoSe2 core@shell heterostructure for efficient pH-universal hydrogen evolution reaction
Rational design and construction of low-cost and highly efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is meaningful but challenging. Herein, a robust three dimensional (3D) hollow CoSe2@ultrath...
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Open AccessComplementary Operando Spectroscopy identification of in-situ generated metastable charge-asymmetry Cu2-CuN3 clusters for CO2 reduction to ethanol
Copper-based materials can reliably convert carbon dioxide into multi-carbon products but they suffer from poor activity and product selectivity. The atomic structure-activity relationship of electrocatalysts ...
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Open AccessEngineering unsymmetrically coordinated Cu-S1N3 single atom sites with enhanced oxygen reduction activity
Atomic interface regulation is thought to be an efficient method to adjust the performance of single atom catalysts. Herein, a practical strategy was reported to rationally design single copper atoms coordinat...
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Compressive surface strained atomic-layer Cu2O on Cu@Ag nanoparticles
Control of surface structure at the atomic level can effectively tune catalytic properties of nanomaterials. Tuning surface strain is an effective strategy for enhancing catalytic activity; however, the correl...
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PtNi nanoparticles embedded in porous silica microspheres as highly active catalysts for p-nitrophenol hydrogenation to p-aminophenol
Supported Pt-based alloy nanoparticles have attracted greater attention in catalysis due to their high activity, reduced cost, and easy recycling in chemical reactions. In this work, mesoporous SiO2 microspheres ...
