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Open AccessStabilizing ruthenium dioxide with cation-anchored sulfate for durable oxygen evolution in proton-exchange membrane water electrolyzers
Ruthenium dioxide is the most promising alternative to the prevailing but expensive iridium-based catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction in proton-exchange membrane water electrolyzers. However, the under...
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Ferromagnetic single-atom spin catalyst for boosting water splitting
Heterogeneous single-atom spin catalysts combined with magnetic fields provide a powerful means for accelerating chemical reactions with enhanced metal utilization and reaction efficiency. However, designing t...
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Open AccessEfficient electrosynthesis of formamide from carbon monoxide and nitrite on a Ru-dispersed Cu nanocluster catalyst
Conversion into high-value-added organic nitrogen compounds through electrochemical C-N coupling reactions under ambient conditions is regarded as a sustainable development strategy to achieve carbon neutralit...
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Open AccessAttenuating metal-substrate conjugation in atomically dispersed nickel catalysts for electroreduction of CO2 to CO
Atomically dispersed transition metals on carbon-based aromatic substrates are an emerging class of electrocatalysts for the electroreduction of CO2. However, electron delocalization of the metal site with the ca...
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Open AccessBoride-derived oxygen-evolution catalysts
Metal borides/borates have been considered promising as oxygen evolution reaction catalysts; however, to date, there is a dearth of evidence of long-term stability at practical current densities. Here we repor...
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Author Correction: Atomically dispersed antimony on carbon nitride for the artificial photosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide
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Atomically dispersed antimony on carbon nitride for the artificial photosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide
Artificial photosynthesis offers a promising strategy to produce hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)—an environmentally friendly oxidant and a clean fuel. However, the low activity and selectivity of the two-electron oxygen...
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Open AccessRational strain engineering of single-atom ruthenium on nanoporous MoS2 for highly efficient hydrogen evolution
Maximizing the catalytic activity of single-atom catalysts is vital for the application of single-atom catalysts in industrial water-alkali electrolyzers, yet the modulation of the catalytic properties of sing...
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Open AccessIron phthalocyanine with coordination induced electronic localization to boost oxygen reduction reaction
Iron phthalocyanine (FePc) is a promising non-precious catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Unfortunately, FePc with plane-symmetric FeN4 site usually exhibits an unsatisfactory ORR activity due to i...
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Open AccessDynamic active-site generation of atomic iridium stabilized on nanoporous metal phosphides for water oxidation
Designing efficient single-atom catalysts (SACs) for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is critical for water-splitting. However, the self-reconstruction of isolated active sites during OER not only influences th...
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Open AccessSingle platinum atoms embedded in nanoporous cobalt selenide as electrocatalyst for accelerating hydrogen evolution reaction
Designing efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction is significant for renewable and sustainable energy conversion. Here, we report single-atom platinum decorated nanoporous Co0.85Se (Pt/np-Co0.8...
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Open AccessMechanism of Electrochemical Deposition and Coloration of Electrochromic V2O5 Nano Thin Films: an In Situ X-Ray Spectroscopy Study
Electrochromic switching devices have elicited considerable attention because these thin films are among the most promising materials for energy-saving applications. The vanadium oxide system is simple and ine...
