Molecular Engineering for Bottom-Up Construction of High-Performance Non-Precious-Metal Electrocatalysts with Well-Defined Active Sites

Insights on forming N,O-coordinated Cu single-atom catalysts for electrochemical reduction CO2 to methane

(2021) Yanming Cai et al.   Nature Communications

Regulating Fe-spin state by atomically dispersed Mn-N in Fe-N-C catalysts with high oxygen reduction activity

(2021) Gege Yang et al.   Nature Communications

Metal-free N and O Co-doped carbon directly derived from bicrystal Zn-based zeolite-like metal-organic frameworks as durable high-performance pH-universal oxygen reduction reaction catalyst

(2021) Jia Zhou et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Molecular Evidence for Metallic Cobalt Boosting CO2 Electroreduction on Pyridinic Nitrogen

(2020) Chao He et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Phosphorus-doping activates carbon nanotubes for efficient electroreduction of nitrogen to ammonia

(2020) Lu-Pan Yuan et al.   Nano Research

Intrinsic defects in biomass-derived carbons facilitate electroreduction of CO2

(2020) Mengjie Chen et al.   Nano Research

Boosting CO2 Electroreduction to CH4 via Tuning Neighboring Single Copper Sites

(2020) Anxiang Guan et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Synergistic Modulation of Non-Precious-Metal Electrocatalysts for Advanced Water Splitting

(2020) Wen-Jie Jiang et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Progress and Perspective for In Situ Studies of CO2 Reduction

(2020) Xiaodong Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Emerging covalent organic frameworks tailored materials for electrocatalysis

(2020) Xun Cui et al.   Nano Energy

Metal Phthalocyanine-Derived Single-Atom Catalysts for Selective CO2 Electroreduction under High Current Densities

(2020) Yang Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Sustainable production of value-added carbon nanomaterials from biomass pyrolysis

(2020) Shun Zhang et al.   Nature Sustainability

Advanced transition metal/nitrogen/carbon-based electrocatalysts for fuel cell applications

(2020) Tang Tang et al.   Science China-Chemistry

Cascade anchoring strategy for general mass production of high-loading single-atomic metal-nitrogen catalysts

(2019) Lu Zhao et al.   Nature Communications

Chemical State of Surrounding Iron Species Affects the Activity of Fe-Nx for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction

(2019) Zhongtao Li et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Solid-phase hot-pressing of POMs-ZIFs precursor and derived phosphide for overall water splitting

(2019) Yu-Jia Tang et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Silica-Templated Covalent Organic Framework-Derived Fe–N-Doped Mesoporous Carbon as Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst

(2019) Xiaojia Zhao et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

In-situ formation of MOF derived mesoporous Co3N/amorphous N-doped carbon nanocubes as an efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction

(2019) Bong Kyun Kang et al.   Nano Research

Two Birds with One Stone: Metal-Organic Framework Derived Micro-/Nanostructured Ni2 P/Ni Hybrids Embedded in Porous Carbon for Electrocatalysis and Energy Storage

(2019) Xiaobin Liu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Enhanced Electrocatalytic N2 Reduction via Partial Anion Substitution in Titanium Oxide-Carbon Composites

(2019) Qing Qin et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Alkali‐driven Assembly of Protein‐rich Biomass Boosts the Electrocatalytic Activity of the Derived Carbon Materials for Oxygen Reduction

(2019) Kaixin Liang et al.   ChemCatChem

Ni- and P-doped carbon from waste biomass: A sustainable multifunctional electrode for oxygen reduction, oxygen evolution and hydrogen evolution reactions

(2019) Van Chinh Hoang et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Enhancing Oxygen Evolution Reaction through Modulating Electronic Structure of Trimetallic Electrocatalysts Derived from Metal–Organic Frameworks

(2019) Yuwen Li et al.   Small

Steering Elementary Steps towards Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution via Size-Dependent Ni/NiO Nanoscale Heterosurfaces

(2019) Lu Zhao et al.   National Science Review

Electroreduction of CO2 on Single-Site Copper-Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Material: Selective Formation of Ethanol and Reversible Restructuration of the Metal Sites

(2019) Dilan Karapinar et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Non-destructive, uniform, and scalable electrochemical functionalization and exfoliation of graphite

(2019) Benoît D.L. Campéon et al.   CARBON

Standing Carbon‐Supported Trace Levels of Metal Derived from Covalent Organic Framework for Electrocatalysis

(2019) Qing Xu et al.   Small

A universal ligand mediated method for large scale synthesis of transition metal single atom catalysts

(2019) Hongzhou Yang et al.   Nature Communications

Highly Efficient Porous Carbon Electrocatalyst with Controllable N-Species Content for Selective CO2 Reduction

(2019) Lin Ye et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Porous carbon nanosheets from biological nucleobase precursor as efficient pH-independent oxygen reduction electrocatalyst

(2019) Baobing Huang et al.   CARBON

Amorphous Intermediate Derivative from ZIF‐67 and Its Outstanding Electrocatalytic Activity

(2019) Huijie Zhou et al.   Small

Covalent Organic Frameworks: Structures, Synthesis, and Applications

(2018) Maria S. Lohse et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Template Conversion of Covalent Organic Frameworks into 2D Conducting Nanocarbons for Catalyzing Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2018) Qing Xu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Single Tungsten Atoms Supported on MOF-Derived N-Doped Carbon for Robust Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution

(2018) Wenxing Chen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Nitrogen-Coordinated Single Cobalt Atom Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

(2018) Xiao Xia Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Regulation of Coordination Number over Single Co Sites: Triggering the Efficient Electroreduction of CO2

(2018) Xiaoqian Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Highly porous defective carbons derived from seaweed biomass as efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction in both alkaline and acidic media

(2018) Yajuan Hao et al.   CARBON

Self-terminated activation for high-yield production of N,P-codoped nanoporous carbon as an efficient metal-free electrocatalyst for Zn-air battery

(2018) Hao Luo et al.   CARBON

POM & MOF-based Electrocatalysts for Energy-related Reactions

(2018) Cristina Freire et al.   ChemCatChem

From biological enzyme to single atomic Fe–N–C electrocatalyst for efficient oxygen reduction

(2018) Wen-Jie Jiang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Metal Catalysts for Heterogeneous Catalysis: From Single Atoms to Nanoclusters and Nanoparticles

(2018) Lichen Liu et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

In-situ cobalt and nitrogen doped mesoporous graphitic carbon electrocatalyst via directly pyrolyzing hyperbranched cobalt phthalocyanine for hydrogen evolution reaction

(2018) Jian Yang et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

KOH activation of biomass-derived nitrogen-doped carbons for supercapacitor and electrocatalytic oxygen reduction

(2018) Gaoxin Lin et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Sustainable Synthesis of Co@NC Core Shell Nanostructures from Metal Organic Frameworks via Mechanochemical Coordination Self-Assembly: An Efficient Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2018) Shaik Gouse Peera et al.   Small

Biomass chitosan derived cobalt/nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes for the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction

(2018) Yijie Zhang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Colloidal Synthesis of Mo-Ni Alloy Nanoparticles as Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Efficient Overall Water Splitting

(2018) Taotao Zhang et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Recent advances in the precise control of isolated single site catalysts by chemical methods

(2018) Zhijun Li et al.   National Science Review

Metal Surface and Interface Energy Electrocatalysis: Fundamentals, Performance Engineering, and Opportunities

(2018) Yong Yang et al.   Chem

Heterogeneous single-atom catalysis

(2018) Aiqin Wang et al.   Nature Reviews Chemistry

Lignosulfonate biomass derived N and S co-doped porous carbon for efficient oxygen reduction reaction

(2018) Mingli Zhang et al.   Sustainable Energy & Fuels

Key Single-Atom Electrocatalysis in Metal-Organic Framework (MOF)-Derived Bifunctional Catalysts

(2018) Wanpeng Zhao et al.   ChemSusChem

MOF-derived porous Ni2P nanosheets as novel bifunctional electrocatalysts for the hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions

(2018) Qin Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Metal/covalent–organic frameworks-based electrocatalysts for water splitting

(2018) Ya Yan et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Polyaniline–derived metal–free hollow nitrogen–doped carbon microspheres as an efficient electrocatalyst for supercapacitors and oxygen reduction

(2018) Mobashar Hassan et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Sustainable and Atomically Dispersed Iron Electrocatalysts Derived from Nitrogen- and Phosphorus-Modified Woody Biomass for Efficient Oxygen Reduction

(2018) Yahao Li et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Biomolecule-derived N/S co-doped CNT-graphene hybrids exhibiting excellent electrochemical activities

(2018) Baobing Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Biomass-derived 3D hierarchical N-doped porous carbon anchoring cobalt-iron phosphide nanodots as bifunctional electrocatalysts for Li O2 batteries

(2018) Kailing Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Hierarchically phosphorus doped bimetallic nitrides arrays with unique interfaces for efficient water splitting

(2018) Feng-Cui Shen et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

A general approach to cobalt-based homobimetallic phosphide ultrathin nanosheets for highly efficient oxygen evolution in alkaline media

(2017) Xiaofen Xiao et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Ionic Exchange of Metal–Organic Frameworks to Access Single Nickel Sites for Efficient Electroreduction of CO2

(2017) Changming Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Polyaniline Derived N-Doped Carbon-Coated Cobalt Phosphide Nanoparticles Deposited on N-Doped Graphene as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2017) Jingwen Ma et al.   Small

Biomass Derived N-Doped Porous Carbon Supported Single Fe Atoms as Superior Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction

(2017) Zhengping Zhang et al.   Small

Selective Etching of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon by Steam for Enhanced Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

(2017) Xiaoqi Cui et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

A High-Efficiency Sulfur/Carbon Composite Based on 3D Graphene Nanosheet@Carbon Nanotube Matrix as Cathode for Lithium-Sulfur Battery

(2017) Ze Zhang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Surface anion-rich NiS2 hollow microspheres derived from metal–organic frameworks as a robust electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction

(2017) Tian Tian et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Biomass-derived mesopore-dominant porous carbons with large specific surface area and high defect density as high performance electrode materials for Li-ion batteries and supercapacitors

(2017) Jin Niu et al.   Nano Energy

Creating coordinatively unsaturated metal sites in metal-organic-frameworks as efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction: Insights into the active centers

(2017) Li Tao et al.   Nano Energy

Origin of the high oxygen reduction reaction of nitrogen and sulfur co-doped MOF-derived nanocarbon electrocatalysts

(2017) Zhongxin Song et al.   Materials Horizons

CoV2O6–V2O5 Coupled with Porous N-Doped Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite as a Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution

(2017) Feng-Cui Shen et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Metal–organic framework derived hollow CoS2 nanotube arrays: an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting

(2017) Cao Guan et al.   Nanoscale Horizons

Biomass-Derived Porous Fe3C/Tungsten Carbide/Graphitic Carbon Nanocomposite for Efficient Electrocatalysis of Oxygen Reduction

(2016) Ming Ma et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Pomegranate-like N,P-Doped Mo2C@C Nanospheres as Highly Active Electrocatalysts for Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution

(2016) Yu-Yun Chen et al.   ACS Nano

Tailoring Copper Nanocrystals towards C2 Products in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

(2016) Anna Loiudice et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Organic Phase Syntheses of Magnetic Nanoparticles and Their Applications

(2016) Liheng Wu et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

A dual-metal–organic-framework derived electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction

(2016) Bu Yuan Guan et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

High porosity and surface area self-doped carbon derived from polyacrylonitrile as efficient electrocatalyst towards oxygen reduction

(2016) Chenghang You et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Hierarchically porous Fe–N–C derived from covalent-organic materials as a highly efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction

(2016) Quan Zuo et al.   Nanoscale

Scalable and Cost-Effective Synthesis of Highly Efficient Fe2N-Based Oxygen Reduction Catalyst Derived from Seaweed Biomass

(2016) Long Liu et al.   Small

Atomically isolated nickel species anchored on graphitized carbon for efficient hydrogen evolution electrocatalysis

(2016) Lili Fan et al.   Nature Communications

Egg-Derived Mesoporous Carbon Microspheres as Bifunctional Oxygen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts

(2016) Hao Wu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Seaweed biomass derived (Ni,Co)/CNT nanoaerogels: efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution and reduction reactions

(2016) Na Ma et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

A Versatile Iron-Tannin-Framework Ink Coating Strategy to Fabricate Biomass-Derived Iron Carbide/Fe-N-Carbon Catalysts for Efficient Oxygen Reduction

(2015) Jing Wei et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Easy conversion of protein-rich enoki mushroom biomass to a nitrogen-doped carbon nanomaterial as a promising metal-free catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

(2015) Chaozhong Guo et al.   Nanoscale

A metal-free bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions

(2015) Jintao Zhang et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Bimetal–Organic Framework Self-Adjusted Synthesis of Support-Free Nonprecious Electrocatalysts for Efficient Oxygen Reduction

(2015) Bo You et al.   ACS Catalysis

Biomass-derived high-performance tungsten-based electrocatalysts on graphene for hydrogen evolution

(2015) Fanke Meng et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

A high-performance metal-free hydrogen-evolution reaction electrocatalyst from bacterium derived carbon

(2015) Li Wei et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

MOF derived Co3O4 nanoparticles embedded in N-doped mesoporous carbon layer/MWCNT hybrids: extraordinary bi-functional electrocatalysts for OER and ORR

(2015) Xinzhe Li et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Co-catalytic Absorption Layers for Controlled Laser-Induced Chemical Vapor Deposition of Carbon Nanotubes

(2014) F. Benjamin Michaelis et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Nitrogen-Doped Holey Graphitic Carbon from 2D Covalent Organic Polymers for Oxygen Reduction

(2014) Zhonghua Xiang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Nitrogen-doped nanoporous carbon nanosheets derived from plant biomass: an efficient catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

(2014) Ping Chen et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Origin of the Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction Activity of Graphene-Based Catalysts: A Roadmap to Achieve the Best Performance

(2014) Yan Jiao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Highly graphitized nitrogen-doped porous carbon nanopolyhedra derived from ZIF-8 nanocrystals as efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reactions

(2014) Linjie Zhang et al.   Nanoscale

Heteroatoms ternary-doped porous carbons derived from MOFs as metal-free electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

(2014) Ji-Sen Li et al.   Scientific Reports

Single-Atom Catalysts: A New Frontier in Heterogeneous Catalysis

(2013) Xiao-Feng Yang et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Biomass-derived electrocatalytic composites for hydrogen evolution

(2013) Wei-Fu Chen et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Binary and Ternary Doping of Nitrogen, Boron, and Phosphorus into Carbon for Enhancing Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction Activity

(2012) Chang Hyuck Choi et al.   ACS Nano

Microorganism-Derived Heteroatom-Doped Carbon Materials for Oxygen Reduction and Supercapacitors

(2012) Hui Zhu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Functionalization and post-functionalization: a step towards polyoxometalate-based materials

(2012) Anna Proust et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Investigation of Catalytic Finite-Size-Effects of Platinum Metal Clusters

(2012) Lin Li et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters