Unveiling the high-activity origin of single-atom iron catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

A specific demetalation of Fe–N4 catalytic sites in the micropores of NC_Ar + NH3 is at the origin of the initial activity loss of the highly active Fe/N/C catalyst used for the reduction of oxygen in PEM fuel cells

(2018) Régis Chenitz et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Single Atomic Iron Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Acidic Media: Particle Size Control and Thermal Activation

(2017) Hanguang Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Hollow N-Doped Carbon Spheres with Isolated Cobalt Single Atomic Sites: Superior Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction

(2017) Yunhu Han et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Molecule-Level g-C3N4 Coordinated Transition Metals as a New Class of Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Electrode Reactions

(2017) Yao Zheng et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Simple-Cubic Carbon Frameworks with Atomically Dispersed Iron Dopants toward High-Efficiency Oxygen Reduction

(2017) Biwei Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Direct atomic-level insight into the active sites of a high-performance PGM-free ORR catalyst

(2017) Hoon T. Chung et al.   SCIENCE

Self-Assembled Fe-N-Doped Carbon Nanotube Aerogels with Single-Atom Catalyst Feature as High-Efficiency Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts

(2017) Chengzhou Zhu et al.   Small

Identification of catalytic sites in cobalt-nitrogen-carbon materials for the oxygen reduction reaction

(2017) Andrea Zitolo et al.   Nature Communications

Metal–Organic-Framework-Derived Fe-N/C Electrocatalyst with Five-Coordinated Fe-Nx Sites for Advanced Oxygen Reduction in Acid Media

(2017) Qingxue Lai et al.   ACS Catalysis

Single-Atom Catalysts: Emerging Multifunctional Materials in Heterogeneous Catalysis

(2017) Huabin Zhang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Atomically FeN 2 moieties dispersed on mesoporous carbon: A new atomic catalyst for efficient oxygen reduction catalysis

(2017) Hangjia Shen et al.   Nano Energy

Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Carbon Dioxide Reduction by a Single-Atom Implanted Metal-Organic Framework

(2016) Huabin Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Atomically Dispersed Iron-Nitrogen Species as Electrocatalysts for Bifunctional Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Reactions

(2016) Pengzuo Chen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Single Cobalt Atoms with Precise N-Coordination as Superior Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts

(2016) Peiqun Yin et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

On an Easy Way To Prepare Metal–Nitrogen Doped Carbon with Exclusive Presence of MeN4-type Sites Active for the ORR

(2016) Ulrike I. Kramm et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A General Approach to Preferential Formation of Active Fe–Nx Sites in Fe–N/C Electrocatalysts for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2016) Young Jin Sa et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Single-atom dispersed Co–N–C catalyst: structure identification and performance for hydrogenative coupling of nitroarenes

(2016) Wengang Liu et al.   Chemical Science

Directly converting Fe-doped metal–organic frameworks into highly active and stable Fe-N-C catalysts for oxygen reduction in acid

(2016) Xiaojuan Wang et al.   Nano Energy

Carbon nanocomposite catalysts for oxygen reduction and evolution reactions: From nitrogen doping to transition-metal addition

(2016) Gang Wu et al.   Nano Energy

High-Performance Direct Methanol Fuel Cells with Precious-Metal-Free Cathode

(2016) Qing Li et al.   Advanced Science

Activity origin and catalyst design principles for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution on heteroatom-doped graphene

(2016) Yan Jiao et al.   Nature Energy

Nitrogen-Doped Nanoporous Carbon/Graphene Nano-Sandwiches: Synthesis and Application for Efficient Oxygen Reduction

(2015) Jing Wei et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Iron-Nitrogen-Doped Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2015) Satoshi Yasuda et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Meso/Macroporous Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Architectures with Iron Carbide Encapsulated in Graphitic Layers as an Efficient and Robust Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Both Acidic and Alkaline Solutions

(2015) Meiling Xiao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Heterometal-Embedded Organic Conjugate Frameworks from Alternating Monomeric Iron and Cobalt Metalloporphyrins and Their Application in Design of Porous Carbon Catalysts

(2015) Qipu Lin et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Design of electrocatalysts for oxygen- and hydrogen-involving energy conversion reactions

(2015) Yan Jiao et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Identification of catalytic sites for oxygen reduction in iron- and nitrogen-doped graphene materials

(2015) Andrea Zitolo et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Highly active oxygen reduction non-platinum group metal electrocatalyst without direct metal–nitrogen coordination

(2015) Kara Strickland et al.   Nature Communications

Efficient Oxygen Electroreduction: Hierarchical Porous Fe–N-doped Hollow Carbon Nanoshells

(2015) Yuan Wang et al.   ACS Catalysis

A single iron site confined in a graphene matrix for the catalytic oxidation of benzene at room temperature

(2015) D. Deng et al.   Science Advances

Toward Design of Synergistically Active Carbon-Based Catalysts for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

(2014) Yao Zheng et al.   ACS Nano

Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Based on 2D Covalent Organic Polymers Complexed with Non-precious Metals

(2014) Zhonghua Xiang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Hollow Spheres of Iron Carbide Nanoparticles Encased in Graphitic Layers as Oxygen Reduction Catalysts

(2014) Yang Hu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Advancing the Electrochemistry of the Hydrogen-Evolution Reaction through Combining Experiment and Theory

(2014) Yao Zheng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Phenylenediamine-Based FeNx/C Catalyst with High Activity for Oxygen Reduction in Acid Medium and Its Active-Site Probing

(2014) Qiang Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

Noble-Metal-Free Fe–N/C Catalyst for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction under Both Alkaline and Acidic Conditions

(2014) Ling Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Single-Atom Catalysts: A New Frontier in Heterogeneous Catalysis

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

Nanostructured Nonprecious Metal Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2013) Gang Wu et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Activity Descriptor Identification for Oxygen Reduction on Nonprecious Electrocatalysts: Linking Surface Science to Coordination Chemistry

(2013) Nagappan Ramaswamy et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Electrocatalyst approaches and challenges for automotive fuel cells

(2012) Mark K. Debe   NATURE

Iron imidazolate framework as precursor for electrocatalysts in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

(2012) Dan Zhao et al.   Chemical Science

High-Performance Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Derived from Polyaniline, Iron, and Cobalt

(2011) G. Wu et al.   SCIENCE

Origin of activation of Lattice Oxygen and Synergistic Interaction in Bimetal-Ionic Ce0.89Fe0.1Pd0.01O2−δCatalyst

(2009) Asha Gupta et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Electrocatalytic Activity and Stability of Nitrogen-Containing Carbon Nanotubes in the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2009) Shankhamala Kundu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C