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View article: Scalable H <sub>2</sub> O <sub>2</sub> Production via O <sub>2</sub> Reduction Using Immobilized Vanadyl Phthalocyanine
Scalable H <sub>2</sub> O <sub>2</sub> Production via O <sub>2</sub> Reduction Using Immobilized Vanadyl Phthalocyanine Open
The production of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) via the two‐electron oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) has emerged as a promising alternative to the conventional anthraquinone process. However, achieving selective H 2 O 2 production at practi…
View article: Electronic perturbation of Pd single-atom catalysts on graphdiyne derivatives toward effective electrocatalytic nitrate reduction
Electronic perturbation of Pd single-atom catalysts on graphdiyne derivatives toward effective electrocatalytic nitrate reduction Open
View article: Steering acidic oxygen reduction selectivity of single-atom catalysts through the second sphere effect
Steering acidic oxygen reduction selectivity of single-atom catalysts through the second sphere effect Open
Natural enzymes feature distinctive second spheres near their active sites, leading to exquisite catalytic reactivity. However, incumbent synthetic strategies offer limited versatility in functionalizing the second spheres of heterogeneous…
View article: Metal‐Free Wet Chemistry for the Fast Gram‐Scale Synthesis of γ‐Graphyne and its Derivatives
Metal‐Free Wet Chemistry for the Fast Gram‐Scale Synthesis of γ‐Graphyne and its Derivatives Open
γ‐Graphyne (GY), an emerging carbon allotrope, is envisioned to offer various alluring properties and broad applicability. While significant progress has been made in the synthesis of GY over recent decades, its widespread application hing…
View article: Metal‐Free Wet Chemistry for the Fast Gram‐Scale Synthesis of γ‐Graphyne and its Derivatives
Metal‐Free Wet Chemistry for the Fast Gram‐Scale Synthesis of γ‐Graphyne and its Derivatives Open
γ‐Graphyne (GY), an emerging carbon allotrope, is envisioned to offer various alluring properties and broad applicability. While significant progress has been made in the synthesis of GY over recent decades, its widespread application hing…
View article: Switching off Competing Hydrogen Formation in CO2 Electroreduction via Substrate Defect Engineering
Switching off Competing Hydrogen Formation in CO2 Electroreduction via Substrate Defect Engineering Open
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have emerged as effective substrates for immobilizing molecular catalysts towards many electrocatalytic reactions, such as CO2 reduction (CO2R). However, despite the prevailing notion of strong…
View article: Electronic perturbation of Cu nanowire surfaces with functionalized graphdiyne for enhanced CO2 reduction reaction
Electronic perturbation of Cu nanowire surfaces with functionalized graphdiyne for enhanced CO2 reduction reaction Open
Electronic perturbation of the surfaces of Cu catalysts is crucial for optimizing electrochemical CO2 reduction activity, yet still poses great challenges. Herein, nanostructured Cu nanowires (NW) with fine-tuned surface electronic structu…
View article: Switching off Competing Hydrogen Formation in CO2 Electroreduction via Substrate Defect Engineering
Switching off Competing Hydrogen Formation in CO2 Electroreduction via Substrate Defect Engineering Open
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have emerged as effective substrates for immobilizing molecular catalysts towards many electrocatalytic reactions, such as CO2 reduction (CO2R). However, despite the prevailing notion of strong π-π stackings between…
View article: Publisher Correction: Durable CO2 conversion in the proton-exchange membrane system
Publisher Correction: Durable CO2 conversion in the proton-exchange membrane system Open
View article: Adaptive water oxidation catalysis on a carboxylate-sulfonate ligand with low onset potential
Adaptive water oxidation catalysis on a carboxylate-sulfonate ligand with low onset potential Open
Active site on a hybrid carboxylate-sulfonate ligand for catalytic water oxidation with low onset potential.
View article: Dynamic Surface Reconstruction of Amphoteric Metal (Zn, Al) Doped Cu<sub>2</sub>O for Efficient Electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction to C<sub>2+</sub> Products
Dynamic Surface Reconstruction of Amphoteric Metal (Zn, Al) Doped Cu<sub>2</sub>O for Efficient Electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction to C<sub>2+</sub> Products Open
The recognition of the surface reconstruction of the catalysts during electrochemical CO 2 reduction (CO2RR) is essential for exploring and comprehending active sites. Although the superior performance of Cu–Zn bimetallic sites toward mult…
View article: Molecular Engineering of Dispersed Tin Phthalocyanine on Carbon Nanotubes for Selective Co2 Reduction to Formate
Molecular Engineering of Dispersed Tin Phthalocyanine on Carbon Nanotubes for Selective Co2 Reduction to Formate Open
View article: Electronic Perturbation of Copper Single‐Atom CO<sub>2</sub>Reduction Catalysts in a Molecular Way
Electronic Perturbation of Copper Single‐Atom CO<sub>2</sub>Reduction Catalysts in a Molecular Way Open
Fine‐tuning electronic structures of single‐atom catalysts (SACs) plays a crucial role in harnessing their catalytic activities, yet challenges remain at a molecular scale in a controlled fashion. By tailoring the structure of graphdiyne (…
View article: Few-Atom Copper Catalyst for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO to Acetate: Synergetic Catalysis between Neighboring Cu Atoms
Few-Atom Copper Catalyst for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO to Acetate: Synergetic Catalysis between Neighboring Cu Atoms Open
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are gaining increasing recognition because of their superior catalytic properties for various reactions. However, the performance of SACs is often limited by the lack of neighboring metal centers to cooperate i…
View article: Low‐Valence Metal Single Atoms on Graphdiyne Promotes Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction via M‐to‐N<sub>2</sub> π‐Backdonation
Low‐Valence Metal Single Atoms on Graphdiyne Promotes Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction via M‐to‐N<sub>2</sub> π‐Backdonation Open
The M‐to‐N 2 π‐backdonation weakens the triple bond of N 2 and shall promote the sluggish electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (ENRR). By using weak σ‐ and π‐donating graphdiyne (GDY) as a supporting material, herein, a versatile ap…
View article: CCDC 2078670: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 2078670: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: Covalent immobilization of molecular complexes on metal-organic frameworks towards robust and highly efficient heterogeneous water oxidation catalysts
Covalent immobilization of molecular complexes on metal-organic frameworks towards robust and highly efficient heterogeneous water oxidation catalysts Open
View article: Efficient Iridium Catalysts for Formic Acid Dehydrogenation: Investigating the Electronic Effect on the Elementary β-Hydride Elimination and Hydrogen Formation Steps
Efficient Iridium Catalysts for Formic Acid Dehydrogenation: Investigating the Electronic Effect on the Elementary β-Hydride Elimination and Hydrogen Formation Steps Open
We report herein a series of Cp*Ir complexes containing a rigid 8-aminoquinolinesulfonamide moiety as highly efficient catalysts for the dehydrogenation of formic acid (FA). The complex [Cp*Ir(L)Cl] (HL = N-(quinolin-8-yl)benzenesul…
View article: From Ru-bda to Ru-bds: a step forward to highly efficient molecular water oxidation electrocatalysts under acidic and neutral conditions
From Ru-bda to Ru-bds: a step forward to highly efficient molecular water oxidation electrocatalysts under acidic and neutral conditions Open
Significant advances during the past decades in the design and studies of Ru complexes with polypyridine ligands have led to the great development of molecular water oxidation catalysts and understanding on the O−O bond formation mechanism…
View article: An amide-based second coordination sphere promotes the dimer pathway of Mn-catalyzed CO<sub>2</sub>-to-CO reduction at low overpotential
An amide-based second coordination sphere promotes the dimer pathway of Mn-catalyzed CO<sub>2</sub>-to-CO reduction at low overpotential Open
The amide NH group decreases the overpotential of Mn-based CO2 reduction catalysts by promoting the dimer and protonation-first pathways in the presence of H2O and enhances the CO2 electroreduction activity…
View article: Regulating kinetics and thermodynamics of electrochemical nitrogen reduction with metal single-atom catalysts in a pressurized electrolyser
Regulating kinetics and thermodynamics of electrochemical nitrogen reduction with metal single-atom catalysts in a pressurized electrolyser Open
Significance The present-day industrial ammonia synthesis is overreliance on the Haber–Bosch process, yet consumes more than 1% of the global energy supply along with gigatonne greenhouse-gas emission per year. Electrochemical nitrogen red…
View article: Novel Bi‐Doped Amorphous SnO<i><sub>x</sub></i> Nanoshells for Efficient Electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction into Formate at Low Overpotentials
Novel Bi‐Doped Amorphous SnO<i><sub>x</sub></i> Nanoshells for Efficient Electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction into Formate at Low Overpotentials Open
Engineering novel Sn‐based bimetallic materials could provide intriguing catalytic properties to boost the electrochemical CO 2 reduction. Herein, the first synthesis of homogeneous Sn 1− x Bi x alloy nanoparticles ( x up to 0.20) with nat…
View article: Switching O O bond formation mechanism between WNA and I2M pathways by modifying the Ru-bda backbone ligands of water-oxidation catalysts
Switching O O bond formation mechanism between WNA and I2M pathways by modifying the Ru-bda backbone ligands of water-oxidation catalysts Open
Understanding the seven coordination and OO coupling pathway of the distinguished Ru-bda catalysts is essential for the development of next generation efficient water-oxidation catalysts based on earth-abundant metals. This work reports th…
View article: First-row transition metal polypyridine complexes that catalyze proton to hydrogen reduction
First-row transition metal polypyridine complexes that catalyze proton to hydrogen reduction Open
View article: Copper Single Atoms Anchored in Porous Nitrogen-Doped Carbon as Efficient pH-Universal Catalysts for the Nitrogen Reduction Reaction
Copper Single Atoms Anchored in Porous Nitrogen-Doped Carbon as Efficient pH-Universal Catalysts for the Nitrogen Reduction Reaction Open
Artificial nitrogen fixation through the nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) under ambient conditions is a potentially promising alternative to the traditional energy-intensive Haber–Bosch process. For this purpose, efficient catalysts are u…
View article: Noninnocent Proton-Responsive Ligand Facilitates Reductive Deprotonation and Hinders CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction Catalysis in [Ru(tpy)(6DHBP)(NCCH<sub>3</sub>)]<sup>2+</sup> (6DHBP = 6,6′-(OH)<sub>2</sub>bpy)
Noninnocent Proton-Responsive Ligand Facilitates Reductive Deprotonation and Hinders CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction Catalysis in [Ru(tpy)(6DHBP)(NCCH<sub>3</sub>)]<sup>2+</sup> (6DHBP = 6,6′-(OH)<sub>2</sub>bpy) Open
Ruthenium complexes with proton-responsive ligands [Ru(tpy)(nDHBP)(NCCH3)](CF3SO3)2 (tpy = 2,2':6',2″-terpyridine; nDHBP = n,n'-dihydroxy-2,2'-bipyridine, n = 4 or 6) were examined for reductive chemistry and as catalysts for CO2 reduction…
View article: CCDC 1478551: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 1478551: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: CCDC 1478549: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 1478549: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: CCDC 1478550: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 1478550: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …