Synergistic coupling of a CuNi alloy with a CoFe LDH heterostructure on nickel foam toward high-efficiency overall water splitting

Dan Wang, Yuan Chu, Youzheng Wu, Mengkang Zhu, Lin Pan, Ruopeng Li, Yukai Chen, Wenchang Wang, Naotoshi Mitsuzaki and Zhidong Chen

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 33680
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA05681G

Effect of oxygen coordination on the electrocatalytic nitrogen fixation of a vanadium single-atom catalyst embedded in graphene

Di Yuan, Donghai Wu, Jing Zhang, Huijuan Geng, Shengnan Li, Lin Ju and Dongwei Ma

New J. Chem., 2022, 46, 22936
DOI: 10.1039/D2NJ04716K

Atomically dispersed Fe/Co–N–C and their composites for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Yu Meng, Jiaxing An, Peng-Xiang Hou, Chang Liu and Jin-Cheng Li

Mater. Chem. Front., 2024, 8, 1927
DOI: 10.1039/D3QM01172K

Coordination polymer derived Fe–N–C electrocatalysts with high performance for the oxygen reduction reaction in Zn–air batteries

Peng-Peng Guo, Chao Xu, Kun-Zu Yang, Chen Lu, Ping-Jie Wei, Qi-Zhi Ren and Jin-Gang Liu

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 7605
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT00520A

Recent progress in heteroatom doping to modulate the coordination environment of M–N–C catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

Xuan Xie, Hui Peng, Guofu Ma, Ziqiang Lei and Yuxi Xu

Mater. Chem. Front., 2023, 7, 2595
DOI: 10.1039/D3QM00096F

Morphological control and performance engineering of Co-based materials for supercapacitors

Lin Pan, Dan Wang, Jibiao Wang, Yuan Chu, Xiaosong Li, Wenchang Wang, Naotoshi Mitsuzaki, Shuyong Jia and Zhidong Chen

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 9096
DOI: 10.1039/D3CP06038A

Pore-edge graphitic nitride-dominant hierarchically porous carbons for boosting oxygen reduction catalysis

Lilai Liu, Youzheng Wu, Hui Wang, Xueying Yang, Weirun Zhu, Shuanshuan Ma, Xiangyu Lu, Yaqiang Li, Penghui Ren, Peixia Yang and Ruopeng Li

Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2024, 8, 2050
DOI: 10.1039/D4SE00135D

DFT study on a fluorine-functionalized nitrogen- and boron-doped triangulene as an electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction

Thangaraj Thiruppathiraja, Pugal Neelam Parameswaran Senthan and Senthilkumar Lakshmipathi

Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2023, 7, 3088
DOI: 10.1039/D3SE00570D

An iron and lanthanide heterobimetallic coordination polymer derived electrocatalyst showing enhanced activity and stability for the oxygen reduction reaction

Xin Liu, Peng-Peng Guo, Kun-Zu Yang, Yong-Zhi Su, Chao Xu and Jin-Gang Liu

Dalton Trans., 2025, 54, 7023
DOI: 10.1039/D5DT00376H

Exploration of heteroatom doping in modulating the two-electron selectivity of M–N–C catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

Zhou Huang, Qisheng Yan and Qing Tang

Chem. Commun., 2026, 62, 3338
DOI: 10.1039/D5CC06801K

High-coordination Fe–N4SP single-atom catalysts via the multi-shell synergistic effect for the enhanced oxygen reduction reaction of rechargeable Zn–air battery cathodes

Jiaqi Liu, Weibin Chen, Shuang Yuan, Tie Liu and Qiang Wang

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17, 249
DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03183G

Coordination engineering of atomically dispersed zirconium on graphene for the oxygen reduction reaction

Jessie Manopo, Pangeran Niti Kusumo, Afriyanti Sumboja and Yudi Darma

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 25299
DOI: 10.1039/D3CP03728B

Influence of activating and supporting oxygen in M–N–C electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction

Hangjia Shen, Liu Yang, Yuechao Wu, Xiao Zhang, Junhua Zhao, Qifu Zheng, Haodong Tang, Jian Xie and Wanli Xu

Electrochimica Acta, 2023, 466, 143001
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2023.143001

Atomically Dispersed Metal Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Two‐Electron vs. Four‐Electron Pathways

Ao Yu and Yang Yang

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2025, 64
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202424161

Regulating the Coordination Geometry and Oxidation State of Single‐Atom Fe Sites for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis

Minjie Wang, Li Wang, Qingbin Li, Dan Wang, Liu Yang, Yongjun Han, Yuan Ren, Gang Tian, Xiaoyang Zheng, Muwei Ji, Caizhen Zhu, Lishan Peng and Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse

Small, 2023, 19
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300373

Activity Regulation of Fenton/Fenton‐like Reactions in Single‐Atom Catalysis

Xiao Liang and Dingsheng Wang

ChemCatChem, 2023, 15
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202201579

Single-atom engineered sensors for volatile organic compounds

Sowjanya Vallem, Malayil Gopalan Sibi, K. Keerthi, Anam Giridhar Babu, Vishaka Goyal, EA Lohith, N.V.V. Jyothi, K. Praveena, Kasibhatta Sivakumar, T.G. Satheesh Babu, P.V. Suneesh, Hari Bandi, Daniel-Ioan Stroe, Sada Venkateswarlu, Aristides Bakandritsos, Rajenahally V. Jagadeesh and Radek Zboril

Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 2025, 166, 101057
DOI: 10.1016/j.mser.2025.101057

Precise Design and Modification Engineering of Single‐Atom Catalytic Materials for Oxygen Reduction

Pengxiang Zhang, Yanyan Liu, Shuling Liu, Limin Zhou, Xianli Wu, Guosheng Han, Tao Liu, Kang Sun, Baojun Li and Jianchun Jiang

Small, 2024, 20
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305782

Heteroatom-doped M N C catalysts for oxygen reduction reactions: Doping strategies and active site regulation

Yu Zhang, Siyuan Zhu, Xian Wang, Zhao Jin, Junjie Ge, Changpeng Liu and Wei Xing

Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2023, 943, 117506
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2023.117506

Spin State Modulation in M–N–C Single-Atom Catalysts for Oxygen Electrocatalysis

Hyeonjung Jung, Roman Fanta, Md Delowar Hossain and Michal Bajdich

ACS Catal., 2025, 15, 16380
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5c04591

Sulfur doped iron-nitrogen-hard carbon nanosheets as efficient and robust noble metal-free catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in PEMFC

Bin Liu, Jiawang Li, Bowen Yan, Qi Wei, Xingyu Wen, Huarui Xie, Huan He, Pei Kang Shen and Zhi Qun Tian

Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2024, 89, 422
DOI: 10.1016/j.jechem.2023.10.046

Elucidating the electronic synergetic effects in heteroatomic doped FeN4-C-N-R (R= -F, -Cl, -Br) oxygen reduction catalysts

Gonzalo Escobar, Ricardo Venegas, Ingrid Ponce, Alejandro Toro-Labbé, José H. Zagal, F. Javier Recio and Karina Muñoz-Becerra

Electrochimica Acta, 2023, 466, 143060
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2023.143060

Current advances and performance enhancement of single atom M-N-C catalysts for PEMFCs

Yanhong Lin, Wenjun Li, Zeyu Wang, Yun Zheng, Yining Zhang and Xiaogang Fu

Front. Energy, 2025, 19, 642
DOI: 10.1007/s11708-025-1004-6

Precise Synthesis of Single‐Atom Catalysts for Boosting Next‐Generation Advanced Oxidation and Reduction Processes in Sustainable Energy Applications

Ata Ur Rehman, Tianyu Zhao, Sining Yun, Kecan Dou, Weidong Zhu and Fumin Zhang

ChemCatChem, 2025, 17
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202401186

Atomically Dispersed Metal Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Two‐Electron vs. Four‐Electron Pathways

Ao Yu and Yang Yang

Angewandte Chemie, 2025, 137
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202424161

Recent advances and trends of single-atom catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cell cathodes

Zihao Wan, Feng Liu, Hongfei Xu, Shuaili Zhao, Zhen An, Zizai Ma, Zhonghua Zhang, Yun Wu and Xiaoguang Wang

ChemPhysMater, 2024, 3, 143
DOI: 10.1016/j.chphma.2023.12.002

Investigation of the structure-activity relationship of phosphorus-doped Fe-Cu@NC catalysts: Exploring the influence of different coordination layers on oxygen reduction reaction activity

Youzheng Wu, Penghui Ren, Ruopeng Li, Xun Zheng, Chengye Bai, Yidi Liu, Fan Meng, Xuesong Peng, Lihui Xiao, Anmin Liu, Hao Xu, Dan Wang, Jinqiu Zhang, Maozhong An, Shizheng Wen, Yaqiang Li and Peixia Yang

Journal of Power Sources, 2025, 631, 236302
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.236302

Integration of NbC nanoclusters and satellite Nb single-atoms for synergistically boosting oxygen reduction: Electronic modulation, structural features and performance in a sustainable energy system

Mahmood ul Haq, Zeeshan Ajmal, Yongbiao Mu, Muhammad Ajmal, Lin Zeng, Jiu-Ju Feng and Ai-Jun Wang

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 173, 151307
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.151307

Coordination-tailored d-Orbital Occupancy: A Catalytic Descriptor for Single-atom Electrocatalysts in Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Hui Yang, Lei Tao and Shixuan Du

Chem. Res. Chin. Univ., 2026
DOI: 10.1007/s40242-026-5259-1

From Ambiguity to Application: Deciphering Non‐Radical Pathways in Heterogeneous Persulfate Activation

Yanan Wu, Dahong Huang, Dexuan Li, Xubin Qian and Junfeng Niu

Advanced Materials, 2026, 38
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202516166

Single/dual-atom electrocatalysts for water splitting related reaction at neutral pH

Ning Wang, Enhao Li, Zhaoyuan Lyu, Shichao Ding, Xintian Wang, Hua Wang, Xiao Zhang, Dan Du, Yuehe Lin and Wenlei Zhu

Next Nanotechnology, 2024, 6, 100073
DOI: 10.1016/j.nxnano.2024.100073

Template-Assisted Mechanosynthesis Leading to Benchmark Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in the Production of Bifunctional Fe–N–C Electrocatalysts

Akmal Kosimov, Amina Alimbekova, Jurgen-Martin Assafrei, Gulnara Yusibova, Jaan Aruväli, Maike Käärik, Jaan Leis, Päärn Paiste, Majid Ahmadi, Khatereh Roohi, Peyman Taheri, Sara M. Pinto, Ritums Cepitis, Antonio J. Baptista, Patrick Teppor, Enn Lust and Nadezda Kongi

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2023, 11, 10825
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c02077

Oxygen doping of cobalt-single-atom coordination enhances peroxymonosulfate activation and high-valent cobalt–oxo species formation

Qian-Yuan Wu, Zheng-Wei Yang, Zhi-Wei Wang and Wen-Long Wang

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2023, 120
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2219923120

Unraveling the Common Nature of O and S Doping in Improving Electrochemical O2 Reduction Reaction Performance of FeN4C

Yuan Yuan, Jiapeng Ma, Baotao Kang and Jin Yong Lee

ACS Catal., 2025, 15, 4039
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c06491

Unveiling the cutting-edge innovations in single atom catalysts: Preparation, mechanism, performance, and applications

Ting Ying, Xinwei Shi, Chengqing Yi, Jian Hu, Dejian Li, Rui Zhu and Yao Wang

Nano Research, 2025, 18, 94907528
DOI: 10.26599/NR.2025.94907528

Recent advances in stability of atomically dispersed metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction: from degradation mechanisms to enhancement strategies

Yankun Wei, Dan Wang, ShiJie Wang, Jinxiang Chou, Xiaosong Li, Yukai Chen, Xiaojiao Du, Wenchang Wang and Zhidong Chen

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2026, 549, 217316
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2025.217316

Chalcogen-modified copper-nitrogen co-doped carbon as a stable and efficient antimicrobial cathode catalyst for microbial fuel cells

Bi-Lin Lai, Hai-Xia Liao, Shu-Qi Zhou, Hui-Xu Wei, Ai-Yi Li, Nan Li and Zhao-Qing Liu

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023, 11, 111076
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2023.111076

Probing the Activity Enhancement of Carbocatalyst with the Anchoring of Atomic Metal

Zhe Zhang, Jie Huang, Wei Chen, Jufang Hao, Jiangbo Xi, Jian Xiao, Baojiang He and Jun Chen

Nanomaterials, 2023, 13, 2434
DOI: 10.3390/nano13172434

Fine‐Tuning the d‐Band Center Position of Zinc to Increase the Anti‐Tumor Activity of Single‐Atom Nanozymes

Lin Hao, Xing‐jie Liang, Yawen Zhang, Zijing Zhang, Yu Han, Yi Jin, Luwei Li, Andrea Magrini, Massimo Bottini, Shutao Gao and Jinchao Zhang

Advanced Materials, 2024, 36
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202412368

Synergistic Interfacial Engineering of Heterostructured Cobalt Phosphide Spheres/Cobalt Hydroxide Nanosheets for Overall Water Splitting

Yuan Chu, Dan Wang, Jibiao Wang, Sujuan Zha, Minxian Wu, Changhai Liu, Wenchang Wang, Naotoshi Mitsuzaki and Zhidong Chen

Inorg. Chem., 2023, 62, 18189
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02656

Advances in coordination engineering of M-N-C single atom catalysts for superior oxygen reduction performance

Anuj Kumar, Naina Goyal, Sanjay Mathur, Ibragimov Aziz Bakhtiyarovich, Yufeng Zhao, Mohammad Khalid, Mohd Ubaidullah and Abdullah M. Al-Enizi

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2026, 549, 217244
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2025.217244

Metal-nitrogen coordinated single atomic photocatalysts for solar energy conversion

Yiqiao Wang, Liling Liao, Gangqiang Zhu, Weiqiang Xie, Qian Zhou, Fang Yu, Hongpeng Zhou and Haiqing Zhou

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2025, 523, 216254
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2024.216254

Rational regulation of the electronic structure of Cu1 sites catalyst to modulate persulphate activation pathway

Xiao Ge, Dongqin Zhou, Jie Wang, Weiqin Yin, Xiaozhi Wang and Yuen Wu

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 481, 148587
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.148587

Metal Single‐Atom Electrocatalysts Excel from Coordination Configuration via Heteroatoms Tuning

Yugang Qi, Bing Jin, Jingjuan Li, Kexin Song and Wei Zhang

Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2025, 9
DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202501350

Crystalline NiCo2O4 and amorphous NiCo2S4 heterostructured electrode for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitors

Dan Wang, Jibiao Wang, Yuan Chu, Sujuan Zha, Yanli Chen, Xiaojiao Du, Naotoshi Mitsuzaki, Shuyong Jia and Zhidong Chen

Journal of Energy Storage, 2024, 96, 112614
DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2024.112614

Remote Modulation of Single‐Atom Catalyst Boosts High‐Valent Cobalt–Oxo Species Generation for Water Purification and Detoxification

Wen‐Min Wang, Zheng‐Wei Yang, De‐Xiu Wu, Wen‐Long Wang and Qian‐Yuan Wu

Advanced Science, 2026, 13
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202512498

Three-dimensional spherical NiCoOX@NiCo layered double hydroxides nanosheets for high-performance all-solid-state supercapacitors

Jibiao Wang, Dan Wang, Yuan Chu, Sujuan Zha, Minxian Wu, Changhai Liu, Wenchang Wang, Naotoshi Mitsuzaki, Shuyong Jia and Zhidong Chen

Journal of Energy Storage, 2023, 73, 109165
DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2023.109165

A nitrogen-sulfur co-doped porous carbon Zinc-based catalyst for the acetylene hydration

Yufan Ma, Qianran Sun, Qingle Wang, Bin Dai, Zongyuan Wang and Qinqin Wang

Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2026, 183, 106655
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2026.106655

F‐Doped Co−N−C Catalysts for Enhancing the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Zn‐Air Batteries

Chao Xu, Peng‐Peng Guo, Kun‐Zu Yang, Chen Lu, Ping‐Jie Wei and Jin‐Gang Liu

ChemCatChem, 2023, 15
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202300404

An oxalate anion-assisted strategy mediated densely edge-hosted atomic Fe N4 sites for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction in Zn-air batteries

Dan Wang, Yankun Wei, Xiaosong Li, Jinxiang Chou, Yukai Chen, Xiaojiao Du, Wenchang Wang, Naotoshi Mitsuzaki and Zhidong Chen

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2026, 708, 139868
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2026.139868

Engineering bimetallic cluster architectures: Harnessing unique “remote synergy effect” between Mn and Y for enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction

Yijian Song, Chao Han, Weijie Li, Xiufeng Yi, Qing Liao, Ji Zhou, Yaqin Zhou, Yitao Ouyang, Yingping Zhang, Qingqing Zheng and Anqiang Pan

eScience, 2025, 5, 100332
DOI: 10.1016/j.esci.2024.100332

Second-Shell Sulfur Coordination Engineering of Iron Single-Atom Catalysts for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Dan Wang, Jinxiang Chou, Yifan Yan, Sujuan Zha, Yankun Wei, Penghui Ren, Yukai Chen, Xiaojiao Du, Wenchang Wang and Zhidong Chen

ACS Catal., 2025, 15, 20194
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5c06434

Metalloid tellurium atomically anchored on nitrogen-doped carbon enables high-performance electrocatalytic oxygen reduction

Youzheng Wu, Ruopeng Li, Dan Wang, Serhii Deviatkin, Chengye Bai, Lin Zhu, Fan Meng, Xin Li, Penghui Ren, Lihui Xiao, Hao Xu, Yaqiang Li, Anmin Liu, Shizheng Wen, Jinqiu Zhang, Jiang Qin, Maozhong An and Peixia Yang

Nano Research, 2025, 18, 94908040
DOI: 10.26599/NR.2025.94908040

Hierarchically porous Fe-N-C microspheres via pyrolyzing hypercrosslinked polypyrrole synthesized by Fe3+-catalysis for efficient oxygen reduction in Zn-air battery

Dihao Chen, Linwei Hu, Jiale Ma, Guoli Fang, Tong Xue and Xiang-Hui Yan

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2024, 1003, 175678
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.175678

Creating Defects in the Active Site of Fe−N−C Catalyst Promotes Catalytic Performance for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Kun‐Zu Yang, Chao Xu, Peng‐Peng Guo, Chen Lu, Ying Xu, Hua‐Min Chi, Ping‐Jie Wei and Jin‐Gang Liu

ChemNanoMat, 2023, 9
DOI: 10.1002/cnma.202300138

Heteroatom-doped cobalt single-atomic nanozymes with differential enzyme-like activity for bacteria-infected wound therapy

Juyang Zhang, Baohong Sun, Shaoze Shi, Xiaoyu Xu, Jian Shen, Huijun Jiang, Ninglin Zhou and Fan Wu

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2024, 675, 580
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.07.046