Co-based tandem catalysts for electrocatalytic nitrate reduction: mechanisms and challenges
The strategic designs for enhancing catalytic performance.
Orbital modulation in high-entropy alloy catalysts: an effective strategy for enhancing catalytic performance
High-entropy alloy-based electrocatalysts play a vital role in diverse electrochemical reactions essential for energy conversion technologies.
NIR-II photozymes with stoichiometric chemistry-regulated enzyocatalytic activities for multi-modal nanocatalytic therapy
Nanocatalytic therapy faces limitations from low ROS efficiency and high intracellular GSH. Here a NIR-II-responsive photozyme was developed for multi-modal nanocatalytic therapy.
High entropy FeCoNiMnZnS2 with a yolk–shell structure for high performance lithium–sulfur batteries
Here, for the first time, we report a high-entropy sulfide catalyst (FeCoNiMnZnS2) with a yolk–shell structure. As a result, the LSB assembled with the FeCoNiMnZnS2 modified separator decays 0.036% per cycle after 1700 cycles at 1C.
Structural isomerism in Ce-MOFs directs Ni/CeO2 catalyst design for selective fatty acid deoxygenation to linear α-olefins
A precursor crystal phase engineering strategy using a monoclinic Ce-BTC MOF successfully creates a highly active Ni/CeO2-M catalyst, achieving 100% conversion and 82.4% selectivity for linear α-olefins (C12=–C17=) in fatty acid deoxygenation.
CoSe2 hollow nanoboxes for enhanced electrocatalytic nitrate reduction toward ammonia synthesis
This work highlights a hollow-nanostructure favoring reaction kinetics and cyclability, which would enlighten rational electrode design for nitrate-to-NH3 conversion.
A superior dual functional S-scheme NiMoO4/Mg–Al LDH heterojunction for simultaneous redox photocatalysis
A heterojunction photocatalyst, NiMoO4/Mg-Al layered-double hydroxide (LDH), was synthesized for simultaneous chloramphenicol degradation and Cr(VI) reduction under visible light.
Iron Cluster Encapsulated N-Doped Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as ORR Electrocatalyst: A First-Principles Study
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