Single-Atom Ce Enables Interfacial Pathway Regulation of Fe2 Atomic Pairs in Alkaline Oxygen Reduction

Canhui Zhang; Xiaofan Li; Ning Wang; Wenxiao Jiang; Haibing Ye; Tengjia Ni; Xu Liu; Zitian Zhao; Jian Zhou; Hongyan Zhao; Heqing Jiang; Minghua Huang

doi:10.1021/jacs.6c07837

Chemistry & materialsCatalysis & reactions

Single-Atom Ce Enables Interfacial Pathway Regulation of Fe2 Atomic Pairs in Alkaline Oxygen Reduction

Canhui Zhang, Xiaofan Li, Ning Wang, Wenxiao Jiang, Haibing Ye, Tengjia Ni, Xu Liu, Zitian Zhao, Jian Zhou, Hongyan Zhao, Heqing Jiang, Minghua Huang

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This work establishes an interfacial pathway-regulation strategy for decoupling activity and stability in alkaline ORR catalysis.

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Appeared: Monday, September 28. Journal of the American Chemical Society. Peer-reviewed journal.

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c07837

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