Low-dimensional catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

• Published in: Progress in natural science Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 787 - 795
• Main Authors: Tong, Xin, Zhan, Xinxing, Rawach, Diane, Chen, Zhangsen, Zhang, Gaixia, Sun, Shuhui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2020
• Subjects: Graphene; Low-dimensional catalysts; Oxygen reduction reaction; Single-atom catalyst; Transition metal dichalcogenides; Transition metal oxide; Transition metal oxide; Low-dimensional catalysts; Transition metal dichalcogenides; Graphene; Single-atom catalyst; Oxygen reduction reaction
• ISSN: 1002-0071
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pnsc.2020.09.011

Developing highly efficient electrocatalysts to facilitate the sluggish cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a key challenge for high-performance fuel cells. Low-dimensional materials have attracted great attention recently because of their unique structure and properties. In this review, the application of zero-dimensional (0D), one‐dimensional (1D), and two‐dimensional (2D) materials in ORR are discussed and particular attention is given to the relationship between their structure and the ORR activity. Graphene-based materials, transition metal dichalcogenides, transition metal oxide, nanotubes, nanoribbons, nanowires, and single-atom ORR catalysts are introduced and classified by their geometric dimension. [Display omitted] •Recent progress on low-dimensional catalysts for ORR are systematically summarized.•The electronic structure of low-dimensional catalysts affects the ORR activity.•The active sites of each low-dimensional catalysts are discussed.