Pseudo-adsorption and long-range redox coupling during oxygen reduction reaction on single atom electrocatalyst

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 1734 - 13
• Main Authors: Chen, Jie-Wei, Zhang, Zisheng, Yan, Hui-Min, Xia, Guang-Jie, Cao, Hao, Wang, Yang-Gang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.04.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 119/118; 639/638/161/886; 639/638/563/981; 639/638/77/886; Adsorption; Catalysis; Catalysts; Chemical reduction; Copper; Coupling (molecular); Design optimization; Electrocatalysts; Electrochemistry; Electron transfer; Humanities and Social Sciences; Iron; Mass transfer; Molecular dynamics; multidisciplinary; Oxygen; Oxygen reduction reactions; Protons; Reaction kinetics; Reaction mechanisms; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Solvation; Species; Surface chemistry; Transition metals

Fundamental understanding of the dynamic behaviors at the electrochemical interface is crucial for electrocatalyst design and optimization. Here, we revisit the oxygen reduction reaction mechanism on a series of transition metal (M = Fe, Co, Ni, Cu) single atom sites embedded in N-doped nanocarbon b...