Atomically Dispersed Dual-Metal Sites Showing Unique Reactivity and Dynamism for Electrocatalysis

• Published in: Nano-micro letters Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 120 - 13
• Main Authors: Wu, Jun-Xi, Chen, Wen-Xing, He, Chun-Ting, Zheng, Kai, Zhuo, Lin-Ling, Zhao, Zhen-Hua, Zhang, Jie-Peng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 01.12.2023; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Asymmetry; Atomically dispersed catalyst; Catalysts; Density functional theory; Dispersion; Electrocatalysis; Electrocatalysts; Engineering; Hydrogen bond; Hydrogen bonding; Hydrogen bonds; Metal–organic frameworks; Nanoscale Science and Technology; Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Overall water splitting; Oxidation; Oxygen evolution reactions; Pyrolysis; Reaction intermediates; Substrates; Water splitting; Atomically dispersed catalyst; Overall water splitting; Metal–organic frameworks; Hydrogen bond

Highlights An atomically dispersed catalyst with unprecedented N8V4 Co-Ni dual-metal sites is synthesized, which shows interesting asymmetric in situ structural evolution and serves as a quasi-bifunctional catalyst for water splitting. The flexible C–OH groups generated by in situ oxidation can reve...