Kun Jiang

TL;DR: In this paper, a facile solution reduction method is demonstrated for mesoporous Co3O4 nanowires treated with NaBH4, which leads to efficient surface reduction in solution at room temperature, which allows for retention of the nanowire morphology and 1D charge transport behavior, while at the same time substantially increasing the oxygen vacancies on the surface.

TL;DR: In this paper, Ni single atoms dispersed into graphene nanosheets, without Ni nanoparticles involved, as active sites for the electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to CO while Ni metal catalyzes the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) exclusively under CO2RR conditions, Ni single atomic sites present a high CO selectivity of 95% under an overpotential of 550 mV in water.

TL;DR: In this paper, a facile synthesis of earth-abundant Ni single-atom catalysts on commercial carbon black was further employed in a gas-phase electrocatalytic reactor under ambient conditions.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors use density functional theory to determine the initial C-C coupling steps on different Cu facets in CO2 reduction, and suggest that the Cu(100) and stepped (211) facets favour C2+ product formation over Cu(111).

TL;DR: An iron single atom catalyst is reported that can convert oxygen into hydrogen peroxide with a selectivity of above 95% in both alkaline and neutral pH and demonstrated an effective water disinfection as a representative application.