Developments and perspectives of transition metal–nitrogen–carbon catalysts with a regulated coordination environment for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction performance
Wei‐Wei Zhao, Wen‐Jun Niu, Ru‐Ji Li, Bingxin Yu, Chen-Yu Cai, Fu‐Ming Wang, Liyang Xu
Abstract
In this review, the strategies ( e.g. coordination number, types of N, heteroatom coordination or doping in M–N x , and synergies of clusters or nanoparticles in M–N x ) and key challenges in regulating TM-N–C catalysts are discussed.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisTransition metalCarbon fibersOxygenOxygen reduction reactionNitrogenChemistryOxygen reductionReduction (mathematics)Materials scienceOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryElectrodeGeometryMathematicsElectrochemistryComposite numberComposite materialElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionFuel Cells and Related MaterialsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science