Regulating nonmetallic species beyond the first coordination shell of single-atom catalysts for high-performance electrocatalysis
Wenpeng Ni, Houjun Chen, Junfeng Zeng, Yan Zhang, Hussein A. Younus, Zhouliangzi Zeng, Minyang Dai, Wei Zhang, Shiguo Zhang
Abstract
Nonmetallic functional species beyond the first coordination shell can affect or even dictate the electrocatalytic performance of single-atom catalysts via indirect, long-range interaction with the metal atoms.
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