Boosting the performance of single-atom catalysts via external electric field polarization

oleh: Yanghang Pan, Xinzhu Wang, Weiyang Zhang, Lingyu Tang, Zhangyan Mu, Cheng Liu, Bailin Tian, Muchun Fei, Yamei Sun, Huanhuan Su, Libo Gao, Peng Wang, Xiangfeng Duan, Jing Ma, Mengning Ding

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01

Deskripsi

While single-atom catalysts offer high atomic utilization and tunable reaction pathways, there are still challenges in controlling reactivity. Here, authors use oriented external electric fields to induce electrostatic polarization in metal single-atoms and to boost water-splitting performances.