Fe-N-C single-atom nanozymes readily achieved discriminative detection of glutathione (GSH) over other biothiols with similar structure due to the difference between POD-like and OXD-like activities regarding the kind of reactive oxygen species. This colorimetric sensor demonstrated the heterogeneity of GSH levels in different cells and accurately monitored cellular GSH fluctuation.
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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
January 2025
Tianjin University, School of Materials science and engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 300072, Tianjin, CHINA.
Fe-N-C catalyst is the most promising alternative to platinum catalyst for proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), however its high performance cannot be maintained for a long enough time in device. The construction of a new Fe coordination environment that is different from the square-planar Fe-N 4 configuration in Fe-N-C catalyst is expected to break current stability limits, which however remains unexplored. Here, we report the conversion of Fe-N-C to a new FeNxSey catalyst, where the Fe sites are three-dimensionally (3D) co-coordinated by N and Se atoms.
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January 2025
Xiamen University, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Siming streat, Xiamen, CHINA.
Learning from nature has garnered significant attention in the scientific community for its potential to inspire creative solutions in material or catalyst design. The study reports a biomimetic single selenium (Se) site-modified carbon (C) moiety that retains the unique reactivity of selenoenzyme with peroxides, aiming to selectively catalyze the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The as-designed Se-C demonstrates nearly 100% 4-electron selectivity, evidenced by 0.
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January 2025
Key Lab of Bamboo and Rattan Science & Technology, International Center for Bamboo and Rattan, Beijing, 100102, P. R. China.
A nitrogen-coordinated Fe single-atom catalyst (SA Fe-N/C) is synthesized using a homogeneous ethanol-based dissolution system with bamboo kraft lignin serving as the carbon source. Uniformly dispersed Fe atoms with an interatomic distance of less than 2 Å throughout the SA Fe-N/C structure are revealed through X-ray absorption spectral analysis and HAADF-STEM images, which possessed a high Fe loading of 2.69%.
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January 2025
Center of Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy (CNRE), State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
The Fe-N-C catalyst, featuring a single-atom Fe-N configuration, is regarded as one of the most promising catalytic materials for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, the significant activity difference under acidic and alkaline conditions of Fe-N-C remains a long-standing puzzle. In this work, using extensive ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations, we revealed that pH conditions influence ORR activity by tuning the surface charge density of the Fe-N-C surface, rather than through the direct involvement of HO or OH ions.
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January 2025
National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China.
Fe-N-C catalysts, with a planar D symmetric FeN structure, show promising as noble metal-free oxygen reduction reaction catalysts. Nonetheless, the highly symmetric structure restricts the effective manipulation of its geometric and electronic structures, impeding further enhancements in oxygen reduction reaction performance. Here, a high proportion of asymmetric edge-carbon was successfully introduced into Fe-N-C catalysts through morphology engineering, enabling the precise modulation of the FeN active site.
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