Nanocluster‐Assisted OH Ligand Modification Optimizes Activity and Stability of Fe‐N‐C Catalysts
Xue Zhao, Junpeng Chen, Shice Wang, Zhao Yu, Jing Wang, Qiuming Peng, Ge Li · 2026
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Xue Zhao and co-authors improve iron-based fuel cell catalysts in a 2026 paper. Fuel cells need catalysts, and platinum is costly and scarce. Iron-nitrogen-carbon catalysts are the leading metal-free alternative family.
Their active iron sites degrade under harsh cell conditions. Loose ligand motion also switches sites off over time. Tiny iron clusters were placed beside the single-atom sites. Those clusters anchor hydroxyl ligands and share charge with the sites. Microscopy and quantum calculations confirmed the coupling picture. Activity and stability both rose under the design. Readers see atomic neighborhood engineering applied to a stubborn materials problem.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xue Zhao, Junpeng Chen, Shice Wang, Zhao Yu, Jing Wang, Qiuming Peng, Ge Li |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |