3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Self-Driven Atomic Dispersion in Graphitic Layers
Zhaoxi Chen, Yulu He, Zhuoran Yao +9
Carbon-supported single-atom catalysts maximize metal utilization, but how metal nanoparticles transform into isolated atoms within carbon remains unclear. We show that metal nanop…
physics.chem-ph2026
How is Water released in Hydrogen-Based Metal Oxide Reduction? Unraveling the Kinetic Bottleneck in Sustainable Metal Production
Zhaoxi Chen, Yulu He, Zhuoran Yao +11
Hydrogen-based direct reduction of metal oxides is a ubiquitous solid-gas redox process central to geophysics, sustainable metallurgy, redox energy cycles and catalysis. During thi…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024
Sublayers Editing of Covalent MAX Phase for Nanolaminated Early Transition Metal Compounds
Ziqian Li, Ke Chen, Xudong Wang +8
Two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) have gained popularity in fields such as energy storage, catalysis, and electromagnetic interference due to their di…