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Rational design from embedded chaos

Nature Sustainability volume 6, pages 729–730 (2023)Cite this article

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Incorporating single atoms into carbon-based catalysts is shown to disrupt their crystal symmetry in a way that improves their catalytic activity. The discovery here could offer a generalized approach for the rational design of electrocatalysts.

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Fig. 1: The relationship between crystal symmetry and catalytic activity for carbon catalysts.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), Montréal, Quebec, Canada

    Gaixia Zhang

  2. Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Varennes, Quebec, Canada

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Zhang, G., Sun, S. Rational design from embedded chaos. Nat Sustain 6, 729–730 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01072-1

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