Molecular coordination inheritance of single Co atom catalysts for two-electron oxygen reduction reaction

• DOI: 10.1039/d5nr00337g
• Publication Date: 2025-03-05T11:40:51Z
• Authors: Qianqian Qin; Mengxue Huang; Chaoqi Han; Xue Jing; Wenwen Shi; Ruiming Ding; Xi Yin

We present the molecular coordination inheritance strategy for synthesizing 2e-ORR SACs with well-defined coordination environments and reveal the formation mechanism of the active sites. The Co–N2O2 catalyst shows the highest 2e-ORR selectivity.