Spin-state engineering of single-atom cobalt catalysts via carbon nanotube supports enhances catalytic activity
generation. As a result, the optimized catalyst achieves a high partial current density with a Faradaic efficiency of >90% at -0.5 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), while maintaining good stability. This work highlights spin-state engineering via support curvature for selective electrochemical transformations.
Authors
- Tsz Woon Benedict Lo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4853-0196)
- Ka‐Fu Yung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9641-8211)
- Zhuodong Lyu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9793-8853)
- Hong Bin Yang
- Yuhang Liu
- Lingyue Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5000-1605)
- Tianyu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6501-7562)
Institutions
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- Suzhou University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Beijing Forestry University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2026-05-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-72953-0
- Primary Topic
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China