{"id":420,"date":"2026-04-15T13:55:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T13:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citations.tools.bio-logic.fr\/?p=420"},"modified":"2026-04-15T13:55:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T13:55:03","slug":"probing-the-active-site-in-single-atom-oxygen-reduction-catalysts-via-operando-x-ray-and-electrochemical-spectroscopy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citations.tools.bio-logic.fr\/?p=420","title":{"rendered":"Probing the active site in single-atom oxygen reduction catalysts via operando X-ray and electrochemical spectroscopy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>DOI:<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-020-17975-y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.1038\/s41467-020-17975-y<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Authors:<\/h4>\n<p>Hsiang\u2010Ting Lien, Sun\u2010Tang Chang, Po\u2010Tuan Chen, Deniz Wong, Yu\u2010Chung Chang, Ying-Rei Lu, Chung\u2010Li Dong, Chen\u2010Hao Wang, Kuei\u2010Hsien Chen, Li\u2013Chyong Chen<\/p>\n<h4>Abstract:<\/h4>\n<p>Nonnoble metal catalysts are low-cost alternatives to Pt for the oxygen reduction reactions (ORRs), which have been studied for various applications in electrocatalytic systems. Among them, transition metal complexes, characterized by a redox-active single-metal-atom with biomimetic ligands, such as pyrolyzed cobalt-nitrogen-carbon (Co-N<sub>x<\/sub>\/C), have attracted considerable attention. Therefore, we reported the ORR mechanism of pyrolyzed Vitamin B12 using operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy coupled with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, which enables operando monitoring of the oxygen binding site on the metal center. Our results revealed the preferential adsorption of oxygen at the Co<sup>2+<\/sup> center, with end-on coordination forming a Co<sup>2+<\/sup>-oxo species. Furthermore, the charge transfer mechanism between the catalyst and reactant enables further Co-O species formation. These experimental findings, corroborated with first-principle calculations, provide insight into metal active-site geometry and structural evolution during ORR, which could be used for developing material design strategies for high-performance electrocatalysts for fuel cell applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOI: 10.1038\/s41467-020-17975-y Authors: Hsiang\u2010Ting Lien, Sun\u2010Tang Chang, Po\u2010Tuan Chen, Deniz Wong, Yu\u2010Chung Chang, Ying-Rei Lu, Chung\u2010Li Dong, Chen\u2010Hao Wang, Kuei\u2010Hsien Chen, Li\u2013Chyong Chen Abstract: Nonnoble metal catalysts are low-cost alternatives to Pt for the oxygen reduction reactions (ORRs), which have been studied for various applications in electrocatalytic systems. Among them, transition metal complexes, characterized by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blurev-rde-rrde"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citations.tools.bio-logic.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citations.tools.bio-logic.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citations.tools.bio-logic.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citations.tools.bio-logic.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citations.tools.bio-logic.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/citations.tools.bio-logic.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citations.tools.bio-logic.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citations.tools.bio-logic.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citations.tools.bio-logic.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}