Front Cover: Carbon Neutralization, Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2026

Abstract

Front cover image: In article number e70132, the study develops a microwave-shock strategy to construct defect-regulated 2D Ruddlesden-Popper La2NiO4 nanosheets, overcoming sluggish C-N bond cleavage and intermediate accumulation in urea electrooxidation. The non-equilibrium architecture integrates layered channels and oxygen-defect-driven electronic modulation, enabling rapid charge transport, enhanced active-site exposure, and fundamentally improved catalytic kinetics performance overall efficiency.