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{"title":"Photocatalyst-free chemoselective radical-relay strategy enabled cyanoalkyl difunctionalization of alkenes via catalytic EDA complex","authors":"Hao-Cong Li,&nbsp;Ming Zhang,&nbsp;Heng-Bo Yang,&nbsp;Xiao-Lan Chen,&nbsp;Qiyan Lv,&nbsp;Lingbo Qu,&nbsp;Bing Yu","doi":"10.1016/S1872-2067(26)64995-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1872-2067(26)64995-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The electron donor-acceptor (EDA) strategy has emerged as a sustainable alternative in photochemistry, enabling the generation of radicals without any photocatalysts. However, the formation of the EDA complex often requires stoichiometric donors, resulting in excessive waste of the electron donors, and the catalytic EDA strategy remains challenging. Herein, a novel catalytic EDA complex, employing <em>N</em>-(4-bromophenyl)-<em>N</em>-phenylnaphthalen-1-amine as the catalytic electron donor and <em>O</em>-aryl oximes as electron acceptors, was described to achieve cyanoalkyl difunctionalization of alkenes via a radical-relay strategy under visible-light irradiation. Various versatile compounds with cyanoalkyl and 1,4-dicarbonyl groups could be easily synthesized under green and sustainable reaction conditions. The significance of this sustainable methodology was highlighted by the novel catalytic EDA complex, broad substrate scope (36 examples), green solvent, good synthetic applications, and high selectivity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9832,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Catalysis","volume":"86 ","pages":"Pages 244-253"},"PeriodicalIF":17.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148558651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lattice-expanded NiSe catalyst via lanthanum incorporation for accelerating urea electrooxidation in assisting water electrolysis","authors":"Quan Zhang,&nbsp;Hejin Ma,&nbsp;Ruobing Han,&nbsp;Tonglin Yang,&nbsp;Zhenhui Chen,&nbsp;Miaoyang Zhu,&nbsp;Jiawei Shi,&nbsp;Weiwei Cai,&nbsp;Fangqi Yang,&nbsp;Zehui Yang","doi":"10.1016/S1872-2067(26)65054-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1872-2067(26)65054-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Developing bifunctional electrocatalysts for energy-efficient urea oxidation reaction (UOR) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is critical for sustainable hydrogen production and wastewater remediation, yet hindered by sluggish kinetics and insufficient active sites. Herein, we propose demonstrate that lanthanum (La) doping effectively activates nickel selenide (NiSe) by inducing lattice expansion—substituting smaller Ni²⁺ (0.69 Å) with larger La³⁺ ion (1.16 Å)—thereby modulating its electronic structure. The optimized La-NiSe-2 catalyst exhibits markedly enhanced UOR and HER performance: it achieves a UOR current density of 213 mA cm^–2 at 1.6 V <em>vs</em>. RHE (twice that of pristine NiSe) and requires only 135 mV overpotential for HER at –10 mA cm^–2, with a Tafel slope of 78 mV dec^–1. Operando electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations reveal that La incorporation enhances charge transfer and strengthens urea adsorption. This work highlights rare-earth-mediated electronic modulation as a viable strategy for designing high-performance bifunctional catalysts for urea-assisted energy and environmental applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9832,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Catalysis","volume":"86 ","pages":"Pages 254-264"},"PeriodicalIF":17.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148558652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does high-entropy oxide (CrMnFeCoNi)3O4 catalyst require support to improve performance in CO2 hydrogenation?","authors":"Ksenia A. Kokina ,&nbsp;Anton S. Konopatsky ,&nbsp;Ekaterina S. Chikanova ,&nbsp;Danil V. Barilyuk ,&nbsp;Tatyana O. Teplakova ,&nbsp;Denis V. Leybo ,&nbsp;Ekaterina V. Sukhanova ,&nbsp;Zakhar I. Popov ,&nbsp;Alexey Y. Antonov ,&nbsp;Olga A. Boeva ,&nbsp;Sergey A. Efimov ,&nbsp;Dmitry V. Shtansky","doi":"10.1016/S1872-2067(26)65030-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1872-2067(26)65030-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>High-entropy materials, which contain at least five metal elements, are promising catalysts for thermocatalytic applications. They offer an unprecedented diversity of surface atomic arrangements that yield highly efficient and often unexpected active sites. However, the profound influence of the support material on the reaction kinetics and stability of high-entropy nanoparticles (NPs), and thus their catalytic performance, remains a critical and elusive factor. To evaluate these support effects fundamentally, we selected conventional TiO₂ and advanced, non-oxide layered h-BN. Comprehensive structural and surface chemical state analyses before and after the catalytic reaction provide insights into the structure-property relationships and the formation of new active phases such as Co and Ni enriched alloys. CO₂ conversion, product selectivity, stability, and reaction kinetics are systematically studied. Furthermore, density functional theory modeling is used to elucidate the role of different metal components in CO₂, CO, and H₂ adsorption. The selected support materials significantly influence the catalytic properties of HEO NPs and the reaction pathways (Sabatier process <em>vs</em>. RWGS reaction). Unsupported HEO NPs exhibit excellent inherent stability and high CO₂ conversion. Their TiO₂-supported counterparts initially match this performance but subsequently suffer rapid deactivation, concomitant with a product selectivity shift from CO to CH₄. In contrast, the <em>h</em>-BN-supported system requires a distinct activation period to overcome initially subpar performance, after which it achieves rapidly increasing conversion. Our findings highlight the remarkable potential of HEOs in thermocatalytic CO₂ reduction, demonstrating exceptional conversion efficiency and stability, setting a new benchmark for next-generation catalytic systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9832,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Catalysis","volume":"85 ","pages":"Pages 168-181"},"PeriodicalIF":17.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148214505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Breaking the activity-stability trade-off of iridium-based catalysts for proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers","authors":"Kaiyang Zhang ,&nbsp;Huihui Li ,&nbsp;Shuhao Wang ,&nbsp;Rui Yao ,&nbsp;Jinping Li ,&nbsp;Chuan Zhao ,&nbsp;Guang Liu","doi":"10.1016/S1872-2067(26)64962-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1872-2067(26)64962-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Achieving both high activity and stability remains a key bottleneck for Ir-based catalysts in the acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) for proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWEs). Herein, we present a cobalt-doped iridium oxide catalyst coated on tungsten substrate (Co-IrO_<em>x</em>/W) fabricated via a synergistic magnetron sputtering and unipolar pulse electrodeposition strategy. The optimized catalyst demonstrates exceptional acidic OER activity with an ultralow overpotential of 209 mV at 10 mA cm^–2 in 0.5 mol L^–1 H₂SO₄, and a Ir loading only of 0.262 mg cm^–2 in PEMWEs to achieve over 1000 h of stable operation at 1 A cm^–2 with a degradation rate only of 6.8 µV h^–1. Integrated characterization reveals enhanced catalytic capacity of Co-IrO_<em>x</em>/W in activation energy, deprotonation, and charge transfer stemmed from Co doping induced Ir <em>d</em>-band upward, strengthening oxygen-intermediate adsorption and accelerates OER kinetics. Moreover, the W substrate creates a W-O-Ir interfacial coordination that dynamically suppresses over-oxidation of Ir sites via electronic redistribution, thereby enhancing the stability of iridium oxide catalyst. This work offers design insights for OER catalysts to simultaneously overcome activity-stability limitations through rational electronic-structure engineering and support interactions dual design principles, opening avenues for industrial hydrogen production.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9832,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Catalysis","volume":"85 ","pages":"Pages 193-203"},"PeriodicalIF":17.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148214507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Design of interface structure to enhance the operational temperature range of CuO/Cu-SSZ-13 for concurrent NOx selective catalytic reduction and CO oxidation","authors":"Zheguan Lin ,&nbsp;Shuyi He ,&nbsp;Tiesen Li ,&nbsp;Qingyan Cui ,&nbsp;Wenfu Yan ,&nbsp;Yuanyuan Yue","doi":"10.1016/S1872-2067(26)64960-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1872-2067(26)64960-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The non-selective oxidation of NH₃ at CO oxidation sites is a major limitation for bifunctional catalysts used in NH₃-selective catalytic reduction and CO oxidation. This issue restricts these catalysts from achieving a wide operational temperature window, where both NO_<em>x</em> and CO conversions exceed 90%, thus hindering their industrial application. Herein, we propose a novel strategy to expand the temperature window of bifunctional catalysts. By exploiting the synergistic effects of interfacial electron regulation and spatial decoupling of acid sites, we demonstrate that the CuO/Cu-SSZ-13 catalyst achieves an unprecedented operational window (200–425 °C), surpassing previously reported results. Our investigation reveals a new mechanism of bifunctional synergy, driven by Cu–O bond reconstruction at the interface and the preferential anchoring of Brönsted acid sites on NH₃. This mechanism mitigates the non-selective oxidation of NH₃, thereby extending the catalyst’s temperature window. This work provides a new design paradigm for bifunctional catalysts, facilitating broader operational temperature windows and advancing the field.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9832,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Catalysis","volume":"85 ","pages":"Pages 286-297"},"PeriodicalIF":17.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148214514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Zn-induced In–S bond modulation in In2S3 enables selective CO2-to-formate conversion at industrial current densities","authors":"Ben Li ,&nbsp;Lihua Wang ,&nbsp;De Xia ,&nbsp;Yong Wang ,&nbsp;Huajie Liu ,&nbsp;Shanjun Mao","doi":"10.1016/S1872-2067(26)65009-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1872-2067(26)65009-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Electrochemical CO₂ reduction to formate presents a promising route toward carbon neutrality. Nevertheless, achieving superior selectivity at current densities comparable to industrial standards constitutes a core bottleneck to the scalable development of this route. Herein, we report a Zn-doped In₂S₃ catalyst (Zn-In₂S₃) that delivers nearly complete CO₂-to-formate conversion with exceptional stability and efficiency at current densities up to 300 mA cm^–2 at –1.0 V. The incorporation of Zn precisely shortens the In-S bond length from 2.61 to 2.44 Å, leading to increased covalency, strengthened binding of the OCHO* intermediate, and efficient suppression of the side hydrogen evolution reaction. Spectroscopic and theoretical studies reveal that Zn modulates the local coordination environment and the electronic properties of the catalyst, optimizing the reaction pathway toward formate formation. The catalyst achieves a Faradaic efficiency of 98% and stable performance for over 100 h. This work highlights a powerful strategy of coordination tuning for advancing scalable CO₂ electroreduction technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9832,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Catalysis","volume":"85 ","pages":"Pages 106-116"},"PeriodicalIF":17.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148214833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"O-bridged NiSe2/CQDs composite synergistically triggers interfacial electrons transfer to promote H2O2 electrosynthesis","authors":"Qianqian Xu ,&nbsp;Haihong Zhong ,&nbsp;Chunli Li ,&nbsp;Rong Jiang ,&nbsp;Yongjun Feng ,&nbsp;Luis Alberto Estudillo-Wong","doi":"10.1016/S1872-2067(26)65029-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1872-2067(26)65029-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Modulating the electronic structure of electrocatalysts represents a widely employed strategy to enhance the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity and H₂O₂ selectivity, yet achieving precise control over this process remains challenging. In this work, we introduce oxygen-doped carbon quantum dots (O-CQDs) into NiSe₂ nanoparticles/nanosheets to regulate the electronic structure of Ni active sites. This optimization promotes favorable O₂ adsorption and reduces the energy barrier for ^•OOH formation, thereby significantly boosting the electrocatalytic production of H₂O₂ via the two-electron (2e^–) ORR pathway. Combined spectroscopic analysis and density functional theory calculations reveal that the O-bridged interface facilitates electron transfer to surface Ni sites, strengthening O₂ adsorption in an “end-on” configuration and favoring the 2e^– ORR mechanism. The resulting O-bridged NiSe₂/CQDs catalyst exhibits outstanding 2e^– ORR performance under alkaline conditions, achieving a high H₂O₂ production rate of 7458.24 mmol g_cat^–1 h^–1 at 31.25 mA cm^–2 and a Faradaic efficiency of 92.88% at 0.5 V. The efficient degradation of the Rhodamine B and Methylene Blue is achieved by utilizing the electrolyte obtained after the H₂O₂ electrosynthesis process as a Fenton reagent. This study demonstrates that rational tailoring of interfacial charge distribution in hybrid catalysts provides an effective strategy for enhancing catalytic performance, offering a promising design principle for advanced electrocatalysts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9832,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Catalysis","volume":"85 ","pages":"Pages 258-271"},"PeriodicalIF":17.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148214499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enhanced oxygen evolution and reduction by phosphorus-doped Co9S8 derived from MOFs: Toward high-performance zinc-air batteries","authors":"Xiang Wang ,&nbsp;Min Zhou ,&nbsp;Xiaobin Liao ,&nbsp;Xu Han ,&nbsp;Congcong Xing ,&nbsp;René Bes ,&nbsp;Simo Huotari ,&nbsp;Jordi Arbiol ,&nbsp;Andreu Cabot","doi":"10.1016/S1872-2067(26)65028-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1872-2067(26)65028-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Developing high-performance electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution (OER) and reduction reactions (ORR) is key to further developing rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs). In this work, we demonstrate phosphorus-doped hollow cobalt pentlandite (P-Co₉S₈) nanocubes, derived from ZIF-67, which combine MOF-inherited porosity with phosphorus-induced electronic modulation, as a bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst. As a cathode catalyst, P-Co₉S₈ achieves a high power density of 177 mW cm^–1, a specific capacity of 775 mAh g_Zn^–1, and remarkable cycling stability over 900 h. Comprehensive experiments and density functional theory show that P doping tunes the local coordination environment, optimizes the d-band center, and lowers reaction energy barriers, enabling fast, durable, and selective oxygen electrocatalysis. This study establishes a generalizable strategy for designing advanced chalcogenide-based electrocatalysts for next-generation energy storage devices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9832,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Catalysis","volume":"85 ","pages":"Pages 204-215"},"PeriodicalIF":17.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148214508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"In-situ reconstructed Cu-In2O3 electron-rich interfaces facilitate high selective CO2-to-CO conversion at low potentials","authors":"Bin Yang ,&nbsp;Ouardia Akdim ,&nbsp;Chengcheng Yuan ,&nbsp;Ruina Li ,&nbsp;Luo Yu ,&nbsp;Hermenegildo García ,&nbsp;Jiaguo Yu ,&nbsp;Graham J. Hutchings ,&nbsp;Panyong Kuang","doi":"10.1016/S1872-2067(26)65017-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1872-2067(26)65017-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The electroreduction of CO₂ to CO is fundamentally hindered by sluggish COOH intermediate formation and the competing hydrogen evolution reaction. Herein, we show that this challenge can be addressed through the dynamic <em>in-situ</em> reconstruction of a CuO/In₂O₃ precursor under electrochemical CO₂ reduction conditions. By employing <em>in-situ</em> electrochemical spectroscopy techniques in combination with theoretical calculations, we demonstrate that the presence of In₂O₃ facilitates the complete reduction of CuO to metallic Cu. This <em>in-situ</em> reconstruction produces electron-rich Cu-In₂O₃ interfaces, characterized by a reduced work function and an upshifted Cu 3<em>d</em>-band center, which promote CO₂ activation and the formation of COOH/CO intermediates. Those interfacial properties lead to a pronounced electronic coupling that endows the electrocatalyst with high CO₂-to-CO selectivity at low potentials. Specifically, the optimised Cu/In₂O₃ achieves CO Faradaic efficiency above 90% across −0.5 to −0.9 V <em>vs.</em> the reversible hydrogen electrode, reaching 97.6% at −0.6 V in a H-type cell, and sustains a high CO selectivity of 96.0% even at an ultralow potential of −0.2 V in a flow-cell configuration. These findings underscore the crucial role of electron-rich interfaces in directing CO₂ reduction with exceptional selectivity and activity toward CO formation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9832,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Catalysis","volume":"85 ","pages":"Pages 117-129"},"PeriodicalIF":17.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148214509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Achieving near-equilibrium Had adsorption/desorption by introducing asymmetric S-Re-Se modules in a-ReSxSe2–x cocatalysts for enhanced photocatalytic H2 evolution","authors":"Wei Zhong ,&nbsp;Yiyao Gan ,&nbsp;Jingtao Wang,&nbsp;Peiyi Yang,&nbsp;Aiyun Meng,&nbsp;Yaorong Su","doi":"10.1016/S1872-2067(25)64930-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1872-2067(25)64930-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Two-dimensional transition metal sulfides (MS₂) are regarded as promising cocatalyst for photocatalytic hydrogen (H₂) production, but the intrinsic symmetric S-M-S module usually causes an improper adsorption/desorption ability of H_ad on catalytic S atoms. Herein, the symmetry of S-Re-S modules in traditional ReS₂ is disrupted by incorporating selenium (Se) atoms, enabling the self-optimized electronic property of active S sites in asymmetric S-Re-Se modules for high performance photocatalytic H₂ production. Through a one-step photodeposition process, Se atoms were controllably and uniformly incorporated into a-ReS₂ nanoparticles, thereby forming a homogeneous amorphous ReS_<em>x</em>Se_{2–<em>x</em>} (a-ReS_<em>x</em>Se_{2–<em>x</em>}) cocatalyst on the TiO₂ surface. It is found that incorporating Se atoms into amorphous ReS₂ (a-ReS₂) structure creates massive asymmetric S-Re-Se modules and induces a steered electron transport from Se to S atoms, thus forming self-optimized electron-rich S^{(2+<em>δ</em>)–} sites in the a-ReS_<em>x</em>Se_{2–<em>x</em>} cocatalysts. Furthermore, the electron-rich S^{(2+<em>δ</em>)–} centers interact with H_ad via a higher antibonding orbital occupancy, enabling a near-equilibrium H_ad adsorption/desorption energy for the efficient H₂ generation. Encouragingly, the photocatalytic H₂-production performance of the optimized a-ReS_1.2Se_0.8/TiO₂ photocatalyst outperforms the a-ReS₂/TiO₂ and a-ReSe₂/TiO₂ samples by factors of 2.12 and 1.53, respectively. This work constructs new asymmetric active modules to induce self-optimized charge distribution in catalytic atoms, advancing the rational design principle of highly active photocatalysts for sustainable H₂ production.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9832,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Catalysis","volume":"85 ","pages":"Pages 322-332"},"PeriodicalIF":17.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148214574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}