CoNi dual-single-atom catalyst for electrocatalytic H2O2 production and in situ electro-Fenton degradation of pollutants
- Corresponding author: Lijun YANG, lijunyang@lnu.edu.cn
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Zhiqiang XING, Jinling LIU, Mingmin SU, Lei ZHANG, Lijun YANG. CoNi dual-single-atom catalyst for electrocatalytic H2O2 production and in situ electro-Fenton degradation of pollutants[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry,
;2025, 41(12): 2479-2490.
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10.11862/CJIC.20250181
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In panel a: the percentages represented the atomic fractions of Co and Ni.
Inset: the corresponding SEM image after electrocatlysis.