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Effect of hydrogen migration on the electronic structure of phenol derivatives observed by single-molecule conductance

Regulation of the electronic structure in aromatic systems has a significant influence on their chemical reactivity. Here, the authors employ single-molecule junctions to precisely tune the position of a hydrogen atom through the electric field.

Xiao Wei
Mingliang Li
Xuefeng Guo
ResearchOpen Access03 Dec 2025
Nature Communications

Volume: 16, P: 1-8
Author Correction: Highly efficient reversible protonic ceramic electrochemical cells for power generation and fuel production

Chuancheng Duan
Robert Kee
Ryan O’Hayre
Amendments and Corrections22 Jul 2020
Nature Energy

Volume: 5, P: 729
Enhancing surface activity and durability in triple conducting electrode for protonic ceramic electrochemical cells

Protonic ceramic electrochemical cells, operating at lower temperatures, offer efficient power generation and hydrogen production, but they face challenges related to electrode activity and durability. Here, a scalable nano-porous electrode design enhances performance, stability, and long-term reliability.

Shuanglin Zheng
Wei Wu
Hanping Ding
ResearchOpen Access04 May 2025
Nature Communications

Volume: 16, P: 1-13
Highly efficient reversible protonic ceramic electrochemical cells for power generation and fuel production

Reversible electrochemical cells can operate in both fuel cell and electrolysis modes to interconvert between chemical and electrical energy. Here, Duan et al. design a reversible protonic ceramic electrochemical cell that operates stably at 500–600 °C, with high Faradaic and round-trip efficiencies, by minimizing electronic leakage.

Chuancheng Duan
Robert Kee
Ryan O’Hayre
Research11 Mar 2019
Nature Energy

Volume: 4, P: 230-240
Programmable devices based on reversible solid-state doping of two-dimensional semiconductors with superionic silver iodide

The superionic phase transition in silver iodide can be used to tailor the carrier type in two-dimensional tungsten diselenide and create programmable transistors, diodes and logic gates, the functions of which can be erased by external triggers such as ultraviolet irradiation.

Sung-Joon Lee
Zhaoyang Lin
Xiangfeng Duan
Research28 Sept 2020
Nature Electronics

Volume: 3, P: 630-637
Solution-processable 2D semiconductors for high-performance large-area electronics

By intercalating large ammonium molecules to exfoliate MoS₂ with preservation of the 2H-phase, highly uniform solutionprocessable 2D semiconductor nanosheets are obtained for the scalable fabrication of large-area thin-film electronics.

Zhaoyang Lin
Yuan Liu
Xiangfeng Duan
Research03 Oct 2018
Nature

Volume: 562, P: 254-258
Probing photoelectrical transport in lead halide perovskites with van der Waals contacts

The realization of high-quality van der Waals contacts on monocrystalline halide perovskite thin films enables the probing of their long-range carrier and photocarrier transport properties.

Yiliu Wang
Zhong Wan
Xiangfeng Duan
Research13 Jul 2020
Nature Nanotechnology

Volume: 15, P: 768-775
Direct conversion of methane to aromatics and hydrogen via a heterogeneous trimetallic synergistic catalyst

Converting methane to hydrogen and aromatics is a route to upgrading natural gas into high value products. Here the authors report a high-performing synergistic trimetallic thermochemical catalyst, along with mechanistic insights into the process.

Pengxi Zhu
Wenjuan Bian
Hanping Ding
ResearchOpen Access16 Apr 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-11
Lowering the operating temperature of protonic ceramic electrochemical cells to <450 °C

The typically high temperatures (≥500 °C) at which ceramic electrochemical cells operate place constraints on device materials and construction. Here Liu and colleagues design reversible proton-conducting electrochemical cells that can operate with high performance at temperatures of 450 °C and below.

Fan Liu
Hao Deng
Chuancheng Duan
Research07 Sept 2023
Nature Energy

Volume: 8, P: 1145-1157
A general one-step plug-and-probe approach to top-gated transistors for rapidly probing delicate electronic materials

A one-step simultaneous van der Waals integration of high-k dielectrics and contacts enables the realization of top-gated transistors with atomically clean and electronically sharp interfaces.

Laiyuan Wang
Peiqi Wang
Xiangfeng Duan
Research20 Oct 2022
Nature Nanotechnology

Volume: 17, P: 1206-1213
Selective CO₂ electrohydrogenation

Tuning the selectivity of CO₂ electrohydrogenation to value-added products poses a challenge in CO₂ mitigation and electrified chemical manufacturing. Now, a strategy to design and synthesize CO₂ reduction electrocatalysts highly selective to either CO or CH₄ for proton-conducting ceramic electrochemical cells is presented.

Chuancheng Duan
News & Views22 Apr 2021
Nature Catalysis

Volume: 4, P: 264-265
Ammonia-fed reversible protonic ceramic fuel cells with Ru-based catalyst

Ammonia-fed protonic ceramic fuel cells could be a more sustainable alternative than their hydrogen-fed counterparts. In this work, the authors couple an reversible ammonia catalyst with a protonic ceramic electrochemical cell, enabling cracking of ammonia into H₂ and N₂ for fuel-cell mode operation, as well as synthesis of ammonia from H₂O and N₂ in electrolysis mode operation.

Liangzhu Zhu
Chris Cadigan
Neal P. Sullivan
ResearchOpen Access17 Aug 2021
Communications Chemistry

Volume: 4, P: 1-10
Highly durable, coking and sulfur tolerant, fuel-flexible protonic ceramic fuel cells

Tests on a versatile protonic ceramic fuel cell resistant to carbon deposition and sulfur poisoning show that its durability and the wide range of fuels it can accept make it suitable for use in industry in the near future.

Chuancheng Duan
Robert J. Kee
Ryan O’Hayre
Research09 May 2018
Nature

Volume: 557, P: 217-222

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