Volume 137, Issue 8 e202580861
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Frontispiz: Divergent Activity Shifts of Tin-Based Catalysts for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: pH-Dependent Behavior of Single-Atom Versus Polyatomic Structures

Yuhang Wang

Yuhang Wang

Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577 Japan

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077 China

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Di Zhang

Di Zhang

Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577 Japan

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Bin Sun

Bin Sun

State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100 China

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Xue Jia

Xue Jia

Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577 Japan

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Linda Zhang

Linda Zhang

Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577 Japan

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Hefeng Cheng

Corresponding Author

Hefeng Cheng

State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100 China

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Jun Fan

Corresponding Author

Jun Fan

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077 China

Center for Advance Nuclear Safety and Sustainable Development, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077 China

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Hao Li

Corresponding Author

Hao Li

Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577 Japan

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First published: 17 February 2025

Graphical Abstract

In their Communication (e202418228), Hao Li and co-workers reveal an exciting contrast: the electric field response of the binding strength of *OCHO on Sn-N4-C and polyatomic Sn displays opposite behaviors. This response results in a fascinating, opposite pH-dependent volcano evolution for Sn-N4-C and polyatomic Sn. Most importantly, we propose that distinct strategies are necessary for designing catalysts using single-atom versus polyatomic metal catalysts.

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