journal article·2026-12

Synergistic activation of Zinc single-atom catalysts via sulfur vacancies and axial sulfur coordination for efficient hydrogen evolution

Qi Zheng, Xinyi Lu, Wen Xin, Chunwei Yang, Jinying Li

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