Recent advances in two-dimensional materials and their nanocomposites in sustainable energy conversion applications

K Khan, AK Tareen, M Aslam, Y Zhang, R Wang… - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Two-dimensional (2D) materials have a wide platform in research and expanding nano-and
atomic-level applications. This study is motivated by the well-established 2D catalysts, which …

Data-driven discovery of intrinsic direct-gap 2D materials as potential photocatalysts for efficient water splitting

Y Wang, G Brocks, S Er - ACS catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
Intrinsic direct-gap two-dimensional (2D) materials hold great promise as photocatalysts,
advancing the application of photocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen production. However …

Review of two‐dimensional materials for electrochemical CO2 reduction from a theoretical perspective

X Zhu, Y Li - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The massive use of fossil fuels emits a large amount of carbon dioxide gas, which brings
inevitable damage to the ecological environment. The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) …

Atomically-thin two-dimensional sheets for understanding active sites in catalysis

Y Sun, S Gao, F Lei, Y Xie - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Catalysis can speed up chemical reactions and it usually occurs on the low coordinated
steps, edges, terraces, kinks and corner atoms that are often called “active sites”. However …

Wet-chemical synthesis of two-dimensional metal nanomaterials for electrocatalysis

Z Li, L Zhai, Y Ge, Z Huang, Z Shi, J Liu… - National Science …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) metal nanomaterials have gained ever-growing research
interest owing to their fascinating physicochemical properties and promising application …

Challenges in the first-principles description of reactions in electrocatalysis

S Schnur, A Groß - Catalysis today, 2011 - Elsevier
In spite of the strong relevance of reactions in electrocatalysis, in particular for the
electrochemical energy conversion and storage, the number of theoretical studies …

Recent advances in one-dimensional nanostructures for energy electrocatalysis

P Li, W Chen - Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2019 - Elsevier
Catalysts play decisive roles in determining the energy conversion efficiencies of energy
devices. Up to now, various types of nanostructured materials have been studied as …

Modulating the electronic structure of single‐atom catalysts on 2D nanomaterials for enhanced electrocatalytic performance

Y Zhu, W Peng, Y Li, G Zhang, F Zhang, X Fan - Small Methods, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atom catalysts (SACs) on 2D nanomaterials have great potential as efficient and low‐
cost electrocatalysts for clean energy technologies. The coordination environments, as well …

[HTML][HTML] From two-dimensional materials to their heterostructures: An electrochemist's perspective

M Velický, PS Toth - Applied Materials Today, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials have, within just one decade, reshaped many
disciplines of modern science and technology, both through intensive fundamental research …

Modeling Single‐Atom Catalysis

G Di Liberto, G Pacchioni - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electronic structure calculations represent an essential complement of experiments to
characterize single‐atom catalysts (SACs), consisting of isolated metal atoms stabilized on a …