Modulating the local coordination environment of single-atom catalysts for enhanced catalytic performance

X Li, H Rong, J Zhang, D Wang, Y Li - Nano Research, 2020 - Springer
The local coordination environment of catalysts has been investigated for an extended
period to obtain enhanced catalytic performance. Especially with the advancement of single …

Current progress and performance improvement of Pt/C catalysts for fuel cells

X Ren, Y Wang, A Liu, Z Zhang, Q Lv… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The fuel cell is an electrochemical device that can directly convert the chemical energy of
fuels into electrical energy through a chemical reaction at the interface of the electrode and …

Low‐dimensional metallic nanomaterials for advanced electrocatalysis

H Xu, H Shang, C Wang, Y Du - Advanced Functional Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of clean sustainable energy technologies has been significantly promoted
by advances in electrocatalysts, especially for low‐dimensional metallic nanomaterials …

[HTML][HTML] Scalable neutral H2O2 electrosynthesis by platinum diphosphide nanocrystals by regulating oxygen reduction reaction pathways

H Li, P Wen, DS Itanze, ZD Hood, S Adhikari… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Despite progress in small scale electrocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
using a rotating ring-disk electrode, further work is needed to develop a non-toxic, selective …

Biaxial Strains Mediated Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis on Fenton Reaction Resistant L10‐PtZn Fuel Cell Cathode

J Liang, Z Zhao, N Li, X Wang, S Li… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
PtM alloy catalysts (eg, PtFe, PtCo), especially in an intermetallic L10 structure, have
attracted considerable interest due to their respectable activity and stability for the oxygen …

Photocatalytic pure water splitting with high efficiency and value by Pt/porous brookite TiO2 nanoflutes

S Cao, TS Chan, YR Lu, X Shi, B Fu, Z Wu, H Li, K Liu… - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
We report the remarkable production of H 2 and H 2 O 2 from pure water using porous
brookite TiO 2 nanoflutes decorated with Pt nanoparticles through two-electron …

Active and stable Pt–Ni alloy octahedra catalyst for oxygen reduction via near-surface atomical engineering

F Kong, Z Ren, M Norouzi Banis, L Du, X Zhou… - Acs …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Shape-controlled Pt-based bimetallic nanocrystals with ultrathin Pt-rich surfaces are
appealing electrocatalysts for some key electrochemical reactions such as the oxygen …

[HTML][HTML] Nature-inspired electrocatalysts and devices for energy conversion

P Trogadas, MO Coppens - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The main obstacles toward further commercialization of electrochemical devices are the
development of highly efficient, cost-effective and robust electrocatalysts, and the suitable …

Unveiling one-pot template-free fabrication of exquisite multidimensional PtNi multicube nanoarchitectonics for the efficient electrochemical oxidation of ethanol and …

F Wu, K Eid, AM Abdullah, W Niu, C Wang… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Multidimensional bimetallic Pt-based nanoarchitectonics are highly promising in
electrochemical energy conversion technologies because of their fancy structural merits and …

Catalytic nanoframes and beyond

T Kwon, M Jun, K Lee - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The ever‐increasing need for the production and expenditure of sustainable energy is a
result of the astonishing rate of consumption of fossil fuels and the accompanying …