During the last decades, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) has become an
indispensable method for probing the structure and composition of heterogeneous catalysts …

Improving the knowledge of the relationship between structure and properties is
fundamental in catalysis. Recently, researchers have developed a variety of well-controlled …

Electrocatalytic water splitting driven by renewable electricity has been recognized as a
promising approach for green hydrogen production. Different from conventional strategies in …

Alloying elements with strong and weak adsorption properties can produce a catalyst with
optimally tuned adsorbate binding. A full understanding of this alloying effect, however, is …

The sluggish kinetics of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) affects the massive use of polymer
exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Therefore, the use of electrocatalysts is required …

Gold nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted attention due to their superior catalytic performance
in CO oxidation at low temperatures. Along with the size and shape of Au NPs, the catalytic …

The (electro) chemical properties of polycrystalline materials used in energy applications is
intimately affected by surface structure, particularly the orientation of the constituent …

The relationship between experiment and theory in electrocatalysis is one of profound
importance. Until fairly recently, the principal role of theory in this field was interpreting …

The explorations of earth-abundant, noble metal-free, highly efficient electrocatalysts for
water-splitting reactions have been considered as highly significant for imperishable energy …

Understanding the relationship between the location of nanoparticles (NPs) in an organic
matrix and their catalytic performances is essential for catalyst design. Here we show that …