The manipulation of matter at the atomic level (nanotechnology) has experienced an
explosion in research interest in recent years. Bimetallic nanoparticles are vital due to their …

In the last 20 years, direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs) have been the subject of tremendous
research efforts for the potential application as on-demand power sources. Two leading …

The high catalytic activity of non-precious metals in alkaline media opens a new direction for
the development of alkaline direct methanol fuel cell (ADMFC) electrocatalysts. Herein, a …

Herein, a simple hydrothermal approach was employed to synthesize a homogeneous and
compact ZnFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles on the surface of ZrO 2 (ZnFe 2 O 4-ZrO 2), and it was …

The degradation of fossil fuel and worse environmental conditions leads to the emergence
of hybrid semiconductor (SC) nanomaterials as photocatalysts. Hybrid SCs have interesting …

Coupling the bi-functional mechanism with compressive lattice strain might be an effective
way to boost the electrocatalysis of platinum (Pt)-based nanoparticles for methanol oxidation …

Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC), among the most suited and prospective alternatives for
portable electronics, have lately been treated with nanotechnology. DMFCs may be able to …

Heterogeneous catalysts have made outstanding advancements in pollutants elimination as
well as energy and materials production over the past decades. Single-atom alloys (SAAs) …

ABSTRACT Platinum-Ruthenium (PtRu)-based materials are considered the “holy grail” of
electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) in the fuel cells technique. However …

While tuning the electronic structure of Pt can thermodynamically alleviate CO poisoning in
direct methanol fuel cells, the impact of interactions between intermediates on the reaction …