First row transition metal doped B12P12 and Al12P12 nanocages as excellent single atom catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction

A Allangawi, MA Gilani, K Ayub, T Mahmood - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a promising process to produce high purity
hydrogen gas. However, the overpotential of this reaction hinders its practical applications …

Exploring the hydrogen storage possibility of the pristine, defected and metals decorated o-B2N2 monolayers: insights from DFT simulations

D Chodvadiya, S Kanabar, B Chakraborty… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
To explore the possibility of hydrogen storage, we conducted dispersion-corrected density
functional theory (DFT-D3) simulations on pristine, defected and metals (including Na and K …

Transition metal atoms anchored 2D holey graphyne for hydrogen evolution reaction: Acumen from DFT simulation

D Chodvadiya, B Chakraborty, PK Jha - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2023 - Elsevier
Here, we report a theoretical design of transition metals (TMs) anchored two-dimensional
(2D) holey graphyne (HGY) based catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) …

Evidence of topological phase transition with excellent catalytic activity in the AgCaAs Heusler alloy: A first-principles investigation

BR Dhori, D Chodvadiya, PK Jha - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Topological insulators are centered on the objective that a spin-locked surface state exhibits
exceptional spin transport properties with an insulating bulk. In the present work, we predict …

Catalytic activity for hydrogen evolution reaction of Janus monolayer MoXTe (X= S, Se)

G Liu, J Peng, B Jia, J Hao, Z Zhao, X Ma… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
At present, the precious metal Pt is a common catalyst for large-scale hydrogen evolution
reaction (HER) production of hydrogen, but due to its high price and scarcity, finding an …

Computational prediction of two-dimensional o-Al2N2 under applied strain for boosting the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction performance

I Bouziani, I Essaoudi, R Ahuja, A Ainane - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic water splitting for clean hydrogen fuel production provides a promising
approach to solve the energy and environmental issues. Recently, two-dimensional (2D) …

Single atom catalysts supported on cyclo [18] carbon and its allotropes (B9N9 and Al9N9) for the hydrogen evolution and oxygen evolution reactions

N Wazzan, PK Jha - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2023 - Elsevier
The scientific community is actively searching for a cost-effective, easily available and
exceptionally efficient catalyst to substitute expensive and scarce catalysts based on …

[HTML][HTML] Theoretical insights of electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution on MoP nanocrystal

OO Dada, S Karimzadeh, PE Imoisili, TC Jen - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
A methodical computational investigation was performed to gain insights into the factors and
mechanisms that determine the catalytic activity of molybdenum phosphide (MoP). We …

Enhanced hydrogen storage properties of light metals dispersed boron hydride monolayer

Y Pal, H Lee, T Kaewmaraya, KF Aguey-Zinsou… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Using first-principles calculations, we explore the potentials of boron hydride (BH) for
hydrogen (H 2) storage. Lithium (Li) and potassium (K) dopants enhance the H 2 storage …

Role of intrinsic point defects on electrocatalytic activity of a metal-free two-dimensional Polyaramid for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction

A Sharma, B Chakraborty - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite the current research aims at replacing expensive metals like Platinum with non-
noble metals for producing hydrogen via hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), practical …