Electrocatalysts design guided by active intermediates of hydrogen evolution reaction

J Zhang, C Ma, S Jia, Y Gu, D Sun… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogen production from water electrolysis plays an important role for the development of
hydrogen‐based energy sources. Developing efficient electrocatalysts is crucial for …

Electrocatalysts for alkaline water electrolysis at ampere-level current densities: a review

Z Zou, K Dastafkan, Y Shao, C Zhao, Q Wang - International journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Alkaline water electrolysis is a central technology to produce large-scale green hydrogen, a
zero-emission energy carrier. Great progress has been made on electrocatalyst …

Interfacial engineering of cobalt thiophosphate with strain effect and modulated electron structure for boosting electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction

K Song, H Zhang, Z Lin, Z Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The fabrication of heterojunctions is an intriguing approach to boost the reactivity of
catalysts. However, facile preparation of desirable heterojunction materials remains a …

Operando deconvolution of the degradation mechanisms of iron–nitrogen–carbon catalysts in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

S Liu, Q Meyer, C Jia, S Wang, C Rong… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing platinum-free catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) is
crucial to the hydrogen economy. While iron–nitrogen–carbon (Fe–N–C) catalysts are …

Tuning Coordination Structures of Zn Sites Through Symmetry‐Breaking Accelerates Electrocatalysis

Y Sun, W Fan, Y Li, NLD Sui, Z Zhu, Y Zhou… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Manipulating the coordination environment of individual active sites in a precise manner
remains an important challenge in electrocatalytic reactions. Herein, inspired by theoretical …

Fluorinated Ni‐O‐C Heterogeneous Catalyst for Efficient Urea‐Assisted Hydrogen Production

X Xu, H Ullah, M Humayun, L Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Constructing multiple heterogeneous structures allows for improving the electrocatalytic
activity of NiO by incorporating multiple active sites. Unfortunately, the poor conductivity of …

Crystalline/amorphous Ni/NixSy supported on hierarchical porous nickel foam for high-current-density hydrogen evolution

B Zhong, S Wan, P Kuang, B Cheng, L Yu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Manufacturing efficient and durable electrodes for alkaline water electrolysis under high-
current-density conditions is a great challenge. Herein, Ni/Ni x S y heterostructure was …

Heterojunction‐Induced Rapid Transformation of Ni3+/Ni2+ Sites which Mediates Urea Oxidation for Energy‐Efficient Hydrogen Production

P Guo, S Cao, W Huang, X Lu, W Chen… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Water electrolysis is an environmentally‐friendly strategy for hydrogen production but suffers
from significant energy consumption. Substituting urea oxidation reaction (UOR) with lower …

Cooperative alkaline hydrogen evolution via inducing local electric field and electron localization

Q Wang, Y Gong, Y Tan, X Zi, R Abazari, H Li… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) represents a promising means to store
intermittent renewable energy into clean energy. Unfortunately, the sluggish H 2 O …

Enabling direct-growth route for highly efficient ethanol upgrading to long-chain alcohols in aqueous phase

J Gu, W Gong, Q Zhang, R Long, J Ma, X Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Upgrading ethanol to long-chain alcohols (LAS, C6+ OH) offers an attractive and
sustainable approach to carbon neutrality. Yet it remains a grand challenge to achieve …