Noble-metal nanocrystals with controlled shapes for catalytic and electrocatalytic applications

Y Shi, Z Lyu, M Zhao, R Chen, QN Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The successful synthesis of noble-metal nanocrystals with controlled shapes offers many
opportunities to not only maneuver their physicochemical properties but also optimize their …

Noble-metal based random alloy and intermetallic nanocrystals: syntheses and applications

M Zhou, C Li, J Fang - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Precise control over the size, shape, composition, structure, and crystal phase of random
alloy and intermetallic nanocrystals has been intensively explored in technologically …

Surface and interface control in nanoparticle catalysis

C Xie, Z Niu, D Kim, M Li, P Yang - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
The surface and interfaces of heterogeneous catalysts are essential to their performance as
they are often considered to be active sites for catalytic reactions. With the development of …

Nickel-based electrocatalysts for energy-related applications: oxygen reduction, oxygen evolution, and hydrogen evolution reactions

V Vij, S Sultan, AM Harzandi, A Meena, JN Tiwari… - Acs …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The persistently increasing energy consumption and the low abundance of conventional
fuels have raised serious concerns all over the world. Thus, the development of technology …

Pt-Based electrocatalysts with high atom utilization efficiency: from nanostructures to single atoms

L Zhang, K Doyle-Davis, X Sun - Energy & Environmental Science, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, development to increase the performance of Pt-based catalysts and reduce
the cost has received significant attention. Among them, the preparation of Pt-based …

Self-assembly of anisotropic nanoparticles into functional superstructures

K Deng, Z Luo, L Tan, Z Quan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) into superstructures offers a flexible and
promising pathway to manipulate the nanometer-sized particles and thus make full use of …

Recent advances in electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

M Shao, Q Chang, JP Dodelet, R Chenitz - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The recent advances in electrocatalysis for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) for proton
exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are thoroughly reviewed. This comprehensive …

Pt–Co@ Pt octahedral nanocrystals: enhancing their activity and durability toward oxygen reduction with an intermetallic core and an ultrathin shell

M Xie, Z Lyu, R Chen, M Shen, Z Cao… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Despite extensive efforts devoted to the synthesis of Pt–Co bimetallic nanocrystals for fuel
cell and related applications, it remains a challenge to simultaneously control atomic …

Carbon‐supported single atom catalysts for electrochemical energy conversion and storage

Y Peng, B Lu, S Chen - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Single atoms of select transition metals supported on carbon substrates have emerged as a
unique system for electrocatalysis because of maximal atom utilization (≈ 100%) and high …

Surface coordination chemistry of metal nanomaterials

P Liu, R Qin, G Fu, N Zheng - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Surface coordination chemistry of nanomaterials deals with the chemistry on how ligands
are coordinated on their surface metal atoms and influence their properties at the molecular …