Rational design of better hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts for water splitting: a review

F Liu, C Shi, X Guo, Z He, L Pan, ZF Huang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The excessive dependence on fossil fuels contributes to the majority of CO2 emissions,
influencing on the climate change. One promising alternative to fossil fuels is green …

Engineering strategies and active site identification of MXene-based catalysts for electrochemical conversion reactions

Y Zhao, J Zhang, X Guo, X Cao, S Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
MXenes have been extensively studied due to their high metallic conductivity, hydrophilic
properties, tunable layer structure and attractive surface chemistry, making them highly …

Modulating Pt-O-Pt atomic clusters with isolated cobalt atoms for enhanced hydrogen evolution catalysis

Y Zhao, PV Kumar, X Tan, X Lu, X Zhu, J Jiang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Platinum is the most efficient catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction in acidic conditions, but
its widespread use has been impeded by scarcity and high cost. Herein, Pt atomic clusters …

Engineering Pt coordination environment with atomically dispersed transition metal sites toward superior hydrogen evolution

H Jin, M Ha, MG Kim, JH Lee… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Metal single‐atom (SA) catalysts have attracted immense attention due to the high catalytic
efficiency given by the desired coordination environment of each metal atom. Yet …

Recent advances of MXenes as electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction

S Bai, M Yang, J Jiang, X He, J Zou, Z Xiong… - npj 2D Materials and …, 2021 - nature.com
MXenes, an emerging two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbides, nitrides and
carbonitrides, have exhibited great potential as electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution …

Rational design of two-dimensional transition metal carbide/nitride (MXene) hybrids and nanocomposites for catalytic energy storage and conversion

KRG Lim, AD Handoko, SK Nemani, B Wyatt… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Electro-, photo-, and photoelectrocatalysis play a critical role toward the realization of a
sustainable energy economy. They facilitate numerous redox reactions in energy storage …

Perfecting electrocatalysts via imperfections: towards the large-scale deployment of water electrolysis technology

S Jiao, X Fu, S Wang, Y Zhao - Energy & Environmental Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
As a potential energy carrier, hydrogen has surged up the priority list as part of broader
decarbonization efforts and strategies to build or acquire clean energy economies. Driven by …

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 …

MXenes for electrocatalysis applications: Modification and hybridization

X Bai, J Guan - Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2022 - Elsevier
Two-dimensional carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides (MXenes) play important roles in
promoting the development of sustainable energy because they have abundant reactive …

2D MXenes and their heterostructures for HER, OER and overall water splitting: a review

M Zubair, MMU Hassan, MT Mehran, MM Baig… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
MXenes are a family of 2D transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides that have
surface termination groups such as–OH,–O, and–F. The presence of transition metal imparts …