The recent advances in electrocatalysis for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) for proton
exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are thoroughly reviewed. This comprehensive …

Bimetallic platinum-based transition-metal (PtTM, TM= Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn) nanoclusters
are potential candidates to improve and reduce the cost of Pt-based catalysts; however, our …

With the increasing scarcity of fresh water, seawater electrolysis holds great potential for
hydrogen production. However, the slow kinetics of anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) …

We report the first use of lithiated carboxylated nitrile butadiene rubber (XNBR-Li) as a
functional binder for the sulfur cathode of lithium sulfur batteries (LSBs). XNBR-Li has strong …

The stability of cerium oxide (ceria) is a major topic in the field of heterogeneous catalysis.
When exposed to a reactive environment or treated in a redox step, ceria is prone to …

We report the growth process, structure, and electronic states of 1 unit layer (ul) of a Ce-Pt
intermetallic compound on Pt (111) using scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy …

We present an extensive study of the structure, composition, electronic, and magnetic
properties of Ce-Pt surface intermetallic phases on Pt (111) as a function of their thickness …

We use x-ray absorption spectroscopy as well as its linear and circular magnetic dichroisms
to characterize relevant interactions and energy scales in the surface intermetallic CePt 5/Pt …

The surface termination of CePt 5/Pt (111) is determined experimentally by LEED-IV. In
accordance with recent theoretical predictions, a dense Pt terminated surface is being found …

The low-temperature electronic properties of rare-earth intermetallics are substantially
influenced by the symmetry and magnitude of the crystal electric field. The direct …