Atomic heterointerface engineering overcomes the activity limitation of electrocatalysts and promises highly-efficient alkaline water splitting

Q Xu, J Zhang, H Zhang, L Zhang, L Chen… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Alkaline water splitting, especially anion-exchange-membrane based water electrolysis, is
an attractive way for low-cost and scalable H2 production. Green electricity-driven alkaline …

Electronic modulation of non‐van der Waals 2D electrocatalysts for efficient energy conversion

H Wang, J Chen, Y Lin, X Wang, J Li, Y Li… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The exploration of efficient electrocatalysts for energy conversion is important for green
energy development. Owing to their high surface areas and unusual electronic structure, 2D …

A general self‐assembly induced strategy for synthesizing 2D ultrathin cobalt‐based compounds toward optimizing hydrogen evolution catalysis

X Guo, M Duan, J Zhang, B Xi, M Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Exploring a general method for synthesizing 2D compounds with high accessible surface
area and nano‐thickness as advanced electrocatalysts is essential yet challenging. Herein …

Solution-processed two-dimensional materials for next-generation photovoltaics

S Bellani, A Bartolotta, A Agresti, G Calogero… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In the ever-increasing energy demand scenario, the development of novel photovoltaic (PV)
technologies is considered to be one of the key solutions to fulfil the energy request. In this …

An unsaturated bond strategy to regulate active centers of metal‐free covalent organic frameworks for efficient oxygen reduction

X Yan, B Wang, J Ren, X Long, D Yang - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Unsaturated environment is the key to affect catalytic activity of the oxygen reduction
reaction (ORR). Unveiling the effect of unsaturated sites toward ORR activity is of importance …

Liquid‐phase exfoliation of nonlayered non‐van‐der‐waals crystals into nanoplatelets

H Kaur, JN Coleman - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
For nearly 15 years, researchers have been using liquid‐phase exfoliation (LPE) to produce
2D nanosheets from layered crystals. This has yielded multiple 2D materials in a solution …

In situ Raman spectroscopic study towards the growth and excellent HER catalysis of Ni/Ni (OH) 2 heterostructure

W Lai, L Ge, H Li, Y Deng, B Xu, B Ouyang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The electrochemical water splitting to produce H 2 in high efficiency with earth-abundant-
metal catalysts remains a challenge. Here, we describe a simple “cyclic voltammetry+ …

2D zinc oxide–synthesis, methodologies, reaction mechanism, and applications

SA Patil, PB Jagdale, A Singh, RV Singh, Z Khan… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a thermally stable n‐type semiconducting material. ZnO 2D nanosheets
have mainly gained substantial attention due to their unique properties, such as direct …

On-chip electrocatalytic microdevices

W Wang, J Qi, Z Wu, W Zhai, Y Pan, K Bao, L Zhai… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
On-chip electrocatalytic microdevices (OCEMs) are an emerging electrochemical platform
specialized for investigating nanocatalysts at the microscopic level. The OCEM platform …

Ruthenium single atoms implanted continuous MoS2-Mo2C heterostructure for high-performance and stable water splitting

DT Tran, S Prabhakaran, DH Kim, N Hameed, H Wang… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Merging metal single atoms into a nanostructure is a novel approach to motivate the number
and types of active centers for boosting catalytic activities towards both the hydrogen …