Nanoarchitectonics of metallene materials for electrocatalysis

B Jiang, Y Guo, F Sun, S Wang, Y Kang, X Xu, J Zhao… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Controlling the synthesis of metal nanostructures is one approach for catalyst engineering
and performance optimization in electrocatalysis. As an emerging class of unconventional …

Intermetallic nanocrystals for fuel-cells-based electrocatalysis

F Lin, M Li, L Zeng, M Luo, S Guo - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalysis underpins the renewable electrochemical conversions for sustainability,
which further replies on metallic nanocrystals as vital electrocatalysts. Intermetallic …

Ultrathin porous Bi2WO6 with rich oxygen vacancies for promoted adsorption-photocatalytic tetracycline degradation

W Gao, G Li, Q Wang, L Zhang, K Wang, S Pang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Exploring advanced photocatalysts for antibiotics degradation is highly desired but remains
a challenge due to the lack of reasonable structural design and molecular oxygen activation …

Extraordinary p–d Hybridization Interaction in Heterostructural Pd‐PdSe Nanosheets Boosts C− C Bond Cleavage of Ethylene Glycol Electrooxidation

Y Qin, W Zhang, F Wang, JJ Li, J Ye… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Advanced electrocatalysts for complete oxidation of ethylene glycol (EG) in direct EG fuel
cells are strongly desired owing to the higher energy efficiency. Herein, Pd‐PdSe …

Interface engineering of polyaniline-functionalized porous Pd metallene for alkaline oxygen reduction reaction

H Wang, W Wang, H Yu, Q Mao, Y Xu, X Li… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Engineering the interface between two-dimensional materials and polymers is of great
importance to improve their catalytic performance for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) …

Recent progress on phase engineering of nanomaterials

Q Yun, Y Ge, Z Shi, J Liu, X Wang, A Zhang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
As a key structural parameter, phase depicts the arrangement of atoms in materials.
Normally, a nanomaterial exists in its thermodynamically stable crystal phase. With the …

Interfacial built-in electric-field for boosting energy conversion electrocatalysis

H Xu, J Li, X Chu - Nanoscale Horizons, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The formation of a built-in electric field (BIEF) can induce electron-rich and electron-poor
counterparts to synergistically modify electronic configurations and optimize the binding …

Advanced oxygen electrocatalyst for air-breathing electrode in Zn-air batteries

A Kundu, S Mallick, S Ghora… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The electrochemical reduction of oxygen to water and the evolution of oxygen from water are
two important electrode reactions extensively studied for the development of electrochemical …

Programmable synthesis of high-entropy nanoalloys for efficient ethanol oxidation reaction

M Li, C Huang, H Yang, Y Wang, X Song, T Cheng… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Controllable synthesis of nanoscale high-entropy alloys (HEAs) with specific morphologies
and tunable compositions is crucial for exploring advanced catalysts. The present strategies …

Well-controlled 3D flower-like CoP3/CeO2/C heterostructures as bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts for rechargeable Zn-air batteries

J Li, Y Kang, Z Lei, P Liu - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, transition metal phosphides (TMPs) have emerged as robust electrocatalysts for
rechargeable Zn-air batteries, but their electrocatalytic performance needs further …