Locally strained 2D materials: Preparation, properties, and applications

J Wang, L He, Y Zhang, H Nong, S Li, Q Wu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D materials are promising for strain engineering due to their atomic thickness and
exceptional mechanical properties. In particular, non‐uniform and localized strain can be …

Deformable catalytic material derived from mechanical flexibility for hydrogen evolution reaction

F Wang, L Xie, N Sun, T Zhi, M Zhang, Y Liu, Z Luo… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2024 - Springer
Deformable catalytic material with excellent flexible structure is a new type of catalyst that
has been applied in various chemical reactions, especially electrocatalytic hydrogen …

Strained few-layer MoS2 with atomic copper and selectively exposed in-plane sulfur vacancies for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

S Zhou, W Ma, U Anjum, M Kosari, S Xi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
In-plane sulfur vacancies (Sv) in molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) were newly unveiled for CO2
hydrogenation to methanol, whereas edge Sv were found to facilitate methane formation …

Boosting hydrogen evolution on MoS2 via synergistic regulation of interlayer dislocations and interlayer spacing

L Wang, F Zhang, N Sun, L Xie, T Zhi, Q Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
High out-of-plane charge transfer resistance, along with a low concentration of exposed
catalytic sites in multilayer MoS 2 hinder its application in catalytic hydrogen evolution …

Recent Strategies for the Synthesis of Phase-Pure Ultrathin 1T/1T′ Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanosheets

B Dai, Y Su, Y Guo, C Wu, Y Xie - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
The past few decades have witnessed a notable increase in transition metal dichalcogenide
(TMD) related research not only because of the large family of TMD candidates but also …

Strain-Enabled Local Phase Control in Layered MoTe2 for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Y Lee, SH Lee, SK Han, J Park, D Lee… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalytic water splitting produces hydrogen fuel, but its dependence on expensive
platinum-based electrocatalysts has limited industrial-scale implementation. Here, we report …

Boosting CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol over Monolayer MoS2 Nanotubes by Creating More Strained Basal Planes

S Zhou, M Kosari, HC Zeng - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The controlled creation, selective exposure, and activation of more basal planes while
simultaneously minimizing the generation and exposure of edge sites are crucial for …

Recent advances in cobalt disulfide for electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction

X Chen, Y Yu, J Li, P Deng, C Wang, Y Hua… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogen production by water electrolysis is the most promising green hydrogen supply
method in the future. Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), an essential step in …

Exploring the sub-nanoscale structure of cobalt molybdenum sulfide and the role of a cobalt promoter in catalytic hydrogen evolution

CT Nguyen, TA Luu, TD Nguyen, AT Dam… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cobalt-promoted molybdenum sulfide (CoMoS) is known as a promising catalyst for H2
evolution reaction and hydrogen desulfurization reaction. This material exhibits superior …

Opportunities and challenges of strain engineering for advanced electrocatalyst design

QM Liang, X Wang, XW Wan, LX Lin, BJ Geng, ZQ Tian… - Nano Research, 2023 - Springer
Electrocatalysis is becoming more and more important in energy conversion and storage
due to rising energy demands, increasing carbon dioxide emissions, and impending climate …