Advanced electrocatalysts with single-metal-atom active sites

Y Wang, H Su, Y He, L Li, S Zhu, H Shen, P Xie… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalysts with single metal atoms as active sites have received increasing attention
owing to their high atomic utilization efficiency and exotic catalytic activity and selectivity …

Engineering ruthenium-based electrocatalysts for effective hydrogen evolution reaction

Y Yang, Y Yu, J Li, Q Chen, Y Du, P Rao, R Li, C Jia… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2021 - Springer
The investigation of highly effective, durable, and cost-effective electrocatalysts for the
hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a prerequisite for the upcoming hydrogen energy …

Subnanometric Ru clusters with upshifted D band center improve performance for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction

Q Hu, K Gao, X Wang, H Zheng, J Cao, L Mi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Subnanometric metal clusters usually have unique electronic structures and may display
electrocatalytic performance distinctive from single atoms (SAs) and larger nanoparticles …

Tuning mass transport in electrocatalysis down to sub‐5 nm through nanoscale grade separation

Z Liu, Y Du, R Yu, M Zheng, R Hu, J Wu… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nano and single‐atom catalysis open new possibilities of producing green hydrogen (H2)
by water electrolysis. However, for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) which occurs at a …

In Situ Reconstructed Ru Clusters on LaRuSi3 with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity for Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution

H Zhang, K Song, Z Lin, Z Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The surface reconstruction of electrochemically activated catalysts is an effective way to
improve performance. However, there is currently a dearth of study on the surface …

Size control and electronic manipulation of Ru catalyst over B, N co-doped carbon network for high-performance hydrogen evolution reaction

S Xu, M Niu, G Zhao, S Ming, X Li, Q Zhu, LX Ding… - Nano Research, 2023 - Springer
Exploring highly efficient Pt-free catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is of great
importance for hydrogen (H2) production. Herein, a novel HER electrocatalyst having …

Self‐accommodation induced electronic metal–support interaction on ruthenium site for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction

C Li, SH Kim, HY Lim, Q Sun, Y Jiang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tuning the metal‐support interaction of supported metal catalysts has been found to be the
most effective approach to modulating electronic structure and improving catalytic …

Multi‐d Electron Synergy in LaNi1‐xCoxRu Intermetallics Boosts Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

S Shen, H Zhang, K Song, Z Wang, T Shang… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the fact that d‐band center theory links the d electron structure of transition metals to
their catalytic activity, it is yet unknown how the synergistic effect of multi‐d electrons impacts …

Advances in noble metal (Ru, Rh, and Ir) doping for boosting water splitting electrocatalysis

L Tian, Z Li, X Xu, C Zhang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrochemical water splitting has a promising future in producing high-density and green
hydrogen, however, the sluggish H2O dissociation process, due to the low H2O adsorption …

From fundamentals and theories to heterostructured electrocatalyst design: An in-depth understanding of alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction

M Lao, P Li, Y Jiang, H Pan, SX Dou, W Sun - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers (AEMWEs) feature compelling advantages
over the current benchmarking proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWEs) …