The successful synthesis of noble-metal nanocrystals with controlled shapes offers many
opportunities to not only maneuver their physicochemical properties but also optimize their …

As the most desirable hydrogen production device, the highly efficient acidic proton
exchange membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWE) are severely limited by the sluggish …

Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is regarded as the rate-determining step in a fuel cell or a
metal–air battery because of the kinetically retarded four-electron process. Among the …

Proton‐exchange‐membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are of considerable interest for direct
chemical‐to‐electrical energy conversion and may represent an ultimate solution for mobile …

Noble metal nanocatalysts have shown excellent activities for electrocatalysis. The
commonly used method to synthesize these nanocatalysts is the colloidal synthesis, during …

BACKGROUND With a rising global population, increasing energy demands, and
impending climate change, major concerns have been raised over the security of our energy …

Electrochemical energy systems such as fuel cells and metal–air batteries can be used as
clean power sources in the field of electric transportation and possess great potential in the …

The low efficiency of the electrocatalytic oxidation of water to O2 (oxygen evolution reaction‐
OER) is considered as one of the major roadblocks for the storage of electricity from …

Pt‐based electrocatalysts are considered as one of the most promising choices to facilitate
the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), and the key factor enabling their success is to reduce …

Developing highly efficient catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is key to the
fabrication of commercially viable fuel cell devices and metal–air batteries for future energy …