A theory/experience description of support effects in carbon-supported catalysts

IC Gerber, P Serp - Chemical Reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
The support plays an important role for supported metal catalysts by positioning itself as a
macromolecular ligand, which conditions the nature of the active site and contributes …

The influence of nanoconfinement on electrocatalysis

J Wordsworth, TM Benedetti… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The use of nanoparticles and nanostructured electrodes are abundant in electrocatalysis.
These nanometric systems contain elements of nanoconfinement in different degrees …

Operando visualization of the hydrogen evolution reaction with atomic-scale precision at different metal–graphene interfaces

T Kosmala, A Baby, M Lunardon, D Perilli, H Liu… - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
The development of catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction is pivotal for the hydrogen
economy. Thin iron films covered with monolayer graphene exhibit outstanding catalytic …

Confinement catalysis with 2D materials for energy conversion

L Tang, X Meng, D Deng, X Bao - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The unique electronic and structural properties of 2D materials have triggered wide research
interest in catalysis. The lattice of 2D materials and the interface between 2D covers and …

Strategies to improve electrocatalytic and photocatalytic performance of two-dimensional materials for hydrogen evolution reaction

S Li, J Sun, J Guan - Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Two-dimensional materials (2D) with unique physicochemical properties have been
widely studied for their use in many applications, including as hydrogen evolution catalysts …

Single Nickel Atoms Anchored on Nitrogen-Doped Graphene as a Highly Active Cocatalyst for Photocatalytic H2 Evolution

Q Zhao, J Sun, S Li, C Huang, W Yao, W Chen… - Acs …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Earth-abundant nickel is a typical non-noble-metal cocatalyst used for photocatalytic
hydrogen evolution (PHE). Ni nanoparticles, however, tend to aggregate during the …

Confined catalysis under two-dimensional materials

H Li, J Xiao, Q Fu, X Bao - Proceedings of the National …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Confined microenvironments formed in heterogeneous catalysts have recently been
recognized as equally important as catalytically active sites. Understanding the …

Confined catalysis: progress and prospects in energy conversion

TA Shifa, A Vomiero - Advanced Energy Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Space confined catalysis has emerged as viable strategy for achieving potent and
efficient catalysts in various important reactions. It offers a means of creating unique …

Synergistic cascade hydrogen evolution boosting via integrating surface oxophilicity modification with carbon layer confinement

F Bao, Z Yang, Y Yuan, P Yu, G Zeng… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The lack of highly efficient catalysts severely hinders large‐scale application of
electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) for hydrogen production from water …

Precious metal free hydrogen evolution catalyst design and application

AA Feidenhans'l, YN Regmi, C Wei, D Xia… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The quest to identify precious metal free hydrogen evolution reaction catalysts has received
unprecedented attention in the past decade. In this Review, we focus our attention to recent …