Advances in the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction by metal nanoclusters‐based materials

J Ding, H Yang, S Zhang, Q Liu, H Cao, J Luo, X Liu - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With the development of renewable energy systems, clean hydrogen is burgeoning as an
optimal alternative to fossil fuels, in which its application is promising to retarding the global …

Atomically precise alloy nanoclusters: syntheses, structures, and properties

X Kang, Y Li, M Zhu, R Jin - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal nanoclusters fill the gap between discrete atoms and plasmonic nanoparticles,
providing unique opportunities for investigating the quantum effects and precise structure …

Theoretical advances in understanding and designing the active sites for hydrogen evolution reaction

F Sun, Q Tang, D Jiang - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
As a fundamental step of water splitting and a stepping stone toward exploring other
multielectron transfer processes, the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is …

Cost-effective electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reactions (HER): challenges and prospects

J Verma, S Goel - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In the extant literature, a wide variety of processes for the production of H 2 can be seen but
the active, cost-effective and stable metal electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction …

Alloy electrocatalysts

M Du, X Li, H Pang, Q Xu - EnergyChem, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of clean sustainable energy conversion technologies to deal with energy
shortage and environmental pollution has aroused a widespread concern. To improve the …

Correlations between the fundamentals and applications of ultrasmall metal nanoclusters: Recent advances in catalysis and biomedical applications

Z Liu, Z Wu, Q Yao, Y Cao, OJH Chai, J Xie - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Ultrasmall metal nanoparticles (NPs) with a well-defined composition and structure, the so-
called metal nanoclusters (NCs, usually smaller than 3 nm in size), represent the forefront …

Recent progress in noble metal nanocluster and single atom electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction

J Cai, R Javed, D Ye, H Zhao, J Zhang - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogen, a renewable and clean energy carrier, is the best alternative to fossil fuels.
Hydrogen evolution from water electrolysis using renewable electrical energy is quite …

A review of state of the art in phosphine ligated gold clusters and application in catalysis

RH Adnan, JML Madridejos, AS Alotabi… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Atomically precise gold clusters are highly desirable due to their well‐defined structure
which allows the study of structure–property relationships. In addition, they have potential in …

Hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst design: turning inert gold into active catalyst by atomically precise nanochemistry

Y Li, S Li, AV Nagarajan, Z Liu, S Nevins… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) holds promise in the renewable clean
energy scheme. Crystalline Au and Ag are, however, poor in catalyzing HER, and the …

Thiolate‐protected metal nanoclusters: recent development in synthesis, understanding of reaction, and application in energy and environmental field

T Kawawaki, A Ebina, Y Hosokawa, S Ozaki, D Suzuki… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Metal nanoclusters (NCs), which are composed of about 250 or fewer metal atoms, possess
great potential as novel functional materials. Fundamental research on metal NCs gradually …