Precise control over the size, shape, composition, structure, and crystal phase of random
alloy and intermetallic nanocrystals has been intensively explored in technologically …

The surface and interfaces of heterogeneous catalysts are essential to their performance as
they are often considered to be active sites for catalytic reactions. With the development of …

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 …

Global energy demands are projected to grow 36% over the current level by the year 2030.
1 Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are among the most promising …

As the “fourth-largest energy source” and the “only renewable organic carbon source”,
biomass and its derived platform molecules (BDPMs) are widely used for selective …

To achieve environmentally benign energy conversion with the carbon neutrality target via
electrochemical reactions, the innovation of electrocatalysts plays a vital role in the …

Although fuel cells have been known for over 150 years, it is only in recent years that they
have been viewed as candidates for the dominant energy conversion devices in a variety of …

Compressive surface strains have been necessary to boost oxygen reduction reaction
(ORR) activity in core/shell M/platinum (Pt) catalysts (where M can be nickel, cobalt, or iron) …

Catalysis is a key component of “green chemistry”, and one of the urgently needed
challenges facing chemists now is the design and use of environmentally benign catalysts …

Advances in chemical syntheses have led to the formation of various kinds of nanoparticles
(NPs) with more rational control of size, shape, composition, structure and catalysis. This …