Transportation of people and goods largely relies on the use of fossil hydrocarbons,
contributing to global warming and problems with local air quality. There are a number of …

Methanol as an important hydrogen-rich fuel has received increasing attention in energy
storage and conversion techniques, and energy release can be realized in the methanol …

Structurally ordered intermetallic compounds possess unique chemical and physical
properties, making them an interesting class of materials for application in electrocatalytic …

Considering the prevailing energy crisis and fast economic growth, the demand for clean
alternative power sources for applications in stationary, transportation, and the portable …

The critical component of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) system is the
proton exchange membrane (PEM). Perfluorosulfonic acid membranes such as Nafion are …

Nickel is an excellent alternative catalyst to high cost Pt and Pt-group metals as anode
material in direct methanol fuel cells. However, nickel presents a relatively low stability …

The deployment of direct methanol fuel cells requires engineering cost-effective and durable
electrocatalysts for the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR). As an alternative to noble metals …

Due to stringent environmental regulations and the limited resources of fossil-based fuels,
there is an urgent demand for clean and eco-friendly energy conversion devices. These …

Passive direct methanol fuel cells (pDMFCs) have several advantages such as high
theoretical energy density, quick refueling and environmentally safe. However, methanol …

Developing low-cost, highly active, and stable electrocatalysts is essential to realize various
renewable energy storage and conversion systems. In particular, zeolite imidazole …