Strong metal–support interaction (SMSI) in supported metal catalysts, typically accompanied
by the formation of encapsulation layers over metal nanoparticles, has drawn intense …

Electrocatalytic water splitting is an appealing method for generating renewable hydrogen.
In acidic media, noble metals are commonly used as electrocatalysts, whereas in alkaline …

Noble metals have an irreplaceable role in catalyzing electrochemical reactions. However,
large overpotential and poor long-term stability still prohibit their usage in many reactions …

Pt deposition/anchoring technique and nature of the support influence the oxygen reduction
reaction (ORR) activity in low-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Surface …

Clean and sustainable energy needs the development of advanced heterogeneous
catalysts as they are of vital importance for electrochemical transformation reactions in …

Startup and shutdown (SU/SD) events in automotive polymer electrolyte membrane fuel
cells cause an unintended oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) due to the mixing of air in the …

Over the last two decades, researchers have found many strategies to obtain high surface
area nanostructured titanium dioxide. These nanostructures have recently found application …

Fuel starvation during the fuel cell operation inevitably leads to high potential anodes, which
causes carbon corrosion and catalyst layer collapse and poses a challenge to the durability …

Pt catalyst particles on reducible oxide supports often change their activity significantly at
elevated temperatures due to the strong metal–support interaction (SMSI), which induces …

The challenging requirements of high safety, low-cost, all-climate and long lifespan restrict
most battery technologies for grid-scale energy storage. Historically, owing to stable …