Designing a built-in electric field for efficient energy electrocatalysis

X Zhao, M Liu, Y Wang, Y Xiong, P Yang, J Qin… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
To utilize intermittent renewable energy as well as achieve the goals of peak carbon dioxide
emissions and carbon neutrality, various electrocatalytic devices have been developed …

Rational design of better hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts for water splitting: a review

F Liu, C Shi, X Guo, Z He, L Pan, ZF Huang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The excessive dependence on fossil fuels contributes to the majority of CO2 emissions,
influencing on the climate change. One promising alternative to fossil fuels is green …

Atomic heterointerface engineering overcomes the activity limitation of electrocatalysts and promises highly-efficient alkaline water splitting

Q Xu, J Zhang, H Zhang, L Zhang, L Chen… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Alkaline water splitting, especially anion-exchange-membrane based water electrolysis, is
an attractive way for low-cost and scalable H2 production. Green electricity-driven alkaline …

Unveiling the adsorption behavior and redox properties of PtNi nanowire for biomass-derived molecules electrooxidation

J Wu, Z Kong, Y Li, Y Lu, P Zhou, H Wang, L Xu… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ni-based materials are auspicious electrocatalysts for 5-hydroxymethylfurfural oxidation
reaction (HMFOR), including the adsorption and conversion of HMF and OHad on the …

Biomimetic electrodynamic nanoparticles comprising ginger-derived extracellular vesicles for synergistic anti-infective therapy

Z Qiao, K Zhang, J Liu, D Cheng, B Yu, N Zhao… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Nanotechnology enlightens promising antibacterial strategies while the complex in vivo
infection environment poses a great challenge to the rational design of nanoplatforms for …

Pt atomic layers boosted hydrogen evolution reaction in nonacidic media

Y Guo, B Hou, X Cui, X Liu, X Tong… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pt‐based electrocatalysts exhibit high performance toward hydrogen evolution reaction
(HER) since they can boost sluggish kinetics of water dissociation. To develop efficient Pt …

Boosting water dissociation kinetics on Pt–Ni nanowires by N‐induced orbital tuning

Y Xie, J Cai, Y Wu, Y Zang, X Zheng, J Ye… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Although it is commonly believed that the water‐dissociation‐related Volmer process is the
rate‐limiting step for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) on Pt‐based catalysts, the …

Non-van der Waals quasi-2D materials; recent advances in synthesis, emergent properties and applications

AP Balan, AB Puthirath, S Roy, G Costin, EF Oliveira… - Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
The discovery of novel materials that are stable at ambient conditions with emergent
functionalities is a pressing need of the 21st century to keep the pace of social and …

Perspective on intermetallics towards efficient electrocatalytic water-splitting

C Walter, PW Menezes, M Driess - Chemical Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Intermetallic compounds exhibit attractive electronic, physical, and chemical properties,
especially in terms of a high density of active sites and enhanced conductivity, making them …

Recent progress in low Pt content electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction

Z Li, R Ge, J Su, L Chen - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical water splitting plays a key role in the production of highly pure hydrogen by
using renewable energy. To lower energy consumption, efficient electrocatalysts are …