Nanoporous gold: From structure evolution to functional properties in catalysis and electrochemistry

G Wittstock, M Bäumer, W Dononelli… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nanoporous gold (NPG) is characterized by a bicontinuous network of nanometer-sized
metallic struts and interconnected pores formed spontaneously by oxidative dissolution of …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in Ru/Ir-based electrocatalysts for acidic oxygen evolution reaction

G Gao, Z Sun, X Chen, G Zhu, B Sun, S Liu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
The electrocatalytic process of water splitting offers a promising approach to produce
sustainable hydrogen. However, the slow kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) …

Progress of experimental and computational catalyst design for electrochemical nitrogen fixation

Z Chen, C Liu, L Sun, T Wang - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Large-scale ammonia synthesis via the electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (eNRR)
under mild reaction conditions represents a green prospect for agriculture, industry, and …

Understanding activity trends in furfural hydrogenation on transition metal surfaces

S Liu, N Govindarajan, K Chan - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Furfural hydrogenation to furfuryl alcohol is an industrially significant reaction for biomass
valorization. The hydrogenation process has been mainly catalyzed by chromite-based …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing complexity in catalyst design: From volcanos and scaling to more sophisticated design strategies

SM Stratton, S Zhang, MM Montemore - Surface Science Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Volcano plots and scaling relations are commonly used to design catalysts and understand
catalytic behavior. These plots are a useful tool due to their robust and simple analysis of …

Facet-Defined Dilute Metal Alloy Nanorods for Efficient Electroreduction of CO2 to n-Propanol

S Jeong, C Huang, Z Levell, RX Skalla… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Electroreduction of CO2 into liquid fuels is a compelling strategy for storing intermittent
renewable energy. Here, we introduce a family of facet-defined dilute copper alloy …

Target recognition and preferential degradation of toxic chemical groups by innovative group-imprinted photocatalyst with footprint cavity

J Peng, F Deng, H Shi, Z Wang, X Li, J Zou… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Target recognition and preferential degradation of toxic chemical groups remain critical
challenges in photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminant. In this study, the concept of …

Promises of Plasmonic Antenna‐Reactor Systems in Gas‐Phase CO2 Photocatalysis

Z Zhu, R Tang, C Li, X An, L He - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sunlight‐driven photocatalytic CO2 reduction provides intriguing opportunities for
addressing the energy and environmental crises faced by humans. The rational combination …

Construction of high accuracy machine learning interatomic potential for surface/interface of nanomaterials—A review

K Wan, J He, X Shi - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The inherent discontinuity and unique dimensional attributes of nanomaterial surfaces and
interfaces bestow them with various exceptional properties. These properties, however, also …

Evaporation-induced self-assembly of metal oxide inverse opals: From synthesis to applications

JES Hoeven, AV Shneidman, NJ Nicolas… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Inverse opals (IOs) are highly interconnected three-dimensional macroporous
structures with applications in a variety of disciplines from optics to catalysis. For instance …