During the last decades, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) has become an
indispensable method for probing the structure and composition of heterogeneous catalysts …

Worldwide research activity at the nanoscale is triggering the appearance of new, and
frequently surprising, materials properties in which the increasing importance of surface and …

Developing low‐cost and high‐efficiency catalysts for sustainable hydrogen production
through electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is crucial yet remains …

Faceted NiO nanoparticles preferentially exposing high surface energy planes demand
attention due to their excellent electrocatalytic properties. However, the activity of faceted …

Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are potentially the most efficient technology for direct
conversion of hydrocarbons to electricity. While their commercial viability is greatest at …

Metal oxides are an important family of semiconductors for effective photoelectrodes in solar‐
to‐chemical energy conversion. Defect engineering, such as modification of oxygen vacancy …

Nickel oxide is one of the highly promising semiconducting materials, but its large band gap
(3.7 to 4 eV) limits its use in practical applications. Here we report the effect of nickel/oxygen …

The rapid growth of methods emerging in the past decade for synthesis of “designer”
catalysts—ranging from the size and shape-selected nanoparticles to mass-selected …

Magnesium hydride has been regarded as a promising hydrogen storage material.
However, its further commercialization is severely hampered by its stable thermodynamic …

Two-dimensional nanomaterials hold great potential for next-generation energy storage and
conversion devices. Here, we report a large-scale synthesis of high-quality ultrathin NiO …