With interest in renewable energy sources and in the decarbonisation of industry rapidly
accelerating, alkaline water electrolysis can now be regarded as a key technology enabling …

The strain effect, along with the ligand effect and synergistic effect, contributes primarily to
the optimization of electrocatalytic activity and stability. The strain effect leads to a shift in the …

Replacing scarce and expensive platinum (Pt) with metal–nitrogen–carbon (M–N–C)
catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cells has …

Platinum (Pt) nanocatalysts are essential for facilitating the cathodic oxygen reduction
reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cells but suffer from a trade-off between activity …

Strain engineering in bimetallic alloy structures is of great interest in electrochemical CO2
reduction reactions (CO2RR), in which it simultaneously improves electrocatalytic activity …

Development of efficient and robust electrocatalysts is critical for practical fuel cells. We
report one-dimensional bunched platinum-nickel (Pt-Ni) alloy nanocages with a Pt-skin …

A critical technological roadblock to the widespread adoption of proton-exchange
membrane fuel cells is the development of highly active and durable platinum-based …

Ligand effect, induced by charge transfer between catalytic surface and substrate in
core/shell structure, was widely proved to benefit Pt-catalyzed oxygen reduction reaction by …

Heterogeneous nanocatalysts play a crucial role in both the chemical and energy industries.
Despite substantial advancements in theoretical, computational and experimental studies …

Electrocatalysis is crucial for the development of clean and renewable energy technologies,
which may reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. Multimetallic nanomaterials serve as state-of …