The successful synthesis of noble-metal nanocrystals with controlled shapes offers many
opportunities to not only maneuver their physicochemical properties but also optimize their …

The application of renewable energy conversion devices is considered as one of the
effective ways to alleviate the energy shortage and environmental pollution. Designing …

Nanocrystals offer a unique platform for tailoring the physicochemical properties of solid
materials to enhance their performances in various applications. While most work on …

Ammonia is an important chemical for synthesized fertilizers traditionally and for a potential
energy vector increasingly. Industrial ammonia synthesis through the Haber–Bosch process …

Multicomponent metallic nanomaterials with unconventional phases show great prospects in
electrochemical energy storage and conversion, owing to unique crystal structures and …

As a key structural parameter, phase depicts the arrangement of atoms in materials.
Normally, a nanomaterial exists in its thermodynamically stable crystal phase. With the …

Ru with Pt-like hydrogen bond strength, knockdown cost (∼ 1/3 of Pt), and eximious stability
is a competitive replacement for Pt-based catalysts towards the hydrogen evolution reaction …

Noble-metal nanoparticles have been widely employed in catalysis. As catalytic properties
are dependent on their physical/chemical parameters, strategies for their controlled …

Develo** highly efficient and stable platinum (Pt)-based electrocatalysts for oxygen
reduction reaction (ORR) is the most essential step toward the commercialization of fuel …

This Review offers a comprehensive review of the colloidal synthesis, mechanistic
understanding, physicochemical properties, and applications of one-dimensional (1D) metal …