Hydrogen has been hailed as a clean and sustainable alternative to finite fossil fuels in
many energy systems. Water splitting is an important method for hydrogen production in …

A variety of colloidal chemical approaches has been developed in the last few decades for
the controlled synthesis of nanostructured materials in either water or organic solvents …

Single-atom catalysts provide an effective approach to reduce the amount of precious metals
meanwhile maintain their catalytic activity. However, the sluggish activity of the catalysts for …

Platinum is the most effective electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction in acidic
solutions, but its high cost limits its wide application. Therefore, it is desirable to design …

The electronic metal-support interaction (EMSI) of heterogenous catalysts has attracted
much attention for its enhancing electrocatalytic efficiency by impacting adsorption and …

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

Highly uniform ruthenium (Ru) nanoparticles over N-doped carbon (Ru@ CN) was designed
and confirmed as a promising candidate for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) over a …

Rationally design and exploration of bifunctional electrocatalysts with excellent performance
towards water splitting is significant for hydrogen energy economy. Herein, a novel Au/Ni 3 S …

Copper-based materials are promising electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction. Prior studies
show that the mixture of copper (I) and copper (0) at the catalyst surface enhances multi …

Non-precious metal based catalysts are emerging as the most promising alternatives to Pt-
based ones for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) due to their low cost and rich reserves …