Rational design and synthesis of one-dimensional platinum-based nanostructures for oxygen-reduction electrocatalysis

H Niu, C **a, L Huang, S Zaman, T Maiyalagan… - Chinese Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fuel cells have attracted extensive attention due to their high conversion efficiency and
environmental friendliness. However, their wider application is limited by the poor activity …

The ABC of generalized coordination numbers and their use as a descriptor in electrocatalysis

F Calle‐Vallejo - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The quest for enhanced electrocatalysts can be boosted by descriptor‐based analyses.
Because adsorption energies are the most common descriptors, electrocatalyst design is …

Beyond extended surfaces: understanding the oxygen reduction reaction on nanocatalysts

Z Liu, Z Zhao, B Peng, X Duan… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Increasing the platinum utilization efficiency is the key to the advancement and broad
dissemination of proton-exchange-membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Central to the task is the …

Size‐Dependent Catalytic Behavior of Gold Nanoparticles

C Liang, JY Cheong, G Sitaru… - Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Gold nanoparticles (AuNP) are widely used for reaction catalysis. The common
understanding is that the smaller the particles, the more reactive they are. It is reported here …

Improving electrocatalytic oxygen reduction activity and selectivity with a cobalt corrole appended with multiple positively charged proton relay sites

J Han, N Wang, X Li, W Zhang… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The electrocatalytic four-electron (4e–) oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is important in new
energy conversion technologies. Improving the activity and 4e–selectivity of the ORR is …

Stability and activity of platinum nanoparticles in the oxygen electroreduction reaction: is size or uniformity of primary importance?

KO Paperzh, AA Alekseenko… - Beilstein Journal of …, 2021 - beilstein-journals.org
Platinum–carbon catalysts are widely used in the manufacturing of proton-exchange
membrane fuel cells. Increasing Pt/C activity and stability is an urgent task and the …

[HTML][HTML] Laser-optimized Pt-Y alloy nanoparticles embedded in Pt-Y oxide matrix for high stability and ORR electrocatalytic activity

R Brandiele, A Guadagnini, M Parnigotto, F Pini… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of active yet stable catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is still a
major issue for the extensive permeation of fuel cells into everyday technology. While …

Advanced methods of controlling the morphology, activity, and durability of Pt/C electrocatalysts

K Paperzh, A Alekseenko, M Danilenko… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
This article illustrates a thorough study of the microstructure and electrochemical
performance of Pt/C catalysts synthesized in the liquid phase, with the reaction mixture …

Catalytic activity maps for alloy nanoparticles

L Cao, T Mueller - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023 - ACS Publications
To enable rational design of alloy nanoparticle catalysts, we develop an approach to
generate catalytic activity maps of alloy nanoparticles on a grid of particle size and …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the Potential of Bimetallic PtPd/C Cathode Catalysts to Enhance the Performance of PEM Fuel Cells

V Guterman, A Alekseenko, S Belenov, V Menshikov… - Nanomaterials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Bimetallic platinum-containing catalysts are deemed promising for electrolyzers and proton-
exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). A significant number of laboratory studies and …