Toward electrocatalytic methanol oxidation reaction: longstanding debates and emerging catalysts

J Wang, B Zhang, W Guo, L Wang, J Chen… - Advanced …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
The study of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) has lasted around 70 years, since the first
investigation in the early 1950s. Though enormous effort has been devoted in this field, it is …

Intermetallic nanocrystals for fuel-cells-based electrocatalysis

F Lin, M Li, L Zeng, M Luo, S Guo - Chemical Reviews, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Electrocatalysis underpins the renewable electrochemical conversions for sustainability,
which further replies on metallic nanocrystals as vital electrocatalysts. Intermetallic …

High‐entropy intermetallic PtRhBiSnSb nanoplates for highly efficient alcohol oxidation electrocatalysis

W Chen, S Luo, M Sun, X Wu, Y Zhou, Y Liao… - Advanced …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
The control of multimetallic ensembles at the atomic‐level is challenging, especially for high‐
entropy alloys (HEAs) possessing five or more elements. Herein, the one‐pot synthesis of …

Mixed‐Dimensional Pt–Ni Alloy Polyhedral Nanochains as Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

T **a, K Zhao, Y Zhu, X Bai, H Gao, Z Wang… - Advanced …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Pt nanocatalysts play a critical role in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) due to their
appropriate adsorption/desorption energy, yet suffer from an unbalanced relationship …

Short‐range diffusion enables general synthesis of medium‐entropy alloy aerogels

G Han, M Li, H Liu, W Zhang, L He, F Tian… - Advanced …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Medium‐entropy alloy aerogels (MEAAs) with the advantages of both multimetallic alloys
and aerogels are promising new materials in catalytic applications. However, limited by the …

1D-2D hybridization: nanoarchitectonics for grain boundary-rich platinum nanowires coupled with MXene nanosheets as efficient methanol oxidation electrocatalysts

W Meng, H He, L Yang, Q Jiang, B Yuliarto… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Although a direct methanol fuel cell with high energy utilization efficiency and low hazardous
emission has broad application prospects in various energy-related fields, the insufficient …

Design principle of electrocatalysts for the electrooxidation of organics

X Wu, Y Wang, ZS Wu - Chem, 2022‏ - cell.com
The electrooxidation of organics opens up an innovative way for the efficient use of electrical
energy and environmentally friendly generation of high-value-added chemicals. The key …

Recent advances in rare-earth-based materials for electrocatalysis

X Wang, Y Tang, JM Lee, G Fu - Chem Catalysis, 2022‏ - cell.com
The past several years have witnessed great progress in electrocatalytic applications of
transition-metal-based materials through electronic modulation resulting from dd and dp …

Magnesium: properties and rich chemistry for new material synthesis and energy applications

CH Shin, HY Lee, C Gyan-Barimah, JH Yu… - Chemical Society …, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Magnesium (Mg) has many unique properties suitable for applications in the fields of energy
conversion and storage. These fields presently rely on noble metals for efficient …

Multiple twin boundary‐regulated metastable Pd for ethanol oxidation reaction

C Liu, Y Shen, J Zhang, G Li, X Zheng… - Advanced Energy …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abundant surface structural defects can endow electrocatalysts with extraordinary physical
and chemical characteristics. Herein, metastable Pd nanoparticles (NPs) with abundant twin …