The positioning and incomplete filling of 4f electrons give rare earths unique
physicochemical properties, giving them great potential in electrocatalysis. The rare earth …

The surface and interfaces of heterogeneous catalysts are essential to their performance as
they are often considered to be active sites for catalytic reactions. With the development of …

To improve the performance of metallic catalysts, alloying provides an efficient methodology
to design state‐of‐the‐art materials. As emerging functional materials, rare‐earth metal …

In the face of the global energy challenge and progressing global climate change,
renewable energy systems and components, such as fuel cells and electrolyzers, which …

Rare earth-based alloy nanostructures show great potential as materials in the hydrogen
evolution reaction (HER), and they have a relatively negative enthalpy of alloy formation …

With the rapid development of society and economy, the excessive consumption of fossil
energy has led to the global energy and environment crisis. In order to explore the …

Fe-NC have emerged as one of the best non-PGM alternatives to Pt/C catalysts for the
electrochemical reduction of O 2 in fuel cells. In this work, we explore the effect of steam and …

The urgency to move from critical raw materials to highly available and renewable feedstock
is currently driving the scientific and technical developments. Within this context, the …

Chemical synthesis of platinum–rare earth metal (Pt–RE) nanoalloys, one of the most active
catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction, has been a formidable challenge, mainly due to …

Pt based catalysts represent the state-of-the-art electrocatalyst for electrochemical cathodic
oxygen reduction reaction of proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Among Pt based …