The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are core steps of
various energy conversion and storage systems. However, their sluggish reaction kinetics …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS)
have opened a variety of exciting research fields. However, although a vast number of …

Millions of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road are powered by lithium-ion batteries (LIBs)
based on nickel-rich layered oxide (NRLO) cathodes, and they suffer from a limited driving …

The hydrogen spillover effect has garnered considerable attention as a promising avenue to
enhance the activity of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in metal‐support compound …

Catalysis is at the core of chemistry and has been essential to make all the goods
surrounding us, including fuels, coatings, plastics and other functional materials. In the near …

Understanding the structure and dynamic process of water at the solid–liquid interface is an
extremely important topic in surface science, energy science and catalysis,–. As model …

In this Perspective, we provide an overview of the core concepts around surface-enhanced
Raman spectroscopy (SERS) enhancement factors (EFs), including both theoretical and …

While surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has experienced substantial
advancements since its discovery in the 1970s, it is an opportunity to celebrate …

Tuning interfacial electric fields provides a powerful means to control electrocatalyst activity.
Importantly, electric fields can modify adsorbate binding energies based on their …

Pt is a well-known benchmark catalyst in the acidic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) that
drives electrochemical O2-to-H2O conversion with maximum chemical energy-to-electricity …