X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is a powerful tool to study surface properties (< 10
nm) and is being widely used in almost all branches of science and engineering. This review …

Binding energy (BE) referencing is critical to the reliability of chemical analysis performed by
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Although the procedure is straightforward for metallic …

Lithium metal batteries represent a promising technology for next-generation energy
storage, but they still suffer from poor cycle life due to lithium dendrite formation and cathode …

There is a growing concern within the surface science community that the massive increase
in the number of XPS articles over the last few decades is accompanied by a decrease in …

Develo** active single-atom-catalyst (SAC) for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction
(HER) is a promising solution to lower the green hydrogen cost. However, the correlations …

Designing efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts with excellent activity and robust stability
presents a central challenge for the large‐scale commercialization of water electrolysis …

The chemical nature of adventitious carbon (AdC), a thin layer of carbonaceous material that
deposits on the surface of most air-exposed samples and is widely used for charge …

Electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction (CO2R) can provide a sustainable route to
produce fuels and chemicals; however, CO2R selectivity is frequently impaired by the …

Platinum (Pt) nanocatalysts are essential for facilitating the cathodic oxygen reduction
reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cells but suffer from a trade-off between activity …

γ-Graphyne is the most symmetric sp2/sp1 allotrope of carbon, which can be viewed as
graphene uniformly expanded through the insertion of two-carbon acetylenic units between …