Combining theory and experiment in electrocatalysis: Insights into materials design

ZW Seh, J Kibsgaard, CF Dickens, IB Chorkendorff… - Science, 2017 - science.org
BACKGROUND With a rising global population, increasing energy demands, and
impending climate change, major concerns have been raised over the security of our energy …

Design concept for electrocatalysts

Y Wang, X Zheng, D Wang - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
Metal-based electrocatalysts with different sizes (single atoms, nanoclusters, and
nanoparticles) show different catalytic behaviors for various electrocatalytic reactions …

Challenges in applying highly active Pt-based nanostructured catalysts for oxygen reduction reactions to fuel cell vehicles

K Kodama, T Nagai, A Kuwaki, R **nouchi… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The past 30 years have seen progress in the development of Pt-based nanocatalysts for the
oxygen reduction reaction, and some are now in production on a commercial basis and …

Recent advances in electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

M Shao, Q Chang, JP Dodelet, R Chenitz - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The recent advances in electrocatalysis for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) for proton
exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are thoroughly reviewed. This comprehensive …

Catalysis of alloys: classification, principles, and design for a variety of materials and reactions

Y Nakaya, S Furukawa - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Alloying has long been used as a promising methodology to improve the catalytic
performance of metallic materials. In recent years, the field of alloy catalysis has made …

Photoreforming of waste polymers for sustainable hydrogen fuel and chemicals feedstock: waste to energy

M Ashraf, N Ullah, I Khan, W Tremel, S Ahmad… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Energy from renewable resources is central to environmental sustainability. Among the
renewables, sunlight-driven fuel synthesis is a sustainable and economical approach to …

Surface and interface control in nanoparticle catalysis

C **e, Z Niu, D Kim, M Li, P Yang - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
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 …

Nanoscale structure design for high‐performance Pt‐based ORR catalysts

M Liu, Z Zhao, X Duan, Y Huang - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Proton‐exchange‐membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are of considerable interest for direct
chemical‐to‐electrical energy conversion and may represent an ultimate solution for mobile …

Coordination Chemistry of Large‐Sized Yttrium Single‐Atom Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

B Ji, J Gou, Y Zheng, X Pu, Y Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although being transition metals, the Fenton‐inactive group 3–4 elements (Sc, Y, La, Ti, Zr,
and Hf) can easily lose all the outermost s and d electrons, leaving behind ionic sites with …

Strain-controlled electrocatalysis on multimetallic nanomaterials

M Luo, S Guo - Nature Reviews Materials, 2017 - nature.com
Electrocatalysis is crucial for the development of clean and renewable energy technologies,
which may reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. Multimetallic nanomaterials serve as state-of …