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 …

The reformation of catalyst: From a trial-and-error synthesis to rational design

L Wang, J Wu, S Wang, H Liu, Y Wang, D Wang - Nano Research, 2024 - Springer
The appropriate catalysts can accelerate the reaction rate and effectively boost the efficient
conversion of various molecules, which is of great importance in the study of chemistry …

A high-entropy atomic environment converts inactive to active sites for electrocatalysis

H Zhu, S Sun, J Hao, Z Zhuang, S Zhang… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
To understand the mechanism of the reaction catalyzed by high-entropy-alloy (HEA)
electrocatalysts, it has become increasingly crucial to investigate the chemical nature of the …

Mesoporous multimetallic nanospheres with exposed highly entropic alloy sites

Y Kang, O Cretu, J Kikkawa, K Kimoto, H Nara… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Multimetallic alloys (MMAs) with various compositions enrich the materials library with
increasing diversity and have received much attention in catalysis applications. However …

High-entropy alloys in electrocatalysis: from fundamentals to applications

JT Ren, L Chen, HY Wang, ZY Yuan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
High-entropy alloys (HEAs) comprising five or more elements in near-equiatomic
proportions have attracted ever increasing attention for their distinctive properties, such as …

High-entropy Na-deficient layered oxides for sodium-ion batteries

H Wang, X Gao, S Zhang, Y Mei, L Ni, J Gao, H Liu… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Sodium layered oxides always suffer from sluggish kinetics and deleterious phase
transformations at deep-desodiation state (ie.,> 4.0 V) in O3 structure, incurring inferior rate …

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 …

High‐Entropy Alloy Aerogels: A New Platform for Carbon Dioxide Reduction

H Li, H Huang, Y Chen, F Lai, H Fu, L Zhang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
High‐entropy alloy aerogels (HEAAs) combined with the advantages of high‐entropy alloys
and aerogels are prospective new platforms in catalytic reactions. However, due to the …

Ultrafast materials synthesis and manufacturing techniques for emerging energy and environmental applications

X Hu, D Zuo, S Cheng, S Chen, Y Liu, W Bao… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Energy and environmental issues have attracted increasing attention globally, where
sustainability and low-carbon emissions are seriously considered and widely accepted by …