The quest to identify precious metal free hydrogen evolution reaction catalysts has received
unprecedented attention in the past decade. In this Review, we focus our attention to recent …

Anion-exchange membrane (AEM) water electrolyzers (AEMWEs) and fuel cells (AEMFCs)
are technologies that, respectively, achieve transformation and utilization of renewable …

In analogy to natural enzymes, an elaborated design of catalytic systems with a specifically
tailored local chemical environment could substantially improve reaction kinetics, effectively …

The origin of the large kinetic pH effect in hydrogen electrocatalysis, that is, the
approximately two orders of magnitude decrease in reaction kinetics when moving from acid …

Proton‐exchange‐membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) requires an efficient and durable
bifunctional electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution …

The platinum-catalysed hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) generally shows poorer kinetics
in alkaline electrolyte and represents a key challenge for alkaline water electrolysis. In the …

Hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cell (HEMFC) is a potentially cost-effective energy
conversion technology. However, current state-of-the-art HEMFCs require a high loading of …

The splitting of water through electrocatalysis offers a sustainable method for the production
of hydrogen. In alkaline electrolytes, the lack of protons forces water dissociation to occur …

Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in neutral media is of great practical importance for
sustainable hydrogen production, but generally suffers from low activities, the cause of …

Rational construction of the electrode–solution interface where electrochemical processes
occur is of paramount importance in electrochemistry. Efforts to gain better control and …