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 …

Replacing fossil fuels with energy sources and carriers that are sustainable, environmentally
benign, and affordable is amongst the most pressing challenges for future socio-economic …

Carbon dioxide electroreduction facilitates the sustainable synthesis of fuels and chemicals.
Although Cu enables CO2-to-multicarbon product (C2+) conversion, the nature of the active …

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

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 …

In electrochemical reactions, the study of catalyst activity is becoming increasingly extensive.
The insights into the active sites of catalysts have been providing ideas for efficiently …

The ubiquity of solid–liquid interfaces in nature and the significant role of their atomic-scale
structure in determining interfacial properties have led to intensive research. Particularly in …

Hydrogen energy-based electrochemical energy conversion technologies offer the promise
of enabling a transition of the global energy landscape from fossil fuels to renewable energy …

Heterogeneous electrocatalysis lies at the center of various technologies that could help
enable a sustainable future. However, its complexity makes it challenging to accurately and …

Redox processes are at the heart of synthetic methods that rely on either electrochemistry or
photoredox catalysis, but how do electrochemistry and photoredox catalysis compare? Both …