The use of ethanol as a fuel in direct alcohol fuel cells depends not only on its ease of
production from renewable sources, but also on overcoming the challenges of storage and …

With increasing energy demands worldwide, significant efforts have been made to develop
superior electrocatalysts for efficient energy conversion systems. Among all the …

In electrochemical ethanol oxidation reactions (EOR) catalyzed by Pt metal nanoparticles
through a C2 route, the dissociation of the C–C bond in the ethanol molecule can be a …

Despite the fact that both electrochemical experiments and density functional theory
calculations have testified to the superior electrocatalytic activity and CO-poisoning …

Structurally ordered intermetallic compounds possess unique chemical and physical
properties, making them an interesting class of materials for application in electrocatalytic …

Develo** advanced electrocatalysts toward the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR)
kinetics is critical to fuel cells but still an enormous challenge at present. Here, we …

The development of low‐Pt catalysts with high activity and durability is critical for fuel cells.
Here, Pt‐skin wrapped sub‐5 nm PtCo intermetallic nanoparticles are successfully mounted …

The catalytic performance of Pt-based catalysts depends sensitively on their d-band centers.
Nevertheless, there are still huge challenges to evaluate their d-band centers from …

The large-scale application of direct ethanol fuel cells has long been obstructed by the
sluggish ethanol oxidation reaction at the anode. Current wisdom for designing and …

The crucial issue restricting the application of direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs) is the
incomplete and sluggish electrooxidation of ethanol due to the chemically stable C− C bond …