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 …

Electrochemical water splitting for hydrogen generation is a promising pathway for
renewable energy conversion and storage. One of the most important issues for efficient …

Water electrolysis is a key technology to establish CO2-neutral hydrogen production.
Nonetheless, the near-surface structure of electrocatalysts during the anodic oxygen …

Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is an important half‐reaction involved in many
electrochemical applications, such as water splitting and rechargeable metal–air batteries …

Recently, researchers have focused on non-noble metal catalysts to replace noble metal
catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction that is crucial for hydrogen production from water …

During the last decades, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) has become an
indispensable method for probing the structure and composition of heterogeneous catalysts …

Global warming, environmental pollution, and an energy shortage in the current fossil fuel
society may cause a severe ecological crisis. Storage and conversion of renewable …

There is still an ongoing effort to search for sustainable, clean and highly efficient energy
generation to satisfy the energy needs of modern society. Among various advanced …

The question of whether the metal chalcogenides (phosphides) that have been
acknowledged to be efficient materials for bifunctional electrocatalysts really perform as the …

Efficient catalysts for the anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are critical for
electrochemical H2 production. Their design requires structural knowledge of their …