Bridging the gap between highly active oxygen reduction reaction catalysts and effective catalyst layers for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

J Fan, M Chen, Z Zhao, Z Zhang, S Ye, S Xu, H Wang… - Nature Energy, 2021 - nature.com
Ultralow platinum loading and high catalytic performance at the membrane electrode
assembly (MEA) level are essential for reducing the cost of proton exchange membrane fuel …

Recent advances in electrocatalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells and alkaline membrane fuel cells

F **ao, YC Wang, ZP Wu, G Chen, F Yang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid progress of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) and alkaline
exchange membrane fuel cells (AMFCs) has boosted the hydrogen economy concept via …

Graphene-nanopocket-encaged PtCo nanocatalysts for highly durable fuel cell operation under demanding ultralow-Pt-loading conditions

Z Zhao, Z Liu, A Zhang, X Yan, W Xue, B Peng… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) as an attractive clean power source can
promise a carbon-neutral future, but the widespread adoption of PEMFCs requires a …

Mesoporous Pt@Pt-skin Pt3Ni core-shell framework nanowire electrocatalyst for efficient oxygen reduction

H **, Z Xu, ZY Hu, Z Yin, Z Wang, Z Deng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The design of Pt-based nanoarchitectures with controllable compositions and morphologies
is necessary to enhance their electrocatalytic activity. Herein, we report a rational design …

Mastering the surface strain of platinum catalysts for efficient electrocatalysis

T He, W Wang, F Shi, X Yang, X Li, J Wu, Y Yin, M ** - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Platinum (Pt) has found wide use as an electrocatalyst for sustainable energy conversion
systems,–. The activity of Pt is controlled by its electronic structure (typically, the d-band …

Engineering a local acid-like environment in alkaline medium for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction

H Tan, B Tang, Y Lu, Q Ji, L Lv, H Duan, N Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Tuning the local reaction environment is an important and challenging issue for determining
electrochemical performances. Herein, we propose a strategy of intentionally engineering …

Pt/Fe2O3 with Pt–Fe pair sites as a catalyst for oxygen reduction with ultralow Pt loading

R Gao, J Wang, ZF Huang, R Zhang, W Wang, L Pan… - Nature Energy, 2021 - nature.com
Platinum is the archetypal electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction—a key reaction in fuel cells
and zinc–air batteries. Although dispersing platinum as single atoms on a support is a …

Non-noble metal electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction in water electrolysis

H Wu, C Feng, L Zhang, J Zhang… - Electrochemical Energy …, 2021 - Springer
Water electrolysis is a sustainable approach for hydrogen production by using electricity
from clean energy sources. However, both the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the …

Noble-metal nanocrystals with controlled shapes for catalytic and electrocatalytic applications

Y Shi, Z Lyu, M Zhao, R Chen, QN Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The successful synthesis of noble-metal nanocrystals with controlled shapes offers many
opportunities to not only maneuver their physicochemical properties but also optimize their …

Colloidal synthesis of metal nanocrystals: from asymmetrical growth to symmetry breaking

QN Nguyen, C Wang, Y Shang, A Janssen… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanocrystals offer a unique platform for tailoring the physicochemical properties of solid
materials to enhance their performances in various applications. While most work on …