Beyond conventional electrocatalyst engineering, recent studies have unveiled the
effectiveness of manipulating the local reaction environment in enhancing the performance …

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 …

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 …

Fe− N− C catalysts with single‐atom Fe− N4 configurations are highly needed owing to the
high activity for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, the limited intrinsic activity and …

Electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) through oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is
an environment-friendly and sustainable route for obtaining a fundamental product in the …

A standing puzzle in electrochemistry is that why the metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts
generally exhibit dramatic activity drop for oxygen reduction when traversing from alkaline to …

Two‐electron oxygen photoreduction to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is seriously inhibited by
its sluggish charge kinetics. Herein, a polarization engineering strategy is demonstrated by …

Tuning the properties of the electric double layer via cations is a recognized approach for
improving the efficiency of the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). However, the mechanism …

Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) plays an essential role in a wide range of
electrocatalytic processes. A vast array of theoretical and computational methods have been …

Metal-free electrocatalysts represent a main branch of active materials for oxygen evolution
reaction (OER), but they excessively rely on functionalized conjugated carbon materials …