Fundamental aspects and recent advances in transition metal nitrides as electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction: A review

J Theerthagiri, SJ Lee, AP Murthy, J Madhavan… - Current Opinion in Solid …, 2020 - Elsevier
With increasing human population, sustainable energy production has become one of the
most persistent and significant problems of the current century. Hydrogen is considered to …

Recent progress in emerging two-dimensional transition metal carbides

T Qin, Z Wang, Y Wang, F Besenbacher, M Otyepka… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2021 - Springer
As a new member in two-dimensional materials family, transition metal carbides (TMCs)
have many excellent properties, such as chemical stability, in-plane anisotropy, high …

Review and perspective on transition metal electrocatalysts toward carbon-neutral energy

D Johnson, E Pranada, R Yoo, E Uwadiunor… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Decarbonizing the chemical industry and achieving carbon-neutral energy is paramount to
the sustainability of the human species on earth. Electrocatalysis using transition metal …

Phase controlled synthesis of transition metal carbide nanocrystals by ultrafast flash Joule heating

B Deng, Z Wang, W Chen, JT Li, DX Luong… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Nanoscale carbides enhance ultra-strong ceramics and show activity as high-performance
catalysts. Traditional lengthy carburization methods for carbide syntheses usually result in …

Transition metal carbides and nitrides in energy storage and conversion

Y Zhong, X **a, F Shi, J Zhan, J Tu, HJ Fan - Advanced science, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
High‐performance electrode materials are the key to advances in the areas of energy
conversion and storage (eg, fuel cells and batteries). In this Review, recent progress in the …

Graphitic carbon nitride materials: variation of structure and morphology and their use as metal-free catalysts

A Thomas, A Fischer, F Goettmann… - Journal of Materials …, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphitic carbon nitride, g-C3N4, can be made by polymerization of cyanamide,
dicyandiamide or melamine. Depending on reaction conditions, different materials with …

Development of nickel based catalysts for the transformation of natural triglycerides and related compounds into green diesel: a critical review

C Kordulis, K Bourikas, M Gousi, E Kordouli… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2016 - Elsevier
The accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere resulting from the extensive use
of fossil fuels and the depletion of oil reserves due to the increasing demands for energy …

Transition metal carbide catalysts for biomass conversion: A review

J Pang, J Sun, M Zheng, H Li, Y Wang… - Applied catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for sustainable energy resources has initiated the investigation of
biomass conversion over a wide range of catalysts. Among those, transition metal carbides …

Alternative catalytic materials: carbides, nitrides, phosphides and amorphous boron alloys

AM Alexander, JSJ Hargreaves - Chemical Society Reviews, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Catalysts generated by the addition of carbon, nitrogen or phosphorus to transition metals
have interesting properties and potential applications. The addition of carbon, nitrogen or …

Carbides of group IVA, VA and VIA transition metals as alternative HER and ORR catalysts and support materials

YN Regmi, GR Waetzig, KD Duffee… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
High surface area nano dimensional carbides of nine transition metals in group IV–VI have
been synthesized using a salt flux method. Uniformity was maintained throughout the …