Grain boundary engineering: An emerging pathway toward efficient electrocatalysis

X Xu, Y Zhong, M Wajrak, T Bhatelia, SP Jiang… - InfoMat, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical transformation processes involving carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen,
and small‐molecule chemistries represent a promising means to store renewable energy …

Interfacial electronic structure modulation of Pt-MoS2 heterostructure for enhancing electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction

A Shan, X Teng, Y Zhang, P Zhang, Y Xu, C Liu, H Li… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The electronic metal-support interaction (EMSI) of heterogenous catalysts has attracted
much attention for its enhancing electrocatalytic efficiency by impacting adsorption and …

Basal Plane Activation via Grain Boundaries in Monolayer MoS2 for Carbon Dioxide Reduction

Y Zhao, Y Chen, P Ou, J Song - ACS catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
With the electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) being a promising
method to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), transition metal dichalcogenides …

Acoustically‐Induced Water Frustration for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Neutral Electrolytes

Y Ehrnst, PC Sherrell, AR Rezk… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A novel strategy utilizing high‐frequency (10 MHz) hybrid sound waves to dramatically
enhance hydrogen evolution reactions (HER) in notoriously difficult neutral electrolytes by …

The perfect imperfections in electrocatalysts

R Majee, S Parvin, Q Arif Islam, A Kumar… - The Chemical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Modern day electrochemical devices find applications in a wide range of industrial sectors,
from consumer electronics, renewable energy management to pollution control by electric …

Atomically dispersed platinum supported onto nanoneedle-shaped protonated polyaniline for efficient hydrogen production in acidic water electrolysis

Z Wu, J Bai, F Lai, H Zheng, Y Zhang, N Zhang… - Science China …, 2023 - Springer
Develo** high-performance single-atom platinum (Pt) catalysts for acidic hydrogen
evolution reaction (HER) is of significance. However, their HER kinetics are limited due to …

Effect of selenation temperature on the structure and electrocatalytic properties of MoSe2

S Tao, J Ma, J Liu, Y Wang, J **ao - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2024 - Elsevier
Molybdenum diselenide (MoSe 2) is a potential non-precious metal-based hydrogen
precipitation electrocatalyst because of its distinctive layered structure and superior …

Outstanding performance of FeNiCoCr-based high entropy alloys: The role of grain orientation and microsegregation

BT Tran, HA Pham, VT Nguyen, DP Doan… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2024 - Elsevier
High entropy alloys have presented more interests in energy related applications including
catalyst materials. However, the engineering application of these materials is still hindered …

Electrochemical synthesis of wormcast-like Pd-based polycrystalline high entropy aggregates for methanol water co-electrocatalysis

Y Liu, W Ding, J Liu, G Zhao, W Li, Y Liu - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
High entropy compound (HEC) nanostructures have attracted considerable attention for
various electrocatalysis reactions due to their unique physicochemical features provided by …

Excellent catalytic activity for NO decomposition on Rhn supported on grain-boundary terminations of the MgO (0 0 1) surface

J Fan, P Li, Q Ma, J He, M Shen, Z Tian, Y Liu - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
In the present study, we first propose the grain-boundary termination of the MgO (0 0 1)
surface (referred as GB@ MgO (0 0 1)) as the substrate to support a series of Rh n clusters …