Defect engineering in nanocatalysts: From design and synthesis to applications

P Muhammad, A Zada, J Rashid, S Hanif… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Defect engineering is an emerging technology for tailoring nanomaterials' characteristics
and catalytic performance in various applications. Recently, defect‐engineered …

Deeply understanding electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction from the perspective of defect structures

H Wang, W Fan, S Yang, G Gong, S Chen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Oxygen evolution reaction (OER), as a semi reaction of water splitting, CO 2 reduction, etc.,
has been extensive attention. However, the OER process involves four electron proton …

Defect rich structure activated 3D palladium catalyst for methanol oxidation reaction

X Zhang, L Hui, D Yan, J Li, X Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Controlling the structure and properties of catalysts through atomic arrangement is the
source of producing a new generation of advanced catalysts. A highly active and stable …

Structure Sensitivity of CO2 Hydrogenation on Ni Revisited

JFM Simons, TJ de Heer, RCJ van de Poll… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Despite the large number of studies on the catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 to CO and
hydrocarbons by metal nanoparticles, the nature of the active sites and the reaction …

Hydrogen Spillover Intensified by Pt Sites on Single-Crystalline MoO3 Interconnected Branches for Hydrogen Evolution

J Bai, J Shang, J Mei, X Wang, C Zhang… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen spillover is a well-recognized phenomenon in the electrocatalytic hydrogen
evolution reaction (HER), and the spillover rate is highly dependent on metal–support …

Influencing electrocatalytic processes through topographically disordered atomic sites

P Prabhu, JM Lee - Chem Catalysis, 2023 - cell.com
Catalysts saturated with highly reactive under-coordinated disordered atomic sites have
been leveraged upon as high-performance electrode materials that are capable of …

Polymorphism‐Interface‐Induced Work Function Regulating on Ru Nanocatalyst for Enhanced Alkaline Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction

Y Li, C Yang, JC Yue, H Cong… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Exploring high‐performance Pt‐free electrocatalysts for hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR)
in alkaline media is highly imperative for the development of alkaline polymer electrolyte fuel …

Synergy between Cu and Co in a layered double hydroxide enables close to 100% nitrate-to-ammonia selectivity

W Wang, J Chen, ECM Tse - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nitrate electroreduction (NO3RR) holds promise as an energy-efficient strategy for the
removal of toxic nitrate to restore the natural nitrogen cycle and mitigate the adverse impacts …

Unconventional synthesis of hierarchically twinned copper as efficient electrocatalyst for nitrate–ammonia conversion

Q Hu, Q Huo, S Qi, X Deng, J Zhuang, J Yu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Twin boundary (TB) engineering provides exciting opportunities to tune the performance
levels of metal‐based electrocatalysts. However, the controllable construction of TB greatly …

Unconventional hcp/fcc Nickel Heteronanocrystal with Asymmetric Convex Sites Boosts Hydrogen Oxidation

HR Pan, ZQ Shi, XZ Liu, S **, J Fu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Develo** non‐platinum group metal catalysts for the sluggish hydrogen oxidation reaction
(HOR) is critical for alkaline fuel cells. To date, Ni‐based materials are the most promising …