The recent release of hydrogen economy roadmaps for several major countries emphasizes
the need for accelerated worldwide investment in research and development activities for …

The surface and interfaces of heterogeneous catalysts are essential to their performance as
they are often considered to be active sites for catalytic reactions. With the development of …

Nanomaterials (NMs) with unique structures and compositions can give rise to exotic
physicochemical properties and applications. Despite the advancement in solution-based …

Catalysts are the primary facilitator in many dynamic processes. Therefore, a thorough
understanding of these processes has vast implications for a myriad of energy systems. The …

To improve the performance of metallic catalysts, alloying provides an efficient methodology
to design state‐of‐the‐art materials. As emerging functional materials, rare‐earth metal …

This review highlights recent efforts on applying electron microscopy (EM) to soft (including
biological) nanomaterials. We will show how developments of both the hardware and …

Electrocatalysis has been the cornerstone for enhancing energy efficiency, minimizing
environmental impacts and carbon emissions, and enabling a more sustainable way of …

To enhance and optimize nanocatalyst performance and durability for the oxygen reduction
reaction in fuel-cell applications, we look beyond Pt–metal disordered alloys and describe a …

Active sites play a pivotal role in photo/electrocatalysis, particularly in the transition from
fossil fuels to clean, efficient and renewable energy sources. Precise identification of catalyst …

The high cost of low temperature fuel cells is to a large part dictated by the high loading of Pt
required to catalyse the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Arguably the most viable route to …