Optimizing Pt-based alloy electrocatalysts for improved hydrogen evolution performance in alkaline electrolytes: a comprehensive review

G Gao, G Zhu, X Chen, Z Sun, A Cabot - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
The splitting of water through electrocatalysis offers a sustainable method for the production
of hydrogen. In alkaline electrolytes, the lack of protons forces water dissociation to occur …

Surface design strategy of catalysts for water electrolysis

B Zhou, R Gao, JJ Zou, H Yang - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogen, a new energy carrier that can replace traditional fossil fuels, is seen as one of the
most promising clean energy sources. The use of renewable electricity to drive hydrogen …

Site-specific reactivity of stepped Pt surfaces driven by stress release

G Liu, AJ Shih, H Deng, K Ojha, X Chen, M Luo… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Heterogeneous catalysts are widely used to promote chemical reactions. Although it is
known that chemical reactions usually happen on catalyst surfaces, only specific surface …

Hydrogen oxidation electrocatalysts for anion-exchange membrane fuel cells: activity descriptors, stability regulation, and perspectives

JT Ren, L Chen, HY Wang, Y Feng… - Energy & Environmental …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The burgeoning field of anion-exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) presents a
promising avenue to circumvent the reliance on scarce and costly Pt-based catalysts …

Recent advances in complex hollow electrocatalysts for water splitting

YZ Wang, M Yang, YM Ding, NW Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical water splitting powered by renewable energy sources has been considered
as an attractive hydrogen generation technology with high‐purity product and zero carbon …

Strain engineering in electrocatalysts: fundamentals, progress, and perspectives

X Yang, Y Wang, X Tong, N Yang - Advanced Energy Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Strain engineering of nanomaterials, namely, designing, tuning, or controlling surface strains
of nanomaterials is an effective strategy to achieve outstanding performance in different …

Alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction catalysts: insight into catalytic mechanisms, classification, activity regulation and challenges

X Mu, S Liu, L Chen, S Mu - Small Structures, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) is an important semi‐cell reaction in the renewable
energy conversion technology such as fuel cells. However, due to the slow reaction rate, the …

A catalyst family of high-entropy alloy atomic layers with square atomic arrangements comprising iron-and platinum-group metals

CY Wu, YC Hsiao, Y Chen, KH Lin, TJ Lee, CC Chi… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
We report a catalyst family of high-entropy alloy (HEA) atomic layers having three elements
from iron-group metals (IGMs) and two elements from platinum-group metals (PGMs). Ten …

Functional surfactant-induced long-range compressive strain in curved ultrathin nanodendrites boosts electrocatalysis

K Guo, X Han, S Wei, J Bao, Y Lin, Y Li, D Xu - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Curved ultrathin PtPd nanodendrites (CNDs) with long-range compressive strain and highly
branched feature are first prepared by a functional surfactant-induced strategy. Precise …

Nitrogen-inserted nickel nanosheets with controlled orbital hybridization and strain fields for boosted hydrogen oxidation in alkaline electrolytes

X Zhao, X Li, L An, K Iputera, J Zhu, P Gao… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
With the crucial advantage of employing non-noble metal-based catalysts in alkaline
solution, anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) have attracted growing attention …