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 …

Intermetallic nanocrystals for fuel-cells-based electrocatalysis

F Lin, M Li, L Zeng, M Luo, S Guo - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalysis underpins the renewable electrochemical conversions for sustainability,
which further replies on metallic nanocrystals as vital electrocatalysts. Intermetallic …

Surface and interfacial engineering of 1D Pt-group nanostructures for catalysis

X Chu, K Wang, W Qian, H Xu - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
At the frontier of catalysis, there is a research effort focusing on 1D Pt-group nanostructures
because of their fantastic structural advantages and superb catalytic properties. Yet, it is still …

Catalyst activation: Surface do** effects of group VI transition metal dichalcogenides towards hydrogen evolution reaction in acidic media

B Ruqia, MK Kabiraz, JW Hong, SI Choi - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have emerged as
promising alternatives to the platinum-based catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction …

Grain boundary engineering for efficient and durable electrocatalysis

X Geng, M Vega-Paredes, Z Wang, C Ophus… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Grain boundaries in noble metal catalysts have been identified as critical sites for enhancing
catalytic activity in electrochemical reactions such as the oxygen reduction reaction …

Learning from the Heterogeneity at Electrochemical Interfaces

CH Ryu, H Lee, H Lee, H Ren - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Understanding the structure–activity relationship at electrochemical interfaces is crucial in
improving the performance of practical electrochemical devices, ranging from fuel cells …

High‐Density Frustrated Lewis Pair for High‐Performance Hydrogen Evolution

W Yu, Y Zhang, Y Qin, D Zhang, K Liu… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
It is significant to develop catalysts with high‐density and adjacent frustrated Lewis pair
(FLP) sites. Herein, a method is designed to construct FLPs on an intermetallic alloy (IMA) …

Stabilizing platinum-based electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in acid media: A mini review

Y Ren, B Li, C Lv, Z Zang, L Li, Z Lu, X Yang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the growing demand for fossil energy and the consequent environmental pollution
problems, fuel cells (FCs) play a significant role in the affordable, secure and zero emission …

Nanostructure engineering of cathode layers in proton exchange membrane fuel cells: From catalysts to membrane electrode assembly

B Yang, Z **ang - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
The membrane electrode assembly (MEA) is the core component of proton exchange
membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), which is the place where the reaction occurrence, the …

Engineering metallenes for boosting electrocatalytic biomass-oxidation-assisted hydrogen evolution reaction

L Yang, K Wang, L **, H Xu, H Chen - Dalton Transactions, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Metallenes exhibit great potential for catalytic reaction, particularly for the hydrogen
evolution reaction (HER) and biomass oxidation reaction, due to their favorable electronic …