Electrocatalysis in alkaline media and alkaline membrane-based energy technologies

Y Yang, CR Peltier, R Zeng, R Schimmenti, Q Li… - Chemical …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Hydrogen energy-based electrochemical energy conversion technologies offer the promise
of enabling a transition of the global energy landscape from fossil fuels to renewable energy …

Bridging the gap between highly active oxygen reduction reaction catalysts and effective catalyst layers for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

J Fan, M Chen, Z Zhao, Z Zhang, S Ye, S Xu, H Wang… - Nature Energy, 2021‏ - nature.com
Ultralow platinum loading and high catalytic performance at the membrane electrode
assembly (MEA) level are essential for reducing the cost of proton exchange membrane fuel …

Graphene-nanopocket-encaged PtCo nanocatalysts for highly durable fuel cell operation under demanding ultralow-Pt-loading conditions

Z Zhao, Z Liu, A Zhang, X Yan, W Xue, B Peng… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
The proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) as an attractive clean power source can
promise a carbon-neutral future, but the widespread adoption of PEMFCs requires a …

Gas-balancing adsorption strategy towards noble-metal-based nanowire electrocatalysts

J Liang, S Li, X Liu, Y Wan, Y **a, H Shi, S Zhang… - Nature Catalysis, 2024‏ - nature.com
The preparation of noble metal nanowire electrocatalysts is greatly limited by the
thermodynamically symmetric growth of face-centred-cubic structures. Here we report a gas …

Spin occupancy regulation of the Pt d-orbital for a robust low-Pt catalyst towards oxygen reduction

D Xue, Y Yuan, Y Yu, S Xu, Y Wei, J Zhang… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Disentangling the limitations of OO bond activation and OH* site-blocking effects on Pt sites
is key to improving the intrinsic activity and stability of low-Pt catalysts for the oxygen …

Gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and dinitrogen to value-added products: a review

H Rabiee, L Ge, X Zhang, S Hu, M Li… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Electrochemical reduction of gaseous feeds such as CO2, CO, and N2 holds promise for
sustainable energy and chemical production. Practical application of this technology is …

Small molecule-assisted synthesis of carbon supported platinum intermetallic fuel cell catalysts

TW Song, C Xu, ZT Sheng, HK Yan, L Tong… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Supported ordered intermetallic compounds exhibit superior catalytic performance over their
disordered alloy counterparts in diverse reactions. But the synthesis of intermetallic …

Atomically dispersed single iron sites for promoting Pt and Pt 3 Co fuel cell catalysts: performance and durability improvements

Z Qiao, C Wang, C Li, Y Zeng, S Hwang, B Li… - Energy & …, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Significantly reducing platinum group metal (PGM) loading while improving catalytic
performance and durability is critical to accelerating proton-exchange membrane fuel cells …

Embedded oxide clusters stabilize sub-2 nm Pt nanoparticles for highly durable fuel cells

B Peng, Z Liu, L Sementa, Q Jia, Q Sun, CU Segre… - Nature Catalysis, 2024‏ - nature.com
Platinum (Pt) nanocatalysts are essential for facilitating the cathodic oxygen reduction
reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cells but suffer from a trade-off between activity …

Chemical identification of catalytically active sites on oxygen‐doped carbon nanosheet to decipher the high activity for electro‐synthesis hydrogen peroxide

S Chen, T Luo, K Chen, Y Lin, J Fu, K Liu… - Angewandte …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) through two‐electron (2 e−)
oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is an on‐site and clean route. Oxygen‐doped carbon …