Descriptors for the evaluation of electrocatalytic reactions: d‐band theory and beyond

S Jiao, X Fu, H Huang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Closing the carbon‐, hydrogen‐, and nitrogen cycle with renewable electricity holds
promises for the mitigation of the facing environment and energy crisis, along with the …

Insight into structural evolution, active sites, and stability of heterogeneous electrocatalysts

S Zhao, Y Yang, Z Tang - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Studying structure–activity correlations of electrocatalysts is essential for improving the
conversion of electrical to chemical energy. Recently, increasing evidence obtained by …

Dynamic restructuring of nickel sulfides for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction

X Ding, D Liu, P Zhao, X Chen, H Wang… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Transition metal chalcogenides have been identified as low-cost and efficient
electrocatalysts to promote the hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline media. However, the …

Oxygen vacancies trigger rapid charge transport channels at the engineered interface of S‐scheme heterojunction for boosting photocatalytic performance

D Zu, Y Ying, Q Wei, P **ong… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Although oxygen vacancies (Ovs) have been intensively studied in single semiconductor
photocatalysts, exploration of intrinsic mechanisms and in‐depth understanding of Ovs in S …

A durable and pH-universal self-standing MoC–Mo2C heterojunction electrode for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction

W Liu, X Wang, F Wang, K Du, Z Zhang, Y Guo… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Efficient water electrolyzers are constrained by the lack of low-cost and earth-abundant
hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts that can operate at industry-level conditions …

Green hydrogen production pathways for sustainable future with net zero emissions

D Agrawal, N Mahajan, SA Singh, I Sreedhar - Fuel, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Hydrogen energy is essential to building a sustainable society with net zero carbon
emissions in the face of global climate change and the energy revolution. Hydrogen …

Nitrogen‐doped cobalt diselenide with cubic phase maintained for enhanced alkaline hydrogen evolution

Y Sun, X Li, T Zhang, K Xu, Y Yang, G Chen… - Angewandte …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The introduction of heteroatoms is one of the most important ways to modulate the intrinsic
electronic structure of electrocatalysts to improve their catalytic activity. However, for …

Advanced noble-metal/transition-metal/metal-free electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction in water-electrolysis for hydrogen production

C Wang, W Guo, T Chen, W Lu, Z Song, C Yan… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Hydrogen energy serves as an ideal alternative energy carrier to fossil fuels in the future
clean energy system. The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) occurring at the cathode of …

Stress‐release functional liquid metal‐mxene layers toward dendrite‐free zinc metal anodes

J Gu, Y Tao, H Chen, Z Cao, Y Zhang… - Advanced Energy …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Zinc anodes are promising for zinc‐based batteries owing to the high theoretical capacity
(820 mAh g− 1), environmental‐friendliness, and good safety, but the uncontrollable …

Tungsten carbide induced acceleration of Fe3+/Fe2+ cycle in Fe2+/PMS process for rapid degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride

H Cheng, H Liu, C Huang, J Xu, H Tian, J Yang… - Separation and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Metal sulfides have gained significant attention as cocatalysts for Fenton/Fenton-like
processes in recent years due to their ability to reduce trivalent iron (Fe 3+). Nevertheless …