Bimetallic sites for catalysis: from binuclear metal sites to bimetallic nanoclusters and nanoparticles

L Liu, A Corma - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous bimetallic catalysts have broad applications in industrial processes, but
achieving a fundamental understanding on the nature of the active sites in bimetallic …

Noble metal-free hydrogen evolution catalysts for water splitting

X Zou, Y Zhang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Sustainable hydrogen production is an essential prerequisite of a future hydrogen economy.
Water electrolysis driven by renewable resource-derived electricity and direct solar-to …

Catalysis of alloys: classification, principles, and design for a variety of materials and reactions

Y Nakaya, S Furukawa - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Alloying has long been used as a promising methodology to improve the catalytic
performance of metallic materials. In recent years, the field of alloy catalysis has made …

Core–shell nanoparticles: synthesis and applications in catalysis and electrocatalysis

MB Gawande, A Goswami, T Asefa, H Guo… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Core–shell nanoparticles (CSNs) are a class of nanostructured materials that have recently
received increased attention owing to their interesting properties and broad range of …

Recent developments of nanocatalyzed liquid-phase hydrogen generation

C Wang, D Astruc - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogen is the most effective and sustainable carrier of clean energy, and liquid-phase
hydrogen storage materials with high hydrogen content, reversibility and good …

Magnetically recoverable nanocatalysts

V Polshettiwar, R Luque, A Fihri, H Zhu… - Chemical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Catalysis is becoming a strategic field of science because it represents a new way to meet
the challenges of energy and sustainability. These challenges are becoming the main …

Anchoring PdCu Amorphous Nanocluster on Graphene for Electrochemical Reduction of N2 to NH3 under Ambient Conditions in Aqueous Solution

MM Shi, D Bao, SJ Li, BR Wulan… - Advanced Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
As an alternative approach for N2 fixation under milder conditions, electrocatalytic nitrogen
reduction reaction (NRR) represents a very attractive strategy for sustainable development …

State of the art in gold nanoparticle synthesis

P Zhao, N Li, D Astruc - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
General principles and recent developments in the synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs)
are reviewed. The “in situ” Turkevich-Frens and Brust-Schiffrin methods are still major …

Liquid organic and inorganic chemical hydrides for high-capacity hydrogen storage

QL Zhu, Q Xu - Energy & Environmental Science, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The search for hydrogen storage materials capable of efficiently storing hydrogen in a
compact and lightweight package is one of the most difficult challenges for the upcoming …

Noble-metal-free nanocatalysts for hydrogen generation from boron-and nitrogen-based hydrides

Q Yao, Y Ding, ZH Lu - Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogen has attracted much attention as a globally accepted clean energy carrier.
Currently, the search for safe and efficient hydrogen storage materials is one of the most …