Encapsulated metal nanoparticles for catalysis

C Gao, F Lyu, Y Yin - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal nanoparticles have drawn great attention in heterogeneous catalysis. One challenge
is that they are easily deactivated by migration-coalescence during the catalysis process …

Nurturing the marriages of single atoms with atomic clusters and nanoparticles for better heterogeneous electrocatalysis

L Zhang, J Zhu, X Li, S Mu, F Verpoort… - Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atom catalysts, featuring some of the most unique activities, selectivity, and high
metal utilization, have been extensively studied over the past decade. Given their high …

Exposing unsaturated Cu1-O2 sites in nanoscale Cu-MOF for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

W Cheng, H Zhang, D Luan, XW Lou - Science advances, 2021 - science.org
Conductive metal-organic framework (MOF) materials have been recently considered as
effective electrocatalysts. However, they usually suffer from two major drawbacks, poor …

Monometallic interphasic synergy via nano-hetero-interfacing for hydrogen evolution in alkaline electrolytes

K Dastafkan, X Shen, RK Hocking, Q Meyer… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Electrocatalytic synergy is a functional yet underrated concept in electrocatalysis. Often, it
materializes as intermetallic interaction between different metals. We demonstrate …

A freestanding 3D heterostructure film stitched by MOF‐derived carbon nanotube microsphere superstructure and reduced graphene oxide sheets: a superior …

L Yan, Y Xu, P Chen, S Zhang, H Jiang… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Developing a scalable approach to construct efficient and multifunctional electrodes for the
hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and oxygen reduction …

Accelerated water activation and stabilized metal-organic framework via constructing triangular active-regions for ampere-level current density hydrogen production

F Cheng, X Peng, L Hu, B Yang, Z Li, CL Dong… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been explored as effective
electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). However, the sluggish water …

Atomic site electrocatalysts for water splitting, oxygen reduction and selective oxidation

D Zhao, Z Zhuang, X Cao, C Zhang, Q Peng… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrocatalysis plays a central role in clean energy conversion, enabling a number of
processes for future sustainable technologies. Atomic site electrocatalysts (ASCs), including …

Engineering Single-Atomic Ni-N4-O Sites on Semiconductor Photoanodes for High-Performance Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

X Zhang, P Zhai, Y Zhang, Y Wu, C Wang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Direct photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is a promising solution for solar energy
conversion; however, there is a pressing bottleneck to address the intrinsic charge transport …

Recent progress made in the mechanism comprehension and design of electrocatalysts for alkaline water splitting

C Hu, L Zhang, J Gong - Energy & Environmental Science, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Alkaline water splitting is an attractive method for sustainable hydrogen production. Owing to
the sluggish kinetics of alkaline water reduction and oxidation, it is crucial to understand the …

Efficient Hydrogen Evolution of Oxidized Ni‐N3 Defective Sites for Alkaline Freshwater and Seawater Electrolysis

W Zang, T Sun, T Yang, S Xi, M Waqar… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
For mass production of high‐purity hydrogen fuel by electrochemical water splitting,
seawater electrolysis is an attractive alternative to the traditional freshwater electrolysis due …