Topological quantum materials for energy conversion and storage

H Luo, P Yu, G Li, K Yan - Nature Reviews Physics, 2022 - nature.com
Topological quantum materials (TQMs) have symmetry-protected band structures with useful
electronic properties that have applications in information, sensing, energy and other …

A strategy for preparing high-efficiency and economical catalytic electrodes toward overall water splitting

D Yao, L Gu, B Zuo, S Weng, S Deng, W Hao - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrolyzing water technology to prepare high-purity hydrogen is currently an important field
in energy development. However, the preparation of efficient, stable, and inexpensive …

Unveiling the In Situ Dissolution and Polymerization of Mo in Ni4Mo Alloy for Promoting the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

W Du, Y Shi, W Zhou, Y Yu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
NiMo alloys are efficient electrocatalysts in alkaline water electrolyzer for the hydrogen
evolution reaction (HER). Metals are usually considered to be stable during the cathodic …

In-situ phase transition of WO3 boosting electron and hydrogen transfer for enhancing hydrogen evolution on Pt

C Xie, W Chen, S Du, D Yan, Y Zhang, J Chen, B Liu… - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Pt/WO 3 catalysts have been reported to possess excellent HER activity closing to
commercial Pt/C, however, the promoting mechanism of WO 3 in enhancing HER activity …

Rational strain engineering in delafossite oxides for highly efficient hydrogen evolution catalysis in acidic media

F Podjaski, D Weber, S Zhang, L Diehl, R Eger… - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
The rational design of hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalysts that can compete with
platinum is an outstanding challenge in the process of designing viable power-to-gas …

Obstructed surface states as the descriptor for predicting catalytic active sites in inorganic crystalline materials

G Li, Y Xu, Z Song, Q Yang, Y Zhang, J Liu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The discovery of new catalysts that are efficient and sustainable is a major research
endeavor for many industrial chemical processes. This requires an understanding and …

Structural reconstruction of catalysts in electroreduction reaction: identifying, understanding, and manipulating

W Wang, J Duan, Y Liu, T Zhai - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electroreduction transformation of small molecules (CO2, N2, and H2O) into chemical
feedstocks offers a promising approach to eliminate carbon emissions and harness …

Regulating the intermediate affinity on Pd nanoparticles through the control of inserted-B atoms for alkaline hydrogen evolution

T Jiang, L Yu, Z Zhao, W Wu, Z Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Strong affinity of palladium to hydrogen needs to be overcome in the rational design of
highly efficient and robust Pd-based catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). In this …

Exposing (0 0 1) crystal facet on the single crystalline β-Ni (OH) 2 quasi-nanocubes for aqueous Ni-Zn batteries

T Chen, Y Bai, X Xiao, H Pang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
As a crucial part of electric energy storage devices, nickel-zinc alkaline aqueous batteries
have received increasing research interests. However, the low energy/power densities and …

Ligand-confined two-dimensional rhodium hydride boosts hydrogen evolution

J Fan, Y Zhang, W Liu, M Li, Y Cai, Q Ji, Z Zhao, G Hou… - Matter, 2023 - cell.com
Transition metal hydrides hold great potential as high-efficiency catalysts for hydrogen-
involving reactions, benefiting from finely modulable electronic states and reaction paths by …