Surface and interface control in nanoparticle catalysis

C Xie, Z Niu, D Kim, M Li, P Yang - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
The surface and interfaces of heterogeneous catalysts are essential to their performance as
they are often considered to be active sites for catalytic reactions. With the development of …

Recommended practices and benchmark activity for hydrogen and oxygen electrocatalysis in water splitting and fuel cells

C Wei, RR Rao, J Peng, B Huang… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical energy storage by making H2 an energy carrier from water splitting relies
on four elementary reactions, ie, the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), hydrogen oxidation …

Pt-Based electrocatalysts with high atom utilization efficiency: from nanostructures to single atoms

L Zhang, K Doyle-Davis, X Sun - Energy & Environmental Science, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, development to increase the performance of Pt-based catalysts and reduce
the cost has received significant attention. Among them, the preparation of Pt-based …

Surface composition dependent ligand effect in tuning the activity of nickel–copper bimetallic electrocatalysts toward hydrogen evolution in alkaline

C Wei, Y Sun, GG Scherer, AC Fisher… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Exploring efficient and low-cost electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in
alkaline media is critical for developing anion exchange membrane electrolyzers. The key to …

Recent advances in electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

M Shao, Q Chang, JP Dodelet, R Chenitz - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The recent advances in electrocatalysis for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) for proton
exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are thoroughly reviewed. This comprehensive …

A comprehensive review of Pt electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction: Nanostructure, activity, mechanism and carbon support in PEM fuel cells

S Sui, X Wang, X Zhou, Y Su, S Riffat… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The sluggish rate of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton exchange membrane
(PEM) fuel cells has been a major challenge. Significantly increasing efforts have been …

Enhancing oxygen reduction activity of Pt‐based electrocatalysts: From theoretical mechanisms to practical methods

Z Ma, ZP Cano, A Yu, Z Chen, G Jiang, X Fu… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Pt‐based electrocatalysts are considered as one of the most promising choices to facilitate
the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), and the key factor enabling their success is to reduce …

Size effects of electrocatalysts: more than a variation of surface area

T Wu, MY Han, ZJ Xu - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
The efficiency of electrocatalytic reactions has been continuously improved in recent years
due to the great effort in the development of electrocatalysts. A popular strategy is …

Oxygen electrochemistry as a cornerstone for sustainable energy conversion

I Katsounaros, S Cherevko… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemistry will play a vital role in creating sustainable energy solutions in the future,
particularly for the conversion and storage of electrical into chemical energy in electrolysis …

Impact of surface area in evaluation of catalyst activity

S Sun, H Li, ZJ Xu - Joule, 2018 - cell.com
ZJ Xu is an associate professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering,
Nanyang Technological University. He is a member of the International Society of …