Developing highly efficient catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is key to the
fabrication of commercially viable fuel cell devices and metal–air batteries for future energy …

Over the past few decades, direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) have been intensively
developed as clean and high-efficiency energy conversion devices. However, their …

Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is generally considered to be more facile in alkaline media
compared to its acidic counterparts. The fundamental reasoning for this statement has been …

The recent advances in platinum-free and/or metal-free electrocatalysts for electrochemical
redox reactions at the electrodes of fuel cells in particular and, broadly speaking, energy …

N-doped ordered porous carbon (CNx) was synthesized via a nano-casting process using
polyacrylonitrile (PAN) as the carbon and nitrogen precursor and mesoporous silica as a …

Articles devoted to non-platinum anode catalysts for DMFC and PEMFC application,
operated in acidic media were reviewed. Several classes of possible platinum substitutes …

Bimetallic catalysts are of great importance due to their unique catalytic properties. However,
their conventional synthesis requires tedious multistep procedures and prolonged synthetic …

Strengthening the hydroxyl binding energy (OHBE) on Ru surfaces for efficient hydrogen
oxidation reaction (HOR) in alkaline electrolytes at the expense of narrowing the effective …

Aqueous wide-temperature zinc-air batteries (AWT-ZABs) have the potential to meet the fast-
growing energy demand in extreme climates (− 60° C to 60° C). However, cathodic oxygen …

Platinum-based materials are accepted as the suitable electrocatalysts for anodes and
cathodes in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). Nonetheless, the increased demand and …