In Situ and Operando X-ray Scattering Methods in Electrochemistry and Electrocatalysis

OM Magnussen, J Drnec, C Qiu, I Martens… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical and electrocatalytic processes are of key importance for the transition to a
sustainable energy supply as well as for a wide variety of other technologically relevant …

Surface engineering for stable electrocatalysis

VH Do, JM Lee - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent decades, significant progress has been achieved in rational developments of
electrocatalysts through constructing novel atomistic structures and modulating catalytic …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling the synergistic effects of Cu-Ag tandem catalysts during electrochemical CO2 reduction using nanofocused X-ray probes

ML Frisch, L Wu, C Atlan, Z Ren, M Han… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Controlling the selectivity of the electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide into value-added
chemicals continues to be a major challenge. Bulk and surface lattice strain in …

Cu@ Co with Dilatation Strain for High‐Performance Electrocatalytic Reduction of Low‐Concentration Nitric Oxide

Z Wu, Y Liu, D Wang, Y Zhang, K Gu, Z He… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Electrocatalytic reduction of nitric oxide (NO) to ammonia (NH3) is a clean and sustainable
strategy to simultaneously remove NO and synthesize NH3. However, the conversion of low …

[HTML][HTML] Length-tunable Pd 2 Sn@ Pt core–shell nanorods for enhanced ethanol electrooxidation with concurrent hydrogen production

T Li, Q Wang, W Zhang, H Li, Y Wang, J Liu - Chemical Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The electrooxidation of ethanol as an alternative to the oxygen evolution reaction presents a
promising approach for low-cost hydrogen production. However, the design and synthesis of …

Multiscale Regulation of Ordered PtCu Intermetallic Electrocatalyst for Highly Durable Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Z Deng, Z Gong, M Gong, X Wang - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Transforming the Pt–M alloy into an ordered intermetallic is an effective strategy to improve
the electrocatalytic activity and stability toward the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) …

Surface atom knockout for the active site exposure of alloy catalyst

Y Ma, Q Yang, J Qi, Y Zhang, Y Gao… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
The fine regulation of catalysts by the atomic-level removal of inactive atoms can promote
the active site exposure for performance enhancement, whereas suffering from the difficulty …

Unveiling Core–Shell Structure Formation in a Ni3Fe Nanoparticle with In Situ Multi-Bragg Coherent Diffraction Imaging

C Chatelier, C Atlan, M Dupraz, S Leake, N Li… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Solid-state reactions play a key role in materials science. The evolution of the structure of a
single 350 nm Ni3Fe nanoparticle, ie, its morphology (facets) as well as its deformation field …

From Charge to Spin: An In‐Depth Exploration of Electron Transfer in Energy Electrocatalysis

S Sun, Y Zhang, X Shi, W Sun, C Felser… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Catalytic materials play crucial roles in various energy‐related processes, ranging from
large‐scale chemical production to advancements in renewable energy technologies …

Strain engineering in electrocatalysis: Strategies, characterization, and insights

Q Deng, P Xu, H Gomaa, MA Shenashen, SA El-Safty… - Nano Research, 2024 - Springer
Strain engineering, as a cutting-edge method for modulating the electronic structure of
catalysts, plays a crucial role in regulating the interaction between the catalytic surface and …