Toward electrocatalytic methanol oxidation reaction: longstanding debates and emerging catalysts

J Wang, B Zhang, W Guo, L Wang, J Chen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The study of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) has lasted around 70 years, since the first
investigation in the early 1950s. Though enormous effort has been devoted in this field, it is …

Designing the next generation of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells

K Jiao, J Xuan, Q Du, Z Bao, B Xie, B Wang, Y Zhao… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
With the rapid growth and development of proton-exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC)
technology, there has been increasing demand for clean and sustainable global energy …

Stabilizing Pt‐based electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction: fundamental understanding and design strategies

J Zhang, Y Yuan, L Gao, G Zeng, M Li… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) with high efficiency and nonpollution
characteristics have attracted massive attention from both academic and industrial …

Mixed‐Dimensional Pt–Ni Alloy Polyhedral Nanochains as Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

T Xia, K Zhao, Y Zhu, X Bai, H Gao, Z Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Pt nanocatalysts play a critical role in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) due to their
appropriate adsorption/desorption energy, yet suffer from an unbalanced relationship …

Differences in the electrochemical performance of Pt-based catalysts used for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells in liquid half-and full-cells

CY Ahn, JE Park, S Kim, OH Kim, W Hwang… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A substantial amount of research effort has been directed toward the development of Pt-
based catalysts with higher performance and durability than conventional polycrystalline Pt …

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 …

Current progress of Pt and Pt-based electrocatalysts used for fuel cells

X Ren, Q Lv, L Liu, B Liu, Y Wang, A Liu… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to the growing demand for energy and impending environmental issues, fuel cells have
attracted significant attention as an alternative to conventional energy technologies. As cost …

The hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline solution: from theory, single crystal models, to practical electrocatalysts

Y Zheng, Y Jiao, A Vasileff… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a fundamental process in electrocatalysis and
plays an important role in energy conversion for the development of hydrogen‐based …

Energy and fuels from electrochemical interfaces

VR Stamenkovic, D Strmcnik, PP Lopes… - Nature materials, 2017 - nature.com
Advances in electrocatalysis at solid–liquid interfaces are vital for driving the technological
innovations that are needed to deliver reliable, affordable and environmentally friendly …