Replacing fossil fuels with energy sources and carriers that are sustainable, environmentally
benign, and affordable is amongst the most pressing challenges for future socio-economic …

As a new member of carbon allotropes, graphdiyne (GDY) has the characteristics of being
one-atom-thick with two-dimensional layers comprising sp and sp2 hybridized carbon …

Nano and single‐atom catalysis open new possibilities of producing green hydrogen (H2)
by water electrolysis. However, for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) which occurs at a …

Developing high-performance electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is
crucial for sustainable hydrogen production, yet still challenging. Here, we report boron …

Electrochemical C–N coupling reactions based on abundant small molecules (such as CO2
and N2) have attracted increasing attention as a new “green synthetic strategy” for the …

The electrocatalytic splitting of water holds great promise as a sustainable and
environmentally friendly technology for hydrogen production. However, the sluggish kinetics …

Large-scale deployment of proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolyzers has to
overcome a cost barrier resulting from the exclusive adoption of platinum group metal (PGM) …

ABSTRACT The two-dimensional (2D) magnet, a long-standing missing member in the
family of 2D functional materials, is promising for nextgeneration information technology …

The intercalation-based exfoliation of layered materials is a broadly applicable strategy for
the scalable production of atomically thin (from mono-to few-layer) sheets, including …

The discovery and control of new phases of matter is a central endeavour in materials
research. The emergence of atomically thin 2D materials, such as transition-metal …