Highlights The crystal facets featured with facet-dependent physical and chemical properties
can exhibit varied electrocatalytic activity toward hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and …

Replacing the rare and precious platinum (Pt) electrocatalysts with earth‐abundant
materials for promoting the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at the cathode of fuel cells is of …

X-ray spectroscopy is an important tool for scientific analysis. While the earliest
demonstration experiments were realised in the laboratory, with the advent of synchrotron …

Anion-exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) are promising energy storage and
conversion devices that provide opportunities and advantages in the application of low-cost …

With continued dependence on carbon-based fuels and rising concerns of environmental
issues, the development of rechargeable metal–air batteries has recently gained …

Earth-abundant transition metal and metal oxide (EATM&MO) nanomaterials offer numerous
positive attributes such as catalytic activity, selective enzyme-mimicking catalysis, energy …

Rechargeable zinc–air batteries (ZABs) are considered as one of the most promising
candidates as power sources for the portable electronic devices and electric vehicles (EVs) …

Because of sluggish kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), designing low-cost,
highly active, and stable electrocatalysts for OER is important for the development of …

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 …

Heterogeneous catalysis is a chemical process achieved at solid–gas or solid–liquid
interfaces. Many factors including the particle size, shape and metal-support interfaces can …