Hydrogen energy-based electrochemical energy conversion technologies offer the promise
of enabling a transition of the global energy landscape from fossil fuels to renewable energy …

To date, copper is the only heterogeneous catalyst that has shown a propensity to produce
valuable hydrocarbons and alcohols, such as ethylene and ethanol, from electrochemical …

Increasing the platinum utilization efficiency is the key to the advancement and broad
dissemination of proton-exchange-membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Central to the task is the …

Heterogeneous catalysis in thermal gas-phase and electrochemical liquid-phase chemical
conversion plays an important role in our modern energy landscape. However, many of the …

Nanostructured electrochemical interfaces (electrodes) are found in diverse applications
ranging from electrocatalysis and energy storage to biomedical and environmental sensing …

The development of effective and inexpensive hydrogen evolution reaction (HER)
electrocatalysts for future renewable energy systems is highly desired. Platinum-based …

Structures of the electric double layer (EDL) at electrocatalytic interfaces, which are
modulated by the material properties, the electrolyte characteristics (eg, the pH, the types …

Platinum dissolution and restructuring due to surface oxidation are primary degradation
mechanisms that limit the lifetime of platinum-based electrocatalysts for electrochemical …

Making a measurement over millions of nanoparticles or exposed crystal facets seldom
reports on reactivity of a single nanoparticle or facet, which may depart drastically from …

Experiments on model surfaces commonly help in identifying the structural sensitivity of
catalytic reactions. Nevertheless, their conclusions do not frequently lead to devising …