[HTML][HTML] The rise of borophene

P Kumar, G Singh, R Bahadur, Z Li, X Zhang… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Borophene stands out uniquely among Xenes with its metallic character, Dirac nature,
exceptional electron mobility, thermal conductivity, and Young's moduli—surpassing …

Strain engineering of electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction

X Mao, Z Qin, S Ge, C Rong, B Zhang, F Xuan - Materials Horizons, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
As the key half reaction of water-splitting electrolysis, the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER)
that occurs at the cathode directly determines the overall efficiency of hydrogen production …

Emerging graphene derivatives and analogues for efficient energy electrocatalysis

HF Wang, C Tang, CX Zhao, JQ Huang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The demand for highly efficient conversion and storage of renewable energy sources calls
for advanced electrocatalytic technologies. 2D graphene has long been investigated as a …

Synthesis of Quantum-Confined Borophene Nanoribbons

Q Li, L Wang, H Li, MKY Chan, MC Hersam - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Borophene nanoribbons (BNRs) are one-dimensional strips of atomically thin boron
expected to exhibit quantum-confined electronic properties that are not present in extended …

Excellent catalytic performance toward the hydrogen evolution reaction in topological semimetals

L Wang, Y Yang, J Wang, W Liu, Y Liu, J Gong, G Liu… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Topological states of matter and their corresponding properties are classical research topics
in condensed matter physics. Quite recently, the application of materials that feature these …

Strain engineering in single-atom catalysts: GaPS 4 for bifunctional oxygen reduction and evolution

X Liu, T Liu, W Xiao, W Wang, Y Zhang… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
We report here a theoretical study on 34 transition metal doped two-dimensional GaPS4
catalysts, denoted as transition metal transition metal@ VS-GaPS4. Among them, the Pt …

Promising transition metal decorated borophene catalyst for water splitting

R Wang, JC Zheng - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Borophene has been recently reported to be a promising catalyst for water splitting.
However, as a newly synthesized two-dimensional material, there are several issues that …

Refined degree bond partitions, topological indices, graph entropies and machine-generated boron NMR spectral patterns of borophene nanoribbons

M Arockiaraj, J Jency, A Maaran, J Abraham… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
The advent of borophene sheets and their nanoribbons has inspired significant
experimental and theoretical research on the 2D-sheets and nanoribbons of boron, wonder …

Mechanism of the heterogeneous reduction of NO on a sodium-doped char surface: a first-principles study

J Yang, L Chen, S Yuan, M Yang… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Sodium in high-alkali coal facilitates the heterogeneous reduction of nitrogen oxides on char
surfaces. However, the reaction mechanism is unclear. In this paper, the effect of sodium on …

Bond Exchange Mechanism: Unveiling the Volmer–Tafel Pathway and an Electronic Descriptor for Predicting Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Activity of Borophene

EE Siddharthan, S Ghosh, R Thapa - ACS Applied Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen as a fuel is a promising alternative to harmful fossil fuels, thereby its production by
electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is an important research problem. Using …