Density functional theory studies of transition metal carbides and nitrides as electrocatalysts

D Tian, SR Denny, K Li, H Wang, S Kattel… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Transition metal carbides and nitrides are interesting non-precious materials that have been
shown to replace or reduce the loading of precious metals for catalyzing several important …

Oxygen reduction reaction on nanostructured Pt-based electrocatalysts: A review

S Hussain, H Erikson, N Kongi, A Sarapuu… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pt deposition/anchoring technique and nature of the support influence the oxygen reduction
reaction (ORR) activity in low-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Surface …

Recent advances in heterogeneous catalysts for bio-oil upgrading via “ex situ catalytic fast pyrolysis”: catalyst development through the study of model compounds

DA Ruddy, JA Schaidle, JR Ferrell III, J Wang… - Green …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Advances in heterogeneous catalysis are driven by the structure–function relationships that
define catalyst performance (ie, activity, selectivity, lifetime). To understand these …

Nanocatalysis: size-and shape-dependent chemisorption and catalytic reactivity

BR Cuenya, F Behafarid - Surface Science Reports, 2015 - Elsevier
In recent years, the field of catalysis has experienced an astonishing transformation, driven
in part by more demanding environmental standards and critical societal and industrial …

Atomic layer deposition of nanostructured materials for energy and environmental applications

C Marichy, M Bechelany, N Pinna - Advanced materials, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a thin film technology that in the past two decades rapidly
developed from a niche technology to an established method. It proved to be a key …

Metal carbides as alternative electrocatalyst supports

Y Liu, TG Kelly, JG Chen, WE Mustain - Acs Catalysis, 2013 - ACS Publications
Transition metal carbides (TMCs) have attracted a significant amount of attention over the
past few years as electrocatalyst support materials. TMCs are interesting because of their …

Progress in modified carbon support materials for Pt and Pt-alloy cathode catalysts in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

YJ Wang, B Fang, H Li, XT Bi, H Wang - Progress in Materials Science, 2016 - Elsevier
H 2-fed polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are the most advanced fuel cell
technology to date and continue to be of great interest as prospective energy sources in …

Metal nanoparticles in liquid phase catalysis; from recent advances to future goals

M Zahmakıran, S Özkar - Nanoscale, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal nanoparticles have attracted much attention over the last decade owing to their unique
properties, different to their bulk counterparts, which pave the way for their application in …

Monolayer platinum supported on tungsten carbides as low-cost electrocatalysts: opportunities and limitations

DV Esposito, JG Chen - Energy & Environmental Science, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The high cost and limited supply of platinum (Pt) represent barriers to large-scale
commercial applications of several electrochemical devices that utilize Pt as electrocatalysts …

Scalable bromide-triggered synthesis of Pd@ Pt core–shell ultrathin nanowires with enhanced electrocatalytic performance toward oxygen reduction reaction

HH Li, SY Ma, QQ Fu, XJ Liu, L Wu… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - ACS Publications
This article reports a novel scalable method to prepare ultrathin and uniform Pd@ Pt
nanowires (NWs) with controllable composition and shell thickness, high aspect ratio, and …