Recent advances in solar-driven interfacial evaporation coupling systems: Energy conversion, water purification, and seawater resource extraction

X Lu, C Mu, Y Liu, L Wu, Z Tong, K Huang - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the increasing scarcity of fresh water and energy poses a growing threat to
sustainable human development, attracting global attention. Solar-driven interfacial …

External field assisted hydrogen evolution reaction

J Li, W Yin, J Pan, Y Zhang, F Wang, L Wang, Q Zhao - Nano Research, 2023 - Springer
As a clean, efficient, and sustainable energy, hydrogen is expected to replace traditional
fossil energy. A series of studies focusing on morphology regulation, surface modification …

Ni3N–CeO2 Heterostructure Bifunctional Catalysts for Electrochemical Water Splitting

X Ding, R Jiang, J Wu, M Xing, Z Qiao… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Developing low‐cost and high‐efficient bifunctional catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction
(HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is greatly significant for water electrolysis. Here …

Vertically implanting MoSe2 nanosheets on superior thin C-doped g-C3N4 nanosheets towards interface-enhanced electrochemical activities

X Zhang, K Zhu, C Xie, P Yang - Carbon, 2024 - Elsevier
Fabrication of heterostructures with two layered semiconductors for attaining high activity
and stability in hydrogen production has been challenging. Here, MoSe 2 nanosheets are …

Engineering interfacial sulfur migration in transition-metal sulfide enables low overpotential for durable hydrogen evolution in seawater

M Li, H Li, H Fan, Q Liu, Z Yan, A Wang, B Yang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Hydrogen production from seawater remains challenging due to the deactivation of the
hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrode under high current density. To overcome the …

Precisely tailoring the d-band center of nickel sulfide for boosting overall water splitting

J Zhou, P Li, X Xia, Y Zhao, Z Hu, Y Xie, L Yang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract d‐band center engineering is an effective approach to manipulate the electronic
structure of an electrocatalyst for boosting water splitting performance. However, it is still …

Tailoring the Mo-N/Mo-O configuration in MoO2/Mo2N heterostructure for ampere-level current density hydrogen production

S Feng, D Li, H Dong, S Xie, Y Miao, X Zhang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mo-based electrocatalysts have garnered significant attention for their promising hydrogen
evolution reaction (HER) efficiency, however, the strong adsorption of hydrogen poses a …

Self-organized gradually single-atom-layer of metal osmium for an unprecedented hydrogen production from seawater

Y Gao, Y Xue, H Wu, S Chen, X Zheng… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Atomic thick two-dimensional (2D) materials with exciting physical, chemical, and electronic
properties are gaining increasing attention in next-generation science and technology …

The construction of lattice-matched CdS-Ag2S heterojunction photocatalysts: High-intensity built-in electric field effectively boosts bulk-charge separation efficiency

Z Yuan, Y Cao, Y Meng, G Pan, Y Zheng, Z Ni… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
The built-in electric field of heterojunction can effectively promote carrier separation and
transfer. While, its interface orientation is often random, leading to lattice mismatch and high …

Recent advances in the rational design of alkaline OER catalysts: from electronic structures to industrial applications

A Wang, W Wang, J Xu, C Zhao, M Yu… - Materials Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Oxygen evolution reaction (OER), as the pivotal half-reaction in electrochemical water
splitting, is the main bottleneck in the widespread application of water electrolysis due to the …