Global reduction of traditional fuel sources such as natural gases, coal, and petroleum has
led researchers to seek prominent and beneficial energy conversion devices. Fuel cells are …

In this review, we present the development of Pt-based catalysts and the uses of Pt-based
bimetallic and multi-metallic nanoparticles with mixture, alloy and core-shell structures for …

Pt-based high-entropy-alloy nanoparticles (HEA-NPs) have excellent physical and chemical
properties due to the diversity of composition, complexity of surface structure, high mixing …

Developing strategies for the production of porous particles with controllable structures
using a spray-drying method has attracted attention of researchers for decades. Although …

As a low cost and environmentally-benign powder technology, appropriate nanostructuring
of fine particles (for example to produce porous, core–shell, hollow, or multicomponent …

Nitrogen-doped carbon materials are known to exhibit good electrocatalytic activity for the
oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, the structure of the active site for the ORR …

Nanostructured fine particles have attracted attention as next generation materials because
of their unique features and ease of handling compared with those of nanoparticles …

The requirements of advanced technologies, green chemistry, and air pollution remediation
drive the development of heterogeneous catalysis. Two important factors defining catalyst …

We report a new strategy to design carbon-based electrocatalysts containing nitrogen
through the co-pyrolysis of blood protein and carbon black support. The results show that the …

Recently, the emphasis on hydrogen-fuel utilization technologies─ particularly polymer–
electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs)─ has recently shifted from light-duty to heavy-duty vehicles …