Engineering electrocatalyst nanosurfaces to enrich the activity by inducing lattice strain

S Maiti, K Maiti, MT Curnan, K Kim, KJ Noh… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrocatalysis undeniably offers noteworthy improvements to future energy conversion and
storage technologies, such as fuel cells, water electrolyzers, and metal–air batteries. The …

Shedding light on the role of misfit strain in controlling core–shell nanocrystals

J Zhao, B Chen, F Wang - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Heteroepitaxial modification of nanomaterials has become a powerful means to create novel
functionalities for various applications. One of the most elementary factors in heteroepitaxial …

Efficient ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrate on strained ruthenium nanoclusters

J Li, G Zhan, J Yang, F Quan, C Mao, Y Liu… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The limitations of the Haber–Bosch reaction, particularly high-temperature operation, have
ignited new interests in low-temperature ammonia-synthesis scenarios. Ambient N2 …

Atomic phosphorus induces tunable lattice strain in high entropy alloys and boosts alkaline water splitting

Q Chen, X Han, Z Xu, Q Chen, Q Wu, T Zheng, P Wang… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
High entropy alloys (HEAs) recently emerges as a potential platform to construct
multifunctional electrocatalysts owing to their unique inherent complexity. Herein, a strain …

Strain-modulated seeded growth of highly branched black Au superparticles for efficient photothermal conversion

Q Zhong, J Feng, B Jiang, Y Fan, Q Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Creating highly branched plasmonic superparticles can effectively induce broadband light
absorption and convert light to heat regardless of the light wavelength, angle, and …

Epitaxially Strained CeO2/Mn3O4 Nanocrystals as an Enhanced Antioxidant for Radioprotection

SI Han, S Lee, MG Cho, JM Yoo, MH Oh… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nanomaterials with antioxidant properties are promising for treating reactive oxygen species
(ROS)‐related diseases. However, maintaining efficacy at low doses to minimize toxicity is a …

Preparation of Amorphous SnO2‐Encapsulated Multiphased Crystalline Cu Heterostructures for Highly Efficient CO2 Reduction

PF Yin, J Fu, Q Yun, B Chen, G Liu, L Li… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Controlling the architectures and crystal phases of metal@ semiconductor heterostructures
is very important for modulating their physicochemical properties and enhancing their …

High-valent metal site incorporated heterointerface catalysts for high-performance anion-exchange membrane water electrolysers

GH Choi, NCS Selvam, H Kim, YS Park, J Jung… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
The design of heterointerface-structured catalysts with tunable active sites is critical to
address the activity and durability challenges of water oxidation process. In this study, a …

[HTML][HTML] Direct assessment of confinement effect in zeolite-encapsulated subnanometric metal species

L Liu, M Lopez-Haro, JA Perez-Omil, M Boronat… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Subnanometric metal species confined inside the microporous channels/cavities of zeolites
have been demonstrated as stable and efficient catalysts. The confinement interaction …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid magnetic nanoparticles as efficient nanoheaters in biomedical applications

GC Lavorato, R Das, JA Masa, MH Phan… - Nanoscale …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Heating at the nanoscale is the basis of several biomedical applications, including magnetic
hyperthermia therapies and heat-triggered drug delivery. The combination of multiple …