Water oxidation, or the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), which combines two oxygen atoms
from two water molecules and releases one oxygen molecule, plays the key role by …

In recent years, there has been significant interest in the development of two-dimensional
(2D) nanomaterials with unique physicochemical properties for various energy applications …

Despite the fact that high‐valent nickel‐based oxides exhibit promising catalytic activity for
the urea oxidation reaction (UOR), the fundamental questions concerning the origin of the …

Even though the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is thermodynamically much more favored
than the chlorine evolution reaction (CER), the former is much more sluggish. Thus …

Developing high-efficiency and affordable electrocatalysts for the sluggish oxygen evolution
reaction (OER) remains a crucial bottleneck on the way to practical applications of water …

Inspired by photosystem II (PS II), Mn oxide based electrocatalysts have been repeatedly
investigated as catalysts for the electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (OER), the …

Heterogeneous catalysts are complex materials, often containing multiple atomic species
and phases with various degrees of structural order. The identification of structure …

In this work, we report for the first time a comprehensive operando investigation of the
intricate correlation between dynamic phase evolution and glycerol electrooxidation reaction …

Manganese oxide (MnO2) is a commonly used vulcanizing agent, which can convert
polysulfide oligomers with reactive terminal mercaptans into polymeric networks. Herein, an …

Soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) observes element-specific intermolecular
interactions of light elements in liquid phase through the core-to-valence excitation. We have …