The
strategic
design
of
a
heterostructure
catalyst
with
core-shell
nanoarchitecture
is
imperative
for
enhancing
the
efficiency
electrocatalytic
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
(HER).
Herein,
comprising
rhenium
disulfide
nanosheets
was
vertically
integrated
onto
hollow
nickel
sulfide
(NiS@ReS
Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(16), P. 9830 - 9840
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Plasma
etching
and
electrodeposition
were
employed
to
construct
a
CoP/PNF
composite.
The
latter
underwent
significant
surface
reconstruction,
which
resulted
in
improved
electrocatalytic
stability
during
water-splitting.
Small,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 24, 2024
Abstract
The
creation
of
highly
efficient
and
economical
electrocatalysts
is
essential
to
the
massive
electrolysis
water
produce
clean
energy.
ability
use
urea
reaction
oxidation
(UOR)
in
place
oxygen/hydrogen
evolution
process
(OER/HER)
during
splitting
a
significant
step
toward
production
high‐purity
hydrogen
with
less
energy
usage.
Empirical
evidence
suggests
that
UOR
consists
two
stages.
First,
metal
sites
undergo
an
electrochemical
pre‐oxidation
reaction,
then
molecules
on
high‐valence
are
chemically
oxidized.
Here,
scandium‐doped
CoTe
supported
carbon
nanotubes
called
Sc@CoTe/CNT
reported
CoTe/CNT
as
composite
efficiently
promote
generation
from
durable
active
for
OER/UOR/HER
alkali
solutions.
Electrochemical
impedance
spectroscopy
indicates
facilitates
charge
transfer
across
interface.
Furthermore,
nanocatalyst
has
high
performance
KOH
KOH‐containing
solutions
demonstrated
by
HER,
OER,
(215
mV,
1.59,
1.31
V,
respectively,
at
10
mA
cm
−2
1
m
KOH)
shows
195
1.61
1.3
respectively.
Consequently,
total
system
achieves
1.29
whereas
overall
device
obtaines
1.49
V
1.54,
1.48
This
work
presents
viable
method
combining
HER
maximally
effective
production.
Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
8(1)
Published: Jan. 20, 2025
To
obtain
environment-friendly
and
renewable
hydrogen
energy,
research
is
being
actively
conducted
towards
lowering
the
evolution
reaction
(HER)
energy
barrier
through
various
modifications
to
surface
of
a
transition
metal
bimetal
electrochemical
catalyst.
Herein,
we
report
development
highly
N-doped
carbon
shell-encapsulated
cobalt
iron
nano
cube
(CoFe@HNCS)
fine-tuning
nitrogen-doping
content
in
shell.
The
pyridinic
N-rich
shell,
achieved
by
adding
melamine
electrostatic
interactions,
improves
conductivity,
increases
active
sites,
optimizes
Gibbs
free
for
adsorption.
In
alkaline
HER
performance,
optimized
CoFe@HNC20
exhibits
lower
overpotential
(98.2
mV)
than
CoFe@NCS
(133.2
at
10
mA
cm−2.
Furthermore,
CoFe@HNCS20
as
cathode
catalyst
anion
exchange
membrane
(AEM)
water
electrolyzer
also
shows
low
cell
voltage
1.808
V
achieve
current
density
0.5
A
expansion
application
combine
solar
cells
AEM
suggests
possibility
ecosystem.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(10), P. 4402 - 4411
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Single-atom
catalysts
(SACs)
have
attracted
considerable
interest
in
the
field
of
electrocatalysis
due
to
their
high
efficiency
metal
utilization
and
catalytic
activity.
However,
traditional
methods
SACs
fabrication
are
often
complex
time-consuming.
Herein,
F-Ru@TiO
x
N
y
was
synthesized
using
a
straightforward
universal
approach
via
situ
surface
etching
heteroatoms
immobilization
on
vacancies-rich
hierarchical
TiO
nanorods
array.
The
fluorine
ion-etched
could
produce
abundant
oxygen
vacancies
F-Ti/F-C
bonds,
which
capture
stabilize
Ru
by
strong
host-guest
electronic
interactions.
Due
synergistic
effect
anchoring
F-C
bonds-assisted
stabilization
single
atoms,
revealed
excellent
electrocatalytic
hydrogen
evolution
performance,
low
overpotential
20.8
mV
at
10
mA
cm-2,
Tafel
slope
59.9
dec-1
robust
stability
100
cm-2
over
48
h.
Furthermore,
this
strategy
be
applicable
various
heterometals
(Pd,
Ir,
Pt),
also
exhibited
dispersity
HER
activity/stability.
This
method
is
simple,
easy-scalable
versatile,
showcasing
significant
potential
for
electrocatalysts
design
promising
application
prospects
energy
conversion.