EES Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
3(1), P. 32 - 56
Published: Nov. 11, 2024
This
review
summarizes
the
research
progress
made
in
recent
years
rational
design
of
RMSACs
for
large-scale
hydrogen
production
under
actual
conditions,
including
high
current
density,
seawater
electrolysis
and
long
term
operation.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 2, 2024
Abstract
Exploring
an
efficient
nonnoble
metal
catalyst
for
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
(HER)
is
critical
industrial
alkaline
water
electrolysis.
However,
it
remains
a
great
challenge
due
to
the
additional
energy
required
H─OH
bond
cleavage
and
lack
of
enough
H
2
O
adsorption
sites
most
catalysts.
Herein,
integration
oxophilic
Eu
3
with
NiCo
alloy
evoked
multisite
synergism
facilitate
dissociation
HER
proposed.
The
optimized
‐NiCo
exhibits
excellent
activity
low
overpotential
only
60
mV
at
10
mA
cm
−2
good
electrochemical
stability,
which
superior
that
‐free
comparable
benchmark
Pt/C.
key
roles
on
enhanced
performance
are
identified
by
in
situ
Raman
spectroscopy
theoretical
calculations.
It
discovered
strong
oxophilicity
facilitates
breakage
bonding
while
evoking
electron
redistribution
/NiCo
interface
accelerating
Volmer
step
HER.
Furthermore,
obtained
as
both
anode
cathode
displays
overall
water‐splitting
stability
1.0
M
KOH
solution.
believed
this
study
provides
important
inspiration
design
high‐performance
electrocatalysts
toward
based
rare‐earth
materials.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
This
review
investigates
atomic
site
catalysts
(ASCs)
for
electrochemical
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
(HER),
discussing
their
properties,
types,
performance,
significance,
activity,
selectivity,
stability,
challenges,
and
future
research
directions.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 8, 2025
Electrochemical
H2
production
from
water
favors
low-voltage
molecular
oxidation
to
replace
the
oxygen
evolution
reaction
as
an
energy-saving
and
value-added
approach.
However,
there
exists
a
mismatch
between
high
demand
for
slow
anodic
reactions,
restricting
practical
applications
of
such
hybrid
systems.
Here,
we
propose
bipolar
approach,
with
generation
N–N
oxidatively
coupled
dehydrogenation
(OCD)
3,5-diamino-1H-1,2,4-triazole
(DAT),
in
addition
cathodic
generation.
The
system
requires
relatively
low
potentials
0.872
1.108
V
vs
RHE
reach
10
500
mA
cm–2,
respectively.
H-type
electrolyzer
only
0.946
1.129
deliver
100
respectively,
electricity
consumption
(1.3
kWh
per
m3
H2)
reduced
by
68%,
compared
conventional
splitting.
Moreover,
process
is
highly
appealing
due
absence
traditional
hazardous
synthetic
conditions
azo
compounds
at
anode
crossover/mixing
H2/O2
electrolyzer.
A
flow-type
operates
stably
cm–2
300
h.
Mechanistic
studies
reveal
that
Pt
single
atom
nanoparticle
(Pt1,n)
optimize
adsorption
S
active
sites
over
Pt1,n@VS2
catalysts.
At
anode,
stepwise
−NH2
DAT
then
oxidative
coupling
−N–N–
predominantly
form
while
generating
H2.
present
report
paves
new
way
atom-economical
aminotriazole
green
electrosynthesis
chemicals.
The
development
of
cost-effective
and
efficient
electrocatalysts
for
the
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
(HER)
is
critical
to
advancing
green
production
technologies.
Here,
we
present
a
plasmonic
tungsten
oxide
(W18O49)
material
integrated
with
ultralow
platinum
(Pt)
loadings
(0.4,
0.8,
1.6
wt
%)
that
delivers
high
HER
performances
under
both
dark
visible
light
conditions.
0.4
%
Pt–W18O49
catalyst
exhibits
remarkable
mass
activity,
outperforming
commercial
Pt/C
by
factors
15
30
740
nm
LED
illumination,
respectively.
Density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations
reveal
synergy
between
Pt
plasmonically
active
W18O49
optimizes
charge
transfer
adsorption,
resulting
in
lowered
energy
barriers
kinetics.
Furthermore,
excitation
enhances
catalytic
activity
facilitating
electron
transfer.
This
work
introduces
scalable,
strategy
combining
earth-abundant
materials
minimal
usage,
providing
pathway
toward
high-efficiency
catalysts.
These
findings
highlight
potential
plasmonic-catalyst
integration