Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(5), P. 2693 - 2737
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Unprecedented
insights
into
electrochemical
surface
dynamics
from
operando
studies
inspire
electronic
and
topographical
strategies,
paving
the
way
for
sustained
electrocatalytic
performance
across
HER,
OER,
ORR,
CO
2
RR
applications.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
50(2), P. 1354 - 1390
Published: Dec. 10, 2020
This
review
comprehensively
summarizes
the
progress
on
structural
and
electronic
modulation
of
transition
metal
nitrides
for
electrochemical
energy
applications.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
32(30)
Published: June 22, 2020
Nitrogen-coordinated
metal
single
atoms
in
carbon
have
aroused
extensive
interest
recently
and
been
growing
as
an
active
research
frontier
a
wide
range
of
key
renewable
energy
reactions
devices.
Herein,
step-by-step
self-assembly
strategy
is
developed
to
allocate
nickel
(Ni)
iron
(Fe)
respectively
on
the
inner
outer
walls
graphene
hollow
nanospheres
(GHSs),
realizing
separate-sided
different
single-atom
functionalization
graphene.
The
Ni
or
Fe
atom
demonstrated
be
coordinated
with
four
N
via
formation
Ni-N4
Fe-N4
planar
configuration.
/GHSs/Fe-N4
Janus
material
exhibits
excellent
bifunctional
electrocatalytic
performance,
which
clusters
dominantly
contribute
high
activity
toward
oxygen
reduction
reaction
(ORR),
while
are
responsible
for
evolution
(OER).
Density
functional
theory
calculations
demonstrate
structures
reactivities
ORR
OER.
endows
rechargeable
Zn-air
battery
efficiency
cycling
stability
air-cathode,
outperforming
that
benchmark
Pt/C+RuO2
air-cathode.
current
work
paves
new
avenue
precise
control
sites
surface
high-performance
selective
electrocatalysts.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
50(12), P. 6700 - 6719
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
2D
metals,
metallenes,
feature
exciting
opportunities
at
the
forefront
of
electrocatalysis.
We
bring
to
attention
metallene
preparation
techniques
and
modification
strategies
for
derivation
highly
functional
metallenes
in
key
electrocatalytic
applications.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
30(24)
Published: April 3, 2020
Abstract
Heterostructured
catalysts
are
hybrid
materials
that
contain
interfaces
between
their
constituents
formed
through
combinations
of
multiple
solid‐state
materials.
The
presence
institutes
a
synergistic
effect
endows
the
catalyst
with
superior
performance
and
appreciable
potential
in
diverse
range
catalytic
applications,
including
electrocatalytic
photocatalytic
reduction
carbon
dioxide.
These
promising
can
support
feasible
method
for
large‐scale
processing
valuable
carbonaceous
feedstock
or
fuel
generation
alleviation
atmospheric
dioxide
levels.
Such
technologies
will
serve
as
much‐needed
remedy
global
energy
environmental
crisis.
A
broad
spectrum
recently
developed
heterostructured
pertaining
to
is
evaluated.
insights
included
relevance
refresh
fundamentals
electron
transfer
processes
leading
mechanistic
pathways
yielding
possible
multitude
products.
Detailed
discussions
provide
rational
understanding
how
resultant
properties
from
various
useful
enhancing
function.
Lastly,
profiles
structures
together
modification
strategies
employed
interest
highlight
current
challenges
directions
future
development.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
141(46), P. 18578 - 18584
Published: Nov. 6, 2019
The
activity
and
accessibility
of
MoS2
edge
sites
are
critical
to
deliver
high
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
(HER)
efficiency.
Here,
a
porous
carbon
network
confining
ultrasmall
N-doped
nanocrystals
(N-MoS2/CN)
is
fabricated
by
self-templating
strategy,
which
realizes
synergistically
structural
electronic
modulations
edges.
Experiments
density
functional
theory
calculations
demonstrate
that
the
N
dopants
could
activate
edges
for
HER,
while
active
from
N-MoS2
nanocrystals.
Consequently,
N-MoS2/CN
possesses
superior
HER
with
an
overpotential
114
mV
at
10
mA
cm-2
excellent
stability
over
h,
delivering
one
best
MoS2-based
electrocatalysts.
Moreover,
this
study
opens
new
venue
optimizing
materials
enhanced
accessible
catalytic
energy-related
applications.
npj 2D Materials and Applications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
5(1)
Published: Sept. 9, 2021
Abstract
MXenes,
an
emerging
two-dimensional
(2D)
transition
metal
carbides,
nitrides
and
carbonitrides,
have
exhibited
great
potential
as
electrocatalysts
for
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
(HER)
due
to
the
excellent
characters,
including
structural
chemical
stability,
superior
electrical
conductivity,
large
active
surface
area.
In
this
comprehensive
study,
firstly,
preparation
advances
of
MXenes
are
systematically
summarized.
Then,
representative
applications
MXenes-based
HER
introduced,
from
experimental
theoretical
aspects.
Thirdly,
strategies
improving
catalytic
activity
demonstrated,
such
optimizing
sites
by
termination
modification
metal-atom
doping,
increasing
fabricating
various
nanostructures.
Finally,
existing
challenges
new
opportunities
also
elucidated.
This
paper
provides
reference
future
development
efficient
production
through
water-splitting
technology.