Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(15)
Published: March 10, 2024
Abstract
Electrochemical
water
splitting
plays
a
vital
role
in
facilitating
the
transition
towards
sustainable
energy
future
by
enabling
renewable
hydrogen
(H
2
)
production,
storage,
and
emission‐free
transportation.
Developing
earth‐abundant
electrocatalysts
with
outstanding
overall
water‐splitting
performance,
excellent
catalytic
activity,
robust
long‐term
stability
is
highly
important
practical
application
of
electrolysis.
Self‐supported
have
emerged
as
most
appealing
candidate
for
H
production
due
to
their
increased
active
site
loading,
rapid
mass
charge
transfer,
strong
interaction
underneath
conducting
support.
Additionally,
these
also
provide
enhanced
reaction
kinetics
stability.
Here,
comprehensive
review
recent
progress
developing
self‐supported
Fe‐based
selective
oxidation
reactions
presented
examples
oxyhydroxides,
layered
double
hydroxides,
oxides,
chalcogenides,
phosphides,
nitrides,
other
Fe‐containing
electrocatalysts.
A
historical
development
synthesis
provided,
an
emphasis
on
various
deposition
methods
choice
substrates
considering
large‐scale
commercial
applications.
An
overview
mechanistic
understanding
approaches
are
presented.
Finally,
challenges
opportunities
associated
applications
alternative
discussed.
Applied Catalysis A General,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
661, P. 119254 - 119254
Published: May 5, 2023
In
a
bid
to
tackle
the
degrading
climate
conditions,
new
age
research
in
catalysis
is
predominantly
focused
on
sustainable
technologies
associated
with
renewable
energy
conversion
and
environment
purification.
One
of
primary
motivations
for
use
low-cost,
earth-abundant
materials
that
can
fulfill
scale-up
needs
respective
technologies.
Cobalt
(Co)
based
catalysts
have
been
an
indispensable
part
almost
all
areas
they
are
often
looked
at
as
low-cost
substitutes
precious
metal-based
catalysts.
context
environmental
applications,
Co-based
more
commonly
used
reactions
such
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
(HER),
oxygen
(OER),
hydrolysis
chemical
hydrides,
CO2
reduction
(CO2RR)
advanced
oxidation
processes
(AOPs).
interesting
compounds
Co
plays
diverse
role
facilitating
different
reactions.
This
review
provides
brief
account
significance
elaborates
their
advancement
each
above-mentioned
applications
presents
future
directions
An
in-depth
analysis
gain
deeper
understanding
systems
highly
desired
promote
breakthroughs
catalysis.
Small Structures,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
4(6)
Published: Jan. 4, 2023
It
is
of
great
significance
to
design
a
bifunctional
electrocatalyst
for
promoting
hydrogen
(HER)
and
oxygen
(OER)
evolution
reactions
simultaneously.
Herein,
inspired
by
the
appropriate
H
atom
binding
energy
on
cobalt
phosphides
excellent
kinetics
oxides,
regulative
synthesis
Co
2
P–Co
x
O
y
(Co
=
CoO
or
3
4
)
heterogeneous
nanoparticle‐anchored
porous
carbon
network
via
one‐pot
heat
treatment
reported.
The
as‐synthesized
/C
exhibits
superior
electrochemical
activity
with
low
overpotentials
86
mV
HER
246
OER
at
10
mA
cm
−2
in
an
alkaline
electrolyte.
Moreover,
compared
commercial
Pt/C
||
RuO
system,
system
presents
outstanding
toward
overall
water
splitting
(1.55
V@10
),
which
well
maintained
over
long‐term
(120
h)
electrocatalysis.
Density
functional
theory
calculations
show
that
rich
interfaces
between
P
offer
synergistic
effect,
enables
as
both
OER.
Nature Synthesis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
2(6), P. 505 - 514
Published: March 2, 2023
Abstract
Morphological
control
with
broad
tunability
is
a
primary
goal
for
the
synthesis
of
colloidal
nanocrystals
unique
physicochemical
properties.
Here
we
develop
robotic
platform
as
substitute
trial-and-error
and
labour-intensive
characterization
to
achieve
this
goal.
Gold
(with
strong
visible-light
absorption)
double-perovskite
photoluminescence)
are
selected
typical
proof-of-concept
platform.
An
initial
choice
key
parameters
was
acquired
through
data
mining
literature.
Automated
in
situ
further
ex
validation
then
carried
out
controllable
desired
morphology
accomplished.
To
morphology-oriented
inverse
design,
correlations
between
morphologies
structure-directing
agents
identified
by
machine-learning
models
trained
on
continuously
expanded
experimental
database.
Thus,
developed
mining–synthesis–inverse
design
framework
promising
data-driven
beyond.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
123(23), P. 13489 - 13692
Published: Nov. 14, 2023
As
a
key
structural
parameter,
phase
depicts
the
arrangement
of
atoms
in
materials.
Normally,
nanomaterial
exists
its
thermodynamically
stable
crystal
phase.
With
development
nanotechnology,
nanomaterials
with
unconventional
phases,
which
rarely
exist
their
bulk
counterparts,
or
amorphous
have
been
prepared
using
carefully
controlled
reaction
conditions.
Together
these
methods
are
beginning
to
enable
engineering
(PEN),
i.e.,
synthesis
phases
and
transformation
between
different
obtain
desired
properties
functions.
This
Review
summarizes
research
progress
field
PEN.
First,
we
present
representative
strategies
for
direct
modulation
diverse
kinds
nanomaterials.
We
cover
ranging
from
metal
nanostructures
such
as
Au,
Ag,
Cu,
Pd,
Ru,
alloys;
oxides,
borides,
carbides;
transition
dichalcogenides
(TMDs)
2D
layered
review
growth
wet-chemical
reduction
seed-mediated
epitaxial
chemical
vapor
deposition
(CVD),
high
pressure
transformation,
electron
ion-beam
irradiation.
After
that,
summarize
significant
influence
on
various
unconventional-phase
also
discuss
potential
applications
developed
areas
including
catalysis,
electrochemical
energy
storage
(batteries
supercapacitors),
solar
cells,
optoelectronics,
sensing.
Finally,
existing
challenges
future
directions
Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
19(11)
Published: Jan. 17, 2023
Abstract
Transition
metal
phosphides
(TMP)
posses
unique
physiochemical,
geometrical,
and
electronic
properties,
which
can
be
exploited
for
different
catalytic
applications,
such
as
photocatalysis,
electrocatalysis,
organic
catalysis,
etc.
Among
others,
the
use
of
TMP
catalysis
is
less
explored
still
facing
many
complex
challenges,
necessitate
development
sustainable
reaction
protocols
demonstrating
high
selectivity
yield
desired
molecules
significance.
In
this
regard,
controlled
synthesis
TMP‐based
catalysts
thorough
investigations
underlying
mechanisms
provide
deeper
insights
toward
practical
achievement
applications.
This
review
aims
at
providing
a
comprehensive
analysis
on
recent
advancements
in
synthetic
strategies
tailored
tunable
engineering
structural,
properties
TMP.
addition,
their
unprecedented
potential
transformation
reactions
succinctly
summarized
critically
analyzed.
Finally,
rational
perspective
future
opportunities
challenges
emerging
field
provided.
On
account
achievements
accomplished
using
TMP,
it
highly
anticipated
that
combined
with
advanced
innovative
technologies
methodologies
pave
way
large
scale
realization
catalysis.
