Electrocatalyst engineering and structure-activity relationship in hydrogen evolution reaction: From nanostructures to single atoms

Solid-state synthesis of MoS2 nanorod from molybdenum-organic framework for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction

(2019) Jun-Dong Yi et al.   Science China-Materials

Boundary activated hydrogen evolution reaction on monolayer MoS2

(2019) Jianqi Zhu et al.   Nature Communications

Self-supported nanoporous cobalt phosphosulfate electrodes for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction

(2019) Wenting Hong et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

“Superaerophobic” Nickel Phosphide Nanoarray Catalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution at Ultrahigh Current Densities

(2019) Xingxing Yu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Single platinum atoms embedded in nanoporous cobalt selenide as electrocatalyst for accelerating hydrogen evolution reaction

(2019) Kang Jiang et al.   Nature Communications

Non-metal Single-Iodine-Atom Electrocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2019) Yongqiang Zhao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Atomically dispersed platinum supported on curved carbon supports for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

(2019) Daobin Liu et al.   Nature Energy

Single-atom tailoring of platinum nanocatalysts for high-performance multifunctional electrocatalysis

(2019) Mufan Li et al.   Nature Catalysis

Construction of CoP/NiCoP Nanotadpoles Heterojunction Interface for Wide pH Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysis and Supercapacitor

(2019) Yan Lin et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Heteroatom‐Mediated Interactions between Ruthenium Single Atoms and an MXene Support for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution

(2019) Vinoth Ramalingam et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Reduced graphene oxide-supported CoP nanocrystals confined in porous nitrogen-doped carbon nanowire for highly enhanced lithium/sodium storage and hydrogen evolution reaction

(2019) Xiaojun Zhao et al.   Nano Research

Rational design of phosphorus-doped cobalt sulfides electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution

(2019) Guoxing Qu et al.   Nano Research

Atomic layer deposited Pt-Ru dual-metal dimers and identifying their active sites for hydrogen evolution reaction

(2019) Lei Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

Construction of multi-dimensional core/shell Ni/NiCoP nano-heterojunction for efficient electrocatalytic water splitting

(2019) Yan Lin et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Crystal Phase and Architecture Engineering of Lotus-Thalamus-Shaped Pt-Ni Anisotropic Superstructures for Highly Efficient Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution

(2018) Zhicheng Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Microwave-Assisted Rapid Synthesis of Graphene-Supported Single Atomic Metals

(2018) Huilong Fei et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Single Tungsten Atoms Supported on MOF-Derived N-Doped Carbon for Robust Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution

(2018) Wenxing Chen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Tailoring the d-Band Centers Enables Co4 N Nanosheets To Be Highly Active for Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis

(2018) Zhiyan Chen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Efficient and Robust Hydrogen Evolution: Phosphorus Nitride Imide Nanotubes as Supports for Anchoring Single Ruthenium Sites

(2018) Jian Yang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Engineering the Coordination Environment of Single-Atom Platinum Anchored on Graphdiyne for Optimizing Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

(2018) Xue-Peng Yin et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Bimetallic Zn/Fe Polyphthalocyanine-Derived Single-Atom Fe-N4 Catalytic Site:A Superior Trifunctional Catalyst for Overall Water Splitting and Zn-Air Batteries

(2018) Yuan Pan et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Nanocomposites of transition-metal carbides on reduced graphite oxide as catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction

(2018) Seok Ki Kim et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Core–Shell ZIF-8@ZIF-67-Derived CoP Nanoparticle-Embedded N-Doped Carbon Nanotube Hollow Polyhedron for Efficient Overall Water Splitting

(2018) Yuan Pan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Targeted bottom-up synthesis of 1T-phase MoS2 arrays with high electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution activityby simultaneous structure and morphology engineering

(2018) Kaian Sun et al.   Nano Research

Anchoring zero valence single atoms of nickel and iron on graphdiyne for hydrogen evolution

(2018) Yurui Xue et al.   Nature Communications

Atomic layer deposition of nickel carbide for supercapacitors and electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

(2018) Wei Xiong et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

A Ni(OH)2–PtO2 hybrid nanosheet array with ultralow Pt loading toward efficient and durable alkaline hydrogen evolution

(2018) Lisi Xie et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Controllable etching of MoS 2 basal planes for enhanced hydrogen evolution through the formation of active edge sites

(2018) Zegao Wang et al.   Nano Energy

Epitaxial growth of hybrid nanostructures

(2018) Chaoliang Tan et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Graphene Defects Trap Atomic Ni Species for Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Reactions

(2018) Longzhou Zhang et al.   Chem

Dynamic traction of lattice-confined platinum atoms into mesoporous carbon matrix for hydrogen evolution reaction

(2018) Huabin Zhang et al.   Science Advances

Heterostructures for Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: A Review

(2018) Guoqiang Zhao et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Highly Efficient, Biochar-Derived Molybdenum Carbide Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalyst

(2018) Govinda Humagain et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Multicomponent electrocatalyst with ultralow Pt loading and high hydrogen evolution activity

(2018) Jitendra N. Tiwari et al.   Nature Energy

Surface Modulation of Hierarchical MoS2 Nanosheets by Ni Single Atoms for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

(2018) Huabin Zhang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Single-atomic cobalt sites embedded in hierarchically ordered porous nitrogen-doped carbon as a superior bifunctional electrocatalyst

(2018) Tingting Sun et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Direct synthesis of parallel doped N-MoP/N-CNT as highly active hydrogen evolution reaction catalyst

(2018) Juntao Zhang et al.   Science China-Materials

Electronic structure and d-band center control engineering over M-doped CoP (M = Ni, Mn, Fe) hollow polyhedron frames for boosting hydrogen production

(2018) Yuan Pan et al.   Nano Energy

Transition metal-doped nickel phosphide nanoparticles as electro- and photocatalysts for hydrogen generation reactions

(2018) Ho-Wing Man et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Outstanding hydrogen evolution reaction catalyzed by porous nickel diselenide electrocatalysts

(2017) Haiqing Zhou et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Universal Surface Engineering of Transition Metals for Superior Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution in Neutral Water

(2017) Bo You et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Cage-Confinement Pyrolysis Route to Ultrasmall Tungsten Carbide Nanoparticles for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

(2017) Yan-Tong Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Nanosheet Supported Single-Metal Atom Bifunctional Catalyst for Overall Water Splitting

(2017) Chongyi Ling et al.   NANO LETTERS

In Situ Derived CoB Nanoarray: A High-Efficiency and Durable 3D Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Overall Alkaline Water Splitting

(2017) Wenbo Lu et al.   Small

Precise tuning in platinum-nickel/nickel sulfide interface nanowires for synergistic hydrogen evolution catalysis

(2017) Pengtang Wang et al.   Nature Communications

Platinum-nickel alloy excavated nano-multipods with hexagonal close-packed structure and superior activity towards hydrogen evolution reaction

(2017) Zhenming Cao et al.   Nature Communications

Electrochemical generation of sulfur vacancies in the basal plane of MoS2 for hydrogen evolution

(2017) Charlie Tsai et al.   Nature Communications

Three-Dimensional Nanoporous Iron Nitride Film as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Water Oxidation

(2017) Fang Yu et al.   ACS Catalysis

Ultrafine Pt Nanoparticle-Decorated Co(OH)2 Nanosheet Arrays with Enhanced Catalytic Activity toward Hydrogen Evolution

(2017) Zhicai Xing et al.   ACS Catalysis

Cobalt nickel boride as an active electrocatalyst for water splitting

(2017) Ning Xu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

A self-supported porous WN nanowire array: an efficient 3D electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction

(2017) Bowen Ren et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Rationally Designed Hierarchically Structured Tungsten Nitride and Nitrogen-Rich Graphene-Like Carbon Nanocomposite as Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalyst

(2017) Yanping Zhu et al.   Advanced Science

Atomic-scale Pt clusters decorated on porous α-Ni(OH)2 nanowires as highly efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction

(2017) Hongchao Yang et al.   Science China-Materials

Defective MoS2 electrocatalyst for highly efficient hydrogen evolution through a simple ball-milling method

(2017) Li-Fang Zhang et al.   Science China-Materials

Ternary Platinum–Copper–Nickel Nanoparticles Anchored to Hierarchical Carbon Supports as Free-Standing Hydrogen Evolution Electrodes

(2016) Yi Shen et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Enhanced Catalytic Activities of Surfactant-Assisted Exfoliated WS2 Nanodots for Hydrogen Evolution

(2016) Xue Zhao et al.   ACS Nano

Mechanistic Insights on Ternary Ni2−xCoxP for Hydrogen Evolution and Their Hybrids with Graphene as Highly Efficient and Robust Catalysts for Overall Water Splitting

(2016) Jiayuan Li et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

The Fe-promoted MoP catalyst with high activity for water splitting

(2016) Xun Liang et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Co–Ni–B nanocatalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction in wide pH range

(2016) S. Gupta et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Highly efficient and durable PtCo alloy nanoparticles encapsulated in carbon nanofibers for electrochemical hydrogen generation

(2016) TingTing Yang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Size- and shape-dependent catalytic performances of oxidation and reduction reactions on nanocatalysts

(2016) Shaowen Cao et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Recent advances in transition metal phosphide nanomaterials: synthesis and applications in hydrogen evolution reaction

(2016) Yanmei Shi et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Self-supported nickel nitride as an efficient high-performance three-dimensional cathode for the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction

(2016) Zhicai Xing et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Kinetic Study of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction over Strained MoS2 with Sulfur Vacancies Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy

(2016) Hong Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

All The Catalytic Active Sites of MoS2 for Hydrogen Evolution

(2016) Guoqing Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Ultrafine Pt Nanoclusters Confined in a Calixarene-Based {Ni24} Coordination Cage for High-Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2016) Shentang Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Contributions of Phase, Sulfur Vacancies, and Edges to the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Catalytic Activity of Porous Molybdenum Disulfide Nanosheets

(2016) Ying Yin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Ternary FexCo1–xP Nanowire Array as a Robust Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalyst with Pt-like Activity: Experimental and Theoretical Insight

(2016) Chun Tang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Unsaturated-sulfur-rich MoS2 nanosheets decorated on free-standing SWNT film: Synthesis, characterization and electrocatalytic application

(2016) Daobin Liu et al.   Nano Research

Ternary NiCoP nanosheet arrays: An excellent bifunctional catalyst for alkaline overall water splitting

(2016) Yingjie Li et al.   Nano Research

Rational design of Pt–Ni–Co ternary alloy nanoframe crystals as highly efficient catalysts toward the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction

(2016) Aram Oh et al.   Nanoscale

Platinum single-atom and cluster catalysis of the hydrogen evolution reaction

(2016) Niancai Cheng et al.   Nature Communications

Amorphous Cobalt Boride (Co2 B) as a Highly Efficient Nonprecious Catalyst for Electrochemical Water Splitting: Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution

(2016) Justus Masa et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Hydrogen evolution reaction in acidic media on single-crystalline titanium nitride nanowires as an efficient non-noble metal electrocatalyst

(2016) Yujie Han et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Cobalt phosphide-based electrocatalysts: synthesis and phase catalytic activity comparison for hydrogen evolution

(2016) Yuan Pan et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Electroless plated Ni–B x films as highly active electrocatalysts for hydrogen production from water over a wide pH range

(2016) Peili Zhang et al.   Nano Energy

Vanadium carbide nanoparticles encapsulated in graphitic carbon network nanosheets: A high-efficiency electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction

(2016) Xiang Peng et al.   Nano Energy

Double Nanoporous Structure with Nanoporous PtFe Embedded in Graphene Nanopores: Highly Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction

(2016) Xing Zhong et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Electrocatalysts for hydrogen oxidation and evolution reactions

(2016) Siqi Lu et al.   Science China-Materials

Under-Water Superaerophobic Pine-Shaped Pt Nanoarray Electrode for Ultrahigh-Performance Hydrogen Evolution

(2015) Yingjie Li et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

One-Pot, Facile, and Versatile Synthesis of Monolayer MoS2/WS2Quantum Dots as Bioimaging Probes and Efficient Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2015) Shengjie Xu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Engineering of Carbon-Based Electrocatalysts for Emerging Energy Conversion: From Fundamentality to Functionality

(2015) Yao Zheng et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

3D WS2Nanolayers@Heteroatom-Doped Graphene Films as Hydrogen Evolution Catalyst Electrodes

(2015) Jingjing Duan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Single-Shell Carbon-Encapsulated Iron Nanoparticles: Synthesis and High Electrocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2015) Mohammad Tavakkoli et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Ultrafine Molybdenum Carbide Nanoparticles Composited with Carbon as a Highly Active Hydrogen-Evolution Electrocatalyst

(2015) Ruguang Ma et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Enhanced Electron Penetration through an Ultrathin Graphene Layer for Highly Efficient Catalysis of the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2015) Jiao Deng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Noble metal-free hydrogen evolution catalysts for water splitting

(2015) Xiaoxin Zou et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Nanostructured Co2P Electrocatalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction and Direct Comparison with Morphologically Equivalent CoP

(2015) Juan F. Callejas et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

NiS2 nanosheets array grown on carbon cloth as an efficient 3D hydrogen evolution cathode

(2015) Chun Tang et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Transition metal carbides (WC, Mo2C, TaC, NbC) as potential electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at medium temperatures

(2015) Simon Meyer et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Highly Active and Stable Hybrid Catalyst of Cobalt-Doped FeS2 Nanosheets–Carbon Nanotubes for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2015) Di-Yan Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Metal–organic frameworks derived CoxFe1−xP nanocubes for electrochemical hydrogen evolution

(2015) Jinhui Hao et al.   Nanoscale

Activating and optimizing MoS2 basal planes for hydrogen evolution through the formation of strained sulphur vacancies

(2015) Hong Li et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Efficient hydrogen evolution catalysis using ternary pyrite-type cobalt phosphosulphide

(2015) Miguel Cabán-Acevedo et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Porous molybdenum carbide nano-octahedrons synthesized via confined carburization in metal-organic frameworks for efficient hydrogen production

(2015) Hao Bin Wu et al.   Nature Communications

Molecular metal–N x centres in porous carbon for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

(2015) Hai-Wei Liang et al.   Nature Communications

Atomic cobalt on nitrogen-doped graphene for hydrogen generation

(2015) Huilong Fei et al.   Nature Communications

Colloidally synthesized MoSe2/graphene hybrid nanostructures as efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution

(2015) Zhengqing Liu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Recent advances in heterogeneous electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction

(2015) Min Zeng et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Monodispersed nickel phosphide nanocrystals with different phases: synthesis, characterization and electrocatalytic properties for hydrogen evolution

(2015) Yuan Pan et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Ultrahigh Hydrogen Evolution Performance of Under-Water “Superaerophobic” MoS2Nanostructured Electrodes

(2014) Zhiyi Lu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Surface Polarization Matters: Enhancing the Hydrogen-Evolution Reaction by Shrinking Pt Shells in Pt-Pd-Graphene Stack Structures

(2014) Song Bai et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Molybdenum Phosphosulfide: An Active, Acid-Stable, Earth-Abundant Catalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2014) Jakob Kibsgaard et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Molybdenum phosphide as an efficient electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction

(2014) Peng Xiao et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Highly active and durable non-precious-metal catalysts encapsulated in carbon nanotubes for hydrogen evolution reaction

(2014) Jiao Deng et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

CoSe2 Nanoparticles Grown on Carbon Fiber Paper: An Efficient and Stable Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2014) Desheng Kong et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

High-Performance Electrocatalysis Using Metallic Cobalt Pyrite (CoS2) Micro- and Nanostructures

(2014) Matthew S. Faber et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Active edge sites in MoSe2 and WSe2 catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction: a density functional study

(2014) Charlie Tsai et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Atomically-thin molybdenum nitride nanosheets with exposed active surface sites for efficient hydrogen evolution

(2014) Junfeng Xie et al.   Chemical Science

Nanoscale nickel oxide/nickel heterostructures for active hydrogen evolution electrocatalysis

(2014) Ming Gong et al.   Nature Communications

Bioinspired Iron Sulfide Nanoparticles for Cheap and Long-Lived Electrocatalytic Molecular Hydrogen Evolution in Neutral Water

(2014) Carlo Di Giovanni et al.   ACS Catalysis

Anion-exchange synthesis of nanoporous FeP nanosheets as electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction

(2013) You Xu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

First-row transition metal dichalcogenide catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction

(2013) Desheng Kong et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Nanostructured Nickel Phosphide as an Electrocatalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2013) Eric J. Popczun et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis from Chemically Exfoliated Metallic MoS2 Nanosheets

(2013) Mark A. Lukowski et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis of MoS2 and MoSe2 Films with Vertically Aligned Layers

(2013) Desheng Kong et al.   NANO LETTERS

Enhanced catalytic activity in strained chemically exfoliated WS2 nanosheets for hydrogen evolution

(2013) Damien Voiry et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

MoSe2nanosheets and their graphene hybrids: synthesis, characterization and hydrogen evolution reaction studies

(2013) Hao Tang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Molybdenum Boride and Carbide Catalyze Hydrogen Evolution in both Acidic and Basic Solutions

(2012) Heron Vrubel et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Mixed-solution synthesis of sea urchin-like NiSe nanofiber assemblies as economical Pt-free catalysts for electrochemical H2 production

(2012) Min-Rui Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Engineering the surface structure of MoS2 to preferentially expose active edge sites for electrocatalysis

(2012) Jakob Kibsgaard et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Rose petals with a novel and steady air bubble pinning effect in aqueous media

(2012) Jingming Wang et al.   Soft Matter

Monolayer platinum supported on tungsten carbides as low-cost electrocatalysts: opportunities and limitations

(2011) Daniel V. Esposito et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Boron: Elementary Challenge for Experimenters and Theoreticians

(2009) Barbara Albert et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Shape-controlled synthesis of platinum nanocrystals for catalytic and electrocatalytic applications

(2008) Jingyi Chen et al.   Nano Today