Defect Engineering for Fuel‐Cell Electrocatalysts

Defect Engineering on Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries

(2020) Yiqiong Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Effects of Intrinsic Pentagon Defects on Electrochemical Reactivity of Carbon Nanomaterials

(2019) Jiawei Zhu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Low-temperature plasma technology for electrocatalysis

(2019) Dongdong Wang et al.   CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS

Transformation of Metal–Organic Frameworks into Huge-Diameter Carbon Nanotubes with High Performance in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

(2019) Wei Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Oxidation on Ni/NiO/C Derived from a Nickel-Based Metal-Organic Framework

(2019) Yang Yang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Boosting Hydrogen Oxidation Activity of Ni in Alkaline Media through Oxygen Vacancy-Rich CeO2/Ni Heterostructures

(2019) Wei Luo et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

In-situ evolution of active layers on commercial stainless steel for stable water splitting

(2019) Yanhong Lyu et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Insight into the design of defect electrocatalysts: From electronic structure to adsorption energy

(2019) Chao Xie et al.   Materials Today

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

(2019) Mufan Li et al.   Nature Catalysis

Identification of active sites for acidic oxygen reduction on carbon catalysts with and without nitrogen doping

(2019) Yi Jia et al.   Nature Catalysis

Quinary Defect-Rich Ultrathin Bimetal Hydroxide Nanosheets for Water Oxidation

(2019) Zhijuan Liu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Development of robust Pt shell through organic hydride donor in PtCo@Pt core-shell electrocatalysts for highly stable proton exchange membrane fuel cells

(2019) Sehyun Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Engineering bunched Pt-Ni alloy nanocages for efficient oxygen reduction in practical fuel cells

(2019) Xinlong Tian et al.   SCIENCE

3D Carbon Electrocatalysts In Situ Constructed by Defect-Rich Nanosheets and Polyhedrons from NaCl-Sealed Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks

(2018) Yuqing Wang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Plasma-Assisted Synthesis and Surface Modification of Electrode Materials for Renewable Energy

(2018) Shuo Dou et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Preferential Cation Vacancies in Perovskite Hydroxide for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

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

Metal-Free Fluorine-Doped Carbon Electrocatalyst for CO2 Reduction Outcompeting Hydrogen Evolution

(2018) Jiafang Xie et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Defect Engineering Metal-Free Polymeric Carbon Nitride Electrocatalyst for Effective Nitrogen Fixation under Ambient Conditions

(2018) Chade Lv et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Scalable solid-state synthesis of coralline-like nanostructured Co@CoNC electrocatalyst for Zn–air batteries

(2018) Hao Luo et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Unlocking the door to highly active ORR catalysts for PEMFC applications: polyhedron-engineered Pt-based nanocrystals

(2018) Yan-Jie Wang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Defect engineering of mesoporous nickel ferrite and its application for highly enhanced water oxidation catalysis

(2018) Qiudi Yue et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Synthesis of defect-rich palladium-tin alloy nanochain networks for formic acid oxidation

(2018) Yuyan Gong et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Surface distortion as a unifying concept and descriptor in oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysis

(2018) Raphaël Chattot et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

ElectroCat: DOE's approach to PGM-free catalyst and electrode R&D

(2018) Simon T. Thompson et al.   SOLID STATE IONICS

Ni(OH) 2 -Ni/C for hydrogen oxidation reaction in alkaline media

(2018) Yangxin Pan et al.   Journal of Energy Chemistry

Recent developments in electrocatalysts and future prospects for oxygen reduction reaction in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

(2018) Maryam Kiani et al.   Journal of Energy Chemistry

A phase-transition-assisted method for the rational synthesis of nitrogen-doped hierarchically porous carbon materials for the oxygen reduction reaction

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

Doped, Defect-Enriched Carbon Nanotubes as an Efficient Oxygen Reduction Catalyst for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

(2018) Chuyen Van Pham et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

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

(2018) Longzhou Zhang et al.   Chem

Defects on carbons for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction

(2018) Xuecheng Yan et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

High-density active sites porous Fe/N/C electrocatalyst boosting the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells

(2018) Rui Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Coordination of Atomic Co–Pt Coupling Species at Carbon Defects as Active Sites for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2018) Longzhou Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Crystalline TiO2 protective layer with graded oxygen defects for efficient and stable silicon-based photocathode

(2018) Jianyun Zheng et al.   Nature Communications

Zigzag carbon as efficient and stable oxygen reduction electrocatalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

(2018) Longfei Xue et al.   Nature Communications

Three-dimensional low-defect carbon nanotube/nitrogen-doped graphene hybrid aerogel-supported Pt nanoparticles as efficient electrocatalysts toward the methanol oxidation reaction

(2018) Minmin Yan et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Defect and pyridinic nitrogen engineering of carbon-based metal-free nanomaterial toward oxygen reduction

(2018) Jian Zhang et al.   Nano Energy

Interface engineering of Pt and CeO2 nanorods with unique interaction for methanol oxidation

(2018) Li Tao et al.   Nano Energy

A Defect-Driven Metal-free Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction in Acidic Electrolyte

(2018) Daohao Li et al.   Chem

Defect-Induced Pt-Co-Se Coordinated Sites with Highly Asymmetrical Electronic Distribution for Boosting Oxygen-Involving Electrocatalysis

(2018) Linzhou Zhuang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Bridging the Surface Charge and Catalytic Activity of a Defective Carbon Electrocatalyst

(2018) Li Tao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Quaternary bimetallic phosphosulphide nanosheets derived from prussian blue analogues: Origin of the ultra-high activity for oxygen evolution

(2018) Zhijuan Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Ultralow-loading platinum-cobalt fuel cell catalysts derived from imidazolate frameworks

(2018) Lina Chong et al.   SCIENCE

N/S co-doped 3D carbon framework prepared by a facile morphology-controlled solid-state pyrolysis method for oxygen reduction reaction in both acidic and alkaline media

(2018) Juan Nong et al.   Journal of Energy Chemistry

Potential- and Rate-Determining Step for Oxygen Reduction on Pt(111)

(2017) Vladimir Tripkovic et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Investigating the Influences of the Adsorbed Species on Catalytic Activity for Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction in Alkaline Electrolyte

(2017) Siqi Lu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Single Atomic Iron Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Acidic Media: Particle Size Control and Thermal Activation

(2017) Hanguang Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Design of N-Coordinated Dual-Metal Sites: A Stable and Active Pt-Free Catalyst for Acidic Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2017) Jing Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

ORR viability of alumina-supported platinum nanocluster: exploring oxidation behaviour by DFT

(2017) Sandeep Nigam et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Combining theory and experiment in electrocatalysis: Insights into materials design

(2017) Zhi Wei Seh et al.   SCIENCE

Atomic-layered Au clusters on α-MoC as catalysts for the low-temperature water-gas shift reaction

(2017) Siyu Yao et al.   SCIENCE

Atomic layer confined vacancies for atomic-level insights into carbon dioxide electroreduction

(2017) Shan Gao et al.   Nature Communications

Fe-Treated Heteroatom (S/N/B/P)-Doped Graphene Electrocatalysts for Water Oxidation

(2017) Fatemeh Razmjooei et al.   ACS Catalysis

Design of Efficient Bifunctional Oxygen Reduction/Evolution Electrocatalyst: Recent Advances and Perspectives

(2017) Zhen-Feng Huang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Improving ORR activity of carbon nanotubes by hydrothermal carbon deposition method

(2017) Baobing Huang et al.   Journal of Energy Chemistry

Revitalizing spherical Au@Pd nanoparticles with controlled surface-defect density as high performance electrocatalysts

(2017) Peina Zhang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Binary Fe, Cu-doped bamboo-like carbon nanotubes as efficient catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction

(2017) Wenjun Fan et al.   Nano Energy

Creating coordinatively unsaturated metal sites in metal-organic-frameworks as efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction: Insights into the active centers

(2017) Li Tao et al.   Nano Energy

Atomistic-Scale Simulations of Defect Formation in Graphene under Noble Gas Ion Irradiation

(2016) Kichul Yoon et al.   ACS Nano

Atomic Defects in Monolayer Titanium Carbide (Ti3C2Tx) MXene

(2016) Xiahan Sang et al.   ACS Nano

Structural Evolution of Solid Pt Nanoparticles to a Hollow PtFe Alloy with a Pt-Skin Surface via Space-Confined Pyrolysis and the Nanoscale Kirkendall Effect

(2016) Qingmei Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Kinetically Controlling Surface Structure to Construct Defect-Rich Intermetallic Nanocrystals: Effective and Stable Catalysts

(2016) Hongpan Rong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Highly Efficient Metal-Free Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst Assembled from Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene

(2016) Jia Yang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Defect-Engineered Graphene for High-Energy- and High-Power-Density Supercapacitor Devices

(2016) Jingyi Zhu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Topological Defects in Metal-Free Nanocarbon for Oxygen Electrocatalysis

(2016) Cheng Tang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

One-Pot Synthesis of Highly Anisotropic Five-Fold-Twinned PtCu Nanoframes Used as a Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction and Methanol Oxidation

(2016) Zhicheng Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Oxygen-Tolerant Electrodes with Platinum-Loaded Covalent Triazine Frameworks for the Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction

(2016) Ryo Kamai et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Fluorine Tri-doped Graphene as a Multifunctional Catalyst for Self-Powered Electrochemical Water Splitting

(2016) Jintao Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Carbon-Based Metal-Free Catalysts for Electrocatalysis beyond the ORR

(2016) Chuangang Hu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Dislocation density investigation on MOCVD-grown GaN epitaxial layers using wet and dry defect selective etching

(2016) Akhilesh Pandey et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING

Pt–M (M = Cu, Fe, Zn, etc.) bimetallic nanomaterials with abundant surface defects and robust catalytic properties

(2016) Junjie Mao et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Edge-rich and dopant-free graphene as a highly efficient metal-free electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction

(2016) Li Tao et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Towards high-efficiency nanoelectrocatalysts for oxygen reduction through engineering advanced carbon nanomaterials

(2016) Ming Zhou et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Pt-Based Icosahedral Nanocages: Using a Combination of {111} Facets, Twin Defects, and Ultrathin Walls to Greatly Enhance Their Activity toward Oxygen Reduction

(2016) Xue Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Self-assembly of noble metal monolayers on transition metal carbide nanoparticle catalysts

(2016) S. T. Hunt et al.   SCIENCE

Tuning the activity of Pt alloy electrocatalysts by means of the lanthanide contraction

(2016) M. Escudero-Escribano et al.   SCIENCE

Biaxially strained PtPb/Pt core/shell nanoplate boosts oxygen reduction catalysis

(2016) Lingzheng Bu et al.   SCIENCE

Active sites of nitrogen-doped carbon materials for oxygen reduction reaction clarified using model catalysts

(2016) D. Guo et al.   SCIENCE

Ultrafine jagged platinum nanowires enable ultrahigh mass activity for the oxygen reduction reaction

(2016) Mufan Li et al.   SCIENCE

Producing air-stable monolayers of phosphorene and their defect engineering

(2016) Jiajie Pei et al.   Nature Communications

Defects do Catalysis: CO Monolayer Oxidation and Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Hollow PtNi/C Nanoparticles

(2016) Laetitia Dubau et al.   ACS Catalysis

Controlled synthesis of hollow micro/meso-pore nitrogen-doped carbon with tunable wall thickness and specific surface area as efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

(2016) Rui Wu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Directly converting Fe-doped metal–organic frameworks into highly active and stable Fe-N-C catalysts for oxygen reduction in acid

(2016) Xiaojuan Wang et al.   Nano Energy

Enhancing the stability and activity by anchoring Pt nanoparticles between the layers of etched montmorillonite for oxygen reduction reaction

(2016) Wei Li et al.   Science Bulletin

A metal–organic framework-derived bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst

(2016) Bao Yu Xia et al.   Nature Energy

Unusual Dealloying Effect in Gold/Copper Alloy Thin Films: The Role of Defects and Column Boundaries in the Formation of Nanoporous Gold

(2015) Abdel-Aziz El Mel et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

S-Doping of an Fe/N/C ORR Catalyst for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells with High Power Density

(2015) Yu-Cheng Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Ultrathin Spinel-Structured Nanosheets Rich in Oxygen Deficiencies for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation

(2015) Jian Bao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Comprehensive Study of Formic Acid Oxidation on Palladium Nanocrystals with Different Types of Facets and Twin Defects

(2015) Sang-Il Choi et al.   ChemCatChem

Recent advancements in Pt and Pt-free catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

(2015) Yao Nie et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Design of electrocatalysts for oxygen- and hydrogen-involving energy conversion reactions

(2015) Yan Jiao et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Tailoring the composition of ultrathin, ternary alloy PtRuFe nanowires for the methanol oxidation reaction and formic acid oxidation reaction

(2015) Megan E. Scofield et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Pt–Ru catalyzed hydrogen oxidation in alkaline media: oxophilic effect or electronic effect?

(2015) Ying Wang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Boron-doped graphene as promising support for platinum catalyst with superior activity towards the methanol electrooxidation reaction

(2015) Yongrong Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

A review of the stability and durability of non-precious metal catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

(2015) Dustin Banham et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Highly Durable and Active PtFe Nanocatalyst for Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2015) Dong Young Chung et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Shape Fixing via Salt Recrystallization: A Morphology-Controlled Approach To Convert Nanostructured Polymer to Carbon Nanomaterial as a Highly Active Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2015) Wei Ding et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

2D ultrathin core–shell Pd@Ptmonolayer nanosheets: defect-mediated thin film growth and enhanced oxygen reduction performance

(2015) Wenxin Wang et al.   Nanoscale

A metal-free bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions

(2015) Jintao Zhang et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Role of lattice defects in catalytic activities of graphene clusters for fuel cells

(2015) Lipeng Zhang et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

High-performance transition metal-doped Pt3Ni octahedra for oxygen reduction reaction

(2015) X. Huang et al.   SCIENCE

Significant Contribution of Intrinsic Carbon Defects to Oxygen Reduction Activity

(2015) Yufei Jiang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Magnesiothermic synthesis of sulfur-doped graphene as an efficient metal-free electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction

(2015) Jiacheng Wang et al.   Scientific Reports

Graphene Quantum-Dot-Supported Platinum Nanoparticles: Defect-Mediated Electrocatalytic Activity in Oxygen Reduction

(2014) Yang Song et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Oxygen Reduction Reaction in a Droplet on Graphite: Direct Evidence that the Edge Is More Active than the Basal Plane

(2014) Anli Shen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Pt/C trapped in activated graphitic carbon layers as a highly durable electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction

(2014) Yao Nie et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Enhanced stability and activity with Pd–O junction formation and electronic structure modification of palladium nanoparticles supported on exfoliated montmorillonite for the oxygen reduction reaction

(2014) W. Ding et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Microscopic surface structures and ORR activities for vacuum-deposited Pt/Ni/Pt(111) and Pt/Ni/Pt(110) sandwich structures

(2014) N. Todoroki et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Surface Al leached Ti3AlC2 as a substitute for carbon for use as a catalyst support in a harsh corrosive electrochemical system

(2014) Xiaohong Xie et al.   Nanoscale

Highly Crystalline Multimetallic Nanoframes with Three-Dimensional Electrocatalytic Surfaces

(2014) C. Chen et al.   SCIENCE

Defect-Rich MoS2Ultrathin Nanosheets with Additional Active Edge Sites for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

(2013) Junfeng Xie et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Oxygen Electrochemistry as a Cornerstone for Sustainable Energy Conversion

(2013) Ioannis Katsounaros et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Space-Confinement-Induced Synthesis of Pyridinic- and Pyrrolic-Nitrogen-Doped Graphene for the Catalysis of Oxygen Reduction

(2013) Wei Ding et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

An extraordinarily stable catalyst: Pt NPs supported on two-dimensional Ti3C2X2 (X = OH, F) nanosheets for oxygen reduction reaction

(2013) Xiaohong Xie et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Defective Graphene Supported MPd12 (M = Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pd) Nanoparticles as Potential Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts: A First-Principles Study

(2013) Xin Liu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Efficient Synthesis of Heteroatom (N or S)-Doped Graphene Based on Ultrathin Graphene Oxide-Porous Silica Sheets for Oxygen Reduction Reactions

(2012) Shubin Yang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Analysis of electrocatalytic reaction schemes: distinction between rate-determining and potential-determining steps

(2012) Marc T. M. Koper   JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY

One-Pot Synthesis of Cubic PtCu3 Nanocages with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity for the Methanol Oxidation Reaction

(2012) Bao Yu Xia et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Opportunities and challenges for a sustainable energy future

(2012) Steven Chu et al.   NATURE

Electrocatalyst approaches and challenges for automotive fuel cells

(2012) Mark K. Debe   NATURE

Addressing the terawatt challenge: scalability in the supply of chemical elements for renewable energy

(2012) Peter C. K. Vesborg et al.   RSC Advances

Boron-Doped Carbon Nanotubes as Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2011) Lijun Yang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Vertically Aligned BCN Nanotubes as Efficient Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction: A Synergetic Effect by Co-Doping with Boron and Nitrogen

(2011) Shuangyin Wang  et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Palladium Nanoparticles/Defective Graphene Composites as Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts: A First-Principles Study

(2011) Xin Liu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Polyelectrolyte Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes as Efficient Metal-free Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction

(2011) Shuangyin Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Carbon-Based Supercapacitors Produced by Activation of Graphene

(2011) Y. Zhu et al.   SCIENCE

Homogeneous Deposition of Platinum Nanoparticles on Carbon Black for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell

(2009) Baizeng Fang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Pd-Pt Bimetallic Nanodendrites with High Activity for Oxygen Reduction

(2009) B. Lim et al.   SCIENCE

Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube Arrays with High Electrocatalytic Activity for Oxygen Reduction

(2009) K. Gong et al.   SCIENCE