Recent progress in carbon-based materials boosting electrochemical water splitting

Atomic-Step Enriched Ruthenium–Iridium Nanocrystals Anchored Homogeneously on MOF-Derived Support for Efficient and Stable Oxygen Evolution in Acidic and Neutral Media

(2021) Junyuan Xu et al.   ACS Catalysis

Platinum single-atom catalyst coupled with transition metal/metal oxide heterostructure for accelerating alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction

(2021) Kai Ling Zhou et al.   Nature Communications

Confined Ir single sites with triggered lattice oxygen redox: Toward boosted and sustained water oxidation catalysis

(2021) Zhaoping Shi et al.   Joule

M-N-C-based single-atom catalysts for H2, O2 & CO2 electrocatalysis: activity descriptors, active sites identification, challenges and prospects

(2021) Anuj Kumar et al.   FUEL

Strong Electronic Coupling between Ultrafine Iridium–Ruthenium Nanoclusters and Conductive, Acid-Stable Tellurium Nanoparticle Support for Efficient and Durable Oxygen Evolution in Acidic and Neutral Media

(2020) Junyuan Xu et al.   ACS Catalysis

Stringing Bimetallic Metal–Organic Framework‐Derived Cobalt Phosphide Composite for High‐Efficiency Overall Water Splitting

(2020) Lulu Chai et al.   Advanced Science

Sulfur‐Modified Oxygen Vacancies in Iron–Cobalt Oxide Nanosheets: Enabling Extremely High Activity of the Oxygen Evolution Reaction to Achieve the Industrial Water Splitting Benchmark

(2020) Linzhou Zhuang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

One-pot synthesis of ruthenium nanoparticles embedded nitrogen-doped carbon framework for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction

(2020) Ziqi Zhang et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS

The role of adsorbed hydroxide in hydrogen evolution reaction kinetics on modified platinum

(2020) Ian T. McCrum et al.   Nature Energy

Formation of mesoporous Co/CoS/Metal-N-C@S, N-codoped hairy carbon polyhedrons as an efficient trifunctional electrocatalyst for Zn-air batteries and water splitting

(2020) Lei Yan et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Key role of chemistry versus bias in electrocatalytic oxygen evolution

(2020) Hong Nhan Nong et al.   NATURE

Facile synthesis of bimetallic N-doped carbon hybrid material for electrochemical nitrogen reduction

(2020) Linchuan Cong et al.   Journal of Energy Chemistry

Activating Inert, Nonprecious Perovskites with Iridium Dopants for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction under Acidic Conditions

(2019) Xiao Liang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Charge polarization from atomic metals on adjacent graphitic layers for enhancing hydrogen evolution reaction

(2019) Xiangdong Yao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Transition Metal (Fe, Co and Ni)−Carbide−Nitride (M−C−N) Nanocatalysts: Structure and Electrocatalytic Applications

(2019) Jing Jin et al.   ChemCatChem

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

(2019) Kang Jiang et al.   Nature Communications

Integrated System of Solar Cells with Hierarchical NiCo2O4 Battery-Supercapacitor Hybrid Devices for Self-Driving Light-Emitting Diodes

(2019) Yuliang Yuan et al.   Nano-Micro Letters

Promoting Subordinate, Efficient Ruthenium Sites with Interstitial Silicon for Pt-Like Electrocatalytic Activity

(2019) Hui Chen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Charge Engineering of Mo2C@Defect-Rich N-Doped Carbon Nanosheets for Efficient Electrocatalytic H2 Evolution

(2019) Chunsheng Lei et al.   Nano-Micro Letters

Nanostructured Carbon Based Heterogeneous Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Media

(2019) Chaojun Lei et al.   ChemCatChem

Encapsulated Rh nanoparticles in N-doped porous carbon polyhedrons derived from ZIF-8 for efficient HER and ORR electrocatalysis

(2019) Junlin Huang et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Sub-5 nm octahedral platinum-copper nanostructures anchored on nitrogen-doped porous carbon nanofibers for remarkable electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

(2019) Juanli Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting from an Iron/Nickel-Based Bimetallic Metal-Organic Framework/Dicyandiamide Composite

(2018) Xiaojia Zhao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A novel strategy to develop non-noble metal catalyst for CO 2 electroreduction: Hybridization of metal-organic polymer

(2018) Yeongdong Mun et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

CoM(M=Fe,Cu,Ni)-embedded nitrogen-enriched porous carbon framework for efficient oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions

(2018) Xiaogeng Feng et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Direct observation of noble metal nanoparticles transforming to thermally stable single atoms

(2018) Shengjie Wei et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

P-Doped Ag Nanoparticles Embedded in N-Doped Carbon Nanoflake: An Efficient Electrocatalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2018) Xuqiang Ji et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Pd Nanoparticles Immobilized on Graphene Oxide/Silica Nanocomposite: Efficient and Recyclable Catalysts for Cross-Coupling Reactions

(2018) Rafael L. Oliveira et al.   ChemistrySelect

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

(2018) Huabin Zhang et al.   Science Advances

Modified nanocarbons for catalysis

(2018) Vincenzo Campisciano et al.   ChemCatChem

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

Facile synthesis of single-nickel-atomic dispersed N-doped carbon framework for efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction

(2018) Peilong Lu et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Surface Modification of a NiS2 Nanoarray with Ni(OH)2 toward Superior Water Reduction Electrocatalysis in Alkaline Media

(2017) Ling Zhang et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of Ultrafine and Highly Dispersed Metal Nanoparticles Confined in a Thioether-Containing Covalent Organic Framework and Their Catalytic Applications

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

The irreversible momentum of clean energy

(2017) Barack Obama   SCIENCE

Combining theory and experiment in electrocatalysis: Insights into materials design

(2017) Zhi Wei Seh et al.   SCIENCE

Electrochemical Activation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Pseudo-Atomic-Scale Platinum for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2017) Mohammad Tavakkoli et al.   ACS Catalysis

In situ formation of a 3D core/shell structured Ni3N@Ni–Bi nanosheet array: an efficient non-noble-metal bifunctional electrocatalyst toward full water splitting under near-neutral conditions

(2017) Lisi Xie et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Discontinuously covered IrO2–RuO2@Ru electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction: how high activity and long-term durability can be simultaneously realized in the synergistic and hybrid nano-structure

(2017) Guoqiang Li et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Highly active anode electrocatalysts derived from electrochemical leaching of Ru from metallic Ir 0.7 Ru 0.3 for proton exchange membrane electrolyzers

(2017) Li Wang et al.   Nano Energy

Self-Standing CoP Nanosheets Array: A Three-Dimensional Bifunctional Catalyst Electrode for Overall Water Splitting in both Neutral and Alkaline Media

(2017) Tingting Liu et al.   ChemElectroChem

Use of Platinum as the Counter Electrode to Study the Activity of Nonprecious Metal Catalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2017) Rong Chen et al.   ACS Energy Letters

MOF-Derived Noble Metal Free Catalysts for Electrochemical Water Splitting

(2016) Zixu Tao et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

3D Nanoporous Metal Phosphides toward High-Efficiency Electrochemical Hydrogen Production

(2016) Yongwen Tan 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

Atomically Dispersed Iron-Nitrogen Species as Electrocatalysts for Bifunctional Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Reactions

(2016) Pengzuo Chen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Single Cobalt Atoms with Precise N-Coordination as Superior Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts

(2016) Peiqun Yin et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Hierarchically Porous N-doped Carbon Derived from ZIF-8 Nanocomposites for Electrochemical Applications

(2016) Min Jiang et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Highly doped and exposed Cu(i)–N active sites within graphene towards efficient oxygen reduction for zinc–air batteries

(2016) Haihua Wu et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Reversible Transformation of Pt Nanoparticles into Single Atoms inside High-Silica Chabazite Zeolite

(2016) Manuel Moliner et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Changing atmospheric CO2 concentration was the primary driver of early Cenozoic climate

(2016) Eleni Anagnostou et al.   NATURE

A highly active and stable IrO x /SrIrO 3 catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction

(2016) Linsey C. Seitz et al.   SCIENCE

A covalent organic framework-based route to the in situ encapsulation of metal nanoparticles in N-rich hollow carbon spheres

(2016) Liyu Chen et al.   Chemical Science

Identification of carbon-encapsulated iron nanoparticles as active species in non-precious metal oxygen reduction catalysts

(2016) Jason A. Varnell et al.   Nature Communications

Minimizing Operando Demetallation of Fe-N-C Electrocatalysts in Acidic Medium

(2016) Chang Hyuck Choi et al.   ACS Catalysis

Transition metals (Fe, Co, and Ni) encapsulated in nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as bi-functional catalysts for oxygen electrode reactions

(2016) Yanyan Liu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Activity and stability of cobalt phosphides for hydrogen evolution upon water splitting

(2016) Don-Hyung Ha et al.   Nano Energy

Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Carbide (MXene) as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution

(2016) Zhi Wei Seh et al.   ACS Energy Letters

A metal–organic framework-derived bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst

(2016) Bao Yu Xia et al.   Nature Energy

Recent Progress in Cobalt-Based Heterogeneous Catalysts for Electrochemical Water Splitting

(2015) Jiahai Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Controlled Anisotropic Growth of Co-Fe-P from Co-Fe-O Nanoparticles

(2015) Adriana Mendoza-Garcia et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Copper-Modified Covalent Triazine Frameworks as Non-Noble-Metal Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction

(2015) Kazuyuki Iwase et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Stability of Fe-N-C Catalysts in Acidic Medium Studied by Operando Spectroscopy

(2015) Chang Hyuck Choi et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Nanosized IrOx and IrRuOx electrocatalysts for the O 2 evolution reaction in PEM water electrolysers

(2015) S. Siracusano et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Recent Developments in the Synthesis of Supported Catalysts

(2015) Peter Munnik et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

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

Degradation by Hydrogen Peroxide of Metal-Nitrogen-Carbon Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction

(2015) V. Goellner et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY

Platinum–nickel frame within metal-organic framework fabricated in situ for hydrogen enrichment and molecular sieving

(2015) Zhi Li et al.   Nature Communications

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

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

Insight into the electrochemical activation of carbon-based cathodes for hydrogen evolution reaction

(2015) Guofa Dong et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Extraordinary Hydrogen Evolution and Oxidation Reaction Activity from Carbon Nanotubes and Graphitic Carbons

(2014) Rajib Kumar Das et al.   ACS Nano

Using Surface Segregation To Design Stable Ru-Ir Oxides for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Acidic Environments

(2014) Nemanja Danilovic et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Dissolution of Noble Metals during Oxygen Evolution in Acidic Media

(2014) Serhiy Cherevko et al.   ChemCatChem

Surfactant-assisted synthesis of ZIF-8 nanocrystals in aqueous solution via microwave irradiation

(2014) Tiantian Xing et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

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

Self-Supported Nanoporous Cobalt Phosphide Nanowire Arrays: An Efficient 3D Hydrogen-Evolving Cathode over the Wide Range of pH 0–14

(2014) Jingqi Tian et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Low Overpotential in Vacancy-Rich Ultrathin CoSe2 Nanosheets for Water Oxidation

(2014) Youwen Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Metal–Organic Framework Derived Hybrid Co3O4-Carbon Porous Nanowire Arrays as Reversible Oxygen Evolution Electrodes

(2014) Tian Yi Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A Comparative Study on Gold and Platinum Dissolution in Acidic and Alkaline Media

(2014) Serhiy Cherevko et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY

Towards greener and more sustainable batteries for electrical energy storage

(2014) D. Larcher et al.   Nature Chemistry

Water photolysis at 12.3% efficiency via perovskite photovoltaics and Earth-abundant catalysts

(2014) J. Luo et al.   SCIENCE

Direct, Nonoxidative Conversion of Methane to Ethylene, Aromatics, and Hydrogen

(2014) X. Guo et al.   SCIENCE

Platinum-modified covalent triazine frameworks hybridized with carbon nanoparticles as methanol-tolerant oxygen reduction electrocatalysts

(2014) Kazuhide Kamiya et al.   Nature Communications

Sintering of Catalytic Nanoparticles: Particle Migration or Ostwald Ripening?

(2013) Thomas W. Hansen et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Single-Atom Catalysts: A New Frontier in Heterogeneous Catalysis

(2013) Xiao-Feng Yang et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters as New Model Catalysts

(2013) Gao Li et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Nitrogen and Sulfur Dual-Doped Non-Noble Catalyst Using Fluidic Acrylonitrile Telomer as Precursor for Efficient Oxygen Reduction

(2013) Yuanqin Chang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

First-row transition metal dichalcogenide catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction

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

Growing Crystalline Zinc-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate Metal–Organic Frameworks in Different Surfactants

(2013) Junkuo Gao et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Controllable Disorder Engineering in Oxygen-Incorporated MoS2 Ultrathin Nanosheets for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution

(2013) Junfeng Xie et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enabling direct H2O2 production through rational electrocatalyst design

(2013) Samira Siahrostami et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Towards a comprehensive understanding of platinum dissolution in acidic media

(2013) Angel A. Topalov et al.   Chemical Science

Platinum Electro-dissolution in Acidic Media upon Potential Cycling

(2013) Liyan Xing et al.   Electrocatalysis

Hydrogen-Evolution Catalysts Based on Non-Noble Metal Nickel-Molybdenum Nitride Nanosheets

(2012) Wei-Fu Chen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Coking- and Sintering-Resistant Palladium Catalysts Achieved Through Atomic Layer Deposition

(2012) Junling Lu et al.   SCIENCE

Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER) on Ru, Ir, and Pt Catalysts: A Comparative Study of Nanoparticles and Bulk Materials

(2012) Tobias Reier et al.   ACS Catalysis

Unveiling N-Protonation and Anion-Binding Effects on Fe/N/C Catalysts for O2 Reduction in Proton-Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cells

(2011) Juan Herranz et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Construction of Covalent Organic Framework for Catalysis: Pd/COF-LZU1 in Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling Reaction

(2011) San-Yuan Ding et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Direct Observations of Oxygen-induced Platinum Nanoparticle Ripening Studied by In Situ TEM

(2010) Søren B. Simonsen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Recent progress in alkaline water electrolysis for hydrogen production and applications

(2009) Kai Zeng et al.   PROGRESS IN ENERGY AND COMBUSTION SCIENCE

Gold Supported on Thin Oxide Films: From Single Atoms to Nanoparticles

(2008) Thomas Risse et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH