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Efficient Water Dissociation on Confined Ultrafine Pt via Pyridinic N-Enhanced Heavy d−π Interaction

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Fe-Doped Ni3S2/NixP Heterojunction with Enhanced Electron Transfer for Efficient Electrochemical Water Splitting

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Unsaturated NiO Incorporated PtNi, Possessing Abundant Surface Hydroxyl Species, as an Efficient and Durable Electrocatalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Seawater

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DFT Study on Methanol Oxidation Reaction Catalyzed by PtmPdn Alloys

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One-Step Preparation of High Performance TiO2/CNT/CQD Nanocomposites Bactericidal Coating with Ultrasonic Radiation

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Laser Irradiation-Induced Pt-Based Bimetallic Alloy Nanostructures without Chemical Reducing Agents for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

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Stoichiometry design in hierarchical CoNiFe phosphide for highly efficient water oxidation

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Fractal Design of Hierarchical PtPd with Enhanced Exposed Surface Atoms for Highly Catalytic Activity and Stability

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Directed Mass and Electron Transfer Promoted by Hierarchical Porous Co–P–O Leads to Enhancement of the Overall Water Splitting Efficiency

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Elevating the d-Band Center of Ni3S2 Nanosheets by Fe Incorporation to Boost the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

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