Dos and don’ts in screening water splitting electrocatalysts

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Energy Adv., 2022, 1, 511
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Rh for HER electrocatalysis? A critical analysis of recent studies and thoughts on the same!

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A direct Z-scheme photocatalyst PtS2/HfGe2N4 van der Waals heterostructure for highly efficient water splitting: first-principles study

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Tailoring supports for enhancing the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance of platinum species: a review

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Porous tremella-like NiMoP/CoP network electrodes as an efficient electrocatalyst

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Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 11667
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Electrospun one-dimensional electrocatalysts for boosting electrocatalysis

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Regulation of the electronic structure of a RuNi/MoC electrocatalyst for high-efficiency hydrogen evolution in alkaline seawater

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Ru doping boosts electrocatalytic water splitting

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An advanced Ru-based alkaline HER electrocatalyst benefiting from Volmer-step promoting 5d and 3d co-catalysts

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Delaminated MBene sheets beyond usual 2D transition metal materials for securing Pt single atoms to boost hydrogen evolution

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 16, 4093
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Recent achievements in noble metal-based oxide electrocatalysts for water splitting

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Mater. Horiz., 2025, 12, 1757
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Electron rearrangement at the crystalline–amorphous heterogeneous interface boosts alkaline hydrogen production

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Chem. Sci., 2025, 16, 9739
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Universal synthesis of rare earth-doped FeP nanorod arrays for the hydrogen evolution reaction

Minnan Chen, Zijing Lin, Yi Ren, Xuan Wang, Meng Li, Dongmei Sun, Yawen Tang and Gengtao Fu

Mater. Chem. Front., 2023, 7, 4132
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The reference electrode dilemma in energy conversion electrocatalysis: “right vs. okay vs. wrong”

Sengeni Anantharaj, Prince J. J. Sagayaraj, Manova Santhosh Yesupatham, Roshini Arulraj, Karthik Eswaran, Karthikeyan Sekar and Suguru Noda

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11, 17699
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Achieving advanced hydrogen evolution under large current density using an amorphous/crystalline core–shell electrocatalyst of a-NiCoP/Co2P

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Recent advances of H-intercalated Pd-based nanocatalysts for electrocatalytic reactions

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The enhancement in the performance of ultra-small core–shell Au@AuPt nanoparticles toward HER and ORR by surface engineering

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Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 4378
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Titanium-vacancy-based Ti3C2Tx MXene with In-Situ Loaded ultra-low platinum demonstrating outstanding hydrogen evolution performance in acidic seawater

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Three-phase-boundary Pt in a self-supported MoPt2-MoNi4/Mo2C heterojunction electrocatalyst for highly efficient pH-universal hydrogen evolution reaction

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Facile Immersing Synthesis of Pt Single Atoms Supported on Sulfide for Bifunctional toward Seawater Electrolysis

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Catalytic enhancement of graphene oxide by trace molybdenum oxide nanoparticles doping: Optimized electrocatalyst for green hydrogen production

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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024, 62, 488
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Surface chemical microenvironment engineering of catalysts by organic molecules for boosting electrocatalytic reaction

Xianxu Chu, Lu Wang, Junru Li and Hui Xu

Chinese Chemical Letters, 2024, 35, 109105
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Single Ru atoms dispersed on MoSe2/MXene nanosheets with multiple interfaces for enhanced acidic hydrogen evolution

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Hierarchical CuOx@Ni1–yCoyO Nanotube Arrays Grown on Cu Foam as a Binder-Free Electrode for Hydrazine-Assisted Unprecedented Efficient Hydrogen Generation

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Construction of Pt Single-Atom and Cluster/FeOOH Synergistic Active Sites for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

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ACS Catal., 2024, 14, 7867
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Low-Crystalline Cobalt Iron Oxide-Supported Single Ru Atoms and Ru Clusters for 2,5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Electro-Oxidation Coupled with Hydrogen Evolution

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Eccentric Corrosion-Induced Formation of γ-NiFeOOH and γ-NiCoOOH on NiFeCo Alloy for Enhanced OER

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Robust and hydrophilic Mo-NiS@NiTe core-shell heterostructure nanorod arrays for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline freshwater and seawater

Ke Zhang, Endong Yang, Yingping Zheng, Dehua Yu, Jinxi Chen and Yongbing Lou

Applied Surface Science, 2023, 637, 157977
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WS2/NiSx heterojunction nanosheet clusters: A highly efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction

Zhiqiang Zhang, Xiaofeng Lin, Shuli Tang and Qitong Huang

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022, 47, 33643
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Defect engineering in two-dimensional Janus pentagonal noble metal sulfide MXY (M=Pd, Pt; X, Y S, Se, Te; X≠Y) materials for highly efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction

Jinbo Hao, Yirong Ma, Baonan Jia, Xinhui Zhang, Chunling Zhang, Ge Wu, Wen Chen, Yuanzi Li and Pengfei Lu

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024, 62, 462
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Interfacial electronic structure modulation of CoP nanowires with FeP nanosheets for enhanced hydrogen evolution under alkaline water/seawater electrolytes

Chaojie Lyu, Jiarun Cheng, Kaili Wu, Jiwen Wu, Ning Wang, Zhonglu Guo, Pengfei Hu, Woon-Ming Lau and Jinlong Zheng

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022, 317, 121799
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Chemical engineering of CuS thin film with Ag-modified InSe2 supported on NF enhancing electrochemical performance for OER and HER

Asma A. Alothman, Syed Imran Abbas Shah, Maira Sadaqat, Nigarish Bano, Muhammad Yousaf Rehman, Sumaira Manzoor, Muhammad Fahad Ehsan and Muhammad Naeem Ashiq

Ceramics International, 2024, 50, 12905
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Genetic descriptor search algorithm for predicting hydrogen adsorption free energy of 2D material

Jaehwan Lee, Seokwon Shin, Jaeho Lee, Young-Kyu Han, Woojin Lee and Youngdoo Son

Sci Rep, 2023, 13
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Nitrogen and Sulfur Co‐Doped Carbon‐Coated Ni3S2/MoO2 Nanowires as Bifunctional Catalysts for Alkaline Seawater Electrolysis

Xiaocheng Fan, Bei Li, Chunling Zhu, Feng Yan, Xitian Zhang and Yujin Chen

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Rational development of PPy/CuWO4 nanostructure as competent electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution, and hydrogen evolution reactions

Nouf H. Alotaibi, Sumaira Manzoor, Shahroz Saleem, Saikh Mohammad, Muhammad Khalil, Şenay Yalçin, Abdul Ghafoor Abid and Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024, 59, 1326
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Plasma-driven integration of multifunctional active sites in three-dimensional self-supported catalysts for enhanced alkaline and seawater splitting

Chengwei Sun, Yuan He, Ting Xiang, Njud S. Alharbi and Changlun Chen

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 687, 715
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Boosting hydrogen production via alkaline water splitting: Impact of Ag doping in Gd2O3 nanosheet arrays

Sumaira Manzoor, Shahid Ali, Muhammad Mansha, Anastasia V. Safronova, Faizah Altaf, Safyan Akram Khan and Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 141, 773
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Sea urchin-like CoTe-CoP heterostructure catalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution in all-pH range

Shaoke Zhu, Minghui Xing, Zhankuan Lu, Zelong Qiao, Shitao Wang, Qinglan Zhao, Minhua Shao, Jimmy Yun and Dapeng Cao

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Electrochemical dealloying-assisted activity enhancement: The next big thing in water electrosplitting!

Sengeni Anantharaj and Suguru Noda

Nano Energy, 2023, 114, 108624
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PtTiCe/C catalyst prepared by electrochemical dealloying for hydrogen evolution reaction

Huaihang Fan, Yueming Shang, Shaqin Wang, Liangming Duan, Jiahao Han, Ji Liu, Xiaoqi Wang and Bin Yang

Funct. Mater. Lett., 2025, 18
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Stainless steel mesh-based CoSe/Ni3Se4 heterostructure for efficient electrocatalytic overall water splitting

Hongbo Zhou, Dongxu Zhang, Weixuan Dong, Chunxing Zhou, Tianyao Jiang, Yashu Liu, Chungui Tian, Yanhong Liu, Yu Liu and Baodong Mao

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023, 48, 14554
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The importance of carefully choosing vertex potentials in hydrogen underpotential deposition

Sengeni Anantharaj and Suguru Noda

Materials Today Energy, 2023, 32, 101234
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Strategies for Promoting Catalytic Performance of Ru‐Based Electrocatalysts towards Oxygen/Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

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The Chemical Record, 2023, 23
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Facile synthesis of molybdenum trioxide supported nanospheres Iron telluride for highly efficient electrocatalytic oxygen and hydrogen production

Asma A. Alothman, Jafar Hussain Shah, Abdul Ghafoor Abid, Asmaa Benettayeb and Mika Sillanpaa

J Aust Ceram Soc, 2025
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Phosphorus-Doped CuMn2O4 Nanoflakes: A Highly Performed Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction and Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in an Alkaline Environment

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Energy Fuels, 2024, 38, 15533
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Phase‐Transition of Mo2C Induced by Tungsten Doping as Heterointerface‐Rich Electrocatalyst for Optimizing Hydrogen Evolution Activity

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Surface-Regulated Platinum–Copper Nanoframes in Electrochemical Reforming of Ethanol for Efficient Hydrogen Production

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ACS Catal., 2022, 12, 11402
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Recent achievements in selenium-based transition metal electrocatalysts for pH-universal water splitting

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Nano Res., 2024, 17, 5763
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Crystalline nickel sulfide integrated with amorphous cobalt sulfide as an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for water splitting

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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023, 48, 7337
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High-entropy layered double hydroxides tailor Pt electron state for promoting acidic hydrogen evolution reaction

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Heteroatom Doping Promoting CoP for Driving Water Splitting

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The Chemical Record, 2024, 24
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The impact of support electronegativity on the electrochemical properties of platinum

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Interfacial engineering of heterostructured Mo2C-Ru nanoparticles dispersed on 3D interconnected carbon nanobelts for highly efficient hydrogen evolution

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Preparation and Hydrogen Evolution Property Tunning of Carbon Nano Onion Supported Co-Pt Alloy Catalysts

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Cobalt phosphide/nickel–cobalt phosphide heterostructured hollow nanoflowers for high-performance supercapacitor and overall water splitting

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