Perspective
Progress on 2D–2D heterostructured hybrid materials for efficient electrocatalysis
2D–2D hybrids have large heterointerfaces and strong interactions between the two components, leading to strong coupling effects that influence the electronic structure of active sites and benefit charge transfer during energy conversion reactions.
Perspective
Vacancy defect tuning of electronic structures of transition metal (hydr)oxide-based electrocatalysts for enhanced oxygen evolution
Three state-of-the-art defects-tuning strategies have been summarized for regulating the electronic structures, enhancing the conductivities and boosting the OER performances of transition metal (hydr)oxides-based electrocatalysts.
Perspective
Dos and don’ts in screening water splitting electrocatalysts
A perspective with an explicit account of the appropriate screening of water splitting electrocatalysts advocating dos and don’ts!
Review Article
Metal-doped nickel-based chalcogenides and phosphochalcogenides for electrochemical water splitting
How does bimetallic composition of nickel-rich semiconductors affect their electrochemical water splitting activity?
Review Article
Transition metal quantum dots for the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction: recent progresses and challenges
Transition metal quantum dots composites for an electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction.
Communication
Well-defined 2D transition vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) flat nanorods with large-scale synthesis feasibility as an electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER)
Schematic representation of V2O5 synthesis and its OER analysis.
Paper
Generation of covalent organic framework-derived porous N-doped carbon nanosheets for highly efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution
N-doped carbon nanosheets derived from triazine-containing polyimide-based covalent organic framework (TP-COF) exhibit outstanding electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution.
Paper
Interfacing NiV layered double hydroxide with sulphur-doped g-C3N4 as a novel electrocatalyst for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction through Volmer–Heyrovský mechanism
The poor intrinsic catalytic activity of g-C3N4 towards electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) was overcome by sulphur doping and NiV LDH compositing. A comprehensive account of enhanced HER through the Volmer–Heyrovský mechanism is provided.
Paper
Nano-interfacial interactions in 2-D Ni3S2–Ni3N nanosheets for the hydrogen evolution reaction in an alkaline medium
Herein, a heterostructure of Ni3S2–Ni3N was prepared by a three-step synthesis procedure that consists of the formation of Ni3S2 on NF, the electrodeposition of Ni(OH)2 over Ni3S2 and nitridation in the presence of ammonia.
Paper
Facile surface reconstructions of cobalt–copper phosphide heterostructures enable efficient electrocatalytic glycerol oxidation for energy-saving hydrogen evolution
Synergistic interaction between CoP and Cu3P enables facile surface reconstruction of CoP–Cu3P nanocomposites, making them excellent glycerol oxidation and hydrogen evolution catalysts, requiring only 1.21 V to reach 10 mA cm−2.
Paper
Synergistic photo-enhanced electrocatalysis of Pt–ZnO–Bi2O3 heterojunction for methanol oxidation under visible light illumination
The synergistic effect of Pt–ZnO–Bi2O3 ternary heterojunction is observed and mechanistic paths are proposed for the photo-electrooxidation of methanol in alkali under visible light irradiation.
Paper
Regulating the coordination environment of a metal–organic framework for an efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction
A novel metal–organic framework (MOF) with efficient OER electrocatalytic performance (defined as FeCo-L1L2) was successfully synthesized.
Paper
Single-step in situ synthesis of MoO2-faceted structures as highly efficient HER electrocatalysts and electrode materials for pseudocapacitors
The in situ developed intermediate MoO2-layered structures exhibited superior performance towards HER activity. The faceted and stacked MoO2 structures are potential candidates as electrode materials for pseudocapacitors.
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