2D MOFs and their derivatives for electrocatalytic applications: Recent advances and new challenges

Review and Perspective on Transition Metal Electrocatalysts Toward Carbon-Neutral Energy

“…This review provides novel aspects in the field of electrocatalysis and is distinct from other resources available in the literature. While there are many review articles that focus on aspects related to this current work, they tend to focus on either a specific catalyst classification, such as single atom catalysts, MOFs, noble metal alloys, or Cu-derived catalysts, or they focus on only one reaction of interest, such as water splitting, − CO 2 RR, ,− or NRR. , A review article that is similar to this one in terms of scope and catalyst structures studied is the work by Bhatt and Lee . Bhatt and Lee’s work focuses on providing an overview of theoretical developments for Pt-free and/or metal-free electrocatalysts for various electrochemical reactions for potential fuel cell applications.…”

Manipulating the interaction of Pt NPs with N-hollow carbon spheres by F-doping for boosting oxygen reduction/methanol oxidation reactions

“…The carbon substrate can not only increase the accessibility of the edge position but also improve the electron transfer at the interface, which will significantly improve the catalytic performance. 29,30 However, the weak interaction between Pt NPs and the carbon support cannot easily lead to the transfer of electrons from the Pt atoms to the carbon support, which might cause Pt NPs to agglomerate and migrate on the surface of the carbon support and eventually, inferior activity and durability. 31 On this basis, the researchers tried to dope the carbon substrate with heteroatoms, particularly N atoms.…”

Single-atom catalysts for electrochemical applications

“…Up to now, significant progress has been made in constructing high-performance electrocatalysts including pure metals, alloys, and metal complexes. [18][19][20][21][22] However, the presence of electrocatalysts in bulk or nano-scale forms leads to inefficient atom economies and high costs that greatly limit their commercial application. Therefore, designing electrocatalysts on an atomic scale is the most promising way to make full use of each atom on the supported catalysts.…”