Advances and insights in amorphous electrocatalyst towards water splitting

Rational design of local microenvironment for electrocatalytic water splitting

“…138 The modification of an amorphous phase with a large number of dangling bonds and unsaturated surface atoms can provide adsorption sites for reactants, which are also beneficial for the enrichment of reaction intermediates. 139 Wan et al demonstrated that delocalized protons generated at the amorphous NiO x H y shell could easily cascade inward to the interface Pt sites through hydrogen bonding networks, improving the effective proton supply rate on the Pt surface for later Tafel steps (Fig. 8g–i).…”

Single atom-decorated transition metal oxide nanomaterials for efficient oxygen evolution reaction

“…2d). 62–64 Besides, each step of the AEM involves an electron–proton transfer process, causing OER activities being pH-independent. 65 Meanwhile, catalysts undergoing the AEM pathway usually display excellent stability during the OER process.…”

Electrocatalytic functional group conversion-based carbon resource upgrading

“…8,9 Among these, electrocatalysts have garnered significant attention and are widely studied. 10–13 Strategies to enhance their electrocatalytic performance are rapidly expanding, such as doping, atomic dispersion, nanostructures, and heterointerface engineering, all of which show effective utilization of the intrinsic atoms involved. It makes a significant contribution to the activity and selectivity of electrocatalysts.…”