Atomic-level Coupled Spinel@perovskite Dual-phase Oxides toward Enhanced Performance in Zn-air Batteries

Interface engineering has been proved to be an efficient strategy for boosting electrocatalytic performance and has attracted increasing interest in past few decades. Herein, Co3O4@LaCoO3 heterojunctions with abundant oxygen vacancies,...

Ni(OH)2 Coated CoMn-Layered Double Hydroxide Nanowires as Efficient Water Oxidation Electrocatalysts

Core-shell nanowires of first-row transition metals are important members of nanostructured electrocatalysts for water oxidation owing to their superior electrocatalytic performance and tremendous promise as substitutes for noble-metal-based electrocatalysts. Recently,...

Synthesis and Electrocatalytic Performance of Ultrathin Noble Metal Nanosheets

Noble metal nanomaterials are widely used in various fields such as catalysis, fuel cells, and biomedical applications due to their high catalytic activity, chemical stability, and biocompatibility. The performance of...

Regulation of the Electronic Structure of Perovskites to Improve the Electrocatalytic Performance for the Nitrogen-reduction Reaction

Ammonia has received widespread attention as an indispensable chemical for humans and a potential energy source for a future low-carbon society. To meet the urgent requirements for a high output...

Porous Single-Crystalline Vanadium Nitride Octahedron with Unique Electrocatalytic Performance

In contrast to irregular polycrystals, the orderly structure and the clear surface atomic termination layer of the porous single crystals demonstrate unique physical and chemical properties, including excellent electric conductivity,...