A bottom-up approach to solving technical challenges in fuel cell systems through innovative catalyst design

Amorphous MoWSx Alloy Nanosheets via Room-Temperature Precipitation Method for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reactions

“…in the electrolyzer units has the advantages of reducing thermodynamic potential to a significant amount, thus reducing energy consumption efficiently for the overall water splitting process favorable to hydrogen manufacturing industry with zero environmental impact. , However, for efficient energy-saving hydrogen energy production, stable, cheap, and active electrocatalysts are important to satisfy the needs and remain challenging. To date, the most efficient catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction are noble-metal-based elements such as Pt, Pd, and their alloys. − However, high cost and low resources restrict their practical applications.…”

Regulating the Mesoporous Structure of Carbon Nanospheres by a Local Ablation Method for High-Performance PEMFC Catalysts

“…As promising clean energy sources, proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) present enormous potential to replace the traditional internal combustion engines as zero-emission power sources for vehicles in the future. − However, the commercialization of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) still faces three major challenges: performance improvements, cost reduction, and life development. − The most crucial part of this process is to reduce costs without sacrificing performance. ,, Therefore, high-performance PEMFCs with low Pt usage are a research hotspot. , However, there is insufficient utilization of Pt, sometimes even as low as 10% . Especially under the condition of low Pt loading, a slight decrease in Pt utilization leads to great performance losses. , Improving Pt utilization has become a prerequisite for realizing high-performance PEMFCs with low amounts of Pt.…”

Oxygen-Vacancy-Rich HfO2–x Nanoparticles Supported on Reduced Graphene Oxide for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reactions

“…3,4 Various sustainable energy technologies, including electrocatalytic water splitting, fuel cells, and metal−air batteries, are at the forefront of energy conversion/storage technologies. 5,6 State-of-the-art noble metal-based catalysts, such as Pt, 6 Pd, 7 AuPd, 8 and IrO 2 /RuO 2 , 9 are highly active for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reaction (HER/OER). Due to their scarcity and high cost, their widespread use has been limited.…”

“…Novel nanostructured materials have benchmarked applications ranging from electronics, optics, sensing, catalysis, and energy storage to various other sustainable energy conversion technologies. − In this regard, designing materials with modified surface properties and unique physicochemical properties via simple synthetic approaches and easy fabrication processes at a favorable cost has been a great challenging task. , Various sustainable energy technologies, including electrocatalytic water splitting, fuel cells, and metal–air batteries, are at the forefront of energy conversion/storage technologies. , State-of-the-art noble metal-based catalysts, such as Pt, Pd, AuPd, and IrO 2 /RuO 2 , are highly active for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reaction (HER/OER). Due to their scarcity and high cost, their widespread use has been limited.…”