Nanocatalysts for Electrochemical Reactions: Design, Synthesis, and Fundamental Understanding
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 1000
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electrocatalysis; water splitting; oxygen reduction reaction; synchrotron radiation
Interests: CO2 reduction; water splitting; controlled synthesis; nanomaterials; electrocatalysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The concept of nanocatalysts opens up a new avenue in the field of electrochemistry research and have experienced highly productive decades since the consolidation of this topic. The featuring fine-tuned morphology and microscopic structure were elaborately exploited to access fascinating strain effects, ensemble effects and electronic structure modulations, which demonstrated great potential in diverse electrochemical transformations with distinctive reactivities. Besides, the combined experimental and theoretical studies substantially enriched fundamental understanding of molecular behaviors on surfaces, yielding a framework to understand catalytic trends that can ultimately offer rational guidance toward the development of improved catalysts. To date, the scope of either nanocatalysts or their applications has rapidly expanded, particularly the atomically dispersed catalysts emerge as a recent surge of interest. Moreover, the salient operando techniques and theoretical advances also bring new opportunities to mechanistic insights of complex catalytic network and build on progressive guidelines for catalyst design. Indeed, the thriving nanocatalyst is making its way into unprecedented combinations of rational design and controllable synthesis.
This Special Issue is dedicated to providing a broad survey of the most recent advances in Nanocatalysts for Electrochemical Reactions. Original research articles or reviews that discuss methodologies for synthesis and functionalization of nanocatalysts, structural aspects, catalytic mechanism and properties, and profound perspectives in electrocatalysis fields are welcome.
Dr. Wei Liu
Dr. Feng Hu
Dr. Danyang Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanocatalyst
- electrochemical reaction
- controllable synthesis
- reaction mechanism
- application
