Atomic Electrocatalyst of Efficient Energy System
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 3632
Special Issue Editor
Interests: energy catalysis (water electrolysis for hydrogen production, carbon dioxide fixation, ammonia synthesis, etc.); development of new energy devices (zinc metal batteries, lithium sulfur batteries, fuel cells, etc.)
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Atomic electrocatalysts (AECs), which include single/dual-atoms and nanoclusters with the exposed active sites at atomic level, have emerged as emerging frontier in the field of heterogeneous catalysis and materials research account for its optimized selectivity and catalytic activity attributed to homogeneous catalytic site with definite low atomic coordination number. AECs have different structural characteristics from those of nanoparticles and bulk materials, enable efficient electrochemical conversion in energy system, e.g., prominent photo- and/or electro-reactions (hydrogen evolution, oxygen evolution, hydrogen oxidation, oxygen reduction, nitrogen reduction, and carbon dioxide reduction, etc.) and sustainable energy devices (water splitting systems, fuel cells, and metal air/carbon dioxide batteries, etc.). Although remarkable development has been made in the rational design and preparation, as well as potential application of AECs in recent years, there are still some key elusiveness needs to insight:
- The anchoring mechanisms and regulation at atomic-level precision for different types of supported AECs;
- The determination of real active sites in dynamic structure evolution between the catalytic centers and reactive intermediates;
- The low-cost industrialization method to improve the production and develop multi-functionality of AECs;
- The practical application of AECs to expand sustainable energy technologies.
Therefore, the joint efforts of researchers from all over the world are needed to address the above existing challenges. In this Special Issue of Energies on “Atomic Electrocatalyst of Efficient Energy Systems”, we welcome your original papers to quickly share your research results in this field.
Prof. Dr. Xijun Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- atomic electrocatalysts
- synthesis strategies
- electrochemical reactions
- structure-function relationship
- sustainable energy devices
