Catalysts (ISSN: 2073-4344) has launched the Section “Electrocatalysis”, which aims at publishing original, novel, and high-impact contributions related to this cross-disciplinary field of electrocatalysis. This includes corrosion science, electroanalytical sensors, wastewater treatment, electro-organic synthesis, and energy conversion and storage devices.

We welcome you to read the top cited papers published in 2021 and 2022. As they are open access publications, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal.

1. “A Brief Review of Catalytic Cathode Materials for Na-CO₂ Batteries”
by Dong Sui, Meijia Chang, Haiyu Wang, Hang Qian, Yanliang Yang, Shan Li, Yongsheng Zhang and Yingze Song
Catalysts 2021, 11(5), 603; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11050603
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/5/603

2. “From CO₂ to Value-Added Products: A Review about Carbon-Based Materials for Electro-Chemical CO₂ Conversion”
by Lilian D. Ramírez-Valencia, Esther Bailón-García, Francisco Carrasco-Marín and Agustín F. Pérez-Cadenas
Catalysts 2021, 11(3), 351; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11030351
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/3/351

3. “Carbon Monoxide Tolerant Pt-Based Electrocatalysts for H₂-PEMFC Applications: Current Progress and Challenges”
by Costas Molochas and Panagiotis Tsiakaras
Catalysts 2021, 11(9), 1127; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11091127
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/9/1127

4. “Hierarchical Ternary Sulfides as Effective Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Generation Through Water Splitting: A Review on the Performance of ZnIn₂S₄”
by Ravichandran Janani, Raja Preethi V, Shubra Singh, Aishwarya Rani and Chang-Tang Chang
Catalysts 2021, 11(2), 277; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11020277
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/2/277

5. “High Selectivity Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction and Anti-Chlorine Corrosion Strategies in Seawater Splitting”
by Shanshan Jiang, Yang Liu, Hao Qiu, Chao Su and Zongping Shao
Catalysts 2022, 12(3), 261; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12030261
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/12/3/261

6. “Electrocatalytic Investigation by Improving the Charge Kinetics between Carbon Electrodes and Dopamine Using Bio-Synthesized CuO Nanoparticles”
by Shashanka Rajendrachari, Gururaj Kudur Jayaprakash, Anup Pandith, Abdullah Cahit Karaoglanli and Orhan Uzun
Catalysts 2022, 12(9), 994; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12090994
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/12/9/994

7. “Reduced Graphene Oxide-Supported Pt-Based Catalysts for PEM Fuel Cells with Enhanced Activity and Stability”
by Irina V. Pushkareva, Artem S. Pushkarev, Valery N. Kalinichenko, Ratibor G. Chumakov, Maksim A. Soloviev, Yanyu Liang, Pierre Millet and Sergey A. Grigoriev
Catalysts 2021, 11(2), 256; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11020256
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/2/256

8. “Solid-State Ball-Milling of Co₃O₄ Nano/Microspheres and Carbon Black Endorsed LaMnO₃ Perovskite Catalyst for Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysis”
by Chelladurai Karuppiah, Balamurugan Thirumalraj, Srinivasan Alagar, Shakkthivel Piraman, Ying-Jeng Jame Li and Chun-Chen Yang
Catalysts 2021, 11(1), 76; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11010076
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/1/76

9. “V₂O₅/Carbon Nanotube/Polypyrrole Based Freestanding Negative Electrodes for High-Performance Supercapacitors”
by Jincy Parayangattil Jyothibasu, Ming-Zhu Chen, You-Ching Tien, Chi-Ching Kuo, Erh-Chiang Chen Yi-Chun Lin, Tai-Chin Chiang and Rong-Ho Lee
Catalysts 2021, 11(8), 980; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11080980
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/8/980

10. “Fabrication of High-Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitor Consists of Nickel Oxide and Activated Carbon (NiO//AC)”
by Rajangam Vinodh, Rajendran Suresh Babu, Raji Atchudan, Hee-Je Kim, Moonsuk Yi, Leandro Marques Samyn and Ana Lucia Ferreira de Barros
Catalysts 2022, 12(4), 375; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12040375
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/12/4/375

11. “Highly Graphitized Fe-N-C Electrocatalysts Prepared from Chitosan Hydrogel Frameworks”
by Giorgia Daniel, Tomasz Kosmala, Federico Brombin, Marco Mazzucato, Alessandro Facchin, Maria Chiara Dalconi, Denis Badocco, Paolo Pastore, Gaetano Granozzi and Christian Durante
Catalysts 2021, 11(3), 390; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11030390
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/3/390

12. “Activating the FeS (001) Surface for CO₂ Adsorption and Reduction through the Formation of Sulfur Vacancies: A DFT-D3 Study”
by Nelson Y. Dzade and Nora H. de Leeuw
Catalysts 2021, 11(1), 127; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11010127
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/1/127

13. “Methanol, Ethanol, and Formic Acid Oxidation on New Platinum-Containing Catalysts”
by Vladislav S. Menshikov, Ivan N. Novomlinsky, Sergey V. Belenov, Anastasya A. Alekseenko, Olga I. Safronenko and Vladimir E. Guterman
Catalysts 2021, 11(2), 158; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11020158
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/2/158

14. “Surface-Modified Ta₃N₅ Photoanodes for Sunlight-Driven Overall Water Splitting by Photoelectrochemical Cells”
by Tomohiro Higashi, Yutaka Sasaki, Yudai Kawase, Hiroshi Nishiyama, Masao Katayama, Kazuhiro Takanabe and Kazunari Domen
Catalysts 2021, 11(5), 584; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11050584
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/5/584

15. “2D-Layered Non-Precious Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: Fundamentals to Applications”
by Prasanta Kumar Sahoo, Soubhagya Ranjan Bisoi, Yi-June Huang, Dung-Sheng Tsai and Chuan-Pei Lee
Catalysts 2021, 11(6), 689; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11060689
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/6/689

If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about participating in cutting-edge research publications, please do not hesitate to contact the Section Managing Editor, Ms. Janine Li (janine.li@mdpi.com).