Novel Electrocatalysts for Boosting Oxygen/Hydrogen Evolution Reactions
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 818
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electrolysis; ammonia electrosynthesis; water electrolysis; nanoarray; nanomaterials
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Dear Colleagues,
Hydrogen, an environmentally friendly energy carrier, has been addressed as a future energy source owing to its higher energy density and the absence of the carbon footprints of combustion products. Electrochemical water splitting, consisting of cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER), has been considered the most optimistic technology for large-scale H2 fuel production. Currently, the rational design and exploitation of efficient and cost-effective electrocatalysts to improve the efficiency of water electrolysis is a challenge. This Special Issue aims to cover recent advances in HER and OER, including the novel design of HER and OER electrocatalysts for composition manipulation, morphology control or structural engineering, the advanced characterization of electrocatalysts using state-of-the-art microscopy and spectroscopy techniques, studies of electrocatalytic mechanisms, and the exploration of applications of electrocatalysts. All types of articles, including original research articles, communications, and brief research reports, are welcome. Perspectives and reviews on challenges and opportunities for HER and OER electrocatalyst development are also highly appreciated.
Dr. Longcheng Zhang
Dr. Justin Seow
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electrocatalytic water splitting
- hydrogen evolution reaction
- oxygen evolution reaction
- seawater electrolysis
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