Advanced Materials for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production

Dear Colleagues,

Global energy demand is projected to increase nearly 30% by 2040, with fossil fuels still representing the majority of energy supply. Hydrogen fuel has emerged as an alternative energy source for sustainably meeting the world’s energy demands due to its high energy density and zero carbon emissions. One “clean” way to make hydrogen fuel is to photo/electrochemically split water into hydrogen and oxygen. However, breaking down water requires an efficient catalyst, a material that increases the rate of a chemical reaction at a low input energy. Platinum, known as a state-of-art-catalyst for this reaction, is scarce and expensive. Thus, an inexpensive and earth-abundant alternative must be developed to create an effective process for replace using fossil fuels. In this Special Issue, we are inviting scientists and researchers to share their findings in efforts to generate hydrogen effectively using inexpensive advanced materials, such as transition-metal-based heteroatomic nanostructures, carbon- and non-carbon-based catalysts and supports, perovskites and their novel structures, such as single atoms, doping and alloying of metal and non-metal elements, etc. Different aspects of studies on the synthesis and characterization or evaluation of activity and degradation mechanisms of catalysts will be covered to provide fundamental insight into the development of high-efficiency hydrogen generation.

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Asadi
Prof. Dr. Bijandra Kumar
Guest Editors

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