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Beyond Crystallinity: How Amorphous Structures Dictate Performance in Electrocatalysis

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H
Hainan Wei
蒋震宇 (Zhenyu Jiang)
J
Jiayi Li
Y
Yujie Cui
X
Xuan Peng
P
Ping Zhang
M
Ming Wang *
J
Jiwei Ma *
H
Hongfei Cheng *
DOI:10.1002/adma.202600014delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Electrocatalysis has proven remarkable effectiveness in various fields, such as energy conversion and storage, chemical synthesis, and environmental remediation. Catalysts play a crucial role in determining the efficiency of electrocatalytic reactions. In the past decades, amorphous electrocatalysts have attracted significant attention owing to their structural disorder-induced advantages, such as abundant active sites, high structural flexibility, and unique electronic structure. More recently, amorphous-crystalline heterophase electrocatalysts have been proven even more effective because of the synergy between different phases. Herein, the common synthesis methods and fundamental features of amorphous-based structures are outlined, including amorphous phase and amorphous-crystalline dual-phase nanomaterials. Importantly, the correlations between the structural characteristics of amorphous-based nanomaterials and their electrocatalytic performance are interpreted in depth, with the focus on newly emerged materials in recent years and energy-related electrocatalytic reactions. Finally, perspectives on the remaining challenges and potential research directions in future are also provided.
Keywords:
amorphous-crystalline heterophase
amorphous structure
electrocatalysis
structure-performance relationship

Journal

Advanced Materials cover
Advanced Materials
IF:
26.8
Papers:
3.4W
Citations:
46.0W

Organization

F
fudan university
Scholars:
11.7W
Papers: 7.7W
Citations: 121
T
tongji university
Scholars:
7.8W
Papers: 5.9W
Citations: 98