Oct
5
Zirconium Nitride Performs Better In Fuel Cell Than Platinum
October 5, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… A Tohoku University group of researchers have unraveled the mysteries behind a recently identified material – zirconium nitride (ZrN) – that helps power clean energy reactions. Their proposed framework will help future designs for transition metal nitrides, paving a path for generating cleaner energy. The study was published in the journal Chemical Science, where […]
Sep
27
Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst Enhances Water Splitting
September 27, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… A City University of Hong Kong research team achieved a groundbreaking advancement in nanomaterials by successfully developing a highly efficient electrocatalyst. The catalyst can enhance the generation of hydrogen significantly through electrochemical water splitting. The discovery, published in the journal Nature, centers on developing a highly efficient electrocatalyst that can enhance hydrogen generation through […]
Sep
21
New Catalyst Found For Electrocatalytic CO2 Recycling
September 21, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Tokyo University of Science researchers have developed novel in-liquid plasma-treated titanium dioxide electrode decorated with silver nanoparticles to facilitate enhanced conversion of carbon dioxide to useful products, such as syngas, a clean alternative to fossil fuels. The work was made available and published in the journal Science of the Total Environment. Carbon dioxide can be […]
Sep
13
Way Found To Use Chromium Replacing Rare Metal Catalysts
September 13, 2023 | Leave a Comment
University of Basel chemists have succeeded in replacing the rare elements osmium and ruthenium with a significantly cheaper metal. In terms of their properties, the new materials are very similar to those used in the past. Expensive noble metals often play a vital role in illuminating screens or converting solar energy into fuels. We’re familiar […]
Aug
23
Gold Alloyed With Nickel Studied For Hydrogen Production
August 23, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Chiba University researchers show the hydrogen evolution reaction activity of a GoldNickel/Gold electrocatalyst increases due to surface defects formed via Nickel dealloying. Gold (Au)-based electrocatalysts used for hydrogen production via water electrolysis exhibit high chemical stability but low hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity. Alloying them with nickel (Ni) can improve their HER activity. Now, a […]