A Mini Review: Recent Advances in Asymmetrically Coordinated Atom Sites for High-Efficiency Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Junyang Ding, Wenxian Liu (), Shusheng Zhang, Jun Luo and Xijun Liu ()
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Junyang Ding: Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
Wenxian Liu: College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou 310014, China
Shusheng Zhang: College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Jun Luo: Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
Xijun Liu: State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-Cycle Safety for Composite Structures, School of Resource, Environments and Materials, Nanning 530004, China

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 6, 1-18

Abstract: Energy is the substance foundation of human society. Single−atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as promising electrode materials in the energy field owing to their unique characteristics. It was demonstrated that the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance of SACs relies on the metal−centric species and the corresponding local coordination engineering. Herein, the recent progress relating to asymmetric atomic catalysts for the HER is reviewed, including low coordination, heteroatomic coordination, and bimetallic coordination. In addition, the connection between the coordination structures and the presented electrocatalytic performance was discussed. The main challenges that need to be addressed for the asymmetric atomic catalysts in the HER are summarized. Finally, some insights into the development of high−quality asymmetric atomic catalysts are included.

Keywords: asymmetric atom sites; coordination environment; hydrogen evolution reaction; catalyst design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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