Abstract
The development of electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies is pivotal to the full-fledged utilization of renewable energy sources. The successful commercial application of water electrolysis to produce hydrogen gas, in particular, requires highly active electrocatalysts that can operate for prolonged periods. However, the high activity and high durability of electrocatalysts are often mutually exclusive. Recent studies have demonstrated that vacancy engineering might effectively modulate the electronic structures of catalysts, which can lead to high catalytic activity. Furthermore, it has been shown that vacancies are closely related to catalyst stability under operational conditions. To understand the benefits of vacancies in the catalyst structures, we discuss the recent advances in the development of vacancy-engineered catalysts for water electrolysis. In addition, we discuss the present limitations in this nascent field and provide directions for valuable future research.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1500-1513 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | CrystEngComm |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 Mar 7 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2017R1A2B3005682, NRF2019R1A6A1A11044070), and the Hydrogen Energy Innovation Technology Development Program of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Korean Government (Ministry of Science and ICT(MSIT)) (No. NRF-2019M3E6A1064709).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
