Orbital modulation in platinum-group-metal (PGM) electrocatalysts: An effective approach to boost catalytic performance

Platinum group metal (PGM) electrocatalysts play an irreplaceable role in many electrochemical reactions for sustainable energy conversion. In the past few decades, the electronic orbital modulation methods have emerged as an important way to produce high-performance electrocatalysts, often by adjus...

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Main Authors: Xuan Liu, Gang Wu, Qing Li
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Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. 2025-03-01
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description Platinum group metal (PGM) electrocatalysts play an irreplaceable role in many electrochemical reactions for sustainable energy conversion. In the past few decades, the electronic orbital modulation methods have emerged as an important way to produce high-performance electrocatalysts, often by adjusting surface reactivity and enhancing structural stability. In this review, we first systematically elaborate on the basic principles and strategies of orbital modulation for PGM-based catalysts, mainly from the perspective of improving activity and stability, in which we highlight some exploratory theoretical studies over the past few decades. Then we describe a series of representative works to elucidate the specific approaches used to realize precise orbital modulation in PGM catalysts. Finally, we clarify the existing challenges and propose some perspectives for the development of related theories and practical applications.
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spelling doaj-art-7a731be89dee47c8a0fb0bc2c87323c02025-08-20T02:55:16ZengKeAi Communications Co. Ltd.eScience2667-14172025-03-015210027010.1016/j.esci.2024.100270Orbital modulation in platinum-group-metal (PGM) electrocatalysts: An effective approach to boost catalytic performanceXuan Liu0Gang Wu1Qing Li2State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, ChinaDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, United StatesState Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China; Corresponding author.Platinum group metal (PGM) electrocatalysts play an irreplaceable role in many electrochemical reactions for sustainable energy conversion. In the past few decades, the electronic orbital modulation methods have emerged as an important way to produce high-performance electrocatalysts, often by adjusting surface reactivity and enhancing structural stability. In this review, we first systematically elaborate on the basic principles and strategies of orbital modulation for PGM-based catalysts, mainly from the perspective of improving activity and stability, in which we highlight some exploratory theoretical studies over the past few decades. Then we describe a series of representative works to elucidate the specific approaches used to realize precise orbital modulation in PGM catalysts. Finally, we clarify the existing challenges and propose some perspectives for the development of related theories and practical applications.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667141724000545Orbital modulationPlatinum-group-metalElectrocatalysisAtomic rearrangementMetal–support interaction
spellingShingle Xuan Liu
Gang Wu
Qing Li
Orbital modulation in platinum-group-metal (PGM) electrocatalysts: An effective approach to boost catalytic performance
eScience
Orbital modulation
Platinum-group-metal
Electrocatalysis
Atomic rearrangement
Metal–support interaction
title Orbital modulation in platinum-group-metal (PGM) electrocatalysts: An effective approach to boost catalytic performance
title_full Orbital modulation in platinum-group-metal (PGM) electrocatalysts: An effective approach to boost catalytic performance
title_fullStr Orbital modulation in platinum-group-metal (PGM) electrocatalysts: An effective approach to boost catalytic performance
title_full_unstemmed Orbital modulation in platinum-group-metal (PGM) electrocatalysts: An effective approach to boost catalytic performance
title_short Orbital modulation in platinum-group-metal (PGM) electrocatalysts: An effective approach to boost catalytic performance
title_sort orbital modulation in platinum group metal pgm electrocatalysts an effective approach to boost catalytic performance
topic Orbital modulation
Platinum-group-metal
Electrocatalysis
Atomic rearrangement
Metal–support interaction
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667141724000545
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