Design and Preparation of Transition Metal Nanocatalysts for Electrocatalytic Energy Conversion Reaction

With the increasing energy crisis and the urgent issues of global warming, it is imperative to develop low-energy consumption and environmentally friendly electrochemical routes for the highly efficient energy conversion reaction (such as Electrochemical CO₂ reduction, electrochemical ammonia synthesis, alcohol molecules electrooxidation reaction, H₂O decomposition reaction). However, the lack of highly efficient electrocatalysts has limited the practical application of the above advanced electrochemical energy conversion technology. Over the past decades, transition metal nanomaterials (TMs), such as transition metal single atom, nanoclusters, nanoparticles electrocatalysts, and so on, have attracted more attention for electrochemical energy conversion reaction owing to their large surface atomic utilization, and adjustable component as well as electronic structure. Hence, this Research Topic is focused on the development of rational design and synthesis of transition metal nanocatalysts, and study the reaction mechanisms during electrocatalytic energy conversion reaction.

This Research Topic is focused on the the design of highly efficient transition metal nanocatalysts and understanding of the reaction mechanism for the advanced electrocatalytic energy conversion reactions including electrochemical CO₂ reduction, electrochemical ammonia synthesis, alcohol molecules electrooxidation, and H₂O decomposition reaction, and so on. We hope that this Research Topic can stimulate more insights and inspiration toward the design and synthesis of transition metal nanocatalysts for electrocatalytic energy conversion reaction.

This Research Topic is intended for the publication original Research Articles or Reviews in the field of the design and synthesis of transition metal nanocatalysts for electrocatalytic energy conversion reaction. This Research Topic tends to cover these areas but is not limited to:
• Novel approaches for the design and synthesis of transition metal nanocatalysts for electrocatalytic energy conversion reaction includes electrochemical CO₂ reduction, electrochemical ammonia synthesis, alcohol molecules electrooxidation, and H₂O decomposition reaction;
• Theory calculations and in−situ spectroscopy characterization methods for studying the reaction mechanism during electrocatalytic energy conversion reaction;
• Design or optimizations of the reactor configuration and electrocatalytic energy conversion reaction routes.

Keywords: electrochemical CO₂ reduction, electrochemical ammonia synthesis, alcohol molecules electrooxidation reaction, H₂O decomposition reaction

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