Dedicated carbon scaffolds for next generation hydrogenation chemistry and H2 evolution by Zor, C

“…Here, novel WS₂ assemblies were developed as alternatives to expensive and rare platinum catalysts. WS₂ nanostructures were directly grown on multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) carpets and CNCs for the first time. …”

New challenges in oxygen reduction catalysis: a consortium retrospective to inform future research by Stevens, Michaela Burke, Anand, Megha, Kreider, Melissa E., Price, Eliza K., Zeledón, José Zamara, Wang, Liang, Peng, Jiayu, Li, Hao, Gregoire, John M., Hummelshøj, Jens, Jaramillo, Thomas F., Jia, Hongfei, Nørskov, Jens K., Roman-Leshkov, Yuriy, Shao-Horn, Yang, Storey, Brian D., Suram, Santosh K., Torrisi, Steven B., Montoya, Joseph H.

“…We comment on such insights into material designs for platinum-group-metal alloys, transition metal oxides, and non-traditional materials including metal–organic frameworks; systems that have served as the foundational building blocks for our consortium. …”
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Memory and fluctuations in chemical dynamics by Farahvash, Ardavan

“…Specifically, I employ enhanced sampling methods to study a model system of carbon monoxide at a water/platinum interface. Using these methods, I show that the local coordination number around a CO molecule plays a crucial role in the transition states of the adsorption/desorption process, and that CO tends to increase its coordination number before desorbing. …”
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Environmental footprint of voltammetric sensors based on screen-printed electrodes: an assessment towards "green" sensor manufacturing by Ahamed, Ashiq, Ge, Liya, Zhao, Ke, Veksha, Andrei, Bobacka, Johan, Lisak, Grzegorz

“…A life cycle assessment was conducted to evaluate the environmental footprint of SPEs manufactured using various substrate materials (SMs: cotton textile, HDPE plastic, Kraft paper, graphic paper, glass, and ceramic) and electrode materials (EMs: platinum, gold, silver, copper, carbon black, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs)). …”
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Operando electrodeposition of nonprecious metal copper nanocatalysts on low-dimensional support materials for nitrate reduction reactions by Tan, Shu Fen, Roslie, Hany, Salim, Teddy, Han, Zengyu, Wu, Dongshuang, Liang, Caihong, Teo, Lim Fong, Lam, Yeng Ming

“…By combining real-time imaging, electrochemical measurements, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and finite-element analysis (FEA), we show that low-dimensional support materials, especially carbon nanotubes, are excellent for generating uniform and finely dispersed platinum group metal-(PGM)-free catalysts under mild electrochemical conditions. …”
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Synthesized tin-activated carbon adsorbent for purer and cheaper hydrogen by Iyuke, S.E.

“…Reformation with a good catalyst could yield a 1% CO content in the effluent, but 1% CO, which is equivalent to 10,000 ppm CO, has a poisoning effect on the platinum (Pt) catalysts of the PEM fuel cell electrodes. …”
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A Listeria monocytogenes aptasensor on laser inscribed graphene for food safety monitoring in hydroponic water by Cavallaro, Nicholas, Moreira, Geisianny, Vanegas, Diana, Xiang, Dong, Datta, Shoumen P. A., Gomes, Carmen, McLamore, Eric S.

“…Based on this screening, multiple aptamers targeting extracellular structures on intact L. monocytogenes were tethered to platinum-modified laser inscribed graphene electrodes. …”
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Ligand substitutions between ruthenium–cymene compounds can control protein versus DNA targeting and anticancer activity by Davey, Curt Alexander, Adhireksan, Zenita, Davey, Gabriela E., Campomanes, Pablo, Groessl, Michael, Clavel, Catherine M., Yu, Haojie, Nazarov, Alexey A., Yeo, Charmian Hui Fang, Ang, Wee Han, Dröge, Peter, Rothlisberger, Ursula, Dyson, Paul J.

“…Ruthenium compounds have become promising alternatives to platinum drugs by displaying specific activities against different cancers and favourable toxicity and clearance properties. …”
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Low-energy channel for mass transfer in Pt crystal initiated by molecule impact by Babicheva, Rita I., Evazzade, Iman, Korznikova, Elena A., Shepelev, Igor A., Zhou, Kun, Dmitriev, Sergey V.

“…In the current study, by means of molecular dynamics simulation, for the first time, this phenomenon is studied for a realistic 3D model of platinum crystal. We compare the efficiency of single Pt atom impact and Pt2 molecule impact on the (1 0 1) surface of fcc Pt crystal for the initiation of mass transfer in the material by crowdions. …”
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Titanium dioxide/agglomerated-free reduced graphene oxide hybrid photoanode film for dye-sensitized solar cells photovoltaic performance improvement by Abu Bakar Suriani, Muqoyyanah, Azmi Mohamed, Mamat, M. H., Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Mohd Khairul Ahmad, Abdul Khalil, H. P. S., Marwoto, Putut, Muhammad Danang Birowosuto

“…The produced TC14-rGO was also hybridized with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), which then coated by thin platinum (Pt) NPs (TC14-rGO_MWCNTs/Pt) and used as counter electrode (CE) thin film. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of reduced graphene oxide-based composites by Wu, Shixin

“…By varying the amount of iron and platinum precursors, the nanoparticle density on rGO sheets can be adjusted. …”
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Developing metallic cathode for low-temperature solid oxide fuel cell applications by Yu, Chen-Chiang

“…By this delamination technique, the thermal-driven morphological evolution between the electrode top surface and the substrate contact interface were compared. For the nanoporous platinum electrode, the temperature required for significant agglomeration to occur was approximately 100 °C higher at electrolyte contact interface than at the top surface. …”
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Engineered terahertz emission from spintronic heterostructures: amplitude, phase and chirality by Agarwal, Piyush

“…In chapter 8, we revealed that an underexplored FM-HM interface effect holds the potential to produce a significant spin-to-charge conversion close to that of the best spin-Hall conductive material (Platinum). The study unlocks a path for a broad class of materials, including topological insulators, Weyl semimetals, and two-dimensional semiconductors, for accessing enhanced interfacial effects. …”
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