Progress and Perspectives for Solar‐Driven Water Electrolysis to Produce Green Hydrogen

Hydrogen production for energy: An overview

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Self‐Supported Transition‐Metal‐Based Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution

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The Artificial Leaf

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Wireless Solar Water Splitting Using Silicon-Based Semiconductors and Earth-Abundant Catalysts

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Comparing Photosynthetic and Photovoltaic Efficiencies and Recognizing the Potential for Improvement

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Efficient solar water splitting by enhanced charge separation in a bismuth vanadate-silicon tandem photoelectrode

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Toward practical solar hydrogen production – an artificial photosynthetic leaf-to-farm challenge

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Electrolysis of low-grade and saline surface water

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Integration of renewable energy sources in tandem with electrolysis: A technology review for green hydrogen production

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Next-Generation Green Hydrogen: Progress and Perspective from Electricity, Catalyst to Electrolyte in Electrocatalytic Water Splitting

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Optimizing Pt-Based Alloy Electrocatalysts for Improved Hydrogen Evolution Performance in Alkaline Electrolytes: A Comprehensive Review

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Materials Design and System Innovation for Direct and Indirect Seawater Electrolysis

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Green hydrogen production by water electrolysis: Current status and challenges

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Renewable energy driven electrolysis of water for hydrogen production, storage, and transportation

Yang, J., Lam, T. Y., Luo, Z., Cheng, Q., Wang, G., & Yao, H. (2025) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2025.115804 · Cited by 185

Hydrogen generation electrolyzers: Paving the way for sustainable energy

Akyüz, E., Telli, E., & Farsak, M. (2024) · International Journal of Hydrogen Energy · doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.07.175 · Cited by 165

Unlocking Efficiency: Minimizing Energy Loss in Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting

Li, W., Liu, Y., Azam, A., Liu, Y., Yang, J., Wang, D., Sorrell, C. C., Zhao, C., & Li, S. (2024) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.202404658 · Cited by 162

Water electrolysis technologies: the importance of new cell designs and fundamental modelling to guide industrial-scale development

Riaz, M. A., Trogadas, P., Aymé‐Perrot, D., Sachs, C., Dubouis, N., Girault, H. H., & Coppens, M. (2025) · Energy & Environmental Science · doi:10.1039/d4ee05559d · Cited by 126

Comprehensive Chlorine Suppression: Advances in Materials and System Technologies for Direct Seawater Electrolysis

Zhao, C., Ding, Z., Zhang, K., Du, Z., Fang, H., Chen, L., Jiang, H., Wang, M., & Wu, M. (2025) · Nano-Micro Letters · doi:10.1007/s40820-025-01653-z · Cited by 113

0.68% of solar-to-hydrogen efficiency and high photostability of organic-inorganic membrane catalyst

Li, W., Duan, W., Liao, G., Gao, F., Wang, Y., Cui, R., Zhao, J., & Wang, C. (2024) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-024-51183-2 · Cited by 98

Defect-rich FeCoNiMnRu high-entropy alloys with activated interfacial water for boosting alkaline water/seawater hydrogen evolution

Liu, G., Song, C., Li, X., Jia, Q., Wu, P., Lou, Z., Ma, Y., Cui, X., Zhou, X., & Jiang, L. (2025) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2025.161070 · Cited by 97

Advancements in Transparent Conductive Oxides for Photoelectrochemical Applications

Wen, H., Weng, B., Wang, B., Xiao, W., Liu, X., Wang, Y., Zhang, M., & Huang, H. (2024) · Nanomaterials · doi:10.3390/nano14070591 · Cited by 96

Boosting oxygen evolution reaction activity and durability of FeOOH-MOF composite at industrial-grade current densities by a facile corrosion strategy

Huang, Y., Gu, Z., Wang, J., Zhang, H., Sun, C., Xie, H., Kong, A., Wen, G., Liu, J., & Bao, F. (2025) · Applied Catalysis B: Environmental · doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2025.125221 · Cited by 81

Gd‐Induced Oxygen Vacancy Creation Activates Lattice Oxygen Oxidation for Water Electrolysis

Wang, Y., Liu, Y., Liu, S., Qin, Y., Liu, J., Jia, X., Jiang, Q., Wang, X., Zhao, Y., Liu, L., et al. (2025) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202500118 · Cited by 80

Crystallizing Self‐Standing Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for Ultrafast Proton Transport in Flow Batteries

Wu, Y., Wang, Y., Zhang, D., Xu, F., Dai, L., Qu, K., Cao, H., Xia, Y., Li, S., Huang, K., et al. (2023) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.202313571 · Cited by 67

Constructing built-in electric field to accelerate the asymmetric local charge distribution for efficient alkaline overall water/seawater splitting

Wang, Z., & Wang, S. (2024) · Applied Catalysis B: Environmental · doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.124002 · Cited by 67

Photothermal-assisted solar hydrogen production: A review

Zhang, J., Hu, Z., Zheng, J., Xiao, Y., Song, J., Li, X., Cheng, C., & Zhang, Z. (2024) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2024.118901 · Cited by 66

Advances in Blue Energy Fuels: Harvesting Energy from Ocean for Self‐Powered Electrolysis

Ock, I. W., Yin, J., Wang, S., Zhao, X., Baik, J. M., & Chen, J. (2025) · Advanced Energy Materials · doi:10.1002/aenm.202400563 · Cited by 64

Tailored Interatomic Interactions in High-Entropy Alloys for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Water

Ren, L., Zhang, K., Huang, Y., Lu, Y., Deng, H., Ding, Y., Chen, C., Huang, B., Hua, W., Fu, L., et al. (2025) · ACS Catalysis · doi:10.1021/acscatal.5c02126 · Cited by 64

Benchmarking stable Electrocatalysts for green hydrogen production: A chemist perspective

Munir, A., Nasir, J. A., Haq, T. U., Iqbal, J., Hussaın, I., & Qurashi, A. (2024) · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2024.216112 · Cited by 64

Key Strategies for Continuous Seawater Splitting for Hydrogen Production: From Principles and Catalyst Materials to Electrolyzer Engineering

Du, H., Wang, X., Song, J., Ran, N., Ma, J., Wang, J., & Liu, J. (2024) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202407586 · Cited by 59

Modulating Force of Nucleated Hydrogen Bubble Adhesion to Boost Electrochemical Water Splitting

Das, J., Mandal, S., Borbora, A., Rani, S., Tenjimbayashi, M., & Manna, U. (2023) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202311648 · Cited by 55

Black titanium oxide: synthesis, modification, characterization, physiochemical properties, and emerging applications for energy conversion and storage, and environmental sustainability

Hou, X., Li, Y., Zhang, H., Lund, P. D., Kwan, J. J., & Tsang, S. C. E. (2024) · Chemical Society Reviews · doi:10.1039/d4cs00420e · Cited by 54

Interfacial surface engineering of Co-Mn-P ultrathin nanosheets on Ni-Co hierarchical nanostructure for boosting electrochemical active sites in overall water splitting

Abedi, R., & Darband, G. B. (2025) · Journal of Power Sources · doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.236840 · Cited by 51

Enabling Ultrafine Ru Nanoparticles with Tunable Electronic Structures via a Double-Shell Hollow Interlayer Confinement Strategy toward Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Performance

Liu, X., Gong, L., Wang, L., Chang, C., Su, P., Dou, Y., Dou, S. X., Li, Y., Gong, F., & Liu, J. (2023) · Nano Letters · doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c03514 · Cited by 50

Seawater Electrolysis: Challenges, Recent Advances, and Future Perspectives

Feng, Z., Zhang, M. Y., Gu, C., Zhang, A., & Wang, L. (2024) · Advanced Sustainable Systems · doi:10.1002/adsu.202400689 · Cited by 46

Covalent organic framework-based heterojunction photocatalysts

Cheng, J., Wang, W., Cao, S., & Lan, Y. (2025) · National Science Review · doi:10.1093/nsr/nwaf462 · Cited by 43

Enhancing Water Electrolysis Performance by Bubble Behavior Management

Qiu, J., Yao, J., Feng, Z., Huang, B., Luo, Z., & Wang, L. (2025) · Small Methods · doi:10.1002/smtd.202402105 · Cited by 43

Heterointerface-Enabled Anti-Reverse-Current Electrodes for Alkaline Water Electrolyzers at 1000 mA cm –2

He, W.-J., Wang, Y., Zhao, Y., Tang, C., Cong, L., Wang, C., Lu, Y., Liu, X., Dong, J., Cherevko, S., et al. (2025) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.5c17603 · Cited by 44

Advances and Practical Prospects for Bias‐Free Photovoltaic‐Driven Electrochemical Water Splitting Systems

He, H., Zhang, Q., Wang, Z., Pan, S., Zhao, Y., & Zhang, X. (2024) · Advanced Energy Materials · doi:10.1002/aenm.202303713 · Cited by 41

Novel high-safety composite separator: Achieving efficient alkaline water electrolysis by compositing microporous polysulfone membrane on one side of complete structure polyphenylene sulfide fabric

Song, W. P., Sun, Z., Guo, M., Tang, Y., Zhang, M., Su, K., Li, J., & Li, Z. (2024) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2024.158688 · Cited by 40

Hydrothermally synthesized NiSe2 nanospheres for efficient bifunctional electrocatalysis in alkaline seawater electrolysis: High performance and stability in HER and OER

Zhang, S., Li, R., Li, X., Tian, Y., Zhao, R., Xiang, J., Wu, F., & Zhao, D. (2025) · Materials Research Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.materresbull.2025.113463 · Cited by 39

Unravelling the trifunctional electrochemical properties of WSe2 nanosheets for self-powered hydrogen production

Pazhamalai, P., Krishnamoorthy, K., Swaminathan, R., Natraj, V., & Kim, S. (2023) · Nano Energy · doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2023.109084 · Cited by 36

Hydrogen Spillover Effect in Electrocatalysis: Delving into the Mysteries of the Atomic Migration

Gaur, A., Sharma, J., & Han, H. (2024) · Energy & environment materials · doi:10.1002/eem2.12761 · Cited by 36

Recent advances in metal-free photosensitizers for dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells

Wang, X.-L., Huang, J., Liu, J., & Tsiakaras, P. E. (2024) · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2024.216143 · Cited by 36

Fabrication of In-doped CdSe/Zn3In2S6 type II heterojunction composite for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Luan, W., Yan, Y., Wang, J., Zong, Y., Zhao, R., Han, J., & Wang, L. (2024) · Separation and Purification Technology · doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129907 · Cited by 36

First-principles study to explore the physical properties of perovskite type hydrides XBaH3 (X = K and Rb) for novel hydrogen storage system

Akram, M. Y., & Dong, H. (2024) · International Journal of Hydrogen Energy · doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.12.053 · Cited by 35

Ru-Enriched Metal–Organic Framework Enabling a Self-Powered Hydrogen Production System

Xu, X., Li, L., Chen, H., Zhang, X., Huang, Y., Humayun, M., Attia, Y. A., Pang, Y., Wang, D., Wang, X., et al. (2024) · ACS Catalysis · doi:10.1021/acscatal.4c03722 · Cited by 33

Tailoring Mott−Schottky RuO 2 /MgFe‐LDH Heterojunctions in Electrospun Microfibers: A Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Water Electrolysis

Nagappan, S., Jayan, R., Rajagopal, N., Krishnan, A. V., Islam, M. M., & Kundu, S. (2024) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.202403908 · Cited by 32

Efficiently coupling water electrolysis with solar PV for green hydrogen production

Zhang, C., Yuan, X., Fei, H., Ju, M., Wang, H., Zhang, Y., Wang, S., Wang, Z., Lei, J., Chen, G., et al. (2025) · Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.enrev.2025.100151 · Cited by 30

Poisoning effects of Na-ions on membrane electrode assemblies in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis and strategies for recovery

Tan, A., Pang, B., Song, J., Qiu, X., Ju, C., Liu, P., Li, J., & Liu, J. (2024) · Chemical Engineering Science · doi:10.1016/j.ces.2024.120083 · Cited by 28

Green H2 Generation from Seawater Deploying a Bifunctional Hetero‐Interfaced CoS2‐CoFe‐Layered Double Hydroxide in an Electrolyzer

Afshan, G., Karim, S., Kharwar, Y. P., Aziz, T., Saha, S., Roy, S., & Dutta, A. (2024) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.202406431 · Cited by 28

MXenes as catalysts for lightweight hydrogen storage materials: A review

Deng, J., Li, Y., Ning, H., Qing, P., Huang, X., Luo, H., Zhang, L., Li, G., Huang, C., Lan, Z., et al. (2024) · Materials Today Catalysis · doi:10.1016/j.mtcata.2024.100073 · Cited by 28

Iron-doped nickel phosphide hollow nanospheres synthesized by solvothermal phosphidization of layered double hydroxides for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution

Wang, Z., Liu, S., Du, J., Xing, Y., Hu, Y., Ma, Y., Lu, X., & Wang, C. (2024) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/d4gc01389a · Cited by 27

Evoking plasmon electronic and thermal effects via Au nanoparticles for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Liu, Y., Sui, P., Wang, Y., Wei, Y., Xu, C., Zhang, Y., & Luo, J. (2025) · Applied Catalysis B: Environmental · doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2025.125391 · Cited by 27

Principles and Design of Biphasic Self‐Stratifying Batteries Toward Next‐Generation Energy Storage

Wang, Z., Zhou, J., Ji, H., Liu, J., Zhou, Y., Qian, T., & Yan, C. (2024) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.202320258 · Cited by 27

Cerium-optimized platinum-free high-entropy alloy nanoclusters for enhanced ampere-level sustainable hydrogen generation

Zhang, Y., Nie, K., Li, B., Li, B., Hu, C., Wang, Z., Hao, X., Zhang, W., Liu, Z. Y., & Huang, W. (2024) · Applied Catalysis B: Environmental · doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.124529 · Cited by 26

A monolithic Co–FeCo 8 S 8 electrode for a stable anion exchange membrane water electrolyzer driven by a fluctuating power supply

Khan, J., Liu, H., Zhang, T., Kang, X., Zhang, Z., Dong, Y., Li, S., Liu, J., Yu, Q., & Liu, B. (2024) · Energy & Environmental Science · doi:10.1039/d4ee04993d · Cited by 26

Engineering one-dimensional transition metal compound nanostructures for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution: Overview and perspectives

Zhai, S., Feng, Y., & Yuan, Z. (2023) · International Journal of Hydrogen Energy · doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.05.290 · Cited by 25

Chalcogen-dependent catalytic properties of RuX2 (X = S/Se/Te) nanoparticles decorated carbon nanofibers for hydrogen evolution in acidic and alkaline media

He, C., Wei, Y., Xu, J., Wei, Y., Wang, T., Liu, R., Ji, L., Liu, Z., & Wang, S. (2023) · Nano Research · doi:10.1007/s12274-023-6206-9 · Cited by 25

Microenvironment engineering of gas-involving energy electrocatalysis and device applications

Zhao, H., Ren, J., & Yuan, Z. (2024) · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2024.215901 · Cited by 24

Recent Advances in Integrated Solar Photovoltaic Energy Storage

Yu, F., Shen, H. F., Zhang, Y., Qiu, T., Wang, Y., Wang, R., Yang, Z., Zhang, K., Liu, H., Guo, C., et al. (2025) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.202501618 · Cited by 24

Triboelectric Nanogenerator Drives Electrochemical Water Splitting for Hydrogen Production: Fundamentals, Progress, and Challenges

Li, A., Qiliang, Z., Mi, Y., Rehman, H. U., Shoaib, M., Cao, X., & Wang, N. (2024) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.202407043 · Cited by 24

Enhance Water Electrolysis for Green Hydrogen Production with Material Engineering: A Review

Liu, Y., Qin, Y., Yu, D., Zhuo, H., Ma, C., & Chen, K. (2025) · The Chemical Record · doi:10.1002/tcr.202400258 · Cited by 23

Donor-acceptor moiety functionalized covalent organic frameworks for boosting charge separation and H2 photogeneration

Gu, C.-C., Ni, C.-Q., Wu, R.-J., Deng, L., Zou, J., Li, H., Tong, C., Xu, F., Weng, B., & Zhu, R. (2023) · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science · doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2023.12.109 · Cited by 23

Effects of voltage stress conditions on degradation of iridium-based catalysts occurring during high-frequency operation of PEM water electrolysis

Kim, S.-J., Hyun, K., & Kwon, Y. (2024) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2024.154288 · Cited by 22

Progress on Si‐based photoelectrodes for industrial production of green hydrogen by solar‐driven water splitting

Peng, S., Liu, D., Bai, H., Liu, C., Feng, J., An, K., Qiao, L., Lo, K. H., & Pan, H. (2024) · EcoEnergy · doi:10.1002/ece2.73 · Cited by 23

Solar-driven hydrogen and water co-generation based on atmospheric water harvesting

Qin, C., Ren, T., Gui, C., Liu, P., Wei, Q., Liu, W., Zhou, Z., Huang, Y.-N., Fan, K., & Huang, L. (2024) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2024.158721 · Cited by 22

An overview and perspective of solar photovoltaic-green hydrogen production system

Maka, A. O. M., & Ghalut, T. (2025) · Fuel · doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2025.135760 · Cited by 22

Steering the adsorption modes and oxidation state of Co oxyhydroxide active sites to unlock selective glucose oxidation to formate for efficient solar reforming of biomass to green hydrogen

Zhao, X., Zhang, Z., Li, C., Liu, L., Xiao, Y., Wang, Z., Li, S., & Soo, H. S. (2025) · eScience · doi:10.1016/j.esci.2025.100431 · Cited by 21

Halide perovskite photovoltaic-electrocatalysis for solar fuel generation

Yang, J. W., Ahn, Y. J., Cho, D. K., Kim, J. Y., & Jang, H. W. (2023) · Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers · doi:10.1039/d3qi00714f · Cited by 21

Energy harvesting via thermoelectric generators for green hydrogen production: Methods and techniques

Sharshir, S. W., Joseph, A., Elsayad, M. M., Kandeal, A. W., Abdullah, A. S., Wang, C., Jang, S., An, M., Ghazaly, N. M., & Yuan, Z. (2024) · Process Safety and Environmental Protection · doi:10.1016/j.psep.2024.07.057 · Cited by 21

Anisotropic membrane with high proton conductivity sustaining upon dehydration

Li, J., Singh, J. P., Neklyudov, V. V., Stolov, M. A., Yuan, Z., Schilt, Y., Raviv, U., Dekel, D. R., & Freger, V. (2024) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.adp1450 · Cited by 21

Aerophobic/Hydrophilic Nickel–Iron Sulfide Nanoarrays for Energy-Saving Hydrogen Production from Seawater Splitting Assisted by Sulfion Oxidation Reaction

Zhang, J., Zeng, Y., Xiao, T., Tian, S. F., & Jiang, J. (2024) · Inorganic Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02480 · Cited by 20

Experimental and simulation study of H2 crossover in PEM water electrolysis for high-pressure hydrogen production up to 20 MPa

Wu, J., Zhang, G., Dong, B., Chang, Y., & Chen, Y. (2025) · International Journal of Hydrogen Energy · doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.04.404 · Cited by 20

Solar-driven electrolysis coupled with valuable chemical synthesis

Zhu, K., Zhang, X., Wen, L., Zhou, S., Achilleos, D. S., Amal, R., Ng, Y. H., & Abdi, F. F. (2025) · Nature Reviews Clean Technology · doi:10.1038/s44359-025-00089-3 · Cited by 19

ZrO2 nanofibers/sulfonated polysulfone-polysulfone composite membrane: Achieving efficient alkaline water electrolysis through multivariable synergistic regulation

Song, W., Guo, M., Tang, Y., Wu, J., Zhang, M., Su, K., & Li, Z. (2025) · Journal of Membrane Science · doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2025.124582 · Cited by 19

Boosting interfacial bonding between FeOOH catalysts and Fe 2 O 3 photoanodes toward efficient water oxidation

Feng, C., Bi, Y., Zhan, F., & Bi, Y. (2024) · Journal of Materials Chemistry A · doi:10.1039/d4ta02403f · Cited by 19

Utilize Natural Forces in Water Treatment Through 3D‐Printed Structures: From Purification to Clean Energy

Zhou, S., & Ding, J. (2025) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.202509185 · Cited by 21

Brazil’s New Green Hydrogen Industry: An Assessment of Its Macroeconomic Viability Through an Input–Output Approach

Martins, P. H. D. S., Serrano, A. L. M., Rodrigues, G. A. P., Vergara, G. F., Saiki, G. M., Borges, R. V., Bispo, G. D., Peixoto, M. G. M., & Gonçalves, V. P. (2024) · Economies · doi:10.3390/economies12120333 · Cited by 18

Hydrophilic modified polyphenylene sulfide fabric separator for efficient alkaline water electrolysis

Tang, Y., Song, W. P., Guo, M., Yang, G., Su, K., Zhang, M., & Li, Z. (2025) · International Journal of Hydrogen Energy · doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.03.401 · Cited by 17

Electrocatalytic aldehyde oxidation: an emerging anodic reaction for efficient electrolytic systems

Hu, F., Wang, P., Lu, Z., Chen, K., Ding, Y., Wang, L., & Wen, Z. (2025) · Sustainable Energy & Fuels · doi:10.1039/d4se01515k · Cited by 17

Bimetallic sulfide promotes metal-organic frameworks for water oxidation in alkaline media

Huang, Y., Gu, Z., Wang, J., Zhang, H., Zhao, Z., Sun, C., Zhang, J., Zhang, J., Hu, B., Liu, J., et al. (2025) · Renewable Energy · doi:10.1016/j.renene.2025.124139 · Cited by 16

Integrated strategies on cobalt phosphides-based electrocatalysts for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction

Mai, T. D., & Huu, H. (2024) · Tungsten · doi:10.1007/s42864-024-00263-3 · Cited by 16

L-arginine-etched nickel-silver electrocatalyst for low-potential hydrogen evolution

Zhang, Y., Wu, J., Zhu, X., Ren, Z. G., & Chen, J. (2024) · Applied Catalysis B: Environmental · doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.124093 · Cited by 16

Seawater Electrolysis Sustained via the Permselective Layer on Catalysts

Li, C., Mao, X., Wang, M., Liu, L., Hu, J., & Xu, X. (2025) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.5c07444 · Cited by 15

Structure–activity correlation in layered double hydroxides: facilitating oxygen evolution through the lattice oxygen mechanism

Karmakar, A., Karim, S., Biswas, R., & Dutta, A. (2025) · Journal of Materials Chemistry A · doi:10.1039/d5ta06281k · Cited by 15

Crystallizing Self‐Standing Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for Ultrafast Proton Transport in Flow Batteries

Wu, Y., Wang, Y., Zhang, D., Xu, F., Dai, L., Qu, K., Cao, H., Xia, Y., Li, S., Huang, K., et al. (2023) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.202313571 · Cited by 15

Hydrogen spillover in Pt/Ni(OH)2/Mo2TiC2T electrocatalyst improves pH-universal hydrogen evolution reaction

Liu, S., Yu, X., Liu, J., Du, Z., Fang, S., Gao, L., Fu, F., Gao, X., & Jian, X. (2024) · International Journal of Hydrogen Energy · doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.03.209 · Cited by 15

Aluminum hydrolysis for hydrogen generation enhanced by sodium hydride

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