Structural evolution of electrocatalysts under working conditions has garnered considerable attention
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The gap
While structural evolution of electrocatalysts under working conditions has garnered considerable attention, as the evolved structure often dictates catalytic activity, the mechanisms driving these transformations and catalytic performance remain poorly understood.
Evidence profile
Sourced from the abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2021 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 614 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Advances in fundamental and applied knowledge of catalytic water splitting and CO2 reduction by in situ x-ray absorption spectroscopies (2026) · Applied Physics Reviews · doi
Although numerous electrocatalysts have demonstrated excellent activity and selectivity at the laboratory scale under controlled conditions, their structural evolution and active state transformation under realistic operational environments remain insufficiently understood.
generalabstractKeywords: numerous electrocatalysts excellent activity selectivity laboratory scale controlled conditions structural evolution active state transformation realistic - Recent Applications of Homogeneous Catalysis in Electrochemical Organic Synthesis (2021) · CCS Chemistry · cited 614× · doi
202101451 SectionsSupplemental MaterialAboutAbstractPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail Although the combination of electrochemistry and homogeneous catalysis has proven to be a powerful strategy for achieving a diverse array of novel transformations, some challenges such as controlling the diffusion of catalyst-related species and the instability of catalysts at electrodes remain to be overcome.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: sectionssupplemental materialaboutabstractpdf toolsadd favoritesdownload citationstrack citations sharefacebooktwitterlinked inemail combination electrochemistry homogeneous catalysis proven powerful strategy - Unlocking the Synergistic Promoter Role of Phosphorus in Evolving NiFe Phosphides for Enhanced Water Oxidation (2026) · Nano-Micro Letters · doi
While structural evolution of electrocatalysts under working conditions has garnered considerable attention, as the evolved structure often dictates catalytic activity, the mechanisms driving these transformations and catalytic performance remain poorly understood.
generalabstractevidence 2/5Keywords: catalytic structural evolution electrocatalysts working conditions garnered considerable attention evolved structure often dictates activity mechanisms
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