Copper Nanowires

High-Entropy Phase of Pt-Au-Cu Nanowires for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

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High-Entropy Phase of Pt-Au-Cu Nanowires for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

The hydrogen economy is regarded as the most promising alternative energy system, relying on hydrogen produced through sustainable water splitting, which in turn depends onefficient electrocatalysts.The PtAuCu A1 phase alloy has been predicted to be a promising electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution.However, due to the thermodynamic instability of this preferred phase of Pt-Au-Cu,this study stabilizes the … Read more

Enhancing Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Oxidation to Nitrate Using MXene-Derived TiO2−x Modified Copper Nanowires

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Enhancing Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Oxidation to Nitrate Using MXene-Derived TiO2−x Modified Copper Nanowires

Green synthesis of nitrates (NO3−) through the electrocatalytic nitrogen oxidation reaction (NOR) is a promising artificial nitrogen fixation strategy, showing significant advantages over traditional nitrate synthesis methods based on the Haber-Bosch process and the Oswald process. However, the poor absorbability of nitrogen, the high bond energy of N≡N (941 kJ·mol−1), and the competing multi-electron transfer … Read more