Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (4): 611-621.doi: 10.1007/s40242-020-0182-3

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Recent Progress on Two-dimensional Electrocatalysis

FANG Wensheng, HUANG Lei, ZAMAN Shahid, WANG Zhitong, HAN Youjia, XIA Bao Yu   

  1. Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology(HUST), Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
  • Received:2020-06-13 Revised:2020-07-08 Online:2020-08-01 Published:2020-07-09
  • Contact: XIA Bao Yu E-mail:byxia@hust.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(No.2018KFYXKJC044) and the National 1000 Young Talents Program of China.

Abstract: Due to their unique electronic and structural properties triggered by high atomic utilization and easy surface modification, two-dimensional(2D) materials have prodigious potential in electrocatalysis for energy conversion technology in recent years. In this review, we discuss the recent progress on two-dimensional nanomaterials for electrocatalysis. Five categories including metals, transition metal compounds, non-metal, metal-organic framework and other emerging 2D nanomaterials are successively introduced. Finally, the challenges and future development directions of 2D materials for electrocatalysis are also prospected. We hope this review may be helpful for guiding the design and application of 2D nanomaterials in energy conversion technologies.

Key words: Two-dimensional material, Electrocatalysis, Electrochemical reaction, Water electrolysis, Fuel cell