Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (4): 597-610.doi: 10.1007/s40242-020-0183-2

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Two-dimensional Noble Metal Nanomaterials for Electrocatalysis

SUN Rongbo, GUO Wenxin, HAN Xiao, HONG Xun   

  1. Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis(CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
  • Received:2020-06-14 Revised:2020-06-30 Online:2020-08-01 Published:2020-07-30
  • Contact: HONG Xun E-mail:hongxun@ustc.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Nos.2017YFA0700104, 2018YFA0702001), the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21871238) and the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.2018494).

Abstract: Two-dimensional noble metal nanomaterials(2D NMNs) are widely used as electrocatalyst. In recent years, the researchers have focused on the synthesis of 2D NMNs at the atomic scale, and realize the improvement of electrocatalytic performance through further structural modification to reduce the usage of noble metals. Herein, we systematically introduce the synthesis methods of 2D NMNs categorized by element type. Subsequently, the catalytic applications toward a variety of electrocatalytic reactions are described in detail including the hydrogen evolution reaction(HER), oxygen reduction reaction(ORR), oxygen evolution reaction(OER) and CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). Finally, the potential opportunities and remaining challenges in this emerging research area are proposed.

Key words: Two-dimensional nanomaterial, Noble metal, Electrocatalysis