2D materials as electrocatalysts /

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"Version: 20241201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction to 2D electrocatalysts -- 1.1. Pre-eminence of 2D nanocatalysts -- 1.2. Categories of 2D electrocatalysts -- 1.3. Conclusion, challenges and perspectives2. Development protocols and catalyst design -- 2.1. Development protocols -- 2.2. Catalyst design -- 2.3. Comparative analysis via experiments and computations -- 2.4. Conclusion, challenges and perspectives3. Characteristics and performance of 2D electrocatalysts -- 3.1. Electrochemical reactions at catalyst surfaces -- 3.2. Electrochemical stability of 2D materials as electrodes -- 3.3. Electron transfer at 2D materials in electrochemical reactions -- 3.4. Parameters for evaluating the performance of catalytic activity -- 3.5. Conclusion, challenges and perspectives4. The electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction -- 4.1. Principles and mechanisms of the electrochemical HER -- 4.2. Graphene-based electrocatalysts -- 4.3. Transition metal dichalcogenides -- 4.4. 2D MXenes for the HER -- 4.5. Heterostructure schemes -- 4.6. Conclusions, challenges and perspectives5. The electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction -- 5.1. Reaction kinetics and mechanisms -- 5.2. Graphene-based electrocatalysts -- 5.3. 2D-MXenes for ORR -- 5.4. Transition metal dichalcogenides -- 5.5. Transition metal oxides -- 5.6. Transition metal hydroxides -- 5.7. Conclusion, challenges and perspectives6. Electrochemical CO2 reduction and beyond -- 6.1. Reaction kinetics and mechanisms -- 6.2. Graphene-based electrocatalysts -- 6.3. Transition metals -- 6.4. Transition metal-oxides -- 6.5. Transition metal dichalcogenides -- 6.6. 2D-MXenes for CO2 reduction -- 6.7. Other reactions -- 6.8. Industrial significance of electrocatalysis for clean energy -- 6.9. Conclusion, challenges, and perspectives7. Strategies to improve electrocatalytic activity -- 7.1. The hydrogen evolution reaction -- 7.2. Oxygen reduction reactions -- 7.3. CO2 reduction reactions -- 7.4. Conclusion, challenges and perspectives.Full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers.With the discovery of graphene, 2D materials have emerged as some of the most promising candidates for heterogeneous electrocatalysts owing to their unique physicochemical and electronic properties. This research and reference text covers the latest advances in the area of 2D material-based electrocatalysts for electrocatalytic processes, including the key principles, pros and cons, synthesis, tuning, performance, challenges, and future opportunities. Intended for researchers and graduate students, this will be the first book on 2D materials as electrocatalysts and will enable readers to understand the mechanisms behind the electrolysis and synthesis of 2D electrocatalysts. It will also be beneficial for industry experts working with the HER, ORR, and CO2 reduction processes for large-scale usage.Researchers and graduate students who wish to learn about the principles underlying electrolysis and easy ways to make 2D electrocatalysts Supplementary reading for postgraduate courses on 2D materials, electrochemistry and catalysis.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.Dr. Muhammad Ikram has been an assistant professor of physics and the principal of the Solar Cell Applications Lab at the Department of Physics, GC University Lahore (since 2017). He received the Seal of Excellence Marie Sk±odowska Curie Actions Individual Fellowship in 2017, 2020, and in 2021, he was included in the 2% top scientists from Pakistan announced by Stanford University. He obtained his MPhil in Physics from BZU Multan, Pakistan in 2010 and his PhD in Physics from the Department of Physics, Government College University (GCU) Lahore through the Pak-US joint project between the Department of Physics, GCU Lahore, Pakistan, and the University of Delaware, USA in 2015. He has published 240 articles, 6 books and 18 book chapters. Dr. Ali Raza is a researcher, specializing in 2D materials and their applications in electronics and energy harvesting. He is pursuing his doctoral research at the Department of Physics 'Ettore Pancini,' University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy, where his research focuses on the fabrication and characterization of functional 2D materials for organic electronic and sensing applications. Dr. Raza earned his master's degree in material physics from Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan, in 2019. During his MPhil research at the Solar Cell Applications Lab at GCU Lahore, Pakistan, he worked as a Research Associate to explore the catalytic and energy-harvesting potential of pure and engineered 2D materials, including TMDCs, Graphene, and h-BN. He is the author of numerous peer-reviewed publications in top-tier scientific journals and has contributed significantly to the field through a book and several book chapters. Jahan Zeb Hassan is a physicist and educator, currently serving as the Head of the Physics Department at the Punjab Group of Colleges, Gujrat, Pakistan. He earned his MSc in physics from the University of Gujrat in 2017 and completed his MPhil in Physics at Riphah International University, Islamabad. During his MPhil research at the Solar Cell Applications Lab at GCU Lahore, Hassan focused on the synthesis and catalytic applications of nanomaterials and 2D materials for energy harvesting. He also worked as a Research Assistant, advancing knowledge in these critical areas of material science. Hassan is the author of several peer-reviewed journal articles and a book chapter. Professor Dr. Salamat Ali is a Professor of Physics at Riphah Institute of Computing and Applied Sciences (RICAS), Riphah International University Lahore Campus, and a retired Full Professor of Physics at GC University Lahore. He completed his PhD in 1996 from Durham University, UK in superconductivity and magnetism, and his Post Doc in 2006 from the K.F. University of Graz, Austria, specializing in nanotechnology. He also completed training in solar cell technology at the University of Delaware, USA, in 2012. He has 35 years of experience in materials science and has produced 106 research publications.Title from PDF title page (viewed on January 17, 2025).

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