Abstract
Clusters (<10 nm) with dimensions between molecules and nanoparticles are emerging materials with enormous potential, mainly for catalytic applications. They behave like superatoms, with exciting sizes and facet-dependent and dynamic intrinsic properties. They also have showed improved activity for a variety of electrochemical applications, including water splitting, CO 2 reduction reaction, and N 2 reduction reaction. In this chapter, we aim to discuss the clusters in terms of their unique physicochemical properties, cluster size effects, cluster composition, cluster-support interactions, and various recent advances in electrochemical energy conversion applications. Moreover, we will discuss the existing challenges and future prospects of enhancing the performance of cluster-based electrocatalysts.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Atomic and Nano Scale Materials for Advanced Energy Conversion |
| Subtitle of host publication | Volume 1 |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Pages | 613-654 |
| Number of pages | 42 |
| Volume | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783527831401 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783527348923 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2021 |