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Recent achievements in selenium-based transition metal electrocatalysts for pH-universal water splitting

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The electrolysis of water to produce hydrogen is an important technique to replace traditional fossil fuel-based hydrogen production. This method efficiently converts electrical energy into chemical energy, it is ostensibly a promising candidate for addressing the energy crisis. Significant effort has been devoted to developing efficient electrocatalysts for water electrolysis. The exploration of suitable catalytic materials for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and other bifunctional electrocatalytic reactions is crucial. Transition metal selenides (TMSes) have emerged as potential HER and OER electrocatalysts because of their unique electronic structures, which are beneficial for charge transfer, tuneable bandgaps, distinctive morphologies, and low-cost. This review discusses the mechanisms and performance comparisons of TMSes in overall water splitting under various pH conditions. From an industrial and commercial perspective, the catalytic performance of TMSes for the HER and OER is not ideal. Methods for preparing electrocatalytic materials and optimizing materials for overall water decomposition and modulation mechanisms have been introduced to improve electrocatalytic performance, such as element doping, carbon composites, bimetallic systems, morphology control, and heterogeneous interface engineering. Finally, the challenges and prospects of TMSes were discussed.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. U2002213), Tianshan Innovation Team Plan of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (No. 2023D14002), Open Foundation of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metals and Featured Materials (No. 2022GXYSOF10), Open Fund of the Hubei Longzhong Laboratory (No. 2022KF07), Science Foundation of Donghai Laboratory (No. DH-2022KF0314), and Double-First Class University Plan (No. C176220100042).

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  1. Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Novel Functional Materials Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Kashi University, Kashi, 844000, China

    Yuwei Jiang & Abdukader Abdukayum

  2. Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650504, China

    Yuwei Jiang & Guangzhi Hu

  3. MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metals and Materials, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China

    Sanshuang Gao & Xijun Liu

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    Yin Wang & Shuxing Zhou

  5. Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China

    Qian Liu

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Jiang, Y., Gao, S., Liu, X. et al. Recent achievements in selenium-based transition metal electrocatalysts for pH-universal water splitting. Nano Res. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-024-6485-9

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