2D Materials as Electrocatalysts

by Ali Raza, Jahan Zeb Hassan, Muhammad Ikram, Salamat Ali

Overview

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.

Key Features:

• Covers the latest advances in the area of 2D material-based electrocatalysts for electrocatalytic processes
• Includes the key principles, pros and cons, synthesis, tuning, performance, challenges and future opportunities
• Explores the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), and CO2 reduction
• Enables readers to understand the mechanisms behind the electrolysis and synthesis of 2D electrocatalysts

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750352918
Publisher:	Institute of Physics Publishing
Publication date:	12/23/2024
Series:	IOP ebooks
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	300
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

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 M. Phil 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 M.Phil 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.

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 Skłodowska 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 M. Phil 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.

Prof. 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 Ph.D. in 1996 from Durham University, U.K. 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.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Author biographies

1 Introduction to 2D electrocatalysts

2 Development protocols and catalyst design

3 Characteristics and performance of 2D electrocatalysts

4 The electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction

5 The electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction

6 Electrochemical CO2 reduction and beyond

7 Strategies to improve electrocatalytic activity