A perspective on tailoring grain boundaries to enhance the electrochemical performance of catalytic materials
Bhuyan P, Ledendecker M (2025)
Publication Type: Journal article, Review article
Publication year: 2025
Journal
Book Volume: 256
Article Number: 114388
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2025.114388
Abstract
Incorporating grain boundaries (GBs) into microstructures is a promising strategy for enhancing the catalytic performance. However, the specific roles of GB characteristics in balancing activity and stability remain underexplored. Here, we critically review recent literature on the effect of GBs on selected electrochemical reactions and emphasize the importance of identifying the “right” GBs to create active and resilient electrocatalysts for various reactions. These strategies can unlock hitherto unexplored possibilities to modify the intrinsic competence of catalysts through suitable tailoring of GB character and distribution. Furthermore, it can be also envisioned that the explicit understanding of the GB-catalytic performance correlation will provide leverage to exploit the same material for different catalytic reactions by fine-tuning its microstructure via varied processing techniques.
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APA:
Bhuyan, P., & Ledendecker, M. (2025). A perspective on tailoring grain boundaries to enhance the electrochemical performance of catalytic materials. Materials & Design, 256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2025.114388
MLA:
Bhuyan, Pallabi, and Marc Ledendecker. "A perspective on tailoring grain boundaries to enhance the electrochemical performance of catalytic materials." Materials & Design 256 (2025).
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