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Surface Engineering of Nanostructured Energy Materials
Author(s) -
Xu Wenjing,
Bai Yaocai,
Yin Yadong
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201802091
Subject(s) - materials science , nanostructure , nanotechnology , surface engineering , surface energy , facet (psychology) , catalysis , surface area to volume ratio , surface (topology) , energy transformation , chemical engineering , composite material , psychology , social psychology , biochemistry , chemistry , geometry , mathematics , physics , personality , engineering , big five personality traits , thermodynamics
All nanostructures share a common feature of large surface‐to‐volume ratio, which makes surface engineering a vital tool for exploring their new and important applications in many different areas. Particularly, inorganic nanostructures represent a class of intriguing catalysts that can find wide uses in energy conversion, energy storage, and environmental remediation. Here, a number of surface engineering strategies, including morphology control, defect incorporation, and interface manipulation for tailoring the shape, facet, defect, interfacial property, and composition of nanostructures, aiming at controlling the chemical and physical properties such as energy bandgap and surface energy toward great enhancement in catalytic performance, are discussed.