The development of 2D materials for electrochemical energy applications: A mechanistic approach
The development of 2D materials for electrochemical energy applications: A mechanistic approach
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DOI：
10.1063/1.5085187
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发表时间：
2019-03
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6.1
通讯作者：
D. Hynek;Joshua V. Pondick;J. Cha
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作者：
D. Hynek;Joshua V. Pondick;J. Cha
能源生产和储存是21世纪世纪最重要的挑战之一。不断增长的能源需求加上日益增加的材料稀缺性，促使人们寻求新材料用于能源技术开发。纳米材料是一类优秀的材料，由于其在纳米尺度上的新兴特性，可以推动这一创新。近年来，二维（2D）层状材料由于货车德瓦尔斯层间键合、大表面积和通过异质结构形成来设计材料性质的能力而在各种能量相关应用中显示出前景。尽管取得了显著的成果，但它们的发展在很大程度上遵循了猜测和检查的方法。为了实现2D材料的全部潜力，必须做出更多的努力来实现对使这些2D系统有前途的过程的机械理解。从这个角度来看，我们注意到一系列用于探测二维材料中基本能量相关过程的技术，重点是电化学催化和储能。我们强调的研究，有先进的发展，由于他们发现的机械见解。在这样做的过程中，我们希望为进一步研究提供一条途径，以促进我们对2D能源材料的机械理解。
Energy production and storage is one of the foremost challenges of the 21st century. Rising energy demands coupled with increasing materials scarcity have motivated the search for new materials for energy technology development. Nanomaterials are an excellent class of materials to drive this innovation due to their emergent properties at the nanoscale. In recent years, two dimensional (2D) layered materials have shown promise in a variety of energy related applications due to van der Waals interlayer bonding, large surface area, and the ability to engineer material properties through heterostructure formation. Despite notable results, their development has largely followed a guess and check approach. To realize the full potential of 2D materials, more efforts must be made towards achieving a mechanistic understanding of the processes that make these 2D systems promising. In this perspective, we bring attention to a series of techniques used to probe fundamental energy related processes in 2D materials, focusing on electrochemical catalysis and energy storage. We highlight studies that have advanced development due to mechanistic insights they uncovered. In doing so, we hope to provide a pathway for advancing our mechanistic understanding of 2D energy materials for further research.