Review uncovers electronic configuration tuning in rare earth electrocatalysts, highlighting improved catalytic activity and selectivity for sustainable energy conversion.
Key Points
To systematically summarize recent advances in rare earth electrocatalysts and elucidate how 4f electronic configurations govern catalytic mechanisms across sustainable energy applications.
Categorized mainstream rare earth metals and chemical compounds used in electrocatalysis.
Evaluated catalyst structural design approaches aimed at modulating local electronic properties.
Reviewed catalyst performance and mechanisms across diverse electrocatalytic reaction systems.
Identified 4f electronic configurations as the critical driver of tunable catalyst electronic structures and reactant adsorption/desorption dynamics.
Demonstrated that targeted structural engineering of rare earth elements substantially enhances catalytic activity and reaction selectivity across clean energy processes.