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  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Sustainable Energy

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  • Electrochemical water splitting is crucial for sustainable hydrogen fuel production.
  • Efficient and earth-abundant electrocatalysts are needed to overcome kinetic limitations in hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions (HER and OER).
  • Strain engineering presents a novel strategy to enhance electrocatalyst performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent theoretical and experimental advancements in applying strain engineering to heterogeneous electrocatalysts for HER and OER.
  • To discuss the fundamentals of water-splitting reactions and the rationale for using mechanical strain.
  • To explore future opportunities in strain-promoted water electrolysis.

Main Methods:

  • Review of theoretical and experimental studies on strain engineering for HER and OER.
  • Discussion of combined theoretical and experimental approaches for optimizing strain effects.
  • Examination of experimental techniques for creating and characterizing strain in nanocatalysts, including 2D nanomaterials.

Main Results:

  • Strain engineering effectively enhances the electrocatalytic performance for both HER and OER.
  • Combined theoretical and experimental methods are vital for understanding and optimizing strain effects.
  • Novel methods for creating and characterizing strain in nanomaterials are emerging.

Conclusions:

  • Strain engineering is a promising approach to develop highly efficient, earth-abundant electrocatalysts for water splitting.
  • Further research combining theoretical and experimental strategies will accelerate progress.
  • Strain-promoted water electrolysis holds significant potential for a sustainable hydrogen fuel economy.