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  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Catalysis

Background:

  • Efficient electrodes are crucial for hydrogen (H2) production via water splitting.
  • Current methods face challenges in active site utilization and mass transport.
  • Transition-metal-based electrocatalysts are promising for water splitting.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advances in preparing transition-metal-based electrocatalysts for water splitting using Substrate Surface Modification Engineering (SSME).
  • To highlight the advantages and methods of SSME in catalyst preparation.
  • To discuss challenges and future perspectives in the field.

Main Methods:

  • Summarizing and discussing recent literature on SSME for electrocatalyst preparation.
  • Focusing on transition-metal-based materials including hydroxides, oxyhydroxides, chalcogenides, phosphides, and borides.
  • Analyzing the fabrication process, active site utilization, and mass transport properties.

Main Results:

  • SSME offers a feasible approach for fabricating self-supported electrodes.
  • This method enables high active site utilization and fast mass transport.
  • Various transition-metal compounds (hydroxides, oxyhydroxides, chalcogenides, phosphides, borides) can be effectively prepared via SSME.

Conclusions:

  • SSME is a powerful strategy for developing efficient electrocatalysts for overall water splitting.
  • The review provides a comprehensive overview of SSME-prepared catalysts and their performance.
  • Further research inspired by this review can accelerate the development of water splitting technology for H2 production.