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  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Catalysis

Background:

  • High-entropy materials (HEMs) are defined by the combination of five or more principal elements.
  • Their compositional versatility allows for diverse atomic configurations and surface sites.
  • HEMs show significant promise for electrocatalysis, particularly in complex reactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the advancements and challenges in high-entropy materials for electrocatalysis.
  • To highlight the need for improved materials design, characterization, and synthesis strategies.
  • To emphasize the paradigm shift HEMs represent in materials discovery.

Main Methods:

  • Exploration of compositional space in HEMs.
  • Identification of active sites for electrocatalytic reactions.
  • Atomic-level control of surface composition and organization.
  • Correlative multimodal characterization and high-throughput experimentation/computation.

Main Results:

  • HEMs demonstrate broad applicability across various material classes and electrochemical reactions.
  • Significant challenges persist in managing the complexity of HEMs.
  • Progress requires breakthroughs in synthesis, characterization, and computational approaches.

Conclusions:

  • HEMs represent a transformative platform for electrocatalysis, offering vast potential.
  • Overcoming challenges in complexity management is crucial for harnessing HEM capabilities.
  • HEMs exemplify a new materials discovery paradigm integrating engineering, characterization, and computation.