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ArticleNature materials2025

Electroreduction-driven distorted nanotwins activate pure Cu for efficient hydrogen evolution.

Zhe Li, Yueshuai Wang, Hui Liu, Yi Feng, Xiwen Du, Zhiheng Xie, Jihan Zhou, Yang Liu, Yun Song, Fei Wang and 4 more

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Article in Nature materials, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Recyclable Green Synthesis of CuAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026
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  5. Efficient Electrocatalytic Conversion of COAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  11. Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction Reaction to Ammonia at Industrial-Level Current Densities.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  12. Activation of Molecular Oxygen by Electron-Rich Materials for Sustainable Soil Remediation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  13. Sequential Ni-Pt Decoration on Co(OH)Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Zhe Li *Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-9177-690X
Yueshuai Wang *Beijing Key Lab of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China.
Hui Liu *Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Yi FengInstitute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Xiwen DuInstitute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2811-147X
Zhiheng XieBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Center for Integrated Spectroscopy, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Jihan ZhouBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Center for Integrated Spectroscopy, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China. jhzhou@pku.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-8069-0356
Yang LiuDepartment of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yun SongDepartment of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Fei WangDepartment of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2057-5130
Manling SuiBeijing Key Lab of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0415-5881
Yue LuBeijing Key Lab of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China. luyue@bjut.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9800-3792
Fang FangDepartment of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. f_fang@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4717-1037
Dalin SunDepartment of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. dlsun@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-9107-8258

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Precious metals such as Pt are favoured as catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) due to their excellent catalytic activity. However, the scarcity and high cost of precious metals have prompted researchers to explore cheaper alternatives such as Cu. Nevertheless, Cu shows poor catalytic performance due to weak binding with intermediates. Here the catalytic activity of pure Cu is activated via electroreduction-driven modification of the local structure, achieving a HER catalytic performance superior to commercial Pt/C catalysts for working current densities greater than 100 mA cm

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