The design of high-performance electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reactions (OER) in acidic condition is highly desirable for the development of the proton exchange membrane (PEM)-based water electrolyzer. Herein, we report the colloidal synthesis of iridium-iron alloy nanoparticles with an average diameter of 2.4 nm. The as-synthesized IrFe alloy produces a current density of 10 mA cm−2 in acidic and alkaline conditions at overpotentials of 278 and 286 mV, respectively.

Well-dispersed bimetallic Ni–Pt nanoparticles (NPs) with different compositions have been successfully grown on the MIL-96 by a simple liquid impregnation method using NaBH4 as the reducing agent. Powder X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, N2 adsorption–desorption, and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy measurements were employed to characterize the NiPt/MIL-96. Catalytic activity of NiPt/MIL-96 catalysts was tested in the hydrogen generation from the aqueous alkaline solution of hydrazine at room temperature. These catalysts are composition dependent on their catalytic activity, while Ni64Pt36/MIL-96 exhibits the highest catalytic activity among all the catalysts tested, with a turnover frequency value of 114.3 h−1 and 100% hydrogen selectivity. This excellent catalytic performance might be due to the synergistic effect of the MIL-96 support and NiPt NPs, while NiPt NPs supported on other conventional supports, such as SiO2, carbon black, γ-Al2O3, poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) (PVP), and the physical mixture of NiPt and MIL-96, all of them exhibit inferior catalytic activity compared to that of NiPt/MIL-96.

Ultrafine Ru nanoparticles are successfully deposited on MCM-41 by using a simple liquid impregnation-reduction method, and further investigated for catalytic hydrolysis of ammonia borane and methylamine borane. Among all the catalysts tested, 1.12 wt% Ru/MCM-41 exhibits the highest catalytic activity, with turnover frequency value of 288 min−1.Ultrafine Ru nanoparticles have been successfully deposited on MCM-41 by using a simple liquid impregnation method. The 1.12 wt% Ru/MCM-41 exhibit the highest catalytic activity, with the turnover frequency value of 288 min−1 toward catalytic hydrolysis of ammonia borane.

A luminescent Zn(II) complex 1, ZnL2Cl2·2H2O has been synthesized where L = 2,2′,2″-(1,3,5-benzenetriyltrimethylidyne) as a yellow crystal. Single crystal X-ray analysis of the compound 1 shows a distorted tetrahedral structure. The compound 1 crystallizes in monoclinic, space group C2/c with a = 20.3151(19), b = 8.7299(9), c = 24.626(2) Å, β = 107.474(2)°, V = 4165.9(7) Å3. At room temperature, the complex 1 exhibits an intense blue emission at 474 nm upon 380 nm excitation.

Well-dispersed bimetallic Ni–Pt nanoparticles (NPs) with different compositions have been successfully grown on the MIL-96 by a simple liquid impregnation method using NaBH4 as the reducing agent. Powder X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, N2 adsorption–desorption, and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy measurements were employed to characterize the NiPt/MIL-96. Catalytic activity of NiPt/MIL-96 catalysts was tested in the hydrogen generation from the aqueous alkaline solution of hydrazine at room temperature. These catalysts are composition dependent on their catalytic activity, while Ni64Pt36/MIL-96 exhibits the highest catalytic activity among all the catalysts tested, with a turnover frequency value of 114.3 h−1 and 100% hydrogen selectivity. This excellent catalytic performance might be due to the synergistic effect of the MIL-96 support and NiPt NPs, while NiPt NPs supported on other conventional supports, such as SiO2, carbon black, γ-Al2O3, poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) (PVP), and the physical mixture of NiPt and MIL-96, all of them exhibit inferior catalytic activity compared to that of NiPt/MIL-96.