FeCoNiPdWP exhibit excellent oxygen evolution and reduction reaction performance via all elements playing distinctive roles and the switchable active sites in redox reactions, leading to robust zinc air batteries.

Two-dimensional (2D) materials with a moderate bandgap and high carrier mobility are useful for applications in optoelectronics. In this work, we present a systematic investigation of the mechanical, electronic and optical properties of a B₂P₆ monolayer using first-principles calculations. Monolayer B₂P₆ was estimated to be an anisotropic material from direction-dependent in-plane Young's moduli and Poisson's ratios. Also, B₂P₆ exhibits an ultrahigh electron mobility of ∼5888 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹, showing advantages for application in high-speed optoelectronic devices. More importantly, for the B₂P₆ monolayer, a desirable transformation from an indirect to direct band gap was observed at a biaxial tensile strain of ∼4%. Increasing the biaxial strain reduces the gap and preserves the suitable band edge positions for photocatalytic water splitting in the observed strain range of 1–8%. The decreased gap also enhances the visible light absorption of the B₂P₆ monolayer. These findings indicate that the B₂P₆ monolayer has promising applications in photocatalytic and photovoltaic devices.

Prussian blue analogs (PBAs) are promising catalysts for green hydrogen production. However, the rational design of high‐performing PBAs is challenging, which requires an in‐depth understanding of the catalytic mechanism. Here FeMn@CoNi core–shell PBAs are employed as precursors, together with Se powders, in low‐temperature pyrolysis in an argon atmosphere. This synthesis method enables the partial dissociation of inner FeMn PBAs that results in hollow interiors, Ni nanoparticles (NPs) exsolution to the surface, and Se incorporation onto the PBA shell. The resulting material presents ultralow oxygen evolution reaction (OER) overpotential (184 mV at 10 mA cm⁻²) and low Tafel slope (43.4 mV dec⁻¹), outperforming leading‐edge PBA‐based electrocatalysts. The mechanism responsible for such a high OER activity is revealed, assisted by density functional theory (DFT) calculations and the surface examination before and after the OER process. The exsolved Ni NPs are found to help turn the PBAs into Se‐doped core–shell metal oxyhydroxides during the OER, in which the heterojunction with Ni and the Se incorporation are combined to improve the OER kinetics. This work shows that efficient OER catalysts could be developed by using a novel synthesis method backed up by a sound understanding and control of the catalytic pathway.