Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) graphdiyne (GDY), a swiftly rising celebrity on the horizon of carbon materials, is a new carbon allotrope proposing sp- and sp2 -hybridized carbon atoms and 2D one-atom-thick network. Since the first profitable synthesis of GDY with the aid of Professor Li's team in 2010, GDY has connected excellent hobbies from each scientific and industrial viewpoints primarily based on its special shape and physicochemical properties, which presents a fertile floor for functions in more than a few fields consisting of electro catalysis, power conversion, power storage and optoelectronic devices. In this work, quite number practicable residences of the GDY-based electro catalysts and their current advances in power conversion are reviewed, inclusive of atomic catalysts, heterogeneous catalysts, and metal-free catalysts. The vital position of GDY in enhancing catalytic undertaking and steadiness is analyzed. The views of the challenges and possibilities confronted via GDY-based substances for strength conversion are additionally outlined. We outline megastar atoms as dressed quantum superstar graphs with Coulomb potentials on their edges.