The development and applications of highly efficient and stable catalysts are of vital importance for modern industries varying from chemical production and material transformation to clean energy conversion. Over the last decade, high-index-facet and high-surface-energy nanocrystals have drawn increasing interest in electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, and heterogeneous catalysis, thanks to their excellent catalytic properties. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the up-to-date progress of high-index-facet and high-surface-energy nanocrystals, ranging from a fundamental understanding of the materials and the underpinning science to synthesis and promising applications in catalysis and points out the perspectives for future research and development, in terms of exploring in situ characterization techniques and advanced modeling methodologies, broader materials consideration, including chemical compositions and particle sizes, and various scales of applications.

高效和稳定的催化剂的开发和应用对于从化学生产和材料转化到清洁能源转化的现代工业至关重要。在过去的十年中，高折射率面和高表面能纳米晶体因其出色的催化性能而引起了人们对电催化，光催化和非均相催化的日益增长的兴趣。本文全面概述了高折射率面和高表面能纳米晶体的最新进展，涵盖了从对材料和基础科学的基本理解到合成以及催化方面的有希望的应用，并指出了这一点。就实地探索而言，未来研究和发展的前景 表征技术和先进的建模方法，更广泛的材料考虑因素（包括化学成分和粒径）以及各种应用规模。