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Briz-Amate T, Castelo-Quibén J, Bailón-García E, Abdelwahab A, Carrasco-Marín F, Pérez-Cadenas AF. Growing Tungsten Nanophases on Carbon Spheres Doped with Nitrogen. Behaviour as Electro-Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:7716. [PMID: 34947310 PMCID: PMC8708835 DOI: 10.3390/ma14247716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This work shows the preparation of carbon nanospheres with a high superficial nitrogen content (7 wt.%), obtained by a simple hydrothermal method, from pyrocatechol and formaldehyde, around which tungsten nanophases have been formed. One of these nanophases is tungsten carbide, whose electro-catalytic behavior in the ORR has been evaluated together with the presence of nitrogen surface groups. Both current and potential kinetic density values improve considerably with the presence of tungsten, despite the significant nitrogen loss detected during the carbonization treatment. However, the synergetic effect that the WC has with other electro-catalytic metals in this reaction cannot be easily evaluated with the nitrogen in these materials, since both contents vary in opposite ways. Nevertheless, all the prepared materials carried out oxygen electro-reduction by a mixed pathway of two and four electrons, showing remarkable electro-catalytic behavior.
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- Teresa Briz-Amate
- Carbon Materials Research Group, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Avenida de Fuente Nueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain; (T.B.-A.); (J.C.-Q.); (F.C.-M.); (A.F.P.-C.)
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- Carbon Materials Research Group, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Avenida de Fuente Nueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain; (T.B.-A.); (J.C.-Q.); (F.C.-M.); (A.F.P.-C.)
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- Carbon Materials Research Group, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Avenida de Fuente Nueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain; (T.B.-A.); (J.C.-Q.); (F.C.-M.); (A.F.P.-C.)
- Unit of Excellence in Chemistry Applied to Biomedicine and the Environment, University of Granada, Avenida de Fuente Nueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Materials Science and Nanotechnology Department, Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Sciences, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62511, Egypt;
- Faculty of Science, Galala University, Suez 43511, Egypt
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- Carbon Materials Research Group, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Avenida de Fuente Nueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain; (T.B.-A.); (J.C.-Q.); (F.C.-M.); (A.F.P.-C.)
- Unit of Excellence in Chemistry Applied to Biomedicine and the Environment, University of Granada, Avenida de Fuente Nueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Carbon Materials Research Group, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Avenida de Fuente Nueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain; (T.B.-A.); (J.C.-Q.); (F.C.-M.); (A.F.P.-C.)
- Unit of Excellence in Chemistry Applied to Biomedicine and the Environment, University of Granada, Avenida de Fuente Nueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Zhang Y, Liu J, Wang J, Zhao Y, Luo D, Yu A, Wang X, Chen Z. Engineering Oversaturated Fe‐N
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- Yongguang Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
- South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing South China Normal University Guangzhou 510006 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing South China Normal University Guangzhou 510006 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing South China Normal University Guangzhou 510006 China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering University of Waterloo Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
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- South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing South China Normal University Guangzhou 510006 China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering University of Waterloo Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
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Ma Q, Jin H, Zhu J, Li Z, Xu H, Liu B, Zhang Z, Ma J, Mu S. Stabilizing Fe-N-C Catalysts as Model for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2102209. [PMID: 34687174 PMCID: PMC8655191 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202102209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The highly efficient energy conversion of the polymer-electrolyte-membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is extremely limited by the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics and poor electrochemical stability of catalysts. Hitherto, to replace costly Pt-based catalysts, non-noble-metal ORR catalysts are developed, among which transition metal-heteroatoms-carbon (TM-H-C) materials present great potential for industrial applications due to their outstanding catalytic activity and low expense. However, their poor stability during testing in a two-electrode system and their high complexity have become a big barrier for commercial applications. Thus, herein, to simplify the research, the typical Fe-N-C material with the relatively simple constitution and structure, is selected as a model catalyst for TM-H-C to explore and improve the stability of such a kind of catalysts. Then, different types of active sites (centers) and coordination in Fe-N-C are systematically summarized and discussed, and the possible attenuation mechanism and strategies are analyzed. Finally, some challenges faced by such catalysts and their prospects are proposed to shed some light on the future development trend of TM-H-C materials for advanced ORR catalysis.
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- Qianli Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and ProcessingWuhan University of TechnologyWuhan430070P. R. China
- Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong LaboratoryXianhu Hydrogen ValleyFoshan528200P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and ProcessingWuhan University of TechnologyWuhan430070P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and ProcessingWuhan University of TechnologyWuhan430070P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and ProcessingWuhan University of TechnologyWuhan430070P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and ProcessingWuhan University of TechnologyWuhan430070P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and ProcessingWuhan University of TechnologyWuhan430070P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and ProcessingWuhan University of TechnologyWuhan430070P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and ProcessingWuhan University of TechnologyWuhan430070P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and ProcessingWuhan University of TechnologyWuhan430070P. R. China
- Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong LaboratoryXianhu Hydrogen ValleyFoshan528200P. R. China
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Yang H, Liu X, Hao M, Xie Y, Wang X, Tian H, Waterhouse GIN, Kruger PE, Telfer SG, Ma S. Functionalized Iron–Nitrogen–Carbon Electrocatalyst Provides a Reversible Electron Transfer Platform for Efficient Uranium Extraction from Seawater. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:2106621. [DOI: https:/doi.org/10.1002/adma.202106621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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- Hui Yang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials Center of Electron Microscopy School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology School of Chemical Sciences The University of Auckland Auckland 1142 New Zealand
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- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology School of Physical and Chemical Sciences University of Canterbury Christchurch 8140 New Zealand
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- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology Institute of Fundamental Sciences Massey University Palmerston North 4442 New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry University of North Texas Denton TX 76201 USA
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Yang H, Liu X, Hao M, Xie Y, Wang X, Tian H, Waterhouse GIN, Kruger PE, Telfer SG, Ma S. Functionalized Iron-Nitrogen-Carbon Electrocatalyst Provides a Reversible Electron Transfer Platform for Efficient Uranium Extraction from Seawater. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2106621. [PMID: 34599784 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202106621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Uranium extraction from seawater provides an opportunity for sustainable fuel supply to nuclear power plants. Herein, an adsorption-electrocatalysis strategy is demonstrated for efficient uranium extraction from seawater using a functionalized iron-nitrogen-carbon (Fe-Nx -C-R) catalyst, comprising N-doped carbon capsules supporting FeNx single-atom sites and surface chelating amidoxime groups (R). The amidoxime groups bring hydrophilicity to the adsorbent and offer surface-specific binding sites for UO2 2+ capture. The site-isolated FeNx centres reduce adsorbed UO2 2+ to UO2 + . Subsequently, through electrochemical reduction of the FeNx sites, unstable U(V) ions are reoxidized to U(VI) in the presence of Na+ resulting in the generation of solid Na2 O(UO3 ·H2 O)x , which can easily be collected. Fe-Nx -C-R reduced the uranium concentration in seawater from ≈3.5 ppb to below 0.5 ppb with a calculated capacity of ≈1.2 mg g-1 within 24 h. To the best of the knowledge, the developed system is the first to use the adsorption of uranyl ions and electrodeposition of solid Na2 O(UO3 .H2 O)x for the extraction of uranium from seawater. The important discoveries guide technology development for the efficient extraction of uranium from seawater.
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- Hui Yang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Center of Electron Microscopy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, 76201, USA
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Chandrasekaran S, Zhang C, Shu Y, Wang H, Chen S, Nesakumar Jebakumar Immanuel Edison T, Liu Y, Karthik N, Misra R, Deng L, Yin P, Ge Y, Al-Hartomy OA, Al-Ghamdi A, Wageh S, Zhang P, Bowen C, Han Z. Advanced opportunities and insights on the influence of nitrogen incorporation on the physico-/electro-chemical properties of robust electrocatalysts for electrocatalytic energy conversion. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Cu-Ni bimetallic single atoms supported on TiO2@NG core-shell material for the removal of dibenzothiophene under visible light. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Xie Y, Zhang C, Deng H, Zheng B, Su JW, Shutt K, Lin J. Accelerate Synthesis of Metal-Organic Frameworks by a Robotic Platform and Bayesian Optimization. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:53485-53491. [PMID: 34709793 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c16506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Synthesis of materials with desired structures, e.g., metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), involves optimization of highly complex chemical and reaction spaces due to multiple choices of chemical elements and reaction parameters/routes. Traditionally, realizing such an aim requires rapid screening of these nonlinear spaces by experimental conduction with human intuition, which is quite inefficient and may cause errors or bias. In this work, we report a platform that integrates a synthesis robot with the Bayesian optimization (BO) algorithm to accelerate the synthesis of MOFs. This robotic platform consists of a direct laser writing apparatus, precursor injecting and Joule-heating components. It can automate the MOFs synthesis upon fed reaction parameters that are recommended by the BO algorithm. Without any prior knowledge, this integrated platform continuously improves the crystallinity of ZIF-67, a demo MOF employed in this study, as the number of operation iterations increases. This work represents a methodology enabled by a data-driven synthesis robot, which achieves the goal of material synthesis with targeted structures, thus greatly shortening the reaction time and reducing energy consumption. It can be easily generalized to other material systems, thus paving a new route to the autonomous discovery of a variety of materials in a cost-effective way in the future.
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- Yunchao Xie
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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- Department of Physics and Engineering, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania 16057, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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Shi Q, Liu B, Li J, Wang X, Wang L. Catalysis in Single Crystalline Materials: From Discrete Molecules to Metal-Organic Frameworks. Chem Asian J 2021; 16:3544-3557. [PMID: 34545994 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202100957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Catalysis is one of the key techniques for people's modern life. It has created numerous essential chemicals such as biomedicines, agricultural chemicals and unique materials. Heterogeneous catalysis is the new emerging method with reusable catalysts. Among heterogenous catalysis patterns developed so far, single crystalline catalysis has become the promising one owing to its high catalytic density and selectivity resulted by the inherent porosity, orderliness of the lattices and permeability. These crystalline catalysts could be used in various reactions such as photo-dimerization, Diels-Alder reaction, CO2 transformation and so on. In this review, we highlighted the reported works about the single crystalline catalysts. Both discrete small molecules and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been used to prepare single crystals for catalysis. For discrete molecules based crystalline catalysts, coordinated and covalent molecules have been used. There were more catalytic modes in crystalline MOF catalysts. Three patterns were identified in this review: single crystalline MOFs i) without catalytic sites, ii) with inherent catalytic features and iii) with introducing catalytic units by post synthetic modification. Based on these examples, this review committed to provide the inspirations for the further design and application of single crystalline materials.
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- Qiang Shi
- Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Light Conversion Materials and Technology of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, P. R. China
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- Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Light Conversion Materials and Technology of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, P. R. China
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- Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, P. R. China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Strength Lightweight Metallic Materials, Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, P. R. China
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- Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Light Conversion Materials and Technology of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, P. R. China
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- Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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Cheng S, Ma T, Xu X, Du P, Hu J, Xin Y, Ahn D, He J, Xu Z. A Ferrocene Metal-Organic Framework Solid for Fe-Loaded Carbon Matrices and Nanotubes: High-Yield Synthesis and Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:17315-17324. [PMID: 34735125 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Using a carbon-rich designer metal-organic framework (MOF), we open a high-yield synthetic strategy for iron-nitrogen-doped carbon (Fe-N-C) nanotube materials that emulate the electrocatalysis performance of commercial Pt/C. The Zr(IV)-based MOF solid boasts multiple key functions: (1) a dense array of alkyne units over the backbone and the side arms, which are primed for extensive graphitization; (2) the open, branched structure helps maintain porosity for absorbing nitrogen dopants; and (3) ferrocene units on the side arms as atomically dispersed precursor catalyst for targeting micropores and for effective iron encapsulation in the carbonized product. As a result, upon pyrolysis, over 89% of the carbon component in the MOF scaffold is successfully converted into carbonized products, thereby contrasting the easily volatilized carbon of most MOFs. Moreover, over 97% of the iron ends up being encased as acid-resistant Fe/Fe3C nanoparticles in carbon nanotubes/carbon matrices.
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- Shengxian Cheng
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 000, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 000, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 000, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 000, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 000, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 000, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 000, Hong Kong, China
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Zhang T, Cheng F, Zhao C, Liu H, Song X, Li X, Luo W. Enriching Atomic Cobalt in an Ultrathin Porous Carbon Shell for Enhanced Electrocatalysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:52167-52173. [PMID: 34297526 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c10513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Developing nonprecious electrocatalysts operating in acidic and alkaline media for an oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is essential for sustainable energy technologies. Increasing the metal active site density is an effective strategy to enhance the activity, but it remains challenging because of metal sintering during pyrolysis. Here, we report a novel strategy of enriching atomically dispersed cobalt species in nitrogen-doped carbon for improving the electrocatalytic performance. A hollow carbon nanosphere with reduced shell thickness was obtained by taking advantage of the carbothermic reaction between carbon and ZnO template, and the resulting cobalt enrichment in the ultrathin carbon shell leads to an increase of the density of Co atoms. Together with advantageous microstructure features such as high surface area and multiscale porosity, the corresponding catalyst demonstrated promising oxygen reduction reaction performance in strong acidic and alkaline electrolytes and has two times higher kinetic current density than the nonenriched one. The present work provides an attractive and facile route to engineer active site in electrocatalysts.
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- Ting Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials & College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Institute of Advanced Functional Materials for Energy, School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Jiangsu University of Technology, Changzhou 213001, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials & College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Center for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Institute of Advanced Functional Materials for Energy, School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Jiangsu University of Technology, Changzhou 213001, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials & College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials & College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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Singh B, Gawande MB, Kute AD, Varma RS, Fornasiero P, McNeice P, Jagadeesh RV, Beller M, Zbořil R. Single-Atom (Iron-Based) Catalysts: Synthesis and Applications. Chem Rev 2021; 121:13620-13697. [PMID: 34644065 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Supported single-metal atom catalysts (SACs) are constituted of isolated active metal centers, which are heterogenized on inert supports such as graphene, porous carbon, and metal oxides. Their thermal stability, electronic properties, and catalytic activities can be controlled via interactions between the single-metal atom center and neighboring heteroatoms such as nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. Due to the atomic dispersion of the active catalytic centers, the amount of metal required for catalysis can be decreased, thus offering new possibilities to control the selectivity of a given transformation as well as to improve catalyst turnover frequencies and turnover numbers. This review aims to comprehensively summarize the synthesis of Fe-SACs with a focus on anchoring single atoms (SA) on carbon/graphene supports. The characterization of these advanced materials using various spectroscopic techniques and their applications in diverse research areas are described. When applicable, mechanistic investigations conducted to understand the specific behavior of Fe-SACs-based catalysts are highlighted, including the use of theoretical models.
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- Baljeet Singh
- CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193 Portugal
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- Department of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai-Marathwada Campus, Jalna 431213, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai-Marathwada Campus, Jalna 431213, Maharashtra, India
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacký University, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Energy, Environment and Transport Giacomo Ciamiciam, INSTM Trieste Research Unit and ICCOM-CNR Trieste Research Unit, University of Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e. V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e. V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany.,Department of Chemistry, REVA University, Bangalore 560064, India
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- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e. V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacký University, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic.,CEET Nanotechnology Centre, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
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Yao F, Wang W, Shi H, Xu Z, Zeng M, Hu Y, Liu L, Ji X. Graphynes: Electronic Properties, Synthesis, and Applications in Catalysis. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c04279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Fengting Yao
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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Shivhare A, Kumar A, Srivastava R. The Size‐Dependent Catalytic Performances of Supported Metal Nanoparticles and Single Atoms for the Upgrading of Biomass‐Derived 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural, Furfural, and Levulinic acid. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202101423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Atal Shivhare
- Catalysis Research Laboratory Department of Chemistry IIT Ropar Rupnagar Punjab-140001 India
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- Catalysis Research Laboratory Department of Chemistry IIT Ropar Rupnagar Punjab-140001 India
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- Catalysis Research Laboratory Department of Chemistry IIT Ropar Rupnagar Punjab-140001 India
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Li Y, Zhang Q, Mei Z, Li S, Luo W, Pan F, Liu H, Dou S. Recent Advances and Perspective on Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis under Ambient Conditions. SMALL METHODS 2021; 5:e2100460. [PMID: 34927956 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202100460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Ammonia is an essential chemical for agriculture and industry. To date, NH3 is mainly supplied by the traditional Haber-Bosch process, which is operated under high-temperature and high-pressure in a centralized way. To achieve ammonia production in an environmentally benign way, electrochemical NH3 synthesis under ambient conditions has become the frontier of energy and chemical conversion schemes, as it can be powered by renewable energy and operates in a decentralized way. The recent progress on developing different strategies for NH3 production, including 1) classic NH3 synthesis pathways over nanomaterials; 2) the Mars-van Krevelen (MvK) mechanism over metal nitrides (MNx ); 3) reducing the nitrate into NH3 over Cu-based nanomaterial; and 4) metal-N2 battery release of NH3 from Lix M. Moreover, the most recent advances in engineering strategies for developing highly active materials and the design of the reaction systems for NH3 synthesis are covered.
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- Yang Li
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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Mu Y, Wang T, Zhang J, Meng C, Zhang Y, Kou Z. Single-Atom Catalysts: Advances and Challenges in Metal-Support Interactions for Enhanced Electrocatalysis. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s41918-021-00124-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Tong M, Wang L, Fu H. Designed Synthesis and Catalytic Mechanisms of Non-Precious Metal Single-Atom Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. SMALL METHODS 2021; 5:e2100865. [PMID: 34927931 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202100865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is the important half-reaction for metal-air batteries and fuel cells (FCs), which plays the decisive role for the performance of whole devices. Developing high-efficiency non-precious metal ORR catalysts is urgent and still challenging. Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are considered to be one of the promising substitutes for Pt due to their maximum atom utilization efficiency and mass activity. Despite considerable efforts in preparing various SACs, the reaction mechanism and intrinsic activity modulation during the ORR reaction are still not understood in-depth. In this review, the latest advances in the current synthetic strategies for SACs are summarized. The effect of various coordination environments including central metal atoms, coordination atoms, environmental atoms, and guest groups on the intrinsic ORR activity of SACs are discussed. The electrocatalytic mechanisms are clarified by combining density functional theory calculations with in situ advanced characterization technologies. Then, the applications of SACs in FCs and Zn-air batteries are reviewed. Finally, the prospects and challenges for further development of SACs are highlighted.
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- Miaomiao Tong
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China
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Su J, Zhuang L, Zhang S, Liu Q, Zhang L, Hu G. Single atom catalyst for electrocatalysis. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.03.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Song K, Liu J, Dai H, Zhao Y, Sun S, Zhang J, Qin C, Yan P, Guo F, Wang C, Cao Y, Li S, Chen W. Atomically dispersed Ni induced by ultrahigh N-doped carbon enables stable sodium storage. Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2021.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Cheng H, Wu X, Feng M, Li X, Lei G, Fan Z, Pan D, Cui F, He G. Atomically Dispersed Ni/Cu Dual Sites for Boosting the CO 2 Reduction Reaction. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c02319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Huiyuan Cheng
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Research and Development Center of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Research and Development Center of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Research and Development Center of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Research and Development Center of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Research Center of Shanxi Province for Solar Energy Engineering and Technology, School of Energy and Power Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Research and Development Center of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Research and Development Center of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Panjin Institute of Industrial Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Research and Development Center of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- Panjin Institute of Industrial Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China
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Zhang K, Shang H, Li B, Wang Z, Lu Y, Wang X. Structural design of metal catalysts based on ZIFs: From nanoscale to atomic level. NANO SELECT 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/nano.202100009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Kangjie Zhang
- The MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental System Optimization College of Environmental Science and Engineering North China Electric Power University Beijing P.R. China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental System Optimization College of Environmental Science and Engineering North China Electric Power University Beijing P.R. China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental System Optimization College of Environmental Science and Engineering North China Electric Power University Beijing P.R. China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental System Optimization College of Environmental Science and Engineering North China Electric Power University Beijing P.R. China
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- Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology Tsinghua University, Haidian District Beijing P. R. China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental System Optimization College of Environmental Science and Engineering North China Electric Power University Beijing P.R. China
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Yang T, Xia J, Piao Z, Yang L, Zhang S, Xing Y, Zhou G. Graphene-Based Materials for Flexible Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS NANO 2021; 15:13901-13923. [PMID: 34516074 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c03183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The increasing demand for wearable electronic devices necessitates flexible batteries with high stability and desirable energy density. Flexible lithium-sulfur batteries (FLSBs) have been increasingly studied due to their high theoretical energy density through the multielectron chemistry of low-cost sulfur. However, the implementation of FLSBs is challenged by several obstacles, including their low practical energy density, short life, and poor flexibility. Various graphene-based materials have been applied to address these issues. Graphene, with good conductivity and flexibility, exhibits synergistic effects with other active/catalytic/flexible materials to form multifunctional graphene-based materials, which play a pivotal role in FLSBs. This review summarizes the recent progress of graphene-based materials that have been used as various FLSB components, including cathodes, interlayers, and anodes. Particular attention is focused on the precise nanostructures, graphene efficacy, interfacial effects, and battery layout for realizing FLSBs with good flexibility, energy density, and cycling stability.
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- Tian Yang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, People's Republic of China
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Multifunctional Electrocatalysis on Single-Site Metal Catalysts: A Computational Perspective. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11101165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Multifunctional electrocatalysts are vastly sought for their applications in water splitting electrolyzers, metal-air batteries, and regenerative fuel cells because of their ability to catalyze multiple reactions such as hydrogen evolution, oxygen evolution, and oxygen reduction reactions. More specifically, the application of single-atom electrocatalyst in multifunctional catalysis is a promising approach to ensure good atomic efficiency, tunability and additionally benefits simple theoretical treatment. In this review, we provide insights into the variety of single-site metal catalysts and their identification. We also summarize the recent advancements in computational modeling of multifunctional electrocatalysis on single-site catalysts. Furthermore, we explain each modeling step with open-source-based working examples of a standard computational approach.
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Zang Y, Mi C, Wang R, Chen H, Peng P, Xiang Z, Zang S, Mak TCW. Pyrolysis‐Free Synthesized Catalyst towards Acidic Oxygen Reduction by Deprotonation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202106661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Ying Zang
- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
- Department of Chemistry The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, New Territories Hong Kong SAR China
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Li Y, Wang N, Lei H, Li X, Zheng H, Wang H, Zhang W, Cao R. Bioinspired N4-metallomacrocycles for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zhang Y, Liu J, Wang J, Zhao Y, Luo D, Yu A, Wang X, Chen Z. Engineering Oversaturated Fe-N 5 Multifunctional Catalytic Sites for Durable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:26622-26629. [PMID: 34463010 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are regarded as a promising next-generation system for advanced energy storage owing to a high theoretical energy density of 2600 Wh kg-1 . However, the practical implementation of Li-S batteries has been thwarted by the detrimental shuttling behavior of polysulfides, and the sluggish kinetics in electrochemical processes. Herein, a novel single atom (SA) catalyst with oversaturated Fe-N5 coordination structure (Fe-N5 -C) is precisely synthesized by an absorption-pyrolysis strategy and introduced as an effective sulfur host material. The experimental characterizations and theoretical calculations reveal synergism between atomically dispersed Fe-N5 active sites and the unique carbon support. The results exhibit that the sulfur composite cathode built on the Fe-N5 -C can not only adsorb polysulfides via chemical interaction, but also boost the redox reaction kinetics, thus mitigating the shuttle effect. Meanwhile, the robust three-dimensional nitrogen doped carbon nanofiber with large surface area, and high porosity enables strong physical confinement and fast electron/ion transfer process. Attributed to such unique features, Li-S batteries with S/Fe-N5 -C composite cathode realize outstanding cyclability and rate capability, as well as high areal capacities under raised sulfur loading, which demonstrates great potential in developing advanced Li-S batteries.
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- Yongguang Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China.,South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics & International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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Zang Y, Mi C, Wang R, Chen H, Peng P, Xiang Z, Zang SQ, Mak TCW. Pyrolysis-Free Synthesized Catalyst towards Acidic Oxygen Reduction by Deprotonation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:20865-20871. [PMID: 34288321 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202106661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Acidic oxygen reduction is vital for renewable energy devices such as fuel cells. However, many aspects of the catalytic process are still uncertain-especially the large difference in activity in acidic and alkaline media. Thus, the design and synthesis of model catalysts to determine the active centers and the inactivation mechanism are urgently needed. We report a pyrolysis-free synthesis route to fabricate a catalyst (CPF-Fe@NG) for oxygen reduction in acidic conditions. By introducing a deprotonation process, we extended the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity from alkaline to acidic conditions. CPF-Fe@NG demonstrated outstanding performance with a half-wave potential of 853 mV (vs. RHE) and good stability after 10000 cycles in 1 M HClO4 . The pyrolysis-free route could also be used to assemble fuel cells, with a maximum power density of 126 mW cm-2 . Our findings offer new insights into the ORR process to optimize catalysts for both mechanistic studies and practical applications.
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- Ying Zang
- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.,Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Gu Y, Xu T, Zhu Z, Chen X, Chen W, Lu W. Atomic-Scale Tailoring and Molecular-Level Tracking of Oxygen-Containing Tungsten Single-Atom Catalysts with Enhanced Singlet Oxygen Generation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:37142-37151. [PMID: 34333965 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c09016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The local coordination structure of metal atoms in single-atom catalysts (SACs) greatly influences their catalytic performance. And for most SACs, single metal atoms were anchored on carbon materials with N or C coordination. However, the rational design of oxygen-containing SACs and analyzing its structure-performance relationship remain challenging. Herein, we used amino-rich compounds to tailor the metatungstate and fix the W atoms and finally obtained the oxygen-containing W-SACs. The structural evolution of tungsten and its coordination atoms were tracked by electrospray ionization high-definition mass spectrometry. Furthermore, aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy, X-ray absorption fine-structure spectroscopy, and first-principles calculation results revealed that different from the traditional SACs, the WO2N2 moiety (W coordinated with two O atoms and two N atoms) may be the favored structure for W species. This special structure promoted the energy transfer for enhancing singlet oxygen generation. This work presents an efficient way to prepare more high-efficiency SACs by atomic-scale tailoring and structural evolution tracking at the molecular level.
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- Yan Gu
- National Engineering Lab for Textile Fiber Materials & Processing Technology (Zhejiang), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- National Engineering Lab for Textile Fiber Materials & Processing Technology (Zhejiang), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- National Engineering Lab for Textile Fiber Materials & Processing Technology (Zhejiang), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- National Engineering Lab for Textile Fiber Materials & Processing Technology (Zhejiang), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- National Engineering Lab for Textile Fiber Materials & Processing Technology (Zhejiang), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- National Engineering Lab for Textile Fiber Materials & Processing Technology (Zhejiang), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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Wang Y, Wang D, Li Y. Rational Design of Single-Atom Site Electrocatalysts: From Theoretical Understandings to Practical Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2008151. [PMID: 34240475 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202008151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Atomically dispersed metal-based electrocatalysts have attracted increasing attention due to their nearly 100% atomic utilization and excellent catalytic performance. However, current fundamental comprehension and summaries to reveal the underlying relationship between single-atom site electrocatalysts (SACs) and corresponding catalytic application are rarely reported. Herein, the fundamental understandings and intrinsic mechanisms underlying SACs and corresponding electrocatalytic applications are systemically summarized. Different preparation strategies are presented to reveal the synthetic strategies with engineering the well-defined SACs on the basis of theoretical principle (size effect, metal-support interactions, electronic structure effect, and coordination environment effect). Then, an overview of the electrocatalytic applications is presented, including oxygen reduction reaction, hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, oxidation of small organic molecules, carbon dioxide reduction reaction, and nitrogen reduction reaction. The underlying structure-performance relationship between SACs and electrocatalytic reactions is also discussed in depth to expound the enhancement mechanisms. Finally, a summary is provided and a perspective supplied to demonstrate the current challenges and opportunities for rational designing, synthesizing, and modulating the advanced SACs toward electrocatalytic reactions.
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- Yao Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Zhang X, Meng X, Wang J, Ji Z, Lu P, Wang X, Chen F. Rational design of two novel metal–organic frameworks as photocatalysts for degradation of organic dyes and their derived materials as electrocatalysts for OER. Inorganica Chim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2021.120416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Recent developments in the use of single-atom catalysts for water splitting. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(20)63619-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Guo W, Wang Z, Wang X, Wu Y. General Design Concept for Single-Atom Catalysts toward Heterogeneous Catalysis. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2004287. [PMID: 34235782 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202004287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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As a new and popular material, single-atom catalysts (SACs) exhibit excellent activity, selectivity, and stability for numerous important reactions, and show great potential in heterogeneous catalysis due to their high atom utilization efficiency and the controllable characteristics of the active sites. The composition and coordination would determine the geometric and electronic structures of SACs, and thus greatly influence the catalytic performance. Based on atom economy, rational design and controllable synthesis of SACs have become central tasks in the fields of low-cost and green catalysis. Herein, an introduction to the recent progress in the precise synthesis of SACs including the regulation of the coordination structure and the choice of different systems is presented. Thereafter, the potentials of SACs in different applications are comprehensively summarized and discussed. Furthermore, a detailed discussion of the recent developments regarding the large-scale preparation of SACs is provided, including the major issues and prospects for industrialization. Finally, the main challenges and opportunities of rapid large-scale industrialization of SACs are briefly discussed.
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- Wenxin Guo
- Department of Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian, 116023, China
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Jang M, Ko D, Choi Y, Yan B, Jin X, Kim DK, Piao Y. Self-organized hierarchically porous carbon coated on carbon cloth for high-performance freestanding supercapacitor electrodes. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.115456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Yu Y, Gu J, Peng C, Xia Y, Tan L, Chen J, Jiang F, Chen H. CoO x @Co-NC Catalyst with Dual Active Centers for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution: Breaking Trade-Off of Particle Size and Metal Loading. Chemistry 2021; 27:10657-10665. [PMID: 33876453 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Increasing the metal loading and downsizing the metal particle size are two effective ways to boost the electrochemical performance of catalysts. However, it is difficult to simultaneously increase the metal loading and reduce the particle size since isolated individual atoms are easy to aggregate into nanoparticles when increasing the metal loading. To tackle this contradiction, we report a bottom-up ligand-mediated strategy to facilely prepare ultrafine CoOx nanoclusters anchored on a Co-N-containing carbon matrix (CoOx @Co-NC). The co-exist of N and O atoms prevent Co atoms agglomerating into large particles and allowing the formation of ultrafine dispersed Co species with large Co loading (up to 20 wt.%). Since the relationship between ultrasmall size and large metal loading is well balanced, the CoOx nanoclusters have no inhibitory effect, but facilitate the catalytic performance of Co-N4 sites during OER process. Consequently, due to the synergistic effect of ultrafine CoOx nanoclusters and Co-N4 macrocycles, the as-synthesized CoOx @Co-NC exhibit promising OER activity (η10 =370 mV, Tafel plot=40 mV/dec), bettering than that of benchmark RuO2 (η10 =411 mV, Tafel plot=72 mV/dec). This ligand-mediated strategy to synthesize carbonaceous materials containing dual active centers with large metal loading is promising for developing active and stable catalysts for electrocatalytic applications.
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- Yalin Yu
- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, P. R. China
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- Institute of Environmental Toxicology and Environmental Ecology College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, 224007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, P. R. China
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Han A, Wang X, Tang K, Zhang Z, Ye C, Kong K, Hu H, Zheng L, Jiang P, Zhao C, Zhang Q, Wang D, Li Y. An Adjacent Atomic Platinum Site Enables Single‐Atom Iron with High Oxygen Reduction Reaction Performance. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202105186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Ali Han
- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience School of Chemistry and Materials Science University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science Anhui University Hefei 230601 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science Anhui University Hefei 230601 China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences No. 19 Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology Department of Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology Department of Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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Han A, Wang X, Tang K, Zhang Z, Ye C, Kong K, Hu H, Zheng L, Jiang P, Zhao C, Zhang Q, Wang D, Li Y. An Adjacent Atomic Platinum Site Enables Single-Atom Iron with High Oxygen Reduction Reaction Performance. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:19262-19271. [PMID: 34156746 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202105186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The modulation effect has been widely investigated to tune the electronic state of single-atomic M-N-C catalysts to enhance the activity of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, the in-depth study of modulation effect is rarely reported for the isolated dual-atomic metal sites. Now, the catalytic activities of Fe-N4 moiety can be enhanced by the adjacent Pt-N4 moiety through the modulation effect, in which the Pt-N4 acts as the modulator to tune the 3d electronic orbitals of Fe-N4 active site and optimize ORR activity. Inspired by this principle, we design and synthesize the electrocatalyst that comprises isolated Fe-N4 /Pt-N4 moieties dispersed in the nitrogen-doped carbon matrix (Fe-N4 /Pt-N4 @NC) and exhibits a half-wave potential of 0.93 V vs. RHE and negligible activity degradation (ΔE1/2 =8 mV) after 10000 cycles in 0.1 M KOH. We also demonstrate that the modulation effect is not effective for optimizing the ORR performances of Co-N4 /Pt-N4 and Mn-N4 /Pt-N4 systems.
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- Ali Han
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Ding R, Chen Y, Chen P, Wang R, Wang J, Ding Y, Yin W, Liu Y, Li J, Liu J. Machine Learning-Guided Discovery of Underlying Decisive Factors and New Mechanisms for the Design of Nonprecious Metal Electrocatalysts. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Rui Ding
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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Liu Y, McCue AJ, Li D. Metal Phosphides and Sulfides in Heterogeneous Catalysis: Electronic and Geometric Effects. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Yanan Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Lu H, Tournet J, Dastafkan K, Liu Y, Ng YH, Karuturi SK, Zhao C, Yin Z. Noble-Metal-Free Multicomponent Nanointegration for Sustainable Energy Conversion. Chem Rev 2021; 121:10271-10366. [PMID: 34228446 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Global energy and environmental crises are among the most pressing challenges facing humankind. To overcome these challenges, recent years have seen an upsurge of interest in the development and production of renewable chemical fuels as alternatives to the nonrenewable and high-polluting fossil fuels. Photocatalysis, photoelectrocatalysis, and electrocatalysis provide promising avenues for sustainable energy conversion. Single- and dual-component catalytic systems based on nanomaterials have been intensively studied for decades, but their intrinsic weaknesses hamper their practical applications. Multicomponent nanomaterial-based systems, consisting of three or more components with at least one component in the nanoscale, have recently emerged. The multiple components are integrated together to create synergistic effects and hence overcome the limitation for outperformance. Such higher-efficiency systems based on nanomaterials will potentially bring an additional benefit in balance-of-system costs if they exclude the use of noble metals, considering the expense and sustainability. It is therefore timely to review the research in this field, providing guidance in the development of noble-metal-free multicomponent nanointegration for sustainable energy conversion. In this work, we first recall the fundamentals of catalysis by nanomaterials, multicomponent nanointegration, and reactor configuration for water splitting, CO2 reduction, and N2 reduction. We then systematically review and discuss recent advances in multicomponent-based photocatalytic, photoelectrochemical, and electrochemical systems based on nanomaterials. On the basis of these systems, we further laterally evaluate different multicomponent integration strategies and highlight their impacts on catalytic activity, performance stability, and product selectivity. Finally, we provide conclusions and future prospects for multicomponent nanointegration. This work offers comprehensive insights into the development of cost-competitive multicomponent nanomaterial-based systems for sustainable energy-conversion technologies and assists researchers working toward addressing the global challenges in energy and the environment.
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- Haijiao Lu
- Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia.,Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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Zhu X, Xing H, Xue Y, Li J, Wang E, Dong S. Atom-Anchoring Strategy with Metal-Organic Frameworks for Highly Efficient Solid-State Electrochemiluminescence. Anal Chem 2021; 93:9628-9633. [PMID: 34213301 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c01838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A chemical fixation strategy originating from single-atom-anchoring with metal-organic frameworks as a carrying matrix was proposed for solid-state electrochemiluminescence (ECL). Herein, UiO-67(N) with the exposure of 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) ligands could coordinate with Ru2+ to form a local structure of [Ru(bpy)3]2+ (Ru-UiO). The influence of the steric effect induced with different Ru sources was discussed. The as-obtained Ru-UiO exhibits high ECL intensity and outstanding stability in the presence of a coreactant at low concentrations. The proposed synthesis strategy may hold great potential for the synthesis of solid-state ECL materials and their further utilization in ECL analysis.
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- Xinyang Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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Li L, Li Y, Huang R, Cao X, Wen Y. Single Mn Atom Anchored on Nitrogen-Doped Graphene as a Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Chemistry 2021; 27:9686-9693. [PMID: 33871112 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202101020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Single Mn atom on nitrogen-doped graphene (MnN4 -G) has exhibited good structural stability and high activity for the adsorption and dissociation of an O2 molecule, becoming a promising single-atom catalyst (SAC) candidate for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, the catalytic activity of MnN4 -G for the ORR and the optimal reaction pathway remain obscure. In this work, density-functional theory calculations were employed to comprehensively investigate all the possible pathways and intermediate reactions of the ORR on MnN4 -G. The feasible active sites and the most stable adsorption configurations of the intermediates and transition states during the ORR were identified. Screened from all the possibilities, three optimal four-electron O2 hydrogenation pathways with an ultralow energy barrier of 0.13 eV were discovered that are energetically more favorable than direct O2 dissociation pathways. Analysis of the free energy diagram further verified the thermodynamical feasibility of the three pathways. Thus, MnN4 -G possesses superior ORR activity. This study provides a fundamental understanding of the design of highly efficient SACs for the ORR.
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- Lei Li
- Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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Single-atom Fe-N-G as an efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.115271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Shang Y, Duan X, Wang S, Yue Q, Gao B, Xu X. Carbon-based single atom catalyst: Synthesis, characterization, DFT calculations. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.07.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Highly Active Electrocatalyst Derived from ZIF-8 Decorated with Iron(III) and Cobalt(III) Porphyrin Toward Efficient Oxygen Reduction in Both Alkaline and Acidic Media. Chem Res Chin Univ 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-021-1199-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Li H, Chen X, Chen J, Shen K, Li Y. Hierarchically porous Fe,N-doped carbon nanorods derived from 1D Fe-doped MOFs as highly efficient oxygen reduction electrocatalysts in both alkaline and acidic media. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:10500-10508. [PMID: 34085689 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr01603b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Rationally designing low-cost yet highly efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in both alkaline and acidic media remains highly challenging. Herein, we report the facile synthesis of Fe,N-doped carbon nanorods (denoted as Fe-N/C-NR) with abundant hierarchical pores and highly active sites by the pyrolysis of a one-dimensional (1D) Fe-doped zeolitic imidazolate framework (Fe-ZIF-8) as a self-sacrificing template. The unique 1D nanoarchitecture of the resultant Fe-N/C-NR can provide fast electron and electrolyte transport towards exposed active sites, and their hierarchically porous structures with large surface areas can efficiently facilitate mass diffusion and increase the density of exposed active sites. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that the coexistence of highly dispersed Fe-Nx sites and Fe3C/Fe nanoparticles (NPs) in these electrocatalysts can provide a large number of desired catalytic centers with highly intrinsic activity and structural stability. As a result, the optimized 5Fe-N/C-NR exhibits excellent catalytic activity for the ORR, with a high half-wave potential (E1/2) of 0.90 V vs. RHE in alkaline medium, superior to that of commercial Pt/C (0.86 V vs. RHE), and also a high E1/2 of 0.81 V vs. RHE in acidic medium, comparable to that of commercial Pt/C (0.81 V vs. RHE). Moreover, its robust ORR durability can far surpass that of commercial Pt/C in both acidic and alkaline media, further highlighting the merit of this MOF-templated strategy. Our findings might shed light on the rational design of cost-effective and highly efficient ORR electrocatalysts for practical applications.
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- Hao Li
- Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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Huang B, Wu Z, Zhou H, Li J, Zhou C, Xiong Z, Pan Z, Yao G, Lai B. Recent advances in single-atom catalysts for advanced oxidation processes in water purification. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 412:125253. [PMID: 33548777 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have attracted considerable attention from researchers because of their distinct structures and characteristics, especially in maximizing atomic utilization and elevating the intrinsic catalytic activity. More recently, SACs have been becoming a burgeoning area of the environmental field and are extensively applied to remove various refractory organic pollutants. This review summarizes the emerging synthetic and characterization strategies of SACs and analyzes their development tendency. Besides, the application of SACs in advanced oxidation processes (AOPs, e.g., catalysis of H2O2, activation of persulfates and photocatalysis) is discussed. The excellent removal of pollutants depends on the fast generation of reactive oxygen species (SO4•-, •OH, 1O2, and O2•-). The advantages of SACs in AOPs are summarized, and constructive opinions are put forward for the stability and activity of the catalyst. Finally, the opportunities and challenges faced by SACs and its future development direction in the AOPs catalytic field are proposed.
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- Bingkun Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Sino-German Centre for Water and Health Research, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Yibin Institute of Industrial Technology, Sichuan University, Yibin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Sino-German Centre for Water and Health Research, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Yibin Institute of Industrial Technology, Sichuan University, Yibin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Sino-German Centre for Water and Health Research, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Yibin Institute of Industrial Technology, Sichuan University, Yibin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Sino-German Centre for Water and Health Research, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Yibin Institute of Industrial Technology, Sichuan University, Yibin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Sino-German Centre for Water and Health Research, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Yibin Institute of Industrial Technology, Sichuan University, Yibin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Sino-German Centre for Water and Health Research, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Water Safety and Water Pollution Control Engineering Technology Research Center in Sichuan Province, Haitian Water Group, China; Yibin Institute of Industrial Technology, Sichuan University, Yibin, China.
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- Water Safety and Water Pollution Control Engineering Technology Research Center in Sichuan Province, Haitian Water Group, China
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- Sino-German Centre for Water and Health Research, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Water Safety and Water Pollution Control Engineering Technology Research Center in Sichuan Province, Haitian Water Group, China; Institute of Environmental Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Sino-German Centre for Water and Health Research, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Water Safety and Water Pollution Control Engineering Technology Research Center in Sichuan Province, Haitian Water Group, China; Yibin Institute of Industrial Technology, Sichuan University, Yibin, China.
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Gao Y, Zhu Y, Li T, Chen Z, Jiang Q, Zhao Z, Liang X, Hu C. Unraveling the High-Activity Origin of Single-Atom Iron Catalysts for Organic Pollutant Oxidation via Peroxymonosulfate Activation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:8318-8328. [PMID: 34028264 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c01131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as efficient materials in the elimination of aqueous organic contaminants; however, the origin of high activity of SACs still remains elusive. Herein, we identify an 8.1-fold catalytic specific activity (reaction rate constant normalized to catalyst's specific surface area and dosage) enhancement that can be fulfilled with a single-atom iron catalyst (SA-Fe-NC) prepared via a cascade anchoring method compared to the iron nanoparticle-loaded catalyst, resulting in one of the most active currently known catalysts in peroxymonosulfate (PMS) conversion for organic pollutant oxidation. Experimental data and theoretical results unraveled that the high-activity origin of the SA-Fe-NC stems from the Fe-pyridinic N4 moiety, which dramatically increases active sites by not only creating the electron-rich Fe single atom as the catalytic site but also producing electron-poor carbon atoms neighboring pyridinic N as binding sites for PMS activation including synchronous PMS reduction and oxidation together with dissolved oxygen reduction. Moreover, the SA-Fe-NC exhibits excellent stability and applicability to realistic industrial wastewater remediation. This work offers a novel yet reasonable interpretation for why a small amount of iron in the SA-Fe-NC can deliver extremely superior specific activity in PMS activation and develops a promising catalytic oxidation system toward actual environmental cleanup.
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- Yaowen Gao
- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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Ye K, Hu M, Li QK, Luo Y, Jiang J, Zhang G. Cooperative Single-Atom Active Centers for Attenuating the Linear Scaling Effect in the Nitrogen Reduction Reaction. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:5233-5240. [PMID: 34047561 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c01307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Cooperative effects of adjacent active centers are critical for single-atom catalysts (SACs) as active site density matters. Yet, how it affects scaling relationships in many important reactions such as the nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) is underexplored. Herein we elucidate how the cooperation of two active centers can attenuate the linear scaling effect in the NRR through a first-principle study on 39 SACs comprised of two adjacent (∼4 Å apart) four N-coordinated metal centers (MN4 duo) embedded in graphene. Bridge-on adsorption of dinitrogen-containing species appreciably tilts the balance of adsorption of N2H and NH2 toward N2H and thus substantially loosens the restraint of scaling relationships in the NRR, achieving low onset potential (V) and direct N≡N cleavage (Mo, Re) at room temperature, respectively. The potential of the MN4 duo in the NRR provides new insight into circumventing the limitations of scaling relationships in heterogeneous catalysis.
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- Ke Ye
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Li X, Zeng Y, Tung CW, Lu YR, Baskaran S, Hung SF, Wang S, Xu CQ, Wang J, Chan TS, Chen HM, Jiang J, Yu Q, Huang Y, Li J, Zhang T, Liu B. Unveiling the In Situ Generation of a Monovalent Fe(I) Site in the Single-Fe-Atom Catalyst for Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Xuning Li
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Mössbauer Effect Data Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723000, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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