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Kment Š, Bakandritsos A, Tantis I, Kmentová H, Zuo Y, Henrotte O, Naldoni A, Otyepka M, Varma RS, Zbořil R. Single Atom Catalysts Based on Earth-Abundant Metals for Energy-Related Applications. Chem Rev 2024. [PMID: 38967551 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
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Anthropogenic activities related to population growth, economic development, technological advances, and changes in lifestyle and climate patterns result in a continuous increase in energy consumption. At the same time, the rare metal elements frequently deployed as catalysts in energy related processes are not only costly in view of their low natural abundance, but their availability is often further limited due to geopolitical reasons. Thus, electrochemical energy storage and conversion with earth-abundant metals, mainly in the form of single-atom catalysts (SACs), are highly relevant and timely technologies. In this review the application of earth-abundant SACs in electrochemical energy storage and electrocatalytic conversion of chemicals to fuels or products with high energy content is discussed. The oxygen reduction reaction is also appraised, which is primarily harnessed in fuel cell technologies and metal-air batteries. The coordination, active sites, and mechanistic aspects of transition metal SACs are analyzed for two-electron and four-electron reaction pathways. Further, the electrochemical water splitting with SACs toward green hydrogen fuel is discussed in terms of not only hydrogen evolution reaction but also oxygen evolution reaction. Similarly, the production of ammonia as a clean fuel via electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction is portrayed, highlighting the potential of earth-abundant single metal species.
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- Štĕpán Kment
- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacký University, Křížkovského 511/8, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Nanotechnology Centre, Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacký University, Křížkovského 511/8, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Nanotechnology Centre, Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacký University, Křížkovského 511/8, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacký University, Křížkovského 511/8, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacký University, Křížkovského 511/8, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacký University, Křížkovského 511/8, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacký University, Křížkovského 511/8, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Department of Chemistry and NIS Centre, University of Turin, Turin, Italy 10125
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacký University, Křížkovského 511/8, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
- IT4Innovations, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacký University, Křížkovského 511/8, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacký University, Křížkovského 511/8, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Nanotechnology Centre, Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
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Chen M, Wu Y, Wan Q, Lin S. Theoretical Study of p-Block Metal Single-Atom-Loaded Carbon Nitride Catalyst for Photocatalytic Water Splitting. Molecules 2024; 29:2030. [PMID: 38731520 PMCID: PMC11085354 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29092030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), recognized for its considerable potential as a heterogeneous photocatalyst in water splitting, has attracted extensive research interest. By using density functional theory (DFT) calculations, the regulatory role of p-block metal (PM) single atoms on the photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4 in overall water splitting was systematically explored. The incorporation of PM atoms (Ge, Sn and Pb) led to a reduction in the overpotentials required for both the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Combined with the electronic structures analysis via hybrid functional, it was found that the introduction of Ge, Sn or Pb optimizes the positions of the valence band maximum (VBM) and the conduction band minimum (CBM), providing a robust driving force for HER and ensuring substantial driving force for OER. Meanwhile, the presence of these three PMs induces the spatial separation of VBM and CBM, inhibiting the recombination of carriers. These findings have significant implications for the design and preparation of efficient photocatalysts.
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- Mengning Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China; (M.C.); (Y.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China; (M.C.); (Y.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China; (M.C.); (Y.W.)
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Wang X, Zhang L, Wu J, Xue M, Gu Q, Qi J, Kang F, He Q, Zhong X, Zhang Q. Constructing N-Containing Poly(p-Phenylene) (PPP) Films Through A Cathodic-Dehalogenation Polymerization Method. SMALL METHODS 2024:e2400185. [PMID: 38616739 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202400185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Developing the films of N-containing unsubstituted poly(p-phenylene) (PPP) films for diverse applications is significant and highly desirable because the replacement of sp2 C atoms with sp2 N atoms will bring novel properties to the as-prepared polymers. In this research, an electrochemical-dehalogenation polymerization strategy is employed to construct two N-containing PPP films under constant potentials, where 2,5-diiodopyridine (DIPy) and 2,5-dibromopyrazine (DBPz) are used as starting agents. The corresponding polymers are named CityU-23 (for polypyridine) and CityU-24 (for polypyrazine). Moreover, it is found that both polymers can form films in situ on different conductive substrates (i.e., silicon, gold, ITO, and nickel), satisfying potential device fabrication. Furthermore, the as-obtained thin films of CityU-23 and CityU-24 exhibit good performance of alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction with the overpotential of 212.8 and 180.7 mV and the Tafel slope of 157.0 and 122.4 mV dec-1, respectively.
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- Xiang Wang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
- City University of Hong Kong Matter Science Research Institute (Futian, Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518048, P. R. China
- Nanomanufacturing Laboratory (NML), City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), Hong Kong Institute for Clean Energy (HKICE), City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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Yu X, Miao M, Huo S, Tang X, Ni L, Liu S, Wang L. Metal-Free Nitrogen-Doped Mesoporous Carbons for the Mild and Selective Synthesis of Pyrroles from Nitroarenes via Cascade Reaction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:16363-16372. [PMID: 38502744 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c01621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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The cascade synthesis of pyrroles from nitroarenes is an attractive alternative strategy. However, metal catalysts and relatively high temperatures cover the existing reported catalytic systems for this strategy. The development of nonmetallic heterogeneous catalytic systems for the one-pot synthesis of pyrrole from nitroarenes under mild conditions is both worthwhile and challenging. Herein, we describe an exceptionally efficient method for the synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles by the reductive coupling of nitroarenes and diketones over heterogeneous metal-free catalysts under mild conditions. Nonmetallic NC-X catalysts with high activity were prepared from the pyrolysis of well-defined ligands via simple sacrificing hard template methods. Hydrazine hydrate, formic acid, and molecular hydrogen can all be used as reducing agents in the hydrogenation/Paal-Knorr reaction sequence to efficiently synthesize various N-substituted pyrroles, including drugs and bioactive molecules. The catalytic system was featured with good tolerance to sensitive functional groups and no side reactions such as dehalogenation and aromatics hydrogenation. Hammett correlation studies have shown that the electron-donating substituents are beneficial for the one-pot synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles. The results established that the outstanding performance of the catalyst is mainly attributed to the contribution of graphitic N in the catalyst as well as the promotion effect of the mesoporous structure on the reaction.
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- Xiangzhu Yu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
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Zhou Q, Min M, Song M, Cui S, Ding N, Wang M, Lei S, Xiong C, Peng X. In Situ Construction of Zinc-Mediated Fe, N-Codoped Hollow Carbon Nanocages with Boosted Oxygen Reduction for Zn-Air Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2307943. [PMID: 38037480 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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The rational design of bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts with unique morphology and luxuriant porous structure is significant but challenging for accelerating the reaction kinetics of rechargeable Zn-air batteries (ZABs). Herein, zinc-mediated Fe, N-codoped carbon nanocages (Zn-FeNCNs) are synthesized by pyrolyzing the polymerized iron-doped polydopamine on the surface of the ZIF-8 crystal polyhedron. The formation of the chelate between polydopamine and Fe serves as the covering layer to prevent the porous carbon nanocages from collapsing and boosts enough exposure and utilization of metal-based active species during carbonization. Furthermore, both the theoretical calculation and experimental results show that the strong interaction between polyhedron and polydopamine facilitates the evolution of high-activity zinc-modulated FeNx sites and electron transportation and then stimulates the excellent bifunctional catalytic activity for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). As expected, the Zn-air battery with Zn-FeNCNs as an air cathode displays a superior power density (256 mW cm-2) and a high specific capacity (813.3 mA h gZn-1), as well as long-term stability over 1000 h. Besides, when this catalyst is applied to the solid-state battery, the device exhibited outstanding mechanical stability and a high round-trip efficiency under different bending angles.
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- Qiusheng Zhou
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Light Chemistry Engineering Education, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Light Chemistry Engineering Education, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Light Chemistry Engineering Education, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Light Chemistry Engineering Education, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Light Chemistry Engineering Education, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, School of Electrical Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, School of Electrical Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Light Chemistry Engineering Education, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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Tian Z, Zhang Q, Liu T, Chen Y, Antonietti M. Emerging Two-Dimensional Carbonaceous Materials for Electrocatalytic Energy Conversions: Rational Design of Active Structures through High-Temperature Chemistry. ACS NANO 2024; 18:6111-6129. [PMID: 38368617 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c12198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies involving controlled catalysis provide a sustainable way to handle the intermittency of renewable energy sources, as well as to produce green chemicals/fuels in an ecofriendly manner. Core to such technology is the development of efficient electrocatalysts with high activity, selectivity, long-term stability, and low costs. Here, two-dimensional (2D) carbonaceous materials have emerged as promising contenders for advancing the chemistry in electrocatalysis. We review the emerging 2D carbonaceous materials for electrocatalysis, focusing primarily on the fine engineering of active structures through thermal condensation, where the design, fabrication, and mechanism investigations over different types of active moieties are summarized. Interestingly, all the recipes creating two-dimensionality on the carbon products also give specific electrocatalytic functionality, where the special mechanisms favoring 2D growth and their consequences on materials functionality are analyzed. Particularly, the structure-activity relationship between specific heteroatoms/defects and catalytic performance within 2D metal-free electrocatalysts is highlighted. Further, major challenges and opportunities for the practical implementation of 2D carbonaceous materials in electrocatalysis are summarized with the purpose to give future material design guidelines for attaining desirable catalytic structures.
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- Zhihong Tian
- Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
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- Department of Colloid Chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14476, Germany
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Li N, Guo K, Li M, Shao X, Du Z, Bao L, Yu Z, Lu X. Fullerene Fragment Restructuring: How Spatial Proximity Shapes Defect-Rich Carbon Electrocatalysts. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37922470 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2023]
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Fullerene transformation emerges as a powerful route to construct defect-rich carbon electrocatalysts, but the carbon bond breakage and reformation that determine the defect states remain poorly understood. Here, we explicitly reveal that the spatial proximity of disintegrated fullerene imposes a crucial impact on the bond reformation and electrocatalytic properties. A counterintuitive hard-template strategy is adopted to enable the space-tuned fullerene restructuring by calcining impregnated C60 not only before but also after the removal of rigid silica spheres (∼300 nm). When confined in the SiO2 nanovoids, the adjacent C60 fragments form sp3 bonding with adverse electron transfer and active site exposure. In contrast, the unrestricted fragments without SiO2 confinement reconnect at the edges to form sp2-hybridized nanosheets while retaining high-density intrinsic defects. The optimized catalyst exhibits robust alkaline oxygen reduction performance with a half-wave potential of 0.82 V via the 4e- pathway. Copper poisoning affirms the intrinsic defects as the authentic active sites. Density functional theory calculations further substantiate that pentagons in the basal plane lead to localized structural distortion and thus exhibit significantly reduced energy barriers for the first O2 dissociation step. Such space-regulated fullerene restructuring is also verified by heating C60 crystals confined in gallium liquid and a quartz tube.
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- Ning Li
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Physics, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering, University of Stavanger, 4036 Stavanger, Norway
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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Wang N, Ma S, Zhang R, Wang L, Wang Y, Yang L, Li J, Guan F, Duan J, Hou B. Regulating N Species in N-Doped Carbon Electro-Catalysts for High-Efficiency Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide in Simulated Seawater. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2302446. [PMID: 37767950 PMCID: PMC10625060 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202302446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is an attractive and alternative route for the on-site production of hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ). The electrochemical synthesis of H2 O2 in neutral electrolyte is in early studying stage and promising in ocean-energy application. Herein, N-doped carbon materials (N-Cx ) with different N types are prepared through the pyrolysis of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks. The N-Cx catalysts, especially N-C800 , exhibit an attracting 2e- ORR catalytic activity, corresponding to a high H2 O2 selectivity (≈95%) and preferable stability in 0.5 m NaCl solution. Additionally, the N-C800 possesses an attractive H2 O2 production amount up to 631.2 mmol g-1 h-1 and high Faraday efficiency (79.8%) in H-type cell. The remarkable 2e- ORR electrocatalytic performance of N-Cx catalysts is associated with the N species and N content in the materials. Density functional theory calculations suggest carbon atoms adjacent to graphitic N are the main catalytic sites and exhibit a smaller activation energy, which are more responsible than those in pyridinic N and pyrrolic N doped carbon materials. Furthermore, the N-C800 catalyst demonstrates an effective antibacterial performance for marine bacteria in simulated seawater. This work provides a new insight for electro-generation of H2 O2 in neutral electrolyte and triggers a great promise in ocean-energy application.
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- Nan Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Corrosion and Bio‐FoulingInstitute of OceanologyChinese Academy of Sciences7 Nanhai RoadQingdao266071China
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- Science Center for Material Creation and Energy ConversionInstitute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary ScienceShandong UniversityQingdao266237China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Corrosion and Bio‐FoulingInstitute of OceanologyChinese Academy of Sciences7 Nanhai RoadQingdao266071China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Corrosion and Bio‐FoulingInstitute of OceanologyChinese Academy of Sciences7 Nanhai RoadQingdao266071China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Corrosion and Bio‐FoulingInstitute of OceanologyChinese Academy of Sciences7 Nanhai RoadQingdao266071China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Corrosion and Bio‐FoulingInstitute of OceanologyChinese Academy of Sciences7 Nanhai RoadQingdao266071China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Corrosion and Bio‐FoulingInstitute of OceanologyChinese Academy of Sciences7 Nanhai RoadQingdao266071China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Corrosion and Bio‐FoulingInstitute of OceanologyChinese Academy of Sciences7 Nanhai RoadQingdao266071China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Corrosion and Bio‐FoulingInstitute of OceanologyChinese Academy of Sciences7 Nanhai RoadQingdao266071China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Corrosion and Bio‐FoulingInstitute of OceanologyChinese Academy of Sciences7 Nanhai RoadQingdao266071China
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Tang W, Mai J, Liu L, Yu N, Fu L, Chen Y, Liu Y, Wu Y, van Ree T. Recent advances of bifunctional catalysts for zinc air batteries with stability considerations: from selecting materials to reconstruction. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2023; 5:4368-4401. [PMID: 37638171 PMCID: PMC10448312 DOI: 10.1039/d3na00074e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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With the growing depletion of traditional fossil energy resources and ongoing enhanced awareness of environmental protection, research on electrochemical energy storage techniques like zinc-air batteries is receiving close attention. A significant amount of work on bifunctional catalysts is devoted to improving OER and ORR reaction performance to pave the way for the commercialization of new batteries. Although most traditional energy storage systems perform very well, their durability in practical applications is receiving less attention, with issues such as carbon corrosion, reconstruction during the OER process, and degradation, which can seriously impact long-term use. To be able to design bifunctional materials in a bottom-up approach, a summary of different kinds of carbon materials and transition metal-based materials will be of assistance in selecting a suitable and highly active catalyst from the extensive existing non-precious materials database. Also, the modulation of current carbon materials, aimed at increasing defects and vacancies in carbon and electron distribution in metal-N-C is introduced to attain improved ORR performance of porous materials with fast mass and air transfer. Finally, the reconstruction of catalysts is introduced. The review concludes with comprehensive recommendations for obtaining high-performance and highly-durable catalysts.
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- Wanqi Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 210009 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- Hunan Bolt Power New Energy Co., Ltd Dianjiangjun Industrial Park, Louxing District Loudi 417000 Hunan China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
- Hunan Bolt Power New Energy Co., Ltd Dianjiangjun Industrial Park, Louxing District Loudi 417000 Hunan China
- School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University Nanjing 210096 China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Venda Thohoyandou 0950 South Africa
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Synthesis of Activated Porous Carbon from Red Dragon Fruit Peel Waste for Highly Active Catalytic Reduction in Toxic Organic Dyes. Catalysts 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/catal13020449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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In this study, an alternative precursor for production of biomass-derived activated carbon was introduced using dragon fruit (Hylocereus costaricensis) peels. Chemical activators such as FeCl3, MgCl2, ZnCl2 were used in the thermal carbonization process to convert carbon into porous carbon (PC). However, heteroatom-doped PC catalysts including N-, B-, and P-doped carbon catalysts in the field of dye removal is highly desirable. Several approaches (XRD, FE-SEM/TEM, XPS, FT-IR, EDS, and elemental mapping) were employed to examine the surface morphology, surface properties, and elemental composition of the PC catalyst. The catalytic activity of metal-free PC catalyst was demonstrated for methylene blue (MB), crystal violet (CV), and Nile blue (NB) in a mild environment The corresponding rate constant (kapp) values were estimated as 0.2473, 0.3248, and 0.3056 min−1, respectively, for MB, CV, and NB, which were significantly greater than those of numerous reports. It exhibited the best catalytic activity and recyclability. Moreover, the approach proposed here could create new opportunities for the remediation of organic dyes in lakes and industrial wastewater.
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Li C, Yan L, Wang M, Kong J, Bao W, Chang L. Synthesis Strategies and Applications for Pitch-Based Anode: From Industrial By-Products to Power Sources. CHEM REC 2023; 23:e202200216. [PMID: 36344434 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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It is significant for saving energy to manufacture superb-property batteries. Carbon is one of the most competitive anode materials in batteries, but it is hard for commercial graphite anodes to meet the increasingly higher energy-storage requirements. Moreover, the price of other better-performing carbon materials (such as graphene) is much higher than graphite, which is not conducive to massive production. Pitch, the cheap by-product in the petroleum and coal industries, has high carbon content and yield, making it possible for commercialization. Developing pitch-based anodes can not only lower raw material costs but also realize the pitch's high value-added utilization. We comprehensively reviewed the latest synthesis strategies of pitch-derived materials and then introduced their application and research progress in lithium, sodium, and potassium ion batteries (LIBs, SIBs, and PIBs). Finally, we summarize and suggest the pitch's development trend for anodes and in other fields.
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- Cen Li
- State Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Coal Utilization, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China.,Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology, Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Coal Utilization, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China.,Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology, Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Coal Utilization, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China.,Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology, Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Coal Utilization, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China.,Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology, Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Coal Utilization, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China.,Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology, Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Coal Utilization, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China.,Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology, Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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Chen J, Liu J, Yang W, Pei Y. Collagen and Silk Fibroin as Promising Candidates for Constructing Catalysts. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:375. [PMID: 36679256 PMCID: PMC9863204 DOI: 10.3390/polym15020375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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A catalyst determines the mechanism of an organic chemical reaction, thus enabling the commercially viable formation of desired material products. Biopolymers offer new opportunities for the construction of catalysts by virtue of their biocompatibility, environmental benignity, and sustainability, as well as their low cost. Biopolymers are especially useful as carriers and precursors in catalysis application. The employment of biocompatible and biosustainable collagen and silk fibroin materials will revolutionize state-of-the-art electronic devices and systems that currently rely on conventional technologies. In this review, we first consider the ordered hierarchical structure, origin, and processing methods of collagen and silk fibroin. Then, the unique advantages and applicability of collagen and silk fibroin for constructing catalysts are summarized. Moreover, a summary of the state-of-the-art design, fabrication, and application of collagen- and silk fibroin-based catalysts, as well as the application of collagen- and silk-based catalysts, is presented by focusing on their roles as carriers and precursors, respectively. Finally, challenges and prospects are assessed for the construction and development of collagen and silk fibroin-based catalysts.
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- Jiankang Chen
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Institute of Physics, Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Paul A, Radinović K, Hazra S, Mladenović D, Šljukić B, Khan RA, Guedes da Silva MFC, Pombeiro AJL. Electrocatalytic Behavior of an Amide Functionalized Mn(II) Coordination Polymer on ORR, OER and HER. Molecules 2022; 27:7323. [PMID: 36364154 PMCID: PMC9655238 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27217323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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The new 3D coordination polymer (CP) [Mn(L)(HCOO)]n (Mn-CP) [L = 4-(pyridin-4-ylcarbamoyl)benzoate] was synthesised via a hydrothermal reaction using the pyridyl amide functionalized benzoic acid HL. It was characterized by elemental, FT-IR spectroscopy, single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) analyses. Its structural features were disclosed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, which revealed a 3D structure with the monoclinic space group P21/c. Its performance as an electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction (ORR), oxygen evolution (OER), and hydrogen evolution (HER) reactions was tested in both acidic (0.5 M H2SO4) and alkaline (0.1 M KOH) media. A distinct reduction peak was observed at 0.53 V vs. RHE in 0.1 M KOH, which corresponds to the oxygen reduction, thus clearly demonstrating the material's activity for the ORR. Tafel analysis revealed a Tafel slope of 101 mV dec-1 with mixed kinetics of 2e- and 4e- pathways indicated by the Koutecky-Levich analysis. Conversely, the ORR peak was not present in 0.5 M H2SO4 indicating no activity of Mn-CP for this reaction in acidic media. In addition, Mn-CP demonstrated a noteworthy activity toward OER and HER in acidic media, in contrast to what was observed in 0.1 M KOH.
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- Anup Paul
- Centro de Química Estrutura, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physical Chemistry, Studentski Trg 12-16, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Centro de Química Estrutura, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physical Chemistry, Studentski Trg 12-16, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physical Chemistry, Studentski Trg 12-16, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia
- Center of Physics and Engineering of Advanced Materials, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Centro de Química Estrutura, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
- Departamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutura, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
- Research Institute of Chemistry, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, 117198 Moscow, Russia
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Gao J, Rao S, Yu X, Wang L, Xu J, Yang J, Liu Q. Dimensional-matched two dimensional/two dimensional TiO 2/Bi 2O 3 step-scheme heterojunction for boosted photocatalytic performance of sterilization and water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 628:166-178. [PMID: 35914427 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.07.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A Step-scheme (S-scheme) heterojunction can regulate the directional migration of powerful photogenerated carriers and realize high photocatalytic activity. Herein, we propose a novel dimensional matched S-scheme photocatalyst comprising of two-dimensional (2D) TiO2 nanosheets and 2D Bi2O3 nanosheets for environmental and energy applications, such as water sterilization and water splitting. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), electron paramagnetic resonance, in-situ irradiated XPS and theoretical calculations provided strong evidence that the photocarrier migration in the TiO2/Bi2O3 composite followed the S-scheme mode, which efficiently prevented the recombination of powerful photocarriers, thereby enabling the heterojunction with a strong redox ability for producing abundant reactive oxygen species. The tight and large 2D/2D interface minimized the distance of photocarrier migration to further extend the lifetime of useful photocarriers (active radicals for sterilization and photoelectrons for H2 generation). The 2D/2D TiO2/Bi2O3 heterojunction demonstrated an improved photocatalytic antibacterial performance with complete inactivation of 4.63 × 107 CFU mL-1Escherichia coli cells within 6 h in water. In addition, the heterojunction displayed a H2 generation rate of 12.08 mmol h-1g-1 through water splitting process. This study provides a potential bifunctional photocatalyst for minimizing the adverse impact of pollution on the environment.
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- Jingsong Gao
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China.
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Elsharkawya S, Hammad S, El-hallaga I. Electrodeposition of Ni nanoparticles from deep eutectic solvent and aqueous solution promoting high stability electrocatalyst for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions. J Solid State Electrochem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-022-05177-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Nanostructured Ni films were synthesized from two distinct baths and were assessed as electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in 1 M KOH. Herein, Ni was electrodeposited from two separate solvents, the aqueous acetate buffer and ethaline solvent as a kind of deep eutectic solvents (DESs), and both the deposited films were investigated as electrocatalysts for HER and OER. The electrodeposition parameters such as pH and deposition potential were studied. The electrodeposition process was performed using chronoamperometry technique and Ni deposits were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Fabricated Ni@PGE deposit from ethaline only requires an overpotential of − 154 mV and 350 mV to achieve a current density of 10 mA cm−2 for HER and OER, respectively. While, Ni@PGE from acetate requires an overpotential of − 164 mV and 400 mV to produce the current density of 10 mA cm−2 for HER and OER.
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Wu Z, Pan T, Lin D, Xia W, Shan J, Cheng R, Yang M, Hu X, Nan K, Qi L. Biocompatible tumor-targeted GQDs nanocatalyst for chemodynamic tumor therapy. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:3567-3576. [PMID: 35420085 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb02734d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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To deal with the complex tumor microenvironment (TME), chemodynamic therapy (CDT) has been developed, which uses nanocatalysts simulating peroxidase to convert high concentration hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) into highly toxic hydroxyl radicals (˙OH) in situ and effectively kills tumor cells. Due to the low catalytic activity of traditional nanocatalysts, the present CDT treatment has to be combined with other anti-tumor therapies, which increases the complexity and uncertainty of the treatment. Thus, developing new nanocatalysts with stable and high enzymatic activity is the key point to CDT treatment. Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are important metal-free catalysts with intrinsic peroxidase-like activity due to their excellent electron transport performance. Here, we prepare a nitrogen-doped GQD (NGOD) nanocatalyst, which displays much higher peroxidase activity than known metal nanocatalysts. The NGQD nanocatalyst is further grafted with RGDS peptide-modified polyethylene glycol (PEG), which guides the nanocatalyst to the tumor area and increases its circulation time in blood. The as-produced RGDS-PEG@NG nanocatalyst displays stable and high peroxidase activity, which achieves the conversion of H2O2 → ˙OH in the TME. Through an in vivo study it has been observed that RGDS-PEG@NGs obviously inhibit tumor growth without combining with other treatment methods and show excellent biocompatibility, which provides a unique idea for the application of GQDs in CDT.
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- Zixia Wu
- State key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Visual Science, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Eye Hospital Wenzhou Medical University 270 Xueyuanxi Road, Wenzhou 325027, China.
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- State key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Visual Science, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Eye Hospital Wenzhou Medical University 270 Xueyuanxi Road, Wenzhou 325027, China.
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- State key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Visual Science, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Eye Hospital Wenzhou Medical University 270 Xueyuanxi Road, Wenzhou 325027, China.
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- State key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Visual Science, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Eye Hospital Wenzhou Medical University 270 Xueyuanxi Road, Wenzhou 325027, China.
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- State key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Visual Science, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Eye Hospital Wenzhou Medical University 270 Xueyuanxi Road, Wenzhou 325027, China.
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- State key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Visual Science, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Eye Hospital Wenzhou Medical University 270 Xueyuanxi Road, Wenzhou 325027, China.
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- State key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Visual Science, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Eye Hospital Wenzhou Medical University 270 Xueyuanxi Road, Wenzhou 325027, China.
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- State key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Visual Science, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Eye Hospital Wenzhou Medical University 270 Xueyuanxi Road, Wenzhou 325027, China.
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- State key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Visual Science, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Eye Hospital Wenzhou Medical University 270 Xueyuanxi Road, Wenzhou 325027, China.
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- State key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Visual Science, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Eye Hospital Wenzhou Medical University 270 Xueyuanxi Road, Wenzhou 325027, China.
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The effect of electrodeposition potential on catalytic properties of Ni nanoparticles for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline media. J APPL ELECTROCHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10800-022-01679-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Chen Z, Chen J, Barcaro G, Budnyak TM, Rokicińska A, Dronskowski R, Budnyk S, Kuśtrowski P, Monti S, Slabon A. Reaction pathways on N-substituted carbon catalysts during the electrochemical reduction of nitrate to ammonia. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy00050d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Electrochemical reduction of nitrate into ammonia is one potential strategy to valorize pollutants needed to close the nitrogen cycle.
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- Zheng Chen
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- CNR-ICCOM−Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, ul. Golebia 24, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Hoffmann Institute of Advanced Materials, Shenzhen Polytechnic, 7098 Liuxian Blvd, Shenzhen, China
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- AC2T research GmbH, Viktor-Kaplan-Str. 2c, 2700 Wiener Neustadt, Austria
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, ul. Golebia 24, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- CNR-ICCOM−Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Inorganic Chemistry, University of Wuppertal, Gaußstr. 20, 42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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Liu M, Wen Y, Lu L, Kang Q, Xie Z, Chen Y, Tian X, Jin H, Liu J. A Cost‐Effective Iron Based Covalent Organic Framework and Its Composite Electrocatalyst for Active and Stable Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Solution. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Muye Liu
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry China University of Geosciences Wuhan 388 Lumo Road Wuhan 430074 P.R.China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry China University of Geosciences Wuhan 388 Lumo Road Wuhan 430074 P.R.China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry China University of Geosciences Wuhan 388 Lumo Road Wuhan 430074 P.R.China
- Zhejiang institute China University of Geosciences Wuhan Hangzhou 6 Heting Street 311305 P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry China University of Geosciences Wuhan 388 Lumo Road Wuhan 430074 P.R.China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry China University of Geosciences Wuhan 388 Lumo Road Wuhan 430074 P.R.China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry China University of Geosciences Wuhan 388 Lumo Road Wuhan 430074 P.R.China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry China University of Geosciences Wuhan 388 Lumo Road Wuhan 430074 P.R.China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry China University of Geosciences Wuhan 388 Lumo Road Wuhan 430074 P.R.China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Carbon Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities Tongliao 536 Huolinhe Street West 028000 P. R. China
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Zhao R, Chen Y, Huang S. Doping engineering on carbons as electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction. FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fmre.2021.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Hua M, Song J, Huang X, Liu H, Fan H, Wang W, He Z, Liu Z, Han B. Highly Efficient Oxidative Cyanation of Aldehydes to Nitriles over Se,S,N‐
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‐Doped Hierarchically Porous Carbon Nanosheets. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202107996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Manli Hua
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Shaanxi University of Science & Technology Xi'an Shaanxi 710021 China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Shaanxi University of Science & Technology Xi'an Shaanxi 710021 China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Shaanxi University of Science & Technology Xi'an Shaanxi 710021 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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Hua M, Song J, Huang X, Liu H, Fan H, Wang W, He Z, Liu Z, Han B. Highly Efficient Oxidative Cyanation of Aldehydes to Nitriles over Se,S,N-tri-Doped Hierarchically Porous Carbon Nanosheets. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:21479-21485. [PMID: 34318968 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202107996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Oxidative cyanation of aldehydes provides a promising strategy for the cyanide-free synthesis of organic nitriles. Design of robust and cost-effective catalysts is the key for this route. Herein, we designed a series of Se,S,N-tri-doped carbon nanosheets with a hierarchical porous structure (denoted as Se,S,N-CNs-x, x represents the pyrolysis temperature). It was found that the obtained Se,S,N-CNs-1000 was very selective and efficient for oxidative cyanation of various aldehydes including those containing other oxidizable groups into the corresponding nitriles using ammonia as the nitrogen resource below 100 °C. Detailed investigations revealed that the excellent performance of Se,S,N-CNs-1000 originated mainly from the graphitic-N species with lower electron density and synergistic effect between the Se, S, N, and C in the catalyst. Besides, the hierarchically porous structure could also promote the reaction. Notably, the unique feature of this metal-free catalyst is that it tolerated other oxidizable groups, and showed no activity on further reaction of the products, thereby resulting in high selectivity. As far as we know, this is the first work for the synthesis of nitriles via oxidative cyanation of aldehydes over heterogeneous metal-free catalysts.
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- Manli Hua
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Yuan Y, Ma J, Ai H, Kang B, Lee JY. A simple general descriptor for rational design of graphyne-based bifunctional electrocatalysts toward hydrogen evolution and oxygen reduction reactions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 592:440-447. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.02.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Chen Z, Jaworski A, Chen J, Budnyak TM, Szewczyk I, Rokicińska A, Dronskowski R, Hedin N, Kuśtrowski P, Slabon A. Graphitic nitrogen in carbon catalysts is important for the reduction of nitrite as revealed by naturally abundant 15N NMR spectroscopy. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:6857-6866. [PMID: 33912887 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt00658d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Metal-free nitrogen-doped carbon is considered as a green functional material, but the structural determination of the atomic positions of nitrogen remains challenging. We recently demonstrated that directly-excited solid state 15N NMR (ssNMR) spectroscopy is a powerful tool for the determination of such positions in N-doped carbon at natural 15N isotope abundance. Here we report a green chemistry approach for the synthesis of N-doped carbon using cellulose as a precursor, and a study of the catalytic properties and atomic structures of the related catalyst. N-doped carbon (NH3) was obtained by the oxidation of cellulose with HNO3 followed by ammonolysis at 800 °C. It had a N content of 6.5 wt% and a surface area of 557 m2 g-1, and 15N ssNMR spectroscopy provided evidence for graphitic nitrogen besides regular pyrrolic and pyridinic nitrogen. This structural determination allowed probing the role of graphitic nitrogen in electrocatalytic reactions, such as the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and nitrite reduction reaction. The N-doped carbon catalyst (NH3) showed higher electrocatalytic activities in the OER and HER under alkaline conditions and higher activity for nitrite reduction, as compared with a catalyst prepared by the carbonization of HNO3-treated cellulose in N2. The electrocatalytic selectivity for nitrite reduction of the N-doped carbon catalyst (NH3) was directly related to the graphitic nitrogen functions. Complementary structural analyses by means of 13C and 1H ssNMR, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy, and low-temperature N2 adsorption were performed and provided support to the findings. The results show that directly-excited 15N ssNMR spectroscopy at natural 15N abundance is generally capable of providing information on N-doped carbon materials if relaxation properties are favorable. It is expected that this approach can be applied to a wide range of solids with an intermediate concentration of N atoms.
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- Zheng Chen
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany and Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany and Hoffmann Institute of Advanced Materials, Shenzhen Polytechnic, 7098 Liuxian Blvd, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland.
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Peng L, Peng H, Hung CT, Guo D, Duan L, Ma B, Liu L, Li W, Zhao D. Programmable synthesis of radially gradient-structured mesoporous carbon nanospheres with tunable core-shell architectures. Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2021.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The influence of the catalyst on the CO formation during catalytic wet peroxide oxidation process. Catal Today 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2019.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Yang L, Peng Y, Luo X, Dan Y, Ye J, Zhou Y, Zou Z. Beyond C 3N 4 π-conjugated metal-free polymeric semiconductors for photocatalytic chemical transformations. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:2147-2172. [PMID: 33331365 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00445f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Photocatalysis with stable, efficient and inexpensive metal-free catalysts is one of the most promising options for non-polluting energy production. This review article covers the state-of-the-art development of various effective metal-free polymeric photocatalysts with large π-conjugated units for chemical transformations including water splitting, CO2 and N2 reduction, organic synthesis and monomer polymerisation. The article starts with the catalytic mechanisms of metal-free photocatalysts. Then a particular focus is on the rational manipulation of π-conjugation enlargement, charge separation, electronic structures and band structures in the design of metal-free polymeric photocatalysts. Following the design principles, the selection and construction of functional units are discussed, as well as the connecting bonds and dimensions of π-conjugated polymeric photocatalysts. Finally the hot and emerging applications of metal-free polymeric photocatalysts for photocatalytic chemical transformations are summarized. The strategies provide potential avenues to address the challenges of catalyst activity, selectivity and stability in the further development of highly effective metal-free polymeric photocatalysts.
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- Long Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, Sichuan, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, Sichuan, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, Sichuan, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering of China (Sichuan University), Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China.
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- Environmental Remediation Materials Unit National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan and TU-NIMS Joint Reseach Center School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China. and The School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China. and The School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, P. R. China
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Liu Y, He B, Qi C. Nitrogen-Doped Porous Graphene-like Carbon Nanosheets as Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts under Alkaline and Acidic Conditions. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Yuanyuan Liu
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process, Department of Chemistry, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process, Department of Chemistry, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process, Department of Chemistry, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang, China
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Wang D, Wang Z, Liu W, Zhou J, Feng YP, Loh KP, Wu J, Wee ATS. Atomic-Level Electronic Properties of Carbon Nitride Monolayers. ACS NANO 2020; 14:14008-14016. [PMID: 32954722 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c06535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Heteroatom-doped carbon-based materials are of significance for clean energy conversion and storage because of their fascinating electronic properties, low cost, high durability, and environmental friendliness. Atomically precise fabrication of carbon-based materials with well-defined heteroatom-dopant positions and atomic-scale understanding of their atomic-level electronic properties is a challenge. Herein, we demonstrate the bottom-up on-surface synthesis of 1D and 2D monolayer carbon nitride nanostructures with precise control of the nitrogen-atom doping sites and pore sizes. We also observe an electronic band offset at the C-N heterojunction. Using high-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy, the atomic structure of the as-prepared carbon nitride nanoporous monolayers are revealed, indicating successful and precise control of the structures and N atom doping sites. Furthermore, corroborated by theoretical calculations, scanning tunneling spectroscopy measurements reveal a valence band shift of 140 meV that results in an electric field of 2.9 × 108 V m-1 at the C-N heterojunction, indicating efficient separation of the electron-hole pair at the N doping site. Our finding offers direct atomic-level insights into the local electronic structure of the heteroatom-doped carbon-based materials.
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- Dingguan Wang
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore
- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117551, Singapore
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- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117551, Singapore
- Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117546, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117551, Singapore
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- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117551, Singapore
- Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117546, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore
- Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117546, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117551, Singapore
- Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117546, Singapore
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Understanding the Catalytic Sites of Metal–Nitrogen–Carbon Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts. Chemistry 2020; 27:145-157. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Li R, Liu F, Zhang Y, Guo M, Liu D. Nitrogen, Sulfur Co-Doped Hierarchically Porous Carbon as a Metal-Free Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction and Carbon Dioxide Reduction Reaction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:44578-44587. [PMID: 32902251 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c06506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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High-cost and low-efficiency electrocatalysts have hindered oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel cells and CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) for producing fuels and value-added chemicals. Here, a low-cost metal-free electrocatalyst of a N, S co-doped hierarchically porous carbon (NSHPC) for efficient ORR and CO2RR is reported. The NSHPC is prepared by pyrolysis of glucosamine hydrochloride and thiocyanuric acid precursors using SiO2 as hard templates. The N, S co-doping effectively enhances catalytic activity and selectivity, and the hierarchically porous structure largely exposes abundant active sites to reaction species and facilitates electrolyte transport, thereby leading to significantly increased catalytic activities for the NSHPC. The resultant NSHPC exhibits excellent electrocatalytic activities toward ORR in both acidic and alkaline electrolytes and also shows application in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). More importantly, the NSHPC enables CO2 reduction to CO with 87.8% maximum Faraday efficiency (FE) in aqueous electrolytes. This work offers a novel insight into the development of multifunctional electrocatalysts for producing electricity, fuels, and value-added chemicals.
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- Ruru Li
- College of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Yan S, Yu Z, Liu C, Yuan Z, Wang C, Chen J, Wei L, Chen Y. Dual-Template Pore Engineering of Whey Powder-Derived Carbon as an Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalyst for Primary Zinc-Air Battery. Chem Asian J 2020; 15:1881-1889. [PMID: 32339388 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202000399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Cost-effective and high-performance electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reactions (ORR) are needed for many energy storage and conversion devices. Here, we demonstrate that whey powder, a major by-product in the dairy industry, can be used as a sustainable precursor to produce heteroatom doped carbon electrocatalysts for ORR. Rich N and S compounds in whey powders can generate abundant catalytic active sites. However, these sites are not easily accessible by reactants of ORR. A dual-template method was used to create a hierarchically and interconnected porous structure with micropores created by ZnCl2 and large mesopores generated by fumed SiO2 particles. At the optimum mass ratio of whey power: ZnCl2 : SiO2 at 1 : 3 : 0.8, the resulting carbon material has a large specific surface area close to 2000 m2 g-1 , containing 4.6 at.% of N with 39.7% as pyridinic N. This carbon material shows superior electrocatalytic activity for ORR, with an electron transfer number of 3.88 and a large kinetic limiting current density of 45.40 mA cm-2 . They were employed as ORR catalysts to assemble primary zinc-air batteries, which deliver a power density of 84.1 mW cm-2 and a specific capacity of 779.5 mAh g-1 , outperforming batteries constructed using a commercial Pt/C catalyst. Our findings open new opportunities to use an abundant biomaterial, whey powder, to create high-value-added carbon electrocatalysts for emerging energy applications.
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- Shunyao Yan
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney New South Wales, 2006, Darlington, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney New South Wales, 2006, Darlington, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney New South Wales, 2006, Darlington, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney New South Wales, 2006, Darlington, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney New South Wales, 2006, Darlington, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney New South Wales, 2006, Darlington, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney New South Wales, 2006, Darlington, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney New South Wales, 2006, Darlington, Australia
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Fe3C/Fe, N-codoped porous carbon from petroleum vacuum residual for highly efficient oxygen reduction. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Hu X, Joo PH, Matios E, Wang C, Luo J, Yang K, Li W. Designing an All-Solid-State Sodium-Carbon Dioxide Battery Enabled by Nitrogen-Doped Nanocarbon. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:3620-3626. [PMID: 32212736 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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All-solid-state sodium-carbon dioxide (Na-CO2) battery is an emerging technology that effectively utilizes the greenhouse gas, CO2, for energy storage with the virtues of minimized electrolyte leakage and suppressed Na dendrite growth for the Na metal anode. However, the sluggish reduction/evolution reactions of CO2 on the solid electrolyte/CO2 cathode interface have caused premature battery failure. Herein, nitrogen (N)-doped nanocarbon derived from metal-organic frameworks is designed as a cathode catalyst to solve this challenge. The porous and highly conductive N-doped nanocarbon possesses superior uptake and binding capability with CO2, which significantly accelerates the CO2 electroreduction and promotes the formation of thin sheetlike discharged products (200 nm in thickness) that can be easily decomposed upon charging. Accordingly, reduced discharge/charge overpotential, high discharge capacity (>10 000 mAh g-1), long cycle life, and high energy density (180 Wh kg-1 in pouch cells) are achieved at 50 °C.
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- Xiaofei Hu
- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 14 Engineering Drive, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States
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- Program of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0418, United States
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 14 Engineering Drive, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 14 Engineering Drive, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 14 Engineering Drive, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States
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- Program of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0418, United States
- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0448, United States
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 14 Engineering Drive, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States
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Nitrogen and sulfur dual-doped hollow mesoporous carbon spheres as efficient metal-free catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2020.107848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Yuan K, Lützenkirchen-Hecht D, Li L, Shuai L, Li Y, Cao R, Qiu M, Zhuang X, Leung MKH, Chen Y, Scherf U. Boosting Oxygen Reduction of Single Iron Active Sites via Geometric and Electronic Engineering: Nitrogen and Phosphorus Dual Coordination. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:2404-2412. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b11852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 381] [Impact Index Per Article: 95.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Kai Yuan
- College of Chemistry/Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang 330031, China
- Macromolecular Chemistry Group (buwmakro) and Institute for Polymer Technology, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Gauss-Strasse 20, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences-Physics Department and Institute for Polymer Technology, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Gauss-Strasse 20, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- College of Chemistry/Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, 430079 Wuhan, China
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- College of Chemistry/Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, 430079 Wuhan, China
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- Meso-Entropy Matter Lab, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dongchuan Road 800, 200240 Shanghai, China
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- Institution Ability R&D Energy Research Centre, School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- College of Chemistry/Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Macromolecular Chemistry Group (buwmakro) and Institute for Polymer Technology, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Gauss-Strasse 20, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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Wu D, Cao M, You H, Zhao C, Cao R. N-Doped holey carbon materials derived from a metal-free macrocycle cucurbit[6]uril assembly as an efficient electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:13832-13835. [PMID: 31681921 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc06939a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The first example of the preparation of nitrogen-doped holey carbon (NHC) with abundant in-plane holes derived from a rigid macrocycle cucurbit[6]uril self-assembly is reported. The NHC shows comparable activity, better stability and higher methanol tolerance towards the oxygen reduction reaction compared to the use of commercial Pt/C.
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- Dongshuang Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy Sciences, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
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Kim S, Kato S, Ishizaki T, Li OL, Kang J. Transition Metal (Fe, Co, Ni) Nanoparticles on Selective Amino-N-Doped Carbon as High-Performance Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalyst. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 9:E742. [PMID: 31091814 PMCID: PMC6566341 DOI: 10.3390/nano9050742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Metal-air batteries are attracting increasing attention as a superior renewable energy conversion device due to their high performance and strong potential. However, the high cost and low stability of the current Pt catalyst is the main obstacle preventing wide industrial application. In this work, we applied a plasma process to fabricate aniline and a transition metals electrode (Fe, Co, Ni) as the carbon-nitrogen and the metal nanoparticle (NP) precursors, respectively, for selective metal/amino-N-doped carbon catalysts. All three as-synthesized catalysts exhibited dominant amino-N as the major C-N bonding state. In electrochemical testing, Co/amino-N-doped carbon showed positive E1/2 potential (0.83 V vs. Reversible Hydrogen Electrode (RHE)). In addition, the calculated electron transfer number (n) of Co/amino-N-doped carbon at 0.5 V vs. RHE was 3.81, which was only slightly less than that of commercial Pt/C (3.97). This superior performance of transition metal/amino-N-doped carbon promotes it as an economical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalyst to replace expensive Pt/C in metal-air batteries.
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- SeongHee Kim
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo 135-8548, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo 135-8548, Japan.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea.
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- Division of Marine Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan 606-791, Korea.
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Stergiou A, Perivoliotis DK, Tagmatarchis N. (Photo)electrocatalysis of molecular oxygen reduction by S-doped graphene decorated with a star-shaped oligothiophene. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:7335-7346. [PMID: 30938747 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr01620a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Heteroatom-doped graphene-based materials attract great interest as non-metal electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). In this work, a straightforward approach was described to prepare nanoensembles of star-shaped oligothiophene 1 supramolecularly immobilized on sulfur-doped graphene sheets (SG). The 1/SG ensemble was comprehensively characterized by Raman and IR spectroscopy and morphologically imaged by HR-TEM, while the loading of 1 onto SG was estimated by TGA under an inert atmosphere. Based on detailed electrochemical and electrocatalytic assays, 1/SG was proved to be a highly efficient and stable electrocatalyst toward the ORR. The high catalytic activity of 1/SG was attributed to the (a) presence of chemical defects, induced by the insertion of electron rich sulfur within the lattice of SG, (b) existence of structural defects, due to the generation of vacancies along the carbon lattice in SG, and (c) high and homogeneous coverage of the SG surface by the sulfur-rich star-shaped oligothiophene 1. In addition, the optical properties of 1/SG were screened by UV-Vis and steady-state and time-resolved PL and the development of strong photoinduced intra-ensemble electronic interactions within the ensemble was revealed. Exploiting the latter, by photoirradiating 1/SG, a significantly improved photoelectrocatalytic activity towards the ORR was observed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anastasios Stergiou
- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece.
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- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece.
| | - Nikos Tagmatarchis
- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece.
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