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Yuan A, Wang B, Guo M, Yu F, Jiang L, Yang W, Ma G, Liu Q. Concurrently boosted oxygen reduction/evolution electrocatalysis over highly loaded CoNi/onion-like carbon hybrid nanosheets. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 675:602-613. [PMID: 38991274 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.06.235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2024] [Revised: 06/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/29/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]
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Balancing the bicatalytic activities and stabilities between oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a critical yet challenging task for exploring advanced rechargeable Zinc-air batteries (ZABs). Herein, a hybrid nanosheet catalyst with highly dispersed and densified metallic species is developed to boost the kinetics and stabilities of both ORR and OER concurrently. Through a progressive coordination and pyrolysis approach, we directly prepared highly conductive onion-like carbon (OLC) accommodating dense ORR-active CoNC species and enveloping high-loading OER-active CoNi-synergic structures within a porous lamellar architecture. The resultant CoNi/OLC nanosheet catalyst delivers better ORR and OER activities showcasing a smaller reversible oxygen electrode index (ΔE = Ej10 - E1/2) of 0.71 V, compared to state-of-the-art Pt/C-RuO2 catalysts (0.75 V), Co/amorphous carbon polyhedrons (0.80 V), NiO nanoparticles with higher Ni loading (1.00 V), and most CoNi-based bifunctional catalysts reported so far. The rechargeable ZAB assembled with the developed catalyst achieves a remarkable peak power density of 270.3 mW cm-2 (172 % of that achieved by Pt/C + RuO2) and ultrahigh cycling stability with a negligible increase in voltage gap after 800 h (110 mV increase after 200 h for a Pt/C + RuO2-based battery), standing the top level of those ever reported.
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- Ao Yuan
- College of Engineering and Design, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081 Hunan, People's Republic of China; Institute of Micro/Nano Materials and Devices, Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo, 315211 Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Micro/Nano Materials and Devices, Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo, 315211 Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Micro/Nano Materials and Devices, Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo, 315211 Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Micro/Nano Materials and Devices, Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo, 315211 Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Micro/Nano Materials and Devices, Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo, 315211 Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Micro/Nano Materials and Devices, Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo, 315211 Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- College of Engineering and Design, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081 Hunan, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Micro/Nano Materials and Devices, Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo, 315211 Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
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Mushtaq MA, Kumar A, Yasin G, Tabish M, Arif M, Ajmal S, Raza W, Naseem S, Zhao J, Li P, Ali HG, Ji S, Yan D. Multivalent Sulfur Vacancy-Rich NiCo 2S 4@MnO 2 Urchin-Like Heterostructures for Ambient Electrochemical N 2 Reduction to NH 3. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2310431. [PMID: 38441366 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202310431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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Innovative advances in the exploitation of effective electrocatalytic materials for the reduction of nitrogen (N2) to ammonia (NH3) are highly required for the sustainable production of fertilizers and zero-carbon emission fuel. In order to achieve zero-carbon footprints and renewable NH3 production, electrochemical N2 reduction reaction (NRR) provides a favorable energy-saving alternative but it requires more active, efficient, and selective catalysts. In current work, sulfur vacancy (Sv)-rich NiCo2S4@MnO2 heterostructures are efficaciously fabricated via a facile hydrothermal approach followed by heat treatment. The urchin-like Sv-NiCo2S4@MnO2 heterostructures serve as cathodes, which demonstrate an optimal NH3 yield of 57.31 µg h-1 mgcat -1 and Faradaic efficiency of 20.55% at -0.2 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) in basic electrolyte owing to the synergistic interactions between Sv-NiCo2S4 and MnO2. Density functional theory (DFT) simulation further verifies that Co-sites of urchin-like Sv-NiCo2S4@MnO2 heterostructures are beneficial to lowering the energy threshold for N2 adsorption and successive protonation. Distinctive micro/nano-architectures exhibit high NRR electrocatalytic activities that might motivate researchers to explore and concentrate on the development of heterostructures for ambient electrocatalytic NH3 generation.
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- Muhammad Asim Mushtaq
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, and Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Nano-Technology Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, GLA University, Mathura, UP, 281406, India
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, 64200, Pakistan
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, 39161, Pakistan
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, and Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, P. R. China
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, and Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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Lin C, Yang X, Zhai L, An S, Ma H, Fu Y, Han D, Xu Q, Huang N. Synergistic Modulating Interlayer Space and Electron-Transfer of Covalent Organic Frameworks for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2308143. [PMID: 38351655 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202308143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]
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Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are an ideal template to construct high-efficiency catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) due to their predictable properties. However, the closely parallel-stacking manner and lacking intramolecular electron transfer ability of COFs limit atomic utilization efficiency and intrinsic activity. Herein, COFs are constructed with large interlayer distances and enhanced electronic transfer ability by side-chain functionalization. Long chains with electron-donating features not only enlarge interlayer distance, but also narrow the bandgap. The resulting DPPS-COF displays higher electrochemical surface areas to provide more exposed active sites, despite <1/10 surface areas. DPPS-COF exhibits excellent electrocatalytic ORR activity with half-wave potential of 0.85 V, which is 30 and 60 mV positive than those of Pt/C and DPP-COF, and is the record among the reported COFs. DPPS-COF is employed as cathode electrocatalyst for zinc-air battery with a maximum power density of 185.2 mW cm-2, which is superior to Pt/C. Theoretical calculation further reveals that longer electronic-donating chains not only facilitate the formation of intermediate OOH* from O2, but also promote intermediates desorption , and thus leading to higher activity.
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- Chao Lin
- Henan Key Laboratory of Functional Salt Materials, Center for Advanced Materials Research, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450007, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Functional Salt Materials, Center for Advanced Materials Research, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450007, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Functional Salt Materials, Center for Advanced Materials Research, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450007, P. R. China
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) and Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Functional Salt Materials, Center for Advanced Materials Research, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450007, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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Wu J, Huang A, Hu H, Gao X, Chen Z. Construction and enhancement of built-in electric field for efficient oxygen evolution reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 674:677-685. [PMID: 38950466 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.06.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2024] [Revised: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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The construction and regulation of built-in electric field (BIEF) are considered effective strategies for enhancing the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance of transition metal-based electrocatalysts. Herein, we present a strategy to regulate the electronic structure of nickel-iron layered double hydroxide (NiFe-LDH) by constructing and enhancing the BIEF induced by in-situ heterojunction transformation. This concept is demonstrated through the design and synthesis of Ag2S@S/NiFe-LDH (p-n heterojunction) and Ag@S/NiFe-LDH (Mott-Schottky heterojunction). Benefiting from the larger BIEF of Mott-Schottky heterojunction, efficient electron transfer occurs at the interface between silver (Ag) and NiFe-LDH. As a result, Ag@S/NiFe-LDH exhibits excellent OER performance, requiring only a 232 mV overpotential at 1 M KOH to achieve a current density of 100 mA cm-2, with a small Tafel slope of 73 mV dec-1, as well as excellent electrocatalytic durability. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations further verified that stronger BIEF in Mott-Schottky heterojunction enhances the electron interaction at the interfaces, reduces the energy barrier for the rate-determining step (RDS), and accelerates the OER kinetics. This work provides an effective strategy for designing catalyst with larger BIEF to enhance electrocatalytic activity.
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- Jie Wu
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Material, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Material, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Material, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Material, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis-Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China; Power Battery and Systems Research Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
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Habibi MM, Mousavi M, Shekofteh-Gohari M, Parsaei-Khomami A, Hosseini MA, Haghani E, Salahandish R, Ghasemi JB. Machine learning-enhanced drug testing for simultaneous morphine and methadone detection in urinary biofluids. Sci Rep 2024; 14:8099. [PMID: 38582770 PMCID: PMC10998919 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58843-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024] Open
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The simultaneous identification of drugs has considerable difficulties due to the intricate interplay of analytes and the interference present in biological matrices. In this study, we introduce an innovative electrochemical sensor that overcomes these hurdles, enabling the precise and simultaneous determination of morphine (MOR), methadone (MET), and uric acid (UA) in urine samples. The sensor harnesses the strategically adapted carbon nanotubes (CNT) modified with graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets to ensure exceptional precision and sensitivity for the targeted analytes. Through systematic optimization of pivotal parameters, we attained accurate and quantitative measurements of the analytes within intricate matrices employing the fast Fourier transform (FFT) voltammetry technique. The sensor's performance was validated using 17 training and 12 test solutions, employing the widely acclaimed machine learning method, partial least squares (PLS), for predictive modeling. The root mean square error of cross-validation (RMSECV) values for morphine, methadone, and uric acid were significantly low, measuring 0.1827 µM, 0.1951 µM, and 0.1584 µM, respectively, with corresponding root mean square error of prediction (RMSEP) values of 0.1925 µM, 0.2035 µM, and 0.1659 µM. These results showcased the robust resiliency and reliability of our predictive model. Our sensor's efficacy in real urine samples was demonstrated by the narrow range of relative standard deviation (RSD) values, ranging from 3.71 to 5.26%, and recovery percentages from 96 to 106%. This performance underscores the potential of the sensor for practical and clinical applications, offering precise measurements even in complex and variable biological matrices. The successful integration of g-C3N4-CNT nanocomposites and the robust PLS method has driven the evolution of sophisticated electrochemical sensors, initiating a transformative era in drug analysis.
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- Mohammad Mehdi Habibi
- School of Chemistry, University College of Science, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6455, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Chemistry, University College of Science, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6455, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Chemistry, University College of Science, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6455, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Chemistry, University College of Science, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6455, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Chemistry, University College of Science, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6455, Tehran, Iran
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- Laboratory of Advanced Biotechnologies for Health Assessments (Lab-HA), Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering Program, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Laboratory of Advanced Biotechnologies for Health Assessments (Lab-HA), Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada.
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering Program, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada.
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- School of Chemistry, University College of Science, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6455, Tehran, Iran.
- Laboratory of Advanced Biotechnologies for Health Assessments (Lab-HA), Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada.
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Chen W, Wu J, Li Z, Chen Y, Ao H, Zheng X, Zhang Y, Rong J, Qiu F. High-Density CoSe 2 Sites Embedded within 2D Porous N-Doped Carbon for High-Performance Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysis. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:4429-4437. [PMID: 38377564 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Designing and fabricating efficient and stable nonprecious metal-based oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysts is a pressing and challenging task for the pursuit of sustainable new energy devices. Herein, porous P-CoSe2@NC electrocatalysts with high-density carbon-coated CoSe2 sites were successfully fabricated based on a pyridyl-porphyrinic metal-organic framework (Co-TPyP MOF) via a molten salt-assisted synthesis method. The hierarchical pore and N-doping carbon substrate of P-CoSe2@NC promotes mass transfer and electron-transfer efficiency, which is beneficial to maximize CoSe2 site utilization. Well-designed P-CoSe2@NC exhibits efficient ORR catalytic activity with a high half-wave potential of 0.863 V and excellent catalytic stability. Meanwhile, rechargeable aqueous primary/quasi-solid-state ZABs based on a P-CoSe2@NC air cathode show a high peak power density and exceptional operating stability, catering to the demands of practical applications. The qualified performance and structure stability of the electrocatalytic system may be mainly attributed to the protection of the CoSe2 nanoparticle by the coated carbon layer. Given the rational design of the structure and the component of the electrocatalyst with enhanced ORR activity, we believe that this work has provided a reliable pathway to the development of high-performance transition-metal chalcogenides for energy-storage and -conversion devices.
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- Wangyi Chen
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213614, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213614, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213614, China
- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213614, China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213614, China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213614, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213614, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213614, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213614, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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Li F, Wu H, Lv S, Ma Y, Wang B, Ren Y, Wang C, Shi Y, Ji H, Gu J, Tang S, Meng X. Two Birds with One Stone: Contemporaneously Enhancing OER Catalytic Activity and Stability for Dual-Phase Medium-Entropy Metal Sulfides. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2309025. [PMID: 37890449 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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Transition metal-based sulfides exhibit remarkable potential as electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) due to the unique intrinsic structure and physicochemical characteristics. Nevertheless, currently available sulfide catalysts based on transition metals face a bottleneck in large-scale commercial applications owing to their unsatisfactory stability. Here, the first fabrication of (FeCoNiMn2 )S2 dual-phase medium-entropy metal sulfide (dp-MEMS) is successfully achieved, which demonstrated the expected optimization of stability in the OER process. Benefiting from the "cell wall" -like structure and the synergistic effect in medium-entropy systems, (FeCoNiMn2 )S2 dp-MEMS delivers an exceptionally low overpotential of 169 and 232 mV at current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm-2 , respectively. The enhancement mechanism of catalytic activity and stability is further validated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Additionally, the rechargeable Zn-air batteries integrated with FeCoNiMn2 )S2 dp-MEMS exhibit remarkable performance outperforming the commercial catalyst (Pt/C+RuO2 ). This work demonstrates that the dual-phase medium-entropy metal sulfide-based catalysts have the potential to provide a greater application value for OER and related energy conversion systems.
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- Fengqi Li
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201800, P. R. China
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- School of Intelligent Manufacturing and Information, Jiangsu Shipping College, Nantong, 226010, P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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Yuan J, Li Y, Xu H, Qiao Y, He G, Chen H. Engineering improved strategies for spinel cathodes in high-performing zinc-ion batteries. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:1025-1037. [PMID: 38117187 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr05225g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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The development of high-performing cathode materials for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) is highly important for the future large-scale energy storage. Owing to the distinctive framework structure, diversity of valences, and high electrochemical activity, spinel materials have been widely investigated and used for aqueous ZIBs. However, the stubborn issues of low electrical conductivity and sluggish kinetics plague their smooth applications in aqueous ZIBs, which stimulates the development of effective strategies to address these issues. This review highlights the recent advances of spinel-based cathode materials that include the configuration of aqueous ZIBs and corresponding reaction mechanisms. Subsequently, the classifications of spinel materials and their properties are also discussed. Then, the review mainly summarizes the effective strategies for elevating their electrochemical performance, including their morphology and structure design, defect engineering, heteroatom doping, and coupling with a conductive support. In the final section, several sound prospects in this fervent field are also proposed for future research and applications.
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- Jingjing Yuan
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China.
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Sun H, Chen S, Zhang B, Wang J, Yao J, Li D, Yuan G. Cation-doped sea-urchin-like MnO 2 for electrocatalytic overall water splitting. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:17407-17415. [PMID: 37946582 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03059h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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It is necessary to take full account of the activity, selectivity, dynamic performance, economic benefits, and environmental impact of the catalysts in the overall water splitting of electrocatalysis for the reasonable design of electrocatalysts. Designing nanostructures of catalysts and optimizing defect engineering are considered environmentally friendly and cost-effective electrocatalyst synthesis strategies. Herein, we report that metal cations regulate the microstructure of sea-urchin-like MnO2 and act as dopants to cause the lattice expansion of MnO2, resulting in crystal surface defects. The valence unsaturated Mn4+/Mn3+ greatly promotes the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The optimal Al-MnO2 showed that the overpotential is 390 and 170 mV in the process of catalyzing OER and HER, respectively, at a current density of 10 mA cm-2. It is exciting to note that after 5000 cycles of Al-MnO2 within the kinetic potential range of OER and HER, its performance remained almost unchanged. This work provides a simple, efficient, and environmentally friendly route for the design of efficient integrated water-splitting electrocatalysts.
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- Haolu Sun
- Anhui Vocational And Technical College, Hefei, 230011, China.
- School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230011, China
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- Anhui Vocational And Technical College, Hefei, 230011, China.
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- Anhui Vocational And Technical College, Hefei, 230011, China.
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- Wuhai Industrial Energy Conservation Supervision and Guarantee Center, 016000, China
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- Anhui Vocational And Technical College, Hefei, 230011, China.
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- Anhui Vocational And Technical College, Hefei, 230011, China.
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- Anhui Vocational And Technical College, Hefei, 230011, China.
- Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830000, China
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Xu H, Wang K, Jin L, Yang L, Yuan J, Zhang W, He G, Chen H. Synergistically engineering of vacancy and doping in thiospinel to boost electrocatalytic oxygen evolution in alkaline water and seawater. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 650:1500-1508. [PMID: 37481787 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.07.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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Electronic structure engineering lies at the heart of the catalyst design, however, utilizing one strategy to modify the electronic structure is still challenging to achieve optimal electronic states. Herein, an advanced approach that incorporating both Ru dopants and sulfur vacancies into thiospinel-type FeNi2S4 to synergistically modulate the electronic configuration, is proposed. Deep characterizations and theoretical study reveal that the in-situ formed Ni3+ species are real active centers. Ru doping and sulfur vacancies synergistically tune the electronic states of Ni2+ sites to a near-optimal value, leading to the formation of abundant oxygen evolution reaction (OER)-active Ni3+ species via electrochemical reconstruction. Consequently, the optimized Ru-FeNi2S4 catalyst can exhibit superb electrocatalytic performance towards OER, delivering the overpotentials of 253 mV and 340.8 mV at 10 mA·cm-2 in alkaline water and seawater, respectively. The proper combination of vacancy and heteroatom doping in this work may unlock the catalytic power of conventional catalysts toward electrochemical reactions.
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- Hui Xu
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China.
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Han L, Yu H, Xiang Z. Asymmetric Active Sites for Boosting Oxygen Evolution Reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2304108. [PMID: 37317013 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202304108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Transition metal-nitrogen-carbon materials with atomically dispersed active sites are promising catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) since they combine the strengths of both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts. However, the canonically symmetric active site usually exhibits poor OER intrinsic activity due to its excessively strong or weak oxygen species adsorption. Here, a catalyst with asymmetric MN4 sites based on the 3-s-triazine of g-C3 N4 (termed as a-MN4 @NC) is proposed. Compared to symmetric, the asymmetric active sites directly modulate the oxygen species adsorption via unifying planar and axial orbitals (dx2 -y2 , dz2 ), thus enabling higher OER intrinsic activity. In Silico screening suggested that cobalt has the best OER activity among familiar nonprecious transition metal. These experimental results suggest that the intrinsic activity of asymmetric active sites (179 mV overpotential at onset potential) is enhanced by 48.4% compared to symmetric under similar conditions. Remarkably, a-CoN4 @NC showed excellent activity in alkaline water electrolyzer (AWE) device as OER catalyst, the electrolyzer only required 1.7 V and 2.1 V respectively to reach the current density of 150 mA cm-2 and 500 mA cm-2 . This work opens an avenue for modulating the active sites to obtain high intrinsic electrocatalytic performance including, but not limited to, OER.
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- Linkai Han
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, PR China
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Song F, Debow S, Zhang T, Qian Y, Huang-Fu ZC, Munns K, Schmidt S, Fisher H, Brown JB, Su Y, Zander Z, DeLacy BG, Mirotznik MS, Opila RL, Rao Y. Interface Catalysts of Ni 3Fe 1 Layered Double Hydroxide and Titanium Carbide for High-Performance Water Oxidation in Alkaline and Natural Conditions. J Phys Chem Lett 2023:5692-5700. [PMID: 37315210 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is important for many renewable energy technologies. Developing cost-effective electrocatalysts with high performance remains a great challenge. Here, we successfully demonstrate our novel interface catalyst comprised of Ni3Fe1-based layered double hydroxides (Ni3Fe1-LDH) vertically immobilized on a two-dimensional MXene (Ti3C2Tx) surface. The Ni3Fe1-LDH/Ti3C2Tx yielded an anodic OER current of 100 mA cm-2 at 0.28 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), nearly 74 times lower than that of the pristine Ni3Fe1-LDH. Furthermore, the Ni3Fe1-LDH/Ti3C2Tx catalyst requires an overpotential of only 0.31 V versus RHE to deliver an industrial-level current density as high as 1000 mA cm-2. Such excellent OER activity was attributed to the synergistic interface effect between Ni3Fe1-LDH and Ti3C2Tx. Density functional theory (DFT) results further reveal that the Ti3C2Tx support can efficiently accelerate the electron extraction from Ni3Fe1-LDH and tailor the electronic structure of catalytic sites, resulting in enhanced OER performance.
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- Fuzhan Song
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, United States
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- U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center, Research & Technology Directorate, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, United States
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- U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center, Research & Technology Directorate, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010, United States
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- Ballydel Technologies, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware 19803, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19711, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19711, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, United States
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Han H, Guo Y, Wang X, Zhang X. In-situ gas foaming synthesis of N, S-rich co-doped hierarchically ordered porous carbon as an efficient oxygen reduction reaction catalyst. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 646:167-175. [PMID: 37187050 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.05.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The design and manufacture of cost-effective and efficient oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts is critical to the widespread application of multiple energy conversion devices. Herein, a combination of in-situ gas foaming and the hard template method is proposed to construct the N, S-rich co-doped hierarchically ordered porous carbon (NSHOPC) as an effective metal-free electrocatalyst for ORR via carbonizing a mixture of polyallyl thiourea (PATU) and thiourea in silica colloidal crystal template (SiO2-CCT) voids. Benefiting from the hierarchically ordered porous (HOP) architectures and the mass doping of N and S, NSHOPC displays excellent ORR activities (the half-wave potential of 0.889 V in 0.1 M KOH and 0.786 V in 0.5 M H2SO4) and long-term stability, which are all better than those of Pt/C. As the air cathode in a Zn-air battery (ZAB), NSHOPC exhibits a high peak power density of 174.6 mW·cm-2 and long-term discharge stability. The remarkable performance of the as-synthesized NSHOPC signifies broad prospects for actual applications in energy conversion devices.
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- Hao Han
- Hebei key Laboratory of Functional Polymers, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials for Ecological Environment and Information, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300130, China.
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- Hebei key Laboratory of Functional Polymers, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China.
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- Hebei key Laboratory of Functional Polymers, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China.
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Yuan M, Li C, Liu Y, Lan H, Chen Y, Liu K, Wang L. Single atom iron implanted polydopamine-modified hollow leaf-like N-doped carbon catalyst for improving oxygen reduction reaction and zinc-air batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 645:350-358. [PMID: 37150008 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.04.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Metal-nitrogen-carbon (MNC) catalysts, especially FeNC catalysts, are considered promising candidates to replace Pt-based catalysts, but FeNC catalysts still present certain challenges in controlled-synthesis and energy device applications. In this paper, through the modification strategy of poly-dopamine (PDA) to maintain 2D leaf morphology to obtain more active sites and further adjust the N content, N-doped porous carbon monatomic iron catalyst (FeSA/NPCs) with rich-nitrogen content was prepared. XPS analysis showed that compared with C-ZIF-Fe, the contents of graphite nitrogen and pyridine nitrogen increased in FeSA/NPCs. The hollow structure with defects and Fe-N4 configuration of Fe single atom show more active sites for the catalyst, and positively promote the diffusion of reactants, oxygen exchange and electron transport, thus changing the reaction kinetics and promoting the improvement of ORR activity. FeSA/NPCs electrocatalyst exhibits good half-wave potential and onset potential at low loading (E1/2 = 0.93 V, Eonset = 1.0 V). In addition, the methanol tolerance, stability and Tafel slope are better than those of commercial Pt/C. Excitingly, the zinc-air cell with FeSA/NPCs as cathode material achieves a power density of 223 mW cm-2 and exhibits a long-term stability higher than 200 h. This work shows that nitrogen-doped porous carbon materials as well as iron monoatoms play important roles in improving electrocatalytic performance.
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- Min Yuan
- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China; Chaofeng Steel Structure Group Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 311215, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China; College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China.
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Wang S, Wang J. Bimetallic and nitrogen co-doped biochar for peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation to degrade emerging contaminants. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Zheng S, Chen M, Chen K, Wu Y, Yu J, Jiang T, Wu M. Solar-Light-Responsive Zinc-Air Battery with Self-Regulated Charge-Discharge Performance based on Photothermal Effect. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:2985-2995. [PMID: 36622791 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c19663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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It is extremely challenging to significantly increase the voltaic efficiency, power density, and cycle stability of a Zn-air battery by just adjusting the catalytic performance of the cathode with nanometers/atomistic engineering because of the restriction of thermodynamic equilibrium potential. Herein, inspired by solar batteries, the S-atom-bridged FeNi particles and N-doped hollow carbon nanosphere composite configuration (FeNi-S,N-HCS) is presented as a prototype of muti-functional air electrode material (intrinsic electrocatalytic function and additional photothermal function) for designing photoresponsive all-solid-state Zn-air batteries (PR-ZABs) based on the photothermal effect. The local temperature of the FeNi-S,N-HCS electrode can well respond to the stimuli of sunlight irradiation because of their superior photothermal effect. As expected, under illumination, the power density of the as-fabricated PR-ZABs based on the FeNi-S,N-HCS electrode can be improved from 77 mW cm-2 to 126 mW cm-2. Simultaneously, charge voltage can be dramatically reduced, and cycle lifetime is also prolonged under illumination, because of the expedited electrocatalytic kinetics, the increased electrical conductivity, and the accelerated desorption rate of O2 bubbles from the electrode. By exerting the intrinsic electrocatalytic and photothermal efficiency of the electrode materials, this research paves new ways to improve battery performance from kinetic and thermodynamic perspectives.
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- Shushan Zheng
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P.R. China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive Nation Science Center, Hefei, Anhui 230031, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P.R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P.R. China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive Nation Science Center, Hefei, Anhui 230031, P.R. China
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Imran M, Iqbal MW, Afzal AM, Faisal MM, Alzahrani HA. “Synergetic electrochemical performance of Nix–Mnx sulfide-based binary electrode material for supercapattery devices”. J APPL ELECTROCHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10800-022-01837-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Ding K, Ye Y, Hu J, Zhao L, Jin W, Luo J, Cai S, Weng B, Zou G, Hou H, Ji X. Aerophilic Triphase Interface Tuned by Carbon Dots Driving Durable and Flexible Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2023; 15:28. [PMID: 36595071 PMCID: PMC9810778 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-022-00994-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Efficient bifunctional catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are vital for rechargeable Zn-air batteries (ZABs). Herein, an oxygen-respirable sponge-like Co@C-O-Cs catalyst with oxygen-rich active sites was designed and constructed for both ORR and OER by a facile carbon dot-assisted strategy. The aerophilic triphase interface of Co@C-O-Cs cathode efficiently boosts oxygen diffusion and transfer. The theoretical calculations and experimental studies revealed that the Co-C-COC active sites can redistribute the local charge density and lower the reaction energy barrier. The Co@C-O-Cs catalyst displays superior bifunctional catalytic activities with a half-wave potential of 0.82 V for ORR and an ultralow overpotential of 294 mV at 10 mA cm-2 for OER. Moreover, it can drive the liquid ZABs with high peak power density (106.4 mW cm-2), specific capacity (720.7 mAh g-1), outstanding long-term cycle stability (over 750 cycles at 10 mA cm-2), and exhibits excellent feasibility in flexible all-solid-state ZABs. These findings provide new insights into the rational design of efficient bifunctional oxygen catalysts in rechargeable metal-air batteries.
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- Kuixing Ding
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Standardization, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, People's Republic of China
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Cheng J, Li C, Yu Z, Liu H. Efficient photohydrogen production by edge-modified carbon nitride with nonmetallic group. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 629:739-749. [PMID: 36193618 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.09.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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As an efficient photocatalyst, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) has been widely used in the field of photocatalytic hydrogen production. However, how to prepare hydrogen efficiently and stably has become a challenge. Herein, we successfully realize metal-free edge modification with phenyl groups by one-step thermal polymerization of urea with 4-phenyl-3-thiosemicarbazide. Consequently, the optimal photocatalytic hydrogen production rate for the modified graphitic carbon nitride is increased by three times to a value of 2390.6 μmol h-1 g-1, while the apparent quantum efficiency (AQE) reaches 8.3 % at a wavelength of 420 nm. We also provide a theoretical explanation for the experiments using density functional theory (DFT) calculations, which suggest that energy level changes and electron redistribution for the modified carbon nitride materials contribute to the observed changes in catalytic performance. This work provides an effective solution for improving the photocatalytic activity of carbon nitride materials and provides theoretical support for the edge modification of carbon nitride materials to promote their photocatalytic hydrogen production efficiency.
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- Jingsai Cheng
- International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- Advanced Chemical Engineering Laboratory of Green Materials and Energy of Jiangsu Province, Institute of Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- State·Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
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- International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China; State·Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
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Su H, Jiang J, Song S, An B, Li N, Gao Y, Ge L. Recent progress on design and applications of transition metal chalcogenide-associated electrocatalysts for the overall water splitting. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(22)64149-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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He S, Wu M, Li S, Jiang Z, Hong H, Cloutier SG, Yang H, Omanovic S, Sun S, Zhang G. Research Progress on Graphite-Derived Materials for Electrocatalysis in Energy Conversion and Storage. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27248644. [PMID: 36557778 PMCID: PMC9782663 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27248644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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High-performance electrocatalysts are critical to support emerging electrochemical energy storage and conversion technologies. Graphite-derived materials, including fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, and graphene, have been recognized as promising electrocatalysts and electrocatalyst supports for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), and carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR). Effective modification/functionalization of graphite-derived materials can promote higher electrocatalytic activity, stability, and durability. In this review, the mechanisms and evaluation parameters for the above-outlined electrochemical reactions are introduced first. Then, we emphasize the preparation methods for graphite-derived materials and modification strategies. We further highlight the importance of the structural changes of modified graphite-derived materials on electrocatalytic activity and stability. Finally, future directions and perspectives towards new and better graphite-derived materials are presented.
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- Shuaijie He
- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, 3610 University Street, Montreal, QC H3A 0C5, Canada
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Varennes, QC J3X 1P7, Canada
- Correspondence: (M.W.); (H.Y.); (S.O.); (G.Z.)
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), Montreal, QC H3C 1K3, Canada
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Mineral Materials and Application, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Correspondence: (M.W.); (H.Y.); (S.O.); (G.Z.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, 3610 University Street, Montreal, QC H3A 0C5, Canada
- Correspondence: (M.W.); (H.Y.); (S.O.); (G.Z.)
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Varennes, QC J3X 1P7, Canada
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), Montreal, QC H3C 1K3, Canada
- Correspondence: (M.W.); (H.Y.); (S.O.); (G.Z.)
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Nugroho A, Wahyudhi A, Oktaviano HS, Yudianti R, Hardiansyah A, Destyorini F, Irmawati Y. Effect of Iron Loading on Controlling Fe/N−C Electrocatalyst Structure for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202202042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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- Agung Nugroho
- Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Industrial Technology Universitas Pertamina Jalan Teuku Nyak Arief, Simprug Kebayoran Lama Jakarta 12220 Indonesia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Industrial Technology Universitas Pertamina Jalan Teuku Nyak Arief, Simprug Kebayoran Lama Jakarta 12220 Indonesia
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- Downstream Research and Technology Innovation Research and Technology Innovation PT. Pertamina (Persero) DKI Jakarta 12950 Indonesia
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- Research Center for Advanced Materials National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Kawasan Puspiptek Gd. 440 Serpong 15314 Banten Indonesia
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- Research Center for Advanced Materials National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Kawasan Puspiptek Gd. 440 Serpong 15314 Banten Indonesia
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- Research Center for Advanced Materials National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Kawasan Puspiptek Gd. 440 Serpong 15314 Banten Indonesia
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- Research Center for Advanced Materials National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Kawasan Puspiptek Gd. 440 Serpong 15314 Banten Indonesia
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Pan Z, Tang Z, Sun D, Zhan Y. Hierarchical NiCo2S4@NiMoO4 nanotube arrays on nickel foam as an advanced bifunctional electrocatalyst for efficient overall water splitting. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Shu Y, Song X, Lan F, Zhao C, Guan Q, Li W. N-Doped Carbon Interior-Modified Mesoporous Silica-Confined Nickel Nanoclusters for Stereoselective Hydrogenation. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c04794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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- Yu Shu
- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin300071, China
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Wang M, Long Y, Zhao H, Zhang W, Wang L, Dong R, Hou H, Wang H, Wang X. Dealloying-Derived Porous Spinel Oxide for Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysis and Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries: Promotion of Activity Via Hereditary Al-Doping. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202201518. [PMID: 36042569 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202201518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The large-scale fabrication of highly efficient and low-cost bifunctional catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is critical to the development of rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs). Herein, a scalable dealloying strategy was proposed to obtain hierarchically porous spinel-type oxide with minor hereditary Al doping. Benefiting from the well-structured porosity and native dopant, O-np-Ni5 Co10 (Al), namely Al-NiCo2 O4 , exhibited excellent electrocatalytic ORR and OER activities, giving a small potential gap of 0.71 V. The rechargeable ZAB with O-np-Ni5 Co10 (Al) as cathode catalyst delivered a high specific capacity of 757 mAh g-1 , a competitive peak power density of 142 mW cm-2 , and a long-term discharge-charge cycling stability. Furthermore, density functional theory calculations evidenced that appropriate Al doping into NiCo2 O4 could significantly reduce the Gibbs free energy difference to 1.71 eV. This work is expected to inspire the design of performance-oriented bifunctional electrocatalysts for wider applications in renewable energy systems.
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- Mei Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Energy and Power Engineering & School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Energy and Power Engineering & School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Energy and Power Engineering & School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, P. R. China
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- Department de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Energy and Power Engineering & School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Energy and Power Engineering & School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Energy and Power Engineering & School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Energy and Power Engineering & School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, P. R. China
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Fan M, Cui L, He X, Zou X. Emerging Heterogeneous Supports for Efficient Electrocatalysis. SMALL METHODS 2022; 6:e2200855. [PMID: 36070422 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202200855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Electrocatalysis plays a fundamental role in many fields, such as metallurgy, medicine, chemical industry, and energy conversion. Anchoring active electrocatalysts with controllable loading and uniform dispersion onto suitable supports has become an attractive topic. This is because the supports can not only have the potential to improve catalytic activity and stability through the interaction between support and catalytic center, but also can reduce precious metal consumption by improving atomic utilization. Herein, recent theoretical and experimental progresses concerning the development of supports to anchor electrocatalytic materials are first reviewed. Next, their controllable syntheses, characterization techniques, metal-support electronic interactions, and structure-performance relationships are presented. Some representative carbon supports and non-carbonaceous supports, as well as recently reported star supports such as 2D supports, single atom catalysts, and self-supported catalysts are also summarized. In addition, the significant role of support in stabilizing and regulating catalytic active sites is particularly emphasized. Finally, challenges, opportunities, key problems, and further promising solutions for supported catalysts are proposed.
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- Meihong Fan
- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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Approaching well-dispersed MoS2 assisted with cellulose nanofiber for highly durable hydrogen evolution reaction. Carbohydr Polym 2022; 294:119754. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Sun Z, Wei C, Tian M, Jiang Y, Rummeli MH, Yang R. Plasma Surface Engineering of NiCo 2S 4@rGO Electrocatalysts Enables High-Performance Li-O 2 Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:36753-36762. [PMID: 35938575 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c10635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The sluggish redox reaction kinetics for aprotic Li-O2 batteries (LOBs) caused by the insulating discharge product of Li2O2 could result in the poor round-trip efficiency, low rate capability, and cyclic stability. To address these challenges, we herein fabricated NiCo2S4 supported on reduced graphene oxide (NiCo2S4@rGO), the surface of which is further modified via a unique low-pressure capacitive-coupled nitrogen plasma (CCPN-NiCo2S4@rGO). The high ionization environment of the plasma could etch the surface of NiCo2S4@rGO, introducing effective nitrogen doping. The as-prepared CCPN-NiCo2S4@rGO has been employed as an efficient catalyst for advanced LOBs. The electrochemical analysis, combined with theoretical calculations, reveals that the N-doping can effectively improve the thermodynamics and kinetics for LiO2 adsorption, giving rise to a well-knit Li2O2 formation on CCPN-NiCo2S4@rGO. The LOBs based on the CCPN-NiCo2S4@rGO oxygen electrode deliver a low overpotential of 0.75 V, a high discharge capacity of 10,490 mA h g-1, and an improved cyclic stability (more than 110 cycles). This contribution may pave a promising avenue for facile surface engineering of the electrocatalyst in LOBs and other energy storage systems.
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- Zhihui Sun
- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
- Institute of Environmental Technology, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 15, Ostrava 70833, Czech Republic
- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 34, Zabrze 41-819, Poland
- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, P.O. Box 270116, D-01171 Dresden, Germany
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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Wu J, Hou M, Chen Z, Hao W, Pan X, Yang H, Cen W, Liu Y, Huang H, Menezes PW, Kang Z. Composition Engineering of Amorphous Nickel Boride Nanoarchitectures Enabling Highly Efficient Electrosynthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2202995. [PMID: 35736517 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202202995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Developing advanced electrocatalysts with exceptional two electron (2e- ) selectivity, activity, and stability is crucial for driving the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) to produce hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ). Herein, a composition engineering strategy is proposed to flexibly regulate the intrinsic activity of amorphous nickel boride nanoarchitectures for efficient 2e- ORR by oriented reduction of Ni2+ with different amounts of BH4 - . Among borides, the amorphous NiB2 delivers the 2e- selectivity close to 99% at 0.4 V and over 93% in a wide potential range, together with a negligible activity decay under prolonged time. Notably, an ultrahigh H2 O2 production rate of 4.753 mol gcat -1 h-1 is achieved upon assembling NiB2 in the practical gas diffusion electrode. The combination of X-ray absorption and in situ Raman spectroscopy, as well as transient photovoltage measurements with density functional theory, unequivocally reveal that the atomic ratio between Ni and B induces the local electronic structure diversity, allowing optimization of the adsorption energy of Ni toward *OOH and reducing of the interfacial charge-transfer kinetics to preserve the OO bond.
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- Jie Wu
- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- College of Engineering, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry: Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17 Juni 135, Sekr. C2, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- Institute of New Energy and Low Carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry: Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17 Juni 135, Sekr. C2, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- College of Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, P. R. China
- Institute of New Energy and Low Carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry: Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17 Juni 135, Sekr. C2, 10623, Berlin, Germany
- Material Chemistry Group for Thin Film Catalysis - CatLab, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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Wang H, Ren J, Wang A, Wang Q, Zhao W, Zhao L. Synergistic catalysis of graphitic carbon nitride supported bimetallic sulfide nanostructures for efficient oxygen generation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:9202-9205. [PMID: 35894838 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc03619c] [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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Herein, a series of g-C3N4 supported bimetallic sulfide nanostructures (Ni3S2/MoS2/ng-C3N4, n = 10, 20 and 30) was prepared by a hydrothermal method and subsequently a thermal annealing approach. Ni3S2/MoS2/20g-C3N4 with controlled composition exhibits efficient OER activity with a low overpotential of 183 mV at 10 mA cm-2, which outperforms the vast majority of sulfide OER electrocatalysts reported previously.
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- Huixian Wang
- School of Energy & Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- School of Energy & Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China.
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- School of Energy & Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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Tang W, Teng K, Guo W, Gu F, Li B, Qi R, Liu R, Lin Y, Wu M, Chen Y. Defect-Engineered Co 3 O 4 @Nitrogen-Deficient Graphitic Carbon Nitride as an Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for High-Performance Metal-Air Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2202194. [PMID: 35665997 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202202194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The ability to craft high-efficiency and non-precious bifunctional oxygen catalysts opens an enticing avenue for the real-world implementation of metal-air batteries (MABs). Herein, Co3 O4 encapsulated within nitrogen defect-rich g-C3 N4 (denoted Co3 O4 @ND-CN) as a bifunctional oxygen catalyst for MABs is prepared by graphitizing the zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF)-67@ND-CN. Co3 O4 @ND-CN possesses superb bifunctional catalytic performance, which facilitates the construction of high-performance MABs. Concretely, the rechargeable zinc-air battery based on Co3 O4 @ND-CN shows a superior round-trip efficiency of ≈60% with long-term durability (over 340 cycles), exceeding the battery with the state-of-the-art noble metals. The corresponding lithium-oxygen battery using Co3 O4 @ND-CN exhibits an excellent maximum discharge/charge capacity (9838.8/9657.6 mAh g-1 ), an impressive discharge/charge overpotential (1.14 V/0.18 V), and outstanding cycling stability. Such compelling electrocatalytic processes and device performances of Co3 O4 @ND-CN originate from concurrent compositional (i.e., defect-engineering) and structural (i.e., wrinkled morphology with abundant porosity) elaboration as well as the well-defined synergy between Co3 O4 and ND-CN, which produce an advantageous surface electronic environment corroborated by theoretical modeling. By extension, a rich diversity of other metal oxides@ND-CN with adjustable defects, architecture, and enhanced activities may be rationally designed and crafted for both scientific research on catalytic properties and technological development in renewable energy conversion and storage systems.
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- Wenhao Tang
- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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Xu Z, Zuo W, Mou Q, Cheng G, Zheng H, Zhao P. A yolk-shell structure construction for metal-organic frameworks toward an enhanced electrochemical water splitting catalysis. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:10298-10306. [PMID: 35749061 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt01111e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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NiFe-based transition metal catalysts are widely used in electrocatalysis, especially in the field of water splitting, due to their excellent electrochemical performance. Herein, a simple method was designed to synthesize a Ni MOF based on nickel foam and it was modified with Fe. After the introduction of Fe, the resulting material exhibits an obvious yolk-shell structure, which greatly increases the specific surface area and facilitates the construction of active sites. At the same time, the synergy between Ni and Fe is conducive to optimizing the electronic structure and effectively improving the poor stability of the MOF. As a result, the synthesized Ni MOF-Fe-2 only needs an overpotential of 229 mV to achieve the OER at a current density of 10 mA cm-2, which is better than most reported transition metal-based electrocatalysts. To our surprise, it showed extraordinary stability under the voltage used for water splitting.
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- Zhenhang Xu
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, P. R. China
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- Research Center for Graphic Communication, Printing and Packaging, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430073 Hubei, P.R. China.
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- Research Center for Graphic Communication, Printing and Packaging, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, P. R. China.
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Roy Chowdhury S, Maiyalagan T. CuCo 2S 4@B,N-Doped Reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrid as a Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Reactions. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:19183-19192. [PMID: 35721942 PMCID: PMC9202276 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c00183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In this report, a facile synthetic route is adopted for typically designing a hybrid electrocatalyst containing boron, nitrogen dual-doped reduced graphene oxide (B,N-rGO) and thiospinel CuCo2S4 (CuCo2S4@B,N-rGO). The electrocatalytic activity of the hybrid catalyst is tested with respect to oxygen evolution (OER) and oxygen reduction (ORR) reactions in alkali. Physicochemical characterizations confirm the unique formation of a reduced graphene oxide-non-noble-metal sulfide hybrid. Electrochemical evaluation by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and linear-sweep voltammetry (LSV) reveals that the CuCo2S4@B,N-rGO hybrid possesses enhanced ORR and OER activity compared to the B,N-rGO-free CuCo2S4 catalyst. The synthesized CuCo2S4@B,N-rGO hybrid demonstrates remarkable enhancement in catalytic performance with an improved onset potential (1.50 and 0.88 V) and low Tafel slope (112 and 73 mV dec-1) for both OER and ORR processes, respectively. In addition, the catalyst exhibits a diminutive potential difference (0.81 V) between the potential corresponding to the 10 mA cm-2 current density for OER and the half-wave potential for ORR. The superior catalytic activity and high durability of the hybrid material may be attributed to the synergistic effect arising from the metal sulfide and dual-doped reduced graphene oxide. The present study illuminates the possibility of using the dual-doped graphene oxide and metal sulfide hybrid as a competent bifunctional cathode catalyst for renewable energy application.
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- Sreya Roy Chowdhury
- Graduate
School of Energy Science and Technology (GEST), Chungnam National University (CNU), Daejeon 34134, Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, SRM Research Institute, SRM
Institute of Science and Technology,
Kattankulathur, Chennai 603203, India
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Chen Y, Qiu C, Zou Z, Ling Y, Gao F, Shao Y, Wang Q. The integration of conductive polymelamine and NiFe hydroxides to boost the electrochemical overall water splitting. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Zhang Q, Chen J, Gao X, Che H, Ao Y, Wang P. Understanding the mechanism of interfacial interaction enhancing photodegradation rate of pollutants at molecular level: Intermolecular π-π interactions favor electrons delivery. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 430:128386. [PMID: 35149492 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Uncovering the interaction between photocatalyst and reaction substrate as well as subsequent electron transfer process is critical to achieve high-performance photodegradation of pollutants. Herein, based on the reduced density gradient (RDG) method, we visualize the simulation of the π-π interactions between photocatalyst (g-C3N4) and pollutant molecule (flumequine, FLU). Results revealed that π-π interactions between g-C3N4 and FLU favor electrons delivery, resulting in enhanced charge separation efficiency and direct hole oxidation of FLU. Moreover, it is found that the charge transfer rate is determined by the valence band (VB) level of g-C3N4 and EHOMO of FLU, of which the deeper VB position of g-C3N4 favors faster charge transfer, leading to further enhancement in photocatalytic degradation rate of FLU. Additionally, the possible degradation pathways of FLU were proposed by theoretical calculation and the determined intermediates. Our work afforded a new insight into pollutants degradation and the rational design of highly efficient photocatalysts.
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- Qiang Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, No.1, Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, No.1, Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, No.1, Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, No.1, Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, No.1, Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, No.1, Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, China
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Liu L, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Yuan R, Wang H. K-Doped Graphitic Carbon Nitride with Obvious Less Electrode Passivation for Highly Stable Electrochemiluminescence and Its Sensitive Sensing Analysis of MicroRNA. Anal Chem 2022; 94:7191-7199. [PMID: 35549240 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c05440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In this study, upon potassium (K) element doping, the electrochemiluminescence (ECL) excitation potential of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) obviously shifted from -1.57 to -0.74 V. Compared with other reported methods, this work was the first one that could reduce the ECL excitation potential of g-C3N4 to below the critical value of -0.9 V. It could more effectively overcome electrode passivation and significantly improve the ECL intensity and stability. Meanwhile, the lower excitation potential could significantly reduce other side reactions caused by high voltage, and the introduction of the K element could obviously increase the water solubility to shorten the preparation time. The apparent decrease of the excitation potential was due to the doping of the K element, which could reduce the band gap, increase the in-plane spacing, and expand π-conjugated systems. Furthermore, using K-doped g-C3N4 with highly stable electrochemiluminescence at lower potential as an emitter, a biosensor for microRNA-141 (miRNA-141) sensitive detection was constructed with the assistance of an innovative nicking enzyme-assisted strand displacement amplification (N-SDA). Compared to the traditional SDA, a nicking enzyme was introduced to obviously improve the utilization rate of the fuel chain and increase the number of cycles, finally resulting in higher signal amplification efficiency. Therefore, the constructed biosensor showed excellent performance in the ultrasensitive detection of miRNA-141 with the limit of detection (LOD) being 44.8 aM. This work gave a more effective means to obviously improve the ECL property of g-C3N4 caused by electrode passivation and provided a more efficient and convenient detection method for biochemical analysis.
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- Linlei Liu
- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China
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Tian Y, Zhang J, Yang X, Jia D. Facile One‐pot Syntheses and Enhanced Photocatalytic Performances of Ternary Metal Sulfide Composite g‐C3N4/Cu3SnS4. Eur J Inorg Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202200151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yiming Tian
- Soochow University College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science CHINA
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- Soochow University College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science CHINA
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- Soochow University College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science CHINA
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- Soochow University College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science No. 199 Renai Road 215123 Suzhou CHINA
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Song Q, Li J, Zhang B, Li H, Liu X. Controlling the D-band for improved oxygen evolution performance in Ni modulated ultrafine Co nanoparticles embedded in Nitrogen-doped carbon microspheres. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 623:44-53. [PMID: 35561575 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.04.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Despite the challenges on tuning the d-band structure of transition metals, the d-band is of great importance for promoting the interaction between catalytic and intermediates during the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) process. Herein, ultrafine Co nanoparticles embedded in the surface layer of nitrogen-doped carbon microspheres are prepared through an in-situ co-coordination strategy, and its d-band is modulated by introducing different Ni amounts. The introduction of Ni in the Co crystal lattice can tune the d-band center and unpaired electrons, which collectively result in an enhancement of OER activity and kinetics. By investigating the catalysts with Ni content from 0% to 75%, it is concluded that the catalyst with 25% Ni shows optimal OER activity, lower overpotential (285 mV at 10 mA cm-2) and higher current densities (73.75 mA cm-2 at 1.63 V). Moreover, the good stability is also demonstrated with the negligible decrease on current densities after 3000 CV cycles or 100 h of continuous test in alkaline media. This concept of modulating the d-band structure by introducing a transition metal with different contents in another transition metal crystal lattice could present an alternative pathway to the development of highly active catalytic materials for OER and beyond.
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- Qianqian Song
- Country School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Country School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Country School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Country School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Country School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.
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Su H, Yu X, Wang W, Wang L, Tang H, Liu Q. A 2D bimetallic Ni-Co hydroxide monolayer cocatalyst for boosting photocatalytic H 2 evolution. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:6180-6183. [PMID: 35485577 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc01557a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Here, we report two-dimensional (2D) Ni-Co hydroxide monolayers (NiCo-HMs) as a highly active cocatalyst for enhancing the photocatalytic H2 evolution of 2D g-C3N4 nanosheets. The NiCo-HMs can expand the interface of electron migration, promote the separation of photogenerated carriers, provide synergistic Co-Ni active sites, and optimize atomic hydrogen adsorption to improve the kinetics of the catalytic reaction. The resulting 2D/2D NiCo-HMs/g-C3N4 heterojunction displays a high photocatalytic H2 evolution of 3.58 mmol g-1 h-1.
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- Haiwei Su
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, P. R. China.
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212100, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, P. R. China. .,School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, P. R. China.
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Photo-Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Methanol on Quaternary Chalcogenide Loaded Graphene-TiO2 Ternary Nanocomposite Fabricated via Pechini Method. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-022-02319-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Shao Z, Zhu Q, Sun Y, Zhang Y, Jiang Y, Deng S, Zhang W, Huang K, Feng S. Phase-Reconfiguration-Induced NiS/NiFe 2 O 4 Composite for Performance-Enhanced Zinc-Air Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2110172. [PMID: 35170104 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202110172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Constructing composite structures is an essential approach for obtaining multiple functionalities in a single entity. Available synthesis methods of the composites need to be urgently exploited; especially in situ construction. Here, a NiS/NiFe2 O4 composite through a local metal-S coordination at the interface is reported, which is derived from phase reconstruction in the highly defective matrix. X-ray absorption fine structure confirms that long-range order is broken via the local metal-S coordination and, by using electron energy loss spectroscopy, the introduction of NiS/NiFe2 O4 interfaces during the irradiation of plasma energy is identified. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that in situ phase reconfiguration is crucial for synergistically reducing energetic barriers and accelerating reaction kinetics toward catalyzing the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). As a result; it leads to an overpotential of 230 mV @10 mA cm-2 for the OER and a half-wave potential of 0.81 V for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR); as well as an excellent zinc-air battery (ZAB) performance with a power density of 148.5 mW cm-2 . This work provides a new compositing strategy in terms of fast phase reconstruction of bifunctional catalysts.
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- Zhiyu Shao
- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative, Chemistry Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Solid Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative, Chemistry Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Solid Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710126, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative, Chemistry Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Solid Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative, Chemistry Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Solid Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative, Chemistry Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Solid Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China
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Wang L, Guo S, Hu Z, Shen B, Zhou W. Biomass Waste‐Derived Electrocatalyst Constructed with g‐C
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- Liyan Wang
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollutant Control School of Energy and Environmental Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300401 P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollutant Control School of Energy and Environmental Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300401 P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollutant Control School of Energy and Environmental Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300401 P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollutant Control School of Energy and Environmental Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300401 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering College of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 210009 P. R. China
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Lan M, Xie C, Li B, Yang S, Xiao F, Wang S, Xiao J. Two-Dimensional Cobalt Sulfide/Iron-Nitrogen-Carbon Holey Sheets with Improved Durability for Oxygen Electrocatalysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:11538-11546. [PMID: 35195407 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c00067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Transition-metal sulfide as a promising bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst alternative to scarce platinum-group metals has attracted much attention, but it suffers activity loss over time owing to poor structural/compositional stability during catalysis. Herein, we report a self-template method for preparing a two-dimensional cobalt sulfide holey sheet superstructure with hierarchical porosity followed by the encapsulation of thin iron-nitrogen-carbon as a protective layer. The iron-nitrogen-carbon layer to some degree precludes the phase transition of cobalt sulfide underneath and preserves the structural integrity during catalysis, therefore rendering an exceptional durability in terms of no obvious activity loss after 10,000 cycles of the accelerated durability test. It also noticeably enhances the intrinsic activity of cobalt sulfide and does not influence its exposure into the electrolyte, resulting in showing an extraordinary electrochemical performance in terms of a potential difference of 0.69 V for the overall oxygen redox. A rechargeable zinc-air battery assembled by a cobalt sulfide/iron-nitrogen-carbon air cathode delivers approximately 4.2 times higher power density than that without an iron-nitrogen-carbon layer and stably operates for 300 h with a high voltaic efficiency. This work gives a facile and effective strategy for improving the long-term durability of transition-metal sulfide electrocatalysts.
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- Minqiu Lan
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430074, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430074, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430074, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430074, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430074, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430074, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430074, P.R. China
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Flores-Lasluisa JX, Salinas-Torres D, López-Ramón MV, Moreno-Castilla C, Álvarez MA, Morallón E, Cazorla-Amorós D. Electrocatalytic activity of calcined manganese ferrite solid nanospheres in the oxygen reduction reaction. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 204:112126. [PMID: 34563521 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this study, we synthesized MnFe2O4 solid nanospheres (MSN) calcined at different temperatures (200-500 °C) and MSN-based materials mixed with carbon black, for their use as electrocatalysts in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in alkaline medium (0.1 M KOH). It was demonstrated that the calcination temperature of MSN material determined its chemical surface composition and microstructure and it had an important effect on the electrocatalytic properties for ORR, which in turn was reflected in the performance of MSN/CB-based electrocatalysts. The study revealed that the presence of Mn species plays a key role in the ORR activity. Among tested, MSN200/CB and MSN350/CB exhibited the best electrochemical performances together with outstanding stability.
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- J X Flores-Lasluisa
- Departamento de Química Física e Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, Ap. 99, E-03080, Alicante, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física e Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, Ap. 99, E-03080, Alicante, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, E-23071, Jaén, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, E-18071, Granada, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, E-23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física e Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, Ap. 99, E-03080, Alicante, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica e Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, Ap. 99, E-03080, Alicante, Spain
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Liu H, Shi S, Wang Z, Han Y, Huang W. Recent Advances in Metal-Gas Batteries with Carbon-Based Nonprecious Metal Catalysts. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2103747. [PMID: 34859956 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202103747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Metal-gas batteries draw a lot of attention due to their superiorities in high energy density and stable performance. However, the sluggish electrochemical reactions and associated side reactions in metal-gas batteries require suitable catalysts, which possess high catalytic activity and selectivity. Although precious metal catalysts show a higher catalytic activity, high cost of the precious metal catalysts hinders their commercial applications. In contrast, nonprecious metal catalysts complement the weakness of cost, and the gap in activity can be made up by increasing the amount of the nonprecious metal active centers. Herein, recent work on carbon-based nonprecious metal catalysts for metal-gas batteries is summarized. This review starts with introducing the advantages of carbon-based nonprecious metal catalysts, followed by a discussion of the synthetic strategy of carbon-based nonprecious metal catalysts and classification of active sites, and finally a summary of present metal-gas batteries with the carbon-based nonprecious metal catalysts is presented. The challenges and opportunities for carbon-based nonprecious metal catalysts in metal-gas batteries are also explored.
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- Haoran Liu
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics and Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics and Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics and Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics and Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics and Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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Seenivasan S, Jung H, Han JW, Kim DH. Surface Roughening Strategy for Highly Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalyst: Combination of Atomic Layer Deposition and Anion Exchange Reaction. SMALL METHODS 2022; 6:e2101308. [PMID: 34970869 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202101308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Electrocatalytic water splitting, which is an interface-dominated process, can be significantly accelerated by increasing the number of front-line surface active sites (NA ) of the electrocatalyst. In this study, a unique method is used for increasing the NA by converting the smooth ultrathin atomic-layer-deposited nanoshells of the electrocatalysts into nano-roughened active shell layers using a controlled anion-exchange reaction (AER). The coarse thin nanoshells present abundant surface active sites, which are generated owing to the inherent unit-cell volume mismatch induced during the AER. Consequently, the nano-roughened electrodes accelerate the sluggish water reaction kinetics and lower the overpotentials required for the hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions. In addition, the electronic modulation induced by the nanoshell layer at the core-nanoshell interface amplifies the local electron density, as confirmed using electrochemical analysis data and density functional theory calculations. Because of the integrity of the composite electrodes during water-splitting half-cell reactions, their durability for industrial seawater electrolysis is evaluated. The results indicate that their electrochemical activity does not change significantly after 10 days of continuous overall water splitting.
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- Selvaraj Seenivasan
- School of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, 300 Youngbong-dong, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, 300 Youngbong-dong, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea
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Zhang T, Wu N, Zhao Y, Zhang X, Wu J, Weng J, Li S, Huo F, Huang W. Frontiers and Structural Engineering for Building Flexible Zinc-Air Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2103954. [PMID: 34939351 PMCID: PMC8867139 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202103954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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With the development of flexible devices, the demand for wearable power sources has increased and gradually become imperative. Zinc-air batteries (ZABs) have attracted lots of research interest due to their high theoretical energy density and excellent safety properties, which can meet the wearable energy supply requirements. Here, the flexibility of energy storage devices is discussed first, followed by the chemistries and development of flexible ZABs. The design of flexible electrodes, the properties of solid-state electrolytes (SSEs), and the construction of deformable structures are discussed in depth. The researchers working on flexible energy storage devices will benefit from the work.
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- Tao Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Flexible ElectronicsInstitute of Advanced MaterialsNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible ElectronicsInstitute of Advanced MaterialsNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible ElectronicsXi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE)Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & EngineeringNorthwestern Polytechnical University127 West Youyi RoadXi'an710072China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible ElectronicsInstitute of Advanced MaterialsNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible ElectronicsInstitute of Advanced MaterialsNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible ElectronicsXi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE)Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & EngineeringNorthwestern Polytechnical University127 West Youyi RoadXi'an710072China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible ElectronicsInstitute of Advanced MaterialsNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible ElectronicsInstitute of Advanced MaterialsNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible ElectronicsInstitute of Advanced MaterialsNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816China
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible ElectronicsXi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE)Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & EngineeringNorthwestern Polytechnical University127 West Youyi RoadXi'an710072China
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for BiosensorsInstitute of Advanced MaterialsNanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsNanjing210023China
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Song J, Chen Y, Huang H, Wang J, Huang S, Liao Y, Fetohi AE, Hu F, Chen H, Li L, Han X, El‐Khatib KM, Peng S. Heterointerface Engineering of Hierarchically Assembling Layered Double Hydroxides on Cobalt Selenide as Efficient Trifunctional Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting and Zinc-Air Battery. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2104522. [PMID: 35018738 PMCID: PMC8867188 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202104522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Engineering of structure and composition is essential but still challenging for electrocatalytic activity modulation. Herein, hybrid nanostructured arrays (HNA) with branched and aligned structures constructed by cobalt selenide (CoSe2 ) nanotube arrays vertically oriented on carbon cloth with CoNi layered double hydroxide (CoSe2 @CoNi LDH HNA) are synthesized by a hydrothermal-selenization-hybridization strategy. The branched and hollow structure, as well as the heterointerface between CoSe2 and CoNi LDH guarantee structural stability and sufficient exposure of the surface active sites. More importantly, the strong interaction at the interface can effectively modulate the electronic structure of hybrids through the charge transfer and then improves the reaction kinetics. The resulting branched CoSe2 @CoNi LDH HNA as trifunctional catalyst exhibits enhanced electrocatalytic performance toward oxygen evolution/reduction and hydrogen evolution reaction. Consequently, the branched CoSe2 @CoNi LDH HNA exhibits low overpotential of 1.58 V at 10 mA cm-2 for water splitting and superior cycling stability (70 h) for rechargeable flexible Zn-air battery. Theoretical calculations reveal that the construction of heterostructure can effectively lower the reaction barrier as well as improve electrical conductivity, consequently favoring the enhanced electrochemical performance. This work concerning engineering heterostructure and topography-performance relationship can provide new guidance for the development of multifunctional electrocatalysts.
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- Junnan Song
- College of Materials Science and TechnologyNanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing210016China
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- College of Materials Science and TechnologyNanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing210016China
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- College of Materials Science and TechnologyNanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing210016China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional MaterialsKey Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education)School of Material Science and EngineeringTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin UniversityInternational Campus of Tianjin UniversityBinhai New CityFuzhou350207China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringNational Tsing Hua UniversityHsinchu30013Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research CenterHsinchu30013Taiwan
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- Chemical Engineering and Pilot Plant DepartmentEngineering Research InstituteNational Research Centre33 El‐Buhouth St.DokkiCairo12622Egypt
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- College of Materials Science and TechnologyNanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing210016China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringNational Tsing Hua UniversityHsinchu30013Taiwan
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- College of Materials Science and TechnologyNanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing210016China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional MaterialsKey Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education)School of Material Science and EngineeringTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin UniversityInternational Campus of Tianjin UniversityBinhai New CityFuzhou350207China
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- Chemical Engineering and Pilot Plant DepartmentEngineering Research InstituteNational Research Centre33 El‐Buhouth St.DokkiCairo12622Egypt
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- College of Materials Science and TechnologyNanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing210016China
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Wang J, Zheng X, Wang G, Cao Y, Ding W, Zhang J, Wu H, Ding J, Hu H, Han X, Ma T, Deng Y, Hu W. Defective Bimetallic Selenides for Selective CO 2 Electroreduction to CO. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2106354. [PMID: 34699632 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202106354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Revised: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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CO2 electroreduction (CO2 RR) to CO is promising for the carbon cycle but still remains challenging. Au is regarded as the most selective catalyst for CO2 RR, but its high cost significantly hinders its industrial application. Herein, the bimetallic CuInSe2 is found to exhibit an Au-like catalytic feature: i) the interaction of Cu and In orbitals induces a moderate adsorption strength of CO2 RR intermediates and favors the reaction pathway; and ii) the hydrogen evolution is energetically unfavorable on CuInSe2 , as a surface reconstruction along with high energy change will occur after hydrogen adsorption. Furthermore, the Se vacancy is found to induce an electron redistribution, slightly tune the band structure, and optimize the CO2 RR route of bimetallic selenide. Consequently, the Se-defective CuInSe2 (V-CuInSe2 ) achieves a highly selective CO production ability that is comparable to noble metals in aqueous electrolyte, and the V-CuInSe2 cathode shows a satisfactory performance in an aqueous Zn-CO2 cell. This work demonstrates that designing cost-effective catalysts with noble-metal-like properties is an ideal strategy for developing efficient electrocatalysts. Moreover, the class of transition bimetallic selenides has shown promising prospects as active and cost-effective electrocatalysts owing to their unique structural, electronic, and catalytic properties.
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- Jiajun Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Energy Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, 528000, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122, Australia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350207, P. R. China
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Liu H, Xie W, Huang Z, Yao C, Han Y, Huang W. Recent Advances in Flexible Zn-Air Batteries: Materials for Electrodes and Electrolytes. SMALL METHODS 2022; 6:e2101116. [PMID: 35041275 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202101116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2021] [Revised: 10/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Flexible Zn-air batteries (ZABs) draw much attention due to the merits of high energy density, stability, and safety, and show potential applications for wearable devices. However, the development of flexible ZABs with great energy density, high round-trip efficiency, and long cycle life for practical applications is highly restricted by the lack of highly active oxygen catalysts, high ion-conducting solid-state electrolytes, appropriate Zn anodes, and advanced battery configuration. Promising oxygen catalysts should possess both, superior oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction performance and can be directly used as self-supporting cathodes without loading catalysts on support materials such as carbon cloth. In addition, electrolytes play an important role in ZABs; a good electrolyte should be in all-solid state with high ion conductivity. Moreover, for an excellent Zn anode, it is required to stably contact the electrolyte interface during the bending process. Therefore, in this review, recent advances in ZABs are summarized, including: i) the powder and 3D self-supporting oxygen catalysts, ii) the species of solid-state electrolytes, and iii) the rational design of Zn anodes. Finally, the challenges and opportunities of this promising field are presented.
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- Haoran Liu
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), and Ningbo Institute of NPU, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), and Ningbo Institute of NPU, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), and Ningbo Institute of NPU, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), and Ningbo Institute of NPU, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), and Ningbo Institute of NPU, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), and Ningbo Institute of NPU, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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