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Liu Y, Wu G, Ge R, Jiang X, Li L, Ishida T, Murayama T, Qiao B, Wang J. Highly Active and Sintering-Resistant Pt Clusters Supported on FeO x-Hydroxyapatite Achieved by Tailoring Strong Metal-Support Interactions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:22007-22015. [PMID: 38629801 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c02521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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The catalytic performance of supported metal catalysts is closely related to their structure. While Pt-based catalysts are widely used in many catalytic reactions because of their exceptional intrinsic activity, they tend to deactivate in high-temperature reactions, requiring a tedious and expensive regeneration process. The strong metal-support interaction (SMSI) is a promising strategy to improve the stability of supported metal nanoparticles, but often at the price of the activity due to either the coverage of the active sites by support overlay and/or the too-strong metal-support bonding. Herein, we newly constructed a supported Pt cluster catalyst by introducing FeOx into hydroxyapatite (HAP) support to fine-tune the SMSIs. The catalyst exhibited not only high catalytic activity but also sintering resistance, without deactivation in a 100 h test for catalytic CO oxidation. Detailed characterizations reveal that FeOx introduced into HAP weaken the strong covalent metal-support interaction (CMSI) between Pt and FeOx while simultaneously inhibiting the oxidative strong metal-support interaction (OMSI) between Pt and HAP, giving rise to both high activity and thermal stability of the supported Pt clusters.
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- Yunxia Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- Mössbauer Effect Data Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- Mössbauer Effect Data Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- Mössbauer Effect Data Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 minami-osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 minami-osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
- Yantai Key Laboratory of Gold Catalysis and Engineering, Shandong Applied Research Center of Gold Nanotechnology (AU-SDARC), School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yantai University, 30 Qingquan Road, Yantai 264005, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- Mössbauer Effect Data Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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Li X, Mitchell S, Fang Y, Li J, Perez-Ramirez J, Lu J. Advances in heterogeneous single-cluster catalysis. Nat Rev Chem 2023; 7:754-767. [PMID: 37814032 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-023-00540-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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Heterogeneous single-cluster catalysts (SCCs) comprising atomically precise and isolated metal clusters stabilized on appropriately chosen supports offer exciting prospects for enabling novel chemical reactions owing to their broad structural diversity with unparalled opportunities for engineering their properties. Although the pioneering work revealed intriguing performance trends of size-selected metal clusters deposited on supports, synthetic and analytical challenges hindered a thorough understanding of surface chemistry under realistic conditions. This Review underscores the importance of considering the cluster environment in SCCs, encompassing the development of robust metal-support interactions, precise control over the ligand sphere, the influence of reaction media and dynamic behaviour, to uncover new reactivities. Through examples, we illustrate the criticality of tailoring the entire catalytic ensemble in SCCs to achieve stable and selective performance with practically relevant metal coverages. This expansion in application scope transcends from model reactions to complex and technically relevant reactions. Furthermore, we provide a perspective on the opportunities and future directions for SCC design within this rapidly evolving field.
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- Xinzhe Li
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry and Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare-Earth Materials of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
- Department of Chemistry and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
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Oefner N, Shuck CE, Schumacher L, Heck F, Hofmann K, Schmidpeter J, Li W, Bahri M, Mehdi BL, Drochner A, Albert B, Hess C, Gogotsi Y, Etzold BJM. MXene Aerogel Derived Ultra-Active Vanadia Catalyst for Selective Conversion of Sustainable Alcohols to Base Chemicals. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:16714-16722. [PMID: 36961995 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c22720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Selective oxidation reactions are an important class of the current chemical industry and will be highly important for future sustainable chemical production. Especially, the selective oxidation of primary alcohols is expected to be of high future interest, as alcohols can be obtained on technical scales from biomass fermentation. The oxidation of primary alcohols produces aldehydes, which are important intermediates. While selective methanol oxidation is industrially established, the commercial catalyst suffers from deactivation. Ethanol selective oxidation is not commercialized but would give access to sustainable acetaldehyde production when using renewable ethanol. In this work, it is shown that employing 2D MXenes as building blocks allows one to design a nanostructured oxide catalyst composed of mixed valence vanadium oxides, which outperforms on both reactions known materials by nearly an order of magnitude in activity, while showing high selectivity and stability. The study shows that the synthesis route employing 2D materials is key to obtain these attractive catalysts. V4C3Tx MXene structured as an aerogel precursor needs to be employed and mildly oxidized in an alcohol and oxygen atmosphere to result in the aspired nanostructured catalyst composed of mixed valence VO2, V6O13, and V3O7. Very likely, the bulk stable reduced valence state of the material together coupled with the nanorod arrangement allows for unprecedented oxygen mobility as well as active sites and results in an ultra-active catalyst.
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- Niklas Oefner
- Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Chemistry, Ernst-Berl-Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Chemistry, Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Chemistry, Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Chemistry, Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Chemistry, Ernst-Berl-Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GH, United Kingdom
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- Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Chemistry, Ernst-Berl-Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Chemistry, Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Chemistry, Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Chemistry, Ernst-Berl-Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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Huang N, Su T, Qin Z, Ji H. Nickel Supported on Multilayer Vanadium Carbide for Dry Reforming of Methane. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202203873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Nongfeng Huang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology Guangxi University 100 Daxue Road Nanning 530004 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology Guangxi University 100 Daxue Road Nanning 530004 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology Guangxi University 100 Daxue Road Nanning 530004 P. R. China
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- Fine Chemical Institute Sun Yat-sen University 135 Xingangxi Road Guangzhou 510275 P. R. China
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Niu K, Chi L, Rosen J, Björk J. Termination-Accelerated Electrochemical Nitrogen Fixation on Single-Atom Catalysts Supported by MXenes. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:2800-2807. [PMID: 35319214 PMCID: PMC8978179 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The synthesis of ammonia (NH3) from nitrogen (N2) under ambient conditions is of great significance but hindered by the lack of highly efficient catalysts. By performing first-principles calculations, we have investigated the feasibility for employing a transition metal (TM) atom, supported on Ti3C2T2 MXene with O/OH terminations, as a single-atom catalyst (SAC) for electrochemical nitrogen reduction. The potential catalytic performance of TM single atoms is evaluated by their adsorption behavior on the MXene, together with their ability to bind N2 and to desorb NH3 molecules. Of importance, the OH terminations on Ti3C2T2 MXene can effectively enhance the N2 adsorption and decrease the NH3 adsorption for single atoms. Based on proposed criteria for promising SACs, our calculations further demonstrate that the Ni/Ti3C2O0.19(OH)1.81 exhibits reasonable thermodynamics and kinetics toward electrochemical nitrogen reduction.
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- Kaifeng Niu
- Department
of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, IFM, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
- Institute
of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) and Jiangsu Key Laboratory
for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute
of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) and Jiangsu Key Laboratory
for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Department
of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, IFM, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Department
of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, IFM, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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Shirvani S, Ghashghaee M, Smith KJ. Two-dimensional Nanomaterials in Thermocatalytic Reactions: Transition Metal Dichalcogenides, Metal Phosphorus Trichalcogenides and MXenes. CATALYSIS REVIEWS 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/01614940.2021.1899605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Samira Shirvani
- Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Faculty of Petrochemicals, Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute, Tehran, Iran
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Methane oxidation into methanol catalyzed by TM-anchored C24N24 nanoclusters (TM = Fe, Co and Ni): A DFT study. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2020.108317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Lim KRG, Handoko AD, Nemani SK, Wyatt B, Jiang HY, Tang J, Anasori B, Seh ZW. Rational Design of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Carbide/Nitride (MXene) Hybrids and Nanocomposites for Catalytic Energy Storage and Conversion. ACS NANO 2020; 14:10834-10864. [PMID: 32790329 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c05482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Electro-, photo-, and photoelectrocatalysis play a critical role toward the realization of a sustainable energy economy. They facilitate numerous redox reactions in energy storage and conversion systems, enabling the production of chemical feedstock and clean fuels from abundant resources like water, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen. One major obstacle for their large-scale implementation is the scarcity of cost-effective, durable, and efficient catalysts. A family of two-dimensional transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides (MXenes) has recently emerged as promising earth-abundant candidates for large-area catalytic energy storage and conversion due to their unique properties of hydrophilicity, high metallic conductivity, and ease of production by solution processing. To take full advantage of these desirable properties, MXenes have been combined with other materials to form MXene hybrids with significantly enhanced catalytic performances beyond the sum of their individual components. MXene hybridization tunes the electronic structure toward optimal binding of redox active species to improve intrinsic activity while increasing the density and accessibility of active sites. This review outlines recent strategies in the design of MXene hybrids for industrially relevant electrocatalytic, photocatalytic, and photoelectrocatalytic applications such as water splitting, metal-air/sulfur batteries, carbon dioxide reduction, and nitrogen reduction. By clarifying the roles of individual material components in the MXene hybrids, we provide design strategies to synergistically couple MXenes with associated materials for highly efficient and durable catalytic applications. We conclude by highlighting key gaps in the current understanding of MXene hybrids to guide future MXene hybrid designs in catalytic energy storage and conversion applications.
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- Kang Rui Garrick Lim
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering and Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering and Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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- Key Lab of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, the Energy and Catalysis Hub, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, U.K
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering and Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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Yin H, Dou Y, Chen S, Zhu Z, Liu P, Zhao H. 2D Electrocatalysts for Converting Earth-Abundant Simple Molecules into Value-Added Commodity Chemicals: Recent Progress and Perspectives. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1904870. [PMID: 31573704 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201904870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The electrocatalytic conversion of earth-abundant simple molecules into value-added commodity chemicals can transform current chemical production regimes with enormous socioeconomic and environmental benefits. For these applications, 2D electrocatalysts have emerged as a new class of high-performance electrocatalyst with massive forward-looking potential. Recent advances in 2D electrocatalysts are reviewed for emerging applications that utilize naturally existing H2 O, N2 , O2 , Cl- (seawater) and CH4 (natural gas) as reactants for nitrogen reduction (N2 → NH3 ), two-electron oxygen reduction (O2 → H2 O2 ), chlorine evolution (Cl- → Cl2 ), and methane partial oxidation (CH4 → CH3 OH) reactions to generate NH3 , H2 O2 , Cl2 , and CH3 OH. The unique 2D features and effective approaches that take advantage of such features to create high-performance 2D electrocatalysts are articulated with emphasis. To benefit the readers and expedite future progress, the challenges facing the future development of 2D electrocatalysts for each of the above reactions and the related perspectives are provided.
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- Huajie Yin
- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, 4222, Australia
- Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China
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