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Gao D, Xiao P, Zhang Y. Cyclic voltammetry electrodynamic deposition of Co 9-xMn xS 8 nanosheet arrays for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:5618-5621. [PMID: 35438111 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00897a] [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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Room-temperature cyclic voltammetry (CV) electrodynamic deposition is proposed herein for the first time to deposit Co9-xMnxS8 nanosheet arrays. The incorporation of Mn spin states induces atomic distortion, which contributes to more active edge sites and the fine-tuning of the electronic structure. The Co9-xMnxS8 (x = 4.5) catalyst exhibits enhanced catalytic activity toward the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) when compared with pristine Co9S8. This work offers a promising strategy for the design of highly efficient HER electrocatalysts.
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- Di Gao
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China.
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soft Condensed Matter Physics and Smart Materials, College of Physics, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China.
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Bhatti AL, Tahira A, Gradone A, Mazzaro R, Morandi V, aftab U, Abro MI, Nafady A, Qi K, Infantes-Molina A, Vomiero A, Ibupoto ZH. Nanostructured Co3O4 electrocatalyst for OER: The role of organic polyelectrolytes as soft templates. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Huang Y, Jiang L, Shi B, Ryan KM, Wang J. Highly Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction Enabled by Phosphorus Doping of the Fe Electronic Structure in Iron-Nickel Selenide Nanosheets. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2101775. [PMID: 34302445 PMCID: PMC8456200 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202101775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The electronic structure of active sites is critically important for electrochemical reactions. Here, the authors report a facile approach to independently regulate the electronic structure of Fe in Ni0.75 Fe0.25 Se2 by P doping. The resulting electrode exhibits superior catalytic performance for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) showing a low overpotential (238 mV at 100 mA cm-2 , 185 mV at 10 mA cm-2 ) and an impressive durability in an alkaline medium. Additionally, the mass activity of 328.19 A g-1 and turnover frequency (TOF) of 0.18 s-1 at an overpotential of 500 mV are obtained for P─Ni0.75 Fe0.25 Se2 which is much higher than that of Ni0.75 Fe0.25 Se2 and RuO2 . This work presents a new strategy for the rational design of efficient electrocatalysts for OER.
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- Yuan Huang
- Institute of Crystal Materials, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shenzhen Research Institute of Shandong UniversityShandong UniversityJinanShandong250100China
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- Institute of Crystal Materials, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shenzhen Research Institute of Shandong UniversityShandong UniversityJinanShandong250100China
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- Institute of Crystal Materials, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shenzhen Research Institute of Shandong UniversityShandong UniversityJinanShandong250100China
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Bernal InstituteUniversity of LimerickLimerickIreland
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- Institute of Crystal Materials, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shenzhen Research Institute of Shandong UniversityShandong UniversityJinanShandong250100China
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Li Y, Dong S, Shang W, Ye K, Hu X, Liu Y, Zhao Z, Guo L. Application of graphene/two-dimensional amorphous ZrO2 supported Pd single atom catalysts in CO oxidation: First principles. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Du J, Zou Z, Xu C. Enhanced oxygen and hydrogen evolution reaction by zinc doping in cobalt–nickel sulfide heteronanorods. ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/elsa.202000038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Jing Du
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Lanzhou University Lanzhou China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) Nankai University Tianjin China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Lanzhou University Lanzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Lanzhou University Lanzhou China
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Wang Y, Li X, Zhang M, Zhou Y, Rao D, Zhong C, Zhang J, Han X, Hu W, Zhang Y, Zaghib K, Wang Y, Deng Y. Lattice-Strain Engineering of Homogeneous NiS 0.5 Se 0.5 Core-Shell Nanostructure as a Highly Efficient and Robust Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2000231. [PMID: 32870547 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202000231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2020] [Revised: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Developing highly-efficient non-noble-metal electrocatalysts for water splitting is crucial for the development of clean and reversible hydrogen energy. Introducing lattice strain is an effective strategy to develop efficient electrocatalysts. However, lattice strain is typically co-created with heterostructure, vacancy, or substrate effects, which complicate the identification of the strain-activity correlation. Herein, a series of lattice-strained homogeneous NiSx Se1- x nanosheets@nanorods hybrids are designed and synthesized by a facile strategy. The NiS0.5 Se0.5 with ≈2.7% lattice strain exhibits outstanding activity for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reaction (HER/OER), affording low overpotentials of 70 and 257 mV at 10 mA cm-2 , respectively, as well as excellent long-term durability even at a large current density of 100 mA cm-2 (300 h), significantly superior to other benchmarks and the precious metal catalysts. Experimental and theoretical calculation results reveal that the generated lattice strain decreases the metal d-orbital overlap, leading to a narrower bandwidth and a closer d-band center toward the Fermi level. Thus, NiS0.5 Se0.5 possesses favorable H* adsorption kinetics for HER and lower energy barriers for OER. This work provides a new insight to regulate the lattice strain of advanced catalyst materials and further improve the performance of energy conversion technologies.
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- Yang Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350207, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- Center of Excellence in Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage, Hydro-Quebec, 1806 boulevard Lionel-boulet, Varennes, Quebec, J3X 1S1, Canada
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- Center of Excellence in Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage, Hydro-Quebec, 1806 boulevard Lionel-boulet, Varennes, Quebec, J3X 1S1, Canada
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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Carbon Dioxide Conversion with High-Performance Photocatalysis into Methanol on NiSe2/WSe2. ENERGIES 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/en13174330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Climate change has been recognized as a threatening environmental problem around the world. CO2 is considered to be the main component of greenhouse gas. By using solar energy (light energy) as the energy source, photocatalytic conversion is one of the most effective technologies to reveal the clean utilization of CO2. Herein, using sodium tungstate, nickel nitrate, and selenium powder as the main raw materials, the high absorption and utilization of WSe2 for light energy and the high intrinsic conductivity of NiSe2 were combined by a hydrothermal method to prepare NiSe2/WSe2 and hydrazine hydrate as the reductant. Then, high-performance NiSe2/WSe2 photocatalytic material was prepared. The characterization results of XRD, XPS, SEM, specific surface area, and UV-visible spectroscopy show that the main diffraction peak of synthesized NiSe2/WSe2 is sharp, which basically coincides with the standard card. After doping NiSe2, the morphology of WSe2 was changed from a flake shape to smaller and more trivial crystal flakes, which demonstrates richer exposed edges and more active sites; the specific surface area increased from 3.01 m2 g−1 to 8.52 m2 g−1, and the band gap becomes wider, increasing from 1.66 eV to 1.68 eV. The results of a photocatalytic experiment show that when the prepared NiSe2/WSe2 catalyst is used to conduct photocatalytic reduction of CO2, the yield of CH3OH is significantly increased. After reaction for 10 h, the maximum yield could reach 3.80 mmol g−1, which presents great photocatalytic activity.
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Duan Y, Yu Z, Hu S, Zheng X, Zhang C, Ding H, Hu B, Fu Q, Yu Z, Zheng X, Zhu J, Gao M, Yu S. Scaled‐Up Synthesis of Amorphous NiFeMo Oxides and Their Rapid Surface Reconstruction for Superior Oxygen Evolution Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201909939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yu Duan
- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Hefei Science Center of CAS, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Hefei Science Center of CAS, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Division of Theoretical and Computational Sciences Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale CAS Centre for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Centre in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230029 China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Hefei Science Center of CAS, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230029 China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Hefei Science Center of CAS, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Hefei Science Center of CAS, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Hefei Science Center of CAS, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Division of Theoretical and Computational Sciences Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale CAS Centre for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Centre in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230029 China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Hefei Science Center of CAS, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Hefei Science Center of CAS, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian 116023 China
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Duan Y, Yu Z, Hu S, Zheng X, Zhang C, Ding H, Hu B, Fu Q, Yu Z, Zheng X, Zhu J, Gao M, Yu S. Scaled‐Up Synthesis of Amorphous NiFeMo Oxides and Their Rapid Surface Reconstruction for Superior Oxygen Evolution Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:15772-15777. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201909939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 229] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Yu Duan
- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Hefei Science Center of CAS, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Hefei Science Center of CAS, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Division of Theoretical and Computational Sciences Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale CAS Centre for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Centre in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230029 China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Hefei Science Center of CAS, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230029 China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Hefei Science Center of CAS, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Hefei Science Center of CAS, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Hefei Science Center of CAS, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Division of Theoretical and Computational Sciences Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale CAS Centre for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Centre in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230029 China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Hefei Science Center of CAS, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Hefei Science Center of CAS, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian 116023 China
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Wang X, Zhang W, Zhang J, Wu Z. Fe‐Doped Ni
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- Xiangyu Wang
- Anhui Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials (State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base), The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, College of Chemistry and Materials Science Anhui Normal University Wuhu 241002 P. R. China
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- Anhui Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials (State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base), The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, College of Chemistry and Materials Science Anhui Normal University Wuhu 241002 P. R. China
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- Anhui Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials (State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base), The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, College of Chemistry and Materials Science Anhui Normal University Wuhu 241002 P. R. China
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- Anhui Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials (State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base), The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, College of Chemistry and Materials Science Anhui Normal University Wuhu 241002 P. R. China
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Single atom tungsten doped ultrathin α-Ni(OH) 2 for enhanced electrocatalytic water oxidation. Nat Commun 2019; 10:2149. [PMID: 31089139 PMCID: PMC6517434 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09845-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Electrocatalytic water oxidation is a rate-determining step in the water splitting reaction. Here, we report one single atom W6+ doped Ni(OH)2 nanosheet sample (w-Ni(OH)2) with an outstanding oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance that is, in a 1 M KOH medium, an overpotential of 237 mV is obtained reaching a current density of 10 mA/cm2. Moreover, at high current density of 80 mA/cm2, the overpotential value is 267 mV. The corresponding Tafel slope is measured to be 33 mV/dec. The d0 W6+ atom with a low spin-state has more outermost vacant orbitals, resulting in more water and OH− groups being adsorbed on the exposed W sites of the Ni(OH)2 nanosheet. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations confirm that the O radical and O-O coupling are both generated at the same site of W6+. This work demonstrates that W6+ doping can promote the electrocatalytic water oxidation activity of Ni(OH)2 with the highest performance. Electrocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen and oxygen generation provides an attractive path to obtain clean energy, but the half reaction of oxygen evolution remains the bottleneck for the progress. Here, the authors show single atom tungsten doped ultrathin α-Ni(OH)2 exhibits enhanced performance in electrocatalytic water oxidation.
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Shimpi JR, Chaudhari VR, Prasad BLV. Ligand-Solvent Compatibility: The Unsung Hero in the Digestive Ripening Story. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:13680-13689. [PMID: 30346777 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b02699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Digestive ripening (DR) is a process where a polydisperse nanocrystal (NC) system is converted into a monodisperse one with the aid of thermal heating of NCs in the presence of an excess surface-active organic ligand called digestive ripening agent (DRA) and a solvent. Here, we demonstrate that the solvent-DRA compatibility influences the final size and size distribution of the NCs in a significant manner. Accordingly, in this study, using the DR of gold NCs as the test case with alkanethiol (decanethiol/C10HT) and fluorinated thiol (1 H,1 H,2 H,2 H-perfluorodecanethiol/C10FT) as DRA's and toluene and α,α,α-trifluoro-toluene (TFT) and their combination as solvents, we clearly establish that alkanethiols result in best-quality NCs after DR in toluene while the fluorinated thiols provide reasonably monodispersed NCs in TFT. Our results also ascertain that even when DR is carried out in a mixture of solvents, as long as the compatible solvent is the major component, the DR process results in reasonably monodisperse NCs. As soon as the amount of uncompatible solvent exceeds a threshold limit, there is perceptible increase in the polydispersity of the NCs. We conclude that the polarity of the solvent, which affects the buildup of ligated atoms/clusters, plays a key role in controlling the size distributions of the NCs.
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- Jayesh R Shimpi
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) , Ghaziabad 201002 , India
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Zhao X, Pachfule P, Li S, Simke JRJ, Schmidt J, Thomas A. Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting from an Iron/Nickel-Based Bimetallic Metal-Organic Framework/Dicyandiamide Composite. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201803136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Xiaojia Zhao
- Functional Materials; Department of Chemistry; Technische Universität Berlin; Hardenbergstrasse 40 10623 Berlin Germany
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- Functional Materials; Department of Chemistry; Technische Universität Berlin; Hardenbergstrasse 40 10623 Berlin Germany
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- Functional Materials; Department of Chemistry; Technische Universität Berlin; Hardenbergstrasse 40 10623 Berlin Germany
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- Zentraleinrichtung Elektronenmikroskopie (ZELMI); Technische Universität Berlin; Strasse des 17. Juni 135 10623 Berlin Germany
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- Functional Materials; Department of Chemistry; Technische Universität Berlin; Hardenbergstrasse 40 10623 Berlin Germany
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- Functional Materials; Department of Chemistry; Technische Universität Berlin; Hardenbergstrasse 40 10623 Berlin Germany
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Zhao X, Pachfule P, Li S, Simke JRJ, Schmidt J, Thomas A. Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting from an Iron/Nickel-Based Bimetallic Metal-Organic Framework/Dicyandiamide Composite. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:8921-8926. [PMID: 29714400 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201803136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Pyrolysis of a bimetallic metal-organic framework (MIL-88-Fe/Ni)-dicyandiamide composite yield a Fe and Ni containing carbonaceous material, which is an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting. FeNi3 and NiFe2 O4 are found as metallic and metal oxide compounds closely embedded in an N-doped carbon-carbon nanotube matrix. This hybrid catalyst (Fe-Ni@NC-CNTs) significantly promotes the charge transfer efficiency and restrains the corrosion of the metallic catalysts, which is shown in a high OER and HER activity with an overpotential of 274 and 202 mV, respectively at 10 mA cm-2 in alkaline solution. When this bifunctional catalyst was further used for H2 and O2 production in an electrochemical water-splitting unit, it can operate in ambient conditions with a competitive gas production rate of 1.15 and 0.57 μL s-1 for hydrogen and oxygen, respectively, showing its potential for practical applications.
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- Xiaojia Zhao
- Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 40, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 40, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 40, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Zentraleinrichtung Elektronenmikroskopie (ZELMI), Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 40, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 40, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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Zhang JY, Wang H, Tian Y, Yan Y, Xue Q, He T, Liu H, Wang C, Chen Y, Xia BY. Anodic Hydrazine Oxidation Assists Energy-Efficient Hydrogen Evolution over a Bifunctional Cobalt Perselenide Nanosheet Electrode. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201803543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jun-Ye Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education); Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics; Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST); 1037 Luoyu Road Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Study; Nanchang University; 999 Xuefu Road Nanchang P. R. China
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information; Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST); 1037 Luoyu Road Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering; University of Shanghai for Science and Technology; 516 Jungong Road Shanghai 200093 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province; Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (MOE); Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Shaanxi Normal University; 199 Chang'an Rd Xi'an 710062 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; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics; Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST); 1037 Luoyu Road 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; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics; Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST); 1037 Luoyu Road Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information; Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST); 1037 Luoyu Road Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province; Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (MOE); Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Shaanxi Normal University; 199 Chang'an Rd Xi'an 710062 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; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics; Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST); 1037 Luoyu Road Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
- Shenzhen Institute of Huazhong University of Science and Technology; 9 Yuexing Road Shenzhen 518000 P. R. China
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Zhang JY, Wang H, Tian Y, Yan Y, Xue Q, He T, Liu H, Wang C, Chen Y, Xia BY. Anodic Hydrazine Oxidation Assists Energy-Efficient Hydrogen Evolution over a Bifunctional Cobalt Perselenide Nanosheet Electrode. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:7649-7653. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201803543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 265] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Revised: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jun-Ye Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education); Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics; Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST); 1037 Luoyu Road Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Study; Nanchang University; 999 Xuefu Road Nanchang P. R. China
| | - Yifan Tian
- School of Optical and Electronic Information; Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST); 1037 Luoyu Road Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
| | - Ya Yan
- School of Materials Science & Engineering; University of Shanghai for Science and Technology; 516 Jungong Road Shanghai 200093 P. R. China
| | - Qi Xue
- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province; Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (MOE); Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Shaanxi Normal University; 199 Chang'an Rd Xi'an 710062 P. R. China
| | - Ting He
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education); Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics; Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST); 1037 Luoyu Road Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
| | - Hongfang Liu
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education); Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics; Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST); 1037 Luoyu Road Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information; Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST); 1037 Luoyu Road Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
| | - Yu Chen
- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province; Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (MOE); Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Shaanxi Normal University; 199 Chang'an Rd Xi'an 710062 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; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics; Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST); 1037 Luoyu Road Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
- Shenzhen Institute of Huazhong University of Science and Technology; 9 Yuexing Road Shenzhen 518000 P. R. China
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