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Li H, Lin Y, Duan J, Wen Q, Liu Y, Zhai T. Stability of electrocatalytic OER: from principle to application. Chem Soc Rev 2024. [PMID: 39291819 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00010a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/19/2024]
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Hydrogen energy, derived from the electrolysis of water using renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydroelectric power, is considered a promising form of energy to address the energy crisis. However, the anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) poses limitations due to sluggish kinetics. Apart from high catalytic activity, the long-term stability of electrocatalytic OER has garnered significant attention. To date, several research studies have been conducted to explore stable electrocatalysts for the OER. A comprehensive review is urgently warranted to provide a concise overview of the recent advancements in the electrocatalytic OER stability, encompassing both electrocatalyst and device developments. This review aims to succinctly summarize the primary factors influencing OER stability, including morphological/phase change and electrocatalyst dissolution, as well as mechanical detachment, alongside chemical, mechanical, and operational degradation observed in devices. Furthermore, an overview of contemporary approaches to enhance stability is provided, encompassing electrocatalyst design (structural regulation, protective layer coating, and stable substrate anchoring) and device optimization (bipolar plates, gas diffusion layers, and membranes). Hopefully, more attention will be paid to ensuring the stable operation of electrocatalytic OER and the future large-scale water electrolysis applications. This review presents design principles aimed at addressing challenges related to the stability of electrocatalytic OER.
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- HuangJingWei Li
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China.
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430205, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China.
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Huang YC, Wu Y, Lu YR, Chen JL, Lin HJ, Chen CT, Chen CL, Jing C, Zhou J, Zhang L, Wang Y, Chou WC, Wang S, Hu Z, Dong CL. Direct Identification of O─O Bond Formation Through Three-Step Oxidation During Water Splitting by Operando Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024:e2401236. [PMID: 39090836 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202401236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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Anionic redox allows the direct formation of O─O bonds from lattice oxygens and provides higher catalytic in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) than does the conventional metal ion mechanism. While previous theories have predicted and experiments have suggested the possible O─O bond, it has not yet been directly observed in the OER process. In this study, operando soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy (sXAS) at the O K-edge and the operando Raman spectra is performed on layered double CoFe hydroxides (LDHs) after intercalation with [Cr(C2O4)3]3-, and revealed a three-step oxidation process, staring from Co2+ to Co3+, further to Co4+ (3d6L), and ultimately leading to the formation of O─O bonds and O2 evolution above a threshold voltage (1.4 V). In contrast, a gradual oxidation of Fe is observed in CoFe LDHs. The OER activity exhibits a significant enhancement, with the overpotential decreasing from 300 to 248 mV at 10 mA cm-2, following the intercalation of [Cr(C2O4)3]3- into CoFe LDHs, underscoring a crucial role of anionic redox in facilitating water splitting.
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- Yu-Cheng Huang
- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
- Department of Electrophysics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Department of Electrophysics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187, Dresden, Germany
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- Research Center for X-ray Science & Department of Physics, Tamkang University, New Taipei, 25137, Taiwan
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Jiang Q, Wang S, Zhang C, Sheng Z, Zhang H, Feng R, Ni Y, Tang X, Gu Y, Zhou X, Lee S, Zhang D, Song F. Active oxygen species mediate the iron-promoting electrocatalysis of oxygen evolution reaction on metal oxyhydroxides. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6826. [PMID: 37884536 PMCID: PMC10603066 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42646-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Iron is an extraordinary promoter to impose nickel/cobalt (hydr)oxides as the most active oxygen evolution reaction catalysts, whereas the synergistic effect is actively debated. Here, we unveil that active oxygen species mediate a strong electrochemical interaction between iron oxides (FeOxHy) and the supporting metal oxyhydroxides. Our survey on the electrochemical behavior of nine supporting metal oxyhydroxides (M(O)OH) uncovers that FeOxHy synergistically promotes substrates that can produce active oxygen species exclusively. Tafel slopes correlate with the presence and kind of oxygen species. Moreover, the oxygen evolution reaction onset potentials of FeOxHy@M(O)OH coincide with the emerging potentials of active oxygen species, whereas large potential gaps are present for intact M(O)OH. Chemical probe experiments suggest that active oxygen species could act as proton acceptors and/or mediators for proton transfer and/or diffusion in cooperative catalysis. This discovery offers a new insight to understand the synergistic catalysis of Fe-based oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts.
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- Qu Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Changwon National University, Changwon-Si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 51140, South Korea
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Mehmood R, Fan W, Hu X, Li J, Liu P, Zhang Y, Zhou Z, Wang J, Liu M, Zhang F. Confirming High-Valent Iron as Highly Active Species of Water Oxidation on the Fe, V-Coupled Bimetallic Electrocatalyst: In Situ Analysis of X-ray Absorption and Mössbauer Spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37227965 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c02288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Iron (Fe)-based bimetallic oxides/hydroxides have been widely investigated for promising alkaline electrochemical oxygen evolution reactions (OERs), but it still remains argumentative whether Fe3+ or Fe4+ intermediates are highly active for efficient OER. Here, we rationally designed and prepared one Fe, V-based bimetallic composite nanosheet by employing the OER-inert V element as a promoter to completely avoid the argument of real active metals and using our recently developed one-dimensional conductive nickel phosphide (NP) as a support. The as-obtained hierarchical nanocomposite (denoted as FeVOx/NP) was evaluated as a model catalyst to gain insight into the iron-based species as highly active OER sites by performing in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy and 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy measurements. It was found that the high-valent Fe4+ species can only be detected during the OER process of the FeVOx/NP nanocomposite instead of the iron counterpart itself. Together with the fact that the OER activities of both the vanadium and iron counterparts are by far worse than that of the FeVOx/NP composite, we can confirm that the high-valent Fe4+ formed are the highly active species for efficient OER. As demonstrated by density functional theory simulations, the composite of Fe and V metals is proposed to cause a decreased Gibbs free energy as well as theoretical overpotential of water oxidation with respect to its counterparts, as is responsible for its excellent OER performance with extremely low OER overpotential (290 mV at 500 mA cm-2) and extraordinary stability (1000 h at 100 mA cm-2).
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- Rashid Mehmood
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of New Energy Material Chemistry, Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCast), Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Center for Advanced Mössbauer Spectroscopy, Mössbauer Effect Data Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of New Energy Material Chemistry, Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCast), Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Center for Advanced Mössbauer Spectroscopy, Mössbauer Effect Data Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
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Sun Y, Wang J, Xi S, Shen J, Luo S, Ge J, Sun S, Chen Y, Hanna JV, Li S, Wang X, Xu ZJ. Navigating surface reconstruction of spinel oxides for electrochemical water oxidation. Nat Commun 2023; 14:2467. [PMID: 37117165 PMCID: PMC10147629 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38017-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023] Open
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Understanding and mastering the structural evolution of water oxidation electrocatalysts lays the foundation to finetune their catalytic activity. Herein, we demonstrate that surface reconstruction of spinel oxides originates from the metal-oxygen covalency polarity in the MT-O-MO backbone. A stronger MO-O covalency relative to MT-O covalency is found beneficial for a more thorough reconstruction towards oxyhydroxides. The structure-reconstruction relationship allows precise prediction of the reconstruction ability of spinel pre-catalysts, based on which the reconstruction degree towards the in situ generated oxyhydroxides can be controlled. The investigations of oxyhydroxides generated from spinel pre-catalysts with the same reconstruction ability provide guidelines to navigate the cation selection in spinel pre-catalysts design. This work reveals the fundamentals for manipulating the surface reconstruction of spinel pre-catalysts for water oxidation.
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- Yuanmiao Sun
- Faculty of Materials Science and Energy Engineering/Institute of Technology for Carbon Neutrality, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Carbon Neutrality, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
- Singapore-HUJ Alliance for Research and Enterprise (SHARE), NEW-CREATE Phase II, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore, 138602, Singapore
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- Institute of Chemical and Engineering Science, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*Star), Singapore, 627833, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study, Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08-03, Singapore, 138634, Republic of Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.
- Energy Research Institute @ Nanyang Technological University, ERI@N, Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.
- Center for Advanced Catalysis Science and Technology, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.
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Timoshenko J, Haase FT, Saddeler S, Rüscher M, Jeon HS, Herzog A, Hejral U, Bergmann A, Schulz S, Roldan Cuenya B. Deciphering the Structural and Chemical Transformations of Oxide Catalysts during Oxygen Evolution Reaction Using Quick X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Machine Learning. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:4065-4080. [PMID: 36762901 PMCID: PMC9951215 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c11824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
Abstract
Bimetallic transition-metal oxides, such as spinel-like CoxFe3-xO4 materials, are known as attractive catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline electrolytes. Nonetheless, unveiling the real active species and active states in these catalysts remains a challenge. The coexistence of metal ions in different chemical states and in different chemical environments, including disordered X-ray amorphous phases that all evolve under reaction conditions, hinders the application of common operando techniques. Here, we address this issue by relying on operando quick X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy, coupled with unsupervised and supervised machine learning methods. We use principal component analysis to understand the subtle changes in the X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectra and develop an artificial neural network to decipher the extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectra. This allows us to separately track the evolution of tetrahedrally and octahedrally coordinated species and to disentangle the chemical changes and several phase transitions taking place in CoxFe3-xO4 catalysts and on their active surface, related to the conversion of disordered oxides into spinel-like structures, transformation of spinels into active oxyhydroxides, and changes in the degree of spinel inversion in the course of the activation treatment and under OER conditions. By correlating the revealed structural changes with the distinct catalytic activity for a series of CoxFe3-xO4 samples, we elucidate the active species and OER mechanism.
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- Janis Timoshenko
- Department
of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute
of the Max-Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute
of the Max-Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen
(CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany
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- Department
of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute
of the Max-Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute
of the Max-Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute
of the Max-Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute
of the Max-Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute
of the Max-Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen
(CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany
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- Department
of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute
of the Max-Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Kreider ME, Burke Stevens M. Material Changes in Electrocatalysis: An In Situ/Operando Focus on the Dynamics of Cobalt‐Based Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Catalysts. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202200958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Melissa E. Kreider
- Department of Chemical Engineering Stanford University 443 Via Ortega, Stanford California 94305 United States
- SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park California 94025 United States
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- SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park California 94025 United States
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Liu L, Twight LP, Fehrs JL, Ou Y, Sun D, Boettcher S. Purification of residual Ni and Co hydroxides from Fe‐free alkaline electrolyte for electrocatalysis studies. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202200279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Lu Liu
- Chongqing University of Science and Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- University of Oregon Chemistry and Biochemistry; Oregon Center for Electrochemistry UNITED STATES
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- University of Oregon Chemistry and Biochemistry; Oregon Center for Electrochemistry UNITED STATES
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- Chongqing University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Chongqing University School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- University of Oregon Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Oregon Center for Electrochemistry 1253 University of Oregon 97403 Eugene UNITED STATES
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Wang Y, Zhao Y, Liu L, Qin W, Liu S, Tu J, Qin Y, Liu J, Wu H, Zhang D, Chu A, Jia B, Qu X, Qin M. Mesoporous Single Crystals with Fe-Rich Skin for Ultralow Overpotential in Oxygen Evolution Catalysis. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2200088. [PMID: 35289964 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202200088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a key reaction in water splitting and metal-air batteries, and transition metal hydroxides have demonstrated the most electrocatalytic efficiency. Making the hydroxides thinner for more surface commonly fails to increase the active site number, because the real active sites are the edges. Up to now, the overpotentials of most state-of-the-art OER electrocatalysts at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 (η10 ) are still larger than 200 mV. Herein, a novel design of mesoporous single crystal (MSC) with an Fe-rich skin to boost the OER is shown. The edges around the mesopores provide lots of real active sites and the Fe modification on these sites further improves the intrinsic activity. As a result, an ultralow η10 of 185 mV is achieved, and the turnover frequency based on Fe atoms is as high as 16.9 s-1 at an overpotential of 350 mV. Moreover, the catalyst has an excellent catalytic stability, indicated by a negligible current drop after 10 000 cyclic voltammetry cycles. The catalyst enables Zn-air batteries to run stably over 270 h with a low charge voltage of 1.89 V. This work shows that MSC materials can provide new opportunities for the design of electrocatalysts.
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- Yong Wang
- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
- Hunan University of Science and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan, 411201, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK
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Acharya P, Manso RH, Hoffman AS, Bakovic SIP, Kékedy-Nagy L, Bare SR, Chen J, Greenlee LF. Fe Coordination Environment, Fe-Incorporated Ni(OH)2 Phase, and Metallic Core Are Key Structural Components to Active and Stable Nanoparticle Catalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c04881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Prashant Acharya
- Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, United States
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, United States
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- Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, United States
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8, Canada
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, United States
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- Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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Yang XF, Li J, Yang XM, Li CX, Li F, Li B, He JB. High-Performance Bifunctional Ni-Fe-S Catalyst in situ Synthesized within Graphite Intergranular Nanopores for Overall Water Splitting. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:3131-3138. [PMID: 34076965 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202100891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Low-cost and efficient bifunctional catalysts are urgently needed for overall water splitting used in large-scale energy storage. In this study, we develop a nickel and iron (di)sulfide (Ni-Fe-S) composite catalyst that is in situ synthesized and fixed within the intergranular nanopores inside high pure polycrystalline graphite. Two precursor solutions (reactants) may permeate the graphite intergranular pores to a depth of more than 3.5 mm. The nanoscale pores serve as an array of nanoreactors for the synthesis of the Ni-Fe-S nanoparticles under conditions much milder than usual. The prepared catalyst efficiently catalyzes both the hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions (HER and OER) in 1.0 M KOH. It delivers a current density of 400 mA cm-2 at a full cell voltage of around 2.3 V without considerable activity decay over 24 h electrolysis. The active species of the catalyst are different for the HER and OER and discussed accordingly. The synthesis strategy based on the nanopores in a monolithic conductive substrate proves to be a simple, efficient, and promising way to prepare electrocatalysts that are cheap, abundant, and industrially attractive.
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- Xiao-Fan Yang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, P.R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Green Manufacturing of Power Battery, Tianneng, Jieshou, 236500, P.R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Green Manufacturing of Power Battery, Tianneng, Jieshou, 236500, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, P.R. China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Green Manufacturing of Power Battery, Tianneng, Jieshou, 236500, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, P.R. China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Green Manufacturing of Power Battery, Tianneng, Jieshou, 236500, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, P.R. China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Green Manufacturing of Power Battery, Tianneng, Jieshou, 236500, P.R. China
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Gao L, Cui X, Sewell CD, Li J, Lin Z. Recent advances in activating surface reconstruction for the high-efficiency oxygen evolution reaction. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:8428-8469. [PMID: 34259239 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00962h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 67.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A climax in the development of cost-effective and high-efficiency transition metal-based electrocatalysts has been witnessed recently for sustainable energy and related conversion technologies. In this regard, structure-activity relationships based on several descriptors have already been proposed to rationally design electrocatalysts. However, the dynamic reconstruction of the surface structures and compositions of catalysts during electrocatalytic water oxidation, especially during the anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER), complicate the streamlined prediction of the catalytic activity. With the achievements in operando and in situ techniques, it has been found that electrocatalysts undergo surface reconstruction to form the actual active species in situ accompanied with an increase in their oxidation state during OER in alkaline solution. Accordingly, a thorough understanding of the surface reconstruction process plays a critical role in establishing unambiguous structure-composition-property relationships in pursuit of high-efficiency electrocatalysts. However, several issues still need to be explored before high electrocatalytic activities can be realized, as follows: (1) the identification of initiators and pathways for surface reconstruction, (2) establishing the relationships between structure, composition, and electrocatalytic activity, and (3) the rational manipulation of in situ catalyst surface reconstruction. In this review, the recent progress in the surface reconstruction of transition metal-based OER catalysts including oxides, non-oxides, hydroxides and alloys is summarized, emphasizing the fundamental understanding of reconstruction behavior from the original precatalysts to the actual catalysts based on operando analysis and theoretical calculations. The state-of-the-art strategies to tailor the surface reconstruction such as substituting/doping with metals, introducing anions, incorporating oxygen vacancies, tuning morphologies and exploiting plasmonic/thermal/photothermal effects are then introduced. Notably, comprehensive operando/in situ characterization together with computational calculations are responsible for unveiling the improvement mechanism for OER. By delivering the progress, strategies, insights, techniques, and perspectives, this review will provide a comprehensive understanding of the surface reconstruction in transition metal-based OER catalysts and future guidelines for their rational development.
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- Likun Gao
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
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Timoshenko J, Roldan Cuenya B. In Situ/ Operando Electrocatalyst Characterization by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. Chem Rev 2021; 121:882-961. [PMID: 32986414 PMCID: PMC7844833 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 68.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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During the last decades, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) has become an indispensable method for probing the structure and composition of heterogeneous catalysts, revealing the nature of the active sites and establishing links between structural motifs in a catalyst, local electronic structure, and catalytic properties. Here we discuss the fundamental principles of the XAS method and describe the progress in the instrumentation and data analysis approaches undertaken for deciphering X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectra. Recent usages of XAS in the field of heterogeneous catalysis, with emphasis on examples concerning electrocatalysis, will be presented. The latter is a rapidly developing field with immense industrial applications but also unique challenges in terms of the experimental characterization restrictions and advanced modeling approaches required. This review will highlight the new insight that can be gained with XAS on complex real-world electrocatalysts including their working mechanisms and the dynamic processes taking place in the course of a chemical reaction. More specifically, we will discuss applications of in situ and operando XAS to probe the catalyst's interactions with the environment (support, electrolyte, ligands, adsorbates, reaction products, and intermediates) and its structural, chemical, and electronic transformations as it adapts to the reaction conditions.
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- Janis Timoshenko
- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max-Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max-Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Li W, Feng B, Yi L, Li J, Hu W. Highly Efficient Alkaline Water Splitting with Ru-Doped Co-V Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets as a Bifunctional Electrocatalyst. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:730-737. [PMID: 33225588 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202002509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Active electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are decisive for achieving efficient energy conversion from electricity to hydrogen fuel through water electrolysis. In this study, tremella-like Ru-doped Co-V layered double hydroxide nanosheets on Ni Foam (Ru-CoV-LDH@NF) was fabricated by a one-pot solvothermal reaction. As-prepared Ru-CoV-LDH@NF, with a nominal Ru loading of around 51.6 μg cm-2 exhibits excellent bifunctional catalytic activity towards HER and OER in alkaline media. To accomplish a current density of 10 mA cm-2 , it demands 32 mV and 230 mV overpotentials for HER and OER, respectively. The alkali electrolyzer utilizing Ru-CoV-LDH/NF as bifunctional electrocatalyst affords 10 mA cm-2 electrolytic current density at an extremely low cell voltage of 1.50 V, showing excellent performance compared to a Pt/C-RuO2 -based electrolyzer and many other bifunctional electrocatalyst-based ones. The incorporation of Ru changes the morphology of the resultant nanosheets to offer high electrochemical surface areas for electrocatalysis; at the same time, it significantly boosts the intrinsic HER/OER electrocatalytic activity. For HER, the energy barrier of the Volmer step is efficiently reduced upon Ru doping, whereas the Ru dopants optimize the absorption strength of *O intermediates to facilitate the OER process. This work offers a feasible means to optimize the Co-based hydroxide materials for improved electrocatalysis in overall water splitting.
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- Wei Li
- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Southwest University, Ministry of Education, 2 Tiansheng, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Technologies of Clean Energies, 2 Tiansheng, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Southwest University, Ministry of Education, 2 Tiansheng, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Technologies of Clean Energies, 2 Tiansheng, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Southwest University, Ministry of Education, 2 Tiansheng, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Technologies of Clean Energies, 2 Tiansheng, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Southwest University, Ministry of Education, 2 Tiansheng, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Technologies of Clean Energies, 2 Tiansheng, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Southwest University, Ministry of Education, 2 Tiansheng, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Technologies of Clean Energies, 2 Tiansheng, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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Yu M, Moon G, Castillo RG, DeBeer S, Weidenthaler C, Tüysüz H. Dual Role of Silver Moieties Coupled with Ordered Mesoporous Cobalt Oxide towards Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:16544-16552. [PMID: 32537829 PMCID: PMC7540465 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202003801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Herein, we show that the performance of mesostructured cobalt oxide electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) can be significantly enhanced by coupling of silver species. Various analysis techniques including pair distribution function and Rietveld refinement, X-ray absorption spectroscopy at synchrotron as well as advanced electron microscopy revealed that silver exists as metallic Ag particles and well-dispersed Ag2 O nanoclusters within the mesostructure. The benefits of this synergy are twofold for OER: highly conductive metallic Ag improves the charge transfer ability of the electrocatalysts while ultra-small Ag2 O clusters provide the centers that can uptake Fe impurities from KOH electrolyte and boost the catalytic efficiency of Co-Ag oxides. The current density of mesostructured Co3 O4 at 1.7 VRHE is increased from 102 to 211 mA cm-2 with incorporation of silver spices. This work presents the dual role of silver moieties and demonstrates a simple method to increase the OER activity of Co3 O4 .
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- Mingquan Yu
- Max-Planck-Institut für KohlenforschungKaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 145470Mülheim an der RuhrGermany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für KohlenforschungKaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 145470Mülheim an der RuhrGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy ConversionStiftstrasse 34–3645470Mülheim an der RuhrGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy ConversionStiftstrasse 34–3645470Mülheim an der RuhrGermany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für KohlenforschungKaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 145470Mülheim an der RuhrGermany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für KohlenforschungKaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 145470Mülheim an der RuhrGermany
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Yu M, Moon G, Castillo RG, DeBeer S, Weidenthaler C, Tüysüz H. Dual Role of Silver Moieties Coupled with Ordered Mesoporous Cobalt Oxide towards Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202003801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Mingquan Yu
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion Stiftstrasse 34–36 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion Stiftstrasse 34–36 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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Jeun YE, Park JH, Kim JY, Ahn HS. Stoichiometry-Controlled Synthesis of Nanoparticulate Mixed-Metal Oxyhydroxide Oxygen Evolving Catalysts by Electrochemistry in Aqueous Nanodroplets. Chemistry 2019; 26:4039-4043. [PMID: 31667888 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201904620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Mixed-metal oxyhydroxides-especially those of Ni and Fe-are one of the most active classes of materials known for catalyzing the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Here, nanoparticulate mixed metal oxyhydroxides (of Ni, Fe, and Co) were prepared on an electrode surface by electrochemical reaction of a precursor solution encapsulated in aqueous nanodroplets (AnDs), with each of the droplets containing 10 s of attoliters of fluid. Electrode reactions and synthesis can be monitored in situ by electrochemistry as single AnD stochastically lands and interacts with the working electrode. Resultant metal oxyhydroxide nanoparticles can be size and composition controlled precisely by modulating the precursor solution stored in the AnD. Nanoparticulate metal oxyhydroxides were implemented as catalysts for the OER and exhibited superior catalysis compared to their thin-film counterparts, demonstrating a hundred-thousand-fold enhancement in atom efficiency at comparable turnover rates.
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- Young Eun Jeun
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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Zhang T, Nellist MR, Enman LJ, Xiang J, Boettcher SW. Modes of Fe Incorporation in Co-Fe (Oxy)hydroxide Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts. CHEMSUSCHEM 2019; 12:2015-2021. [PMID: 30371020 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201801975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Ni-Fe (oxy)hydroxide and Co-Fe (oxy)hydroxide are among the most active oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts in alkaline media. Fe is essential for the high activity, but the details of how Fe is incorporated into the Ni or Co (oxy)hydroxide structure and affects catalysis remain incompletely understood. This study concerns two different modes of Fe incorporation to form Co(Fe)Ox Hy , which both yield increased OER activity but result in Fe and Co species that differ in chemical reactivity and electrochemical response. Co(Fe)Ox Hy films that were cathodically deposited from mixed Co and Fe nitrate solution (co-deposited) result in Fe species that interact strongly with the Co species (as evidenced by an anodic shift in the Co redox wave) and are difficult to leach out under electrochemical conditions. Fe incorporated into a CoOx Hy film by cycling in Fe-spiked KOH electrolyte similarly enhance activity, but do not strongly electronically interact with the majority of the Co in the film and are removed by cycling in Fe-free KOH. These results support the hypothesis that co-deposition of Co(Fe)Ox Hy leads to films where the Co and Fe are mixed within the nanosheet structure and cycling in Fe-spiked KOH incorporates Fe species largely at surface, edge, or defect sites, where they drive OER but do not otherwise significantly modulate the electrochemical response of the Co.
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- Ting Zhang
- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101408, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 97403, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 97403, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 97403, USA
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- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101408, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 97403, USA
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Moon G, Yu M, Chan CK, Tüysüz H. Highly Active Cobalt‐Based Electrocatalysts with Facile Incorporation of Dopants for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201813052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Gun‐hee Moon
- Department of Heterogeneous CatalysisMax-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Department of Heterogeneous CatalysisMax-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Department of Heterogeneous CatalysisMax-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
- Materials Science and EngineeringSchool for Engineering of Matter, Transport and EnergyArizona State University P.O. Box 876106 Tempe AZ USA
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- Department of Heterogeneous CatalysisMax-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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Moon G, Yu M, Chan CK, Tüysüz H. Highly Active Cobalt‐Based Electrocatalysts with Facile Incorporation of Dopants for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:3491-3495. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201813052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Gun‐hee Moon
- Department of Heterogeneous CatalysisMax-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Department of Heterogeneous CatalysisMax-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Department of Heterogeneous CatalysisMax-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
- Materials Science and EngineeringSchool for Engineering of Matter, Transport and EnergyArizona State University P.O. Box 876106 Tempe AZ USA
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- Department of Heterogeneous CatalysisMax-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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