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Xiao W, Zhang Y, Ke C, Zhao Q, Han F, Guo J, Yang X. Constructing self-standing Fe 2O 3-Pt/NF nanoflowers with synergistic active sites for efficient electrocatalytic overall (sea) water splitting. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:22350-22359. [PMID: 39545265 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr03572k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2024]
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Designing cost-effective and highly stable heterostructures with synergistic active sites could simultaneously catalyze the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) for (sea) water splitting. However, there are still challenges in maintaining the catalytic performance of individual materials and in constructing intimate interfaces. Herein, a novel corrosion engineering method is provided to prepare self-standing Fe2O3-Pt/NF nanoflowers where ultra-small amounts of Pt combined with Fe2O3 are in situ grown on nickel foam (NF) in the corrosion system of "H2PtCl6-NaCl-FeCl3". The synthesized Fe2O3-Pt/NF shows the presence of a Pt-O bond, which can regulate the electronic structure of the active sites and optimize the binding energy of the reaction intermediates, leading to an improvement in catalytic performance. Compared with Pt/NF and FeOOH/NF, the Fe2O3-Pt/NF heterostructure exhibits remarkable electrocatalytic activities with overpotentials reaching 94 mV and 265 mV for the HER and OER, respectively, at a high current density of 100 mA cm-2 in alkaline solution. Furthermore, the self-assembled electrolytic cell employing Fe2O3-Pt/NF as the bifunctional electrode only requires potentials of 1.60 V and 1.61 V to achieve a current density of 100 mA cm-2 in overall water and seawater splitting, respectively. This material remained stable for 10 hours without obvious attenuation, indicating its good environmental adaptability and stability. Specifically, the enhanced catalytic activity and stability can be ascribed to the abundant active sites of nanoflowers, fast electron transfer rate of intimate interfaces, and strong electronic interaction between Pt atoms and Fe2O3. This work provides a new insight into the construction of highly efficient co-catalysts with intimate interfaces based on corrosion engineering methods.
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- Weiping Xiao
- College of Science, Institute of Materials Physics and Chemistry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Science, Institute of Materials Physics and Chemistry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- College of Science, Institute of Materials Physics and Chemistry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- College of Science, Institute of Materials Physics and Chemistry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- College of Science, Institute of Materials Physics and Chemistry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- College of Science, Institute of Materials Physics and Chemistry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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Chen L, Chen G, Gong C, Zhang Y, Xing Z, Li J, Xu G, Li G, Peng Y. Low-valence platinum single atoms in sulfur-containing covalent organic frameworks for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Nat Commun 2024; 15:10501. [PMID: 39627232 PMCID: PMC11614902 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54959-8] [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: 03/09/2024] [Accepted: 11/26/2024] [Indexed: 12/06/2024] Open
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This study focuses on optimizing catalytic activity in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction by precisely designing and modulating the electronic structure of metal single atoms. The catalyst, denoted as PtSA@S-TFPT, integrates low-valence platinum single atoms into sulfur-containing covalent organic frameworks. The robust asymmetric four-coordination between sulfur and platinum within the framework enables a high platinum loading of 12.1 wt%, resulting in efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production activity of 11.4 mmol g-1 h-1 and stable performance under visible light. These outcomes are attributed to a reduced hydrogen desorption barrier and enhanced photogenerated charge separation, as indicated by density functional theory calculations and dynamic carrier analysis. This work challenges traditional notions and opens an avenue for developing low-valence metal single atom-loaded covalent organic framework catalysts to advance photocatalytic hydrogen evolution.
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- Liangjun Chen
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Catalysis for Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Catalysis for Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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Zhou L, Wan T, Zhong Y, Liu W, Yu L, Li T, Sun K, Waterhouse GIN, Xu H, Kuang Y, Zhou D, Sun X. Ampere-Level Hydrogen Generation via 1000 H Stable Seawater Electrolysis Catalyzed by Pt-Cluster-Loaded NiFeCo Phosphide. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2406076. [PMID: 39289826 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202406076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2024] [Revised: 09/09/2024] [Indexed: 09/19/2024]
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Seawater electrolysis can generate carbon-neutral hydrogen but its efficiency is hindered by the low mass activity and poor stability of commercial catalysts at industrial current densities. Herein, Pt nanoclusters are loaded on nickel-iron-cobalt phosphide nanosheets, with the obtained Pt@NiFeCo-P electrocatalyst exhibiting excellent hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity and stability in alkaline seawater at ampere-level current densities. The catalyst delivers an ultralow HER overpotential of 19.7 mV at -10 mA cm-2 in seawater-simulating alkaline solutions, along with a Pt-mass activity 20.8 times higher than Pt/C under the same conditions, while dropping to 8.3 mV upon a five-fold NaCl concentrated natural seawater. Remarkably, Pt@NiFeCo-P offers stable operation for over 1000 h at 1 A cm-2 in an alkaline brine electrolyte, demonstrating its potential for efficient and long-term seawater electrolysis. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), in situ electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and in situ Raman studies revealed fast electron and charge transfer from the NiFeCo-P substrate to Pt nanoclusters enabled by a strong metal-support interaction, which increased the coverage of H* and accelerated water dissociation on high valent Co sites. This study represents a significant advancement in the development of efficient and stable electrocatalysts with high mass activity for sustainable hydrogen generation from seawater.
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- Linlin Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Weifang, 261061, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, the University of Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Ocean Hydrogen Energy R&D Center, Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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Gao Q, Shi W, Chen W. Synthesis and photocatalytic activity of cation-doped titanium oxynitrides (Ti 2.85-xM xO 4N, M = Zn, Co, Cu). Dalton Trans 2024; 53:17071-17082. [PMID: 39360746 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt02378a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2024]
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The utilization of visible light in photocatalytic semiconductors is restricted by the presence of a wide energy bandgap and fast electron-hole pair recombination. This study aims to address this limitation by synthesizing nitrogen- and cation-doped Cs0.68Ti1.83O4 at varying temperatures and subsequently analyzing the photocatalytic performance and mechanism. The optical experimental findings indicate that the co-doping of N/M (where M represents Zn, Co, or Cu) can considerably decrease the energy bandgap of Cs0.68Ti1.83O4 by regulating the energy band position and effectively suppressing the recombination of photogenerated carriers. Notably, at a temperature of 600 °C, the N/Cu co-doped Cs0.68Ti1.83O4 exhibits the smallest energy bandgap of 1.98 eV, thereby demonstrating superior photocatalytic performance. The photocatalytic degradation test of pollutants shows that the degradation efficiency of methylene blue solution in 120 minutes under light was 84%, which is the result of the interaction between ˙OH and ˙O2-. This study provides new possibilities for the study of co-doped modified photocatalytic materials.
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- Qijing Gao
- Key Laboratory of Organic Compound Pollution Control Engineering (MOF), School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, No. 99, Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Compound Pollution Control Engineering (MOF), School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, No. 99, Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Compound Pollution Control Engineering (MOF), School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, No. 99, Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, China.
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He J, Chen S, Ma Z, Wang M, He Q. Spatial Identification of Mott-Schottky Effect at Electrocatalytic Pd/Metal Oxide Interfaces for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ACS NANO 2024; 18:24283-24294. [PMID: 39163576 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c06049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2024]
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To elucidate the microstructure and charge transfer behavior at the interface of Pd/metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) catalysts and systematically explore the crucial role of the Mott-Schottky effect in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysis process, this study established a testing system for spatially identifying Mott-Schottky effects and electronic properties at Pd/MOS interfaces, leveraging highly sensitive Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM). This system enabled visualization and quantification of the surface potential difference and Mott-Schottky barrier height (ΦSBH) at the Pd/MOS heterojunction interfaces. Furthermore, a series of Pd/MOS Mott-Schottky catalysts were constructed based on differences in work functions between Pd and n-type MOS. The abundant oxygen vacancies in these catalysts facilitated the adsorption and activation of oxygen molecules. Notably, the intensity of the built-in electric field in the Pd/MOS Mott-Schottky catalysts was calculated through surface potential and zeta potential analysis, systematically correlating the Mott-Schottky effect at the heterojunction interface of Pd/MOS with ORR activity and kinetics. By comprehensively exploring the correlation between the Mott-Schottky effect and ORR performance in Pd/MOS catalysts using the KPFM testing system, this study provides necessary tools and approaches for a deep understanding of heterogeneous interface charge transfer mechanisms, as well as for optimizing catalyst design and enhancing ORR performance.
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- Jing He
- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Province key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Province key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
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Yan R, Zou X, Liang Y, Liu Y, Hu F, Mi Y. Electron and surface engineering of Ni 2P/MnP 4 heterojunction as high performance bifunctional electrocatalyst for amperage-level overall water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 669:349-357. [PMID: 38718588 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/27/2024]
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Producing hydrogen through electrocatalytic overall water splitting with ampere-level current density is still limited by the high cost and poor stability of electrocatalysts. In this work, a new type Ni2P/MnP4 heterojunction composite material was designed and prepared as bifunctional electrocatalyst. Based on XPS spectra and theoretical calculation, the formation of Ni2P/MnP4 heterojunction successfully modulates the local electronic structure of Ni2P and enhances the ionization of H and Ni by increasing the electron transfer rate. Moreover, the special nanovilli structure and superhydropholic/superaerophobic surface of Ni2P/MnP4 heterojunction accelerates the transfer of electrolyte and gaseous products. Benefiting from these advantages, the as-prepared Ni2P/MnP4/CF not only exhibits superior electrocatalytic performance, which can release 10 mA/cm2 current density with a low overpotential of 69 mV and 247 mV for HER and OER respectively, but also shows admirable stability of continuous overall water splitting to drive 1000 mA/cm2 for 180 h without notable activity degradation. We believe this material possesses outstanding potential for industrial applications, and our strategy may provide a new pathway to design relative materials.
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- RuiPeng Yan
- Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission; Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning 530006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission; Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning 530006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission; Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning 530006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission; Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning 530006, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission; Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning 530006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission; Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning 530006, China.
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Huang K, Cao X, Lu Y, Xiu M, Cui K, Zhang B, Shi W, Xia J, Woods LM, Zhu S, Wang Z, Guo C, Li C, Liu Z, Wu J, Huang Y. Lattice-Disordered High-Entropy Alloy Engineered by Thermal Dezincification for Improved Catalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2304867. [PMID: 38837502 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202304867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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A disordered crystal structure is an asymmetrical atomic lattice resulting from the missing atoms (vacancies) or the lattice misarrangement in a solid-state material. It has been widely proven to improve the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) process. In the present work, due to the special physical properties (the low evaporation temperature of below 900 °C), Zn is utilized as a sacrificial component to create senary PtIrNiCoFeZn high-entropy alloy (HEA) with highly disordered lattices. The structure of the lattice-disordered PtIrNiCoFeZn HEA is characterized by the thermal diffusion scattering (TDS) in transmission electron microscope. Density functional theory calculations reveal that lattice disorder not only accelerates both the Volmer step and Tafel step during the HER process but also optimizes the intensity and distribution of projected density of states near the Fermi energy after the H2O and H adsorption. Anomalously high alkaline HER activity and stability are proven by experimental measurements. This work introduces a novel approach to preparing irregular lattices offering highly efficient HEA and a TDS characterization method to reveal the disordered lattice in materials. It provides a new route toward exploring and developing the catalytic activities of materials with asymmetrically disordered lattices.
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- Kang Huang
- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
- School of Optical and Electronic Information, Suzhou City University, Suzhou, 215104, China
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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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- Energy Research Institute, Interdisciplinary Graduate Programme, 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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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shanxi, 710072, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA
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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 Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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Wang Z, Liu R, Sun T, Li M, Ran N, Wang D, Wang Z. Revealing Hydrogen Spillover on 1T/2H MoS 2 Heterostructures for an Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy. Anal Chem 2024; 96:7618-7625. [PMID: 38687982 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c00515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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The in situ characterization of the heterostructure active sites during the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) process and the direct elucidation of the corresponding catalytic structure-activity relationships are essential for understanding the catalytic mechanism and designing catalysts with optimized activity. Hence, exploring the underlying reasons behind the exceptional catalytic performance necessitates a detailed analysis. Herein, we employed scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) to in situ image the topography and local electrocatalytic activity of 1T/2H MoS2 heterostructures on mixed-phase molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) with 20 nm spatial resolution. Our measurements provide direct data about HER activity, enabling us to differentiate the superior catalytic performance of 1T/2H MoS2 heterostructures compared to other active sites on the MoS2 surface. Combining this spatially resolved electrochemical information with density functional theory calculations and numerical simulations enables us to reveal the existence of hydrogen spillover from the 1T MoS2 surface to 1T/2H MoS2 heterostructures. Furthermore, it has been verified that hydrogen spillover can significantly enhance the electrocatalytic activity of the heterostructures, in addition to its strong electronic interaction. This study not only contributes to the future investigation of electrochemical processes at nanoscale active sites on structurally complex electrocatalysts but also provides new design strategies for improving the catalytic activity of 2D electrocatalysts.
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- Zhenyu Wang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao Application Technology Innovation Center of Photoelectric Biosensing for Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment, Shandong Sino-Japanese Centre for Collaborative Research of Carbon Nanomaterials, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao Application Technology Innovation Center of Photoelectric Biosensing for Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment, Shandong Sino-Japanese Centre for Collaborative Research of Carbon Nanomaterials, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao Application Technology Innovation Center of Photoelectric Biosensing for Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment, Shandong Sino-Japanese Centre for Collaborative Research of Carbon Nanomaterials, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai 200050, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao Application Technology Innovation Center of Photoelectric Biosensing for Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment, Shandong Sino-Japanese Centre for Collaborative Research of Carbon Nanomaterials, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China
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Wang L, Mao Z, Mao X, Sun H, Guo P, Huang R, Han C, Hu X, Du A, Wang X. Engineering Interfacial Pt─O─Ti Site at Atomic Step Defect for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2309791. [PMID: 38095488 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity of defect-stabilized low-Pt-loading catalysts is closely related with defect type in support materials, while the knowledge about the effect of higher-dimensional defects on the property and activity of trapped Pt atomic species is scarce. Herein, small size (5-10 nm) TiO2 nanoparticles with abundant surface step defects (one kind of line defect) are used to direct the uniform anchoring of Pt atomic clusters (Pt-ACs) via Pt─O─Ti linkage. The as-made low-Pt catalysts (Pt-ACs/S-TiO2-NP) exhibit exceptional HER intrinsic activity due to the unique step-site Pi-O-Ti species, in which the mass activity and turnover frequency are as high as 21.46 A mg Pt -1 and 21.69 s-1 at the overpotential of 50 mV, both far beyond those of benchmark Pt/C catalysts and other Pt-ACs/TiO2 samples with less step sites. Spectroscopic measurements and theoretical calculations reveal that the step-defect-located Pt─O─Ti sites can simultaneously induce the charge transfer from TiO2 substrate to the trapped Pt-ACs and the downshift of d-band center, which helps the proton reduction to H* intermediates and the following hydrogen desorption process, thus improving the HER. The work provides a deep insight on the interactions between high-dimensional defect and well-dispersed atomic metal motifs for superior HER catalysis.
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- Lei Wang
- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, P. R. China
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Zhang J, Wang M, An J, Shi H, Dai L, Jiao S. Ultra-Stable Ti Vacancies-Pt Atomic Clusters Structure on Titanium Oxycarbide Supports for High Current Density Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2309823. [PMID: 38109127 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Electrocatalysts with low Pt loading mass to achieve high current density (≥1 A cm-2) for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are still extremely challenging due to the limited intrinsic activity and weak stability of catalytic sites. The modulation of the electronic microenvironment of the support-Pt structure is crucial to enhance the intrinsic activity and stability of catalytic sites. Herein, an innovative titanium oxycarbide (TiVCO) solid solution with Ti vacancies (TiV) is proposed as support to anchor sub-nanoscale Pt atomic clusters (Pt ACs) and a stable "TiV-Pt ACs" structure is carefully designed. The electronic microenvironment of "TiV-Pt ACs" is indirectly optimized by an unsaturated C/O site near TiV. Thanks to this, novel "TiV-Pt ACs" structure (Pt@TiVCO) with low Pt loading mass (2.44 wt.%) exhibits excellent HER activity in acidic solution and the mass activity is more than ten times that of commercial 20% Pt/C at the overpotentials of 50 and 100 mV. Particularly, Pt@TiVCO shows amazing stability at high and fluctuating current density of 1-2 A cm-2 for 120 h. This work provides a novel and promising method to develop stable and low-loading Pt-based catalysts adapting to high current density.
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- Jintao Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Recovery and Extraction of Rare and Precious Metals, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- College of Material Science and Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Hebei Province Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials, Tangshan, 063210, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Hebei Province Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials, Tangshan, 063210, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Recovery and Extraction of Rare and Precious Metals, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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Liu Y, Li L, Wang L, Li N, Zhao X, Chen Y, Sakthivel T, Dai Z. Janus electronic state of supported iridium nanoclusters for sustainable alkaline water electrolysis. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2851. [PMID: 38565546 PMCID: PMC10987502 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47045-6] [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: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Metal-support electronic interactions play crucial roles in triggering the hydrogen spillover (HSo) to boost hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). It requires the supported metal of electron-rich state to facilitate the proton adsorption/spillover. However, this electron-rich metal state contradicts the traditional metal→support electron transfer protocol and is not compatible with the electron-donating oxygen evolution reaction (OER), especially in proton-poor alkaline conditions. Here we profile an Ir/NiPS3 support structure to study the Ir electronic states and performances in HSo/OER-integrated alkaline water electrolysis. The supported Ir is evidenced with Janus electron-rich and electron-poor states at the tip and interface regions to respectively facilitate the HSo and OER processes. Resultantly, the water electrolysis (WE) is efficiently implemented with 1.51 V at 10 mA cm-2 for 1000 h in 1 M KOH and 1.44 V in urea-KOH electrolyte. This research clarifies the Janus electronic state as fundamental in rationalizing efficient metal-support WE catalysts.
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- Yaoda Liu
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gyeongbuk, 39177, South Korea
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China.
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Yan Y, Wang Q, Hao P, Zhou H, Kong X, Li Z, Shao M. Photoassisted Strategy to Promote Glycerol Electrooxidation to Lactic Acid Coupled with Hydrogen Production. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:23265-23275. [PMID: 37146267 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c02591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Electrocatalytic oxidation of glycerol (GLY; from a biodiesel byproduct) to lactic acid (LA; the key monomers for polylactic acid; PLA) is considered a sustainable approach for biomass waste upcycling and is coupled with cathodic hydrogen (H2) production. However, current research still suffer from issues of low current density and low LA selectivity. Herein, we reported a photoassisted electrocatalytic strategy to achieve the selective oxidation of GLY to LA over a gold nanowire (Au NW) catalyst, attaining a high current density of 387 mA cm-2 at 0.95 V vs RHE, together with a high LA selectivity of 80%, outperforming most of the reported works in the literature. We reveal that the light-assistance strategy plays a dual role, which can both accelerate the reaction rate through the photothermal effect and also promote the adsorption of the middle hydroxyl of GLY over Au NWs to realize the selective oxidation of GLY to LA. As a proof-of-concept, we realized the direct conversion of crude GLY that was extracted from cooking oil to attain LA and coupled it with H2 production using the developed photoassisted electrooxidation process, revealing the potential of this strategy in practical applications.
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- Yifan Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Quzhou Institute for Innovation in Resource Chemical Engineering, Quzhou 324000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Quzhou Institute for Innovation in Resource Chemical Engineering, Quzhou 324000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Quzhou Institute for Innovation in Resource Chemical Engineering, Quzhou 324000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Quzhou Institute for Innovation in Resource Chemical Engineering, Quzhou 324000, China
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Wang S, Wang M, Zhang Y, Wang H, Fei H, Liu R, Kong H, Gao R, Zhao S, Liu T, Wang Y, Ni M, Ciucci F, Wang J. Metal Oxide-Supported Metal Catalysts for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Characterization Methods, Modulation Strategies, and Recent Progress. SMALL METHODS 2023:e2201714. [PMID: 37029582 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202201714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) with complex multielectron transfer steps significantly limits the large-scale application of electrochemical energy devices, including metal-air batteries and fuel cells. Recent years witnessed the development of metal oxide-supported metal catalysts (MOSMCs), covering single atoms, clusters, and nanoparticles. As alternatives to conventional carbon-dispersed metal catalysts, MOSMCs are gaining increasing interest due to their unique electronic configuration and potentially high corrosion resistance. By engineering the metal oxide substrate, supported metal, and their interactions, MOSMCs can be facilely modulated. Significant progress has been made in advancing MOSMCs for ORR, and their further development warrants advanced characterization methods to better understand MOSMCs and precise modulation strategies to boost their functionalities. In this regard, a comprehensive review of MOSMCs for ORR is still lacking despite this fast-developing field. To eliminate this gap, advanced characterization methods are introduced for clarifying MOSMCs experimentally and theoretically, discuss critical methods of boosting their intrinsic activities and number of active sites, and systematically overview the status of MOSMCs based on different metal oxide substrates for ORR. By conveying methods, research status, critical challenges, and perspectives, this review will rationally promote the design of MOSMCs for electrochemical energy devices.
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- Siyuan Wang
- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) & Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) & Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, HKUST, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) & Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, HKUST, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
- HKUST Shenzhen-Hong Kong Collaborative Innovation Research Institute, Futian, Shenzhen, 518048, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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An X, Wei T, Ding P, Liu LM, Xiong L, Tang J, Ma J, Wang F, Liu H, Qu J. Sodium-Directed Photon-Induced Assembly Strategy for Preparing Multisite Catalysts with High Atomic Utilization Efficiency. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:1759-1768. [PMID: 36607337 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c10690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Integrating different reaction sites offers new prospects to address the difficulties in single-atom catalysis, but the precise regulation of active sites at the atomic level remains challenging. Here, we demonstrate a sodium-directed photon-induced assembly (SPA) strategy for boosting the atomic utilization efficiency of single-atom catalysts (SACs) by constructing multifarious Au sites on TiO2 substrate. Na+ was employed as the crucial cement to direct Au single atoms onto TiO2, while the light-induced electron transfer from excited TiO2 to Au(Na+) ensembles contributed to the self-assembly formation of Au nanoclusters. The synergism between plasmonic near-field and Schottky junction enabled the cascade electron transfer for charge separation, which was further enhanced by oxygen vacancies in TiO2. Our dual-site photocatalysts exhibited a nearly 2 orders of magnitude improvement in the hydrogen evolution activity under simulated solar light, with a striking turnover frequency (TOF) value of 1533 h-1 that exceeded other Au/TiO2-based photocatalysts reported. Our SPA strategy can be easily extended to prepare a wide range of metal-coupled nanostructures with enhanced performance for diverse catalytic reactions. Thus, this study provides a well-defined platform to extend the boundaries of SACs for multisite catalysis through harnessing metal-support interactions.
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- Xiaoqiang An
- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.,MIIT Key Laboratory of Aerospace Information Materials and Physics, College of Physics, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
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- School of Physics, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Physics, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, U.K
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, U.K
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, Linköping 581 83, Sweden
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- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Ye S, Feng W, Li J, Zhong H, Weng J, Li H. Assessing the role of sulfite in photoelectrocatalytic oxidation of glucose on Pt/TiO2 for hydrogen production. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Reversible hydrogen spillover in Ru-WO3-x enhances hydrogen evolution activity in neutral pH water splitting. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5382. [PMID: 36104336 PMCID: PMC9474501 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33007-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Noble metal electrocatalysts (e.g., Pt, Ru, etc.) suffer from sluggish kinetics of water dissociation for the electrochemical reduction of water to molecular hydrogen in alkaline and neutral pH environments. Herein, we found that an integration of Ru nanoparticles (NPs) on oxygen-deficient WO3-x manifested a 24.0-fold increase in hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity compared with commercial Ru/C electrocatalyst in neutral electrolyte. Oxygen-deficient WO3-x is shown to possess large capacity for storing protons, which could be transferred to the Ru NPs under cathodic potential. This significantly increases the hydrogen coverage on the surface of Ru NPs in HER and thus changes the rate-determining step of HER on Ru from water dissociation to hydrogen recombination. While water splitting electrolysis offers an appealing means to produce H2 fuel, catalysts show sluggish reaction rate in neutral media. Here, authors utilize hydrogen spillover from oxygen-deficient tungsten oxides to Ru nanoparticles to boost the neutral-pH H2 evolution performances.
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Liu Y, Chen Y, Tian Y, Sakthivel T, Liu H, Guo S, Zeng H, Dai Z. Synergizing Hydrogen Spillover and Deprotonation by the Internal Polarization Field in a MoS 2 /NiPS 3 Vertical Heterostructure for Boosted Water Electrolysis. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2203615. [PMID: 35900215 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202203615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Hydrogen spillover (HSo) has emerged to upgrade the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity of Pt-support electrocatalysts, but it is not applicable to the deprotonated oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Non-precious catalysts that can perform well in both HSo and deprotonation (DeP) are extremely desirable for a sustainable hydrogen economy. Herein, an affordable MoS2 /NiPS3 vertical heterostructure catalyst is presented to synergize HSo and DeP for efficient water electrolysis. The internal polarization field (IPF) is clarified as the driving force of HSo in HER electrocatalysis. The HSo from the MoS2 edge to NiPS3 can activate the NiPS3 basal plane to boost the HER activity of the MoS2 /NiPS3 heterostructure (112 mV vs reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) at 10 mA cm-2 ), while for OER, the IPF in the heterostructure can facilitate the hydroxyl diffusion and render MoS2 -to-NiPS3 /P-to-S dual-pathways for DeP. As a result, the stacking of OER-inactive MoS2 on the NiPS3 surface still brings intriguing OER enhancements. With them serving as electrode couples, the overall water splitting is attested stably with a cell voltage of 1.64 V at 10 mA cm-2 . This research puts forward the IPF as the criterion in the rational design of HSo/DeP-unified non-precious catalysts for efficient water electrolysis.
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- Yaoda Liu
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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Chen C, Fu Z, Qi F, Chen Y, Meng G, Chang Z, Kong F, Zhu L, Tian H, Huang H, Cui X, Shi J. Fe
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Cycling for Coupling Self‐Powered Hydrogen Evolution and Preparation of Electrode Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207226. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Chang Chen
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics Hong Kong Polytechnic University 11 Yucai Road Kowloon, Hongkong China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Hangzhou 310024 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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Chen C, Fu Z, Qi F, Chen Y, Meng G, Chang Z, Kong F, Zhu L, Tian H, Huang H, Cui X, Shi J. Fe
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Cycling for Coupling Self‐Powered Hydrogen Evolution and Preparation of Electrode Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202207226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Chang Chen
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics Hong Kong Polytechnic University 11 Yucai Road Kowloon, Hongkong China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Hangzhou 310024 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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Zhai L, She X, Zhuang L, Li Y, Ding R, Guo X, Zhang Y, Zhu Y, Xu K, Fan HJ, Lau SP. Modulating Built-In Electric Field via Variable Oxygen Affinity for Robust Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Neutral Media. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202116057. [PMID: 35072330 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202116057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Work function strongly impacts the surficial charge distribution, especially for metal-support electrocatalysts when a built-in electric field (BEF) is constructed. Therefore, studying the correlation between work function and BEF is crucial for understanding the intrinsic reaction mechanism. Herein, we present a Pt@CoOx electrocatalyst with a large work function difference (ΔΦ) and strong BEF, which shows outstanding hydrogen evolution activity in a neutral medium with a 4.5-fold mass activity higher than 20 % Pt/C. Both experimental and theoretical results confirm the interfacial charge redistribution induced by the strong BEF, thus subtly optimizing hydrogen and hydroxide adsorption energy. This work not only provides fresh insights into the neutral hydrogen evolution mechanism but also proposes new design principles toward efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen production in a neutral medium.
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- Lingling Zhai
- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou) & Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Science, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou, 313001, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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Zhai L, She X, Zhuang L, Li Y, Ding R, Guo X, Zhang Y, Zhu Y, Xu K, Fan HJ, LAU SP. Modulating built‐in electric field via variable oxygen affinity for robust hydrogen evolution reaction in neutral media. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202116057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Lingling Zhai
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Applied Physics HONG KONG
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- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Applied Physics HONG KONG
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- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Applied Physics HONG KONG
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- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Applied Physics HONG KONG
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- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Applied Physics HONG KONG
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- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Applied Physics HONG KONG
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- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Science CHINA
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- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Applied Physics HONG KONG
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- Anhui University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Nanyang Technological University School of Physical and Mathematical sciences SINGAPORE
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- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Applied Physics Hung HomKowloon HONG KONG
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Li J, Wang J, Liu Y, Yuan C, Liu G, Wu N, Liu X. Sodium tungsten bronze-supported Pt electrocatalysts for the high-performance hydrogen evolution reaction. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy00577h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
NaxWO3 nanotube bundle was fabricated as a support for hosting Pt nanoparticle. Benefitting from the metal–support interaction, the optimal catalyst shows excellent activity with 46 mV overpotential at −100 mA cm−2, superior to the commercial Pt/C.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jin Li
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, China
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