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Wang H, Li C, Liu M, Dou D, Chen L, Zhang L, Zhao Q, Cong Y, Wang Y. Engineering both intrinsic characteristic and local microenvironment of platinum sites toward highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 675:915-925. [PMID: 39002241 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Revised: 06/16/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/15/2024]
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The optimization of the adsorption of oxygen-containing intermediates on platinum (Pt) sites of Pt-based electrocatalysts is crucial for the oxygen reduction reaction process. Currently, a large amount of researches mainly focus on modifying the bulk structure of the electrocatalysts, however, the vital role of solvent effect on the phase interfaces is often overlooked. Here, we successfully developed an electrocatalyst in which the ordered PtCo alloy anchors on the cobalt (Co) single-atoms/clusters decorated support (Co1,nNC) and its surface is further optimized using hydrophobic ionic liquid (IL). Experimental studies and theoretical calculations indicate that compressive stress on Pt lattice contributed by intrinsic structure and the local hydrophobicity caused by IL on the surface can suppress the stabilization of *OH on Pt. This synergistic effect affords outstanding catalytic performance, exhibiting a half-wave potential (E1/2) of 0.916 V vs. RHE and a mass activity (MA) of 1350.3 mA mgPt-1 in 0.1 mol/L perchloric acid (0.1 M HClO4) electrolyte, much better than the commercial Pt/C (0.849 V vs. RHE and 145.5 mA mgPt-1 for E1/2 and MA, respectively). Moreover, the E1/2 of IL-PtCo/Co1,nNC only lost 5 mV after 10,000 cyclic voltammetry (CV) cycles due to a strong and synergistic contact of the intermetallic PtCo alloy with the Co1,nNC support and IL. This research provides an effective method for designing efficient electrocatalysts by combining intrinsic structure and surface modification.
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- Haibin Wang
- School of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy and Chemical Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China
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- School of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy and Chemical Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China
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- School of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy and Chemical Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China
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- School of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy and Chemical Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China
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- School of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy and Chemical Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China
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- School of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy and Chemical Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China
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- School of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy and Chemical Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China
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- School of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy and Chemical Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China.
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- School of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy and Chemical Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China
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Hu D, Wang Y, Chen W, Jiang Z, Deng B, Jiang ZJ. Strong Metal-Support Interaction Modulation between Pt Nanoclusters and Mn 3O 4 Nanosheets through Oxygen Vacancy Control to Achieve High Activities for Acidic Hydrogen Evolution. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2402652. [PMID: 38838056 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202402652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2024] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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The optimization of metal-support interactions is used to fabricate noble metal-based nanoclusters with high activity for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in acid media. Specifically, the oxygen-defective Mn3O4 nanosheets supported Pt nanoclusters of ≈1.71 nm in diameter (Pt/V·-Mn3O4 NSs) are synthesized through the controlled solvothermal reaction. The Pt/V·-Mn3O4 NSs show a superior activity and excellent stability for the HER in the acidic media. They only require an overpotential of 19 mV to drive -10 mA cm-2 and show negligible activity loss at -10 and -250 mA cm-2 for >200 and >60 h, respectively. Their Pt mass activity is 12.4 times higher than that of the Pt/C and even higher than those of many single-atom based Pt catalysts. DFT calculations show that their high HER activity arises mainly from the strong metal-support interaction between Pt and Mn3O4. It can facilitate the charge transfer from Mn3O4 to Pt, optimizing the H adsorption on the catalyst surface and promoting the evolution of H2 through the Volmer-Tafel mechanism. The oxygen vacancies in the V·-Mn3O4 NSs are found to be inconducive to the high activity of the Pt/V·-Mn3O4 NSs, highlighting the great importance to reduce the vacancy levels in V·-Mn3O4 NSs.
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- Dongxiong Hu
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, College of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Intelligent Photonic Systems, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo, 315336, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Hydrogen Energy, Foshan University, Foshan, 528000, P. R. China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, College of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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Mohrhusen L, Zhang S, Montemore MM, Madix RJ. Modifying the Reactivity of Single Pd Sites in a Trimetallic Sn-Pd-Ag Surface Alloy: Tuning CO Binding Strength. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2405715. [PMID: 39239996 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202405715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2024] [Revised: 08/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/07/2024]
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Improving control over active-site reactivity is a grand challenge in catalysis. Single-atom alloys (SAAs) consisting of a reactive component doped as single atoms into a more inert host metal feature localized and well-defined active sites, but fine tuning their properties is challenging. Here, a framework is developed for tuning single-atom site reactivity by alloying in an additional inert metal, which this work terms an alloy-host SAA. Specifically, this work creates about 5% Pd single-atom sites in a Pd33Ag67(111) single crystal surface, and then identifies Sn based on computational screening as a suitable third metal to introduce. Subsequent experimental studies show that introducing Sn indeed modifies the electronic structure and chemical reactivity (measured by CO desorption energies) of the Pd sites. The modifications to both the electronic structure and the CO adsorption energies are in close agreement with the calculations. These results indicate that the use of an alloy host environment to modify the reactivity of single-atom sites can allow fine-tuning of catalytic performance and boost resistance against strong-binding adsorbates such as CO.
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- Lars Mohrhusen
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70118, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70118, USA
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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Choi J, Seo S, Kim M, Han Y, Shao X, Lee H. Relationship between Structure and Performance of Atomic-Scale Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2304560. [PMID: 37544918 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202304560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Atomic-scale electrocatalysts greatly improve the performance and efficiency of water splitting but require special adjustments of the supporting structures for anchoring and dispersing metal single atoms. Here, the structural evolution of atomic-scale electrocatalysts for water splitting is reviewed based on different synthetic methods and structural properties that create different environments for electrocatalytic activity. The rate-determining step or intermediate state for hydrogen or oxygen evolution reactions is energetically stabilized by the coordination environment to the single-atom active site from the supporting material. In large-scale practical use, maximizing the loading amount of metal single atoms increases the efficiency of the electrocatalyst and reduces the economic cost. Dual-atom electrocatalysts with two different single-atom active sites react with an increased number of water molecules and reduce the adsorption energy of water derived from the difference in electronegativity between the two metal atoms. In particular, single-atom dimers induce asymmetric active sites that promote the degradation of H2O to H2 or O2 evolution. Consequently, the structural properties of atomic-scale electrocatalysts clarify the atomic interrelation between the catalytic active sites and the supporting material to achieve maximum efficiency.
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- Jungsue Choi
- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
- Creative Research Institute (CRI), Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
- Creative Research Institute (CRI), Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Quantum Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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Bhalothia D, Yan C, Hiraoka N, Ishii H, Liao Y, Dai S, Chen P, Chen T. Iridium Single Atoms to Nanoparticles: Nurturing the Local Synergy with Cobalt-Oxide Supported Palladium Nanoparticles for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2404076. [PMID: 38934929 PMCID: PMC11434211 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202404076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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A ternary catalyst comprising Iridium (Ir) single-atoms (SA)s decorated on the Co-oxide supported palladium (Pd) nanoparticles (denoted as CPI-SA) is developed in this work. The CPI-SA with 1 wt.% of Ir exhibits unprecedented high mass activity (MA) of 7173 and 770 mA mgIr -1, respectively, at 0.85 and 0.90 V versus RHE in alkaline ORR (0.1 m KOH), outperforming the commercial Johnson Matthey Pt catalyst (J.M.-Pt/C; 20 wt.% Pt) by 107-folds. More importantly, the high structural reliability of the Ir single-atoms endows the CPI-SA with outstanding durability, where it shows progressively increasing MA of 13 342 and 1372 mA mgIr -1, respectively, at 0.85 and 0.90 V versus RHE up to 69 000 cycles (3 months) in the accelerated degradation test (ADT). Evidence from the in situ partial fluorescence yield X-ray absorption spectroscopy (PFY-XAS) and the electrochemical analysis indicate that the Ir single-atoms and adjacent Pd domains synergistically promote the O2 splitting and subsequent desorption of hydroxide ions (OH-), respectively. Whereas the Co-atoms underneath serve as electron injectors to boost the ORR activity of the Ir single-atoms. Besides, a progressive and sharp drop in the ORR performance is observed when Ir-clusters and Ir nanoparticles are decorated on the Co-oxide-supported Pd nanoparticles.
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- Dinesh Bhalothia
- Department of Engineering and System ScienceNational Tsing Hua UniversityHsinchu30013Taiwan
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- Department of Engineering and System ScienceNational Tsing Hua UniversityHsinchu30013Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research CenterHsinchu30076Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research CenterHsinchu30076Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research CenterHsinchu30076Taiwan
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- School of Chemistry & Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai200237P. R. China
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- Department of Materials and Mineral Resources EngineeringNational Taipei University of TechnologyTaipei10608Taiwan
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- Department of Engineering and System ScienceNational Tsing Hua UniversityHsinchu30013Taiwan
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Yan H, Wang Y, Xin Y, Jiang Z, Deng B, Jiang ZJ. Carbon Nanotube Support, Carbon Loricae and Oxygen Defect Co-Promoted Superior Activities and Excellent Durability of RuO 2 Nanoparticles Towards the pH-Universal H 2 Evolution. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2406070. [PMID: 39128138 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202406070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2024] [Revised: 08/01/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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This work reports a strategy that integrates the carbon nanotube (CNT) supporting, ultrathin carbon coating and oxygen defect generation to fabricate the RuO2 based catalysts toward the pH-universal hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) with high efficiencies. Specifically, the CNT supported RuO2 nanoparticles with ultrathin carbon loricae and rich oxygen vacancies at the surface (C@OV-RuO2/CNTs-325) have been synthesized. The C@OV-RuO2/CNTs-325 shows superior activities and excellent durability for the HER. It only requires overpotentials of 36.1, 18.0, and 19.3 mV to deliver -10 mA cm-2 in the acidic, neutral, and alkaline media, respectively. Its HER activities are comparable to that of the Pt/C in the acidic media but higher than those of the Pt/C in the neutral and alkaline media. The C@OV-RuO2/CNTs-325 shows excellent HER durability with no activity losses for > 500 h in the acidic, neutral or alkaline media at -250 mA cm-2. The density-functional-theory calculations indicate that the CNT supporting, the carbon coating, and the OVs can modulate the d-band centers of Ru, increasing the HER activities of C@OV-RuO2/CNTs-325, and stabilize the Ru atoms in the catalyst, increasing the durability of the C@OV-RuO2/CNTs-325. More interestingly, the C@OV-RuO2/CNTs-325 shows great potential for practical applications toward overall seawater splitting.
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- Haohao Yan
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, College of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Intelligent Photonic Systems, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, College of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, College of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- Department of Physics, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Hydrogen Energy, Foshan University, Foshan, 528000, P. R. China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, College of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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Liu X, Hoang DK, Nguyen QAT, Dinh Phuc D, Kim SG, Nam PC, Kumar A, Zhang F, Zhi C, Bui VQ. Advanced dual-atom catalysts on graphitic carbon nitride for enhanced hydrogen evolution via water splitting. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:13148-13160. [PMID: 38912906 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr01241k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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In this comprehensive investigation, we explore the effectiveness of 55 dual-atom catalysts (DACs) supported on graphitic carbon nitride (gCN) for both alkaline and acidic hydrogen evolution reactions (HER). Employing density functional theory (DFT), we scrutinize the thermodynamic and kinetic profiles of these DACs, revealing their considerable potential across a diverse pH spectrum. For acidic HER, our results identify catalysts such as FePd-gCN, CrCr-gCN, and NiPd-gCN, displaying promising ΔGH* values of 0.0, 0.0, and -0.15 eV, respectively. This highlights their potential effectiveness in acidic environments, thereby expanding the scope of their applicability. Within the domain of alkaline HER, this study delves into the thermodynamic and kinetic profiles of DACs supported on gCN, utilizing DFT to illuminate their efficacy in alkaline HER. Through systematic evaluation, we identify that DACs such as CrCo-gCN, FeRu-gCN, and FeIr-gCN not only demonstrate favorable Gibbs free energy change (ΔGmax) for the overall water splitting reaction of 0.02, 0.27, and 0.38 eV, respectively, but also feature low activation energies (Ea) for water dissociation, with CrCo-gCN, FeRu-gCN, and FeIr-gCN notably exhibiting the Ea of just 0.42, 0.33, and 0.42 eV, respectively. The introduction of an electronic descriptor (φ), derived from d electron count (Nd) and electronegativity (ETM), provides a quantifiable relationship with catalytic activity, where a lower φ corresponds to enhanced reaction kinetics. Specifically, φ values between 4.0-4.6 correlate with the lowest kinetic barriers, signifying a streamlined HER process. Our findings suggest that DACs with optimized φ values present a robust approach for the development of high-performance alkaline HER electrocatalysts, offering a pathway towards the rational design of energy-efficient catalytic systems.
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- Xinghui Liu
- School of Physics and Electronic Information, Yan'an University, Yan'an 716000, China
- Science and Technology on Aerospace Chemical Power Laboratory, Hubei Institute of Aerospace, Chemotechnology, Xiangyang 441003, China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, The University of Danang, 41 Le Duan, Danang, Vietnam.
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- Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, The University of Danang, 41 Le Duan, Danang, Vietnam.
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy and Center for Computational Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi 39762, USA
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, The University of Danang-University of Science and Technology, Danang City 550000, Vietnam
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- School of Physics and Electronic Information, Yan'an University, Yan'an 716000, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, The University of Danang, 41 Le Duan, Danang, Vietnam.
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Zhu W, Gao X, Yao Y, Hu S, Li Z, Teng Y, Wang H, Gong H, Chen Z, Yang Y. Nanostructured High Entropy Alloys as Structural and Functional Materials. ACS NANO 2024; 18:12672-12706. [PMID: 38717959 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c03435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Since their introduction in 2004, high entropy alloys (HEAs) have attracted significant attention due to their exceptional mechanical and functional properties. Advances in our understanding of atomic-scale ordering and phase formation in HEAs have facilitated the development of fabrication techniques for synthesizing nanostructured HEAs. These materials hold immense potential for applications in various fields including automobile industries, aerospace engineering, microelectronics, and clean energy, where they serve as either structural or functional materials. In this comprehensive Review, we conduct an in-depth analysis of the mechanical and functional properties of nanostructured HEAs, with a particular emphasis on the roles of different nanostructures in modulating these properties. To begin, we explore the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that influence the formation and stability of nanostructures in HEAs. Subsequently, we delve into an examination of the mechanical and electrocatalytic properties exhibited by bulk or three-dimensional (3D) nanostructured HEAs, as well as nanosized HEAs in the form of zero-dimensional (0D) nanoparticles, one-dimensional (1D) nanowires, or two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets. Finally, we present an outlook on the current research landscape, highlighting the challenges and opportunities associated with nanostructure design and the understanding of structure-property relationships in nanostructured HEAs.
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- Wenqing Zhu
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- State Key Laboratory for Turbulence and Complex System, Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Department of System Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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Zhang Z, Wu W, Chen S, Wang Z, Tan Y, Chen W, Guo F, Chen R, Cheng N. Directed Dual Charge Pumping Tunes the d-Orbital Configuration of Pt Cluster Boosting Hydrogen Evolution Kinetic. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2307135. [PMID: 38126901 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Achieving high catalytic activity with a minimum amount of platinum (Pt) is crucial for accelerating the cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis, yet it remains a significant challenge. Herein, a directed dual-charge pumping strategy to tune the d-orbital electronic distribution of Pt nanoclusters for efficient HER catalysis is proposed. Theoretical analysis reveals that the ligand effect and electronic metal-support interactions (EMSI) create an effective directional electron transfer channel for the d-orbital electrons of Pt, which in turn optimizes the binding strength to H*, thereby significantly enhancing HER efficiency of the Pt site. Experimentally, this directed dual-charge pumping strategy is validated by elaborating Sb-doped SnO2 (ATO) supported Fe-doped PtSn heterostructure catalysts (Fe-PtSn/ATO). The synthesized 3%Fe-PtSn/ATO catalysts exhibit lower overpotential (requiring only 10.5 mV to reach a current density of 10 mA cm- 2), higher mass activity (28.6 times higher than commercial 20 wt.% Pt/C), and stability in the HER process in acidic media. This innovative strategy presents a promising pathway for the development of highly efficient HER catalysts with low Pt loading.
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- Zeyi Zhang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Zurich, CH-8057, Switzerland
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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Liu Y, Yodsin N, Li T, Wu H, Jia R, Shi L, Lai Z, Namuangruk S, Huang L. Photochemical engineering unsaturated Pt islands on supported Pd nanocrystals for a robust pH-universal hydrogen evolution reaction. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2024; 11:1964-1974. [PMID: 38348699 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh02041j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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The rational design of heterostructured nanocrystals (HNCs) is of great significance for developing highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts. However, a significant challenge still lies in realizing the controllable synthesis of desired HNCs directly onto a support and exploring their structure-activity-dependent HER performance. Herein, we reported various controllable Pd7@Ptx core-shell HNCs with optimal hybrid structures via a photochemical deposition strategy. The growth patterns of a Pt shell can be finely controlled by adjusting the growth kinetics, resulting in a varying deposition rate. In particular, the as-prepared Pd7@Pt3 HNCs with a Pt shell in the Stranski-Krastanov mode showed the best performances over a wide pH range media, delivering low overpotentials of 33, 18 and 49 mV, resulting in a catalytic current density of 10 mA cm-2 at a low effective catalyst loading of 0.021 mg cm-2. The resulting Tafel slopes were 23.1, 52.6 and 42.7 mV dec-1 in 0.5 M H2SO4, 1.0 M phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and 1.0 M KOH electrolyte, respectively. It was found that the increased fraction of unsaturated coordination of Pt islands in the resultant material is the key to the enhanced and robust HER activity, which has been confirmed through density functional theory (DFT) calculations. This strategy could be extended to the rational design and synthesis of other heterostructured catalysts for energy conversion and storage.
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- Yidan Liu
- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China.
- College of Textile Science and Engineering (International Institute of Silk), Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Silpakorn University, Nakorn Pathom 73000, Thailand
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China.
- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Polymer Preparation and Processing, School of Physical Science and Intelligent Education, Shangrao Normal University, Shangrao 334001, P. R. China
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China.
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China.
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China.
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China.
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China.
- National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand.
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China.
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He C, Gong Y, Li S, Wu J, Lu Z, Li Q, Wang L, Wu S, Zhang J. Single-Atom Alloys Materials for CO 2 and CH 4 Catalytic Conversion. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2311628. [PMID: 38181452 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202311628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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The catalytic conversion of greenhouse gases CH4 and CO2 constitutes an effective approach for alleviating the greenhouse effect and generating valuable chemical products. However, the intricate molecular characteristics characterized by high symmetry and bond energies, coupled with the complexity of associated reactions, pose challenges for conventional catalysts to attain high activity, product selectivity, and enduring stability. Single-atom alloys (SAAs) materials, distinguished by their tunable composition and unique electronic structures, confer versatile physicochemical properties and modulable functionalities. In recent years, SAAs materials demonstrate pronounced advantages and expansive prospects in catalytic conversion of CH4 and CO2. This review begins by introducing the challenges entailed in catalytic conversion of CH4 and CO2 and the advantages offered by SAAs. Subsequently, the intricacies of synthesis strategies employed for SAAs are presented and characterization techniques and methodologies are introduced. The subsequent section furnishes a meticulous and inclusive overview of research endeavors concerning SAAs in CO2 catalytic conversion, CH4 conversion, and synergy CH4 and CO2 conversion. The particular emphasis is directed toward scrutinizing the intricate mechanisms underlying the influence of SAAs on reaction activity and product selectivity. Finally, insights are presented on the development and future challenges of SAAs in CH4 and CO2 conversion reactions.
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- Chengxuan He
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Multimedia Environmental Catalysis and Resource Utilization, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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Jin X, Yan J, Liu X, Zhang Q, Huang Y, Wang Y, Wang C, Wu Y. Spatial Confinement of Pt Nanoparticles in Carbon Nanotubes for Efficient and Selective H 2 Evolution from Methanol. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2306893. [PMID: 38225898 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202306893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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H2 generation from methanol-water mixtures often requires high pressure and high temperature (200-300 °C). However, CO can be easily generated and poison the catalytic system under such high temperature. Therefore, it is highly desirable to develop the efficient catalytic systems for H2 production from methanol at room temperature, even at sub-zero temperatures. Herein, carbon nanotube-supported Pt nanocomposites are designed and synthesized as high-performance nano-catalysts, via stabilization of Pt nanoparticles onto carbon nanotube (CNT), for H2 production upon methanol dehydrogenation at sub-zero temperatures. Therein, the optimal Pt/CNT nanocomposite presents the superior catalytic performance in H2 production upon methanol dehydrogenation at the expense of B2(OH)4, with the TOF of 299.51 min-130 oC. Compared with other common carriers, Pt/CNT exhibited the highest catalytic performance in H2 production, emphasizing the critical role of CNT in methanol dehydrogenation. The confinement of Pt nanoparticles by CNTs is conducive to inhibiting the aggregation of Pt nanoparticles, thereby significantly increasing its catalytic performance and stability. The kinetic study, detailed mechanistic insights, and density functional theory (DFT) calculation confirm that the breaking of O─H bond of CH3OH is the rate-controlling step for methanol dehydrogenation, and both H atoms of H2 are supplied by methanol. Interestingly, H2 is also successfully produced from methanol dehydrogenation at -10 °C, which absolutely solves the freezing problem in the H2 evolution upon water-splitting reaction.
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- Xiaotao Jin
- Engineering Research Center of Eco-environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, 443002, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Eco-environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, 443002, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Eco-environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, 443002, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Eco-environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, 443002, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Eco-environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, 443002, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Eco-environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, 443002, P. R. China
- Department of chemistry and chemical engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, P. R. China
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- Institute of Circular Economy, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
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- Institute of Circular Economy, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
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Zhang T, Jiang J, Sun W, Gong S, Liu X, Tian Y, Wang D. Spatial configuration of Fe-Co dual-sites boosting catalytic intermediates coupling toward oxygen evolution reaction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2317247121. [PMID: 38294936 PMCID: PMC10861885 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2317247121] [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: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is the pivotal obstacle of water splitting for hydrogen production. Dual-sites catalysts (DSCs) are considered exceeding single-site catalysts due to the preternatural synergetic effects of two metals in OER. However, appointing the specific spatial configuration of dual-sites toward more efficient catalysis still remains a challenge. Herein, we constructed two configurations of Fe-Co dual-sites: stereo Fe-Co sites (stereo-Fe-Co DSC) and planar Fe-Co sites (planar-Fe-Co DSC). Remarkably, the planar-Fe-Co DSC has excellent OER performance superior to stereo-Fe-Co DSC. DFT calculations and experiments including isotope differential electrochemical mass spectrometry, in situ infrared spectroscopy, and in situ Raman reveal the *O intermediates can be directly coupled to form *O-O* rather than *OOH by both the DSCs, which could overcome the limitation of four electron transfer steps in OER. Especially, the proper Fe-Co distance and steric direction of the planar-Fe-Co benefit the cooperation of dual sites to dehydrogenate intermediates into *O-O* than stereo-Fe-Co in the rate-determining step. This work provides valuable insights and support for further research and development of OER dual-site catalysts.
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- Taiyan Zhang
- Analytical Instrumentation Centre,Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing100048, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Analysis and Testing, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology (Beijing Center for Physical and Chemical Analysis),Beijing100094, People’s Republic of China
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- Analytical Instrumentation Centre,Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing100048, People’s Republic of China
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- Analytical Instrumentation Centre,Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing100048, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Analysis and Testing, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology (Beijing Center for Physical and Chemical Analysis),Beijing100094, People’s Republic of China
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- Analytical Instrumentation Centre,Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing100048, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing100084, People’s Republic of China
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Bovas A, Thangavelu D, Pillai KV, Radhakrishnan TP. An In Situ Fabricated Hydrogel Polymer - Palladium Nanocomposite Electrocatalyst for the HER: Critical Role of the Polymer in Realizing High Efficiency and Stability. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302593. [PMID: 37746911 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302593] [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: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Development of general and simple designs of catalytic electrodes for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is critical. The present work demonstrates the multiple roles played by a hydrogel polymer in the fabrication and activity enhancement of the nanoelectrocatalyst. A nanocomposite thin film of Pd with the insulating hydrogel, poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA), is fabricated through a facile in situ process, the polymer itself functioning as the reducing/stabilizing agent in the formation of Pd nanoparticles. Pd-PHEMA on Ni foam enables efficient HER in alkaline medium with a low overpotential; the polymer enables the electrocatalysis by its swelling and confinement of the electrolyte. Most significantly, when the electrode is subjected to an optimized cycling protocol, the overpotential decreases steadily, reaching an impressively low value of 36 mV (@10 mA cm-2 ). A low Tafel slope (68 mV dec-1 ), high exchange current density, Faradaic efficiency and TOF (3.27 mA cm-2 , 99 %, 122.7 h-1 ), and extended stability are achieved. Detailed investigations reveal the active role of the polymer in the evolution of the nanocatalyst, itself undergoing favorable morphological changes. The study illustrates the widened scope for developing efficient and stable catalytic electrodes with hydrogel polymers and unique features that promote the generation of green hydrogen.
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- Anu Bovas
- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500 046, India) Web
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500 046, India) Web
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Yang C, Gao Y, Ma T, Bai M, He C, Ren X, Luo X, Wu C, Li S, Cheng C. Metal Alloys-Structured Electrocatalysts: Metal-Metal Interactions, Coordination Microenvironments, and Structural Property-Reactivity Relationships. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2301836. [PMID: 37089082 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202301836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Metal alloys-structured electrocatalysts (MAECs) have made essential contributions to accelerating the practical applications of electrocatalytic devices in renewable energy systems. However, due to the complex atomic structures, varied electronic states, and abundant supports, precisely decoding the metal-metal interactions and structure-activity relationships of MAECs still confronts great challenges, which is critical to direct the future engineering and optimization of MAECs. Here, this timely review comprehensively summarizes the latest advances in creating the MAECs, including the metal-metal interactions, coordination microenvironments, and structure-activity relationships. First, the fundamental classification, design, characterization, and structural reconstruction of MAECs are outlined. Then, the electrocatalytic merits and modulation strategies of recent breakthroughs for noble and non-noble metal-structured MAECs are thoroughly discussed, such as solid solution alloys, intermetallic alloys, and single-atom alloys. Particularly, unique insights into the bond interactions, theoretical understanding, and operando techniques for mechanism disclosure are given. Thereafter, the current states of diverse MAECs with a unique focus on structural property-reactivity relationships, reaction pathways, and performance comparisons are discussed. Finally, the future challenges and perspectives for MAECs are systematically discussed. It is believed that this comprehensive review can offer a substantial impact on stimulating the widespread utilization of metal alloys-structured materials in electrocatalysis.
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- Chengdong Yang
- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
- Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Pharmacy, Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS), University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, Odense, 5230, Denmark
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Pharmacy, Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS), University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, Odense, 5230, Denmark
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Berlin, Hardenbergstraße 40, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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He K, Huang Z, Chen C, Qiu C, Zhong YL, Zhang Q. Exploring the Roles of Single Atom in Hydrogen Peroxide Photosynthesis. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2023; 16:23. [PMID: 37985523 PMCID: PMC10661544 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01231-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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This comprehensive review provides a deep exploration of the unique roles of single atom catalysts (SACs) in photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production. SACs offer multiple benefits over traditional catalysts such as improved efficiency, selectivity, and flexibility due to their distinct electronic structure and unique properties. The review discusses the critical elements in the design of SACs, including the choice of metal atom, host material, and coordination environment, and how these elements impact the catalytic activity. The role of single atoms in photocatalytic H2O2 production is also analysed, focusing on enhancing light absorption and charge generation, improving the migration and separation of charge carriers, and lowering the energy barrier of adsorption and activation of reactants. Despite these advantages, several challenges, including H2O2 decomposition, stability of SACs, unclear mechanism, and low selectivity, need to be overcome. Looking towards the future, the review suggests promising research directions such as direct utilization of H2O2, high-throughput synthesis and screening, the creation of dual active sites, and employing density functional theory for investigating the mechanisms of SACs in H2O2 photosynthesis. This review provides valuable insights into the potential of single atom catalysts for advancing the field of photocatalytic H2O2 production.
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- Kelin He
- International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518000, China
- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, 4222, Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, 4222, Australia
- Institute for Sustainable Transformation, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 51006, China
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- International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311215, China.
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, 4222, Australia.
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- International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518000, China.
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Guo LY, Li JF, Lu ZW, Zhang J, He CT. Biomass-Derived Carbon-Based Multicomponent Integration Catalysts for Electrochemical Water Splitting. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023; 16:e202300214. [PMID: 37148161 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Electrocatalytic water splitting powered by sustainable electricity is a crucial approach for the development of new generation green hydrogen technology. Biomass materials are abundant and renewable, and the application of catalysis can increase the value of some biomass waste and turn waste into fortune. Converting economical and resource-rich biomass into carbon-based multicomponent integrated catalysts (MICs) has been considered as one of the most promising ways to obtain inexpensive, renewable and sustainable electrocatalysts in recent years. In this review, recent advances in biomass-derived carbon-based MICs towards electrocatalytic water splitting are summarized, and the existing issues and key aspects in the development of these electrocatalysts are also discussed and prospected. The application of biomass-derived carbon-based materials will bring some new opportunities in the fields of energy, environment, and catalysis, as well as promote the commercialization of new nanocatalysts in the near future.
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- Lu-Yao Guo
- Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and College of Life Science, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and College of Life Science, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and College of Life Science, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and College of Life Science, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and College of Life Science, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, P. R. China
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Hu Y, Chao T, Li Y, Liu P, Zhao T, Yu G, Chen C, Liang X, Jin H, Niu S, Chen W, Wang D, Li Y. Cooperative Ni(Co)-Ru-P Sites Activate Dehydrogenation for Hydrazine Oxidation Assisting Self-powered H 2 Production. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202308800. [PMID: 37428114 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202308800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Water electrolysis for H2 production is restricted by the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Using the thermodynamically more favorable hydrazine oxidation reaction (HzOR) to replace OER has attracted ever-growing attention. Herein, we report a twisted NiCoP nanowire array immobilized with Ru single atoms (Ru1 -NiCoP) as superior bifunctional electrocatalyst toward both HzOR and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), realizing an ultralow working potential of -60 mV and overpotential of 32 mV for a current density of 10 mA cm-2 , respectively. Inspiringly, two-electrode electrolyzer based on overall hydrazine splitting (OHzS) demonstrates outstanding activity with a record-high current density of 522 mA cm-2 at cell voltage of 0.3 V. DFT calculations elucidate the cooperative Ni(Co)-Ru-P sites in Ru1 -NiCoP optimize H* adsorption, and enhance adsorption of *N2 H2 to significantly lower the energy barrier for hydrazine dehydrogenation. Moreover, a self-powered H2 production system utilizing OHzS device driven by direct hydrazine fuel cell (DHzFC) achieve a satisfactory rate of 24.0 mol h-1 m-2 .
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- Yanmin Hu
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Patil SA, Marichev KO, Patil SA, Bugarin A. Advances in the synthesis and applications of 2D MXene-metal nanomaterials. SURFACES AND INTERFACES 2023; 38:102873. [PMID: 37614222 PMCID: PMC10443947 DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2023.102873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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MXenes, two-dimensional (2D) materials that consist of transition metal carbides, nitrides and/or carbonitrides, have recently attracted much attention in energy-related and biomedicine fields. These materials have substantial advantages over traditional carbon graphenes: they possess high conductivity, high strength, excellent chemical and mechanical stability, and superior hydrophilic properties. Furthermore, diverse functional groups such as -OH, -O, and -F located on the surface of MXenes aid the immobilization of numerous noble metal nanoparticles (NP). Therefore, 2D MXene composite materials have become an important and convenient option of being applied as support materials in many fields. In this review, the advances in the synthesis (including morphology studies, characterization, physicochemical properties) and applications of the currently known 2D MXene-metal (Pd, Ag, Au, and Cu) nanomaterials are summarized based on critical analysis of the literature in this field. Importantly, the current state of the art, challenges, and the potential for future research on broad applications of MXene-metal nanomaterials have been discussed.
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- Siddappa A. Patil
- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain University, Jain Global Campus, Bangalore, Karnataka 562112, India
- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Boulevard South, Fort Myers, FL 33965, USA
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, College of Pharmacy, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Boulevard South, Fort Myers, FL 33965, USA
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Pang B, Jia C, Wang S, Liu T, Ding T, Liu X, Liu D, Cao L, Zhu M, Liang C, Wu Y, Liao Z, Jiang J, Yao T. Self-Optimized Ligand Effect of Single-Atom Modifier in Ternary Pt-Based Alloy for Efficient Hydrogen Oxidation. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:3826-3834. [PMID: 37115709 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Modifying the atomic and electronic structure of platinum-based alloy to enhance its activity and anti-CO poisoning ability is a vital issue in hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR). However, the role of foreign modifier metal and the underlying ligand effect is not fully understood. Here, we propose that the ligand effect of single-atom Cu can dynamically modulate the d-band center of Pt-based alloy for boosting HOR performance. By in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy, our research has identified that the potential-driven structural rearrangement into high-coordination Cu-Pt/Pd intensifies the ligand effect in Pt-Cu-Pd, leading to enhanced HOR performance. Thereby, modulating the d-band structure leads to near-optimal hydrogen/hydroxyl binding energies and reduced CO adsorption energies for promoting the HOR kinetics and the CO-tolerant capability. Accordingly, PtPdCu1/C exhibits excellent CO tolerance even at 1,000 ppm impurity.
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- Beibei Pang
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics and Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Institute of Applied Physics, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550018, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics and Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Department of Chemistry, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P.R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P.R. China
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Kim M, Kim Y, Ha MY, Shin E, Kwak SJ, Park M, Kim ID, Jung WB, Lee WB, Kim Y, Jung HT. Exploring Optimal Water Splitting Bifunctional Alloy Catalyst by Pareto Active Learning. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2211497. [PMID: 36762586 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202211497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Design of bifunctional multimetallic alloy catalysts, which are one of the most promising candidates for water splitting, is a significant issue for the efficient production of renewable energy. Owing to large dimensions of the components and composition of multimetallic alloys, as well as the trade-off behavior in terms of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) overpotentials for bifunctional catalysts, it is difficult to search for high-performance bifunctional catalysts with multimetallic alloys using conventional trial-and-error experiments. Here, an optimal bifunctional catalyst for water splitting is obtained by combining Pareto active learning and experiments, where 110 experimental data points out of 77946 possible points lead to effective model development. The as-obtained bifunctional catalysts for HER and OER exhibit high performance, which is revealed by model development using Pareto active learning; among the catalysts, an optimal catalyst (Pt0.15 Pd0.30 Ru0.30 Cu0.25 ) exhibits a water splitting behavior of 1.56 V at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 . This study opens avenues for the efficient exploration of multimetallic alloys, which can be applied in multifunctional catalysts as well as in other applications.
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- Minki Kim
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Institute for Nanocentury, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Institute for Nanocentury, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Engineering, Kookmin University, Seoul, 02707, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Institute for Nanocentury, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
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Hu M, Ye K, Zhang G, Li X, Jiang J. Insight into the Mechanism for Catalytic Activity of the Oxygen/Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on a Dual-Site Catalyst. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:2201-2207. [PMID: 36812359 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The dual-site catalysts consisting of two adjacent single-atom sites on graphene have exhibited promising catalytic activity of the electrochemical oxygen/hydrogen evolution reaction (OER/HER). However, the electrochemical mechanisms of the OER/HER on dual-site catalysts have still been ambiguous. In this work, we employed density functional theory calculations to study the catalytic activity of the OER/HER with a O-O (H-H) direct coupling mechanism on dual-site catalysts. Specifically, these element steps should be classified into two categories: a step evolving proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET step) that needs to be driven by electrode potential and a step without PCET (non-PCET step) that occurs naturally under mild conditions. Our calculated results show that both the maximal free energy change (ΔGMax) contributed by the PCET step and the activity barrier (Ea) of the non-PCET step must be examined to evaluate the catalytic activity of the OER/HER on the dual site. Importantly, it is a basically inevitable negative relationship between ΔGMax and Ea, which would play a critical role in guiding the rational design of effective dual-site catalysts for electrochemical reactions.
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- Min Hu
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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Yin H, Peng Y, Li J. Electrocatalytic Reduction of Nitrate to Ammonia via a Au/Cu Single Atom Alloy Catalyst. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:3134-3144. [PMID: 36785514 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c07968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Electrocatalytic ammonia (NH3) synthesis from the reduction of nitrate (NO3-) is one of the effective and mild methods to treat nitrogen-containing wastewater from stationary sources and to obtain NH3 readily compared with the Haber-Bosch process. However, the low efficiency of electrocatalytic NO3- reduction to NH3 on traditional Cu-based catalysts hinders their practical application. Here, we prepare a Au/Cu single atom (SA) alloy (Au/Cu SAA) that shows a high performance of NH3 synthesis with 99.69% Faradaic efficiency at -0.80 V vs RHE. The structures of Au SAs and alloyed Au/Cu are confirmed by the detailed characterizations. Online differential electrochemical mass spectrometry confirms the occurrence of key reaction intermediates (*NO2, *NO, and *NH3). Density functional theory calculations demonstrate that Au SAs efficiently reduce the adsorption energy of *NO3-, and the newly formed Au-Cu bonds boost the reduction process of *NO2 to *NO. Meanwhile, Au/Cu SAAs produce significantly less N2 and N2O byproducts due to the prohibition of N-N coupling on single atoms, which finally leads to excellent Faradaic efficiency and NH3 selectivity.
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- Haibo Yin
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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Li W, Fu W, Bai S, Huang H, He X, Ma W, Zhang H, Wang Y. Inspired electrocatalytic performance by unique amorphous PdCu nanoparticles on black phosphorus. Electrochim Acta 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2023.142082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Ji Y, Liu S, Song S, Xu W, Li L, Zhang Y, Chen W, Li H, Jiang J, Zhu T, Li Z, Zhong Z, Wang D, Xu G, Su F. Negatively Charged Single-Atom Pt Catalyst Shows Superior SO 2 Tolerance in NO x Reduction by CO. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c04918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Yongjun Ji
- School of Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing100048, China
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- Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing102249, China
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- Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China
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- Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihaer University, Qiqihaer, 161006Heilongjiang Province, China
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- Institute of Education and Talent, CNPC Managers Training Institute, Beijing100096, China
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- Energy and Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing100081, China
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- Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China
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- Department of Chemistry, East China Normal University, Shanghai200062, China
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- Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing102249, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT), 241 Daxue Road, Shantou515063, China
- Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (IIT), Haifa32000, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing100084, China
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- Institute of Industrial Chemistry and Energy Technology, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang110142, China
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- Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China
- Institute of Industrial Chemistry and Energy Technology, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang110142, China
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Huang F, Peng M, Chen Y, Cai X, Qin X, Wang N, Xiao D, Jin L, Wang G, Wen XD, Liu H, Ma D. Low-Temperature Acetylene Semi-Hydrogenation over the Pd 1-Cu 1 Dual-Atom Catalyst. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:18485-18493. [PMID: 36161870 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c07208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The atomically dispersed metal catalyst or single-atom catalyst (SAC) with the utmost metal utilization efficiency shows excellent selectivity toward ethylene compared to the metal nanoparticles catalyst in the acetylene semi-hydrogenation reaction. However, these catalysts normally work at relatively high temperatures. Achieving low-temperature reactivity while preserving high selectivity remains a challenge. To improve the intrinsic reactivity of SACs, rationally tailoring the coordination environments of the first metal atom by coordinating it with a second neighboring metal atom affords an opportunity. Here, we report the fabrication of a dual-atom catalyst (DAC) that features a bonded Pd1-Cu1 atomic pair anchoring on nanodiamond graphene (ND@G). Compared to the single-atom Pd or Cu catalyst, it exhibits increased reactivity at a lower temperature, with 100% acetylene conversion and 92% ethylene selectivity at 110 °C. This work provides a strategy for designing DACs for low-temperature hydrogenation by manipulating the coordination environment of catalytic sites at the atomic level.
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- Fei Huang
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and Center for Quantum Materials, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, HongKong SAR 999077, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and Center for Quantum Materials, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, HongKong SAR 999077, P. R. China
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- Center for Integrative Materials Discovery, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of New Haven, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- SINOPEC (Beijing) Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co. Ltd., Beijing 100013, P. R. China
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- SINOPEC (Beijing) Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co. Ltd., Beijing 100013, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, P. R. China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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Chen Y, Lin J, Jia B, Wang X, Jiang S, Ma T. Isolating Single and Few Atoms for Enhanced Catalysis. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2201796. [PMID: 35577552 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202201796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 04/16/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Atomically dispersed metal catalysts have triggered great interest in the field of catalysis owing to their unique features. Isolated single or few metal atoms can be anchored on substrates via chemical bonding or space confinement to maximize atom utilization efficiency. The key challenge lies in precisely regulating the geometric and electronic structure of the active metal centers, thus significantly influencing the catalytic properties. Although several reviews have been published on the preparation, characterization, and application of single-atom catalysts (SACs), the comprehensive understanding of SACs, dual-atom catalysts (DACs), and atomic clusters has never been systematically summarized. Here, recent advances in the engineering of local environments of state-of-the-art SACs, DACs, and atomic clusters for enhanced catalytic performance are highlighted. Firstly, various synthesis approaches for SACs, DACs, and atomic clusters are presented. Then, special attention is focused on the elucidation of local environments in terms of electronic state and coordination structure. Furthermore, a comprehensive summary of isolated single and few atoms for the applications of thermocatalysis, electrocatalysis, and photocatalysis is provided. Finally, the potential challenges and future opportunities in this emerging field are presented. This review will pave the way to regulate the microenvironment of the active site for boosting catalytic processes.
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- Yang Chen
- Institute of Clean Energy Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Green Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry of Advanced Materials of Liaoning Province, College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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Sun Z, Yang Y, Fang C, Yao Y, Qin F, Gu H, Liu Q, Xu W, Tang H, Jiang Z, Ge B, Chen W, Chen Z. Atomic-Level Pt Electrocatalyst Synthesized via Iced Photochemical Method for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction with High Efficiency. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2203422. [PMID: 35871552 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202203422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In heterogeneous catalysis, metal particle morphology and size can influence markedly the activity. It is of great significance to rationally design and control the synthesis of Pt at the atomic level to demonstrate the structure-activity relationship toward electrocatalysis. Herein, a powerful strategy is reported to synthesize graphene-supported platinum-based electrocatalyst, that is, nanocatalysts with controllable size can be prepared by iced photochemical method, including single atoms (Pt-SA@HG), nanoclusters (Pt-Clu@HG), and nanocrystalline (Pt-Nc@HG). The Pt-SA@HG exhibits unexpected electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performances with 13 mV overpotential at 10 mA cm-2 current densities which surpass Pt-Clu@HG and Pt-Nc@HG. The in situ X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (XAFS) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations determine the Pt-C3 active site is linchpin to the excellent HER performance of Pt-SA@HG. Compared with the traditional Pt-Nx coordination structure, the pure carbon coordinated Pt-C3 site is more favorable for HER. This work opens up a new way to adjust the metal particle size and catalytic performance of graphene at a multiscale level.
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- Zhiyi Sun
- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- CNPC Research Institute of Petroleum, Exploration & Development, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Anhui, 230601, China
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- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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Zheng W, Zhu R, Wu H, Ma T, Zhou H, Zhou M, He C, Liu X, Li S, Cheng C. Tailoring Bond Microenvironments and Reaction Pathways of Single‐Atom Catalysts for Efficient Water Electrolysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202208667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Weiqiong Zheng
- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road 610065 Chengdu CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road 610065 Chengdu CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road 610065 Chengdu CHINA
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- Sichuan University West China Hospital Department of Ultrasound CHINA
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- Sichuan University West China Hospital Department of Nephrology CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University College of Biomass Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road 610065 Chengdu CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road 610065 Chengdu CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road 610065 Chengdu CHINA
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- Sichuan University Department of polymer science No. 24, Yihuan Road 610065 Chengdu CHINA
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Zheng W, Zhu R, Wu H, Ma T, Zhou H, Zhou M, He C, Liu X, Li S, Cheng C. Tailoring Bond Microenvironments and Reaction Pathways of Single-Atom Catalysts for Efficient Water Electrolysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202208667. [PMID: 35876718 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202208667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Single-Atom Sites (SASs) are commonly stabilized and influenced by neighboring atoms in the host; disclosing the structure-reactivity relationships of SASs in water electrolysis are the grand challenges originating from the enormous support materials with complex structures. Through a multidisciplinary view of the design principles, synthesis strategies, characterization techniques, and theoretical analysis of structure-performance correlations, this timely review is dedicated to summarizing the most recent progress in tailoring bond microenvironments on different supports and discussing the reaction pathways and performance advantages of different SAS structures for water electrolysis . The essences and mechanisms of how SAS structures influence their electrocatalysis and the critical needs for their future developments are discussed. Finally, the challenges and perspectives are also provided to stimulate their practically widespread utilization in water-splitting electrolyzers.
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- Weiqiong Zheng
- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, 610065, Chengdu, CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, 610065, Chengdu, CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, 610065, Chengdu, CHINA
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- Sichuan University West China Hospital, Department of Ultrasound, CHINA
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- Sichuan University West China Hospital, Department of Nephrology, CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, 610065, Chengdu, CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, 610065, Chengdu, CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, 610065, Chengdu, CHINA
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- Sichuan University, Department of polymer science, No. 24, Yihuan Road, 610065, Chengdu, CHINA
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Wahidah H, Hong JW. Phosphorus‐doped
Pt nanowires as efficient catalysts for electrochemical hydrogen evolution and methanol oxidation reaction. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.12594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry University of Ulsan Ulsan South Korea
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Wu G, Han X, Cai J, Yin P, Cui P, Zheng X, Li H, Chen C, Wang G, Hong X. In-plane strain engineering in ultrathin noble metal nanosheets boosts the intrinsic electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity. Nat Commun 2022; 13:4200. [PMID: 35858967 PMCID: PMC9300738 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31971-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Strain has been shown to modulate the electronic structure of noble metal nanomaterials and alter their catalytic performances. Since strain is spatially dependent, it is challenging to expose the active strained interfaces by structural engineering with atomic precision. Herein, we report a facile method to manipulate the planar strain in ultrathin noble metal nanosheets by constructing amorphous-crystalline phase boundaries that can expose the active strained interfaces. Geometric-phase analysis and electron diffraction profile demonstrate the in-plane amorphous-crystalline boundaries can induce about 4% surface tensile strain in the nanosheets. The strained Ir nanosheets display substantially enhanced intrinsic activity toward the hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalysis with a turnover frequency value 4.5-fold higher than the benchmark Pt/C catalyst. Density functional theory calculations verify that the tensile strain optimizes the d-band states and hydrogen adsorption properties of the strained Ir nanosheets to improve catalysis. Furthermore, the in-plane strain engineering method is demonstrated to be a general approach to boost the hydrogen evolution performance of Ru and Rh nanosheets.
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- Geng Wu
- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P.R. China
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P.R. China
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P.R. China
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (NSRL), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Technology University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211816, P.R. China
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P.R. China
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P.R. China.
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P.R. China.
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Mondal S, Sarkar S, Bagchi D, Das T, Das R, Singh AK, Prasanna PK, Vinod CP, Chakraborty S, Peter SC. Morphology-Tuned Pt 3 Ge Accelerates Water Dissociation to Industrial-Standard Hydrogen Production over a wide pH Range. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2202294. [PMID: 35609013 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202202294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The discovery of novel materials for industrial-standard hydrogen production is the present need considering the global energy infrastructure. A novel electrocatalyst, Pt3 Ge, which is engineered with a desired crystallographic facet (202), accelerates hydrogen production by water electrolysis, and records industrially desired operational stability compared to the commercial catalyst platinum is introduced. Pt3 Ge-(202) exhibits low overpotential of 21.7 mV (24.6 mV for Pt/C) and 92 mV for 10 and 200 mA cm-2 current density, respectively in 0.5 m H2 SO4 . It also exhibits remarkable stability of 15 000 accelerated degradation tests cycles (5000 for Pt/C) and exceptional durability of 500 h (@10 mA cm-2 ) in acidic media. Pt3 Ge-(202) also displays low overpotential of 96 mV for 10 mA cm-2 current density in the alkaline medium, rationalizing its hydrogen production ability over a wide pH range required commercial operations. Long-term durability (>75 h in alkaline media) with the industrial level current density (>500 mA cm-2 ) has been demonstrated by utilizing the electrochemical flow reactor. The driving force behind this stupendous performance of Pt3 Ge-(202) has been envisaged by mapping the reaction mechanism, active sites, and charge-transfer kinetics via controlled electrochemical experiments, ex situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, in situ infrared spectroscopy, and in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy further corroborated by first principles calculations.
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- Soumi Mondal
- New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore, 560064, India
- School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore, 560064, India
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- New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore, 560064, India
- School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore, 560064, India
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- New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore, 560064, India
- School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore, 560064, India
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- Materials Theory for Energy Scavenging (MATES) Lab, Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI) Allahabad, HBNI, Chhatnag Road, Jhunsi, Prayagraj (Allahabad), 211019, India
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- New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore, 560064, India
- School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore, 560064, India
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- School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore, 560064, India
- Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore, 560064, India
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- Materials Theory for Energy Scavenging (MATES) Lab, Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI) Allahabad, HBNI, Chhatnag Road, Jhunsi, Prayagraj (Allahabad), 211019, India
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- Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 410008, India
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- Materials Theory for Energy Scavenging (MATES) Lab, Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI) Allahabad, HBNI, Chhatnag Road, Jhunsi, Prayagraj (Allahabad), 211019, India
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- New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore, 560064, India
- School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore, 560064, India
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Wang S, Hu Z, Wei Q, Cui P, Zhang H, Tang W, Sun Y, Duan H, Dai Z, Liu Q, Zheng X. Precise Design of Atomically Dispersed Fe, Pt Dinuclear Catalysts and Their Synergistic Application for Tumor Catalytic Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:20669-20681. [PMID: 35471816 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c01683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Recently, extending single-atom catalysts from mono- to binary sites has been proved to be a promising way to realize more efficient chemical catalytic processes. In this work, atomically dispersed Fe, Pt dinuclear catalysts ((Fe, Pt)SA-N-C) with an ca. 2.38 Å distance for Fe1 (Fe-N3) and Pt1 (Pt-N4) could be precisely controlled via a novel secondary-doping strategy. In response to tumor microenvironments, the Fe-N3/Pt-N4 moieties exhibited synergistic catalytic performance for tumor catalytic therapy. Due to its beneficial microstructure and abundant active sites, the Fe-N3 moiety effectively initiated the intratumoral Fenton-like reaction to release a large amount of toxic hydroxyl radicals (•OH), which further induced tumor cell apoptosis. Meanwhile, the bonded Pt-N4 moiety could also enhance the Fenton-like activity of the Fe-N3 moiety up to 128.8% by modulating the 3d electronic orbitals of isolated Fe-N3 sites. In addition, the existence of amorphous carbon revealed high photothermal conversion efficiency when exposed to an 808 nm laser, which synergistically achieved an effective oncotherapy outcome. Therefore, the as-obtained (Fe, Pt)SA-N-C-FA-PEG has promising potential in the bio-nanomedicine field for inhibiting tumor cell growth in vitro and in vivo.
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- Shan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterials and Technology in Universities of Shandong, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, P. R. China
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266510, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterials and Technology in Universities of Shandong, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterials and Technology in Universities of Shandong, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, P. R. China
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266510, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterials and Technology in Universities of Shandong, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterials and Technology in Universities of Shandong, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterials and Technology in Universities of Shandong, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterials and Technology in Universities of Shandong, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterials and Technology in Universities of Shandong, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterials and Technology in Universities of Shandong, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266510, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterials and Technology in Universities of Shandong, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, P. R. China
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Wang N, Bo X, Zhou M. Single-Step and Room-Temperature Synthesis of Laser-Induced Pt/VC Nanocomposites as Effective Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution and Oxygen Evolution Reactions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:23332-23341. [PMID: 35537035 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c00747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The development of cost-effective Pt-based electrocatalysts is of great scientific and industrial significance for improving the electrocatalytic activity of hydrogen evolution (HER) and oxygen evolution (OER) reactions for overall water splitting. In this work, unlike traditional furnace pyrolysis, we report the rapid and single-step room-temperature synthesis of Pt/VC nanocomposites with a three-dimensional (3D) network porous structure by laser irradiation technology. The resultant Pt-based composite (Pt/VC-2.84) could be applied to HER under different pH conditions. In particular, the content of Pt in Pt/VC-2.84 is only 2.84 wt %, which is far lower than that in the advanced HER electrocatalyst with the Pt content of 20 wt % (commercial 20 wt % Pt/C). In addition, Pt/VC-2.84 exhibits a boosted higher OER activity and stability than RuO2 in an alkaline medium. Most importantly, electrocatalytic results reflect that Pt/VC-2.84 reveals superior activity and stability toward overall water splitting.
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- Nan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province, Analysis and Testing Center, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province, Analysis and Testing Center, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, Jilin, China
- Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province, Analysis and Testing Center, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, Jilin, China
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Xu B, Zhang Y, Li L, Shao Q, Huang X. Recent progress in low-dimensional palladium-based nanostructures for electrocatalysis and beyond. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Tomboc GM, Kim T, Jung S, Yoon HJ, Lee K. Modulating the Local Coordination Environment of Single-Atom Catalysts for Enhanced Catalytic Performance in Hydrogen/Oxygen Evolution Reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2105680. [PMID: 35102698 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202105680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) hold the promise of utilizing 100% of the participating atoms in a reaction as active catalytic sites, achieving a remarkable boost in catalytic efficiency. Thus, they present great potential for noble metal-based electrochemical application systems, such as water electrolyzers and fuel cells. However, their practical applications are severely hindered by intrinsic complications, namely atom agglomeration and relocation, originating from the uncontrollably high surface energy of isolated single-atoms (SAs) during postsynthetic treatment processes or catalytic reactions. Extensive efforts have been made to develop new methodologies for strengthening the interactions between SAs and supports, which could ensure the desired stability of the active catalytic sites and their full utilization by SACs. This review covers the recent progress in SACs development while emphasizing the association between the regulation of coordination environments (e.g., coordination atoms, numbers, sites, structures) and the electrocatalytic performance of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The crucial role of coordination chemistry in modifying the intrinsic properties of SACs and manipulating their metal-loading, stability, and catalytic properties is elucidated. Finally, the future challenges of SACS development and the industrial outlook of this field are discussed.
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- Gracita M Tomboc
- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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Huang G, Li Y, Chen R, Xiao Z, Du S, Huang Y, Xie C, Dong C, Yi H, Wang S. Electrochemically formed PtFeNi alloy nanoparticles on defective NiFe LDHs with charge transfer for efficient water splitting. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(21)63926-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Najam T, Ahmad Khan N, Ahmad Shah SS, Ahmad K, Sufyan Javed M, Suleman S, Sohail Bashir M, Hasnat MA, Rahman MM. Metal-Organic Frameworks Derived Electrocatalysts for Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Reduction Reaction. CHEM REC 2022; 22:e202100329. [PMID: 35119193 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202100329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The increasing demands of energy and environmental concerns have motivated researchers to cultivate renewable energy resources for replacing conventional fossil fuels. The modern energy conversion and storage devices required high efficient and stable electrocatalysts to fulfil the market demands. In previous years, we are witness for considerable developments of scientific attention in Metal-organic Frameworks (MOFs) and their derived nanomaterials in electrocatalysis. In current review article, we have discussed the progress of optimistic strategies and approaches for the manufacturing of MOF-derived functional materials and their presentation as electrocatalysts for significant energy related reactions. MOFs functioning as a self-sacrificing template bid different benefits for the preparation of metal nanostructures, metal oxides and carbon-abundant materials promoting through the porous structure, organic functionalities, abundance of metal sites and large surface area. Thorough study for the recent advancement in the MOF-derived materials, metal-coordinated N-doped carbons with single-atom active sites are emerging candidates for future commercial applications. However, there are some tasks that should be addressed, to attain improved, appreciative and controlled structural parameters for catalytic and chemical behavior.
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- Tayyaba Najam
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.,Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- Electrochemistry & Catalysis Research Laboratory (ECRL), Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3100, Bangladesh
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- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR) & Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Self-Standing Nanoporous NiPd Bimetallic Electrocatalysts with Ultra-Low Pd Loading for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Miao YQ, Pan QJ, Liu Z, Chen X. Visible-light-induced 1,2-diphenyldisulfane-catalyzed regioselective hydroboration of electron-deficient alkenes. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj03930c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A photoinduced PhSSPh-catalyzed regioselective borylation of electron-deficient alkenes has been developed for the synthesis of borylated carbonyl, nitrile, sulfone, phosphonate, trifluoromethyl, and gem-diboron compounds.
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- Yu-Qi Miao
- Henan Key Laboratory of Boron Chemistry and Advanced Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Boron Chemistry and Advanced Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Boron Chemistry and Advanced Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Sun L, Reddu V, Wang X. Multi-atom cluster catalysts for efficient electrocatalysis. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:8923-8956. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00233g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This review presents recent developments in the synthesis, modulation and characterization of multi-atom cluster catalysts for electrochemical energy applications.
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- Libo Sun
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
- Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore Ltd (Cambridge CARES), CREATE Tower, Singapore 138602, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
- Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore Ltd (Cambridge CARES), CREATE Tower, Singapore 138602, Singapore
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Xiong B, Liu J, Yang Y, Ding J, Hua Z. Tunable Cu–M bimetal catalysts enable syngas electrosynthesis from carbon dioxide. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj04689f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Cu–M bimetal catalysts show excellent catalytic activity towards the CO2 reduction reaction.
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- Bo Xiong
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Jašik J, Fortunelli A, Vajda S. Exploring the materials space in the smallest particle size range: From heterogeneous catalysis to electrocatalysis and photocatalysis. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:12083-12115. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cp05677h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ultrasmall clusters of subnanometer size can possess unique and even unexpected physical and chemical propensities which make them interesting in various fields of basic science and for potential applications, such...
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Qin F, Zhou D, Sun M, Xu W, Tang H, Fan J, Chen W. Atomically dispersed Pd catalysts promote the oxygen evolution reaction in acidic media. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:11561-11564. [PMID: 34668004 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04984d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A Pd-doped Pt3Sn-based single atom alloy catalyst (Pd-Pt3Sn) was synthesized via a hydrothermal method. The overpotential of Pd-Pt3Sn is lower than that of commercial Pd/C and IrO2 catalysts at 10 mA cm-2. This is due to the synergistic effect between Pt, Sn and Pd and the influence of electronic effects on their catalytic performance.
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- Fengjuan Qin
- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Technology, Guilin Normal College, Guilin 541199, China.
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- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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Li M, Xia Z, Luo M, He L, Tao L, Yang W, Yu Y, Guo S. Structural Regulation of Pd‐Based Nanoalloys for Advanced Electrocatalysis. SMALL SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202100061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Menggang Li
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin Heilongjiang 150001 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin Heilongjiang 150001 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin Heilongjiang 150001 China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin Heilongjiang 150001 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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Fan FR, Wang R, Zhang H, Wu W. Emerging beyond-graphene elemental 2D materials for energy and catalysis applications. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:10983-11031. [PMID: 34617521 DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00821g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Elemental two-dimensional (2D) materials have emerged as promising candidates for energy and catalysis applications due to their unique physical, chemical, and electronic properties. These materials are advantageous in offering massive surface-to-volume ratios, favorable transport properties, intriguing physicochemical properties, and confinement effects resulting from the 2D ultrathin structure. In this review, we focus on the recent advances in emerging energy and catalysis applications based on beyond-graphene elemental 2D materials. First, we briefly introduce the general classification, structure, and properties of elemental 2D materials and the new advances in material preparation. We then discuss various applications in energy harvesting and storage, including solar cells, piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators, thermoelectric devices, batteries, and supercapacitors. We further discuss the explorations of beyond-graphene elemental 2D materials for electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, and heterogeneous catalysis. Finally, the challenges and perspectives for the future development of elemental 2D materials in energy and catalysis are discussed.
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- Feng Ru Fan
- School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA. .,Flex Laboratory, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA. .,Flex Laboratory, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. .,Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA. .,Flex Laboratory, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.,Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Zhao Y, Jiang WJ, Zhang J, Lovell EC, Amal R, Han Z, Lu X. Anchoring Sites Engineering in Single-Atom Catalysts for Highly Efficient Electrochemical Energy Conversion Reactions. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2102801. [PMID: 34477254 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202102801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have been at the frontier of research field in catalysis owing to the maximized atomic utilization, unique structures and properties. The atomically dispersed and catalytically active metal atoms are necessarily anchored by surrounding atoms. As such, the structure and composition of anchoring sites significantly influence the catalytic performance of SACs even with the same metal element. Significant progress has been made to understand structure-activity relationships at an atomic level, but in-depth understanding in precisely designing highly efficient SACs for the targeted reactions is still required. In this review, various anchoring sites in SACs are summarized and classified into five different types (doped heteroatoms, defect sites, surface atoms, metal sites, and cavity sites). Then, their impacts on catalytic performance are elucidated for electrochemical reactions based on their distance from the metal center (first coordination shell and beyond). Further, SACs anchored on two typical types of hosts, carbon- and metal-based materials, are highlighted, and the effects of anchoring points on achieving the desirable atomic structure, catalytic performance, and reaction pathways are elaborated. At last, insights and outlook to the SAC field based on current achievements and challenges are presented.
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- Yufei Zhao
- Particles and Catalysis Research Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Particles and Catalysis Research Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Center for Clean Energy Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Science, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Particles and Catalysis Research Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Particles and Catalysis Research Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Particles and Catalysis Research Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
- CSIRO Manufacturing, 36 Bradfield Road, Lindfield, Sydney, NSW, 2070, Australia
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- Particles and Catalysis Research Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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Zhao F, Zheng L, Yuan Q, Yang X, Zhang Q, Xu H, Guo Y, Yang S, Zhou Z, Gu L, Wang X. Ultrathin PdAuBiTe Nanosheets as High-Performance Oxygen Reduction Catalysts for a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Device. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2103383. [PMID: 34468056 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202103383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Ultrathin 2D metal nanostructures have sparked a lot of research interest because of their improved electrocatalytic properties for fuel cells. So far, no effective technique for preparing ultrathin 2D Pd-based metal nanostructures with more than three compositions has been published. Herein, a new visible-light-induced template technique for producing PdAuBiTe alloyed 2D ultrathin nanosheets is developed. The mass activity of the PdAuBiTe nanosheets against the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is 2.48 A mgPd -1 , which is 27.5/17.7 times that of industrial Pd/C/Pt/C, respectively. After 10 000 potential cyclings, there is no decrease in ORR activity. The PdAuBiTe nanosheets exhibit high methanol tolerance and in situ anti-CO poisoning properties. The PdAuBiTe nanosheets, as cathode electrocatalysts in direct methanol fuel cells, can thus give significant improvement in terms of power density and durability. In O2 /air, the power density can be increased to 235.7/173.5 mW cm-2 , higher than that reported in previous work, and which is 2.32/3.59 times higher than Pt/C.
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- Fengling Zhao
- State-Local Joint Laboratory for Comprehensive Utilization of Biomass, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, P. R. China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State-Local Joint Laboratory for Comprehensive Utilization of Biomass, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, P. R. China
- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- State-Local Joint Laboratory for Comprehensive Utilization of Biomass, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, P. R. China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Metallurgy, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, P. R. China
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- State-Local Joint Laboratory for Comprehensive Utilization of Biomass, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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Ren Y, Wang J, Hu W, Wen H, Qiu Y, Tang P, Chen M, Wang P. Hierarchical Nanostructured Co-Mo-B/CoMoO 4-x Amorphous Composite for the Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:42605-42612. [PMID: 34472828 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c08350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Transition metal borides (TMBs) are a class of important but less well-explored electrocatalytic materials for water splitting. The lack of an advanced methodology to synthesize complex nanostructured TMBs with tunable surface properties is a major obstacle to the exploration of the full potential of TMBs for electrocatalytic applications. Here, we report the facile fabrication of a cobalt foam (CF)-supported hierarchical nanostructured Co-Mo-B/CoMoO4-x composite using a hydrothermal method, followed by annealing and NaBH4 reduction treatments. Our study found that NaBH4 reduction of CoMoO4 resulted in the concurrent formation of amorphous Co-Mo-B and an O-vacancy-rich CoMoO4-x substrate, which cooperatively catalyzed the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in an alkaline electrolyte. The hierarchical nanoporous structure derived from the dehydration and partial reduction reactions of the CoMoO4·nH2O precursor could offer ample accessible active sites, as well as interconnected channels for rapid mass transfer. In addition, the in situ growth of electrically conductive Co-Mo-B nanoparticles on the defective structured CoMoO4-x substrate imparted the electrocatalyst with good electrical conductivity. As a result, the Co-Mo-B/CoMoO4-x/CF catalyst showed impressively high activity and outstanding stability for the alkaline HER, outperforming most reported TMB electrocatalysts. For instance, it required an overpotential of 55 mV to afford 10 mA·cm-2 and showed a fluctuation of only ±8 mV in a 100 h constant-current test at 100 mA·cm-2.
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- Yanmei Ren
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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