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Wang H, Yan Z, Cheng F, Chen J. Advances in Noble Metal Electrocatalysts for Acidic Oxygen Evolution Reaction: Construction of Under-Coordinated Active Sites. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2401652. [PMID: 39189476 PMCID: PMC11348273 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202401652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2024] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 08/28/2024]
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Renewable energy-driven proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer (PEMWE) attracts widespread attention as a zero-emission and sustainable technology. Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts with sluggish OER kinetics and rapid deactivation are major obstacles to the widespread commercialization of PEMWE. To date, although various advanced electrocatalysts have been reported to enhance acidic OER performance, Ru/Ir-based nanomaterials remain the most promising catalysts for PEMWE applications. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop efficient, stable, and cost-effective Ru/Ir catalysts. Since the structure-performance relationship is one of the most important tools for studying the reaction mechanism and constructing the optimal catalytic system. In this review, the recent research progress from the construction of unsaturated sites to gain a deeper understanding of the reaction and deactivation mechanism of catalysts is summarized. First, a general understanding of OER reaction mechanism, catalyst dissolution mechanism, and active site structure is provided. Then, advances in the design and synthesis of advanced acidic OER catalysts are reviewed in terms of the classification of unsaturated active site design, i.e., alloy, core-shell, single-atom, and framework structures. Finally, challenges and perspectives are presented for the future development of OER catalysts and renewable energy technologies for hydrogen production.
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- Huimin Wang
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, College of ChemistryNankai UniversityTianjin300071China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, College of ChemistryNankai UniversityTianjin300071China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, College of ChemistryNankai UniversityTianjin300071China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, College of ChemistryNankai UniversityTianjin300071China
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Wang Y, Wang T, Arandiyan H, Song G, Sun H, Sabri Y, Zhao C, Shao Z, Kawi S. Advancing Catalysts by Stacking Fault Defects for Enhanced Hydrogen Production: A Review. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2313378. [PMID: 38340031 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202313378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Green hydrogen, derived from water splitting powered by renewable energy such as solar and wind energy, provides a zero-emission solution crucial for revolutionizing hydrogen production and decarbonizing industries. Catalysts, particularly those utilizing defect engineering involving the strategical introduction of atomic-level imperfections, play a vital role in reducing energy requirements and enabling a more sustainable transition toward a hydrogen-based economy. Stacking fault (SF) defects play an important role in enhancing the electrocatalytic processes by reshaping surface reactivity, increasing active sites, improving reactants/product diffusion, and regulating electronic structure due to their dense generation ability and profound impact on catalyst properties. This review explores SF in metal-based materials, covering synthetic methods for the intentional introduction of SF and their applications in hydrogen production, including oxygen evolution reaction, photo- and electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction, overall water splitting, and various other electrocatalytic processes such as oxygen reduction reaction, nitrate reduction reaction, and carbon dioxide reduction reaction. Finally, this review addresses the challenges associated with SF-based catalysts, emphasizing the importance of a detailed understanding of the properties of SF-based catalysts to optimize their electrocatalytic performance. It provides a comprehensive overview of their various applications in electrocatalytic processes, providing valuable insights for advancing sustainable energy technologies.
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- Yuan Wang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry (CAMIC), School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
- Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis for Sustainability, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- DENSsolutions B.V., Informaticalaan 12, 2628 ZD, Delft, Netherlands
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- Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry (CAMIC), School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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Nguyen Q, Kim EM, Ding Y, Janssen A, Wang C, Li KK, Kim J, Fichthorn KA, Xia Y. Elucidating the Role of Reduction Kinetics in the Phase-Controlled Growth on Preformed Nanocrystal Seeds: A Case Study of Ru. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:12040-12052. [PMID: 38554283 PMCID: PMC11066843 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024]
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This study demonstrates the crucial role of reduction kinetics in phase-controlled synthesis of noble-metal nanocrystals using Ru nanocrystals as a case study. We found that the reduction kinetics played a more important role than the templating effect from the preformed seed in dictating the crystal structure of the deposited overlayers despite their intertwined effects on successful epitaxial growth. By employing two different polyols, a series of Ru nanocrystals with tunable sizes of 3-7 nm and distinct patterns of crystal phase were synthesized by incorporating different types of Ru seeds. Notably, the use of ethylene glycol and triethylene glycol consistently resulted in the formation of Ru shell in natural hexagonal close-packed (hcp) and metastable face-centered cubic (fcc) phases, respectively, regardless of the size and phase of the seed. Quantitative measurements and theoretical calculations suggested that this trend was a manifestation of the different reduction kinetics associated with the precursor and the chosen polyol, which, in turn, affected the reduction pathway (solution versus surface) and packing sequence of the deposited Ru atoms. This work not only underscores the essential role of reduction kinetics in controlling the packing of atoms and thus the phase taken by Ru nanocrystals but also suggests a potential extension to other noble-metal systems.
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- Quynh
N. Nguyen
- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania
State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania 16803, United States
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania
State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania 16803, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania
State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania 16803, United States
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- The
Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Ospina-Acevedo F, Albiter LA, Bailey KO, Godínez-Salomón JF, Rhodes CP, Balbuena PB. Catalytic Activity and Electrochemical Stability of Ru 1-xM xO 2 (M = Zr, Nb, Ta): Computational and Experimental Study of the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:16373-16398. [PMID: 38502743 PMCID: PMC10995909 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c01408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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We use computations and experiments to determine the effect of substituting zirconium, niobium, and tantalum within rutile RuO2 on the structure, oxygen evolution reaction (OER) mechanism and activity, and electrochemical stability. Calculated electronic structures altered by Zr, Nb, and Ta show surface regions of electron density depletion and accumulation, along with anisotropic lattice parameter shifts dependent on the substitution site, substituent, and concentration. Consistent with theory, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy experiments show shifts in binding energies of O-2s, O-2p, and Ru-4d peaks due to the substituents. Experimentally, the substituted materials showed the presence of two phases with a majority phase that contains the metal substituent within the rutile phase and a second, smaller-percentage RuO2 phase. Our experimental analysis of OER activity shows Zr, Nb, and Ta substituents at 12.5 atom % induce lower activity relative to RuO2, which agrees with computing the average of all sites; however, Zr and Ta substitution at specific sites yields higher theoretical OER activity than RuO2, with Zr substitution suggesting an alternative OER mechanism. Metal dissolution predictions show the involvement of cooperative interactions among multiple surface sites and the electrolyte. Zr substitution at specific sites increases activation barriers for Ru dissolution, however, with Zr surface dissolution rates comparable to those of Ru. Experimental OER stability analysis shows lower Ru dissolution from synthesized RuO2 and Zr-substituted RuO2 compared to commercial RuO2 and comparable amounts of Zr and Ru dissolved from Zr-substituted RuO2, aligned with our calculations.
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- Francisco Ospina-Acevedo
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Materials
Science, Engineering and Commercialization Program, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas 78666, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State
University, San Marcos, Texas 78666, United States
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- Materials
Science, Engineering and Commercialization Program, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas 78666, United States
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State
University, San Marcos, Texas 78666, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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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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Guo K, Xu D, Xu L, Li Y, Tang Y. Noble metal nanodendrites: growth mechanisms, synthesis strategies and applications. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:1234-1263. [PMID: 36723011 DOI: 10.1039/d2mh01408d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Inorganic nanodendrites (NDs) have become a kind of advanced nanomaterials with broad application prospects because of their unique branched architecture. The structural characteristics of nanodendrites include highly branched morphology, abundant tips/edges and high-index crystal planes, and a high atomic utilization rate, which give them great potential for usage in the fields of electrocatalysis, sensing, and therapeutics. Therefore, the rational design and controlled synthesis of inorganic (especially noble metals) nanodendrites have attracted widespread attention nowadays. The development of synthesis strategies and characterization methodology provides unprecedented opportunities for the preparation of abundant nanodendrites with interesting crystallographic structures, morphologies, and application performances. In this review, we systematically summarize the formation mechanisms of noble metal nanodendrites reported in recent years, with a special focus on surfactant-mediated mechanisms. Some typical examples obtained by innovative synthetic methods are then highlighted and recent advances in the application of noble metal nanodendrites are carefully discussed. Finally, we conclude and present the prospects for the future development of nanodendrites. This review helps to deeply understand the synthesis and application of noble metal nanodendrites and may provide some inspiration to develop novel functional nanomaterials (especially electrocatalysts) with enhanced performance.
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- Ke Guo
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.
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Wang Q, Cheng Y, Tao HB, Liu Y, Ma X, Li DS, Yang HB, Liu B. Long-Term Stability Challenges and Opportunities in Acidic Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202216645. [PMID: 36546885 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202216645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) has been regarded as a promising technology for renewable hydrogen production. However, acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts with long-term stability impose a grand challenge in its large-scale industrialization. In this review, critical factors that may lead to catalyst's instability in couple with potential solutions are comprehensively discussed, including mechanical peeling, substrate corrosion, active-site over-oxidation/dissolution, reconstruction, oxide crystal structure collapse through the lattice oxygen-participated reaction pathway, etc. Last but not least, personal prospects are provided in terms of rigorous stability evaluation criteria, in situ/operando characterizations, economic feasibility and practical electrolyzer consideration, highlighting the ternary relationship of structure evolution, industrial-relevant activity and stability to serve as a roadmap towards the ultimate application of PEMWE.
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- Qilun Wang
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117575, Singapore
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Clean Utilisation of Chemical Resources, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637459, Singapore.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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Huo JM, Ma ZL, Wang Y, Cao YJ, Jiang YC, Li SN, Chen Y, Hu MC, Zhai QG. Monodispersed Pt Sites Supported on NiFe-LDH from Synchronous Anchoring and Reduction for High Efficiency Overall Water Splitting. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2207044. [PMID: 36642802 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202207044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Precise design of low-cost, efficient and definite electrocatalysts is the key to sustainable renewable energy. Herein, this work develops a targeted-anchored and subsequent spontaneous-redox strategy to synthesize nickel-iron layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanosheets anchored with monodispersed platinum (Pt) sites (Pt@LDH). Intermediate metal-organic frameworks (MOF)/LDH heterostructure not only provides numerous confine points to guarantee the stability of Pt sites, but also excites the spontaneous reduction for PtII . Electronic structure, charge transfer ability and reaction kinetics of Pt@LDH can be effectively facilitated by the monodispersed Pt moieties. As a result, the optimized Pt@LDH that with the 5% ultra-low content Pt exhibits the significant increment in electrochemical water splitting performance in alkaline media, which only afford low overpotentials of 58 mV at 10 mA cm-2 for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and 239 mV at 10 mA cm-2 for oxygen evolution reaction (OER), respectively. In a real device, Pt@LDH can drive an overall water-splitting at low cell voltage of 1.49 V at 10 mA cm-2 , which can be superior to most reported similar LDH-based catalysts. Moreover, the versatility of the method is extended to other MOF precursors and noble metals for the design of ultrathin LDH supported monodispersed noble metal electrocatalysts promoting research interest in material design.
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- Jia-Min Huo
- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710062, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710062, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710062, P. R. China
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Gloag L, Poerwoprajitno AR, Cheong S, Ramadhan ZR, Adschiri T, Gooding JJ, Tilley RD. Synthesis of hierarchical metal nanostructures with high electrocatalytic surface areas. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadf6075. [PMID: 36630515 PMCID: PMC9833653 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf6075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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3D interconnected structures can be made with molecular precision or with micrometer size. However, there is no strategy to synthesize 3D structures with dimensions on the scale of tens of nanometers, where many unique properties exist. Here, we bridge this gap by building up nanosized gold cores and nickel branches that are directly connected to create hierarchical nanostructures. The key to this approach is combining cubic crystal-structured cores with hexagonal crystal-structured branches in multiple steps. The dimensions and 3D morphology can be controlled by tuning at each synthetic step. These materials have high surface area, high conductivity, and surfaces that can be chemically modified, which are properties that make them ideal electrocatalyst supports. We illustrate the effectiveness of the 3D nanostructures as electrocatalyst supports by coating with nickel-iron oxyhydroxide to achieve high activity and stability for oxygen evolution reaction. This work introduces a synthetic concept to produce a new type of high-performing electrocatalyst support.
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- Lucy Gloag
- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
- Advanced Institute of Materials Research, WPI-AIMR, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Lin HY, Lou ZX, Ding Y, Li X, Mao F, Yuan HY, Liu PF, Yang HG. Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts for the Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolyzer: Challenges on Stability. SMALL METHODS 2022; 6:e2201130. [PMID: 36333185 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202201130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Hydrogen generated by proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer holds a promising potential to complement the traditional energy structure and achieve the global target of carbon neutrality for its efficient, clean, and sustainable nature. The acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER), owing to its sluggish kinetic process, remains a bottleneck that dominates the efficiency of overall water splitting. Over the past few decades, tremendous efforts have been devoted to exploring OER activity, whereas most show unsatisfying stability to meet the demand for industrial application of PEM electrolyzer. In this review, systematic considerations of the origin and strategies based on OER stability challenges are focused on. Intrinsic deactivation of the material and the extrinsic balance of plant-induced destabilization are summarized. Accordingly, rational strategies for catalyst design including doping and leaching, support effect, coordination effect, strain engineering, phase and facet engineering are discussed for their contribution to the promoted OER stability. Moreover, advanced in situ/operando characterization techniques are put forward to shed light on the OER pathways as well as the structural evolution of the OER catalyst, giving insight into the deactivation mechanisms. Finally, outlooks toward future efforts on the development of long-term and practical electrocatalysts for the PEM electrolyzer are provided.
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- Hao Yang Lin
- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- China General Nuclear New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100071, China
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- China General Nuclear New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100071, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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Ninakanti R, Dingenen F, Borah R, Peeters H, Verbruggen SW. Plasmonic Hybrid Nanostructures in Photocatalysis: Structures, Mechanisms, and Applications. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2022; 380:40. [PMID: 35951165 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-022-00390-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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(Sun)Light is an abundantly available sustainable source of energy that has been used in catalyzing chemical reactions for several decades now. In particular, studies related to the interaction of light with plasmonic nanostructures have been receiving increased attention. These structures display the unique property of localized surface plasmon resonance, which converts light of a specific wavelength range into hot charge carriers, along with strong local electromagnetic fields, and/or heat, which may all enhance the reaction efficiency in their own way. These unique properties of plasmonic nanoparticles can be conveniently tuned by varying the metal type, size, shape, and dielectric environment, thus prompting a research focus on rationally designed plasmonic hybrid nanostructures. In this review, the term "hybrid" implies nanomaterials that consist of multiple plasmonic or non-plasmonic materials, forming complex configurations in the geometry and/or at the atomic level. We discuss the synthetic techniques and evolution of such hybrid plasmonic nanostructures giving rise to a wide variety of material and geometric configurations. Bimetallic alloys, which result in a new set of opto-physical parameters, are compared with core-shell configurations. For the latter, the use of metal, semiconductor, and polymer shells is reviewed. Also, more complex structures such as Janus and antenna reactor composites are discussed. This review further summarizes the studies exploiting plasmonic hybrids to elucidate the plasmonic-photocatalytic mechanism. Finally, we review the implementation of these plasmonic hybrids in different photocatalytic application domains such as H2 generation, CO2 reduction, water purification, air purification, and disinfection.
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- Rajeshreddy Ninakanti
- Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL), Department of Bioscience Engineering, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium
- NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL), Department of Bioscience Engineering, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium
- NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL), Department of Bioscience Engineering, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium
- NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL), Department of Bioscience Engineering, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium
- NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL), Department of Bioscience Engineering, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium.
- NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium.
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Poerwoprajitno AR, Cheong S, Gloag L, Gooding JJ, Tilley RD. Synthetic Strategies to Enhance the Electrocatalytic Properties of Branched Metal Nanoparticles. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:1693-1702. [PMID: 35616935 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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ConspectusBranched metal nanoparticles have unique catalytic properties because of their high surface area with multiple branches arranged in an open 3D structure that can interact with reacting species and tailorable branch surfaces that can maximize the exposure of desired catalytically active crystal facets. These exceptional properties have led to the exploration of the roles of branch structural features ranging from the number and dimensions of branches at the larger scales to the atomic-scale arrangement of atoms on precise crystal facets. The fundamental significance of how larger-scale branch structural features and atomic-scale surface faceting influence and control the catalytic properties has been at the forefront of the design of branched nanoparticles for catalysis. Current synthetic advances have enabled the formation of branched nanoparticles with an unprecedented degree of control over structural features down to the atomic scale, which have unlocked opportunities to make improved nanoparticle catalysts. These catalysts have high surface areas with controlled size and surface facets for achieving exceedingly high activity and stability. The synthetic advancement has recently led to the use of branched nanoparticles as ideal substrates that can be decorated with a second active metal in the form of islands and single atoms. These decorated branched nanoparticles have new and highly effective catalytic active sites where both branch metal and decorating metal play essential roles during catalysis.In the opening half of this Account, we critically assess the important structural features of branched nanoparticles that control catalytic properties. We first discuss the role of branch dimensions and the number of branches that can improve the surface area but can also trap gas bubbles. We then investigate the atomic-scale structural features of exposed surface facets, which are critical for enhancing catalytic activity and stability. Well-defined branched nanoparticles have led to a fundamental understanding of how the branch structural features influence the catalytic activity and stability, which we highlight for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and biomass oxidation. In discussing recent breakthroughs for branched nanoparticles, we explore the opportunities created by decorated branched nanoparticles and the unique bifunctional active sites that are exposed on the branched nanoparticle surfaces. This class of catalysts is of rapidly growing importance for reactions including the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and methanol oxidation reaction (MOR), where two exposed metals are required for efficient catalysis. In the second half of this Account, we explore recent advances in the synthesis of branched nanoparticles and highlight the cubic-core hexagonal-branch growth mechanism that has achieved excellent control of all of the important structural features, including branch dimensions, number of branches, and surface facets. We discuss the slow precursor reduction as an effective strategy for decorating metal islands with controlled loadings on the branched nanoparticle surfaces and the spread of these metal islands to form single-atom active sites. We envisage that the key synthetic and structural advances identified in this Account will guide the development of the next-generation electrocatalysts.
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Poerwoprajitno AR, Gloag L, Watt J, Cheong S, Tan X, Lei H, Tahini HA, Henson A, Subhash B, Bedford NM, Miller BK, O’Mara PB, Benedetti TM, Huber DL, Zhang W, Smith SC, Gooding JJ, Schuhmann W, Tilley RD. A single-Pt-atom-on-Ru-nanoparticle electrocatalyst for CO-resilient methanol oxidation. Nat Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1038/s41929-022-00756-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Søndergaard-Pedersen F, Lakhotiya H, Bøjesen ED, Bondesgaard M, Myekhlai M, Benedetti TM, Gooding JJ, Tilley RD, Iversen BB. Highly efficient and stable Ru nanoparticle electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline conditions. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy00177b] [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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Ru nanoparticles are prepared via solvothermal synthesis with allotropism control. Both fcc and hcp samples are active catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction, but the hcp sample is stable during 12 hour operation.
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- Frederik Søndergaard-Pedersen
- Center for Materials Crystallography, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, DK8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- iNANO, Aarhus University, DK8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Center for Materials Crystallography, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, DK8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- iNANO, Aarhus University, DK8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Center for Materials Crystallography, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, DK8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- iNANO, Aarhus University, DK8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
- Electron Microscope Unit, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Center for Materials Crystallography, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, DK8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- iNANO, Aarhus University, DK8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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Wu Y, Jamali S, Tilley RD, Gooding JJ. Spiers Memorial Lecture. Next generation nanoelectrochemistry: the fundamental advances needed for applications. Faraday Discuss 2021; 233:10-32. [PMID: 34874385 DOI: 10.1039/d1fd00088h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Nanoelectrochemistry, where electrochemical processes are controlled and investigated with nanoscale resolution, is gaining more and more attention because of the many potential applications in energy and sensing and the fact that there is much to learn about fundamental electrochemical processes when we explore them at the nanoscale. The development of instrumental methods that can explore the heterogeneity of electrochemistry occurring across an electrode surface, monitoring single molecules or many single nanoparticles on a surface simultaneously, have been pivotal in giving us new insights into nanoscale electrochemistry. Equally important has been the ability to synthesise or fabricate nanoscale entities with a high degree of control that allows us to develop nanoscale devices. Central to the latter has been the incredible advances in nanomaterial synthesis where electrode materials with atomic control over electrochemically active sites can be achieved. After introducing nanoelectrochemistry, this paper focuses on recent developments in two major application areas of nanoelectrochemistry; electrocatalysis and using single entities in sensing. Discussion of the developments in these two application fields highlights some of the advances in the fundamental understanding of nanoelectrochemical systems really driving these applications forward. Looking into our nanocrystal ball, this paper then highlights: the need to understand the impact of nanoconfinement on electrochemical processes, the need to measure many single entities, the need to develop more sophisticated ways of treating the potentially large data sets from measuring such many single entities, the need for more new methods for characterising nanoelectrochemical systems as they operate and the need for material synthesis to become more reproducible as well as possess more nanoscale control.
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- Yanfang Wu
- School of Chemistry and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry and Electron Microscope Unit, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia.
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Huang J, Scott SB, Chorkendorff I, Wen Z. Online Electrochemistry–Mass Spectrometry Evaluation of the Acidic Oxygen Evolution Reaction at Supported Catalysts. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c03430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Junheng Huang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, Building 312, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, Building 312, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
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Amin HMA, Attia M, Tetzlaff D, Apfel U. Tailoring the Electrocatalytic Activity of Pentlandite Fe
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- Hatem M. A. Amin
- Inorganic Chemistry I Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr-University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44801 Bochum Germany
- Chemistry Department Faculty of Science Cairo University 1 Al-Gamaa St. 12613 Giza Egypt
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- Inorganic Chemistry I Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr-University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44801 Bochum Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry I Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr-University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44801 Bochum Germany
- Department of Electrosynthesis Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Energy and Safety Technology UMSICHT Osterfelder Str. 3 46047 Oberhausen Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry I Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr-University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44801 Bochum Germany
- Department of Electrosynthesis Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Energy and Safety Technology UMSICHT Osterfelder Str. 3 46047 Oberhausen Germany
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An L, Wei C, Lu M, Liu H, Chen Y, Scherer GG, Fisher AC, Xi P, Xu ZJ, Yan CH. Recent Development of Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts in Acidic Environment. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2006328. [PMID: 33768614 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202006328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis is one of the most promising hydrogen production techniques. The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) occurring at the anode dominates the overall efficiency. Developing active and robust electrocatalysts for OER in acid is a longstanding challenge for PEM water electrolyzers. Most catalysts show unsatisfied stability under strong acidic and oxidative conditions. Such a stability challenge also leads to difficulties for a better understanding of mechanisms. This review aims to provide the current progress on understanding of OER mechanisms in acid, analyze the promising strategies to enhance both activity and stability, and summarize the state-of-the-art catalysts for OER in acid. First, the prevailing OER mechanisms are reviewed to establish the physicochemical structure-activity relationships for guiding the design of highly efficient OER electrocatalysts in acid with stable performance. The reported approaches to improve the activity, from macroview to microview, are then discussed. To analyze the problem of instability, the key factors affecting catalyst stability are summarized and the surface reconstruction is discussed. Various noble-metal-based OER catalysts and the current progress of non-noble-metal-based catalysts are reviewed. Finally, the challenges and perspectives for the development of active and robust OER catalysts in acid are discussed.
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- Li An
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
- Energy Research Institute@NTU, ERI@N, Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
- The Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore, 1 CREATE Way, Singapore, 138602, Singapore
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- Department for Management of Science and Technology Development, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, 758307, Vietnam
- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, 758307, Vietnam
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- The Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore, 1 CREATE Way, Singapore, 138602, Singapore
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3RA, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
- Energy Research Institute@NTU, ERI@N, Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
- The Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore, 1 CREATE Way, Singapore, 138602, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory in Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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Wu D, Kusada K, Yoshioka S, Yamamoto T, Toriyama T, Matsumura S, Chen Y, Seo O, Kim J, Song C, Hiroi S, Sakata O, Ina T, Kawaguchi S, Kubota Y, Kobayashi H, Kitagawa H. Efficient overall water splitting in acid with anisotropic metal nanosheets. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1145. [PMID: 33594054 PMCID: PMC7887272 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-20956-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Water is the only available fossil-free source of hydrogen. Splitting water electrochemically is among the most used techniques, however, it accounts for only 4% of global hydrogen production. One of the reasons is the high cost and low performance of catalysts promoting the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Here, we report a highly efficient catalyst in acid, that is, solid-solution Ru‒Ir nanosized-coral (RuIr-NC) consisting of 3 nm-thick sheets with only 6 at.% Ir. Among OER catalysts, RuIr-NC shows the highest intrinsic activity and stability. A home-made overall water splitting cell using RuIr-NC as both electrodes can reach 10 mA cm−2geo at 1.485 V for 120 h without noticeable degradation, which outperforms known cells. Operando spectroscopy and atomic-resolution electron microscopy indicate that the high-performance results from the ability of the preferentially exposed {0001} facets to resist the formation of dissolvable metal oxides and to transform ephemeral Ru into a long-lived catalyst. Ru is one of the most active metals for oxygen evolution reaction, but it quickly dissolves in acidic electrolyte particularly in nanosized form. Here, the authors show that coral-like solid-solution Ru‒Ir consisting of 3 nm-thick sheets with only 6 at% Ir is a long-lived catalyst with high activity.
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- Dongshuang Wu
- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- The Ultramicroscopy Research Center, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.,The Ultramicroscopy Research Center, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Synchrotron X-ray Group and Synchrotron X-ray Station at SPring-8, National Institute for Materials Science, Hyogo, Japan
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- Synchrotron X-ray Group and Synchrotron X-ray Station at SPring-8, National Institute for Materials Science, Hyogo, Japan
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- Synchrotron X-ray Group and Synchrotron X-ray Station at SPring-8, National Institute for Materials Science, Hyogo, Japan
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- Synchrotron X-ray Group and Synchrotron X-ray Station at SPring-8, National Institute for Materials Science, Hyogo, Japan
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- Synchrotron X-ray Group and Synchrotron X-ray Station at SPring-8, National Institute for Materials Science, Hyogo, Japan
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- Synchrotron X-ray Group and Synchrotron X-ray Station at SPring-8, National Institute for Materials Science, Hyogo, Japan
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- Research and Utilization Division, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), Hyogo, Japan
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- Research and Utilization Division, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Physical Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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Chen HS, Benedetti TM, Lian J, Cheong S, O’Mara PB, Sulaiman KO, Kelly CHW, Scott RWJ, Gooding JJ, Tilley RD. Role of the Secondary Metal in Ordered and Disordered Pt–M Intermetallic Nanoparticles: An Example of Pt3Sn Nanocubes for the Electrocatalytic Methanol Oxidation. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c05370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Hsiang-Sheng Chen
- School of Chemistry and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5C9, Canada
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- School of Chemistry and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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Kagkoura A, Arenal R, Tagmatarchis N. Sulfur-Doped Carbon Nanohorn Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Water Splitting. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E2416. [PMID: 33287153 PMCID: PMC7761747 DOI: 10.3390/nano10122416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Sulfur-doped carbon nanohorns (S-CNHs) were prepared by an easy one-pot solvothermal process and were employed as efficient electrocatalysts towards water splitting. Initially, oxidation of CNHs followed by thermal treatment with the Lawesson's reagent resulted in the formation of S-CNHs with the sulfur content determined as high as 3%. The S-CNHs were thoroughly characterized by spectroscopic, thermal and electron microscopy imaging means and then electrocatalytically screened. Specifically, S-CNHs showed excellent activity and durability for both O2 and H2 evolution reactions, by showing low overpotential at 1.63 and -0.2 V vs. RHE for oxygen and hydrogen evolution reaction, respectively. Additionally, S-CNHs showed significantly lower Tafel slope value and lower current resistance compared to oxidized and pristine CNHs for both electrocatalytic reactions. The outstanding electrocatalytic properties and high conductivity, along with the high S-doping level, render S-CNHs a promising bifunctional electrocatalyst for water splitting.
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- Antonia Kagkoura
- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratorio de Microscopias Avanzadas (LMA), Universidad de Zaragoza, Mariano Esquillor s/n, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain;
- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragon (INMA), CSIC-U, de Zaragoza, Calle Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- ARAID Foundation, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece
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Myekhlai M, Benedetti TM, Gloag L, Poerwoprajitno AR, Cheong S, Schuhmann W, Gooding JJ, Tilley RD. Controlling the Number of Branches and Surface Facets of Pd-Core Ru-Branched Nanoparticles to Make Highly Active Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysts. Chemistry 2020; 26:15501-15504. [PMID: 32844508 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Producing stable but active materials is one of the enduring challenges in electrocatalysis and other types of catalysis. Producing branched nanoparticles is one potential solution. Controlling the number of branches and branch size of faceted branched nanoparticles is one of the major synthetic challenges to achieve highly active and stable nanocatalysts. Herein, we use a cubic-core hexagonal-branch mechanism to synthesize branched Ru nanoparticles with control over the size and number of branches. This structural control is the key to achieving high exposure of active {10-11} facets and optimum number of Ru branches that enables improved catalytic activity for oxygen evolution reaction while maintaining high stability.
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- Munkhshur Myekhlai
- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, d-44780, Bochum, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.,Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in, Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.,Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Wang JQ, Xi C, Wang M, Shang L, Mao J, Dong CK, Liu H, Kulinich SA, Du XW. Laser-Generated Grain Boundaries in Ruthenium Nanoparticles for Boosting Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Jia-Qi Wang
- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292, Japan
- Research Institute of Science and Technology, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292, Japan
- Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok 690091, Russia
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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Poerwoprajitno AR, Gloag L, Watt J, Cychy S, Cheong S, Kumar PV, Benedetti TM, Deng C, Wu K, Marjo CE, Huber DL, Muhler M, Gooding JJ, Schuhmann W, Wang D, Tilley RD. Faceted Branched Nickel Nanoparticles with Tunable Branch Length for High-Activity Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Biomass. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:15487-15491. [PMID: 32449976 PMCID: PMC7497201 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202005489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Controlling the formation of nanosized branched nanoparticles with high uniformity is one of the major challenges in synthesizing nanocatalysts with improved activity and stability. Using a cubic-core hexagonal-branch mechanism to form highly monodisperse branched nanoparticles, we vary the length of the nickel branches. Lengthening the nickel branches, with their high coverage of active facets, is shown to improve activity for electrocatalytic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), as an example for biomass conversion.
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- School of ChemistryThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
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- Center for Integrated NanotechnologiesLos Alamos National LaboratoryLos AlamosNM87545USA
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- Industrial ChemistryFaculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstr. 15044780BochumGermany
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical CentreThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
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- School of Chemical EngineeringThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
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- School of ChemistryThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
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- School of Chemical EngineeringThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
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- School of Chemical EngineeringThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical CentreThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
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- Center for Integrated NanotechnologiesSandia National LaboratoriesAlbuquerqueNM87185USA
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- Industrial ChemistryFaculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstr. 15044780BochumGermany
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- School of ChemistryThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicineThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstr. 15044780BochumGermany
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- School of Chemical EngineeringThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
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- School of ChemistryThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
- Mark Wainwright Analytical CentreThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicineThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
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Poerwoprajitno AR, Gloag L, Watt J, Cychy S, Cheong S, Kumar PV, Benedetti TM, Deng C, Wu K, Marjo CE, Huber DL, Muhler M, Gooding JJ, Schuhmann W, Wang D, Tilley RD. Facettierte verzweigte Nickel‐Nanopartikel mit variierbarer Verzweigungslänge für die hochaktive elektrokatalytische Oxidation von Biomasse. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202005489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- School of Chemistry The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos NM 87545 USA
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie Ruhr-Universität Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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- School of Chemical Engineering The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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- School of Chemistry The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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- School of Chemical Engineering The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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- School of Chemical Engineering The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque NM 87185 USA
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie Ruhr-Universität Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- School of Chemistry The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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- Analytische Chemie – Zentrum für Elektrochemie (CES) Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie Ruhr-Universität Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- School of Chemical Engineering The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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- School of Chemistry The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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Cui X, Ren P, Ma C, Zhao J, Chen R, Chen S, Rajan NP, Li H, Yu L, Tian Z, Deng D. Robust Interface Ru Centers for High-Performance Acidic Oxygen Evolution. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1908126. [PMID: 32419157 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201908126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
RuO2 is considered as the state-of-the-art electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in acidic media. However, its practical application is largely hindered by both the high reaction overpotential and severe electrochemical corrosion of the active centers. To overcome these limitations, innovative design strategies are necessary, which remains a great challenge. Herein, robust interface Ru centers between RuO2 and graphene, via a controllable oxidation of graphene encapsulating Ru nanoparticles, are presented to efficiently enhance both the activity and stability of the acidic OER. Through precisely controlling the reaction interface, a much lower OER overpotential of only 227 mV at 10 mA cm-2 in acidic electrolyte, compared with that of 290 mV for commercial RuO2 , but a significantly higher durability than the commercial RuO2 , are achieved. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the interface Ru centers between the RuO2 and the graphene can break the classic scaling relationships between the free energies of HOO* and HO* to reduce the limiting potential, rendering an enhancement in the intrinsic OER activity and the resistance to over-oxidation and corrosion for RuO2 .
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- Xiaoju Cui
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- Center for High Resolution Electron Microscopy, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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Sun Z, Yuan M, Shi K, Liu Y, Wang D, Nan C, Li H, Sun G, Yang X. Engineering Lithium Ions Embedded in NiFe Layered Double Hydroxide Lattices To Activate Laminated Ni
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Sites as High‐Efficiency Oxygen Evolution Reaction Catalysts. Chemistry 2020; 26:7244-7249. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201905844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2019] [Revised: 02/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Zemin Sun
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials and College of ChemistryBeijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials and College of ChemistryBeijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials and College of ChemistryBeijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials and College of ChemistryBeijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials and College of ChemistryBeijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials and College of ChemistryBeijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials and College of ChemistryBeijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials and College of ChemistryBeijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials and College of ChemistryBeijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P.R. China
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Myekhlai M, Benedetti TM, Gloag L, Gonçales VR, Cheong S, Chen H, Gooding JJ, Tilley RD. Increasing the Formation of Active Sites on Highly Crystalline Co Branched Nanoparticles for Improved Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysis. ChemCatChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202000224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Munkhshur Myekhlai
- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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- Electron Microscope Unit Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
- Electron Microscope Unit Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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Kusada K, Wu D, Kitagawa H. New Aspects of Platinum Group Metal‐Based Solid‐Solution Alloy Nanoparticles: Binary to High‐Entropy Alloys. Chemistry 2020; 26:5105-5130. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Kohei Kusada
- Division of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Kyoto University 606-8502 Kyoto Japan
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- Division of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Kyoto University 606-8502 Kyoto Japan
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- Division of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Kyoto University 606-8502 Kyoto Japan
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Zhang H, Qiu X, Chen Y, Wang S, Skrabalak SE, Tang Y. Shape Control of Monodispersed Sub-5 nm Pd Tetrahedrons and Laciniate Pd Nanourchins by Maneuvering the Dispersed State of Additives for Boosting ORR Performance. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1906026. [PMID: 31899600 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201906026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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It is a great challenge to simultaneously control the size, morphology, and facets of monodispersed Pd nanocrystals under a sub-5 nm regime. Meanwhile, quantitative understanding of the thermodynamic and kinetic parameters to maneuver the shape evolution of nanocrystals in a one-pot system still deserves investigation. Herein, a systematic study of the density functional theory (DFT)-calculated adsorption energy, thermodynamic factors, and reduction kinetics on Pd growth patterns is reported by combining theory and experiments, with a focus on the dispersed state of additives. As pure models, monodispersed Pd tetrahedrons enclosed by (111) facets with a narrow size distribution of 4.9 ± 1 nm and a high purity approaching 98% can be obtained when using 1,1'-binaphthalene (C20 H14 ) +2NH3 as additives. Specifically, laciniate Pd nanourchins (Pd LUs) can evolve via anisotropic growth when replacing additive with dose-consistent 1,1'-binaphthyl-2,2'-diamine (C20 H16 N2 , two NH2 binding in C20 H14 ). Catalytic investigations show that the sub-5 nm Pd tetrahedrons exhibit higher activity in both the oxygen reduction (Eonset = 1.025 V, E1/2 = 0.864 V) and formic acid oxidation reaction with respect to the Pd LUs and Pd black, which represents a great step for the development of well-defined Pd nanocrystals with size in the sub-5 nm regime as non-Pt electrocatalysts.
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- Huaifang Zhang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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Yao K, Zhao C, Wang N, Li T, Lu W, Wang J. An aqueous synthesis of porous PtPd nanoparticles with reversed bimetallic structures for highly efficient hydrogen generation from ammonia borane hydrolysis. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:638-647. [PMID: 31829363 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr07144j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Fine construction of porous bimetallic nanomaterials with tunable components and structures is of great importance for their catalytic performance and durability. Herein, we present a facile and mild one-pot route for the preparation of porous PtPd bimetallic nanoparticles (NPs) with reversed structures in aqueous solution for the first time. To this end, a common ionic liquid (IL) 1-hexadecyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([C16mim]Cl) is utilized to direct the growth and assembly of porous structures of PtPd NPs. It is shown that the as-prepared porous Pt25Pd75 NPs have obvious hierarchical structures with nanoflowers as subunits and nanorods as basic units. The elemental components and structures of the porous PtPd NPs can be tuned by the precursor ratio and the [C16mim]Cl concentration. Furthermore, various porous PtPd bimetallic structures from Pd-on-Pt to Pt-on-Pd may be efficiently switched by controlling the concentration of glycine. Owing to their high specific surface area, porous hierarchical structures (including mesopores and micropores), and probable electronic effects between Pt and Pd, the porous Pt25Pd75 NPs (Pd-on-Pt structure) are found to exhibit prominent catalytic activity and high stability for hydrogen production from hydrolysis of ammonia borane.
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- Kaisheng Yao
- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan 471023, P. R. China.
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Cai M, Liu Q, Zhao Y, Wang Z, Li Y, Li G. Accelerating charge transfer at an ultrafine NiFe-LDHs/CB interface during the electrocatalyst activation process for water oxidation. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:7436-7443. [DOI: 10.1039/d0dt00824a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Benefiting from chemical bonding interface and homogeneity of active sites, NiFe-LDHs/CB possesses a faster nickel redox process, a tighter interface structure, and an increased number of active sites during activation process.
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- Mengke Cai
- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry
- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials
- School of Chemistry
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry
- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials
- School of Chemistry
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry
- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials
- School of Chemistry
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
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- Guangdong Experimental High School
- Guangzhou 510375
- P. R. China
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry
- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials
- School of Chemistry
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
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- MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry
- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials
- School of Chemistry
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
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Lv M, Zhou Y, Rasaki SA, Shen H, Wang C, Song W, Thomas T, Yang M, Wang J. Gold Nanocluster‐Decorated Nickel Nitride as Stable Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Media. ChemElectroChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201901439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Mengyao Lv
- College of ChemistryLiaoning University Shenyang 110036 China
- Ningbo Institute of Industrial TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- College of ChemistryLiaoning University Shenyang 110036 China
- Ningbo Institute of Industrial TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Ningbo Institute of Industrial TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Ningbo Institute of Industrial TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Ningbo Institute of Industrial TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil ProcessingChina University of Petroleum (Beijing) Beijing China
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- Department of Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringIndian Institute of Technology Madras Adyar Chennai 600036, Tamil Nadu India
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- Ningbo Institute of Industrial TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- College of ChemistryLiaoning University Shenyang 110036 China
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Poerwoprajitno AR, Gloag L, Cheong S, Gooding JJ, Tilley RD. Synthesis of low- and high-index faceted metal (Pt, Pd, Ru, Ir, Rh) nanoparticles for improved activity and stability in electrocatalysis. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:18995-19011. [PMID: 31403640 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr05802h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Driven by the quest for future energy solution, faceted metal nanoparticles are being pursued as the next generation electrocatalysts for renewable energy applications. Thanks to recent advancement in solution phase synthesis, different low- and high-index facets on metal nanocrystals become accessible and are tested for specific electrocatalytic reactions. This minireview summarises the key approaches to prepare nanocrystals containing the most catalytically active platinum group metals (Pt, Pd, Ru, Ir and Rh) exposed with low- and high-index facets using solution phase synthesis. Electrocatalytic studies related to the different facets are highlighted to emphasise the importance of exposing facets for catalysing these reactions, namely oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR), alcohol oxidation including methanol (MOR) and ethanol oxidation reactions (EOR), formic acid oxidation reaction (FAOR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The future outlook discusses the challenges and opportunities for making electrocatalysts that are even more active and stable.
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- Agus R Poerwoprajitno
- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia and Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Gloag L, Mehdipour M, Chen D, Tilley RD, Gooding JJ. Advances in the Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Sensing. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1904385. [PMID: 31538371 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201904385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are of high significance in sensing as they provide viable solutions to the enduring challenges related to lower detection limits and nonspecific effects. The rapid expansion in the applications of MNPs creates a need to overview the current state of the field of MNPs for sensing applications. In this review, the trends and concepts in the literature are critically appraised in terms of the opportunities and limitations of MNPs used for the most advanced sensing applications. The latest progress in MNP sensor technologies is overviewed with a focus on MNP structures and properties, as well as the strategies of incorporating these MNPs into devices. By looking at recent synthetic advancements, and the key challenges that face nanoparticle-based sensors, this review aims to outline how to design, synthesize, and use MNPs to make the most effective and sensitive sensors.
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- Lucy Gloag
- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
- Electron Microscope Unit, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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Alinezhad A, Gloag L, Benedetti TM, Cheong S, Webster RF, Roelsgaard M, Iversen BB, Schuhmann W, Gooding JJ, Tilley RD. Direct Growth of Highly Strained Pt Islands on Branched Ni Nanoparticles for Improved Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Activity. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:16202-16207. [PMID: 31580659 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b07659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The direct growth of Pt islands on lattice mismatched Ni nanoparticles is a major synthetic challenge and a promising strategy to create highly strained Pt atoms for electrocatalysis. By using very mild reaction conditions, Pt islands with tunable strain were formed directly on Ni branched particles. The highly strained 1.9 nm Pt-island on branched Ni nanoparticles exhibited high specific activity and the highest mass activity for hydrogen evolution (HER) in a pH 13 electrolyte. These results show the ability to synthetically tune the size of the Pt islands to control the strain to give higher HER activity.
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- Ali Alinezhad
- School of Chemistry , The University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry , The University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry , The University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre , The University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre , The University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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- Center for Materials Crystallography, Department of Chemistry and iNANO , Aarhus University , Langelandsgade 140 , DK-8000 Aarhus C , Denmark.,PETRA III, Deutsches-Elektronen Synchrotron (DESY) , Notkestr. 85 , D-22607 Hamburg , Germany
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- Center for Materials Crystallography, Department of Chemistry and iNANO , Aarhus University , Langelandsgade 140 , DK-8000 Aarhus C , Denmark
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Ruhr University Bochum , Universitätsstr. 150 , D-44780 Bochum , Germany
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- School of Chemistry , The University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia.,Australian Centre for NanoMedicine , The University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry , The University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia.,Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre , The University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia.,Australian Centre for NanoMedicine , The University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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Kelly CHW, Benedetti TM, Alinezhad A, Gooding JJ, Tilley RD. Controlling Metallic Nanoparticle Redox Properties for Improved Methanol Oxidation Reaction Electrocatalysis. ChemCatChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201901263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
- Australian Centre for NanomedicineUniversity of New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and TechnologyUniversity of New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
- Electron Microscope Unit Mark Wainwright Analytical CentreMWAC – University of New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
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Yao Q, Huang B, Zhang N, Sun M, Shao Q, Huang X. Channel‐Rich RuCu Nanosheets for pH‐Universal Overall Water Splitting Electrocatalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:13983-13988. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201908092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Qing Yao
- College of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials ScienceSoochow University Ren'ai Road 199 215123 Soochow China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical TechnologyThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom Kowloon Hong Kong SAR
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- College of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials ScienceSoochow University Ren'ai Road 199 215123 Soochow China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical TechnologyThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom Kowloon Hong Kong SAR
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- College of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials ScienceSoochow University Ren'ai Road 199 215123 Soochow China
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- College of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials ScienceSoochow University Ren'ai Road 199 215123 Soochow China
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Yao Q, Huang B, Zhang N, Sun M, Shao Q, Huang X. Channel‐Rich RuCu Nanosheets for pH‐Universal Overall Water Splitting Electrocatalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201908092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Qing Yao
- College of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials ScienceSoochow University Ren'ai Road 199 215123 Soochow China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical TechnologyThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom Kowloon Hong Kong SAR
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- College of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials ScienceSoochow University Ren'ai Road 199 215123 Soochow China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical TechnologyThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom Kowloon Hong Kong SAR
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- College of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials ScienceSoochow University Ren'ai Road 199 215123 Soochow China
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- College of ChemistryChemical Engineering and Materials ScienceSoochow University Ren'ai Road 199 215123 Soochow China
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Zhao M, Hood ZD, Vara M, Gilroy KD, Chi M, Xia Y. Ruthenium Nanoframes in the Face-Centered Cubic Phase: Facile Synthesis and Their Enhanced Catalytic Performance. ACS NANO 2019; 13:7241-7251. [PMID: 31145858 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b02890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Owing to their highly open structure and a large number of low-coordination sites on the surface, noble-metal nanoframes are intriguing for catalytic applications. Here, we demonstrate the rational synthesis of Ru cuboctahedral nanoframes with enhanced catalytic performance toward hydrazine decomposition. The synthesis starts from Pd nanocubes, which quickly undergo truncation at the corners as a consequence of oxidative etching caused by Br- ions. Afterward, the galvanic replacement reaction between Pd and Ru(III) ions dominates, leading to the selective deposition of Ru atoms on the corners and edges and thereby the fabrication of Pd@Ru core-frame cuboctahedra. Significantly, the deposited Ru atoms are crystallized in a face-centered cubic (fcc) phase instead of the hexagonal close-packed (hcp) structure typical of bulk Ru. Upon the removal of Pd remaining in the core via chemical etching, we obtain Ru cuboctahedral nanoframes. By varying the amount of the Ru(III) precursor, the ridge thickness of the nanoframes can be tuned from a few atomic layers up to 10. Both the frame structure and fcc crystal phase of the Ru cuboctahedral nanoframes can be well preserved up to 300 °C. When compared with hcp-Ru nanoparticles, the fcc-Ru nanoframes displayed substantial enhancement in terms of H2 selectivity toward hydrazine decomposition. This work offers the opportunity to engineer both the morphology and crystal phase of Ru nanocrystals for catalytic applications.
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- Ming Zhao
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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Das B, Sharma M, Hazarika A, Bania KK. Self‐Assembled Monolayer Stabilized Gold‐Vanadate Nanoflute for Water Splitting Reactions. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201901715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Biraj Das
- Department of Chemical SciencesTezpur University Assam India 784028
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- Department of Chemical SciencesTezpur University Assam India 784028
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- Department of Electronics and Communication EngineeringTezpur University Assam India 784028
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- Department of Chemical SciencesTezpur University Assam India 784028
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Creus J, De Tovar J, Romero N, García-Antón J, Philippot K, Bofill R, Sala X. Ruthenium Nanoparticles for Catalytic Water Splitting. CHEMSUSCHEM 2019; 12:2493-2514. [PMID: 30957439 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201900393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Revised: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Both global warming and limited fossil resources make the transition from fossil to solar fuels an urgent matter. In this regard, the splitting of water activated by sunlight is a sustainable and carbon-free new energy conversion scheme able to produce efficient technological devices. The availability of appropriate catalysts is essential for the proper kinetics of the two key processes involved, namely, the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). During the last decade, ruthenium nanoparticle derivatives have emerged as true potential substitutes for the state-of-the-art platinum and iridium oxide species for the HER and OER, respectively. Thus, after a summary of the most common methods for catalyst benchmarking, this review covers the most significant developments of ruthenium-based nanoparticles used as catalysts for the water-splitting process. Furthermore, the key factors that govern the catalytic performance of these nanocatalysts are discussed in view of future research directions.
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- Jordi Creus
- Departament de Química, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, 205 route de Narbonne, 31077, Toulouse Cédex 04, France
- Université de Toulouse, UPS, INPT, LCC, 31077, Toulouse Cédex 04, France
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- Departament de Química, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, 205 route de Narbonne, 31077, Toulouse Cédex 04, France
- Université de Toulouse, UPS, INPT, LCC, 31077, Toulouse Cédex 04, France
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- Departament de Química, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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Zhang Q, Kusada K, Wu D, Ogiwara N, Yamamoto T, Toriyama T, Matsumura S, Kawaguchi S, Kubota Y, Honma T, Kitagawa H. Solid-solution alloy nanoparticles of a combination of immiscible Au and Ru with a large gap of reduction potential and their enhanced oxygen evolution reaction performance. Chem Sci 2019; 10:5133-5137. [PMID: 31183065 PMCID: PMC6524567 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc00496c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Au and Ru are elements that are immiscible in the bulk state and have the largest gap in reduction potential among noble metals. Here, for the first time, Au x Ru1-x solid-solution alloy nanoparticles (NPs) were successfully synthesized over the whole composition range through a chemical reduction method. Powder X-ray diffraction and scanning transmission electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy showed that Au and Ru atoms are homogeneously mixed at the atomic level. We investigated the catalytic performance of Au x Ru1-x NPs for the oxygen evolution reaction, for which Ru is well known to be one of the best monometallic catalysts, and we found that even alloying with a small amount of Au could significantly enhance the catalytic performance.
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- Quan Zhang
- Division of Chemistry , Graduate School of Science , Kyoto University , Kitashirakawa- Oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku , Kyoto 606-8502 , Japan . ;
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- Division of Chemistry , Graduate School of Science , Kyoto University , Kitashirakawa- Oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku , Kyoto 606-8502 , Japan . ;
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- Division of Chemistry , Graduate School of Science , Kyoto University , Kitashirakawa- Oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku , Kyoto 606-8502 , Japan . ;
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- Division of Chemistry , Graduate School of Science , Kyoto University , Kitashirakawa- Oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku , Kyoto 606-8502 , Japan . ;
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- Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering , Kyushu University , 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku , Fukuoka 819-0395 , Japan
- The Ultramicroscopy Research Center , Kyushu University , Motooka 744, Nishi-ku , Fukuoka 819-0395 , Japan
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- The Ultramicroscopy Research Center , Kyushu University , Motooka 744, Nishi-ku , Fukuoka 819-0395 , Japan
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- Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering , Kyushu University , 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku , Fukuoka 819-0395 , Japan
- The Ultramicroscopy Research Center , Kyushu University , Motooka 744, Nishi-ku , Fukuoka 819-0395 , Japan
- INAMORI Frontier Research Center , Kyushu University , Motooka 744, Nishi-ku , Fukuoka 819-0395 , Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Insitute (JASRI) , SPring-8, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun , Hyogo 679-5198 , Japan
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- Department of Physical Science , Graduate School of Science , Osaka Prefecture University , 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai , Osaka 599-8531 , Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Insitute (JASRI) , SPring-8, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun , Hyogo 679-5198 , Japan
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- Division of Chemistry , Graduate School of Science , Kyoto University , Kitashirakawa- Oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku , Kyoto 606-8502 , Japan . ;
- INAMORI Frontier Research Center , Kyushu University , Motooka 744, Nishi-ku , Fukuoka 819-0395 , Japan
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Zhao M, Chen Z, Lyu Z, Hood ZD, Xie M, Vara M, Chi M, Xia Y. Ru Octahedral Nanocrystals with a Face-Centered Cubic Structure, {111} Facets, Thermal Stability up to 400 °C, and Enhanced Catalytic Activity. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:7028-7036. [PMID: 30973711 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b01640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Ruthenium nanocrystals with both a face-centered cubic ( fcc) structure and well-controlled facets are attractive catalytic materials for various reactions. Here we report a simple method for the synthesis of Ru octahedral nanocrystals with an fcc structure and an edge length of 9 nm. The success of this synthesis relies on the use of 4.5 nm Rh cubes as seeds to facilitate the heterogeneous nucleation and overgrowth of Ru atoms. We choose Rh because it can resist oxidative etching under the harsh conditions for Ru overgrowth, it can be readily prepared as nanocubes with edge lengths less than 5 nm, and its atoms have a size close to that of Ru atoms. During the seed-mediated growth, the atomic packing of Ru overlayers follows an fcc lattice, in contrast to the conventional hexagonal close-packed ( hcp) lattice associated with bulk Ru. The final product takes an octahedral shape, with the surface enclosed by {111} facets. Our in situ measurements suggest that both the octahedral shape and the fcc crystal structure can be well preserved up to 400 °C, which is more than 100 °C higher than what was reported for Ru octahedral nanocages. When utilized as catalysts, the Ru octahedral nanocrystals exhibited 4.4-fold enhancement in terms of specific activity toward oxygen evolution relative to hcp-Ru nanoparticles. We also demonstrate that Ru{111} facets are more active than Ru{100} facets in catalyzing the oxygen evolution reaction. Altogether, this work offers an effective method for the synthesis of Ru nanocrystals with an fcc structure and well-defined {111} facets, as well as enhanced thermal stability and catalytic activity. We believe these nanocrystals will find use in various catalytic applications.
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- Ming Zhao
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States.,Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States.,Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States.,The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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Poerwoprajitno AR, Gloag L, Benedetti TM, Cheong S, Watt J, Huber DL, Gooding JJ, Tilley RD. Formation of Branched Ruthenium Nanoparticles for Improved Electrocatalysis of Oxygen Evolution Reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1804577. [PMID: 30913370 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201804577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Revised: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Branched nanoparticles are one of the most promising nanoparticle catalysts as their branch sizes and surfaces can be tuned to enable both high activity and stability. Understanding how the crystallinity and surface facets of branched nanoparticles affect their catalytic performance is vital for further catalyst development. In this work, a synthesis is developed to form highly branched ruthenium (Ru) nanoparticles with control of crystallinity. It is shown that faceted Ru branched nanoparticles have improved stability and activity in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) compared with polycrystalline Ru nanoparticles. This work achieves a low 180 mV overpotential at 10 mA cm-2 for hours, demonstrating that record-high stability for Ru nanocrystals can be achieved while retaining high activity for OER. The superior electrocatalytic performance of faceted Ru branched nanoparticles is ascribed to the lower Ru dissolution rate under OER conditions due to low-index facets on the branch surfaces.
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- Agus R Poerwoprajitno
- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Electron Microscope Unit, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, 87185, USA
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, 87185, USA
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
- Electron Microscope Unit, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, NSW, 2052, Australia
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Dong S, Yuan Z, Lin Y, Ding C, Lu C. Propanol-Triggered Luminescence for Rapid Screening of Crystal Facets in Noble Metal. Anal Chem 2019; 91:4513-4519. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Shaoqing Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Ministry of Education, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Fan C, Huang Z, Wang C, Hu X, Qiu X, She P, Sun D, Tang Y. Highly‐Branched Palladium Nanodandelions: Simple, Fast, and Green Fabrication with Superior Oxygen Reduction Property. Chemistry 2019; 25:4920-4926. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201805521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Chuang Fan
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceNanjing Normal University Nanjing 210023 PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceNanjing Normal University Nanjing 210023 PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceNanjing Normal University Nanjing 210023 PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceNanjing Normal University Nanjing 210023 PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceNanjing Normal University Nanjing 210023 PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceNanjing Normal University Nanjing 210023 PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceNanjing Normal University Nanjing 210023 PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceNanjing Normal University Nanjing 210023 PR China
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Gloag L, Benedetti TM, Cheong S, Marjo CE, Gooding JJ, Tilley RD. Cubic-Core Hexagonal-Branch Mechanism To Synthesize Bimetallic Branched and Faceted Pd–Ru Nanoparticles for Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:12760-12764. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b09402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Lucy Gloag
- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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Gloag L, Benedetti TM, Cheong S, Webster RF, Marjo CE, Gooding JJ, Tilley RD. Pd-Ru core-shell nanoparticles with tunable shell thickness for active and stable oxygen evolution performance. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:15173-15177. [PMID: 30074032 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr03341b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
For Ru nanoparticles to be effective oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts an approach is needed that stabilizes Ru while retaining high activity. Here, we present a synthesis for Pd-Ru core-shell nanoparticles with tunable shell thicknesses between 0.3-1.2 nm. The Pd core stabilizes the Ru shell to increase the stability by up to 10×, while maintaining the high current densities of pure Ru nanoparticles. Results show that the activity and stability of the nanoparticles is highly dependent on the nanoparticle shell thickness, with thin Ru shells and full coverage of the Pd core being vital for increasing both activity and stability.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lucy Gloag
- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia and ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia and Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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