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Luu Luyen Doan T, Chuong Nguyen D, Komalla N, Hieu NV, Nguyen-Dinh L, Dzade NY, Sang Kim C, Hee Park C. Molybdenum oxide/nickel molybdenum oxide heterostructures hybridized active platinum co-catalyst toward superb-efficiency water splitting catalysis. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 670:12-27. [PMID: 38749379 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.04.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
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A new catalyst has been developed that utilizes molybdenum oxide (MoO3)/nickel molybdenum oxide (NiMoO4) heterostructured nanorods coupled with Pt ultrafine nanoparticles for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) toward industrial-grade water splitting. This catalyst has been synthesized using a versatile approach and has shown to perform better than noble-metals catalysts, such as Pt/C and RuO2, at industrial-grade current level (≥1000 mA·cm-2). When used simultaneously as a cathode and anode, the proposed material yields 10 mA·cm-2 at a remarkably small cell voltage of 1.55 V and has shown extraordinary durability for over 50 h. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations have proved that the combination of MoO3 and NiMoO4 creates a metallic heterostructure with outstanding charge transfer ability. The DFT calculations have also shown that the excellent chemical coupling effect between the MoO3/NiMoO4 and Pt synergistically optimize the charge transfer capability and Gibbs free energies of intermediate species, leading to remarkably speeding up the reaction kinetics of water electrolysis.
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- Thi Luu Luyen Doan
- Division of Mechanical Design Engineering, School of Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeollabuk-do Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea.
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- The University of Danang - University of Science and Education, Da Nang 550000, Viet Nam
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- Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, United States
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- The University of Danang - University of Science and Education, Da Nang 550000, Viet Nam
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- The University of Danang, University of Science and Technology, 54, Nguyen Luong Bang, Danang City, 550000, Viet Nam
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- Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, United States
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- Division of Mechanical Design Engineering, School of Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeollabuk-do Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea; Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Graduate School, Jeonbuk National University, Jeollabuk-do Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea; Department of Bionanosystem Engineering, Graduate School, Jeonbuk National University Jeollabuk-do Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea.
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- Division of Mechanical Design Engineering, School of Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeollabuk-do Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea; Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Graduate School, Jeonbuk National University, Jeollabuk-do Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea; Department of Bionanosystem Engineering, Graduate School, Jeonbuk National University Jeollabuk-do Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea.
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Kumar MP, Kumaresan N, Mangalaraja RV, Zaporotskova I, Arulraj A, Murugadoss G, Pugazhendhi A. Zinc oxide nanoflakes supported copper oxide nanosheets as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for OER and HER in an alkaline medium. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 252:119030. [PMID: 38677409 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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Bifunctional electrocatalysts are the attractive research in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in the overall water-splitting reactions. The design and development of the cost-effective OER/HER bifunctional electrocatalysts with superior catalytic activity are still remaining as the big challenges. Herein, we have developed the CuO-ZnO nanocomposite as a bifunctional OER/HER electrocatalyst via simple chemical precipitation method. The nanocomposite was investigated for its crystalline structure, surface morphology and the functions of elements using XRD, FT-IR, SEM, TEM and XPS characterization techniques, respectively. The nanocomposite exhibited the excellent activity for the overall water-splitting in an alkaline medium. The CuO-ZnO nanocomposite showed the less onset potential of 1.4 and 0.15 V versus RHE in 1M KOH (Tafel slopes value of 0.180 and 0.400 V dec-1) for OER and HER, respectively. Hence, the as-prepared bifunctional electrocatalyst displayed the high stability for 10 h in the water electrolysis processes.
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- M Praveen Kumar
- Faculty of Engineering and Sciences, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Diagonal Las Torres 2640, Peñalolén, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Physics, SSN Research Centre, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, 603110, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Faculty of Engineering and Sciences, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Diagonal Las Torres 2640, Peñalolén, Santiago, Chile; Instituto Universitario de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDT), Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Ignacio Valdivieso 2409, San Joaquín, Santiago, Chile
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- Volgograd State University, 100 University Ave., Volgograd, 400062, Russia
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- Departamento de Electricidad, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Av. José Pedro Alessandri 1242, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile
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- Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, 600119, India.
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- School of Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon; Centre for Herbal Pharmacology and Environmental Sustainability, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam, 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Chen X, Li C, Jiang M, Zhang J, Qian G. Enhanced Replenishment of Active Lattice Oxygen Using Chiral Copper Oxide. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:28517-28525. [PMID: 38769473 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c03699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Effective catalytic performance of the transition metal oxide is attributed to high specific surface areas, abundant surface oxygen atoms, and balanced valence ratios. Although the chirality of the transition metal has attracted attention, most studies have focused on optical application. A few chiral transition metal oxides were used as electrocatalysts and photocatalysts. The influence of the chiral catalysts on the thermal catalysis process has been less explored. In this study, Mn-loaded chiral (M/l-CuO and M/d-CuO) and achiral CuO (M/a-CuO) were synthesized and compared in the catalytic oxidization of toluene. Spectrally analyzed Mn was well-dispersed on both chiral and achiral CuO. l-CuO and d-CuO showed nanoflower-like chirality. The angles between each (001) plane of CuO were the source of chirality. The toluene turnover frequency (TOF) of the samples was in the order of Mn/d-CuO (5.6 × 10-5 s-1) > Mn/l-CuO (4.4 × 10-5 s-1) > Mn/a-CuO (3.2 × 10-5 s-1) at 240 °C, consistent with the order of the oxygen replenishment rate. The as-prepared catalysts had similar ratios of lattice oxygen/surface adsorbed oxygen, Mn3+/Mn4+, and Cu+/Cu2+. A higher TOF was attributed to chirality, which increased the lattice oxygen replenishment speed from the gaseous phase to the solid surface. Our study indicates gas-solid catalysis from a structure-activity viewpoint.
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- Xinru Chen
- SHU Center of Green Urban Mining & Industry Ecology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, No. 381 Nanchen Road, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- SHU Center of Green Urban Mining & Industry Ecology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, No. 381 Nanchen Road, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- SHU Center of Green Urban Mining & Industry Ecology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, No. 381 Nanchen Road, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- SHU Center of Green Urban Mining & Industry Ecology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, No. 381 Nanchen Road, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- MGI of Shanghai University, Xiapu Town, Xiangdong District, Pingxiang City, Jiangxi 337022, P. R. China
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Huang J, Shi Z, Mao C, Yang G, Chen Y. Wood-Structured Nanomaterials as Highly Efficient, Self-Standing Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2402511. [PMID: 38837861 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202402511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 05/25/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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Electrocatalytic water splitting (EWS) driven by renewable energy is widely considered an environmentally friendly and sustainable approach for generating hydrogen (H2), an ideal energy carrier for the future. However, the efficiency and economic viability of large-scale water electrolysis depend on electrocatalysts that can efficiently accelerate the electrochemical reactions taking place at the two electrodes. Wood-derived nanomaterials are well-suited for serving as EWS catalysts because of their hierarchically porous structure with high surface area and low tortuosity, compositional tunability, cost-effectiveness, and self-standing integral electrode configuration. Here, recent advancements in the design and synthesis of wood-structured nanomaterials serving as advanced electrocatalysts for water splitting are summarized. First, the design principles and corresponding strategies toward highly effective wood-structured electrocatalysts (WSECs) are emphasized. Then, a comprehensive overview of current findings on WSECs, encompassing diverse structural designs and functionalities such as supported-metal nanoparticles (NPs), single-atom catalysts (SACs), metal compounds, and heterostructured electrocatalysts based on engineered wood hosts are presented. Subsequently, the application of these WSECs in various aspects of water splitting, including the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), overall water splitting (OWS), and hybrid water electrolysis (HWE) are explored. Finally, the prospects, challenges, and opportunities associated with the broad application of WSECs are briefly discussed. This review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the ongoing developments in water-splitting catalysts, along with outlining design principles for the future development of WSECs.
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- Jianlin Huang
- School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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Jesudass SC, Surendran S, Moon DJ, Shanmugapriya S, Kim JY, Janani G, Veeramani K, Mahadik S, Kim IG, Jung P, Kwon G, Jin K, Kim JK, Hong K, Park YI, Kim TH, Heo J, Sim U. Defect engineered ternary metal spinel-type Ni-Fe-Co oxide as bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall electrochemical water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 663:566-576. [PMID: 38428114 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.02.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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Transition metal spinel oxides were engineered with active elements as bifunctional water splitting electrocatalysts to deliver superior intrinsic activity, stability, and improved conductivity to support green hydrogen production. In this study, we reported the ternary metal Ni-Fe-Co spinel oxide electrocatalysts prepared by defect engineering strategy with rich and deficient Na+ ions, termed NFCO-Na and NFCO, which suggest the formation of defects with Na+ forming tensile strain. The Na-rich NiFeCoO4 spinel oxide reveals lattice expansion, resulting in the formation of a defective crystal structure, suggesting higher electrocatalytic active sites. The spherical NFCO-Na electrocatalysts exhibit lower OER and HER overpotentials of 248 mV and 153 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and smaller Tafel slope values of about 78 mV dec-1 and 129 mV dec-1, respectively. Notably, the bifunctional NFCO-Na electrocatalyst requires a minimum cell voltage of about 1.67 V to drive a current density of 10 mA cm-2. The present work highlights the significant electrochemical activity of defect-engineered ternary metal oxides, which can be further upgraded as highly active electrocatalysts for water splitting applications.
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- Sebastian Cyril Jesudass
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Hydrogen Energy Technology Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), 58330 Jeollanamdo, Republic of Korea
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- Hydrogen Energy Technology Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), 58330 Jeollanamdo, Republic of Korea; Research Institute, NEEL Sciences, INC., Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Hydrogen Energy Technology Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), 58330 Jeollanamdo, Republic of Korea
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- Hydrogen Energy Technology Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), 58330 Jeollanamdo, Republic of Korea; Research Institute, NEEL Sciences, INC., Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Hydrogen Energy Technology Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), 58330 Jeollanamdo, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, NEEL Sciences, INC., Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, NEEL Sciences, INC., Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea.
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- Hydrogen Energy Technology Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), 58330 Jeollanamdo, Republic of Korea; Research Institute, NEEL Sciences, INC., Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea; Center for Energy Storage System, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea.
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Liu X, Yang X, Zhao Z, Fang T, Yi K, Chen L, Liu S, Wang R, Jia X. Isolated Binary Fe-Ni Metal-Nitrogen Sites Anchored on Porous Carbon Nanosheets for Efficient Oxygen Electrocatalysis through High-Temperature Gas-Migration Strategy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:18703-18712. [PMID: 38591147 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c17193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Atomically dispersed dual-site catalysts can regulate multiple reaction processes and provide synergistic functions based on diverse molecules and their interfaces. However, how to synthesize and stabilize dual-site single-atom catalysts (DACs) is confronted with challenges. Herein, we report a facile high-temperature gas-migration strategy to synthesize Fe-Ni DACs on nitrogen-doped carbon nanosheets (FeNiSAs/NC). FeNiSAs/NC exhibits a high half-wave potential (0.88 V) for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and a low overpotential of 410 mV at 10 mA cm-2 for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). As an air electrode for Zn-air batteries (ZABs), it shows better performances in aqueous ZABs and excellent stability and flexibility in solid-state ZABs. The high specific surface area (1687.32 m2/g) of FeNiSAs/NC is conducive to electron transport. Density functional theory (DFT) reveals that the Fe sites are the active center, and Ni sites can significantly optimize the free energy of the oxygen-containing intermediate state on Fe sites, contributing to the improvement of ORR and the corresponding OER activities. This work can provide guidance for the rational design of DACs and understand the structure-activity relationship of SACs with multiple active sites for electrocatalytic energy conversion.
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- Xinghuan Liu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecophysics and Department of Physics, College of Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, P. R. China
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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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Mo Y, Du D, Du Y, Feng Y, Tang P, Li D. Fe(OH) x modified ultra-small Ru nanoparticles for highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction and its application in water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 659:697-706. [PMID: 38211487 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Developing highly active electrocatalysts for overall water splitting is of remarkable significance for industrial production of H2. Herein, exceptionally active Fe(OH)x modified ultra-small Ru nanoparticles on Ni(OH)2 nanosheets array (Fe(OH)x-Ru/Ni(OH)2) for both hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are reported. The Fe(OH)x-Ru/Ni(OH)2 nanosheets array prepared with Fe/Ru molar ratio of 5 only requires extremely low overpotentials of 61, 127 and 170 mV to reach current densities of 100, 500 and 800 mA cm-2 in 1 M KOH, respectively, exceeding Pt/C catalyst (75, 160 and 177 mV). Meanwhile, the Fe(OH)x/Ni(OH)2 nanosheets array derived from Fe(OH)x-Ru/Ni(OH)2 exhibits excellent OER activity. It gains current densities of 100, 500 and 800 mA cm-2 at considerably low overpotentials of 265, 285 and 296 mV, respectively, much lower than those of RuO2 and most reported electrocatalysts. The introduction of Fe(OH)x significantly improves the HER activity of Ru nanoparticles by tunning the electronic structure and forming interfaces between Ru and Fe(OH)x. Dramatically, the integrated alkaline electrolyzer based on Fe(OH)x-Ru/Ni(OH)2 and Fe(OH)x/Ni(OH)2 nanosheets array pair just needs 1.649 V to yield a current density up to 500 mA cm-2, exceeding most reported water-splitting electrocatalysts. The strategy reported in this work can be facilely extended to prepare other similar Ru based materials and their derivatives with outstanding catalytic performance for water splitting.
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- Yufan Mo
- 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 Nuclear Electric Power Planning Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd., State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation: SPIC, Beijing 100095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Ma T, Yan R, Wu X, Wang M, Yin B, Li S, Cheng C, Thomas A. Polyoxometalate-Structured Materials: Molecular Fundamentals and Electrocatalytic Roles in Energy Conversion. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2310283. [PMID: 38193756 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202310283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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Polyoxometalates (POMs), a kind of molecular metal oxide cluster with unique physical-chemical properties, have made essential contributions to creating efficient and robust electrocatalysts in renewable energy systems. Due to the fundamental advantages of POMs, such as the diversity of molecular structures and large numbers of redox active sites, numerous efforts have been devoted to extending their application areas. Up to now, various strategies of assembling POM molecules into superstructures, supporting POMs on heterogeneous substrates, and POMs-derived metal compounds have been developed for synthesizing electrocatalysts. From a multidisciplinary perspective, the latest advances in creating POM-structured materials with a unique focus on their molecular fundamentals, electrocatalytic roles, and the recent breakthroughs of POMs and POM-derived electrocatalysts, are systematically summarized. Notably, this paper focuses on exposing the current states, essences, and mechanisms of how POM-structured materials influence their electrocatalytic activities and discloses the critical requirements for future developments. The future challenges, objectives, comparisons, and perspectives for creating POM-structured materials are also systematically discussed. It is anticipated that this review will offer a substantial impact on stimulating interdisciplinary efforts for the prosperities and widespread utilizations of POM-structured materials in electrocatalysis.
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- Tian Ma
- 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 Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576, Singapore
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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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- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstraße 40, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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Jeong S, Kim U, Lee S, Zhang Y, Son E, Choi KJ, Han YK, Baik JM, Park H. Superaerophobic/Superhydrophilic Multidimensional Electrode System for High-Current-Density Water Electrolysis. ACS NANO 2024; 18:7558-7569. [PMID: 38420914 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c12533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Water electrolysis is emerging as a promising renewable-energy technology for the green production of hydrogen, which is a representative and reliable clean energy source. From economical and industrial perspectives, the development of earth-abundant non-noble metal-based and bifunctional catalysts, which can simultaneously exhibit high catalytic activities and stabilities for both the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), is critical; however, to date, these types of catalysts have not been constructed, particularly, for high-current-density water electrolysis at the industrial level. This study developed a heterostructured zero-dimensional (0D)-one-dimensional (1D) PrBa0.5Sr0.5Co1.5Fe0.5O5+δ (PBSCF)-Ni3S2 as a self-supported catalytic electrode via interface and morphology engineering. This unique heterodimensional nanostructure of the PBSCF-Ni3S2 system demonstrates superaerophobic/superhydrophilic features and maximizes the exposure of the highly active heterointerface, endowing the PBSCF-Ni3S2 electrode with outstanding electrocatalytic performances in both HER and OER and exceptional operational stability during the overall water electrolysis at high current densities (500 h at 500 mA cm-2). This study provides important insights into the development of catalytic electrodes for efficient and stable large-scale hydrogen production systems.
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- Seulgi Jeong
- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Korea
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- Department of Energy and Materials Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul 04620, Republic of Korea
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- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy and Materials Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul 04620, Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- SKKU Institute of Energy Science and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
- Department of Integrative Energy Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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Shen X, Li H, Ma T, Jiao Q, Zhao Y, Li H, Feng C. Construction of Heterojunction-Rich Metal Nitrides Porous Nanosheets Electrocatalyst for Alkaline Water/Seawater Splitting at Large Current Density. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2310535. [PMID: 38420898 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202310535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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The exploiting electrocatalysts for water/seawater electrolysis with remarkable activity and outstanding durability at industrial grade current density remains a huge challenge. Herein, CoMoNx and Fe-doped CoMoNx nanosheet arrays are in-situ grown on Ni foam, which possess plentiful holes, multilevel heterostructure, and lavish Co5.47 N/MoN@NF and Fe-Co5.47 N/MoN@NF interfaces. They require low overpotentials of 213 and 296 mV for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) under alkaline media to achieve current density of 800 mA cm-2 , respectively, and both possess low Tafel slopes (51.1 and 49.1 mV dec-1 ) and undiminished stability over 80 h. Moreover, the coupled Co5.47 N/MoN@NF and Fe-Co5.47 N/MoN@NF electrolyzer requires low voltages of 1.735 V to yield 500 mA cm-2 in alkaline water. Notably, they also exhibit exceptional electrocatalytic properties in alkaline seawater (1.833 V@500 mA cm-2 ). The experimental studies and theoretical calculations verify that Fe doping does reduce the energy barrier from OH* to O* intermediates during OER process after catalyst reconstruction, and the non-metallic N site from MoN exhibits the lowest theoretical overpotential. The splendid catalytic performance is attributed to the optimized local electron configuration and porous structure. This discovery provides a new design method toward low-cost and excellent catalysts for water/seawater splitting to produce hydrogen.
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- Xueran Shen
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
- School of Materials and Environment, Beijing Institute of Technology, Jinfeng Road No.6, Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai, 519085, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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Ahmad W, Ahmad N, Wang K, Aftab S, Hou Y, Wan Z, Yan B, Pan Z, Gao H, Peung C, Junke Y, Liang C, Lu Z, Yan W, Ling M. Electron-Sponge Nature of Polyoxometalates for Next-Generation Electrocatalytic Water Splitting and Nonvolatile Neuromorphic Devices. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2304120. [PMID: 38030565 PMCID: PMC10837383 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202304120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Designing next-generation molecular devices typically necessitates plentiful oxygen-bearing sites to facilitate multiple-electron transfers. However, the theoretical limits of existing materials for energy conversion and information storage devices make it inevitable to hunt for new competitors. Polyoxometalates (POMs), a unique class of metal-oxide clusters, have been investigated exponentially due to their structural diversity and tunable redox properties. POMs behave as electron-sponges owing to their intrinsic ability of reversible uptake-release of multiple electrons. In this review, numerous POM-frameworks together with desired features of a contender material and inherited properties of POMs are systematically discussed to demonstrate how and why the electron-sponge-like nature of POMs is beneficial to design next-generation water oxidation/reduction electrocatalysts, and neuromorphic nonvolatile resistance-switching random-access memory devices. The aim is to converge the attention of scientists who are working separately on electrocatalysts and memory devices, on a point that, although the application types are different, they all hunt for a material that could exhibit electron-sponge-like feature to realize boosted performances and thus, encouraging the scientists of two completely different fields to explore POMs as imperious contenders to design next-generation nanodevices. Finally, challenges and promising prospects in this research field are also highlighted.
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- Waqar Ahmad
- Division of New Energy MaterialsInstitute of Zhejiang University‐QuzhouQuzhou324000China
- College of Chemical and Biological EngineeringZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058China
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- School of MicroelectronicsUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230026China
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- Division of New Energy MaterialsInstitute of Zhejiang University‐QuzhouQuzhou324000China
- College of Chemical and Biological EngineeringZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of MaterialsDepartment of Modern MechanicsCAS Center for Excellence in Complex System MechanicsUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230027China
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- Division of New Energy MaterialsInstitute of Zhejiang University‐QuzhouQuzhou324000China
- College of Chemical and Biological EngineeringZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058China
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- Division of New Energy MaterialsInstitute of Zhejiang University‐QuzhouQuzhou324000China
- College of Chemical and Biological EngineeringZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of MaterialsDepartment of Modern MechanicsCAS Center for Excellence in Complex System MechanicsUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230027China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of MaterialsDepartment of Modern MechanicsCAS Center for Excellence in Complex System MechanicsUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230027China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of MaterialsDepartment of Modern MechanicsCAS Center for Excellence in Complex System MechanicsUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230027China
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- Division of New Energy MaterialsInstitute of Zhejiang University‐QuzhouQuzhou324000China
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- Division of New Energy MaterialsInstitute of Zhejiang University‐QuzhouQuzhou324000China
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- Division of New Energy MaterialsInstitute of Zhejiang University‐QuzhouQuzhou324000China
- College of Chemical and Biological EngineeringZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058China
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- Division of New Energy MaterialsInstitute of Zhejiang University‐QuzhouQuzhou324000China
- College of Chemical and Biological EngineeringZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058China
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- School of AutomationHangzhou Dianzi UniversityHangzhou310018China
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- Division of New Energy MaterialsInstitute of Zhejiang University‐QuzhouQuzhou324000China
- College of Chemical and Biological EngineeringZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058China
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Patra A, Pramoda K, Hegde S, K A, Mosina K, Sofer Z, Rout CS. Electrostatic co-assembly of FePS 3 nanosheets and surface functionalized BCN heterostructures for hydrogen evolution reaction. Dalton Trans 2024. [PMID: 38258579 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03222a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Advances in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are intricately connected with addressing the current energy crisis and quest for sustainable energy sources. The necessity of catalysts that are efficient and inexpensive to perform the hydrogen evolution reaction is key to this. Following the ground-breaking discovery of graphene, metal thio/seleno phosphates (MPX3: M - transition metal, P - phosphorus and X - S/Se), two dimensional (2D) materials, exhibit excellent tunable physicochemical, electronic and optical properties, and are expected to be key to the energy industry for years to come. Taking this into account, a facile time-effective electrostatic restacking synthesis procedure has been followed to synthesize a 2D/2D heterostructure (FePS3@BCN) involving FePS3, one of the prominent MPX3 materials, with borocarbonitride (BCN), for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The piled up nanosheets of FePS3 and BCN are held together by an electrostatic force, and display extreme robustness under the harsh conditions of HER application. The amalgamated electrocatalyst achieved an overpotential of 187 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 with a shallow Tafel slope of 41 mV dec-1, following the Volmer-Heyrovsky mechanism. The resilience of the electrocatalyst has been examined through chronoamperometric testing for long term stability, and it is stable for more than 14 hours, which shows the excellent electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution reaction owing to the strategic approach to the catalyst design, the use of numerous electrochemically active sites, large surface area and a barrier-free channel for quick ion transfer.
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- Abhinandan Patra
- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain (Deemed-to-be University), Jain Global Campus, Kanakapura Road, Bangalore - 562112, Karnataka, India.
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- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain (Deemed-to-be University), Jain Global Campus, Kanakapura Road, Bangalore - 562112, Karnataka, India.
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- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain (Deemed-to-be University), Jain Global Campus, Kanakapura Road, Bangalore - 562112, Karnataka, India.
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- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain (Deemed-to-be University), Jain Global Campus, Kanakapura Road, Bangalore - 562112, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain (Deemed-to-be University), Jain Global Campus, Kanakapura Road, Bangalore - 562112, Karnataka, India.
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Jawhari AH, Hasan N. Nanocomposite Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reactions (HERs) for Sustainable and Efficient Hydrogen Energy-Future Prospects. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:ma16103760. [PMID: 37241385 DOI: 10.3390/ma16103760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Hydrogen is considered a good clean and renewable energy substitute for fossil fuels. The major obstacle facing hydrogen energy is its efficacy in meeting its commercial-scale demand. One of the most promising pathways for efficient hydrogen production is through water-splitting electrolysis. This requires the development of active, stable, and low-cost catalysts or electrocatalysts to achieve optimized electrocatalytic hydrogen production from water splitting. The objective of this review is to survey the activity, stability, and efficiency of various electrocatalysts involved in water splitting. The status quo of noble-metal- and non-noble-metal-based nano-electrocatalysts has been specifically discussed. Various composites and nanocomposite electrocatalysts that have significantly impacted electrocatalytic HERs have been discussed. New strategies and insights in exploring nanocomposite-based electrocatalysts and utilizing other new age nanomaterial options that will profoundly enhance the electrocatalytic activity and stability of HERs have been highlighted. Recommendations on future directions and deliberations for extrapolating information have been projected.
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- Ahmed Hussain Jawhari
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
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Zeb Z, Huang Y, Chen L, Zhou W, Liao M, Jiang Y, Li H, Wang L, Wang L, Wang H, Wei T, Zang D, Fan Z, Wei Y. Comprehensive overview of polyoxometalates for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Ma Z, Ma X, Luo W, Jiang Y, Shen W, He R, Li M. Dopant-Induced Surface Self-Etching of Cobalt Carbonate Hydroxide Boosts Efficient Water Splitting. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023; 16:e202201892. [PMID: 36541588 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202201892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Herein, vanadium-doped cobalt carbonate hydroxide, V-CoCH, was synthesized as efficient catalyst for water splitting. Vanadium species were partially dissolved in the early stages of the oxygen-evolution reaction (OER), inducing self-etching of the catalyst surface, which is helpful for catalyst surface reconstruction and resulted in a higher number of active sites and oxygen vacancies. The synergy between V-doping and oxygen vacancies improved the catalytic activity: V-CoCH showed an exceptional OER catalytic performance with an overpotential of 183 mV at 10 mA cm-2 . The water-splitting cell consisting of V-CoCH only required 1.52 V to reach 10 mA cm-2 . Theoretical calculations revealed that vanadium in V-CoCH played an important role in electron regulation of active sites. The oxygen vacancies had an important effect on improvement of the OER performance through not only the exposure of more active sites but also through modulation of the electronic structure. This work provides an effective strategy for constructing high-performance electrocatalysts.
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- Zemian Ma
- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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P-induced bottom-up growth of Fe-doped Ni 12P 5 nanorod arrays for urea oxidation reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 633:746-753. [PMID: 36493740 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.11.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Synthesis of regular morphology catalysts with self-growing substrates is one of the effective methods to solve the problem of easy shedding of heterogeneous catalysts. In this study, Fe-doped Ni12P5 nanorods were prepared by depositing 1,1' -bis (diphenylphosphine) ferrocene (DPPF) on N-doped C/NF. The bottom-up growth of the nanorod is ascribed to the preferential adsorption of DPPF with a P site to NF that is surface-doped with the solid-solving C, and the length of nanorods can reach tens of microns and has good robustness. The N-doped carbon-constrained rod-shaped Fe-doped Ni12P5 catalyst (Fe-Ni12P5/NdC/NF-800) that grows on NF has excellent catalytic performance for the urea oxidation reaction. In addition, the current density can be maintained as high as 100 mA cm-2 and the current attenuation is weak for 12 h, and the rod shape remains good. This work provides a new idea for synthesizing self-growing catalysts with regular morphology to improve the performance of heterogeneous catalysts.
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Zhao Y, Gao D, Liu S, Biskupek J, Kaiser U, Liu R, Streb C. POM@ZIF Derived Mixed Metal Oxide Catalysts for Sustained Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203220. [PMID: 36458818 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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The design of efficient and stable oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts based on noble-metal-free materials is crucial for energy conversion and storage. In this work, it was demonstrated how polyoxometalate (POM)-doped ZIF-67 can be converted into a stable oxygen evolution electrocatalyst by chemical etching, cation exchange, and thermal annealing steps. Characterization by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy indicate that POM-doped ZIF-67 derived carbon-supported metal oxides were synthesized. The resulting composite shows structural and compositional advantages which lead to low overpotential (306 mV at j=10 mA ⋅ cm-2 ) and long-term stability under harsh OER conditions (1.0 M aqueous KOH).
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- Yupeng Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55131, Mainz, Germany.,Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55131, Mainz, Germany.,Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Central Facility of Electron Microscopy for Materials Science, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Central Facility of Electron Microscopy for Materials Science, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55131, Mainz, Germany.,Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany.,Helmholtz-Institute Ulm, Electrochemical Energy Conversion, Helmholtzstrasse 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55131, Mainz, Germany.,Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany.,Helmholtz-Institute Ulm, Electrochemical Energy Conversion, Helmholtzstrasse 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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Metal-Organic framework derived CuCo2O4 as a promising Co-Catalyst for improving electrochemical hydrogen evolution activity of MoS2 nanoflowers. Chem Phys Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2022.140160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Khosravi M, Mohammadi MR. Trends and progress in application of cobalt-based materials in catalytic, electrocatalytic, photocatalytic, and photoelectrocatalytic water splitting. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2022; 154:329-352. [PMID: 36195743 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-022-00965-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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There has been a growing interest in water oxidation in recent two decades. Along with that, remarkable discovery of formation of a mysterious catalyst layer upon application of an anodic potential of 1.13 V vs. standard hydrogen electrode (SHE) to an inert indium tin oxide electrode immersed in phosphate buffer containing Co(II) ions by Nocera et.al, has greatly attracted researchers interest. These researches have oriented in two directions; one focuses on obtaining better understanding of the reported mysterious catalyst layer, further modification, and improved performance, and the second approach is about designing coordination complexes of cobalt and investigating their properties toward the application in water splitting. Although there have been critical debates on true catalysts that are responsible for water oxidation in homogeneous systems of coordination complexes of cobalt, and the case is not totally closed, in this short review, our focus will be mainly on recent major progress and developments in the design and the application of cobalt oxide-based materials in catalytic, electrocatalytic, photocatalytic, and photoelectrocatalytic water oxidation reaction, which have been reported since pioneering report of Nocera in 2008 (Kanan Matthew and Nocera Daniel in Science 321:1072-1075, 2008).
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- Mehdi Khosravi
- Department of Physics, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, 98167-45845, Iran
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Han C, Zhu X, Ding J, Miao T, Huang S, Qian J. MOF-Derived Pt/ZrO 2 Carbon Electrocatalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:18350-18354. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Cheng Han
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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Ali M, Wahid M, Majid K. Mixed NiCo-phosphate/sulphide heterostructure as an efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction. J APPL ELECTROCHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10800-022-01764-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Gu Z, Zhang Y, Wei X, Duan Z, Ren L, Ji J, Zhang X, Zhang Y, Gong Q, Wu H, Luo K. Unveiling the Accelerated Water Electrolysis Kinetics of Heterostructural Iron-Cobalt-Nickel Sulfides by Probing into Crystalline/Amorphous Interfaces in Stepwise Catalytic Reactions. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2201903. [PMID: 36057998 PMCID: PMC9596816 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202201903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Amorphization and crystalline grain boundary engineering are adopted separately in improving the catalytic kinetics for water electrolysis. Yet, the synergistic effect and advance in the cooperated form of crystalline/amorphous interfaces (CAI) have rarely been elucidated insightfully. Herein, a trimetallic FeCo(NiS2 )4 catalyst with numerous CAI (FeCo(NiS2 )4 -C/A) is presented, which shows highly efficient catalytic activity toward both hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions (HER and OER). Density functional theory (DFT) studies reveal that CAI plays a significant role in accelerating water electrolysis kinetics, in which Co atoms on the CAI of FeCo(NiS2 )4 -C/A catalyst exhibit the optimal binding energy of 0.002 eV for H atoms in HER while it also has the lowest reaction barrier of 1.40 eV for the key step of OER. H2 O molecules are inclined to be absorbed on the interfacial Ni atoms based on DFT calculations. As a result, the heterostructural CAI-containing catalyst shows a low overpotential of 82 and 230 mV for HER and OER, respectively. As a bifunctional catalyst, it delivers a current density of 10 mA cm-2 at a low cell voltage of 1.51 V, which enables it a noble candidate as metal-based catalysts for water splitting. This work explores the role of CAI in accelerating the HER and OER kinetics for water electrolysis, which sheds light on the development of efficient, stable, and economical water electrolysis systems by facile interface-engineering implantations.
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- Zhengxiang Gu
- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC)Animal Experimental CenterDepartment of RadiologyNational Clinical Research Center for GeriatricsFrontiers Science Center for Disease‐Related Molecular NetworkState Key Laboratory of BiotherapyWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengdu610041P. R. China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC)Animal Experimental CenterDepartment of RadiologyNational Clinical Research Center for GeriatricsFrontiers Science Center for Disease‐Related Molecular NetworkState Key Laboratory of BiotherapyWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengdu610041P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced MaterialsUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSA5005Australia
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- National Engineering Research Center for BiomaterialsSichuan University29 Wangjiang RoadChengdu610064P. R. China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC)Animal Experimental CenterDepartment of RadiologyNational Clinical Research Center for GeriatricsFrontiers Science Center for Disease‐Related Molecular NetworkState Key Laboratory of BiotherapyWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengdu610041P. R. China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC)Animal Experimental CenterDepartment of RadiologyNational Clinical Research Center for GeriatricsFrontiers Science Center for Disease‐Related Molecular NetworkState Key Laboratory of BiotherapyWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengdu610041P. R. China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC)Animal Experimental CenterDepartment of RadiologyNational Clinical Research Center for GeriatricsFrontiers Science Center for Disease‐Related Molecular NetworkState Key Laboratory of BiotherapyWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengdu610041P. R. China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC)Animal Experimental CenterDepartment of RadiologyNational Clinical Research Center for GeriatricsFrontiers Science Center for Disease‐Related Molecular NetworkState Key Laboratory of BiotherapyWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengdu610041P. R. China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC)Animal Experimental CenterDepartment of RadiologyNational Clinical Research Center for GeriatricsFrontiers Science Center for Disease‐Related Molecular NetworkState Key Laboratory of BiotherapyWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengdu610041P. R. China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC)Animal Experimental CenterDepartment of RadiologyNational Clinical Research Center for GeriatricsFrontiers Science Center for Disease‐Related Molecular NetworkState Key Laboratory of BiotherapyWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengdu610041P. R. China
- Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Provinceand Research Unit of PsychoradiologyChinese Academy of Medical SciencesChengdu610041P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and EngineeringInstitute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary ScienceShandong UniversityQingdaoShandong266237P. R. China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC)Animal Experimental CenterDepartment of RadiologyNational Clinical Research Center for GeriatricsFrontiers Science Center for Disease‐Related Molecular NetworkState Key Laboratory of BiotherapyWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengdu610041P. R. China
- Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Provinceand Research Unit of PsychoradiologyChinese Academy of Medical SciencesChengdu610041P. R. China
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Wu LZ, Zhou XY, Zeng PC, Huang JY, Zhang MD, Qin L. Hydrothermal synthesis of Ni(II) or Co(II)-based MOF for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Polyhedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2022.116035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Naaz F, Sharma A, Shahazad M, Ahmad T. Hydrothermally Derived Hierarchical CuO Nanoflowers as an Efficient Photocatalyst and Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202201800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Farha Naaz
- Nanochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi 110025 India
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- Nanochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi 110025 India
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- Nanochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi 110025 India
- Department of Chemistry Bhakt Darshan Government Post Graduate College, Jaiharikhal 246193, District Pauri Gharwal Uttrakhand India
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- Nanochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi 110025 India
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Qiao L, Li T, Cheng Z, Liu K, Chen Z, Wu J, Lin J, Chen J, Zhu R, Yang H. Nanoflower-like cobalt-based sulfides catalyst with high electrocatalytic activity for oxygen evolution reaction. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Wang J, Xin S, Xiao Y, Zhang Z, Li Z, Zhang W, Li C, Bao R, Peng J, Yi J, Chou S. Manipulating the Water Dissociation Electrocatalytic Sites of Bimetallic Nickel-Based Alloys for Highly Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202202518. [PMID: 35441413 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202202518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Transition-metal alloys are currently drawing increasing attention as promising electrocatalysts for the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). However, traditional density-functional-theory-derived d-band theory fails to describe the hydrogen adsorption energy (ΔGH ) on hollow sites. Herein, by studying the ΔGH for a series of Ni-M (M=Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Cu, Zn, Mo, W) bimetallic alloys, an improved d-band center was provided and a potential NiCu electrocatalyst with a near-optimal ΔGH was discovered. Moreover, oxygen atoms were introduced into Ni-M (O-NiM) to balance the adsorption/desorption of hydroxyl species. The tailored electrocatalytic sites for water dissociation can synergistically accelerate the multi-step alkaline HER. The prepared O-NiCu shows the optimum HER activity with a low overpotential of 23 mV at 10 mA cm-2 . This work not only broadens the applicability of d-band theory, but also provides crucial understanding for designing efficient HER electrocatalysts.
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- Jinsong Wang
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, 650093, Kunming, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, 650093, Kunming, P. R. China
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- Institute of Carbon Neutralization, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, 325035, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, 650093, Kunming, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, 650093, Kunming, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055, Shenzhen, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, 650093, Kunming, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, 650093, Kunming, P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, New South Wales, 2500, Australia
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, 650093, Kunming, P. R. China
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- Institute of Carbon Neutralization, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, 325035, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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Das C, Sinha N, Roy P. Transition Metal Non-Oxides as Electrocatalysts: Advantages and Challenges. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2202033. [PMID: 35703063 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202202033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The identification of hydrogen as green fuel in the near future has stirred global realization toward a sustainable outlook and thus boosted extensive research in the field of water electrolysis focusing on the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). A huge class of compounds consisting of transition metal-based nitrides, carbides, chalcogenides, phosphides, and borides, which can be collectively termed transition metal non-oxides (TMNOs), has emerged recently as an efficient class of electrocatalysts in terms of performance and longevity when compared to transition metal oxides (TMOs). Moreover, the superiority of TMNOs over TMOs to effectively catalyze not only OERs but also HERs and ORRs renders bifunctionality and even trifunctionality in some cases and therefore can replace conventional noble metal electrocatalysts. In this review, the crystal structure and phases of different classes of nanostructured TMNOs are extensively discussed, focusing on recent advances in design strategies by various regulatory synthetic routes, and hence diversified properties of TMNOs are identified to serve as next-generation bi/trifunctional electrocatalysts. The challenges and future perspectives of materials in the field of energy conversion and storage aiding toward a better hydrogen economy are also discussed in this review.
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- Chandni Das
- Materials Processing & Microsystems Laboratory, CSIR - Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur, West Bengal, 713209, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Materials Processing & Microsystems Laboratory, CSIR - Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur, West Bengal, 713209, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Materials Processing & Microsystems Laboratory, CSIR - Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur, West Bengal, 713209, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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Luo L, Xu S, Yu X, Wang Z, Li W, Du Y, Ruan M, Wu Q. Vertically growing nanowall-like N-doped NiP/NF electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:10160-10168. [PMID: 35735099 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt01494g] [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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Developing low-cost, high-performance and corrosion-resistant catalysts for water splitting is anticipated, but it will also be a big challenge. In this study, nanowall-like N-Ni5P4/Ni2P/NF (N-NiP/NF) was synthesized by a simple two-step method involving hydrothermal treatment and phosphorylation. The catalyst has good catalytic activity for the OER, and only 160 mV is required to achieve a current density of 10 mA cm-2 in 1 M KOH, which is even better than RuO2, with good corrosion resistance. In addition, N-Co2P/Ni2P/NF (N-CoP/NF) was synthesized by the same method with good electrocatalytic properties and good conductivity towards the HER. N-NiP/NF was used as the anode and N-CoP/NF was used as the cathode to form the N-NiP//N-CoP double electrode system, which showed excellent electrolytic performance for water splitting, requiring only 1.48 V to reach 10 mA cm-2. This is mainly due to the strong electronegativity of N that makes the N doping induce the electron transfer process, which results in a high catalytic activity of the adjacent transition metal atoms and thus promotes the electrolysis of water, as well as the unique vertical nanowall-like structure, which gives the material a large surface area and accessibility to active sites, facilitating the adsorption of water molecules and catalytic reactions. In addition, the unique structure favors the diffusion of water molecules and the release of gaseous products, ensuring close contact between the catalyst and the electroactive material. This simple non-metallic N doping strategy provides a new way to produce efficient non-precious metal catalysts.
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- Li Luo
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, China. .,Hubei Engineering Research Center for Collaborative Technology of Advanced Material Manufacturing and Solid Waste Recycling and Hubei Key Laboratory of Mine Environmental Pollution Control & Remediation, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi, 435003, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, China.
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Collaborative Technology of Advanced Material Manufacturing and Solid Waste Recycling and Hubei Key Laboratory of Mine Environmental Pollution Control & Remediation, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi, 435003, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, China.
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Wang C, Jiu H, Zhang L, Song W, Zhang Y, Wei H, Xu Q, Qin Y, Che S, Guo Z. Heterostructured ZnCo 2O 4-CoOOH nanosheets on Ni foam for a high performance bifunctional alkaline water splitting catalyst. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:10061-10068. [PMID: 35726895 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00641c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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It is of utmost importance to explore bifunctional electrocatalysts for water splitting. Herein, unique ZnCo2O4-CoOOH heterostructured ultrathin nanosheets on Ni foam are reported that combines a two-step hydrothermal method. This catalyst exhibits excellent catalytic performances to achieve a current density of 10 mA cm-2 with an ultralow overpotential of 115 mV for HER, attaining an overpotential of 238 mV at 20 mA cm-2 for OER. Remarkably, ZnCo2O4-CoOOH/Ni shows a voltage of 1.494 V to drive a current density of 10 mA cm-2. Such performances are due to the inter-penetrative pores present in the ultrathin nanosheets that provide large surface areas and expose massive active sites to enhance activities. In addition, the unique nanosheet structure and the 3D Ni foam substrate possess large specific surface areas, which can facilitate mass diffusion. This excellent performance is ascribed to the ZnCo2O4-CoOOH heterostructure that manipulates strong synergy to improve the electrochemical activity. This study offers new insight on an innovative approach for the exploitation of effective bifunctional electrocatalysts with a heterostructure.
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- Congli Wang
- School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, People's Republic of China.
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of High Performance Battery Materials and Devices, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, People's Republic of China.,School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, People's Republic of China.
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Wang J, Xin S, Xiao Y, Zhang Z, Li Z, Zhang W, Li C, Bao R, Peng J, Yi J, Chou S. Manipulating the Water Dissociation Electrocatalytic Sites of Bimetallic Nickel‐Based Alloys for Highly Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202202518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Jinsong Wang
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology 650093 Kunming P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology 650093 Kunming P. R. China
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- Institute of Carbon Neutralization College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Wenzhou University 325035 Wenzhou Zhejiang P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology 650093 Kunming P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology 650093 Kunming P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University 518055 Shenzhen P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology 650093 Kunming P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology 650093 Kunming P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology 650093 Kunming P. R. China
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- Institute of Carbon Neutralization College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Wenzhou University 325035 Wenzhou Zhejiang P. R. China
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Swathi S, Yuvakkumar R, Ravi G, Al-Sehemi AG, Velauthapillai D. Rare earth metal (Sm)-doped NiMnO 3 nanostructures for highly competent alkaline oxygen evolution reaction. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:2501-2508. [PMID: 36134128 PMCID: PMC9418130 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00022a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In the present work, samarium-doped nickel manganese oxide was produced by employing a straightforward co-precipitation method. A peak with a 2θ of 36° corresponded to the (110) plane confirming the formation of the rhombohedral crystal structure of NiMnO3. The existence of Mn-O and Ni-O stretching vibration modes was confirmed by Raman spectroscopy. FTIR spectra confirmed the existence of the metal-oxygen bond of NiMnO3. The synthesized ternary Ni-based material was found to be spherical nanoparticles with an average diameter of 0.81 μm. The electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance was explored on 0.02 M samarium (Sm)-doped NiMnO3 demonstrating outstanding OER action with low 321 mV, a low Tafel slope value (109 mV dec-1), and low charge-transfer resistance (0.19 Ω). Moreover, the BET results suggest that the 0.02 M Sm-doped NiMnO3 exhibited elevated surface area (78.78 m2 g-1) with a mesoporous character. Therefore, NiMnO3 doped with high concentrations of a rare earth metal, Sm, is proposed as a suitable material for next-generation water splitting applications.
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- S Swathi
- Department of Physics, Alagappa University Karaikudi 630 003 Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of Physics, Alagappa University Karaikudi 630 003 Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of Physics, Alagappa University Karaikudi 630 003 Tamil Nadu India
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- Research Centre for Advanced Materials Science, King Khalid University Abha 61413 Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, King Khalid University Abha 61413 Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Engineering and Science, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Bergen 5063 Norway
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Chen M, Lv Y, Wu P, Dong L, He X, Cui L. The electron engineering of CeO2/Co(OH)2 hybrids to enhance the performance for overall water splitting in alkaline media. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Jain S, Fazil M, Pandit NA, Ali SA, Naaz F, Khan H, Mehtab A, Ahmed J, Ahmad T. Modified, Solvothermally Derived Cr-doped SnO 2 Nanostructures for Enhanced Photocatalytic and Electrochemical Water-Splitting Applications. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:14138-14147. [PMID: 35559165 PMCID: PMC9089340 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c00707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Cr-doped SnO2 nanostructures with a dopant concentration ranging from 1 to 5% have been successfully prepared using low-temperature modified solvothermal synthesis. The as-prepared nanoparticles showed a rutile tetragonal structure with a rough undefined morphology having no other elemental impurities. The particle shape and size, band gap, and specific surface area of the samples were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM, UV-visible diffused reflectance spectroscopy, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area studies. The optical band gap was found in the range of 3.23-3.67 eV and the specific surface area was in the range of 108-225 m2/g, which contributes to the significantly enhanced photocatalytic and electrochemical performance. Photocatalytic H2 generation of as-prepared Cr-doped SnO2 nanostructures showed improved effect of the increasing dopant concentration with narrowing of the band gap. Electrochemical water-splitting studies also stressed upon the superiority of Cr-doped SnO2 nanostructures over pristine SnO2 toward hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction responses.
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- Sapan
K. Jain
- Nanochemistry
Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Jamia
Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Nanochemistry
Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Jamia
Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Nanochemistry
Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Jamia
Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Nanochemistry
Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Jamia
Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Nanochemistry
Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Jamia
Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Nanochemistry
Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Jamia
Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Nanochemistry
Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Jamia
Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
- Department
of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud
University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Nanochemistry
Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Jamia
Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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Miu EV, McKone JR, Mpourmpakis G. The Sensitivity of Metal Oxide Electrocatalysis to Bulk Hydrogen Intercalation: Hydrogen Evolution on Tungsten Oxide. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:6420-6433. [PMID: 35289172 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Metal oxides are attracting increased attention as electrocatalysts owing to their affordability, tunability, and reactivity. However, these materials can undergo significant chemical changes under reaction conditions, presenting challenges for characterization and optimization. Herein, we combine experimental and computational methods to demonstrate that bulk hydrogen intercalation governs the activity of tungsten trioxide (WO3) toward the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). In contrast to the focus on surface processes in heterogeneous catalysis, we demonstrate that bulk oxide modification is responsible for experimental HER activity. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that intercalation enables the HER by altering the acid-base character of surface sites and preventing site blocking by hydration. First-principles microkinetic modeling supports that the experimental HER rates can only be explained by intercalated HxWO3, whereas nonintercalated WO3 does not catalyze the HER. Overall, this work underscores the critical influence of hydrogen intercalation on aqueous cathodic electrocatalysis at metal oxides.
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- Evan V Miu
- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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Nebulizer sprayed nickel-manganese (Ni-Mn) mixed metal oxide nanocomposite coatings for high-performance electrochromic device applications. J Solid State Electrochem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-022-05159-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bacirhonde PM, Dzade NY, Chalony C, Park J, Jeong ES, Afranie EO, Lee S, Kim CS, Kim DH, Park CH. Reduction of Transition-Metal Columbite-Tantalite as a Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Water Splitting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:15090-15102. [PMID: 35324159 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c21742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We successfully report a liquid-liquid chemical reduction and hydrothermal synthesis of a highly stable columbite-tantalite electrocatalyst with remarkable hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance in acidic media. The reduced Fe0.79Mn0.21Nb0.16Ta0.84O6 (CTr) electrocatalyst shows a low overpotential of 84.23 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and 103.7 achieved at 20 mA cm-2 current density in situ for the HER and OER, respectively. The electrocatalyst also exhibited low Tafel slopes of 104.97 mV/dec for the HER and 57.67 mV/dec for the OER, verifying their rapid catalytic kinetics. The electrolyzer maintained a cell voltage of 1.5 V and potential-time stability close to that of Pt/C and RuO2. Complementary first-principles density functional theory calculations identify the Mn sites as most active sites on the Fe0.75Mn0.25Ta1.875Nb0.125O6 (100) surface, predicting a moderate Gibbs free energy of hydrogen adsorption (ΔGH* ≈ 0.08 eV) and a low overpotential of η = 0.47 V. The |ΔGMnH*| = 0.08 eV on the Fe0.75Mn0.25Ta1.875Nb0.125O6 (100) surface is similar to that of the well-known and highly efficient Pt catalyst (|ΔGPtH*| ≈ 0.09 eV).
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- Patrick M Bacirhonde
- Department of Bionanosystem Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
- Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Graduate School, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
- Department of Geology and Mining Exploration, University of Goma, 204 Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, Wales CF10 3AT, U.K
- Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Bionanosystem Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
- Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Graduate School, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bionanosystem Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
- Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Graduate School, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Science Education and Institute of Fusion Science, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehang-no, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bionanosystem Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
- Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Graduate School, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Graduate School, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
- Division of Mechanical Design Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Science Education and Institute of Fusion Science, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896 Republic of Korea
- Department of Energy Storage/Conversion Engineering of Graduate School, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Graduate School, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
- Division of Mechanical Design Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
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Adegoke KA, Maxakato NW. Porous metal oxide electrocatalytic nanomaterials for energy conversion: Oxygen defects and selection techniques. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Zhou Y, Hao W, Zhao X, Zhou J, Yu H, Lin B, Liu Z, Pennycook SJ, Li S, Fan HJ. Electronegativity-Induced Charge Balancing to Boost Stability and Activity of Amorphous Electrocatalysts. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2100537. [PMID: 34951727 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202100537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Amorphization is an efficient strategy to activate intrinsically inert catalysts. However, the low crystallinity of amorphous catalysts often causes high solubility and poor electrochemical stability in aqueous solution. Here, a different mechanism is developed to simultaneously stabilize and activate the water-soluble amorphous MoSx Oy via a charge-balancing strategy, which is induced by different electronegativity between the co-dopants Rh (2.28) and Sn (1.96). The electron-rich Sn prefers to stabilize the unstable apical O sites in MoSx Oy through charge transfer, which can prevent the H from attacking. Meanwhile, the Rh, as the charge regulator, shifts the main active sites on the basal plane from inert Sn to active apical Rh sites. As a result, the amorphous RhSn-MoSx Oy exhibits drastic enhancement in electrochemical stability (η10 increases only by 12 mV) after 1000 cycles and a distinct activity (η10 : 26 mV and Tafel: 30.8 mV dec-1 ) for the hydrogen evolution reaction in acidic solution. This work paves a route for turning impracticably water-soluble catalysts into treasure and inspires new ideas to design high-performance amorphous electrocatalysts.
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- Yao Zhou
- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Testing Platform of School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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Shahbazi Farahani F, Rahmanifar MS, Noori A, El-Kady MF, Hassani N, Neek-Amal M, Kaner RB, Mousavi MF. Trilayer Metal-Organic Frameworks as Multifunctional Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Storage Applications. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:3411-3428. [PMID: 35167746 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c10963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The need for enhanced energy storage and improved catalysts has led researchers to explore advanced functional materials for sustainable energy production and storage. Herein, we demonstrate a reductive electrosynthesis approach to prepare a layer-by-layer (LbL) assembled trimetallic Fe-Co-Ni metal-organic framework (MOF) in which the metal cations within each layer or at the interface of the two layers are linked to one another by bridging 2-amino-1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid linkers. Tailoring catalytically active sites in an LbL fashion affords a highly porous material that exhibits excellent trifunctional electrocatalytic activities toward the hydrogen evolution reaction (ηj=10 = 116 mV), oxygen evolution reaction (ηj=10 = 254 mV), as well as oxygen reduction reaction (half-wave potential = 0.75 V vs reference hydrogen electrode) in alkaline solutions. The dispersion-corrected density functional theory calculations suggest that the prominent catalytic activity of the LbL MOF toward the HER, OER, and ORR is due to the initial negative adsorption energy of water on the metal nodes and the elongated O-H bond length of the H2O molecule. The Fe-Co-Ni MOF-based Zn-air battery exhibits a remarkable energy storage performance and excellent cycling stability of over 700 cycles that outperform the commercial noble metal benchmarks. When assembled in an asymmetric device configuration, the activated carbon||Fe-Co-Ni MOF supercapacitor provides a superb specific energy and a power of up to 56.2 W h kg-1 and 42.2 kW kg-1, respectively. This work offers not only a novel approach to prepare an LbL assembled multimetallic MOF but also provides a benchmark for a multifunctional electrocatalyst for water splitting and Zn-air batteries.
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- Fatemeh Shahbazi Farahani
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran 14117-13116, P.O. Box 14115-175, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran 14117-13116, P.O. Box 14115-175, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Physics, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Lavizan, Tehran 16788-15811, P.O. Box: 16875-163, Iran
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- Department of Physics, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Lavizan, Tehran 16788-15811, P.O. Box: 16875-163, Iran.,Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, Antwerp B-2020, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California 90095, United States.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran 14117-13116, P.O. Box 14115-175, Iran
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Kitiphatpiboon N, Sirisomboonchai S, Chen M, Li S, Li X, Wang J, Hao X, Abudula A, Guan G. Facile fabrication of O vacancy rich CuVOx nanobelt@NiO nanosheet array for hydrogen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Yu M, Budiyanto E, Tüysüz H. Principles of Water Electrolysis and Recent Progress in Cobalt‐, Nickel‐, and Iron‐Based Oxides for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202103824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Mingquan Yu
- Department of Heterogeneous Catalysis Max-Planck-Institute für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Department of Heterogeneous Catalysis Max-Planck-Institute für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Department of Heterogeneous Catalysis Max-Planck-Institute für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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Zhao Y, Gao D, Biskupek J, Kaiser U, Liu R, Streb C. Polyoxometalate-assisted synthesis of amorphous zeolitic imidazolate for efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution. RESULTS IN CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rechem.2022.100568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Dhas CR, Monica SES, Jothivenkatachalam K, Nathanael AJ, Kavinkumar V, Venkatesh R, Arivukarasan D. Direct-grown nebulizer-sprayed nickel-copper mixed metal oxide nanocomposite films as bifunctional electrocatalyst for water splitting. IONICS 2022; 28:383-396. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1007/s11581-021-04285-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Peng S, Wang L, Yu H, Zhao S, Li L, Hu F, Ma H, Li L, El-Khatib K, Pan H. Electronic modulation of cobalt-molybdenum oxide via Te doping embedded in carbon matrix for superior overall water splitting. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qi00753c] [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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Developing heteroatom incorporation into the lattice of host materials as bifunctional electrocatalysts is an effective strategy to promote electrochemical water splitting but challenges remain for catalytic activity modulation. Herein, Te-doped...
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Yu W, Chen Z, Xiao W, Chai Y, Dong B, Wu Z, Wang L. Phosphorous Doped Two-dimensional CoFe2O4 Nanobelt Decorated with Ru Nanoclusters and Co-Fe Hydroxide as Efficient Electrocatalysts Toward Hydrogen Generation. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qi00086e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Developing efficient and durable hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts has attracted considerable concerns for large-scale hydrogen generation. In this work, phosphorous doped two-dimensional (2D) CoFe2O4 nanobelt decorated with Ru and...
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Shah K, Dai R, Mateen M, Hassan Z, Zhuang Z, Liu C, Israr M, Cheong W, Hu B, Tu R, Zhang C, Chen X, Peng Q, Chen C, Li Y. Cobalt Single Atom Incorporated in Ruthenium Oxide Sphere: A Robust Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for HER and OER. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202114951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Khadim Shah
- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- College of Environment and Resources Chongqing Technology and Business University Chongqing 400020 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry Faculty of Science and Technology University of Macau Macau 999078 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Institute of Solid State Chemistry University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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Li S, Wang H, Ma Z, Xiao Q, Gao Q, Jiang Y, Shen W, He R, Li M. Rapid Surface Reconstruction of Amorphous Co(OH) 2 /WO x with Rich Oxygen Vacancies to Promote Oxygen Evolution. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:5534-5540. [PMID: 34709735 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202102020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Herein, a transition metal dissolution-oxygen vacancy strategy, based on dissolution of highly oxidized transition metal species in alkaline electrolyte, was suggested to construct a high-performance amorphous Co(OH)2 /WOx (a-CoW) catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The surface reconstruction of a-CoW and its evolution were described by regulating oxygen vacancies. With continuous dissolution of W species, oxygen vacancies on the surface were generated rapidly, the surface reconstruction was promoted, and the OER performance was improved significantly. During the surface reconstruction, W species also played a role in electronic modulation for Co. Due to its rapid surface reconstruction, a-CoW exhibited excellent OER performance in alkaline electrolyte with an overpotential of 208 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and had long-term stability for at least 120 h. This work shows that the transition metal dissolution-oxygen vacancy strategy is effective for preparation of high-performance catalysts.
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- Sijun Li
- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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Shah K, Dai R, Mateen M, Hassan Z, Zhuang Z, Liu C, Israr M, Cheong WC, Hu B, Tu R, Zhang C, Chen X, Peng Q, Chen C, Li Y. Cobalt Single Atom Incorporated in Ruthenium Oxide Sphere: A Robust Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for HER and OER. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202114951. [PMID: 34816561 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202114951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The development of highly active and stable bifunctional noble-metal-based electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a crucial goal for clean and renewable energy, which still remains challenging. Herein, we report an efficient and stable catalyst comprising a Co single atom incorporated in an RuO2 sphere for HER and OER, in which the Co single atom in the RuO2 sphere was confirmed by XAS, AC-STEM, and DFT. This tailoring strategy uses a Co single atom to modify the electronic structures of the surrounding Ru atoms and thereby remarkably elevates the electrocatalytic activities. The catalyst requires ultralow overpotentials, 45 mV for HER and 200 mV for OER, to deliver a current density of 10 mA cm-2 . The theoretical calculations reveal that the energy barriers for HER and OER are lowered after incorporation of a cobalt single atom.
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- Khadim Shah
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- College of Environment and Resources, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, 400020, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macau, 999078, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Institute of Solid State Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Kaneti YV, Benu DP, Xu X, Yuliarto B, Yamauchi Y, Golberg D. Borophene: Two-dimensional Boron Monolayer: Synthesis, Properties, and Potential Applications. Chem Rev 2021; 122:1000-1051. [PMID: 34730341 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Borophene, a monolayer of boron, has risen as a new exciting two-dimensional (2D) material having extraordinary properties, including anisotropic metallic behavior and flexible (orientation-dependent) mechanical and optical properties. This review summarizes the current progress in the synthesis of borophene on various metal substrates, including Ag(110), Ag(100), Au(111), Ir(111), Al(111), and Cu(111), as well as heterostructuring of borophene. In addition, it discusses the mechanical, thermal, magnetic, electronic, optical, and superconducting properties of borophene and the effects of elemental doping, defects, and applied mechanical strains on these properties. Furthermore, the promising potential applications of borophene for gas sensing, energy storage and conversion, gas capture and storage applications, and possible tuning of the material performance in these applications through doping, formation of defects, and heterostructures are illustrated based on available theoretical studies. Finally, research and application challenges and the outlook of the whole borophene's field are given.
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- Yusuf Valentino Kaneti
- School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Division of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung 40132, Indonesia.,Department of Chemistry, Universitas Timor, Kefamenanu 85613, Indonesia
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- JST-ERATO Yamauchi Materials Space-Tectonics Project, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.,International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- Research Center for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology (RCNN), Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB), Bandung 40132, Indonesia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.,JST-ERATO Yamauchi Materials Space-Tectonics Project, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.,International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.,Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia.,School of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
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