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Zhang J, Quast T, Eid B, Chen YT, Zerdoumi R, Dieckhöfer S, Junqueira JRC, Seisel S, Schuhmann W. In-situ electrochemical reconstruction and modulation of adsorbed hydrogen coverage in cobalt/ruthenium-based catalyst boost electroreduction of nitrate to ammonia. Nat Commun 2024; 15:8583. [PMID: 39362855 PMCID: PMC11450097 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52780-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 09/20/2024] [Indexed: 10/05/2024] Open
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The electroreduction of nitrate offers a promising, sustainable, and decentralized route to generate valuable ammonia. However, a key challenge in the nitrate reduction reaction is the energy efficiency of the reaction, which requires both a high ammonia yield rate and a high Faradaic efficiency of ammonia at a low working potential (≥-0.2 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode). We propose a bimetallic Co-B/Ru12 electrocatalyst which utilizes complementary effects of Co-B and Ru to modulate the quantity of adsorbed hydrogen and to favor the specific hydrogenation for initiating nitrate reduction reaction at a low overpotential. This effect enables the catalyst to achieve a Faradaic efficiency for ammonia of 90.4 ± 9.2% and a remarkable half-cell energy efficiency of 40.9 ± 4% at 0 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode. The in-situ electrochemical reconstruction of the catalyst contributes to boosting the ammonia yield rate to a high level of 15.0 ± 0.7 mg h-1 cm-2 at -0.2 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode. More importantly, by employing single-entity electrochemistry coupled with identical location transmission electron microscopy, we gain systematic insights into the correlation between the increase in the catalyst's active sites and its structural transformations during the nitrate reduction reaction.
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- Jian Zhang
- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitsätsstr. 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitsätsstr. 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitsätsstr. 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Center for Solvation Science (ZEMOS), Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitsätsstr. 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitsätsstr. 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitsätsstr. 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitsätsstr. 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitsätsstr. 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany.
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Clarke TB, Krushinski LE, Vannoy KJ, Colón-Quintana G, Roy K, Rana A, Renault C, Hill ML, Dick JE. Single Entity Electrocatalysis. Chem Rev 2024; 124:9015-9080. [PMID: 39018111 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/19/2024]
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Making a measurement over millions of nanoparticles or exposed crystal facets seldom reports on reactivity of a single nanoparticle or facet, which may depart drastically from ensemble measurements. Within the past 30 years, science has moved toward studying the reactivity of single atoms, molecules, and nanoparticles, one at a time. This shift has been fueled by the realization that everything changes at the nanoscale, especially important industrially relevant properties like those important to electrocatalysis. Studying single nanoscale entities, however, is not trivial and has required the development of new measurement tools. This review explores a tale of the clever use of old and new measurement tools to study electrocatalysis at the single entity level. We explore in detail the complex interrelationship between measurement method, electrocatalytic material, and reaction of interest (e.g., carbon dioxide reduction, oxygen reduction, hydrazine oxidation, etc.). We end with our perspective on the future of single entity electrocatalysis with a key focus on what types of measurements present the greatest opportunity for fundamental discovery.
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- Thomas B Clarke
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60660, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
- Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Lei S, Zou Z, Tian K, Zheng Y, Ding M, Hu G, Bin Yang H, Guo C, Li C, Hu FX. Sensitive subcellular scale and real-time detection of hydrogen peroxide by a W-doped Pt microelectrode. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:7630-7633. [PMID: 38958176 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc02835j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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A W-doped Pt modified graphene oxide (Pt-W-GO) electrochemical microelectrode was developed to detect hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in real time at a subcellular scale. Interestingly, results showed that the concentration of H2O2 in the nucleus of HeLa cells was 2.68 times and 0.51 times that in the extracellular membrane and cytoplasm, respectively.
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- Shaohui Lei
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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Dong J, Boukhvalov DW, Lv C, Humphrey MG, Zhang C, Huang Z. Enhancing Oxygen Evolution Reaction Performance of Metal-Organic Frameworks through Cathode Activation. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024:e202401176. [PMID: 38967038 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202401176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2024] [Revised: 07/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
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Due to their abundant active sites and porous structures, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have garnered significant interest as oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts. Nevertheless, the development of MOF s-based electrocatalysts with efficient OER activity and excellent stability simultaneously still face challenges. Herein, a cathodic activation strategy was used to enhance the OER electrocatalytic performance of M-HHTP for the first time, where M refers to Ni, Cu, Co, Fe, while HHTP denotes 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11-hexahydroxytriphenylene. As a prototype, the activated Ni-HHTP (HA-Ni-HHTP) demonstrates outstanding OER performance, with an overpotential as low as 140 mV at 20 mA cm-2 and a small Tafel slope of 78.7 mV-1, surpassing commercial RuO2 and rivaling state-of-the-art MOFs-based electrocatalysts. Characterizations and density functional theory calculations reveal that the superior performance of HA-Ni-HHTP is primarily ascribed to changes in semiconductor type, contact angle, and oxygen vacancy content induced by cathodic activation. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis using the transmission line model confirms that cathodic activation accelerates charge transport, enhancing the OER process. Furthermore, the cathodic activation strategy holds promise for improving the water oxidation performance of other MOFs such as Fe-HHTP, Co-HHTP, and Cu-HHTP.
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- Jie Dong
- China-Australia Joint Research Center for Functional Molecular Materials, School of Chemical Science and Engineering Institution, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- College of Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
- Institute of Physics and Technology, Ural Federal University, Mira Str. 19, Yekaterinburg, 620002, Russia
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- Key Laboratory of High-precision Computation and Application of Quantum Field Theory of Hebei Province, Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, 2601, ACT, Australia
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- China-Australia Joint Research Center for Functional Molecular Materials, School of Chemical Science and Engineering Institution, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- China-Australia Joint Research Center for Functional Molecular Materials, School of Chemical Science and Engineering Institution, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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Qiu J, Yuan J, Chu X, Chen S, Zhang J, Peng Z. Correlating Thickness and Phase of Single Co(OH) 2 Micro-Platelets to the Intrinsic Activity of Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2402976. [PMID: 38963321 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202402976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2024] [Revised: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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Morphology, crystal phase, and its transformation are important structures that frequently determine electrocatalytic activity, but the correlations of intrinsic activity with them are not completely understood. Herein, using Co(OH)2 micro-platelets with well-defined structures (phase, thickness, area, and volume) as model electrocatalysts of oxygen evolution reaction, multiple in situ microscopy is combined to correlate the electrocatalytic activity with morphology, phase, and its transformation. Single-entity morphology and electrochemistry characterized by atomic force microscopy and scanning electrochemical cell microscopy reveal a thickness-dependent turnover frequency (TOF) of α-Co(OH)2. The TOF (≈9.5 s-1) of α-Co(OH)2 with ≈14 nm thickness is ≈95-fold higher than that (≈0.1 s-1) with ≈80 nm. Moreover, this thickness-dependent activity has a critical thickness of ≈30 nm, above which no thickness-dependence is observed. Contrarily, β-Co(OH)2 reveals a lower TOF (≈0.1 s-1) having no significant correlation with thickness. Combining single-entity electrochemistry with in situ Raman microspectroscopy, this thickness-dependent activity is explained by more reversible Co3+/Co2+ kinetics and larger ratio of active Co sites of thinner α-Co(OH)2, accompanied with faster phase transformation and more extensive surface restructuration. The findings highlight the interactions among thickness, ratio of active sites, kinetics of active sites, and phase transformation, and offer new insights into structure-activity relationships at single-entity level.
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- Ji Qiu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China
- Laboratory of Advanced Spectroelectrochemistry and Li-ion Batteries, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Spectroelectrochemistry and Li-ion Batteries, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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Gao H, Xu J, Zhang X, Zhou M. Benchmarking the Intrinsic Activity of Transition Metal Oxides for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction with Advanced Nanoelectrodes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202404663. [PMID: 38575553 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202404663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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The intrinsic activity assessment of transition metal oxides (TMOs) as key electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) has not been standardized due to uncertainties regarding their structure and composition, difficulties in accurately measuring their electrochemically active surface area (ECSA), and deficiencies in mass-transfer (MT) rates in conventional measurements. To address these issues, we utilized an electrodeposition-thermal annealing method to precisely synthesize single-particle TMOs with well-defined structure and composition. Concurrently, we engineered low roughness, spherical surfaces for individual particles, enabling precise measurement of their ECSA. Furthermore, by constructing a conductor-core semiconductor-shell structure, we evaluated the inherent OER activity of perovskite-type semiconductor materials, broadening the scope beyond just conductive TMOs. Finally, using single-particle nanoelectrode technique, we systematically measured individual TMO particles of various sizes for OER, overcoming MT limitations seen in conventional approaches. These improvements have led us to propose a precise and reliable approach to evaluating the intrinsic activity of TMOs, not only validating the accuracy of theoretical calculations but also revealing a strong correlation of OER activity on the melting point of TMOs. This discovery holds significant importance for future high-throughput material research and applications, offering valuable insights in electrocatalysis.
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- Han Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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Aruchamy G, Kim BK. Recent Trends and Perspectives in Single-Entity Electrochemistry: A Review with Focus on a Water Splitting Reaction. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2024:1-17. [PMID: 38829955 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2024.2358492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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Electrochemical measurements involving single nanoparticles have attracted considerable research attention. In recent years, various studies have been conducted on single-entity electrochemistry (SEE) for the in-depth analyses of catalytic reactions. Although, several electrocatalysts have been developed for H2 energy production, designing innovative electrocatalysts for this purpose remains a challenging task. Stochastic collision electrochemistry is gaining increased attention because it has led to new findings in the SEE field. Importantly, it facilitates establishing structure activity relationships for electrocatalysts by monitoring transient signals. This article reviews the recent achievements related to hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) using different electrocatalysts at the nanoscale level. In particular, it discusses the electrocatalytic activities of noble metal nanoparticles, including Ag, Au, Pt, and Pd nanoparticles, at the single-particle level. Because heterogeneity is a key factor affecting the catalytic activity of nanostructures, our work focuses on the influence of heterogeneities in catalytic materials on the OER and HER activities. These results may help to achieve a better understanding of the fundamental processes involved in the water splitting reaction.
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- Gowrisankar Aruchamy
- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Zhu Z, Duan J, Chen S. Metal-Organic Framework (MOF)-Based Clean Energy Conversion: Recent Advances in Unlocking its Underlying Mechanisms. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2309119. [PMID: 38126651 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Carbon neutrality is an important goal for humanity . As an eco-friendly technology, electrocatalytic clean energy conversion technology has emerged in the 21st century. Currently, metal-organic framework (MOF)-based electrocatalysis, including oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR), carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR), nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR), are the mainstream energy catalytic reactions, which are driven by electrocatalysis. In this paper, the current advanced characterizations for the analyses of MOF-based electrocatalytic energy reactions have been described in details, such as density function theory (DFT), machine learning, operando/in situ characterization, which provide in-depth analyses of the reaction mechanisms related to the above reactions reported in the past years. The practical applications that have been developed for some of the responses that are of application values, such as fuel cells, metal-air batteries, and water splitting have also been demonstrated. This paper aims to maximize the potential of MOF-based electrocatalysts in the field of energy catalysis, and to shed light on the development of current intense energy situations.
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- Zheng Zhu
- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Nanjing, 210094, China
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Wang Y, Wei M, Ding Q, Li H, Ma W. Identification of Intersite Distance Effects in Au-Ag Single-Atom Alloy Catalysts Using Single Nanoparticle Collision Electrochemistry. NANO LETTERS 2024. [PMID: 38620010 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c04006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Regulating the atomic density of single-atom alloys (SAAs) promotes the potential to significantly enhance the electrocatalytic activity. However, conventional methods for study on the electrocatalytic performance of SAAs versus the intersite distance demand exhaustive experiments and characterization. Herein, we present a combinatorial synthesis and analysis method to investigate the intersite distance effect of SAA electrocatalysts. We employ single-nanoparticle collision electrochemistry to realize in situ electrodeposition of a precisely tunable Au atomic density onto individual parent Ag nanoparticles, followed by instantaneous electrocatalytic measurement of the newborn Au-Ag SAAs. In this work, the utility of our method is confirmed by the identification of intersite distance effects of Au-Ag SAAs toward the oxygen reduction reaction. When the site distance between two neighboring Au atoms is 1.9 nm, Au-Ag SAAs exhibit optimal activity. This work provides a simple and efficient method for screening other SAA electrocatalysts with ideal intersite distance at the single-nanoparticle level.
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- Yixiao Wang
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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Haase FT, Ortega E, Saddeler S, Schmidt FP, Cruz D, Scholten F, Rüscher M, Martini A, Jeon HS, Herzog A, Hejral U, Davis EM, Timoshenko J, Knop-Gericke A, Lunkenbein T, Schulz S, Bergmann A, Roldan Cuenya B. Role of Fe decoration on the oxygen evolving state of Co 3O 4 nanocatalysts. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2024; 17:2046-2058. [PMID: 38449571 PMCID: PMC10913145 DOI: 10.1039/d3ee02809g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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The production of green hydrogen through alkaline water electrolysis is the key technology for the future carbon-neutral industry. Nanocrystalline Co3O4 catalysts are highly promising electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction and their activity strongly benefits from Fe surface decoration. However, limited knowledge of decisive catalyst motifs at the atomic level during oxygen evolution prevents their knowledge-driven optimization. Here, we employ a variety of operando spectroscopic methods to unveil how Fe decoration increases the catalytic activity of Co3O4 nanocatalysts as well as steer the (near-surface) active state formation. Our study shows a link of the termination-dependent Fe decoration to the activity enhancement and a significantly stronger Co3O4 near-surface (structural) adaptation under the reaction conditions. The near-surface Fe- and Co-O species accumulate an oxidative charge and undergo a reversible bond contraction during the catalytic process. Moreover, our work demonstrates the importance of low coordination surface sites on the Co3O4 host to ensure an efficient Fe-induced activity enhancement, providing another puzzle piece to facilitate optimized catalyst design.
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- Felix T Haase
- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen [CENIDE], University of Duisburg-Essen Essen Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36 45470 Mülheim Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen [CENIDE], University of Duisburg-Essen Essen Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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Erokhin KS, Pentsak EO, Sorokin VR, Agaev YV, Zaytsev RG, Isaeva VI, Ananikov VP. Dynamic behavior of metal nanoparticles in MOF materials: analysis with electron microscopy and deep learning. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:21640-21648. [PMID: 37551526 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp02595k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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Electron microscopy is a key characterization technique for nanoscale systems, and electron microscopy images are typically recorded and analyzed in terms of the morphology of the objects under study in static mode. The emerging current trend is to analyze the dynamic behavior at the nanoscale observed during electron microscopy measurements. In this work, the study of the stability of MOF structures with different compositions and topologies under conditions of an electron microscope experiment revealed an unusual dynamic behavior of M NPs formed due to the electron-beam-induced transformation of specific frameworks. The transition to the liquid phase led to spatial movement, rapid sintering, and an increase in the M NPs size within seconds. In the case of copper nanoparticles, instantaneous sublimation was observed. The dynamic behavior of Co NPs was analyzed with a computational framework combining deep learning and classic computer vision techniques. The present study for the first time revealed unique information about the stability of a variety of MOFs under an electron beam and the dynamic behavior of the formed M NPs. The formation of Fe, Ni, Cu, and Co NPs was observed from a molecular framework with a specific subsequent behavior - a stable form for Fe, excessive dynamics for Co, and sublimation/condensation for Cu. Two important outcomes of the present study should be mentioned: (i) electron microscopy investigations of MOF samples should be made with care, as decomposition under an electron beam may lead to incorrect results and the appearance of "phantom" nanoparticles; and (ii) MOFs represent an excellent model for fundamental studies of molecular-to-nano transitions in situ in video mode, including a number of dynamic transformations.
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- Kirill S Erokhin
- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect, 47, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect, 47, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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- Platov South-Russian State Polytechnic University (NPI), Prosveschenia Str. 132, Novocherkassk 346428, Russia
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- Platov South-Russian State Polytechnic University (NPI), Prosveschenia Str. 132, Novocherkassk 346428, Russia
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- Platov South-Russian State Polytechnic University (NPI), Prosveschenia Str. 132, Novocherkassk 346428, Russia
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect, 47, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect, 47, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
- Platov South-Russian State Polytechnic University (NPI), Prosveschenia Str. 132, Novocherkassk 346428, Russia
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Dinh TD, Park K, Hwang S. Variable Nanoelectrode at the Air/Water Interface by Hydrogel-Integrated Atomic Force Microscopy Electrochemical Platform. Anal Chem 2023. [PMID: 37468162 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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A nanoelectrode with a controllable area was developed using commercial atomic force microscopy and a hydrogel. Although tremendous advantages of small electrodes from micrometer scale down to nanometer scale have been previously reported for a wide range of applications, precise and high-throughput fabrication remains an obstacle. In this work, the set-point feedback current in a modified scanning ionic conductance microscopy system controlled the formation of electrodes with a nanometer-sized area by contact between the boron-doped diamond (BDD) tip and the agarose hydrogel. The modulation of the electroactive area of the BDD-coated nanoelectrode in the hydrogel was successively investigated by the finite element method and cyclic voltammetry with the use of a redox-contained hydrogel. Moreover, this nanoelectrode enables the simultaneous imaging of both the topography and electrochemical activity of a polymeric microparticle embedded in a hydrogel.
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- Thanh Duc Dinh
- Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Cosmetics, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea
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Song K, Guo K, Mao S, Ma D, Lv Y, He C, Wang H, Cheng Y, Shi JW. Insight into the Origin of Excellent SO 2 Tolerance and de-NO x Performance of quasi-Mn-BTC in the Low-Temperature Catalytic Reduction of Nitrogen Oxide. ACS Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c00106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Varhade S, Tetteh EB, Saddeler S, Schumacher S, Aiyappa HB, Bendt G, Schulz S, Andronescu C, Schuhmann W. Crystal Plane-Related Oxygen-Evolution Activity of Single Hexagonal Co 3 O 4 Spinel Particles. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203474. [PMID: 36423237 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203474] [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: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline electrolyte of hexagonal spinel Co3 O4 nanoparticles derived using scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM) is correlated with scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy images of the droplet landing sites. A unique way to deconvolute the intrinsic catalytic activity of individual crystal facets of the hexagonal Co3 O4 spinel particle is demonstrated in terms of the turnover frequency (TOF) of surface Co atoms. The top surface exposing 111 crystal planes displayed a thickness-dependent TOF with a TOF of about 100 s-1 at a potential of 1.8 V vs. RHE and a particle thickness of 100 nm. The edge of the particle exposing (110) planes, however, showed an average TOF of 270±68 s-1 at 1.8 V vs. RHE and no correlation with particle thickness. The higher atomic density of Co atoms on the edge surface (2.5 times of the top) renders the overall catalytic activity of the edge planes significantly higher than that of the top planes. The use of a free-diffusing Os complex in the alkaline electrolyte revealed the low electrical conductivity through individual particles, which explains the thickness-dependent TOF of the top planes and could be a reason for the low activity of the top (111) planes.
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- Swapnil Varhade
- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany.,Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstrasse 7, 45141, Essen, Germany
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- Chemical Technology III, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg Essen, Carl-Benz-Strasse 199, 47057, Duisburg, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstrasse 7, 45141, Essen, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstrasse 7, 45141, Essen, Germany.,Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Carl-Benz-Strasse 199, 47057, Duisburg, Germany
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- Chemical Technology III, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg Essen, Carl-Benz-Strasse 199, 47057, Duisburg, Germany.,Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Carl-Benz-Strasse 199, 47057, Duisburg, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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Jiao YT, Jiang H, Wu WT, Qi YT, Wen MY, Yang XK, Kang YR, Zhang XW, Amatore C, Huang WH. Dual-channel nanoelectrochemical sensor for monitoring intracellular ROS and NADH kinetic variations of their concentrations. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 222:114928. [PMID: 36450163 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) are important intracellular redox-active molecules involved in various pathological processes including inflammation, neurodegenerative diseases, and cancer. However, the fast dynamic changes and mutual regulatory kinetic relationship between intracellular ROS and NADH in these biological processes are still hard to simultaneously investigate. A dual-channel nanowire electrode (DC-NWE) integrating two conductive nanowires, one functionalized with platinum nanoparticles and the other with conductive polymer, was nanofabricated for the selective and simultaneous real-time monitoring of intracellular ROS and NADH release by mitochondria in single living MCF-7 tumoral cells stimulated by resveratrol. The production of ROS was observed to occur tenths of a second before the release of NADH, a significant new piece of information suggesting a mechanism of action of resveratrol. Beyond the importance of the specific data gathered in this study, this work established the feasibility of simultaneously monitoring multiple species and analyzing their kinetics relationships over sub-second time scales thanks to dual-channel nanowire electrodes. It is believed that this concept and its associated nanoelectrochemical tools might benefit to a deeper understanding of mutual regulatory relationship between intracellular crucial molecular markers during physiological and pathological processes as well as for evaluating medical treatments.
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- Yu-Ting Jiao
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, PR China; PASTEUR, Départment de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, PSL Research University, Sorbonne University, Paris, 75005, France.
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
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Zhang J, He W, Quast T, Junqueira JRC, Saddeler S, Schulz S, Schuhmann W. Single-entity Electrochemistry Unveils Dynamic Transformation during Tandem Catalysis of Cu 2 O and Co 3 O 4 for Converting NO 3 - to NH 3. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202214830. [PMID: 36469860 PMCID: PMC10108016 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Revised: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Electrochemically converting nitrate to ammonia is an essential and sustainable approach to restoring the globally perturbed nitrogen cycle. The rational design of catalysts for the nitrate reduction reaction (NO3 RR) based on a detailed understanding of the reaction mechanism is of high significance. We report a Cu2 O+Co3 O4 tandem catalyst which enhances the NH3 production rate by ≈2.7-fold compared to Co3 O4 and ≈7.5-fold compared with Cu2 O, respectively, however, most importantly, we precisely place single Cu2 O and Co3 O4 cube-shaped nanoparticles individually and together on carbon nanoelectrodes provide insight into the mechanism of the tandem catalysis. The structural and phase evolution of the individual Cu2 O+Co3 O4 nanocubes during NO3 RR is unveiled using identical location transmission electron microscopy. Combining single-entity electrochemistry with precise nano-placement sheds light on the dynamic transformation of single catalyst particles during tandem catalysis in a direct way.
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- Jian Zhang
- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany.,Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (Cenide), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 7, 45141, Essen, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (Cenide), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 7, 45141, Essen, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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Chen R, Liu S, Zhang Y. A nanoelectrode-based study of water splitting electrocatalysts. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:52-64. [PMID: 36485037 DOI: 10.1039/d2mh01143c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The development of low-cost and efficient catalytic materials for key reactions like water splitting, CO2 reduction and N2 reduction is crucial for fulfilling the growing energy consumption demands and the pursuit of renewable and sustainable energy. Conventional electrochemical measurements at the macroscale lack the potential to characterize single catalytic entities and nanoscale surface features on the surface of a catalytic material. Recently, promising results have been obtained using nanoelectrodes as ultra-small platforms for the study of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) on innovative catalytic materials at the nanoscale. In this minireview, we summarize the recent progress in the nanoelectrode-based studies on the HER and OER on various nanostructured catalytic materials. These electrocatalysts can be generally categorized into two groups: 0-dimensional (0D) single atom/molecule/cluster/nanoparticles and 2-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials. Controlled growth as well as the electrochemical characterization of single isolated atoms, molecules, clusters and nanoparticles has been achieved on nanoelectrodes. Moreover, nanoelectrodes greatly enhanced the spatial resolution of scanning probe techniques, which enable studies at the surface features of 2D nanomaterials, including surface defects, edges and nanofacets at the boundary of a phase. Nanoelectrode-based studies on the catalytic materials can provide new insights into the reaction mechanisms and catalytic properties, which will facilitate the pursuit of sustainable energy and help to solve CO2 release issues.
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- Ran Chen
- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.
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Zhang L, Wang J, Jiang K, Xiao Z, Gao Y, Lin S, Chen B. Self-Reconstructed Metal-Organic Framework Heterojunction for Switchable Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202214794. [PMID: 36278261 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Designing metal-organic framework (MOF)-based catalysts with superior oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity and robust durability simultaneously is highly required yet very challenging due to the limited intrinsic activity and their elusive evolution under harsh OER conditions. Herein, a steady self-reconstructed MOF heterojunction is constructed via redox electrochemistry and topology-guided strategy. Thanks to the inhibiting effect from hydrogen bonds of Ni-BDC-1 (BDC=1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid), the obatained MOF heterojunction shows greatly improved OER activity with low overpotential of 225 mV at 10 mA cm-2 , relative to the totally reconstructed Ni-BDC-3 (332 mV). Density function theory calculations reveal that the formed built-in electric field in the MOF heterojunction remarkably optimizes the ad/desorption free energy of active Ni sites. Moreover, such MOF heterojunction shows superior durability attributed to the shielding effect of the surface-evolved NiOOH coating.
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- Ling Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Functional Food of Hainan Province, School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas, 78249-0698, USA
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Gao H, Xu J, Liu C, Wang F, Sun H, Wang Q, Zhou M. Precise Polishing and Electrochemical Applications of Quartz Nanopipette-Based Carbon Nanoelectrodes. Anal Chem 2022; 94:14092-14098. [PMID: 36191159 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Quartz nanopipette-based carbon nanoelectrodes (CNEs) have attracted extensive attention in nanoscale electrochemistry due to their simple and efficient fabrication, chemically inert materials, flexible size (down to a few nanometers), and ultrathin insulating encapsulation. However, these pristine CNEs usually have significantly irregular morphology on the surface, which greatly limits the applications where inlaid nanodisks are urgently needed. To address this critical issue, we have developed a new precise polishing strategy using paraffin coating protection (i.e., avoiding breakage of quartz materials) and real-time monitoring with a high impedance meter (i.e., indicating electrode exposure) to produce flat carbon nanodisk electrodes. The surface flatness of polished CNEs has been confirmed by a combination of scanning electron microscopy, fast-scan cyclic voltammetry, and scanning electrochemical microscopy. As compared to the expensive focused ion beam processing, this strategy is competitive in terms of the low cost and availability of the equipment and enables the preparation of polished CNEs with sufficiently small size. The flattened CNEs have been exemplified for grafting molecular catalysts to achieve the durable catalysis of reactive molecules or for immobilizing single-particle electrocatalysts to measure the intrinsic activity under sufficient mass-transfer rates.
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- Han Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Innovation Academy for Green Manufacture, CAS, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Liu C, Xu J, Gao H, Zhou M, Lu L. Nitrogen-skinned carbon nanocone enables non-dynamic electrochemistry of individual metal particles. Sci China Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-022-1305-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Suksatan W, Kazemzadeh P, Afzali D, Moghaddam-manesh M, Chauhan NPS, Sargazi G. A controllable study on ultrasound assisted synthesis of a novel Ni/Zn based hybrid MOF nanostructures for Dextranase immobilization. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2022.109410] [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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Zhang J, Quast T, He W, Dieckhöfer S, Junqueira JRC, Öhl D, Wilde P, Jambrec D, Chen YT, Schuhmann W. In Situ Carbon Corrosion and Cu Leaching as a Strategy for Boosting Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Multimetal Electrocatalysts. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2109108. [PMID: 35062041 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202109108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The number of active sites and their intrinsic activity are key factors in designing high-performance catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The synthesis, properties, and in-depth characterization of a homogeneous CoNiFeCu catalyst are reported, demonstrating that multimetal synergistic effects improve the OER kinetics and the intrinsic activity. In situ carbon corrosion and Cu leaching during the OER lead to an enhanced electrochemically active surface area, providing favorable conditions for improved electronic interaction between the constituent metals. After activation, the catalyst exhibits excellent activity with a low overpotential of 291.5 ± 0.5 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and a Tafel slope of 43.9 mV dec-1 . It shows superior stability compared to RuO2 in 1 m KOH, which is even preserved for 120 h at 500 mA cm-2 in 7 m KOH at 50 °C. Single particles of this CoNiFeCu after their placement on nanoelectrodes combined with identical location transmission electron microscopy before and after applying cyclic voltammetry are investigated. The improved catalytic performance is due to surface carbon corrosion and Cu leaching. The proposed catalyst design strategy combined with the unique single-nanoparticle technique contributes to the development and characterization of high-performance catalysts for electrochemical energy conversion.
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- Jian Zhang
- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Center for Solvation Science (ZEMOS), Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780, Bochum, Germany
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Pan C, Dong Y, Chen X, Yu B, Huang M, Liu Z. Plasma‐assisted Engineering of MOF Electrocatalyst for Highly Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202101252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Chengcheng Pan
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Ocean University of China Qingdao 266100 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Ocean University of China Qingdao 266100 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Ocean University of China Qingdao 266100 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Ocean University of China Qingdao 266100 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Ocean University of China Qingdao 266100 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Ocean University of China Qingdao 266100 China
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Lei Z, Cai W, Rao Y, Wang K, Jiang Y, Liu Y, Jin X, Li J, Lv Z, Jiao S, Zhang W, Yan P, Zhang S, Cao R. Coordination modulation of iridium single-atom catalyst maximizing water oxidation activity. Nat Commun 2022; 13:24. [PMID: 35013202 PMCID: PMC8748886 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27664-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have attracted tremendous research interests in various energy-related fields because of their high activity, selectivity and 100% atom utilization. However, it is still a challenge to enhance the intrinsic and specific activity of SACs. Herein, we present an approach to fabricate a high surface distribution density of iridium (Ir) SAC on nickel-iron sulfide nanosheet arrays substrate (Ir1/NFS), which delivers a high water oxidation activity. The Ir1/NFS catalyst offers a low overpotential of ~170 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and a high turnover frequency of 9.85 s-1 at an overpotential of 300 mV in 1.0 M KOH solution. At the same time, the Ir1/NFS catalyst exhibits a high stability performance, reaching a lifespan up to 350 hours at a current density of 100 mA cm-2. First-principles calculations reveal that the electronic structures of Ir atoms are significantly regulated by the sulfide substrate, endowing an energetically favorable reaction pathway. This work represents a promising strategy to fabricate high surface distribution density single-atom catalysts with high activity and durability for electrochemical water splitting.
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- Zhanwu Lei
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Research Center of New Energy, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development (RIPED), PetroChina, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Research Center of New Energy, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development (RIPED), PetroChina, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China.
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China.
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Zaman S, Tian X, Su YQ, Cai W, Yan Y, Qi R, Douka AI, Chen S, You B, Liu H, Ding S, Guo X, Xia BY. Direct integration of ultralow-platinum alloy into nanocarbon architectures for efficient oxygen reduction in fuel cells. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2021; 66:2207-2216. [PMID: 36654112 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2021.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Developing efficient platinum (Pt)-based electrocatalysts is enormously significant for fuel cells. Herein, we report an integrated electrocatalyst of ultralow-Pt alloy encapsulated into nitrogen-doped nanocarbon architecture for efficient oxygen reduction reaction. This hybrid Pt-based catalyst achieves a mass activity of 3.46 A mgpt-1 at the potential of 0.9 V vs. RHE with a negligible stability decay after 10,000 cycles. More importantly, this half-cell activity can be expressed at full cell level with a high Pt utilization of 10.22 W mgPt-1cathode and remarkable durability after 30,000 cycles in single-cell. Experimental and theoretical investigations reveal that a highly strained Pt structure with an optimal Pt-O binding energy is induced by the incorporation of Co/Ni into Pt lattice, which would account for the improved reaction kinetics. The synergistic catalysis due to nitrogen-doped nanocarbon architecture and active Pt component is responsible for the enhanced catalytic activity. Meanwhile, the strong metal-support interaction and optimized hydrophilic properties of nanocarbon matrix facilitate efficient mass transport and water management. This work may provide significant insights in designing the low-Pt integrated electrocatalysts for fuel cells and beyond.
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- Shahid Zaman
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Sustainable Energy Laboratory, Faculty of Material Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Department of Information Science and Technology, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China.
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Lu X, Li M, Peng Y, Xi X, Li M, Chen Q, Dong A. Direct Probing of the Oxygen Evolution Reaction at Single NiFe 2O 4 Nanocrystal Superparticles with Tunable Structures. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:16925-16929. [PMID: 34612638 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c08592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Due to the precisely controllable size, shape, and composition, self-assembled nanocrystal superlattices exhibit unique collective properties and find wide applications in catalysis and energy conversion. Identifying their intrinsic electrocatalytic activity is challenging, as their averaged properties on ensembles can hardly be dissected from binders or additives. We here report the direct measurement of the oxygen evolution reaction at single superparticles self-assembled from ∼8 nm NiFe2O4 and/or ∼4 nm Au nanocrystals using scanning electrochemical cell microscopy. Combined with coordinated scanning electron microscopy, it is found that the turnover frequency (TOF) estimated from single NiFe2O4 superparticles at 1.92 V vs RHE ranges from 0.2 to 11 s-1 and is sensitive to size only when it is smaller than ∼800 nm in diameter. After the incorporation of Au nanocrystals, the TOF increases by ∼6-fold and levels off with further increasing Au content. Our study demonstrates the first direct single entity electrochemical study on individual nanocrystal superlattices with tunable structures and unravels the intrinsic structure-activity relationship that is not accessible by other methods.
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- Xiaoxi Lu
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Quast T, Varhade S, Saddeler S, Chen YT, Andronescu C, Schulz S, Schuhmann W. Single Particle Nanoelectrochemistry Reveals the Catalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction Activity of Co 3 O 4 Nanocubes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:23444-23450. [PMID: 34411401 PMCID: PMC8596605 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202109201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Co3O4 nanocubes are evaluated concerning their intrinsic electrocatalytic activity towards the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) by means of single‐entity electrochemistry. Scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM) provides data on the electrocatalytic OER activity from several individual measurement areas covering one Co3O4 nanocube of a comparatively high number of individual particles with sufficient statistical reproducibility. Single‐particle‐on‐nanoelectrode measurements of Co3O4 nanocubes provide an accelerated stress test at highly alkaline conditions with current densities of up to 5.5 A cm−2, and allows to derive TOF values of up to 2.8×104 s−1 at 1.92 V vs. RHE for surface Co atoms of a single cubic nanoparticle. Obtaining such high current densities combined with identical‐location transmission electron microscopy allows monitoring the formation of an oxy(hydroxide) surface layer during electrocatalysis. Combining two independent single‐entity electrochemistry techniques provides the basis for elucidating structure–activity relations of single electrocatalyst nanoparticles with well‐defined surface structure.
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- Thomas Quast
- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 7, 45141, Essen, Germany
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- Center for Solvation Science (ZEMOS), Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Chemical Technology III, Faculty of Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Carl-Benz-Strasse 199, 47057, Duisburg, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 7, 45141, Essen, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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Quast T, Varhade S, Saddeler S, Chen Y, Andronescu C, Schulz S, Schuhmann W. Einzelpartikel‐Nanoelektrochemie für die Untersuchung der Aktivität der elektrokatalytischen Sauerstoffentwicklungsreaktion an Co
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- Thomas Quast
- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 D-44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 D-44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Inorganic Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE) University of Duisburg-Essen Universitätsstr. 7 45141 Essen Deutschland
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- Center for Solvation Science (ZEMOS) Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44801 Bochum Deutschland
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- Chemical Technology III Faculty of Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE) University of Duisburg-Essen Carl-Benz-Strasse 199 47057 Duisburg Deutschland
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- Inorganic Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry Center for Nanointegration (CENIDE) University of Duisburg-Essen Universitätsstr. 7 45141 Essen Deutschland
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 D-44780 Bochum Deutschland
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Dey G, Shadab, Aijaz A. Metal‐Organic Framework Derived Nanostructured Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Gargi Dey
- Department of Sciences & Humanities Chemistry Division Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT) – Jais Amethi Uttar Pradesh 229304 India
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- Department of Sciences & Humanities Chemistry Division Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT) – Jais Amethi Uttar Pradesh 229304 India
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- Department of Sciences & Humanities Chemistry Division Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT) – Jais Amethi Uttar Pradesh 229304 India
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Wu W, Jiang H, Qi Y, Fan W, Yan J, Liu Y, Huang W. Large‐Scale Synthesis of Functionalized Nanowires to Construct Nanoelectrodes for Intracellular Sensing. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202106251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Wen‐Tao Wu
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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Wen H, Zhang S, Yu T, Yi Z, Guo R. ZIF-67-based catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:12058-12087. [PMID: 34231644 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr01669e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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As a new type of crystalline porous material, the imidazole zeolite framework (ZIF) has attracted widespread attention due to its ultra-high surface area, large pore volume, and unique advantage of easy functionalization. Developing different methods to control the shape and composition of ZIF is very important for its practical application as catalyst. In recent years, nano-ZIF has been considered an electrode material with excellent oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance, which provides a new way to research electrolyzed water. This review focuses on the morphological engineering of the original ZIF-67 and its derivatives (core-shell, hollow, and array structures) through doping (cation doping, anion doping, and co-doping), derivative composition engineering (metal oxide, phosphide, sulfide, selenide, and telluride), and the corresponding single-atom catalysis. Besides, combined with DFT calculations, it emphasizes the in-depth understanding of actual active sites and provides insights into the internal mechanism of enhancing the OER and proposes the challenges and prospects of ZIF-67 based electrocatalysts. We summarize the application of ZIF-67 and its derivatives in the OER for the first time, which has significantly guided research in this field.
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- Hui Wen
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China.
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Wu WT, Jiang H, Qi YT, Fan WT, Yan J, Liu YL, Huang WH. Large-Scale Synthesis of Functionalized Nanowires to Construct Nanoelectrodes for Intracellular Sensing. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:19337-19343. [PMID: 34121300 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202106251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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A strategy for one-pot and large-scale synthesis of functionalized core-shell nanowires (NWs) to high-efficiently construct single nanowire electrodes is proposed. Based on the polymerization reaction between 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) and noble metal cations, manifold noble metal nanoparticles-polyEDOT (PEDOT) nanocomposites can be uniformly modified on the surface of any nonconductive NWs. This provides a facile and versatile approach to produce massive number of core-shell NWs with excellent conductivity, adjustable size, and well-designed properties. Nanoelectrodes manufactured with such core-shell NWs exhibit excellent electrochemical performance and mechanical stability as well as favorable antifouling properties, which are demonstrated by in situ intracellular monitoring of biological molecules (nitric oxide) and unraveling its relevant unclear signaling pathway inside single living cells.
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- Wen-Tao Wu
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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Hameed A, Batool M, Iqbal W, Abbas S, Imran M, Khan IA, Nadeem MA. ZIF-12/Fe-Cu LDH Composite as a High Performance Electrocatalyst for Water Oxidation. Front Chem 2021; 9:686968. [PMID: 34249860 PMCID: PMC8264502 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.686968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Layered double hydroxides (LDH) are being used as electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reactions (OERs). However, low current densities limit their practical applications. Herein, we report a facile and economic synthesis of an iron-copper based LDH integrated with a cobalt-based metal-organic framework (ZIF-12) to form LDH-ZIF-12 composite (1) through a co-precipitation method. The as-synthesized composite 1 requires a low overpotential of 337 mV to achieve a catalytic current density of 10 mA cm-2 with a Tafel slope of 89 mV dec-1. Tafel analysis further demonstrates that 1 exhibits a slope of 89 mV dec-1 which is much lower than the slope of 284 mV dec-1 for LDH and 172 mV dec-1 for ZIF-12. The slope value of 1 is also lower than previously reported electrocatalysts, including Ni-Co LDH (113 mV dec-1) and Zn-Co LDH nanosheets (101 mV dec-1), under similar conditions. Controlled potential electrolysis and stability test experiments show the potential application of 1 as a heterogeneous electrocatalyst for water oxidation.
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- Arslan Hameed
- Catalysis and Nanomaterials Lab 27, Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Catalysis and Nanomaterials Lab 27, Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Catalysis and Nanomaterials Lab 27, Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Catalysis and Nanomaterials Lab 27, Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry of Interfaces, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
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- Catalysis and Nanomaterials Lab 27, Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Wang H, Chen BH, Liu DJ. Metal-Organic Frameworks and Metal-Organic Gels for Oxygen Electrocatalysis: Structural and Compositional Considerations. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2008023. [PMID: 33984166 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202008023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Increasing demand for sustainable and clean energy is calling for the next-generation energy conversion and storage technologies such as fuel cells, water electrolyzers, CO2 /N2 reduction electrolyzers, metal-air batteries, etc. All these electrochemical processes involve oxygen electrocatalysis. Boosting the intrinsic activity and the active-site density through rational design of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and metal-organic gels (MOGs) as precursors represents a new approach toward improving oxygen electrocatalysis efficiency. MOFs/MOGs afford a broad selection of combinations between metal nodes and organic linkers and are known to produce electrocatalysts with high surface areas, variable porosity, and excellent activity after pyrolysis. Some recent studies on MOFs/MOGs for oxygen electrocatalysis and their new perspectives in synthesis, characterization, and performance are discussed. New insights on the structural and compositional design in MOF/MOG-derived oxygen electrocatalysts are summarized. Critical challenges and future research directions are also outlined.
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- Hao Wang
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- College of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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Gao J, Huang Q, Wu Y, Lan YQ, Chen B. Metal–Organic Frameworks for Photo/Electrocatalysis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/aesr.202100033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Junkuo Gao
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhejiang Sci-Tech University Hangzhou 310018 China
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- Department of Chemistry South China Normal University Guangzhou 510006 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhejiang Sci-Tech University Hangzhou 310018 China
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- Department of Chemistry South China Normal University Guangzhou 510006 China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries School of Chemistry and Materials Science Nanjing Normal University Nanjing 210023 China
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- Department of Chemistry University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA circle San Antonio TX 78249-0689 USA
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Linnemann J, Kanokkanchana K, Tschulik K. Design Strategies for Electrocatalysts from an Electrochemist’s Perspective. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c04118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Julia Linnemann
- Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry II, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, ZEMOS, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry II, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, ZEMOS, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry II, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, ZEMOS, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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Bagheri AR, Aramesh N, Bilal M. New frontiers and prospects of metal-organic frameworks for removal, determination, and sensing of pesticides. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 194:110654. [PMID: 33359702 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Pesticides have been widely used in agriculture to control, reduce, and kill insects. Humans are also being using pesticides to control insidious animals in daily life. By these practices, a huge volume of pesticides is introduced to the environment. Despite broad-spectrum applicability, pesticides also have hazardous effects on both humans and animals at high and low concentrations. Long-term exposure to pesticides can cause different diseases, like leukemia, lymphoma, and cancers of the brain, breasts, prostate, testis, and ovaries. Reproductive disorders from pesticides include birth defects, stillbirth, spontaneous abortion, sterility, and infertility. Therefore, the application of determination and treatment methods for pre-concentration and removal of these toxic materials from the environment appears a vital concern. To date, different materials and approaches have been employed for these purposes. Among these approaches, multifunctional metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)-assisted adsorption and determination processes have always been in the spotlight. These facts are due to exclusive properties of MOFs in terms of the crystallinity, large surface area, high chemical, and physical stability, and controllable structure as well as unique features of adsorption and determination process in terms of simple, easy, cheap, available method and ability to use in large and industrial scales. In the present work, we illustrate the exceptional features of MOFs as well as the possible mechanism for the adsorption of pesticides by MOFs. The use of these fantastic materials for pre-concentration and removal of pesticides are extensively explored. In addition, the performance of MOFs was compared with other adsorbents. Finally, the new frontiers and prospects of MOFs for the determination, sensing, and removal of pesticides are presented.
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- Chemistry Department, Yasouj University, Yasouj, 75918-74831, Iran
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China.
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Quast T, Aiyappa HB, Saddeler S, Wilde P, Chen Y, Schulz S, Schuhmann W. Single-Entity Electrocatalysis of Individual "Picked-and-Dropped" Co 3 O 4 Nanoparticles on the Tip of a Carbon Nanoelectrode. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:3576-3580. [PMID: 33210797 PMCID: PMC7898714 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202014384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 11/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Nano-electrochemical tools to assess individual catalyst entities are critical to comprehend single-entity measurements. The intrinsic electrocatalytic activity of an individual well-defined Co3 O4 nanoparticle supported on a carbon-based nanoelectrode is determined by employing an efficient SEM-controlled robotic technique for picking and placing a single catalyst particle onto a modified carbon nanoelectrode surface. The stable nanoassembly is microscopically investigated and subsequently electrochemically characterized. The hexagonal-shaped Co3 O4 nanoparticles demonstrate size-dependent electrochemical activity and exhibit very high catalytic activity with a current density of up to 11.5 A cm-2 at 1.92 V (vs. RHE), and a turnover frequency of 532±100 s-1 at 1.92 V (vs. RHE) towards catalyzing the oxygen evolution reaction.
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- Thomas Quast
- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstrasse 15044780BochumGermany
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstrasse 15044780BochumGermany
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- Inorganic ChemistryFaculty of Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (Cenide)University of Duisburg-EssenUniversitätsstasse 745141EssenGermany
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstrasse 15044780BochumGermany
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- Center for Solvation Science (ZEMOS)Ruhr University BochumUniversitätsstrasse 15044801BochumGermany
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- Inorganic ChemistryFaculty of Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (Cenide)University of Duisburg-EssenUniversitätsstasse 745141EssenGermany
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstrasse 15044780BochumGermany
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Influences of nano-effect on electrochemical thermodynamics of metal nanoparticles electrodes. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.115037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Zhang Q, Zhang X, Wang J, Wang C. Graphene-supported single-atom catalysts and applications in electrocatalysis. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 32:032001. [PMID: 33002887 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abbd70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Supported metal nanostructures are the most extensively studied heterogeneous catalysts, benefiting from easy separation, regeneration and affordable cost. The size of the supported metal species is one of the decisive factors in determining the activity of heterogeneous catalysts. Particularly, the unsaturated coordination environment of metal atoms preferably act as the active centers, minimizing these metal species can significantly boost the specific activity of every single metal atom. Single-atom catalysts/catalysis (SACs), containing isolated metals atomically dispersed on or coordinated with the surface of a support material, represent the ultimate utilization of supported metals and maximize metal usage efficiency. Graphene, a two-dimensional star material, exhibiting extraordinary physical and chemical properties, has been approved as an excellent platform for constructing SACs. When atomically dispersed metal atoms are strongly anchored on the graphene surface, featuring ultra-high surface area and excellent electronic properties, SACs offer a great potential to significantly innovate the conventional heterogeneous catalysis, especially in the field of electrocatalysis. In this review, a detailed discussion of graphene-supported SACs, including preparation approaches, characterization techniques and applications on typical electrocatalytic reactions is provided. The advantages and unique features of graphene-supported SACs as efficient electrocatalysts and the upcoming challenges for improving their performance and further practical applications are also highlighted.
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- Qin Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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Yang Y, Xiong Y, Zeng R, Lu X, Krumov M, Huang X, Xu W, Wang H, DiSalvo FJ, Brock JD, Muller DA, Abruña HD. Operando Methods in Electrocatalysis. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c04789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Yao Yang
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS), Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS), Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Quast T, Aiyappa HB, Saddeler S, Wilde P, Chen Y, Schulz S, Schuhmann W. Elektrokatalyse einzelner, auf der Spitze einer Kohlenstoff‐Nanoelektrode platzierter Co
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- Thomas Quast
- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Inorganic Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (Cenide) University of Duisburg-Essen Universitätsstaße 7 45141 Essen Deutschland
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Center for Solvation Science (ZEMOS) Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44801 Bochum Deutschland
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- Inorganic Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (Cenide) University of Duisburg-Essen Universitätsstaße 7 45141 Essen Deutschland
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Kira L. Rahn
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 1605 Gilman Hall, 2415 Osborn Drive, Ames, Iowa 50011-1021, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 1605 Gilman Hall, 2415 Osborn Drive, Ames, Iowa 50011-1021, United States
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Electrocatalysts optimized with nitrogen coordination for high-performance oxygen evolution reaction. Coord Chem Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Marken F. Future challenges in electrochemistry: linking membrane-based solar energy conversion mechanisms to water harvesting. J Solid State Electrochem 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-020-04708-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Masa J, Andronescu C, Schuhmann W. Electrocatalysis as the Nexus for Sustainable Renewable Energy: The Gordian Knot of Activity, Stability, and Selectivity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:15298-15312. [PMID: 32608122 PMCID: PMC7496542 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202007672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The use of renewable energy by means of electrochemical techniques by converting H2 O, CO2 and N2 into chemical energy sources and raw materials, is the basis for securing a future sustainable "green" energy supply. Some weaknesses and inconsistencies in the practice of determining the electrocatalytic performance, which prevents a rational bottom-up catalyst design, are discussed. Large discrepancies in material properties as well as in electrocatalytic activity and stability become obvious when materials are tested under the conditions of their intended use as opposed to the usual laboratory conditions. They advocate for uniform activity/stability correlations under application-relevant conditions, and the need for a clear representation of electrocatalytic performance by contextualization in terms of functional investigation or progress towards application is emphasized.
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- Justus Masa
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy ConversionStiftstrasse 34–3645470Mülheim an der RuhrGermany
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- Faculty of ChemistryTechnical Chemistry IIIUniversity of Duisburg-EssenCarl-Benz-Str. 201, ZBT 24147057DuisburgGermany
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätstr. 15044780BochumGermany
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Masa J, Andronescu C, Schuhmann W. Elektrokatalyse als Nexus für nachhaltige erneuerbare Energien – der gordische Knoten aus Aktivität, Stabilität und Selektivität. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202007672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Justus Masa
- Max Planck Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion Stiftstraße 34–36 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Deutschland
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- Fakultät für Chemie Technische Chemie III Universität Duisburg-Essen Carl-Benz-Straße 201, ZBT 241 47057 Duisburg Deutschland
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- Analytische Chemie – Zentrum für Elektrochemie (CES) Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie Ruhr-Universität Bochum Universitätstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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Wei W, Yuan T, Jiang W, Gao J, Chen HY, Wang W. Accessing the Electrochemical Activity of Single Nanoparticles by Eliminating the Heterogeneous Electrical Contacts. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:14307-14313. [PMID: 32787250 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c06171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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While single nanoparticle electrochemistry holds great promise for establishing the structure-activity relationship (SAR) of electroactive nanomaterials, as it removes the heterogeneity among individuals, successful SAR studies remain rare. When one nanoparticle is seen to exhibit better performance than the others, it is often simply attributed to better activity of the particular individual. By taking the ion insertion reaction of Prussian blue nanoparticles as an example, here we show that the electrical contact between nanoparticles and electrode, a previously overlooked factor, was greatly distinct from one nanoparticle to another and significantly contributed to the apparent heterogeneity in the reactivity and cyclability. An individual nanoparticle with intrinsically perfect structure (size, facet, crystallinity, and so on) could be completely inactive, simply due to poor electrical contacts, which blurred the SAR and likely caused failures. We further proposed a sputter-coating method to enhance the electrical contacts by depositing an ultrathin platinum layer onto the sample. Such an approach was routinely adopted in scanning electron microscopy to improve the electron mobility between nanoparticles and substrate. Elimination of heterogeneous contacts ensured that the electrochemical activity of single nanoparticles can be accessed and further correlated with their structural features, thus paving the way for single nanoparticle electrochemistry to deliver on its promises in SAR.
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- Wei Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Ying YL, Wang J, Leach AR, Jiang Y, Gao R, Xu C, Edwards MA, Pendergast AD, Ren H, Weatherly CKT, Wang W, Actis P, Mao L, White HS, Long YT. Single-entity electrochemistry at confined sensing interfaces. Sci China Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-020-9716-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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