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Li R, Liu F, Xu Q, Yu J, Qi K. Manipulating heterointerface to boost formation and desorption of intermediates for highly efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 671:469-476. [PMID: 38815382 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.05.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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Promoting water dissociation and H intermediate desorption play a pivotal role in achieving highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline media but remain a great challenge. Herein, we rationally develop a unique W-doped NiSx/Ni heterointerface as a favorable HER electrocatalyst which was directly grown on the Cu nanowire foam substrate (W-NiSx/Ni@Cu) by the electrodeposition strategy. Benefiting from the rational design of the interfaces, the electronic coupling of the W-NiSx/Ni@Cu can be efficiently modulated to lower the HER kinetic barrier. The obtained W-NiSx/Ni@Cu exhibits an enhanced HER activity with a low overpotential of 38 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and a small Tafel value of 27.5 mV dec-1, and high stability during HER catalysis. In addition, in-situ Raman spectra reveal that the Ni2+ active sites preferentially adsorb OH intermediate. The theoretical calculation confirms that the water dissociation is accelerated by the construction of W-NiSx/Ni heterointerface and H intermediate desorption can be also promoted by H spillover from S active sites in W-NiSx to Ni active sites in metal Ni. This work offers a valuable reference for rational designing heterointerface of electrocatalysts and provides an available method to accelerate the HER kinetics for the ampere-level current density under low overpotential.
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- Ruchun Li
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, PR China; National Energy Key Laboratory for New Hydrogen-Ammonia Energy Technologies, Foshan Xianhu Laboratory, Foshan, Guangdong 528200, PR China.
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, PR China
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali 671000, PR China.
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Kumar Manna B, Samanta R, Kumar Trivedi R, Chakraborty B, Barman S. Hydrogen spillover inspired bifunctional Platinum/Rhodium Oxide-Nitrogen-Doped carbon composite for enhanced hydrogen evolution and oxidation reactions in base. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 670:258-271. [PMID: 38763022 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.05.101] [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: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
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The poor activity of Pt-based-catalysts for alkaline hydrogen oxidation/evolution reaction (HOR/HER) encourages scientific society to design an effective electrocatalyst to develop alkaline fuel cells/electrolyzers. Herein, platinum/rhodium oxide-nitrogen-doped carbon (Pt/Rh2O3-CNx) composite is prepared for alkaline HER and HOR inspired by hydrogen spillover. The HER performance of Pt/Rh2O3-CNx is ∼ 6 times higher than Pt/C. In HOR, Pt/Rh2O3-CNx possesses an exchange current density of 657.60 mA/mgmetal, which is ∼ 3.4 times higher than Pt/C. Hydrogen and hydroxyl binding energy (HBE and OHBE) contribute equally to alkaline HOR/HER. The experimental and theoretical evidence suggests that the enhanced HER and HOR activity of Pt/Rh2O3-CNx may be due to hydrogen spillover from Pt to Rh2O3. Small work function difference [0.08 eV] of the system suggested hydrogen-spillover is feasible, which has been justified by reaction-free energy calculations. We proposed that the dissociation of hydrogen (H2) and water (H2O) occurs at Pt to form Pt-adsorbed hydrogen species (Pt-Had). Then, some Had moves to Rh2O3 through hydrogen spillover and reacts with neighboring Had or adsorbed hydroxyl species (OHad) to form H2 or H2O, which enhances the HER and HOR activity, respectively. The role of water-metal-hydroxyl species in the electrical double layer was also demonstrated on alkaline HOR/HER. This work may help to design the hydrogen-spillover-based catalysts for several renewable energy technologies.
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- Biplab Kumar Manna
- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), HBNI, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 752050, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), HBNI, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 752050, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India
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- Department of Physics, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore 641021, India; Centre for High Energy Physics, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore 641021, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India; High Pressure & amp, Synchrotron Radiation Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India.
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), HBNI, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 752050, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India.
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Liu J, Guo P, Liu D, Yan X, Tu X, Pan H, Wu R. Activating TiO 2 through the Phase Transition-Mediated Hydrogen Spillover to Outperform Pt for Electrocatalytic pH-Universal Hydrogen Evolution. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2400783. [PMID: 38573959 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Endowing conventional materials with specific functions that are hardly available is invariably of significant importance but greatly challenging. TiO2 is proven to be highly active for the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution while intrinsically inert for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) due to its poor electrical conductivity and unfavorable hydrogen adsorption/desorption behavior. Herein, the first activation of inert TiO2 for electrocatalytic HER is demonstrated by synergistically modulating the positions of d-band center and triggering hydrogen spillover through the dual doping-induced partial phase transition. The N, F co-doping-induced partial phase transition from anatase to rutile phase in TiO2 (AR-TiO2|(N,F)) exhibits extraordinary HER performance with overpotentials of 74, 80, and 142 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 in 1.0 M KOH, 0.5 M H2SO4, and 1.0 M phosphate-buffered saline electrolytes, respectively, which are substantially better than pure TiO2, and even superior to the benchmark Pt/C catalysts. These findings may open a new avenue for the development of low-cost alternative to noble metal catalysts for electrocatalytic hydrogen production.
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- Jiexian Liu
- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3GJ, UK
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- Institute of Science and Technology for New Energy, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an, 710021, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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Yang H, Ni C, Gao X, Lin S, He X, Tian L, Li Z. Constructing Built-in-Electric Field for Boosting Electrocatalytic Water Splitting. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024:e202400977. [PMID: 38831717 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202400977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2024] [Revised: 05/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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Electrocatalytic water splitting shows great potential for producing clean and green hydrogen, but it is hindered by slow reaction kinetics. Advanced electrocatalysts are needed to lower the energy barriers. The establishment of built-in electric fields (BIEF) in heterointerfaces has been found to be beneficial for speeding up electron transfer, increasing electrical conductivity, adjusting the local reaction environment, and optimizing the chemisorption energy with intermediates. Engineering and modifying the BIEF in heterojunctions offer significant opportunities to enhance the electronic properties of catalysts, thus improving the reaction kinetics. This comprehensive review focuses on the latest advances in BIEF engineering in heterojunction catalysts for efficient water electrolysis. It highlights the fundamentals, engineering, modification, characterization, and application of BIEF in electrocatalytic water splitting. The review also discusses the challenges and future prospects of BIEF engineering. Overall, this review provides a thorough examination of BIEF engineering for the next generation of water electrolysis devices.
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- Huimin Yang
- University and College Key Lab of Natural Product Chemistry and Application in Xinjiang, School of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Yili Normal University, Yining, 835000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- University and College Key Lab of Natural Product Chemistry and Application in Xinjiang, School of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Yili Normal University, Yining, 835000, China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, 221018, China
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- University and College Key Lab of Natural Product Chemistry and Application in Xinjiang, School of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Yili Normal University, Yining, 835000, China
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- University and College Key Lab of Natural Product Chemistry and Application in Xinjiang, School of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Yili Normal University, Yining, 835000, China
- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, 221018, China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, 221018, China
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Jiang Y, Liang Z, Fu H, Sun M, Wang S, Huang B, Du Y. Pt-Modified High Entropy Rare Earth Oxide for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution in pH-Universal Environments. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:9012-9025. [PMID: 38516778 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c13367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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The development of efficient and stable catalysts for hydrogen production from electrolytic water in a wide pH range is of great significance in alleviating the energy crisis. Herein, Pt nanoparticles (NPs) anchored on the vacancy of high entropy rare earth oxides (HEREOs) were prepared for the first time for highly efficient hydrogen production by water electrolysis. The prepared Pt-(LaCeSmYErGdYb)O showed excellent electrochemical performances, which require only 12, 57, and 77 mV to achieve a current density of 100 mA cm-2 in 0.5 M H2SO4, 1.0 M KOH, and 1.0 M PBS environments, respectively. In addition, Pt-(LaCeSmYErGdYb)O has successfully worked at 400 mA cm-2 @ 60 °C for 100 h in 0.5 M H2SO4, presenting the high mass activity of 37.7 A mg-1Pt and turnover frequency (TOF) value of 38.2 s-1 @ 12 mV, which is far superior to the recently reported hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations have revealed that the interactions between Pt and HEREO have optimized the electronic structures for electron transfer and the binding strength of intermediates. This further leads to optimized proton binding and water dissociation, supporting the highly efficient and robust HER performances in different environments. This work provides a new idea for the design of efficient RE-based electrocatalysts.
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- Yong Jiang
- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
- Research Centre for Carbon-Strategic Catalysis, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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Li J, Ma Y, Ho JC, Qu Y. Hydrogen Spillover Phenomenon at the Interface of Metal-Supported Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:895-904. [PMID: 38427852 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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ConspectusHydrogen spillover, as a well-known phenomenon for thermal hydrogenation, generally involves the migration of active hydrogen on the surface of metal-supported catalysts. For thermocatalytic hydrogenation, hydrogen spillover generally takes place from metals with superiority for dissociating hydrogen molecules to supports with strong hydrogen adsorption under a H2 environment with high pressures. The former can bring high hydrogen chemical potential to largely reduce the kinetic barrier of the migration of active hydrogen species from metals to supports. At the same time, the latter can make H* migration thermodynamically spontaneous. For these reasons, hydrogen spillover is a common interfacial phenomenon occurring on metal-supported catalysts during thermocatalysis. Recently, this phenomenon has been observed for the exceptionally enhanced electrocatalytic performance for hydrogen evolution and other electrocatalytic organic synthesis. Different from hydrogen spillover for thermocatalysis under high H2 pressure, hydrogen spillover for electrocatalysis involves the migration of active hydrogen species (H*) from metals with strong hydrogen adsorption to supports with weak hydrogen adsorption, thereby suffering from a thermodynamically unfavorable process accompanied by a high kinetic barrier. Thus, the occurrence of hydrogen spillover at the electrocatalytic interface is not easy, and successful cases are rare. Understanding the underlying nature of hydrogen spillover at the electrocatalytic interface of metal-supported catalysts is critical to the rational design of advanced electrocatalysts.In this Account, we provide in-depth insights into recent advances in hydrogen spillover at the electrocatalytic interface for a significantly enhanced hydrogen evolution performance. Electron accumulation at the metal-support interface induces severe interfacial H* trapping and is recognized as the main factor in the failed hydrogen spillover. Given this, we developed two novel strategies to promote the occurrence of hydrogen spillover at the electrocatalytic interface. These strategies include (i) the introduction of ligand environments to enrich the local hydrogen coverage on metals and lower the barrier for interfacial hydrogen spillover and (ii) the minimization of work function difference between metals and supports (ΔΦ) to relieve electron accumulation and lower the kinetic barrier for hydrogen spillover. Also, we summarize the previously reported strategy of shortening the metal-support interface distance to lower the kinetic barrier for interfacial hydrogen spillover. Afterward, some criteria and methodologies are proposed to identify the hydrogen spillover phenomenon at the electrocatalytic interface. Finally, the remaining challenges and future perspectives are also discussed. Based on this Account, we aim to provide new insights into electrocatalysis, particularly the targeted control of hydrogen spillover at the electrocatalytic interface, and then to offer guidelines for the rational design of advanced electrocatalysts.
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- Jiayuan Li
- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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Yuan H, Jiang D, Li Z, Liu X, Tang Z, Zhang X, Zhao L, Huang M, Liu H, Song K, Zhou W. Laser Synthesis of PtMo Single-Atom Alloy Electrode for Ultralow Voltage Hydrogen Generation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2305375. [PMID: 37930270 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202305375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Maximizing atom-utilization efficiency and high current stability are crucial for the platinum (Pt)-based electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Herein, the Pt single-atom anchored molybdenum (Mo) foil (Pt-SA/Mo-L) as a single-atom alloy electrode is synthesized by the laser ablation strategy. The local thermal effect with fast rising-cooling rate of laser can achieve the single-atom distribution of the precious metals (e.g., Pt, Rh, Ir, and Ru) onto the Mo foil. The synthesized self-standing Pt-SA/Mo-L electrode exhibits splendid catalytic activity (31 mV at 10 mA cm-2 ) and high-current-density stability (≈850 mA cm-2 for 50 h) for HER in acidic media. The strong coordination of Pt-Mo bonding in Pt-SA/Mo-L is critical for the efficient and stable HER. In addition, the ultralow electrolytic voltage of 0.598 V to afford the current density of 50 mA cm-2 is realized by utilization of the anodic molybdenum oxidation instead of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Here a universal synthetic strategy of single-atom alloys (PtMo, RhMo, IrMo, and RuMo) as self-standing electrodes is provided for ultralow voltage and membrane-free hydrogen production.
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- Haifeng Yuan
- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, 27 Shandanan Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, 27 Shandanan Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, P. R. China
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- Electron Microscopy Center, Shandong University, 27 Shandanan Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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Li L, Xu J, Zhu Q, Meng X, Xu H, Han M. Non-noble metal single-atoms for oxygen electrocatalysis in rechargeable zinc-air batteries: recent developments and future perspectives. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:1915-1934. [PMID: 38192245 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03249c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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Ever-growing demands for zinc-air batteries (ZABs) call for the development of advanced electrocatalysts. Single-atom catalysts (SACs), particularly those for isolating non-noble metals (NBMs), are attracting great interest due to their merits of low cost, high atom utilization efficiency, structural tunability, and extraordinary activity. Rational design of advanced NBM SACs relies heavily on an in-depth understanding of reaction mechanisms. To gain a better understanding of the reaction mechanisms of oxygen electrocatalysis in ZABs and guide the design and optimization of more efficient NBM SACs, we herein organize a comprehensive review by summarizing the fundamental concepts in the field of ZABs and the recent advances in the reported NBM SACs. Moreover, the selection of NBM elements and supports of SACs and some effective strategies for enhancing the electrochemical performance of ZABs are illustrated in detail. Finally, the challenges and future direction in this field of ZABs are also discussed.
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- Le Li
- Jiangsu Urban and Rural Construction Vocational College, Changzhou 213147, China.
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- Jiangsu Urban and Rural Construction Vocational College, Changzhou 213147, China.
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- Jiangsu Urban and Rural Construction Vocational College, Changzhou 213147, China.
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- Jiangsu Urban and Rural Construction Vocational College, Changzhou 213147, China.
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- Jiangsu Urban and Rural Construction Vocational College, Changzhou 213147, China.
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- Jiangsu Urban and Rural Construction Vocational College, Changzhou 213147, China.
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Hu H, Wang X, Attfield JP, Yang M. Metal nitrides for seawater electrolysis. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:163-203. [PMID: 38019124 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00717k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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Electrocatalytic high-throughput seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production is a promising green energy technology that offers possibilities for environmental and energy sustainability. However, large-scale application is limited by the complex composition of seawater, high concentration of Cl- leading to competing reaction, and severe corrosion of electrode materials. In recent years, extensive research has been conducted to address these challenges. Metal nitrides (MNs) with excellent chemical stability and catalytic properties have emerged as ideal electrocatalyst candidates. This review presents the electrode reactions and basic parameters of the seawater splitting process, and summarizes the types and selection principles of conductive substrates with critical analysis of the design principles for seawater electrocatalysts. The focus is on discussing the properties, synthesis, and design strategies of MN-based electrocatalysts. Finally, we provide an outlook for the future development of MNs in the high-throughput seawater electrolysis field and highlight key issues that require further research and optimization.
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- Huashuai Hu
- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions and School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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Samanta R, Manna BK, Trivedi R, Chakraborty B, Barman S. Hydrogen spillover enhances alkaline hydrogen electrocatalysis on interface-rich metallic Pt-supported MoO 3. Chem Sci 2023; 15:364-378. [PMID: 38131092 PMCID: PMC10732227 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc04126c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Efficient and cost-effective electrocatalysts for the hydrogen oxidation/evolution reaction (HOR/HER) are essential for commercializing alkaline fuel cells and electrolyzers. The sluggish HER/HOR reaction kinetics in base is the key issue that requires resolution so that commercialization may proceed. It is also quite challenging to decrease the noble metal loading without sacrificing performance. Herein, we report improved HER/HOR activity as a result of hydrogen spillover on platinum-supported MoO3 (Pt/MoO3-CNx-400) with a Pt loading of 20%. The catalyst exhibited a decreased over-potential of 66.8 mV to reach 10 mA cm-2 current density with a Tafel slope of 41.2 mV dec-1 for the HER in base. The Pt/MoO3-CNx-400 also exhibited satisfactory HOR activity in base. The mass-specific exchange current density of Pt/MoO3-CNx-400 and commercial Pt/C are 505.7 and 245 mA mgPt-1, respectively. The experimental results suggest that the hydrogen binding energy (HBE) is the key descriptor for the HER/HOR. We also demonstrated that the enhanced HER/HOR performance was due to the hydrogen spillover from Pt to MoO3 sites that enhanced the Volmer/Heyrovsky process, which led to high HER/HOR activity and was supported by the experimental and theoretical investigations. The work function value of Pt [Φ = 5.39 eV) is less than that of β-MoO3 (011) [Φ = 7.09 eV], which revealed the charge transfer from Pt to the β-MoO3 (011) surface. This suggested the feasibility of hydrogen spillover, and was further confirmed by the relative hydrogen adsorption energy [ΔGH] at different sites. Based on these findings, we propose that the H2O or H2 dissociation takes place on Pt and interfaces to form Pt-Had or (Pt/MoO3)-Had, and some of the Had shifted to MoO3 sites through hydrogen spillover. Then, Had at the Pt and interface, and MoO3 sites reacted with H2O and HO- to form H2 or H2O molecules, thereby boosting the HER/HOR activity. This work may provide valuable information for the development of hydrogen-spillover-based electrocatalysts for use in various renewable energy devices.
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- Rajib Samanta
- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), HBNI Bhubaneswar Orissa 752050 India +91 6742494183
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex Anushakti Nagar Mumbai 400094 India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), HBNI Bhubaneswar Orissa 752050 India +91 6742494183
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex Anushakti Nagar Mumbai 400094 India
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- Department of Physics, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education Coimbatore 641021 India
- Centre for High Energy Physics, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education Coimbatore 641021 India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex Anushakti Nagar Mumbai 400094 India
- High Pressure & Synchroton Radiation Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Trombay Mumbai 400085 India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), HBNI Bhubaneswar Orissa 752050 India +91 6742494183
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex Anushakti Nagar Mumbai 400094 India
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Yang F, Zhang L, Li F, Zhang Z, Cui L, Li R, Fan C, Liu J. Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution of Ru/TiO 2-x via oxygen vacancy-assisted hydrogen spillover process. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 650:294-303. [PMID: 37413863 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.06.206] [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: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Hydrogen spillover effects will significantly improve the activity of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reactions (HER), while their introduction and optimization require the construction of an excellent metal/support structure. In this study, we have synthesized Ru/TiO2-x catalysts with controlled oxygen vacancy (OVs) concentrations using a simple one-pot solvothermal method. The results show that Ru/TiO2-x3 with the optimal OVs concentration exhibits an unprecedentedly high H2 evolution rate of 13604 μmol·g-1·h-1, which was 45.7 and 2.2 times higher than that of TiO2-x (298 μmol·g-1·h-1) and Ru/TiO2 (6081 μmol·g-1·h-1). Controlled experiments, detailed characterizations, and theoretical calculations have revealed that the introduction of OVs on the carrier contributes to the hydrogen spillover effect in the metal/support system photocatalyst and that the process of hydrogen spillover in this system can be optimized by modulating the OVs concentration. This study proposes a strategy to decrease the energy barrier of hydrogen spillover and enhance photocatalytic HER activity. Moreover, it investigates the effect of OVs concentration on the hydrogen spillover effect in the photocatalytic metal/supports system.
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- Fan Yang
- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, PR China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, PR China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, PR China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, PR China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, PR China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, PR China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, PR China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, PR China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, PR China.
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Chen X, Le F, Lu Z, Zhou D, Yao H, Jia W. Ultrafine Electrospun Cobalt-Molybdenum Bimetallic Nitride as a Durable Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution. Inorg Chem 2023. [PMID: 37392193 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/03/2023]
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Transition metal nitrides are promising electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) owing to their Pt-like electronic structure. However, the harsh nitriding conditions greatly limit their large-scale applications. Herein, ultrafine Co3Mo3N-Mo2C (<1 nm)-decorated carbon nanofibers (Co3Mo3N-Mo2C/CNFs) were prepared by electrostatic spinning followed by pyrolysis treatment, in which the MoCo-MOF simultaneously serves as the precursor and nitrogen source. The generated synergistic interactions between Mo2C and Co3Mo3N significantly adjust the electronic structure of Mo2C and afford a fast charge transfer, which endows the resultant hybrid with superior HER electrocatalytic performances. Specifically, the as-obtained Co3Mo3N-Mo2C/CNF delivers a low overpotential of only 76 mV to achieve a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and superior durability with no obvious degradation for 200 h in acidic media. This performance outperforms most of the transition metal-based electrocatalysts reported to date. This work paves a new way for the design of catalysts with ultrasmall size and high efficiency in energy conversion.
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- Xianhao Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
- Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Research Institute of Measurement and Testing, Urumqi 830011, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
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Guo K, Xu D, Xu L, Li Y, Tang Y. Noble metal nanodendrites: growth mechanisms, synthesis strategies and applications. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:1234-1263. [PMID: 36723011 DOI: 10.1039/d2mh01408d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Inorganic nanodendrites (NDs) have become a kind of advanced nanomaterials with broad application prospects because of their unique branched architecture. The structural characteristics of nanodendrites include highly branched morphology, abundant tips/edges and high-index crystal planes, and a high atomic utilization rate, which give them great potential for usage in the fields of electrocatalysis, sensing, and therapeutics. Therefore, the rational design and controlled synthesis of inorganic (especially noble metals) nanodendrites have attracted widespread attention nowadays. The development of synthesis strategies and characterization methodology provides unprecedented opportunities for the preparation of abundant nanodendrites with interesting crystallographic structures, morphologies, and application performances. In this review, we systematically summarize the formation mechanisms of noble metal nanodendrites reported in recent years, with a special focus on surfactant-mediated mechanisms. Some typical examples obtained by innovative synthetic methods are then highlighted and recent advances in the application of noble metal nanodendrites are carefully discussed. Finally, we conclude and present the prospects for the future development of nanodendrites. This review helps to deeply understand the synthesis and application of noble metal nanodendrites and may provide some inspiration to develop novel functional nanomaterials (especially electrocatalysts) with enhanced performance.
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- Ke Guo
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.
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Wang J, Yu J, Wang J, Wang K, Yu L, Zhu C, Gao K, Gong Z, Li Z, Devasenathipathy R, Cai D, Xie H, Lu G. Adsorbed p-Aminothiophenol Molecules on Platinum Nanoparticles Improve Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2207135. [PMID: 36610055 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202207135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution is an important approach to produce clean energy, and many electrocatalysts (e.g., platinum) are developed for hydrogen production. However, the electrocatalytic efficiency of commonly used metal catalysts needs to be improved to compensate their high cost. Herein, the electrocatalytic efficiency of platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) in hydrogen evolution is largely improved via simple surface adsorption of sub-monolayer p-aminothiophenol (PATP) molecules. The overpotential goes down to 86.1 mV, which is 50.2 mV lower than that on naked PtNPs. This catalytic activity is even better than that of 20 wt.% Pt/C, despite the much smaller active surface area of PATP-adsorbed PtNPs than Pt/C. It is theoretically and experimentally confirmed that the improved electrocatalytic activity in hydrogen evolution can be attributed to the change in electronic structure of PtNPs induced by surface adsorption of PATP molecules. More importantly, this strategy can also be used to improve the electrocatalytic activity of palladium, gold, and silver nanoparticles. Therefore, this work provides a simple, convenient, and versatile method for improving the electrocatalytic activity of metal nanocatalysts. This surface adsorption strategy may also be used for improving the efficiency of many other nanocatalysts in many reactions.
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- Jin Wang
- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Institute of Advanced Materials, and Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Institute of Advanced Materials, and Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Institute of Advanced Materials, and Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Institute of Advanced Materials, and Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Institute of Advanced Materials, and Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Institute of Advanced Materials, and Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Institute of Advanced Materials, and Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Institute of Advanced Materials, and Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Institute of Advanced Materials, and Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Institute of Advanced Materials, and Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Institute of Advanced Materials, and Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Hangzhou Yanqu Information Technology Co., Ltd., Y2, 2nd Floor, Building 2, Xixi Legu Creative Pioneering Park, 712 Wen'er West Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Institute of Advanced Materials, and Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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Xu H, Li J, Chu X. Interfacial built-in electric-field for boosting energy conversion electrocatalysis. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2023; 8:441-452. [PMID: 36762488 DOI: 10.1039/d2nh00549b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The formation of a built-in electric field (BIEF) can induce electron-rich and electron-poor counterparts to synergistically modify electronic configurations and optimize the binding strengths with intermediates, thereby leading to outstanding electrocatalytic performance. Herein, a critical review regarding the concept, modulation strategies, and applications of BIEFs is comprehensively summarized, which begins with the fundamental concepts, together with the advantages of BIEF for boosting electrocatalytic reactions. Then, a systematic summary of the advanced strategies for the modulation of BIEF along with the in-detail mechanisms in its formation are also added. Finally, the applications of BIEF in driving electrocatalytic reactions and some cascade systems for illustrating the conclusive role from the induced BIEF are also systematically discussed, followed by perspectives on the future deployment and opportunity of the BIEF design.
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- Hui Xu
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China.
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Biomolecular Recognition and Sensing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, Henan Province, P. R. China.
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Biomolecular Recognition and Sensing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, Henan Province, P. R. China.
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Xu H, Li J, Chu X. Intensifying Hydrogen Spillover for Boosting Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. CHEM REC 2023; 23:e202200244. [PMID: 36482015 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hydrogen spillover has attracted increasing interests in the field of electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in recent years because of their distinct reaction mechanism and beneficial terms for simultaneously weakening the strong hydrogen adsorption on metal and strengthening the weak hydrogen adsorption on support. By taking advantageous merits of efficient hydrogen transfer, hydrogen spillover-based binary catalysts have been widely investigated, which paves a new way for boosting the development of hydrogen production by water electrolysis. In this paper, we summarize the recent progress of this interesting field by focusing on the advanced strategies for intensifying the hydrogen spillover towards HER. In addition, the challenging issues and some perspective insights in the future development of hydrogen spillover-based electrocatalysts are also systematically discussed.
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- Hui Xu
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, 213164, China.,College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Biomolecular Recognition and Sensing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, 476000, Henan Province, PR China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Biomolecular Recognition and Sensing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, 476000, Henan Province, PR China.,College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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Chu X, Wang L, Li J, Xu H. Strategies for Promoting Catalytic Performance of Ru-based Electrocatalysts towards Oxygen/Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. CHEM REC 2023; 23:e202300013. [PMID: 36806446 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Ru-based materials hold great promise for substituting Pt as potential electrocatalysts toward water electrolysis. Significant progress is made in the fabrication of advanced Ru-based electrocatalysts, but an in-depth understanding of the engineering methods and induced effects is still in their early stage. Herein, we organize a review that focusing on the engineering strategies toward the substantial improvement in electrocatalytic OER and HER performance of Ru-based catalysts, including geometric structure, interface, phase, electronic structure, size, and multicomponent engineering. Subsequently, the induced enhancement in catalytic performance by these engineering strategies are also elucidated. Furthermore, some representative Ru-based electrocatalysts for the electrocatalytic HER and OER applications are also well presented. Finally, the challenges and prospects are also elaborated for the future synthesis of more effective Ru-based catalysts and boost their future application.
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- Xianxu Chu
- Henan Key Laboratory of Biomolecular Recognition and Sensing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, 476000, Henan Province, PR China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Biomolecular Recognition and Sensing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, 476000, Henan Province, PR China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Biomolecular Recognition and Sensing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, 476000, Henan Province, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China
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Yu X, Tian H, Fu Z, Pei F, Peng L, Meng G, Kong F, Chen Y, Chen C, Chang Z, Cui X, Shi J. Strengthening the Hydrogen Spillover Effect via the Phase Transformation of W 18O 49 for Boosted Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction. ACS Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c04174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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- Xu Yu
- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Motor Vehicle Inspection Certification & Tech Innovation Center Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201805, P. R China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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Zhang C, Xu Z, Han N, Tian Y, Kallio T, Yu C, Jiang L. Superaerophilic/superaerophobic cooperative electrode for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction via enhanced mass transfer. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadd6978. [PMID: 36652519 PMCID: PMC9848275 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add6978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), as an effective method to produce green hydrogen, is greatly impeded by inefficient mass transfer, i.e., bubble adhesion on electrode, bubble dispersion in the vicinity of electrode, and poor dissolved H2 diffusion, which results in blocked electrocatalytic area and large H2 concentration overpotential. Here, we report a superaerophilic/superaerophobic (SAL/SAB) cooperative electrode to efficiently promote bubble transfer by asymmetric Laplace pressure and accelerate dissolved H2 diffusion through reducing diffusion distance. Benefiting from the enhanced mass transfer, the overpotential for the SAL/SAB cooperative electrode at -10 mA cm-2 is only -19 mV, compared to -61 mV on the flat Pt electrode. By optimizing H2SO4 concentration, the SAL/SAB cooperative electrode can achieve ultrahigh current density (-1867 mA cm-2) at an overpotential of -500 mV. We can envision that the SAL/SAB cooperative strategy is an effective method to improve HER efficiency and stimulate the understanding of various gas-involved processes.
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- Chunhui Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interface Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, Aalto FI-00076, Finland
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interface Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, Aalto FI-00076, Finland
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
- Corresponding author. (C.Y.); (L.J.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interface Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
- Corresponding author. (C.Y.); (L.J.)
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Yan J, Xi Z, Cong L, Lv K, Xin R, Cao B, Liu B, He J, Zhang J. Synergy of Platinum Single Atoms and Platinum Atomic Clusters on Sulfur-Doped Titanium Nitride Nanotubes for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2205603. [PMID: 36323620 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Highly dispersed Pt, such as Pt single atoms and atomic clusters, has great potential in the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) due to the high atomic efficiency and unique electronic configuration. Rationally regrating the electronic structure of Pt catalysts is desirable for promoting the HER performance. Herein, a 3D self-supported monolithic electrode consisting of Pt single atoms (PtSAs ) and Pt atomic clusters (PtACs ) anchored on sulfur-doped titanium nitride nanotubes (S-TiN NTs) encapsulated in polyaniline (PANI) on Ti mesh (PANI@Pt/S-TiN NTs/Ti) via a facile electrochemical strategy for efficient HER is designed and synthesized. Contributed by the unique structure and composition and the synergy of PtSAs , PtACs and S-TiN NTs, the PANI@Pt/S-TiN NTs/Ti electrode exhibits ultrahigh HER activities with only 12, 25 and 39 mV overpotentials at -10 mA cm-2 in acidic, alkaline and neutral media, respectively, and can maintain a stable performance for 25 h. Impressively, the mass activities are respectively up to 26.1, 22.4, and 17.7 times as that of Pt/C/CC electrode. Theoretical calculation results show that the synergistic effect of PtSAs , PtACs , and S-TiN NTs can optimize the electronic structure of Pt and generate multiple active sites with a thermodynamically favorable hydrogen adsorption free energy (ΔGH* ), thereby resulting in an enhanced HER activity.
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- Jing Yan
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Inner Mongolia Engineering and Technology Research Center for Catalytic Conversion and Utilization of Carbon Resource Molecules, Inner Mongolia University, 49 Xilinguole South Road, Hohhot, 010020, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Inner Mongolia Engineering and Technology Research Center for Catalytic Conversion and Utilization of Carbon Resource Molecules, Inner Mongolia University, 49 Xilinguole South Road, Hohhot, 010020, P. R. China
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- 52 Institute of China North Industries Group, 4 Hudemulin Road, Baotou, 014034, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Inner Mongolia Engineering and Technology Research Center for Catalytic Conversion and Utilization of Carbon Resource Molecules, Inner Mongolia University, 49 Xilinguole South Road, Hohhot, 010020, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Inner Mongolia Engineering and Technology Research Center for Catalytic Conversion and Utilization of Carbon Resource Molecules, Inner Mongolia University, 49 Xilinguole South Road, Hohhot, 010020, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Inner Mongolia Engineering and Technology Research Center for Catalytic Conversion and Utilization of Carbon Resource Molecules, Inner Mongolia University, 49 Xilinguole South Road, Hohhot, 010020, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Inner Mongolia Engineering and Technology Research Center for Catalytic Conversion and Utilization of Carbon Resource Molecules, Inner Mongolia University, 49 Xilinguole South Road, Hohhot, 010020, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Inner Mongolia Engineering and Technology Research Center for Catalytic Conversion and Utilization of Carbon Resource Molecules, Inner Mongolia University, 49 Xilinguole South Road, Hohhot, 010020, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Inner Mongolia Engineering and Technology Research Center for Catalytic Conversion and Utilization of Carbon Resource Molecules, Inner Mongolia University, 49 Xilinguole South Road, Hohhot, 010020, P. R. China
- Inner Mongolia Academy of Science and Technology, 70 Zhaowuda Road, Hohhot, 010010, P. R. China
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Song D, Zhu T, Yang R, Zhao Y, Sun C, Zhao J. Graft-growth of CoCo-PBA on defect-rich Cu1.94S arrays for high-current-density water splitting. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Single-Atom Catalysts: Preparation and Applications in Environmental Catalysis. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12101239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Due to the expensive price and the low reserve of noble metals in nature, much attention has been paid to single-atom catalysts (SACs)—especially single-atom noble metal catalysts—owing to their maximum atomic utilization and dispersion. The emergence of SACs greatly decreases the amount of precious metals, improves the catalytic activity, and makes the catalytic process progressively economic and sustainable. However, the most remarkable challenge is the active sites and their stability against migration and aggregation under practical conditions. This review article summarizes the preparation strategies of SACs and their catalytic applications for the oxidation of methane, carbon monoxide, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and the reduction of nitrogen oxides. Furthermore, the perspectives and challenges of SACs in future research and practical applications are proposed. It is envisioned that the results summarized in this review will stimulate the interest of more researchers in developing SACs that are effective in catalyzing the reactions related to the environmental pollution control.
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Recent Development of Nanostructured Nickel Metal-Based Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: A Review. Top Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11244-022-01706-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2022]
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Chen C, Fu Z, Qi F, Chen Y, Meng G, Chang Z, Kong F, Zhu L, Tian H, Huang H, Cui X, Shi J. Fe
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Cycling for Coupling Self‐Powered Hydrogen Evolution and Preparation of Electrode Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207226. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Chang Chen
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics Hong Kong Polytechnic University 11 Yucai Road Kowloon, Hongkong China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Hangzhou 310024 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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Vikanova KV, Redina EA, Kustov LM. Hydrogen spillover on cerium-based catalysts. Russ Chem Bull 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11172-022-3567-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zheng W, Zhu R, Wu H, Ma T, Zhou H, Zhou M, He C, Liu X, Li S, Cheng C. Tailoring Bond Microenvironments and Reaction Pathways of Single‐Atom Catalysts for Efficient Water Electrolysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202208667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Weiqiong Zheng
- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road 610065 Chengdu CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road 610065 Chengdu CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road 610065 Chengdu CHINA
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- Sichuan University West China Hospital Department of Ultrasound CHINA
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- Sichuan University West China Hospital Department of Nephrology CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University College of Biomass Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road 610065 Chengdu CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road 610065 Chengdu CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road 610065 Chengdu CHINA
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- Sichuan University Department of polymer science No. 24, Yihuan Road 610065 Chengdu CHINA
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Zheng W, Zhu R, Wu H, Ma T, Zhou H, Zhou M, He C, Liu X, Li S, Cheng C. Tailoring Bond Microenvironments and Reaction Pathways of Single-Atom Catalysts for Efficient Water Electrolysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202208667. [PMID: 35876718 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202208667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Single-Atom Sites (SASs) are commonly stabilized and influenced by neighboring atoms in the host; disclosing the structure-reactivity relationships of SASs in water electrolysis are the grand challenges originating from the enormous support materials with complex structures. Through a multidisciplinary view of the design principles, synthesis strategies, characterization techniques, and theoretical analysis of structure-performance correlations, this timely review is dedicated to summarizing the most recent progress in tailoring bond microenvironments on different supports and discussing the reaction pathways and performance advantages of different SAS structures for water electrolysis . The essences and mechanisms of how SAS structures influence their electrocatalysis and the critical needs for their future developments are discussed. Finally, the challenges and perspectives are also provided to stimulate their practically widespread utilization in water-splitting electrolyzers.
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- Weiqiong Zheng
- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, 610065, Chengdu, CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, 610065, Chengdu, CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, 610065, Chengdu, CHINA
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- Sichuan University West China Hospital, Department of Ultrasound, CHINA
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- Sichuan University West China Hospital, Department of Nephrology, CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, 610065, Chengdu, CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, 610065, Chengdu, CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, 610065, Chengdu, CHINA
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- Sichuan University, Department of polymer science, No. 24, Yihuan Road, 610065, Chengdu, CHINA
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Chen C, Fu Z, Qi F, Chen Y, Meng G, Chang Z, Kong F, Zhu L, Tian H, Huang H, Cui X, Shi J. Fe
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Cycling for Coupling Self‐Powered Hydrogen Evolution and Preparation of Electrode Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202207226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Chang Chen
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics Hong Kong Polytechnic University 11 Yucai Road Kowloon, Hongkong China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Hangzhou 310024 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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Liu X, Liu Y, Yang W, Feng X, Wang B. Controlled Modification of Axial Coordination for Transition-Metal Single-Atom Electrocatalyst. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201471. [PMID: 35707987 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as a new frontier in areas such as electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, and enzymatic catalysis. Aided by recent advances in the synthetic methodologies of nanomaterials, atomic characterization technologies, and theoretical calculation modeling, various SACs have been prepared for a variety of catalytic reactions. To meet the requirements of SACs with distinctive performance and appreciable selectivity, much research has been carried out to adjust the coordination configuration and electronic properties of SACs. This concept summarizes the latest advances in the experimental and computational efforts aimed at tuning the axial coordination of SACs. Series of atoms, functional groups or even macrocycles are oriented into the atomic metal center, and how this affects the electrocatalytic performance is also reviewed. Finally, this concept presents perspectives for the further precise design, preparation and in-situ detection of axially coordinated SACs.
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- Xiangjian Liu
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5, South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5, South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5, South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5, South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5, South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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Li Z, Yan X, He D, Hu W, Younan S, Ke Z, Patrick M, Xiao X, Huang J, Wu H, Pan X, Gu J. Manipulating Coordination Structures of Mixed-Valence Copper Single Atoms on 1T-MoS 2 for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c00759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Zhida Li
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, California 92182-1030, United States
- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Physics and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nanostructures of Ministry of Education; Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, California 92182-1030, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, California 92182-1030, United States
- Department of Physics and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nanostructures of Ministry of Education; Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, California 92182-1030, United States
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- Department of Physics and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nanostructures of Ministry of Education; Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, California 92182-1030, United States
- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, California 92182-1030, United States
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Liang Q, Li W, Xie L, He Y, Qiu B, Zeng H, Zhou S, Zeng J, Liu T, Yan M, Liang K, Terasaki O, Jiang L, Kong B. General Synergistic Capture-Bonding Superassembly of Atomically Dispersed Catalysts on Micropore-Vacancy Frameworks. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:2889-2897. [PMID: 35315667 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c00042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Atomically dispersed catalysts are a new type of material in the field of catalysis science, yet their large-scale synthesis under mild conditions remains challenging. Here, a general synergistic capture-bonding superassembly strategy to obtain atomically dispersed Pt (Ru, Au, Pd, Ir, and Rh)-based catalysts on micropore-vacancy frameworks at a mild temperature of 60 °C is reported. The precise capture via narrow pores and the stable bonding of vacancies not only simplify the synthesis process of atomically dispersed catalysts but also realize their large-scale preparation at mild temperature. The prepared atomically dispersed Pt-based catalyst possesses a promising electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution, showing an activity (at overpotential of 50 mV) about 21.4 and 20.8 times higher than that of commercial Pt/C catalyst in 1.0 M KOH and 0.5 M H2SO4, respectively. Besides, the extremely long operational stability of more than 100 h provides more potential for its practical application.
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- Qirui Liang
- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang, 471934, PR China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, PR China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, PR China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, PR China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, PR China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, PR China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, PR China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, PR China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, The Centre for High-Resolution Electron Microscopy, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interfacial Science Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100190, PR China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, PR China
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A MOF derived hierarchically porous 3D N-CoP /Ni2P electrode for accelerating hydrogen evolution at high current densities. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(21)63982-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Luo Y, Zhang Z, Chhowalla M, Liu B. Recent Advances in Design of Electrocatalysts for High-Current-Density Water Splitting. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2108133. [PMID: 34862818 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202108133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 63.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Electrochemical water splitting technology for producing "green hydrogen" is important for the global mission of carbon neutrality. Electrocatalysts with decent performance at high current densities play a central role in the industrial implementation of this technology. This field has advanced immensely in recent years, as witnessed by many types of catalysts designed and synthesized toward industriallyrelevant current densities (>200 mA cm-2 ). By discussing recent advances in this field, several key aspects are summarized that affect the catalytic performance for high-current-density electrocatalysis, including dimensionality of catalysts, surface chemistry, electron transport path, morphology, and catalyst-electrolyte interplay. The multiscale design strategy that considers these aspects comprehensively for developing high-current-density electrocatalysts are highlighted. The perspectives on the future directions in this emerging field are also put forward.
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- Yuting Luo
- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Institute of Materials Research, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Institute of Materials Research, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Institute of Materials Research, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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Zhai Z, Yan W, Zhang J. Layered FeCoNi double hydroxides with tailored surface electronic configurations induced by oxygen and unsaturated metal vacancies for boosting the overall water splitting process. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:4156-4169. [PMID: 35229091 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr00143h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) layered double hydroxides (LDH) with excellent hydrophilic ability and rapid hydroxyl insertion are regarded as one of the most promising electrocatalysts for both the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) for overall water splitting to produce hydrogen. However, the electrocatalytic HER/OER activities can be restricted by the inert basal plane due to the poor conductivity, deficient active sites and inferior durability despite there being efficient active sites in the material edge. Thus, capturing many more exposed reactive sites to facilitate the rapid reaction kinetics is a crucial strategy. In this paper, both oxygen and unsaturated metal vacancies with FeCoNi LDH materials are generated through a surface activation approach by pre-covering of fluoride and a post-boronizing process. Such a material is grown on Ni foam to form an F-FeCoNi-Ov LDH/NF electrocatalyst. The activated surface of the electrocatalyst with oxygen vacancies and unsaturated metal sites shows enhanced electroconductivity for regulating the surface electronic structure and optimizing the surface adsorption energy for intermediates during HER/OER processes. As a result, this electrocatalyst exhibits excellent electrocatalytic performance for both the HER and OER with low overpotentials, small Tafel slopes and long durability. The enhancement mechanism is also studied deeply for fundamental understanding. For performance validation, an F-FeCoNi-Ov LDH/NF∥F-FeCoNi-Ov LDH/NF water splitting cell is fabricated and needs only 1.54 V and 1.81 V to reach current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm-2, respectively. This work provides a practicable strategy to develop 2D LDH nanomaterials with boosted electrocatalytic activity for sustainable and clean energy storage systems.
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- Zibo Zhai
- Institute for Sustainable Energy/College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China 200444
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy/College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China 200444
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy/College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China 200444
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Dai J, Zhu Y, Chen Y, Wen X, Long M, Wu X, Hu Z, Guan D, Wang X, Zhou C, Lin Q, Sun Y, Weng SC, Wang H, Zhou W, Shao Z. Hydrogen spillover in complex oxide multifunctional sites improves acidic hydrogen evolution electrocatalysis. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1189. [PMID: 35246542 PMCID: PMC8897394 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28843-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Improving the catalytic efficiency of platinum for the hydrogen evolution reaction is valuable for water splitting technologies. Hydrogen spillover has emerged as a new strategy in designing binary-component Pt/support electrocatalysts. However, such binary catalysts often suffer from a long reaction pathway, undesirable interfacial barrier, and complicated synthetic processes. Here we report a single-phase complex oxide La2Sr2PtO7+δ as a high-performance hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst in acidic media utilizing an atomic-scale hydrogen spillover effect between multifunctional catalytic sites. With insights from comprehensive experiments and theoretical calculations, the overall hydrogen evolution pathway proceeds along three steps: fast proton adsorption on O site, facile hydrogen migration from O site to Pt site via thermoneutral La-Pt bridge site serving as the mediator, and favorable H2 desorption on Pt site. Benefiting from this catalytic process, the resulting La2Sr2PtO7+δ exhibits a low overpotential of 13 mV at 10 mA cm−2, a small Tafel slope of 22 mV dec−1, an enhanced intrinsic activity, and a greater durability than commercial Pt black catalyst. While renewable H2 production offers a promising route for clean energy production, there is an urgent need to improve catalyst performances. Here, authors design a Pt-containing complex oxide that utilizes atomic-scale hydrogen spillover to promote H2 evolution electrocatalysis in acidic media.
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- Jie Dai
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia.
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- Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication of the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication of the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, China
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nothnitzer Strasse 40, 01187, Dresden, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, China. .,WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia.
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Kim T, Roy SB, Moon S, Yoo S, Choi H, Parale VG, Kim Y, Lee J, Jun SC, Kang K, Chun SH, Kanamori K, Park HH. Highly Dispersed Pt Clusters on F-Doped Tin(IV) Oxide Aerogel Matrix: An Ultra-Robust Hybrid Catalyst for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution. ACS NANO 2022; 16:1625-1638. [PMID: 36350111 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c10504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Dispersing the minuscule mass loading without hampering the high catalytic activity and long-term stability of a noble metal catalyst results in its ultimate efficacy for the electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Despite being the most efficient HER catalyst, the use of Pt is curtailed due to its scarcity and tendency to leach out in the harsh electrochemical reaction environment. In this study, we combined F-doped tin(IV) oxide (F-SnO2) aerogel with Pt catalyst to prevent metallic corrosion and to achieve abundant Pt active sites (approximately 5 nm clusters) with large specific surface area (321 cm2·g-1). With nanoscopic Pt loading inside the SnO2 aerogel matrix, the as-synthesized hybrid F-SnO2@Pt possesses a large specific surface area and high porosity and, thus, exhibits efficient experimental and intrinsic HER activity (a low overpotential of 42 mV at 10 mA·cm-2 in 0.5 M sulfuric acid), a 22-times larger turnover frequency (11.2 H2·s-1) than that of Pt/C at 50 mV, and excellent robustness over 10,000 cyclic voltammetry cycles. The existing metal support interaction and strong intermolecular forces between Pt and F-SnO2 account for the catalytic superiority and persistence against corrosion of F-SnO2@Pt compared to commercially used Pt/C. Density functional theory analysis suggests that hybridization between the Pt and F-SnO2 orbitals enhances intermediate hydrogen atom (H*) adsorption at their interface, which improves the reaction kinetics.
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- Taehee Kim
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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Zhao J, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Wang H, Wang J. H-spilled storage to maximize the catalytic performances of Pd-based bimetals@Ti3C2Tx MXene in selective semihydrogenations. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy01861b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hydrogen spillover is an important theme for hydrogen storage and H-involving catalytic reactions. This work shows that catalytic reactivity and selectivity can be revealed by differentiating energetic characteristics of the...
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Heterojunction from Individually Crystallized Oxides for Weak‐Light‐Promoted Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202112042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Yumei Yang
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices Soochow University Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices Soochow University Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 People's Republic of China
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 People's Republic of China
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 People's Republic of China
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Yang Y, Ji Y, Li G, Li Y, Jia B, Yan J, Ma T, Liu SF. IrO x @In 2 O 3 Heterojunction from Individually Crystallized Oxides for Weak-Light-Promoted Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:26790-26797. [PMID: 34591342 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202112042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Multi-field coupling, especially photo-assisted electrocatalysis, has recently been studied to further improve the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In this study, an n-type cubic In2 O3 semiconductor is employed for the first time to load IrOx species (Ir-In2 O3 mass ratio: 17.6 %). Consequently, the IrOx @In2 O3 heterojunction, which exhibits outstanding OER performance promoted by weak-light irradiation, is formed. Notably, IrOx (approximately 1.7 nm in size) and In2 O3 are observed to crystallize independently during heterogeneous nucleation with no Ir atoms doped in the In2 O3 lattice. This avoids Ir loss and ensures the full exposure of all Ir-based sites. The IrOx @In2 O3 heterojunction exhibits enhanced electrocatalytic water oxidation with overpotential values of 190 and 231 mV at current densities of 10 and 50 mA cm-2 , surpassing all IrOx -based catalyst results reported to date. Nano-sized IrOx on the surface, irradiated by the weak-light beam of LED-365 (1.8 mW cm-2 ), can be fully activated as an OER site. Moreover, the overpotential is further reduced to 176 and 210 mV to deliver the corresponding current. This work is anticipated to aid in the design of more efficient multi-field coupling OER systems.
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- Yumei Yang
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, People's Republic of China
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, People's Republic of China
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Pei L, Qiao H, Chen B, Zhu X, Davis RA, Zhu K, Xia L, Dong P, Ye M, Shen J. Pt Edge-Doped MoS 2 : Activating the Active Sites for Maximized Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Performance. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2104245. [PMID: 34708520 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202104245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The demand of clean energy calls for efficient and low-cost hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalysts. Fabricating hybrid catalysts from noble/non-noble catalysts is a practical route to reducing the consumption of noble metals and enhancing catalytic efficiency. Here, 2H-MoS2 is etched and edge-doped with Pt nanoparticles using focused ion beam and photoreduction techniques. Precise comparison of as-prepared samples demonstrates that the enhancement of catalytic performance can be controlled through tuning the catalyst defect length. On this basis, remarkably high performance is obtained by designing a specific defect array that is superior to commercial Pt/C with less Pt loading and higher mass activity. It has been proved by experimentation and COMSOL Multiphysics simulations that the promotion of catalytic activity not only benefits from the synergistic effect of Pt and edge active sites, but also contributes to the increased potential at the edges of the designed defect. This study sheds light on the mechanism of understanding nanoscale edge-doped hybrid catalysts and provides a feasible strategy for the full utilization of noble metals.
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- Liyuan Pei
- Institute of Special materials and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Institute of Special materials and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Institute of Special materials and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Institute of Special materials and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Howard University, Washington, DC, 20059, USA
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- Institute of Special materials and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Institute of Special materials and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 22030, USA
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- Institute of Special materials and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Institute of Special materials and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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Sun LH, Li QY, Zhang SN, Xu D, Xue ZH, Su H, Lin X, Zhai GY, Gao P, Hirano SI, Chen JS, Li XH. Heterojunction-Based Electron Donators to Stabilize and Activate Ultrafine Pt Nanoparticles for Efficient Hydrogen Atom Dissociation and Gas Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:25766-25770. [PMID: 34585481 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202111920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Platinum (Pt) is the most effective bench-marked catalyst for producing renewable and clean hydrogen energy by electrochemical water splitting. There is demand for high HER catalytic activity to achieve efficient utilization and minimize the loading of Pt in catalysts. In this work, we significantly boost the HER mass activity of Pt nanoparticles in Ptx /Co to 8.3 times higher than that of commercial Pt/C by using Co/NC heterojunctions as a heterogeneous version of electron donors. The highly coupled interfaces between Co/NC and Pt metal enrich the electron density of Pt nanoparticles to facilitate the adsorption of H+ , the dissociation of Pt-H bonds and H2 release, giving the lowest HER overpotential of 6.9 mV vs. RHE at 10 mA cm-2 in acid among reported HER electrocatalysts. Given the easy scale-up synthesis due to the stabilization of ultrafine Pt nanoparticles by Co/NC solid ligands, Ptx /Co can even be a promising substitute for commercial Pt/C for practical applications.
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- Lu-Han Sun
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- Hirano Institute for Materials Innovation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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Sun L, Li Q, Zhang S, Xu D, Xue Z, Su H, Lin X, Zhai G, Gao P, Hirano S, Chen J, Li X. Heterojunction‐Based Electron Donators to Stabilize and Activate Ultrafine Pt Nanoparticles for Efficient Hydrogen Atom Dissociation and Gas Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202111920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Lu‐Han Sun
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- Hirano Institute for Materials Innovation Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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Zhang S, Zhang Z, Si Y, Li B, Deng F, Yang L, Liu X, Dai W, Luo S. Gradient Hydrogen Migration Modulated with Self-Adapting S Vacancy in Copper-Doped ZnIn 2S 4 Nanosheet for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. ACS NANO 2021; 15:15238-15248. [PMID: 34409833 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c05834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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It is a challenge to regulate charge flow synergistically at the atomic level to modulate gradient hydrogen migration (H migration) for boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Herein, a self-adapting S vacancy (Vs) induced with atomic Cu introduction into ZnIn2S4 nanosheets was fabricated elaborately, which can tune charge separation and construct a gradient channel for H migration. Detailed experimental results and theoretical simulations uncover the behavior mechanism of Vs generation with Cu introduction after substituting a Zn atom tendentiously. Cu-S bond shrinkage and Zn-S bond distortion are presented around Vs areas. Besides, Vs induced by Cu introduction lowers the internal electric field to restrain electron transmission between layers, which are enriched on the Vs area because of the lower surface electrostatic potential. Atomic Cu and Vs show a synergistic effect for regulating regional charge separation due to the Cu dopant being a hole trap and Vs being an electron trap. The channels for H migration with gradient ΔGH0 are constructed by different S atom sites, which are modulated by Vs. Gradient H migration driven by a photothermal effect occurs on an identical surface without striding across a heterogeneous interface, which is a valid pathway with lower resistance for boosting H2 release. Ultimately, 5 mol % Cu confined in ZnIn2S4 nanosheets achieves an optimum photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity of 9.8647 mmol g-1 h-1, which is 14.8 times higher than 0.6640 mmol g-1 h-1 for ZnIn2S4, and apparent quantum efficiency reaches 37.11% at 420 nm. This work demonstrates the behavior mechanism of atomic substitution and provides cognition for hydrogen evolution mechanism deeply.
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
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Li Y, Jiang K, Yang J, Zheng Y, Hübner R, Ou Z, Dong X, He L, Wang H, Li J, Sun Y, Lu X, Zhuang X, Zheng Z, Liu W. Tungsten Oxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide Aerogel with Low-Content Platinum as High-Performance Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2102159. [PMID: 34331402 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202102159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Designing cost-effective, highly active, and durable platinum (Pt)-based electrocatalysts is a crucial endeavor in electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Herein, the low-content Pt (0.8 wt%)/tungsten oxide/reduced graphene oxide aerogel (LPWGA) electrocatalyst with excellent HER activity and durability is developed by employing a tungsten oxide/reduced graphene oxide aerogel (WGA) obtained from a facile solvothermal process as a support, followed by electrochemical deposition of Pt nanoparticles. The WGA support with abundant oxygen vacancies and hierarchical pores plays the roles of anchoring the Pt nanoparticles, supplying continuous mass transport and electron transfer channels, and modulating the surface electronic state of Pt, which endow the LPWGA with both high HER activity and durability. Even under a low loading of 0.81 μgPt cm-2 , the LPWGA exhibits a high HER activity with an overpotential of 42 mV at 10 mA cm-2 , an excellent stability under 10000-cycle cyclic voltammetry and 40 h chronopotentiometry at 10 mA cm-2 , a low Tafel slope (30 mV dec-1 ), and a high turnover frequency of 29.05 s-1 at η = 50 mV, which is much superior to the commercial Pt/C and the low-content Pt/reduced graphene oxide aerogel. This work provides a new strategy to design high-performance Pt-based electrocatalysts with greatly reduced use of Pt.
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- Yi Li
- The Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- The Meso-Entropy Matter Lab, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328, Dresden, Germany
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials and Institute for Advanced Materials, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- The Meso-Entropy Matter Lab, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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Yang Y, Yu Y, Li J, Chen Q, Du Y, Rao P, Li R, Jia C, Kang Z, Deng P, Shen Y, Tian X. Engineering Ruthenium-Based Electrocatalysts for Effective Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2021; 13:160. [PMID: 34302536 PMCID: PMC8310550 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-021-00679-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The investigation of highly effective, durable, and cost-effective electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a prerequisite for the upcoming hydrogen energy society. To establish a new hydrogen energy system and gradually replace the traditional fossil-based energy, electrochemical water-splitting is considered the most promising, environmentally friendly, and efficient way to produce pure hydrogen. Compared with the commonly used platinum (Pt)-based catalysts, ruthenium (Ru) is expected to be a good alternative because of its similar hydrogen bonding energy, lower water decomposition barrier, and considerably lower price. Analyzing and revealing the HER mechanisms, as well as identifying a rational design of Ru-based HER catalysts with desirable activity and stability is indispensable. In this review, the research progress on HER electrocatalysts and the relevant describing parameters for HER performance are briefly introduced. Moreover, four major strategies to improve the performance of Ru-based electrocatalysts, including electronic effect modulation, support engineering, structure design, and maximum utilization (single atom) are discussed. Finally, the challenges, solutions and prospects are highlighted to prompt the practical applications of Ru-based electrocatalysts for HER.
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- Yingjie Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, People's Republic of China.
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Wei ZW, Wang HJ, Zhang C, Xu K, Lu XL, Lu TB. Reversed Charge Transfer and Enhanced Hydrogen Spillover in Platinum Nanoclusters Anchored on Titanium Oxide with Rich Oxygen Vacancies Boost Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:16622-16627. [PMID: 34002464 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202104856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The catalytic activity of metal clusters is closely related with the support; however, knowledge on the influence of the support on the catalytic activity is scarce. We demonstrate that Pt nanoclusters (NCs) anchored on porous TiO2 nanosheets with rich oxygen vacancies (VO -rich Pt/TiO2 ) and deficient oxygen vacancies (VO -deficient Pt/TiO2 ), display significantly different catalytic activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), in which VO -rich Pt/TiO2 shows a mass activity of 45.28 A mgPt -1 at -0.1 V vs. RHE, which is 16.7 and 58.8 times higher than those of VO -deficient Pt/TiO2 and commercial Pt/C, respectively. DFT calculations and in situ Raman spectra suggest that porous TiO2 with rich oxygen vacancies can simultaneously achieve reversed charge transfer (electrons transfer from TiO2 to Pt NCs) and enhanced hydrogen spillover from Pt NCs to the TiO2 support, which leads to electron-rich Pt NCs being amenable to proton reduction of absorbed H*, as well as the acceleration of hydrogen desorption at Pt catalytic sites-both promoting the HER. Our work provides a new strategy for rational design of highly efficient HER catalysts.
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- Zhen-Wei Wei
- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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Wei Z, Wang H, Zhang C, Xu K, Lu X, Lu T. Reversed Charge Transfer and Enhanced Hydrogen Spillover in Platinum Nanoclusters Anchored on Titanium Oxide with Rich Oxygen Vacancies Boost Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202104856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Zhen‐Wei Wei
- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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- Department of Chemistry Anhui University Hefei 230601 China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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- MOE International Joint Laboratory of Materials Microstructure Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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A fundamental viewpoint on the hydrogen spillover phenomenon of electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Nat Commun 2021; 12:3502. [PMID: 34108475 PMCID: PMC8190308 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23750-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Hydrogen spillover phenomenon of metal-supported electrocatalysts can significantly impact their activity in hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). However, design of active electrocatalysts faces grand challenges due to the insufficient understandings on how to overcome this thermodynamically and kinetically adverse process. Here we theoretically profile that the interfacial charge accumulation induces by the large work function difference between metal and support (∆Φ) and sequentially strong interfacial proton adsorption construct a high energy barrier for hydrogen transfer. Theoretical simulations and control experiments rationalize that small ∆Φ induces interfacial charge dilution and relocation, thereby weakening interfacial proton adsorption and enabling efficient hydrogen spillover for HER. Experimentally, a series of Pt alloys-CoP catalysts with tailorable ∆Φ show a strong ∆Φ-dependent HER activity, in which PtIr/CoP with the smallest ∆Φ = 0.02 eV delivers the best HER performance. These findings have conclusively identified ∆Φ as the criterion in guiding the design of hydrogen spillover-based binary HER electrocatalysts.
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Cao LM, Cao QC, Zhang J, Zhu XY, Sun RZ, Du ZY, He CT. Electrochemically Controlled Synthesis of Ultrathin Nickel Hydroxide Nanosheets for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:3365-3374. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Li-Ming Cao
- Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecule, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecule, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- College of Life Science, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecule, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecule, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecule, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecule, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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Dai Y, Yu J, Zhang Z, Cheng C, Tan P, Shao Z, Ni M. Interfacial La Diffusion in the CeO 2/LaFeO 3 Hybrid for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Activity. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:2799-2806. [PMID: 33412845 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c21859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is of great significance for energy conversion and storage. The hybrid strategy is attracting increasing interest for the development of highly active OER electrocatalysts. Regarding the activity enhancement mechanism, electron coupling between two phases in hybrids has been widely reported, but the interfacial elemental redistribution is rarely investigated. Herein, we developed a CeO2/LaFeO3 hybrid electrocatalyst for enhanced OER activity. Interestingly, a selective interfacial La diffusion from LaFeO3 to CeO2 was demonstrated by the electron energy loss spectra and elemental mapping. This redistribution of cations triggers the change of the chemical environment of interface elements for charge compensation because of the electroneutrality principle, which results in increased oxygen vacancies and high-valent Fe species that promote the OER electrocatalysis. This mechanism might be extended to other hybrid systems and inspire the design of more efficient electrocatalysts.
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- Yawen Dai
- Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, No. 5 Xin Mofan Road, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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