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Garstenauer D, Guggenberger P, Zobač O, Jirsa F, Richter KW. Active site engineering of intermetallic nanoparticles by the vapour-solid synthesis: carbon black supported nickel tellurides for hydrogen evolution. NANOSCALE 2024. [PMID: 39400230 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr03397c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2024]
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The development and design of catalysts have become a major pillar of latest research efforts to make sustainable forms of energy generation accessible. The production of green hydrogen by electrocatalytic water splitting is dealt as one of the most promising ways to enable decarbonization. To make the hydrogen evolution reaction through electrocatalytic water splitting usable on a large scale, the development of highly-active catalysts with long-term stability and simple producibility is required. Recently, nickel tellurides were found to be an interesting alternative to noble-metal materials. Previous publications dealt with individual nickel telluride species of certain compositions due to the lack of broadly applicable synthesis strategies. For the first time, in this work the preparation of carbon black supported nickel telluride nanoparticles and their catalytic performance for the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline media is presented. The facile vapour-solid synthesis strategy enabled remarkable control over the crystal structure and composition, demonstrating interesting opportunities of active site engineering. Both single- and multi-phase samples containing the Ni-Te compounds Ni3Te2, NiTe, NiTe2-x & NiTe2 were prepared. Onset potentials and overpotentials of -0.145 V vs. RHE and 315 mV at 10 mA cm-2 respectively were achieved. Furthermore, it was found that the mass activity was dependent on the structure and composition of the nickel tellurides following the particular order: Ni3Te2 > NiTe > NiTe2-x > NiTe2.
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- Daniel Garstenauer
- Department of Functional Materials & Catalysis, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
- Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Functional Materials & Catalysis, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
- Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Physics of Materials, Czech Academy of Sciences, Žižkova 22, 61600 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, 2006 Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Functional Materials & Catalysis, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
- X-ray Structure Analysis Centre, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Yan X, Liu N, Liu W, Zeng J, Liu C, Chen S, Yang Y, Gui X, Yu D, Yang G, Zeng Z. Recent advances on COF-based single-atom and dual-atom sites for oxygen catalysis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024. [PMID: 39391942 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc03535f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/12/2024]
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Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as promising platforms for the construction of single-atom and dual-atom catalysts (SACs and DACs), owing to their well-defined structures, tunable pore sizes, and abundant active sites. In recent years, the development of COF-based SACs and DACs as highly efficient catalysts has witnessed a remarkable surge. The synergistic interplay between the metal active sites and the COF has established the design and fabrication of COF-based SACs and DACs as a prominent research area in electrocatalysis. These catalytic materials exhibit promising prospects for applications in energy storage and conversion devices. This review summarizes recent advances in the design, synthesis, and applications of COF-based SACs and DACs for oxygen catalysis. The catalytic mechanisms of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are comprehensively explored, providing a comparative analysis to elucidate the correlation between the structure and performance, as well as their functional attributes in battery devices. This review highlights a promising approach for future research, emphasizing the necessity of rational design, breakthroughs, and in-situ characterization to further advance the development of high-performance COF-based SACs and DACs for sustainable energy applications.
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- Xinru Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer-Based Composites of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer-Based Composites of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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Borges PHS, M Gonçalves J, Breslin CB, Nossol E. Enhancing Oxygen Evolution Reaction Performance with rGO/CoNi-Prussian Blue-Derived Oxyhydroxide Nanocomposite Electrocatalyst: A Strategic Synthetic Approach. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:53705-53717. [PMID: 39324684 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c09452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/27/2024]
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Electrochemical water splitting is a promising approach in the development of renewable energy technologies, providing an alternative to fossil fuels. It has attracted considerable attention in recent years. The benchmark materials used in water splitting are precious metals that are expensive and scarce. Therefore, this work proposes a strategic electrochemical synthesis of a reduced graphene oxide and cobalt-nickel hexacyanoferrate (rGO/CoNiHCF)-derived composite (rGO/CoNiPBd-OOH) to achieve optimized OER performance. The optimum rGO/CoNiHCF was fabricated with the Co:Ni precursors in a 3:1 ratio with a ferricyanide solution of pH = 1.0. Using an alkaline electrochemical treatment, the well-distributed globular particles of CoNiHCF over rGO sheets were converted into layered frameworks of metallic (oxy)hydroxide species, giving the final rGO/CoNiPBd-OOH nanocomposite. This nanocomposite presented favorable kinetic activity resulting in a Tafel slope of 33 mV dec-1, while rGO, CoNiPBd-OOH, and RuO2 exhibited slopes of 80, 47, and 51 mV dec-1, respectively. Although the benchmark RuO2 electrocatalyst showed a lower overpotential (240 mV dec-1) at a current density of 10 mA cm-2, the rGO/CoNiPBd-OOH performed well with an overpotential of 346 mV, combined with superior stability compared to CoNiPBd-OOH and RuO2, maintaining a current density of 10 mA cm-2 for 15 h with an overpotential loss of 6.92%. This work successfully presents an "all-electrochemical" synthesis of a rGO/CoNiHCF-derived material with remarkable electrocatalytic activity for OER assisted by a strategic preparation methodology, which helped to understand the influence of synthetic parameters and choose their conditions to achieve the optimum OER performance.
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- Pedro H S Borges
- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38400-902 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Mackenzie Institute for Research in Graphene and Nanotechnologies (MackGraphe), Mackenzie Presbyterian Institute, 01302-907 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Maynooth University, Maynooth W23 F2H6, Co. Kildare, Ireland
- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute, Maynooth University, Maynooth W23 F2H6, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38400-902 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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Kumar A, Gil-Sepulcre M, Fandré JP, Rüdiger O, Kim MG, DeBeer S, Tüysüz H. Regulating Local Coordination Sphere of Ir Single Atoms at the Atomic Interface for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction. J Am Chem Soc 2024. [PMID: 39378366 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c08847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2024]
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Single-atom catalysts dispersed on an oxide support are essential for overcoming the sluggishness of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). However, the durability of most metal single-atoms is compromised under harsh OER conditions due to their low coordination (weak metal-support interactions) and excessive disruption of metal-Olattice bonds to enable lattice oxygen participation, leading to metal dissolution and hindering their practical applicability. Herein, we systematically regulate the local coordination of Irsingle-atoms at the atomic level to enhance the performance of the OER by precisely modulating their steric localization on the NiO surface. Compared to conventional Irsingle-atoms adsorbed on NiO surface, the atomic Ir atoms partially embedded within the NiO surface (Iremb-NiO) exhibit a 2-fold increase in Ir-Ni second-shell interaction revealed by X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), suggesting stronger metal-support interactions. Remarkably, Iremb-NiO with tailored coordination sphere exhibits excellent alkaline OER mass activity and long-term durability (degradation rate: ∼1 mV/h), outperforming commercial IrO2 (∼26 mV/h) and conventional Irsingle-atoms on NiO (∼7 mV/h). Comprehensive operando X-ray absorption and Raman spectroscopies, along with pH-dependence activity tests, identified high-valence atomic Ir sites embedded on the NiOOH surface during the OER followed the lattice oxygen mechanism, thereby circumventing the traditional linear scaling relationships. Moreover, the enhanced Ir-Ni second-shell interaction in Iremb-NiO plays a crucial role in imparting structural rigidity to Ir single-atoms, thereby mitigating Ir-dissolution and ensuring superior OER kinetics alongside sustained durability.
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- Ashwani Kumar
- Max Planck Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Beamline Research Division, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL), Pohang 790-784, South Korea
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
- IMDEA Materials Institute, Calle Eric Kandel 2, Getafe, Madrid 28906, Spain
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Kumar A, Gil-Sepulcre M, Lee J, Bui VQ, Wang Y, Rüdiger O, Kim MG, DeBeer S, Tüysüz H. Iridium Single-Atom-Ensembles Stabilized on Mn-Substituted Spinel Oxide for Durable Acidic Water Electrolysis. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2401648. [PMID: 39318088 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202401648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 08/12/2024] [Indexed: 09/26/2024]
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Exploring single-atom-catalysts for the acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is of paramount importance for cost-effective hydrogen production via acidic water electrolyzers. However, the limited durability of most single-atom-catalysts and Ir/Ru-based oxides under harsh acidic OER conditions, primarily attributed to excessive lattice oxygen participation resulting in metal-leaching and structural collapse, hinders their practical application. Herein, an innovative strategy is developed to fabricate short-range Ir single-atom-ensembles (IrSAE) stabilized on the surface of Mn-substituted spinel Co3O4 (IrSAE-CMO), which exhibits excellent mass activity and significantly improved durability (degradation-rate: ≈2 mV h-1), outperforming benchmark IrO2 (≈44 mV h-1) and conventional Irsingle-atoms on pristine-Co3O4 for acidic OER. First-principle calculations reveal that Mn-substitution in the octahedral sites of Co3O4 substantially reduces the migration energy barrier for Irsingle-atoms on the CMO surface compared to pristine-Co3O4, facilitating the migration of Irsingle-atoms to form strongly correlated IrSAE during pyrolysis. Extensive ex situ characterization, operando X-ray absorption and Raman spectroscopies, pH-dependence activity tests, and theoretical calculations indicate that the rigid IrSAE with appropriate Ir-Ir distance stabilized on the CMO surface effectively suppresses lattice oxygen participation while promoting direct O─O radical coupling, thereby mitigating Ir-dissolution and structural collapse, boosting the stability in an acidic environment.
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- Ashwani Kumar
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, D-45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, The University of Danang, 41 Le Duan, Danang, 550000, Vietnam
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, D-45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Beamline Research Division, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL), Pohang, 790-784, South Korea
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, D-45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
- IMDEA Materials Institute, Calle Eric Kandel 2, Getafe, Madrid, 28906, Spain
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Etxebarria A, Lopez Luna M, Martini A, Hejral U, Rüscher M, Zhan C, Herzog A, Jamshaid A, Kordus D, Bergmann A, Kuhlenbeck H, Roldan Cuenya B. Effect of Iron Doping in Ordered Nickel Oxide Thin Film Catalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS Catal 2024; 14:14219-14232. [PMID: 39324051 PMCID: PMC11421220 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c02572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2024] [Revised: 08/06/2024] [Accepted: 08/29/2024] [Indexed: 09/27/2024]
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Water splitting has emerged as a promising route for generating hydrogen as an alternative to conventional production methods. Finding affordable and scalable catalysts for the anodic half-reaction, the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), could help with its industrial widespread implementation. Iron-containing Ni-based catalysts have a competitive performance for the use in commercial alkaline electrolyzers. Due to the complexity of studying the catalysts at working conditions, the active phase and the role that iron exerts in conjunction with Ni are still a matter of investigation. Here, we study this topic with NiO(001) and Ni0.75Fe0.25O x (001) thin film model electrocatalysts employing surface-sensitive techniques. We show that iron constrains the growth of the oxyhydroxide phase formed on top of the Ni or NiFe oxide, which is considered the active phase for the OER. Besides, operando Raman and grazing incidence X-ray absorption spectroscopy experiments reveal that the presence of iron affects both, the disorder level of the active phase and the oxidative charge around Ni during OER. The observed compositional, structural, and electronic properties of each system have been correlated with their electrochemical performance.
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, Berlin 14195, Germany
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Valinton JAA, Lin MY, Tsai CH, Tsai CT, Chiu MJ, Chiu CC, Chen CH. A robust inorganic binder against corrosion and peel-off stress in electrocatalysis. Chem Sci 2024:d4sc04088k. [PMID: 39345769 PMCID: PMC11423651 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc04088k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2024] [Accepted: 09/12/2024] [Indexed: 10/01/2024] Open
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Electrochemical binders used to immobilize electrocatalysts on electrodes are essential in all fields of electrochemistry. However, conventional organic-based binders like Nafion generally suffer from oxidative decomposition at high potentials on anodic electrodes and have high charge transport resistivity. This work proposes the use of acidic redox-assisted deposition to form cobalt manganese oxyhydroxides (CMOH) as a solid-state inorganic binder. CMOH remains stable under high oxidative currents and ensures catalyst adhesion even under significant peel-off stress as shown by experiments involving the alkaline oxygen evolution reaction (OER) using RuO2 as a catalyst immobilized on a rotating disc electrode. While the molecular structure of Nafion decays significantly after 45 minutes under OER conditions at 3.86 V, the CMOH binder is able to support the powder catalysts (RuO2 and NiO x ) showing stability around 1000 mA cm-2 without significant current decay over 24 hours. The robust catalyst adhesion is a result of the formation of chemical bonds between the electrode and the binder and it can be further improved by increasing the applied loading of CMOH. Unlike Nafion, both the OER activity and the diffusion kinetics are not significantly affected by the CMOH binder. It has also been shown that using CMOH as a binder leads to lower charge transfer resistances R ct and higher electrochemical surface areas compared to systems using Nafion. This is partially due to the presence of metal sites in different oxidation states which has been shown to increase intrinsic conductivity, facilitating the charge hopping at the binder/electrocatalyst interface. With this, the present work provides a proof-of-concept for inorganic metal oxides as promising solid-state binders for a wide range of applications in electrochemistry, demonstrating CMOH's outstanding characteristic of strong adhesion to support other highly active but adhesion-weak electrocatalysts.
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- Joey Andrew A Valinton
- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University Kaohsiung 80424 Taiwan
- Green Hydrogen Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen University Kaohsiung 80424 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University Kaohsiung 80424 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University Kaohsiung 80424 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University Kaohsiung 80424 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University Kaohsiung 80424 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University Kaohsiung 80424 Taiwan
- Green Hydrogen Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen University Kaohsiung 80424 Taiwan
- Center for Theoretical and Computational Physics, National Sun Yat-sen University Kaohsiung 80424 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University Kaohsiung 80424 Taiwan
- Green Hydrogen Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen University Kaohsiung 80424 Taiwan
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Hu Y, Zhang J, Bai JQ, Jiang Y, Chen J, Wu M, Sun S, Mao CJ. Scale-Up, Continuous and Low-Temperature Production of Multimetal Based Electrocatalysts toward Water Electrolysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:47563-47570. [PMID: 39197082 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c08677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2024]
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Electrocatalytic water splitting is a crucial strategy for advancing hydrogen energy and addressing the global energy crisis. Despite its significance, the need for a straightforward and swift method to synthesize electrocatalysts with exceptional performance remains pressing. In this study, we demonstrate a novel approach for the preparation of multimetal-based electrocatalysts in a continuous flow reactor, enabling the quick synthesis of a large number of products through a streamlined process. The resultant NiFe-LDH comprises nanoflakes with a high specific surface area and requires only 255.4 mV overpotential to achieve a current density of 10 mA·cm-2 in 1 M KOH, surpassing samples fabricated by conventional hydrothermal methods. Our method can also be applied to craft a spectrum of other multimetal-based electrocatalysts, including CoFe-LDH, CoAl-LDH, NiMn-LDH, and NiCoFe-LDH. Additionally, the NiFe-LDH electrocatalyst is further applied to anodic methanol electrooxidation coupled with cathodic hydrogen evolution. Moreover, the simplicity and generality of our fabrication method render it applicable for the facile preparation of various multimetal-based electrocatalysts, offering a scalable solution to the quest for high-performance catalysts in advancing sustainable energy technologies.
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- Ying Hu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Zhangjiang National Lab, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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Sheng J, Kang J, Jiang P, Meinander K, Hong X, Jiang H, Nonappa, Ikkala O, Komsa HP, Peng B, Lv ZP. Guided Heterostructure Growth of CoFe LDH on Ti 3C 2T x MXene for Durably High Oxygen Evolution Activity. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2404927. [PMID: 39252634 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202404927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2024] [Indexed: 09/11/2024]
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Heterostructures of layered double hydroxides (LDHs) and MXenes have shown great promise for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts, owing to their complementary physical properties. Coupling LDHs with MXenes can potentially enhance their conductivity, stability, and OER activity. In this work, a scalable and straightforward in situ guided growth of CoFeLDH on Ti3C2Tx is introduced, where the surface chemistry of Ti3C2Tx dominates the resulting heterostructures, allowing tunable crystal domain sizes of LDHs. Combined simulation results of Monte Carlo and density functional theory (DFT) validate this guided growth mechanism. Through this way, the optimized heterostructures allow the highest OER activity of the overpotential = 301 mV and Tafel slope = 43 mV dec-1 at 10 mA cm-2, and a considerably durable stability of 0.1% decay over 200 h use, remarkably outperforming all reported LDHs-MXenes materials. DFT calculations indicate that the charge transfer in heterostructures can decrease the rate-limiting energy barrier for OER, facilitating OER activity. The combined experimental and theoretical efforts identify the participation role of MXene in heterostructures for OER reactions, providing insights into designing advanced heterostructures for robust OER electrocatalysis.
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- Jiali Sheng
- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, ESPOO, FIN-02150, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, ESPOO, FIN-02150, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, ESPOO, FIN-02150, Finland
- Research Institute of Wood Industry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Xiangshan Road, Beijing, 100091, China
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Espoo, FIN-02150, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, ESPOO, FIN-02150, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, ESPOO, FIN-02150, Finland
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, FI-33101, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, ESPOO, FIN-02150, Finland
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- Microelectronics Research Unit, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, Oulu, FIN-90014, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, ESPOO, FIN-02150, Finland
- Department of Materials Science, Advanced Coating Research Center of Ministry of Education of China, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, ESPOO, FIN-02150, Finland
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Zhang J, Bu Y, Li Z, Yang T, Zhao N, Wu G, Zhao F, Zhang R, Zhang D. Nanoarchitectonics of Fe-Doped Ni 3S 2 Arrays on Ni Foam from MOF Precursors for Promoted Oxygen Evolution Reaction Activity. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:1445. [PMID: 39269107 PMCID: PMC11397559 DOI: 10.3390/nano14171445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2024] [Revised: 08/28/2024] [Accepted: 09/02/2024] [Indexed: 09/15/2024]
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Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a critical half-reaction in electrochemical overall water splitting and metal-air battery fields; however, the exploitation of the high activity of non-noble metal electrocatalysts to promote the intrinsic slow kinetics of OER is a vital and urgent research topic. Herein, Fe-doped Ni3S2 arrays were derived from MOF precursors and directly grown on nickel foam via the traditional solvothermal way. The arrays integrated into nickel foam can be used as self-supported electrodes directly without any adhesive. Due to the synergistic effect of Fe and Ni elements in the Ni3S2 structure, the optimized Fe2.3%-Ni3S2/NF electrode delivers excellent OER activity in an alkaline medium. The optimized electrode only requires a small overpotential of 233 mV to reach the current density of 10 mA cm-2, and the catalytic activity of the electrode can surpass several related electrodes reported in the literature. In addition, the long-term stability of the Fe2.3%-Ni3S2/NF electrode showed no significant attenuation after 12 h of testing at a current density of 50 mA cm-2. The introduction of Fe ions could modulate the electrical conductivity and morphology of the Ni3S2 structure and thus provide a high electrochemically active area, fast reaction sites, and charge transfer rate for OER activity.
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- Jingchao Zhang
- Henan Key Laboratory of New Optoelectronic Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of New Optoelectronic Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of New Optoelectronic Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of New Optoelectronic Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of New Optoelectronic Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of New Optoelectronic Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of New Optoelectronic Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of New Optoelectronic Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of New Optoelectronic Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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Wang Y, Li L, Wang S, Dong X, Ding C, Mu Y, Cui M, Hu T, Meng C, Zhang Y. Anion Structure Regulation of Cobalt Silicate Hydroxide Endowing Boosted Oxygen Evolution Reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2401394. [PMID: 38709222 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202401394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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Transition metal silicates (TMSs) are attempted for the electrocatalyst of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) due to their special layered structure in recent years. However, defects such as low theoretical activity and conductivity limit their application. Researchers always prefer to composite TMSs with other functional materials to make up for their deficiency, but rarely focus on the effect of intrinsic structure adjustment on their catalytic activity, especially anion structure regulation. Herein, applying the method of interference hydrolysis and vacancy reserve, new silicate vacancies (anionic regulation) are introduced in cobalt silicate hydroxide (CoSi), named SV-CoSi, to enlarge the number and enhance the activity of catalytic sites. The overpotential of SV-CoSi declines to 301 mV at 10 mA cm-2 compared to 438 mV of CoSi. Source of such improvement is verified to be not only the increase of active sites, but also the positive effect on the intrinsic activity due to the enhancement of cobalt-oxygen covalence with the variation of anion structure by density functional theory (DFT) method. This work demonstrates that the feasible intrinsic anion structure regulation can improve OER performance of TMSs and provides an effective idea for the development of non-noble metal catalyst for OER.
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- Yang Wang
- School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University, Dalian, 116622, China
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- School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University, Dalian, 116622, China
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- School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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Qi J, Chen Q, Chen M, Zhang W, Shen X, Li J, Shangguan E, Cao R. Promoting Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis by Coordination Engineering in Cobalt Phosphate. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2403310. [PMID: 38773872 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202403310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2024] [Revised: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024]
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Understanding the structure-activity correlation is an important prerequisite for the rational design of high-efficiency electrocatalysts at the atomic level. However, the effect of coordination environment on electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) remains enigmatic. In this work, the regulation of proton transfer involved in water oxidation by coordination engineering based on Co3(PO4)2 and CoHPO4 is reported. The HPO4 2- anion has intermediate pKa value between Co(II)-H2O and Co(III)-H2O to be served as an appealing proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) induction group. From theoretical calculations, the pH-dependent OER properties, deuterium kinetic isotope effects, operando electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and Raman studies, the CoHPO4 catalyst beneficially reduces the energy barrier of proton hopping and modulates the formation energy of high-valent Co species, thereby enhancing OER activity. This work demonstrates a promising strategy that involves tuning the local coordination environment to optimize PCET steps and electrocatalytic activities for electrochemical applications. In addition, the designed system offers a motif to understand the structure-efficiency relationship from those amino-acid residue with proton buffer ability in natural photosynthesis.
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- Jing Qi
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Design and Recycle for Advanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- Henan Engineering Research Center of Design and Recycle for Advanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- Henan Engineering Research Center of Design and Recycle for Advanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Henan Engineering Research Center of Design and Recycle for Advanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- Henan Engineering Research Center of Design and Recycle for Advanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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Li P, Jin A, Liang Y, Zhang Y, Ding D, Xiang H, Ding Y, Qiu X, Han W, Ye F, Feng H. Biocathode-anode cascade system in PRB: Efficient degradation of p-chloronitrobenzene in groundwater. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 266:122359. [PMID: 39232255 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2024] [Revised: 08/10/2024] [Accepted: 08/28/2024] [Indexed: 09/06/2024]
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The consistent presence of p-chloronitrobenzene (p-CNB) in groundwater has raised concerns regarding its potential harm. In this study, we developed a biocathode-anode cascade system in a permeable reactive barrier (BACP), integrating biological electrochemical system (BES) with permeable reactive barrier (PRB), to address the degradation of p-CNB in the groundwater. BACP efficiently accelerated the formation of biofilms on both the anode and cathode using the polar periodical reversal method, proving more conducive to biofilm development. Notably, BACP demonstrated a remarkable p-CNB removal efficiency of 94.76 % and a dechlorination efficiency of 64.22 % under a voltage of 0.5 V, surpassing the results achieved through traditional electrochemical and biological treatment processes. Cyclic voltammetric results highlighted the primary contributing factor as the synergistic effect between the bioanode and biocathode. It is speculated that this system primarily relies on bioelectrocatalytic reduction as the predominant process for p-CNB removal, followed by subsequent dechlorination. Furthermore, electrochemical and microbiological tests demonstrated that BACP exhibited optimal electron transfer efficiency and selective microbial enrichment ability under a voltage of 0.3-0.5 V. Additionally, we investigated the operational strategy for initiating BACP in engineering applications. The results showed that directly introducing BACP technology effectively enhanced microbial film formation and pollutant removal performance.
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- Pingli Li
- College of Environment and Resources, College of Carbon Neutral, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China
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- College of Environment and Resources, College of Carbon Neutral, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China; Zhejiang Bainuo Digital Intelligence Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310061, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China
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- College of Environment and Resources, College of Carbon Neutral, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China
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- College of Environment and Resources, College of Carbon Neutral, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China
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- College of Environment and Resources, College of Carbon Neutral, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China
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- College of Environment and Resources, College of Carbon Neutral, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China
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- College of Environment and Resources, College of Carbon Neutral, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China
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- College of Environment and Resources, College of Carbon Neutral, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China
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- College of Environment and Resources, College of Carbon Neutral, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China; Sino-Spain Joint Laboratory for Agricultural Environment Emerging Contaminants of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China.
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Xie Y, Qiu J, Chen G, Guo Y, Tang P, He B. Engineering Water-Lotus-like Iridium-Cobalt Carbonate Hydroxides on Plasma-Treated Carbon Fibers for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:15467-15476. [PMID: 39106315 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/09/2024]
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The sluggish kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline water electrolysis remains a significant challenge for developing high-efficiency electrocatalytic systems. In this study, we present a three-dimensional, micrometer-sized iridium oxide (IrO2)-decorated cobalt carbonate hydroxide (IrO2-P-CoCH) electrocatalyst, which is engineered in situ on a carbon cloth (CC) substrate pretreated with atmospheric-pressure dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma (PCC). The electrocatalyst features petal-like structures composed of nanosized rods, providing abundant reactive areas and sites, including the oxygen vacancy caused by the air-DBD plasma. As a result, the IrO2-P-CoCH/PCC electrocatalyst demonstrates an outstanding OER performance, with overpotentials of only 190 and 300 mV required to achieve current densities of 10 mA cm-2 (j10) and 300 mA cm-2 (j300), respectively, along with a low Tafel slope of 48.1 mV dec-1 in 1.0 M KOH. Remarkably, benefiting from rich active sites exposed on the IrO2-P-CoCH (Ir) heterostructure, the synergistic effect between IrO2 and CoCH enhances the charge delivery rates, and the IrO2-P-CoCH/PCC exhibits a superior electrocatalytic activity at a high current density (300 mV/j300) compared to the commercial benchmarked RuO2/PCC (470 mV/j300). Furthermore, the IrO2-P-CoCH/PCC electrocatalyst shows exceptional OER stability, with a mere 1.3% decrease with a current density of j10 for 100 h testing, surpassing most OER catalysts based on CC substrates. This work introduces a novel approach for designing high-performance OER electrocatalysts on flexible electrode substrates.
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- Ying Xie
- Key Laboratory for Rare Earth Chemistry and Application of Liaoning Province, College of Science, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110000, Liaoning, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Rare Earth Chemistry and Application of Liaoning Province, College of Science, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110000, Liaoning, P. R. China
- Huzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Functional Materials and Pollution Control, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, P. R. China
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- Huzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Functional Materials and Pollution Control, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, P. R. China
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- Huzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Functional Materials and Pollution Control, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, P. R. China
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- Huzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Functional Materials and Pollution Control, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, P. R. China
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- Huzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Functional Materials and Pollution Control, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, P. R. China
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Janisch D, Igoa Saldaña F, De Rolland Dalon E, V M Inocêncio C, Song Y, Autran PO, Miche A, Casale S, Portehault D. Covalent Transition Metal Borosilicides: Reaction Pathways in Molten Salts for Water Oxidation Electrocatalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:21824-21836. [PMID: 39073899 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c06074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/31/2024]
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The properties of transition metal borides and silicides are intimately linked to the covalent character of the chemical bonds within their crystal structures. Bringing boron and silicon together within metal borosilicides can then engender different competing covalent networks and complex charge distributions. This situation results in unique structures and atomic environments, which can impact charge transport and catalytic properties. Metal borosilicides, however, hold the status of unusual exotic species, difficult to synthesize and with poor knowledge of their properties. Our strategy consists of developing a redox pathway to synthesize transition metal borosilicides in inorganic molten salts as high-temperature solvents. By studying the formation of Ni6Si2B, Co4.75Si2B, Fe5SiB2, and Mn5SiB2 with in situ X-ray diffraction, we highlight how new reaction routes, maintaining covalent structural building blocks, draw a general scheme of their formation. This pathway is driven by the covalence of the chemical bonds within the boron coordination framework. Next, we demonstrate high efficiency for water oxidation electrocatalysis, especially for Ni6Si2B. We ascribe the strongly increased resistance to corrosion, high stability, and electrocatalytic activity of the Ni6Si2B-derived material to three factors: (1) the two entangled boron and silicon covalent networks; (2) the ability to codope with boron and silicon an in situ generated catalytic layer; and (3) a rare electron enrichment of the transition metal by back-donation from boron atoms, previously unknown within this compound family. With this work, we then unveil a new chemical dimension for Earth-abundant water oxidation electrocatalysts by bringing to light a new family of materials.
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- Daniel Janisch
- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), 71 avenue des Martyrs, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface (LRS), Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 place Jussieu, F- 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface (LRS), Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 place Jussieu, F- 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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Chen Y, Zhang Y, Xue H, Sun J, Guo N, Song T, Sun J, Hao YR, Wang Q. The 3d-4f electron transition of the CoS 2/CeO 2 heterojunction for efficient oxygen evolution. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:8439-8442. [PMID: 39037000 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc01680g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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CoS2/CeO2, exhibiting the 3d-4f orbital coupling effect, is developed and shows exceptional OER activity, with an overpotential of 140 mV at 10 mA cm-2. DFT calculation and Raman spectra show the existence of a d-p-f electron transport ladder that can accelerate electron transfer through the Co-O(S)-Ce bond, optimize the adsorption free energy, and enhance the catalytic activity.
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- Yaqin Chen
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, P. R. China.
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Yang L, He R, Botifoll M, Zhang Y, Ding Y, Di C, He C, Xu Y, Balcells L, Arbiol J, Zhou Y, Cabot A. Enhanced Oxygen Evolution and Zinc-Air Battery Performance via Electronic Spin Modulation in Heterostructured Catalysts. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2400572. [PMID: 38794833 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202400572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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Beyond optimizing electronic energy levels, the modulation of the electronic spin configuration is an effective strategy, often overlooked, to boost activity and selectivity in a range of catalytic reactions, including the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). This electronic spin modulation is frequently accomplished using external magnetic fields, which makes it impractical for real applications. Herein, spin modulation is achieved by engineering Ni/MnFe2O4 heterojunctions, whose surface is reconstructed into NiOOH/MnFeOOH during the OER. NiOOH/MnFeOOH shows a high spin state of Ni, which regulates the OH- and O2 adsorption energy and enables spin alignment of oxygen intermediates. As a result, NiOOH/MnFeOOH electrocatalysts provide excellent OER performance with an overpotential of 261 mV at 10 mA cm-2. Besides, rechargeable zinc-air batteries based on Ni/MnFe2O4 show a high open circuit potential of 1.56 V and excellent stability for more than 1000 cycles. This outstanding performance is rationalized using density functional theory calculations, which show that the optimal spin state of both Ni active sites and oxygen intermediates facilitates spin-selected charge transport, optimizes the reaction kinetics, and decreases the energy barrier to the evolution of oxygen. This study provides valuable insight into spin polarization modulation by heterojunctions enabling the design of next-generation OER catalysts with boosted performance.
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- Linlin Yang
- Catalonia Energy Research Institute - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08930, Spain
- Enginyeria Electrònica i Biomèdica Facultat de Física, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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- Catalonia Energy Research Institute - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08930, Spain
- Enginyeria Electrònica i Biomèdica Facultat de Física, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC, BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Catalonia, Spain
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China
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- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona, CSIC, Campus Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, A08193, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC, BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Catalonia, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluis Companys, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08010, Spain
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Environmental Pollution Control, National Engineering Research Center for Marine Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, 316004, China
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- Catalonia Energy Research Institute - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08930, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluis Companys, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08010, Spain
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van Limpt RTM, Lao M, Tsampas MN, Creatore M. Unraveling the Role of the Stoichiometry of Atomic Layer Deposited Nickel Cobalt Oxides on the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2405188. [PMID: 38958233 PMCID: PMC11348001 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202405188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Nickel cobalt oxides (NCOs) are promising, non-precious oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts. However, the stoichiometry-dependent electrochemical behavior makes it crucial to understand the structure-OER relationship. In this work, NCO thin film model systems are prepared using atomic layer deposition. In-depth film characterization shows the phase transition from Ni-rich rock-salt films to Co-rich spinel films. Electrochemical analysis in 1 m KOH reveals a synergistic effect between Co and Ni with optimal performance for the 30 at.% Co film after 500 CV cycles. Electrochemical activation correlates with film composition, specifically increasing activation is observed for more Ni-rich films as its bulk transitions to the active (oxy)hydroxide phase. In parallel to this transition, the electrochemical surface area (ECSA) increases up to a factor 8. Using an original approach, the changes in ECSA are decoupled from intrinsic OER activity, leading to the conclusion that 70 at.% Co spinel phase NCO films are intrinsically the most active. The studies point to a chemical composition dependent OER mechanism: Co-rich spinel films show instantly high activities, while the more sustainable Ni-rich rock-salt films require extended activation to increase the ECSA and OER performance. The results highlight the added value of working with model systems to disclose structure-performance mechanisms.
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- Renée T. M. van Limpt
- Department of Applied Physics and Science EducationEindhoven University of TechnologyEindhoven5600 MBNetherlands
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- Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER)Eindhoven5600 HHNetherlands
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- Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER)Eindhoven5600 HHNetherlands
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- Department of Applied Physics and Science EducationEindhoven University of TechnologyEindhoven5600 MBNetherlands
- Eindhoven Institute for Renewable Energy Systems (EIRES)Eindhoven5600 MBNetherlands
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Sun H, Song S. Nickel Hydroxide-Based Electrocatalysts for Promising Electrochemical Oxidation Reactions: Beyond Water Oxidation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2401343. [PMID: 38506594 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202401343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Transition metal hydroxides have attracted significant research interest for their energy storage and conversion technique applications. In particular, nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH)2), with increasing significance, is extensively used in material science and engineering. The past decades have witnessed the flourishing of Ni(OH)2-based materials as efficient electrocatalysts for water oxidation, which is a critical catalytic reaction for sustainable technologies, such as water electrolysis, fuel cells, CO2 reduction, and metal-air batteries. Coupling the electrochemical oxidation of small molecules to replace water oxidation at the anode is confirmed as an effective and promising strategy for realizing the energy-saving production. The physicochemical properties of Ni(OH)2 related to conventional water oxidation are first presented in this review. Then, recent progress based on Ni(OH)2 materials for these promising electrochemical reactions is symmetrically categorized and reviewed. Significant emphasis is placed on establishing the structure-activity relationship and disclosing the reaction mechanism. Emerging material design strategies for novel electrocatalysts are also highlighted. Finally, the existing challenges and future research directions are presented.
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- Hainan Sun
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, China
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- Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, 325001, China
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Li W, Gou W, Zhang L, Zhong M, Ren S, Yu G, Wang C, Chen W, Lu X. Manipulating electron redistribution between iridium and Co 6Mo 6C bridging with a carbon layer leads to a significantly enhanced overall water splitting performance at industrial-level current density. Chem Sci 2024; 15:11890-11901. [PMID: 39092098 PMCID: PMC11290449 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc02840f] [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: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024] Open
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Nowadays, alkaline water electrocatalysis is regarded as an economical and highly effective approach for large-scale hydrogen production. Highly active electrocatalysts functioning under large current density are urgently required for practical industrial applications. In this work, we present a meticulously designed methodology to anchor Ir nanoparticles on Co6Mo6C nanofibers (Co6Mo6C-Ir NFs) bridging with nitrogen-doped carbon as efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts with both excellent hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity and stability in alkaline media. With a low Ir content of 5.9 wt%, Co6Mo6C-Ir NFs require the overpotentials of only 348 and 316 mV at 1 A cm-2 for the HER and OER, respectively, and both maintain stability for at least 500 h at ampere-level current density. Consequently, an alkaline electrolyzer based on Co6Mo6C-Ir NFs only needs a voltage of 1.5 V to drive 10 mA cm-2 and possesses excellent durability for 500 h at 1 A cm-2. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the introduction of Ir nanoparticles is pivotal for the enhanced electrocatalytic activity of Co6Mo6C-Ir NFs. The induced interfacial electron redistribution between Ir and Co6Mo6C bridging with nitrogen-doped carbon dramatically modulates the electron structure and activates inert atoms to generate more highly active sites for electrocatalysis. Moreover, the optimized electronic structure is more conducive to the balance of the adsorption and desorption energies of reaction intermediates, thus significantly promoting the HER, OER and overall water splitting performance.
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- Weimo Li
- Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Industrial Biocatalysis, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Fujian-Taiwan Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials and Tissue Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Academy of Carbon Neutrality of Fujian Normal University, Fujian Normal University Fuzhou 350007 China
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- Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Industrial Biocatalysis, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Fujian-Taiwan Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials and Tissue Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Academy of Carbon Neutrality of Fujian Normal University, Fujian Normal University Fuzhou 350007 China
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- Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Industrial Biocatalysis, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Fujian-Taiwan Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials and Tissue Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Academy of Carbon Neutrality of Fujian Normal University, Fujian Normal University Fuzhou 350007 China
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- Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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He J, Tong Y, Wang Z, Zhou G, Ren X, Zhu J, Zhang N, Chen L, Chen P. Oxygenate-induced structural evolution of high-entropy electrocatalysts for multifunctional alcohol electrooxidation integrated with hydrogen production. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2405846121. [PMID: 39012829 PMCID: PMC11287272 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2405846121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024] Open
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High-entropy compounds have been emerging as promising candidates for electrolysis, yet their controllable electrosynthesis strategy remains a formidable challenge because of the ambiguous ionic interaction and codeposition mechanism. Herein, we report a oxygenates directionally induced electrodeposition strategy to construct high-entropy materials with amorphous features, on which the structural evolution from high-entropy phosphide to oxide is confirmed by introducing vanadate, thus realizing the simultaneous optimization of composition and structure. The representative P-CoNiMnWVOx shows excellent bifunctional catalytic performance toward alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction and ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR), with small potentials of -168 mV and 1.38 V at 100 mA cm-2, respectively. In situ spectroscopy illustrates that the electrochemical reconstruction of P-CoNiMnWVOx induces abundant Co-O species as the main catalytic active species for EOR and follows the conversion pathway of the C2 product. Theoretical calculations reveal the optimized electronic structure and adsorption free energy of reaction intermediates on P-CoNiMnWVOx, thereby resulting in a facilitated kinetic process. A membrane-free electrolyzer delivers both high Faradaic efficiencies of acetate and H2 over 95% and superior stability at100 mA cm-2 during 120 h electrolysis. In addition, the unique composition and structural advantages endow P-CoNiMnWVOx with multifunctional catalytic activity and realize multipathway electrosynthesis of formate-coupled hydrogen production.
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- Jinfeng He
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang310018, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang310018, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang310018, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang310018, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang310018, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang310018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering and Industrial Catalysis, Sinopec Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai201208, China
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKCB2 1EW
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang310018, China
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Liu Y, Zhang S, Ma S, Sun X, Wang Y, Liu F, Li Y, Ma Y, Xu X, Xue Y, Tang C, Zhang J. Electronic Structure Modification of MnO 2 Nanosheet Arrays with Enhanced Water Oxidation Activity and Stability by Nitrogen Plasma. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:36498-36508. [PMID: 38963822 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c07973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
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The strategic design of catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is crucial in tackling the substantial energy demands associated with hydrogen production in electrolytic water splitting. Despite extensive research on birnessite (δ-MnO2) manganese oxides to enhance catalytic activity by modulating Mn3+ species, the ongoing challenge is to simultaneously stabilize Mn3+ while improving overall activity. Herein, oxygen (O) vacancies and nitrogen (N) doping have been simultaneously introduced into the MnO2 through a simple nitrogen plasma approach, resulting in efficient OER performance. The optimized N-MnO2v electrocatalyst exhibits outstanding OER activity in alkaline electrolyte, reducing the overpotential by nearly 160 mV compared to pure pristine MnO2 (from 476 to 312 mV) at 10 mA cm-2, and a small Tafel slope of 89 mV dec-1. Moreover, it demonstrates excellent durability over a 122 h stability test. The introduction of O vacancies and incorporation of N not only fine-tune the electronic structure of MnO2, increasing the Mn3+ content to enhance overall activity, but also play a crucial role in stabilizing Mn3+, thereby leading to exceptional stability over time. Subsequently, density functional theory calculations validate the optimized electronic structure of MnO2 achieved through the two engineering methods, effectively lowering the intermediate adsorption free energy barrier. Our synergistic approach, utilizing nitrogen plasma treatment, opens a pathway to concurrently enhance the activity and stability of OER electrocatalysts, applicable not only to Mn-based but also to other transition metal oxides.
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- Yang Liu
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Dingzigu Road 1, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials, Guangrongdao Road 29, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Dingzigu Road 1, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials, Guangrongdao Road 29, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Dingzigu Road 1, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials, Guangrongdao Road 29, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Dingzigu Road 1, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials, Guangrongdao Road 29, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Dingzigu Road 1, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials, Guangrongdao Road 29, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Dingzigu Road 1, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials, Guangrongdao Road 29, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Dingzigu Road 1, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Dingzigu Road 1, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials, Guangrongdao Road 29, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Dingzigu Road 1, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Dingzigu Road 1, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials, Guangrongdao Road 29, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Dingzigu Road 1, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials, Guangrongdao Road 29, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Dingzigu Road 1, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials, Guangrongdao Road 29, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
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Bu Y, Yu W, Yang Q, Zhang W, Sun Q, Wu W, Cui P, Wang C, Gao G. Membraneless Electrochemical Synthesis Strategy toward Nitrate-to-Ammonia Conversion. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:12708-12718. [PMID: 38953681 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c02445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Electroreduction of nitrate (NO3RR) to ammonia in membraneless electrolyzers is of great significance for reducing the cost and saving energy consumption. However, severe chemical crossover with side reactions makes it challenging to achieve ideal electrolysis. Herein, we propose a general strategy for efficient membraneless ammonia synthesis by screening NO3RR catalysts with inferior oxygen reduction activity and matching the counter electrode (CE) with good oxygen evolution activity while blocking anodic ammonia oxidation. Consequently, screening the available Co-Co system, the membraneless NO3--to-NH3 conversion performance was significantly higher than H-type cells using costly proton-exchange membranes. At 200 mA cm-2, the full-cell voltage of the membraneless system (∼2.5 V) is 4 V lower than that of the membrane system (∼6.5 V), and the savings are 61.4 kW h (or 56.9%) per 1 kg NH3 produced. A well-designed pulse process, inducing reversible surface reconstruction that in situ generates and restores the active Co(III) species at the working electrode and forms favorable Co3O4/CoOOH at the CE, further significantly improves NO3--to-NH3 conversion and blocks side reactions. A maximum NH3 yield rate of 1500.9 μmol cm-2 h-1 was achieved at -0.9 V (Faraday efficiency 92.6%). This pulse-coupled membraneless strategy provides new insights into design complex electrochemical synthesis.
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- Yongguang Bu
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Research Center of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Chongqing Innovation Research Institute of Nanjing University, Chongqing 401121, China
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Jing X, Dong J, Mao Y, Zhou L, Ding J, Dong H, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Zhang W. Synergistic Effect Enables the Dual-Metal Doped Cobalt Telluride Particles as Potential Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution in Alkaline Electrolyte. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:12764-12773. [PMID: 38950312 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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Cobalt (Co)-based materials have been widely investigated as hopeful noble-metal-free alternatives for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline electrolytes, which is crucial for generating hydrogen by water electrolysis. Herein, cobalt-based telluride particles with good electronic conductivity as anodic electrocatalysts were prepared under vacuum by the solid-state strategy, which display remarkable activities toward the OER. Nickel (Ni) and iron (Fe) codoped cobalt telluride (NiFe-CoTe) exhibits an overpotential of 321 mV to achieve a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and a Tafel slope of 51.8 mV dec-1, outperforming the performances of CoTe, CoTe2, and IrO2. According to the DFT calculation, the adsorbed hydroxyl-assisted adsorbate evolution mechanism was proposed for the OER process of NiFe-CoTe, which reveals the synergetic effect toward OER induced by codoping of the Ni and Fe atoms. This work proposes a rational strategy to prepare cobalt-based tellurides as efficient OER catalysts in alkaline electrolytes, providing a new strategy to prepare and regulate metal-based tellurides for catalysis and beyond.
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- Xiaoxiao Jing
- Henan Key Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Quantum Energy, School of Quantum Information Future Technology, Henan University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Quantum Energy, School of Quantum Information Future Technology, Henan University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Quantum Energy, School of Quantum Information Future Technology, Henan University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Quantum Energy, School of Quantum Information Future Technology, Henan University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Quantum Energy, School of Quantum Information Future Technology, Henan University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- School of Materials Engineering, Changshu Institute of Technology, Changshu, Jiangsu 215500, China
- National Center for International Research on Intelligent Nano-Materials and Detection Technology in Environmental Protection, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Quantum Energy, School of Quantum Information Future Technology, Henan University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- Institute of Quantum Materials and Physics, Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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Gupta N, Segre C, Nickel C, Streb C, Gao D, Glusac KD. Catalytic Water Electrolysis by Co-Cu-W Mixed Metal Oxides: Insights from X-ray Absorption Spectroelectrochemistry. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:35793-35804. [PMID: 38949083 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c06365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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Mixed metal oxides (MMOs) are a promising class of electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Despite their importance for sustainable energy schemes, our understanding of relevant reaction pathways, catalytically active sites, and synergistic effects is rather limited. Here, we applied synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) to explore the evolution of the amorphous Co-Cu-W MMO electrocatalyst, shown previously to be an efficient bifunctional OER and HER catalyst for water splitting. Ex situ XAS measurements provided structural environments and the oxidation state of the metals involved, revealing Co2+ (octahedral), Cu+/2+ (tetrahedral/square-planar), and W6+ (octahedral) centers. Operando XAS investigations, including X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS), elucidated the dynamic structural transformations of Co, Cu, and W metal centers during the OER and HER. The experimental results indicate that Co3+ and Cu0 are the active catalytic sites involved in the OER and HER, respectively, while Cu2+ and W6+ play crucial roles as structure stabilizers, suggesting strong synergistic interactions within the Co-Cu-W MMO system. These results, combined with the Tafel slope analysis, revealed that the bottleneck intermediate during the OER is Co3+ hydroperoxide, whose formation is accompanied by changes in the Cu-O bond lengths, pointing to a possible synergistic effect between Co and Cu ions. Our study reveals important structural effects taking place during MMO-driven OER/HER electrocatalysis and provides essential experimental insights into the complex catalytic mechanism of emerging noble-metal-free MMO electrocatalysts for full water splitting.
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- Nikita Gupta
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Physics & Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research and Instrumentation, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz 55128, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz 55128, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz 55128, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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Yang MQ, Zhou KL, Zhao W, Wang C, Chen G, Wang RZ. Synergistic Assistance of Ir Clusters and NiCo 2O 4 Nanosheets Interfaces in Direct O-O Coupling for High-Efficiency Alkaline Oxygen Evolution. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:34840-34849. [PMID: 38946061 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c02837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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Adopting noble metals on non-noble metals is an effective strategy to balance the cost and activity of electrocatalysts. Herein, a thorough analysis of the synergistic OER is conducted at the heterogeneous interface formed by Ir clusters and NiCo2O4 based on DFT calculations. Specifically, the electrons spontaneously bring an eg occupancy of interfacial Ir close to unity after the absorbed O, providing more transferable electrons for the conversion of the absorbed O-intermediates. Besides, the diffuse distribution of electrons in the Ir 5d orbital fills the antibonding orbital after O is absorbed, avoiding the desorption difficulties caused by the stronger Ir-O bonds. The electrons transfer from Ir to Co atoms at the heterogeneous interface and fill the Co 3d band near the Fermi level, stimulating the interfacial Co to participate in the direct O-O coupling (DOOC) pathway. Experimentally, the ultrathin-modulated NiCo2O4 nanosheets are used to support Ir clusters (Ircluster-E-NiCo2O4) by the electrodeposition method. The as-synthesized Ircluster-E-NiCo2O4 catalyst achieves a current density of 10 mA cm-2 at an ultralow overpotential of 238 mV and works steadily for 100 h under a high current of 100 mA cm-2, benefiting from the efficient DOOC pathway during the OER.
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- Meng-Qi Yang
- Institute of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials of Education Ministry of China, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Institute of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials of Education Ministry of China, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- State Power Investment Corporation Hydrogen Energy Company, Limited, Beijing 100076, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials of Education Ministry of China, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation, College of Environmental & Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Institute of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials of Education Ministry of China, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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Wang H, Kang X, Han B. Electrocatalysis in deep eutectic solvents: from fundamental properties to applications. Chem Sci 2024; 15:9949-9976. [PMID: 38966383 PMCID: PMC11220594 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc02318h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024] Open
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Electrocatalysis stands out as a promising avenue for synthesizing high-value products with minimal environmental footprint, aligning with the imperative for sustainable energy solutions. Deep eutectic solvents (DESs), renowned for their eco-friendly, safe, and cost-effective nature, present myriad advantages, including extensive opportunities for material innovation and utilization as reaction media in electrocatalysis. This review initiates with an exposition on the distinctive features of DESs, progressing to explore their applications as solvents in electrocatalyst synthesis and electrocatalysis. Additionally, it offers an insightful analysis of the challenges and prospects inherent in electrocatalysis within DESs. By delving into these aspects comprehensively, this review aims to furnish a nuanced understanding of DESs, thus broadening their horizons in the realm of electrocatalysis and facilitating their expanded application.
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- Hengan Wang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Centre for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Centre for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Centre for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Centre for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Centre for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Centre for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 China
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Kong C, Zhi C, Wu Z, Yang W, Yang J, Sun Z. Tailoring hypervalent Nickel induced by oxygen vacancy toward enhanced oxygen evolution reaction performance in self-supporting NiFe-(oxy)hydroxides electrodes. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 665:863-870. [PMID: 38564950 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.03.184] [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: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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NiFe-(oxy)hydroxides are the most active transition metal oxide electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) under the alkaline media. Herein, we controllably manipulated oxygen vacancy (VO)-tunable NiFe-(oxy) hydroxides that their OER performances possessed a volcano-type relationship with VO concentration, positively-correlated with Ni3+/Ni2+ ratio. Theoretical simulations further unearthed the enhanced activation and dissociation of H2O by the inserting of VO. As a result, the optimal sample featuring the Ni3+/Ni2+ ratio of 30.3 % and VO of 23.8 % exhibited the overpotential of 243 mV at the current density of 100 mA cm-2, simultaneously lasting 120 h durability without any attenuation, exceding the most reported NiFe-(oxy)hydroxides. This work offers an innovative view to understand the OER performance using hypervalent Ni ratio induced by VO defects.
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- Chun Kong
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, 301 S. Main Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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Kamboj N, Metre RK. Designing a Phenalenyl-Based Dinuclear Ni(II) Complex: An Electrocatalyst with Two Single Ni Sites for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER). Inorg Chem 2024; 63:9771-9785. [PMID: 38738854 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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A new dinuclear Ni(II) complex 1, [Ni2II(dtbh-PLY)2], is synthesized from 9-(2-(3,6-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxybenzylidene)hydrazineyl)-1H-phenalen-1-one, dtbh-PLYH2 ligand, and structurally characterized by various analytical tools including the single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) technique. In the solid state, both Ni(II) metal centers in complex 1 exist in a distorted square planar geometry and display the presence of rare Ni···H-C anagostic interactions to form a one-dimensional (1-D) linear motif in the supramolecular array. Complex 1 is further stabilized in the solid state by π-π-stacking interactions between the highly delocalized phenalenyl rings. The redox features of complex 1 have been analyzed by the cyclic voltammetry (CV) technique in solution as well as in the solid state, revealing the crucial involvement of both the Ni(II) metal centers for undergoing quasi-reversible oxidation reactions on the application of an anodic sweep. A complex 1-modified glassy carbon electrode, GC-1, is employed as an electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in 1.0 M KOH, giving an OER onset at 1.45 V, and very low OER overpotential, 300 mV vs the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) to reach 10 mA cm-2 current density. Furthermore, GC-1 displayed fast OER kinetics with a Tafel slope of 40 mV dec-1, a significantly lower Tafel slope value than those of previously reported molecular Ni(II) catalysts. In situ electrochemical experiments and postoperational UV-vis, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy-energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) studies were performed to analyze the stability of the molecular nature of complex 1 and to gain reasonable insights into the true OER catalyst.
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- Nisha Kamboj
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Karwar, Rajasthan 342030, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Karwar, Rajasthan 342030, India
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Yang X, Zhao W, Wang A, Zhai X, Dou Y, Syed K, Zhu W. Novel metalloporphyrin covalently functionalized polyphosphazene nanotubes for boosting the hydrogen evolution reaction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:5594-5597. [PMID: 38712665 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc01405g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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Herein, we demonstrate the first example of a novel electrocatalytic hybrid system (CoTPP-PZSNT) with a push-pull motif to boost hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity. CoTPP-PZSNT exhibits an efficient HER activity, with overpotentials of 157 and 109 mV at 10 mA cm-2 in 1.0 M KOH and 0.5 M H2SO4 solutions, respectively. The HER performance of CoTPP-PZSNT outperforms many previously reported HER catalysts, due to efficient charge transfer between each component.
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- Xin Yang
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China.
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- School of Energy & Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China.
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Wu T, Ge J, Wu Q, Ren X, Meng F, Wang J, Xi S, Wang X, Elouarzaki K, Fisher A, Xu ZJ. Tailoring atomic chemistry to refine reaction pathway for the most enhancement by magnetization in water oxidation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2318652121. [PMID: 38687781 PMCID: PMC11087795 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2318652121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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Water oxidation on magnetic catalysts has generated significant interest due to the spin-polarization effect. Recent studies have revealed that the disappearance of magnetic domain wall upon magnetization is responsible for the observed oxygen evolution reaction (OER) enhancement. However, an atomic picture of the reaction pathway remains unclear, i.e., which reaction pathway benefits most from spin-polarization, the adsorbent evolution mechanism, the intermolecular mechanism (I2M), the lattice oxygen-mediated one, or more? Here, using three model catalysts with distinguished atomic chemistries of active sites, we are able to reveal the atomic-level mechanism. We found that spin-polarized OER mainly occurs at interconnected active sites, which favors direct coupling of neighboring ligand oxygens (I2M). Furthermore, our study reveals the crucial role of lattice oxygen participation in spin-polarized OER, significantly facilitating the coupling kinetics of neighboring oxygen radicals at active sites.
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- Tianze Wu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798, Singapore
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798, Singapore
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing100871, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798, Singapore
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore627833, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798, Singapore
- Center for Advanced Catalysis Science and Technology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge, CambridgeCB2 3RA, United Kingdom
- The Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore, Singapore138602, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798, Singapore
- Center for Advanced Catalysis Science and Technology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798, Singapore
- The Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore, Singapore138602, Singapore
- Energy Research Institute @Nanyang Technological University, Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798, Singapore
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Zhang W, Zhao Y, Xu J, Jia B, Zhang W, Qin M. Guided Design of Efficient Oxygen Evolution Catalysts Using Patent Analysis. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:18160-18168. [PMID: 38680379 PMCID: PMC11044224 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c10195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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The facile and rapid design of efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts holds paramount significance for energy conversion devices, such as water electrolyzers and fuel cells. Despite substantial progress in catalyst synthesis and performance exploration, the design and selection processes remain inefficient. In this context, we integrate patent analysis with catalyst design, leveraging the scholarly research functionalities within patent analyses to aid in the design and synthesis of a NiFeRu-carbon catalyst as a high-performance OER catalyst. The results demonstrate that the NiFeRu-Carbon catalyst with low Ru loading (0.3 wt %) exhibits an overpotential of only 219 mV at 10 mA cm-2 under alkaline conditions, and after continuous operation for 200 h, the overpotential only attenuates by 15 mV. The incorporation of high-valence Ru dopants elevated the intrinsic activity of individual catalytic sites within NiFe-layered double hydroxides (LDHs). During the catalytic process, the partial dissolution of Ru might lead to the generation of numerous oxygen vacancies within NiFe- LDH, thereby enhancing the catalyst's activity and stability.
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- Weiwei Zhang
- School
of Economics and Management, University
of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Institute
for Advanced Materials and Technology, University
of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School
of Economics and Management, University
of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
- Intellectual
Property Research Center, University of
Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Institute
for Advanced Materials and Technology, University
of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School
of Economics and Management, University
of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
- Intellectual
Property Research Center, University of
Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Institute
for Advanced Materials and Technology, University
of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
- Beijing
Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
- Institute
of Materials Intelligent Technology, Liaoning
Academy of Materials, Shenyang 110004, China
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Duan F, Zou Q, Li J, Yuan X, Cui X, Jing C, Tao S, Wei X, He H, Song Y. An enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction by the photothermal effect and its induced micro-electric field. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:6278-6285. [PMID: 38451198 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr00170b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Promoting better thermodynamics and kinetics of electrocatalysts is key to achieving an efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Utilizing the photothermal effect and micro-electric field of electrocatalysts is a promising approach to promote the sluggish OER. Herein, to reveal the relationship of the photothermal effect and its induced micro-electric field with OER performance, NiSx coupled NiFe(OH)y on nickel foam (NiSx@NiFe(OH)y/NF) is synthesized and subjected to the OER under near-infrared (NIR) light. Owing to the photothermal effect and its induced micro-electric field, the OER performance of NiSx@NiFe(OH)y/NF is significantly enhanced. Compared with no NIR light irradiation, the overpotential at 50 mA cm-2 and the Tafel slope of NiSx@NiFe(OH)y/NF under NIR light irradiation were 234.1 mV and 38.0 mV dec-1, which were lower by 12.4 mV and 7.1 mV dec-1, and it exhibited stable operation at 1.6 V vs. RHE for 8 h with 99% activity maintained. This work presents a novel inspiration to understand the photothermal effect-enhanced electrocatalytic OER.
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- Feng Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials and Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials and Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials and Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials and Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials and Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Environmental Energy Materials and Intelligent Devices, School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials and Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, P. R. China.
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Liang J, Liu J, Wang H, Li Z, Cao G, Zeng Z, Liu S, Guo Y, Zeng M, Fu L. Synthesis of Ultrathin High-Entropy Oxides with Phase Controllability. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:7118-7123. [PMID: 38437170 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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High-entropy oxides (HEOs) with an ultrathin geometric structure are especially expected to exhibit extraordinary performance in different fields. The phase structure is deemed as a key factor in determining the properties of HEOs, rendering their phase control synthesis tempting. However, the disparity in intrinsic phase structures and physicochemical properties of multiple components makes it challenging to form single-phase HEOs with the target phase. Herein, we proposed a self-lattice framework-guided strategy to realize the synthesis of ultrathin HEOs with desired phase structures, including rock-salt, spinel, perovskite, and fluorite phases. The participation of the Ga assistor was conducive to the formation of the high-entropy mixing state by decreasing the formation energy. The as-prepared ultrathin spinel HEOs were demonstrated to be an excellent catalyst with high activity and stability for the oxygen evolution reaction in water electrolysis. Our work injects new vitality into the synthesis of HEOs for advanced applications and undoubtedly expedites their phase engineering.
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- Jingjing Liang
- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Manohar EM, Dhandapani HN, Roy S, Pełka R, Rams M, Konieczny P, Tothadi S, Kundu S, Dey A, Das S. Tetranuclear Co II4O 4 Cubane Complex: Effective Catalyst Toward Electrochemical Water Oxidation. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:4883-4897. [PMID: 38494956 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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The reaction of Co(OAc)2·6H2O with 2,2'-[{(1E,1'E)-pyridine-2,6-diyl-bis(methaneylylidene)bis(azaneylylidene)}diphenol](LH2) a multisite coordination ligand and Et3N in a 1:2:3 stoichiometric ratio forms a tetranuclear complex Co4(L)2(μ-η1:η1-OAc)2(η2-OAc)2]· 1.5 CH3OH· 1.5 CHCl3 (1). Based on X-ray diffraction investigations, complex 1 comprises a distorted Co4O4 cubane core consisting of two completely deprotonated ligands [L]2- and four acetate ligands. Two distinct types of CoII centers exist in the complex, where the Co(2) center has a distorted octahedral geometry; alternatively, Co(1) has a distorted pentagonal-bipyramidal geometry. Analysis of magnetic data in 1 shows predominant antiferromagnetic coupling (J = -2.1 cm-1), while the magnetic anisotropy is the easy-plane type (D1 = 8.8, D2 = 0.76 cm-1). Furthermore, complex 1 demonstrates an electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with an overpotential of 325 mV and Tafel slope of 85 mV dec-1, required to attain a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and moderate stability under alkaline conditions (pH = 14). Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy studies reveal that compound 1 has a charge transfer resistance (Rct) of 2.927 Ω, which is comparatively lower than standard Co3O4 (5.242 Ω), indicating rapid charge transfer kinetics between electrode and electrolyte solution that enhances higher catalytic activity toward OER kinetics.
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- Ezhava Manu Manohar
- Department of Basic Sciences, Chemistry Discipline, Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research, and Management, Near Khokhra Circle, Maninagar East, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380026, India
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- Electrochemical Process Engineering (EPE) Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu 630003, India
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Chemistry Discipline, Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research, and Management, Near Khokhra Circle, Maninagar East, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380026, India
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Radzikowskiego 152, Krakow PL-31342, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Łojasiewicza 11, Kraków 30348, Poland
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Radzikowskiego 152, Krakow PL-31342, Poland
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- Analytical and Environmental Sciences Division and Centralized Instrumentation Facility, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Gijubhai Badheka Marg, Bhavnagar 364002, India
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- Electrochemical Process Engineering (EPE) Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu 630003, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM), NH 207, Nagadenehalli, Doddaballapur Taluk, Bengaluru, Karnataka 561203, India
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Chemistry Discipline, Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research, and Management, Near Khokhra Circle, Maninagar East, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380026, India
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Gan Y, Ye Y, Dai X, Yin X, Cao Y, Cai R, Feng B, Wang Q, Wu Y, Zhang X. Nickel molybdate/cobalt iron carbonate hydroxide heterojunction with oxygen vacancy enables interfacial synergism to trigger oxygen evolution reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 658:343-353. [PMID: 38113543 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.12.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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The development of electrocatalysts with excellent performance toward oxygen evolution reaction (OER) for the production of hydrogen is of great significance to alleviate energy crisis and environmental pollution. Herein, the heterostructure (NMO/FCHC-0.4) was fabricated by the coupling growth of NiMoO4 (NMO) and cobalt iron carbonate hydroxide (FCHC) on nickel foam as an electrocatalyst for OER. The interfacial synergy on NMO/FCHC-0.4 heterojunction can promote the interfacial electron redistribution, affect the center position of d band, optimize the adsorption of intermediate, and improve the conductivity. Beyond, oxygen defect sites are conducive to the adsorption of intermediates, and increase the number of active sites. Real-time OER kinetic simulation revealed that the interfacial synergism and molybdate could reduce the adsorption of hydroxide, promote the deprotonation step of M-OH, and facilitate the formation of M-OOH (M represents the metal active site). As a result, NMO/FCHC-0.4 displays excellent OER electrocatalytic performance with an overpotential of 250/280 mV at the current density 100/200 mA cm-2 and robust stability at 100 mA cm-2 for 100 h. This work provides deep insights into the roles of interfacial electronic modulation and oxygen vacancy to design high-efficiency electrocatalysts for OER.
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- Yonghao Gan
- College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing 102249, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing 102249, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing 102249, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing 102249, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing 102249, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing 102249, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing 102249, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing 102249, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing 102249, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing 102249, China
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Bu Y, Yu W, Zhang W, Wang C, Ding J, Gao G. Engineering the Co(II)/Co(III) Redox Cycle and Co δ+ Species Shuttle for Nitrate-to-Ammonia Conversion. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:2812-2820. [PMID: 38396345 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c04920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Electroreduction of waste nitrate to valuable ammonia offers a green solution for environmental restoration and energy storage. However, the electrochemical self-reconstruction of catalysts remains a huge challenge in terms of maintaining their stability, achieving the desired active sites, and managing metal leaching. Herein, we present an electrical pulse-driven Co surface reconstruction-coupled Coδ+ shuttle strategy for the precise in situ regulation of the Co(II)/Co(III) redox cycle on the Co-based working electrode and guiding the dissolution and redeposition of Co-based particles on the counter electrode. As result, the ammonia synthesis performance and stability are significantly promoted while cathodic hydrogen evolution and anodic ammonia oxidation in a membrane-free configuration are effectively blocked. A high rate of ammonia production of 1.4 ± 0.03 mmol cm-2 h-1 is achieved at -0.8 V in a pulsed system, and the corresponding nitrate-to-ammonia Faraday efficiency is 91.7 ± 1.0%. This work holds promise for the regulation of catalyst reactivity and selectivity by engineering in situ controllable structural and chemical transformations.
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- Yongguang Bu
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Research Center of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Nanjing University, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Chongqing Innovation Research Institute of Nanjing University, Chongqing 401121, China
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Haase FT, Ortega E, Saddeler S, Schmidt FP, Cruz D, Scholten F, Rüscher M, Martini A, Jeon HS, Herzog A, Hejral U, Davis EM, Timoshenko J, Knop-Gericke A, Lunkenbein T, Schulz S, Bergmann A, Roldan Cuenya B. Role of Fe decoration on the oxygen evolving state of Co 3O 4 nanocatalysts. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2024; 17:2046-2058. [PMID: 38449571 PMCID: PMC10913145 DOI: 10.1039/d3ee02809g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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The production of green hydrogen through alkaline water electrolysis is the key technology for the future carbon-neutral industry. Nanocrystalline Co3O4 catalysts are highly promising electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction and their activity strongly benefits from Fe surface decoration. However, limited knowledge of decisive catalyst motifs at the atomic level during oxygen evolution prevents their knowledge-driven optimization. Here, we employ a variety of operando spectroscopic methods to unveil how Fe decoration increases the catalytic activity of Co3O4 nanocatalysts as well as steer the (near-surface) active state formation. Our study shows a link of the termination-dependent Fe decoration to the activity enhancement and a significantly stronger Co3O4 near-surface (structural) adaptation under the reaction conditions. The near-surface Fe- and Co-O species accumulate an oxidative charge and undergo a reversible bond contraction during the catalytic process. Moreover, our work demonstrates the importance of low coordination surface sites on the Co3O4 host to ensure an efficient Fe-induced activity enhancement, providing another puzzle piece to facilitate optimized catalyst design.
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- Felix T Haase
- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen [CENIDE], University of Duisburg-Essen Essen Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36 45470 Mülheim Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen [CENIDE], University of Duisburg-Essen Essen Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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Xu J, Ruan J, Jian Y, Lao J, Li Z, Xie F, Jin Y, Yu X, Lee MH, Wang Z, Wang N, Meng H. Cobalt-Doping Induced Formation of Five-Coordinated Nickel Selenide for Enhanced Ethanol Assisted Overall Water Splitting. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2305905. [PMID: 37926774 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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To overcome the low efficiency of overall water splitting, highly effective and stable catalysts are in urgent need, especially for the anode oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In this case, nickel selenides appear as good candidates to catalyze OER and other substitutable anodic reactions due to their high electronic conductivity and easily tunable electronic structure to meet the optimized adsorption ability. Herein, an interesting phase transition from the hexagonal phase of NiSe (H-NiSe) to the rhombohedral phase of NiSe (R-NiSe) induced by the doping of cobalt atoms is reported. The five-coordinated R-NiSe is found to grow adjacent to the six-coordinated H-NiSe, resulting in the formation of the H-NiSe/R-NiSe heterostructure. Further characterizations and calculations prove the reduced splitting energy for R-NiSe and thus the less occupancy in the t2g orbits, which can facilitate the electron transfer process. As a result, the Co2 -NiSe/NF shows a satisfying catalytic performance toward OER, hydrogen evolution reaction, and (hybrid) overall water splitting. This work proves that trace amounts of Co doping can induce the phase transition from H-NiSe to R-NiSe. The formation of less-coordinated species can reduce the t2g occupancy and thus enhance the catalytic performance, which might guide rational material design.
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- Jinchang Xu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Terahertz Quantum Electromagnetics GBA Branch of Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510700, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, China
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- Instrumental Analysis & Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510275, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, China
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- Instrumental Analysis & Research Center, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, China
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- Department of Physics, Tamkang University, New Taipei, 25137, Taiwan
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Terahertz Quantum Electromagnetics GBA Branch of Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510700, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, China
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Tüysüz H. Alkaline Water Electrolysis for Green Hydrogen Production. Acc Chem Res 2024. [PMID: 38335244 PMCID: PMC10882964 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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ConspectusThe global energy landscape is undergoing significant change. Hydrogen is seen as the energy carrier of the future and will be a key element in the development of more sustainable industry and society. However, hydrogen is currently produced mainly from fossil fuels, and this needs to change. Alkaline water electrolysis with advanced technology has the most significant potential for this transition to produce large-scale green hydrogen by utilizing renewable energy. The assembly of industrial electrolyzer plants is more complex on a larger scale, but it follows a basic working principle, which involves two half-cells of anode and cathode sites where the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) occur. Out of the two reactions, the OER is more challenging both thermodynamically and kinetically. Besides having access to renewable electricity, developing durable and abundant electrocatalysts for the OER remains a challenge in large-scale alkaline water electrolysis. Among different physicochemical properties, the electrocatalyst surface and its interaction with water and reaction intermediates, as well as formed molecular hydrogen and oxygen, play an essential role in the catalytic performance and the reaction mechanism. In particular, the binding strengths between the catalyst surface and intermediates determine the rate-limiting step and electrocatalytic performance.This Account gives some insights into the status of the hydrogen economy and basic principles of alkaline water electrolysis by covering its fundamentals as well as industrial developments. Further, the HER and OER reaction mechanisms of alkaline water electrolysis and selected electrocatalyst progress for both half-reactions are briefly discussed. The Adsorbate Evolution Mechanism and the Lattice Oxygen Mechanism for the OER are explained with specific references. This Account also deliberates on the author's selected contributions to the development of transition metal-based electrocatalysts for alkaline water electrolysis with an emphasis on OER. The focus is particularly given to the enhancement of intrinsic activity, the role of eg-filling, phase segregation, and defect structure of cobalt-based electrocatalysts for OER. Structural modification and phase transformation of the cobalt oxide electrocatalyst under working conditions are further deliberated. In addition, the creation of new active surface species and the activation of cobalt- and nickel-based electrocatalysts through iron uptake from the alkaline electrolyte are discussed. In the end, this Account provides a brief overview of challenges related to large-scale production and utilization of green hydrogen.
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- Harun Tüysüz
- Department of Heterogeneous Catalysis and Sustainable Energy, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm- Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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Zhang T, Jiang J, Sun W, Gong S, Liu X, Tian Y, Wang D. Spatial configuration of Fe-Co dual-sites boosting catalytic intermediates coupling toward oxygen evolution reaction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2317247121. [PMID: 38294936 PMCID: PMC10861885 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2317247121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is the pivotal obstacle of water splitting for hydrogen production. Dual-sites catalysts (DSCs) are considered exceeding single-site catalysts due to the preternatural synergetic effects of two metals in OER. However, appointing the specific spatial configuration of dual-sites toward more efficient catalysis still remains a challenge. Herein, we constructed two configurations of Fe-Co dual-sites: stereo Fe-Co sites (stereo-Fe-Co DSC) and planar Fe-Co sites (planar-Fe-Co DSC). Remarkably, the planar-Fe-Co DSC has excellent OER performance superior to stereo-Fe-Co DSC. DFT calculations and experiments including isotope differential electrochemical mass spectrometry, in situ infrared spectroscopy, and in situ Raman reveal the *O intermediates can be directly coupled to form *O-O* rather than *OOH by both the DSCs, which could overcome the limitation of four electron transfer steps in OER. Especially, the proper Fe-Co distance and steric direction of the planar-Fe-Co benefit the cooperation of dual sites to dehydrogenate intermediates into *O-O* than stereo-Fe-Co in the rate-determining step. This work provides valuable insights and support for further research and development of OER dual-site catalysts.
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- Taiyan Zhang
- Analytical Instrumentation Centre,Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing100048, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Analysis and Testing, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology (Beijing Center for Physical and Chemical Analysis),Beijing100094, People’s Republic of China
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- Analytical Instrumentation Centre,Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing100048, People’s Republic of China
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- Analytical Instrumentation Centre,Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing100048, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Analysis and Testing, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology (Beijing Center for Physical and Chemical Analysis),Beijing100094, People’s Republic of China
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- Analytical Instrumentation Centre,Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing100048, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing100084, People’s Republic of China
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Chen X, Xu X, Cheng Y, Liu H, Li D, Da Y, Li Y, Liu D, Chen W. Achieving High-Performance Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation on Ni(OH) 2 with Optimized Intermediate Binding Energy Enabled by S-Doping and CeO 2 -Interfacing. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2303169. [PMID: 37817375 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202303169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
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The adsorption energy of the reaction intermediates has a crucial influence on the electrocatalytic activity. Ni-based materials possess high oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance in alkaline, however too strong binding of *OH and high energy barrier of the rate-determining step (RDS) severely limit their OER activity. Herein, a facile strategy is shown to fabricate novel vertical nanorod-like arrays hybrid structure with the interface contact of S-doped Ni(OH)2 and CeO2 in situ grown on Ni foam (S-Ni(OH)2 /CeO2 /NF) through a one-pot route. The alcohol molecules oxidation reaction experiments and theoretical calculations demonstrate that S-doping and CeO2 -interfacing significantly modulate the binding energies of OER intermediates toward optimal value and reduce the energy barrier of the RDS, contributing to remarkable OER activity for S-Ni(OH)2 /CeO2 /NF with an ultralow overpotential of 196 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and long-term durability over 150 h for the OER. This work offers an efficient doping and interfacing strategy to tune the binding energy of the OER intermediates for obtaining high-performance electrocatalysts.
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- Xiang Chen
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, 243002, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, 243002, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, 243002, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, 243002, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, 243002, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, 243002, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, 243002, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117542, Singapore
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Chen H, Ding R, Liu BW, Zeng FR, Zhao HB. Electrocatalytic Coenhancement of Bimetallic Polyphthalocyanine-Anchored Ru Nanoclusters Enabling Efficient Overall Water Splitting at Ampere-Level Current Densities. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2306274. [PMID: 37759380 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202306274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Efficient electrocatalysts capable of operating continuously at industrial ampere-level current densities are crucial for large-scale applications of electrocatalytic water decomposition for hydrogen production. However, long-term industrial overall water splitting using a single electrocatalyst remains a major challenge. Here, bimetallic polyphthalocyanine (FeCoPPc)-anchored Ru nanoclusters, an innovative electrocatalyst comprising the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) active Ru and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) active FeCoPPc, engineered for efficient overall water splitting are demonstrated. By density functional theory calculations and systematic experiments, the electrocatalytic coenhancement effect resulting from unique charge redistribution, which synergistically boosts the HER activity of Ru and the OER activity of FeCoPPc by optimizing the adsorption energy of intermediates, is unveiled. As a result, even at a large current density of 2.0 A cm-2 , the catalyst exhibits low overpotentials of 220 and 308 mV, respectively, for HER and OER. It exhibits excellent stability, requiring only 1.88 V of cell voltage to achieve a current density of 2.0 A cm-2 in a 6.0 m KOH electrolyte at 70 °C, with a remarkable operational stability of over 100 h. This work provides a new electrocatalytic coenhancement strategy for the design and synthesis of electrocatalyst, paving the way for industrial-scale overall water splitting applications.
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- Hao Chen
- The Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-Friendly and Fire-Safety Polymeric Materials, National Engineering Laboratory of Eco-Friendly Polymeric Materials (Sichuan), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University., No. 24, South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, China
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- The Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-Friendly and Fire-Safety Polymeric Materials, National Engineering Laboratory of Eco-Friendly Polymeric Materials (Sichuan), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University., No. 24, South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, China
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- The Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-Friendly and Fire-Safety Polymeric Materials, National Engineering Laboratory of Eco-Friendly Polymeric Materials (Sichuan), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University., No. 24, South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, China
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- The Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-Friendly and Fire-Safety Polymeric Materials, National Engineering Laboratory of Eco-Friendly Polymeric Materials (Sichuan), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University., No. 24, South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, China
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- The Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-Friendly and Fire-Safety Polymeric Materials, National Engineering Laboratory of Eco-Friendly Polymeric Materials (Sichuan), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University., No. 24, South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, China
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Baldinelli L, Rodriguez GM, D'Ambrosio I, Grigoras AM, Vivani R, Latterini L, Macchioni A, De Angelis F, Bistoni G. Harnessing the electronic structure of active metals to lower the overpotential of the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction. Chem Sci 2024; 15:1348-1363. [PMID: 38274069 PMCID: PMC10806668 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05891c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Despite substantial advancements in the field of the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER), the efficiency of earth-abundant electrocatalysts remains far from ideal. The difficulty stems from the complex nature of the catalytic system, which limits our fundamental understanding of the process and thus the possibility of a rational improvement of performance. Herein, we shed light on the role played by the tunable 3d configuration of the metal centers in determining the OER catalytic activity by combining electrochemical and spectroscopic measurements with an experimentally validated computational protocol. One-dimensional coordination polymers based on Fe, Co and Ni held together by an oxonato linker were selected as a case study because of their well-defined electronic and geometric structure in the active site, which can be straightforwardly correlated with their catalytic activity. Novel heterobimetallic coordination polymers were also considered, in order to shed light on the cooperativity effects of different metals. Our results demonstrate the fundamental importance of electronic structure effects such as metal spin and oxidation state evolutions along the reaction profile to modulate ligand binding energies and increase catalyst efficiency. We demonstrated that these effects could in principle be exploited to reduce the overpotential of the electrocatalytic OER below its theoretical limit, and we provide basic principles for the development of coordination polymers with a tailored electronic structure and activity.
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- Lorenzo Baldinelli
- Dipartmento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università Degli Studi Di Perugia Via Elce di sotto, 8 06123 Perugia Italy
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- Dipartmento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università Degli Studi Di Perugia Via Elce di sotto, 8 06123 Perugia Italy
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- Dipartmento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università Degli Studi Di Perugia Via Elce di sotto, 8 06123 Perugia Italy
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- Dipartmento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università Degli Studi Di Perugia Via Elce di sotto, 8 06123 Perugia Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università Degli Studi Di Perugia Via del Liceo 06123 Perugia Italy
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- Dipartmento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università Degli Studi Di Perugia Via Elce di sotto, 8 06123 Perugia Italy
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- Dipartmento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università Degli Studi Di Perugia Via Elce di sotto, 8 06123 Perugia Italy
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- Dipartmento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università Degli Studi Di Perugia Via Elce di sotto, 8 06123 Perugia Italy
- Computational Laboratory for Hybrid/Organic Photovoltaics (CLHYO), Istituto CNR di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "Giulio Natta" (CNR-SCITEC) 06123 Perugia Italy
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University Al Khobar 31952 Saudi Arabia
- SKKU Institute of Energy Science and Technology (SIEST), Sungkyunkwan University Suwon 440-746 Korea
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- Dipartmento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università Degli Studi Di Perugia Via Elce di sotto, 8 06123 Perugia Italy
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Ejsmont A, Darvishzad T, Słowik G, Stelmachowski P, Goscianska J. Cobalt-based MOF-derived carbon electrocatalysts with tunable architecture for enhanced oxygen evolution reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 653:1326-1338. [PMID: 37801843 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.09.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 09/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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Development of the hydrogen economy requires the design of catalysts that increase the rate of the accompanying sluggish kinetic oxygen evolution reaction (OER). This is a key process in electrochemical energy conversion and storage, such as water splitting and metal-air batteries. The OER needs high overpotential and typically expensive precious metal-based catalysts. Therefore, designing low-cost and efficient electrocatalysts for OER is of paramount importance. In addition to focusing on the number of active sites or high specific surface area, the correlation between catalyst particle shape and performance should be considered. This work presents an electrocatalytic activity comparison of cobalt-containing carbons with different morphologies in the OER process. Employing metal-organic frameworks as carbon and metal precursors, the materials in the shape of polyhedrons, needles, unique spherical hedgehogs, and sea urchins were obtained. The effect of MOF template infiltration with additional carbon source on the physicochemical properties of electrocatalysts was also examined. The furfuryl alcohol-impregnated needle-shaped particles were characterized by a high content of cobalt active sites, surrounded by nitrogen-containing graphite layers. Electrochemical tests confirmed their best activity (overpotential 317 mV@10 mA/cm2), long stability (up to 20 h), as well as low reagents diffusion limitations (Tafel slope 57 mV/dec up to 24 mA/cm2). The vertically aligned structure of the catalyst contributed to improved detachment of the oxygen bubbles produced.
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- Aleksander Ejsmont
- Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Technology, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Chemistry, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska Sq. 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
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- Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Chemistry, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Technology, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
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Wan Z, Zhang Y, Ren Q, Li X, Yu H, Zhou W, Ma X, Xuan C. Interface engineering of NiS/NiCo 2S 4 heterostructure with charge redistribution for boosting overall water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 653:795-806. [PMID: 37751675 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.09.117] [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: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Developing highly efficient bifunctional non-noble metal-based electrocatalysts is pivotal to fulfilling practical water electrolysis. In this work, NiS/NiCo2S4 heterostructured electrocatalysts are prepared through a simply controlling sulfurization process by employing a one-pot solvothermal strategy. The alteration of cobalt addition amount can affect the crystalline phase, morphology, and catalytic activity of the resulting heterostructured materials. The successful integration of NiS with NiCo2S4 is realized by deliberately tuning the cobalt addition amount. The resulting Co-Ni-S5:1 delivers high activity with low overpotentials of 198 and 259 mV to attain 10 mA cm-2 when used as electrocatalysts toward hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction, respectively. Experimental and theoretical calculations evidence the strong interface coupling between NiS and NiCo2S4 leads to increased electronic conductivity, electron migration near lattice-matched interface and interfacial charge redistribution, thereof enhancing the reaction kinetics rate and activity. Moreover, the potential application is demonstrated by employing Co-Ni-S5:1 in a two-electrode electrolyzer which can efficiently catalyze water electrolysis and work stably for 100 h. This work not only provides highly efficient bifunctional heterostructured electrocatalysts by simply regulating the metal components in sulfides but also further broadens the application of interface engineering.
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- Zhenwei Wan
- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, PR China.
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Ren JT, Chen L, Wang HY, Tian W, Wang L, Sun M, Feng Y, Zhai SX, Yuan ZY. Self-Powered Hydrogen Production with Improved Energy Efficiency via Polysulfides Redox. ACS NANO 2023; 17:25707-25720. [PMID: 38047808 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c10867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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In the pursuit of efficient solar-driven electrocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen production, the intrinsic challenges posed by the sluggish kinetics of anodic oxygen evolution and intermittent sunlight have prompted the need for innovative energy systems. Here, we introduce an approach by coupling the polysulfides oxidation reaction with the hydrogen evolution reaction for energy-saving H2 production, which could be powered by an aqueous zinc-polysulfides battery to construct a self-powered energy system. This unusual hybrid water electrolyzer achieves 300 mA cm-2 at a low cell voltage of 1.14 V, saving electricity consumption by 100.4% from 5.47 to 2.73 kWh per m3 H2 compared to traditional overall water splitting. Benefiting from the favorable reaction kinetics of polysulfides oxidation/reduction, the aqueous zinc-polysulfides battery exhibits an energy efficiency of approximately 89% at 1.0 mA cm-2. Specially, the zinc-polysulfide battery effectively stores intermittent solar energy as chemical energy during light reaction by solar cells. Under an unassisted light reaction, the batteries could release energy to drive H2 production through a hybrid water electrolyzer for uninterrupted hydrogen production. Therefore, the aim of simultaneously generating H2 and eliminating the restrictions of intermittent sunlight is realized by combining the merits of polysulfides redox, an aqueous metal-polysulfide battery, and solar cells. We believe that this concept and utilization of polysulfides redox will inspire further fascinating attempts for the development of sustainable energy via electrocatalytic reactions.
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- Jin-Tao Ren
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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Zhang J, Zhao Y, Zhao W, Wang J, Hu Y, Huang C, Zou X, Liu Y, Zhang D, Lu X, Fan H, Hou Y. Improving Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution through Local Field Distortion in Mg/Fe Dual-site Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202314303. [PMID: 37942727 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202314303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Transition metal single atom electrocatalysts (SACs) with metal-nitrogen-carbon (M-N-C) configuration show great potential in oxygen evolution reaction (OER), whereby the spin-dependent electrons must be allowed to transfer along reactants (OH- /H2 O, singlet spin state) and products (O2 , triplet spin state). Therefore, it is imperative to modulate the spin configuration in M-N-C to enhance the spin-sensitive OER energetics, which however remains a significant challenge. Herein, we report a local field distortion induced intermediate to low spin transition by introducing a main-group element (Mg) into the Fe-N-C architecture, and decode the underlying origin of the enhanced OER activity. We unveil that, the large ionic radii mismatch between Mg2+ and Fe2+ can cause a FeN4 in-plane square local field deformation, which triggers a favorable spin transition of Fe2+ from intermediate (dxy 2 dxz 2 dyz 1 dz2 1 , 2.96 μB ) to low spin (dxy 2 dxz 2 dyz 2 , 0.95 μB ), and consequently regulate the thermodyna-mics of the elementary step with desired Gibbs free energies. The as-obtained Mg/Fe dual-site catalyst demonstrates a superior OER activity with an overpotential of 224 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and an electrolysis voltage of only 1.542 V at 10 mA cm-2 in the overall water splitting, which outperforms those of the state-of-the-art transition metal SACs.
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- Jing Zhang
- College of Sciences&Institute for Sustainable Energy, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- College of Sciences&Institute for Sustainable Energy, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory for Magneto Electric Materials and Devices (BKLMMD), Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Heavy Metal Deep-Remediation in Water and Resource Reuse, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Canadian Light Source, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- College of Sciences&Institute for Sustainable Energy, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferrometallurgy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- College of Sciences&Institute for Sustainable Energy, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- College of Sciences&Institute for Sustainable Energy, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferrometallurgy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory for Magneto Electric Materials and Devices (BKLMMD), Beijing, 100871, China
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Wu Y, Wang Y, Zhang D, Xu F, Dai L, Qu K, Cao H, Xia Y, Li S, Huang K, Xu Z. Crystallizing Self-Standing Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for Ultrafast Proton Transport in Flow Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202313571. [PMID: 37885408 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202313571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) display great potential to be assembled into proton conductive membranes for their uniform and controllable pore structure, yet constructing self-standing COF membrane with high crystallinity to fully exploit their ordered crystalline channels for efficient ionic conduction remains a great challenge. Here, a macromolecular-mediated crystallization strategy is designed to manipulate the crystallization of self-standing COF membrane, where the -SO3 H groups in introduced sulfonated macromolecule chains function as the sites to interact with the precursors of COF and thus offer long-range ordered template for membrane crystallization. The optimized self-standing COF membrane composed of highly-ordered nanopores exhibits high proton conductivity (75 mS cm-1 at 100 % relative humidity and 20 °C) and excellent flow battery performance, outperforming Nafion 212 and reported membranes. Meanwhile, the long-term run of membrane is achieved with the help of the anchoring effect of flexible macromolecule chains. Our work provides inspiration to design self-standing COF membranes with ordered channels for permselective application.
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- Yulin Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, No.130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, No. 30 Puzhu South Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, No.130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, No.130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, No. 30 Puzhu South Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, No. 30 Puzhu South Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, No.130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Suzhou Laboratory, Suzhou, 215000, China
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, No. 30 Puzhu South Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, No.130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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Wan S, Zhang H, Ye K, Li J, He Y, Ge X, Xu T, Cai WB, Lin M, Jiang K. Improving the Efficiencies of Water Splitting and CO 2 Electrolysis by Anodic O 2 Bubble Management. J Phys Chem Lett 2023:11217-11223. [PMID: 38055915 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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This study systematically explores the impact of the anodic flow field design on the transport of O2 bubble and subsequent energy efficiency in electrolysis devices. Two distinct configurations, namely a conventional serpentine flow panel and an interdigitated flow panel, are integrated at the anode side of the electrolyzer. The interdigitated flow field exhibits superior performance in both alkaline water splitting and CO2 reduction despite the experience of an increased pressure drop. Numerical simulations reveal that the enhanced convective flow of the O2 bubbles induced by a forced anolyte flow through the porous electrode within the interdigitated panel design resulted in a 3 orders of magnitude increase in the level of the O2 bubble transport compared to the serpentine configuration. These findings not only underscore the significance of flow field design on bubble management but also provide a basis for advancing the electrolysis efficiency at industrial-level current densities.
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- Shusheng Wan
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, SUSTech Energy Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, SUSTech Energy Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, SUSTech Energy Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
- Interdisciplinary Research Center, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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