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Feng X, Zhou S, Liu J, Wu J, Wang J, Zhang W, Jiang Y, Liu Y, Zhang J, Lu X. Indium oxide-based Z-scheme hollow core-shell heterostructure with rich sulfur-vacancy for highly efficient light-driven splitting of water to produce clean energy. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 672:401-414. [PMID: 38850865 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.05.093] [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: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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Crafting an inorganic semiconductor heterojunction with defect engineering and morphology modulation is a strategic approach to produce clean energy by the highly efficient light-driven splitting of water. In this paper, a novel Z-scheme sulfur-vacancy containing Zn3In2S6 (Vs-Zn3In2S6) nanosheets/In2O3 hollow hexagonal prisms heterostructrue (Vs-ZIS6INO) was firstly constructed by an oil bath method, in which Vs-Zn3In2S6 nanosheets grew on the surfaces of In2O3 hollow hexagonal prisms to form a hollow core-shell structure. The obtained Vs-ZIS6INO heterostructrue exhibited much enhanced activity of the production of H2 and H2O2 by the light-driven water splitting. In particular, under visible light irradiation (λ > 420 nm), the rate of generation of H2 of Vs-ZIS6INO sample containing 30 wt% Vs-Zn3In2S6 (30Vs-ZIS6INO) could reach 3721 μmol g-1h-1, which was 87 and 6 times higher than those of Zn3In2S6 (43 μmol g-1h-1) and Vs-Zn3In2S6 (586 μmol g-1h-1), respectively. Meanwhile, 30Vs-ZIS6INO could exhibit the rate of H2O2 production of 483 μmol g-1h-1 through the dual pathways of indirect 2e- oxygen reduction (ORR) and water oxidation (WOR) without adding any sacrifice agents, far exceeding In2O3 (7 μmol g-1h-1) and Vs-Zn3In2S6 (58 μmol g-1h-1). The excellent photocatalytic activities of H2 and H2O2 generations of Vs-ZIS6INO sample might result from the synergistic effect of the sulfur vacancy, hollow core-shell structure, and Z-scheme heterostructure, which accelerated the electron delocalization, enhanced the absorption and conversion of solar energy, reduced the carrier diffusion distance, and ensured high REDOX ability. In addition, the possible photocatalytic mechanisms for the production of H2 and H2O2 were discussed in detail. This study provided a new idea and reference for constructing the novel and efficient inorganic semiconductor heterostructures by coordinating vacancy defect and morphology design to adequately utilize water splitting for the production of clean energy.
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- Xintao Feng
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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Deng D, Wang Y, Jiang J, Bai Y, Chen Y, Zheng H, Ou H, Lei Y. Indium oxide with oxygen vacancies boosts O 2 adsorption and activation for electrocatalytic H 2O 2 production. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024. [PMID: 39129473 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc03361b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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Oxygen reduction reaction via the two-electron pathway (2e- ORR) offers a sustainable opportunity for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production, but suffers from low selectivity. In this work, indium oxide with oxygen vacancies (In2O3-x) exhibits a H2O2 selectivity close to 98% at 0.6 V vs. RHE. Further, a Faradaic efficiency (FE) of around 95% at 0.4-0.6 V vs. RHE and a H2O2 productivity of 3.7 mol gcatalyst-1 h-1 are reached in a flow cell. In situ Raman spectra indicate that In2O3-x promotes the adsorption and activation of O2 and stabilizes oxygen intermediates. This work provides an insight into improving H2O2 selectivity for 2e- ORR catalysts.
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- Danni Deng
- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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Chen L, Zhao W, Zhang J, Liu M, Jia Y, Wang R, Chai M. Recent Research on Iridium-Based Electrocatalysts for Acidic Oxygen Evolution Reaction from the Origin of Reaction Mechanism. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2403845. [PMID: 38940392 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202403845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2024] [Revised: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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As the anode reaction of proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE), the acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is one of the main obstacles to the practical application of PEMWE due to its sluggish four-electron transfer process. The development of high-performance acidic OER electrocatalysts has become the key to improving the reaction kinetics. To date, although various excellent acidic OER electrocatalysts have been widely researched, Ir-based nanomaterials are still state-of-the-art electrocatalysts. Hence, a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the reaction mechanism of Ir-based electrocatalysts is crucial for the precise optimization of catalytic performance. In this review, the origin and nature of the conventional adsorbate evolution mechanism (AEM) and the derived volcanic relationship on Ir-based electrocatalysts for acidic OER processes are summarized and some optimization strategies for Ir-based electrocatalysts based on the AEM are introduced. To further investigate the development strategy of high-performance Ir-based electrocatalysts, several unconventional OER mechanisms including dual-site mechanism and lattice oxygen mediated mechanism, and their applications are introduced in detail. Thereafter, the active species on Ir-based electrocatalysts at acidic OER are summarized and classified into surface Ir species and O species. Finally, the future development direction and prospect of Ir-based electrocatalysts for acidic OER are put forward.
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- Ligang Chen
- State Power Investment Corporation Hydrogen Energy Company, Limited, Beijing, 102600, China
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- State Power Investment Corporation Hydrogen Energy Company, Limited, Beijing, 102600, China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- State Power Investment Corporation Hydrogen Energy Company, Limited, Beijing, 102600, China
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- State Power Investment Corporation Hydrogen Energy Company, Limited, Beijing, 102600, China
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- Institute of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, College of Material Science and Engineering; 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, 102600, China
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Zhang D, Liu Y, Liu N, Jiang T, Han X, Chen Q, Ding J, Jiang D, Mao B. Synergistic Coupling of Charge Extraction and Sinking in Cu 5FeS 4/Ni 3S 2@NF for Photoassisted Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:13587-13596. [PMID: 37556168 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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Exploring low-cost and high-performance oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts has attracted great attention due to their crucial role in water splitting. Here, a bifunctional Cu5FeS4/Ni3S2@NF catalyst was in situ formed on a nickel (Ni) foam toward efficient photoassisted electrocatalytic (P-EC) OER, which displays an ultralow overpotential of 260 mV at 30 mA cm-2 in alkaline solution, outperforming most previously reported Ni-based catalysts. It also shows great potential in degradation of antibiotics as an alternative anode reaction to OER owing to the prompt transfer of photogenerated holes. The photocurrent test and transient photovoltage spectroscopy indicate that the synergistic coupling of charge extraction and sinking effects in Cu5FeS4 and Ni3S2 is critical for boosting the OER activity via photoassistance. Electrochemical active surface area and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy tests further prove that the photogenerated electromotive force can effectively compensate the overpotential of OER. This work not only provides a good guidance for integrating photocatalysis and electrocatalysis, but also indicates the key role of synergistic extraction and utilization of photogenerated charge carriers in P-EC.
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- Dongxu Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Institute of Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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Yuan SY, Jiang LW, Hu JS, Liu H, Wang JJ. Fully Dispersed IrO x Atomic Clusters Enable Record Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation of Hematite in Acidic Media. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:2354-2361. [PMID: 36853807 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Ir-based materials are still the benchmark catalysts for various reactions in acidic environment, but the high loading and low atom utilization limit their large-scale deployment. Herein, we report an effective strategy for implanting fully dispersed iridium-oxide atomic clusters onto hematite for boosting photoelectrochemical water oxidation in acidic solution. The resulting photoanode achieves a record-high photocurrent of 1.35 mA cm-2 at 1.23 V, corresponding to a mass activity of 172.70 A g-1 (3 times higher than electrodeposited control sample) and demonstrating the merits from the high atomic utilization of Ir. The systematically experimental and theoretical results reveal that the performance improvement correlates with the modulated electronic structure including the adjusted Fermi level and d-band center, which significantly enhances charge separation efficiency and promotes the conversion from intermediate *O into *OOH.
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- Shao-Yu Yuan
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Material, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Material, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Material, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (IAIR), University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Material, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Shandong University, Shenzhen 518057, P. R. China
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Wang C, Zhai P, Xia M, Liu W, Gao J, Sun L, Hou J. Identification of the Origin for Reconstructed Active Sites on Oxyhydroxide for Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2209307. [PMID: 36408935 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202209307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The regulation of atomic and electronic structures of active sites plays an important role in the rational design of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts toward electrocatalytic hydrogen generation. However, the precise identification of the active sites for surface reconstruction behavior during OER remains elusive for water-alkali electrolysis. Herein, irreversible reconstruction behavior accompanied by copper dynamic evolution for cobalt iron layered double hydroxide (CoFe LDH) precatalyst to form CoFeCuOOH active species with high-valent Co species is reported, identifying the origin of reconstructed active sites through operando UV-Visible (UV-vis), in situ Raman, and X-ray absorption fine-structure (XAFS) spectroscopies. Density functional theory analysis rationalizes this typical electronic structure evolution causing the transfer of intramolecular electrons to form ligand holes, promoting the reconstruction of active sites. Specifically, unambiguous identification of active sites for CoFeCuOOH is explored by in situ 18 O isotope-labeling differential electrochemical mass spectrometry (DEMS) and supported by theoretical calculation, confirming mechanism switch to oxygen-vacancy-site mechanism (OVSM) pathway on lattice oxygen. This work enables to elucidate the vital role of dynamic active-site generation and the representative contribution of OVSM pathway for efficient OER performance.
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- Chen Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams, Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams, Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels and Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 10044, Sweden
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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He J, Fu G, Zhang J, Xu P, Sun J. Multistage Electron Distribution Engineering of Iridium Oxide by Codoping W and Sn for Enhanced Acidic Water Oxidation Electrocatalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2203365. [PMID: 36089667 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202203365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Developing efficient and robust anodic electrocatalysts to implement the proton-exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer is critical for hydrogen generation. Nevertheless, the only known applicable anode catalyst IrOx in PEM electrolyzers still requires high overpotential due to the weak binding energy between oxygen intermediates and active sites, limiting its wide applications. Herein, a ternary Ir0.7 W0.2 Sn0.1 Ox nanocatalyst synthesized through a sol-gel strategy, exhibits a low overpotential of 236 mV (10 mA cm-2 geo ) for thoxygen evolution reaction (OER), accompanied with robust durability over 220 h at 1 A cm-2 geo in 0.5 m H2 SO4 . Moreover, the optimized Ir0.7 W0.2 Sn0.1 Ox delivers a prominent mass activity of 722.7 A g-1 Ir at 1.53 V (vs RHE), which is around 34 times higher compared with that of IrOx . The mircrostructural analyses reveal that codoping of W and Sn stabilizes Ir with a valence state lower than 4+ through multistage charge redistribution, avoiding the overoxidation of Ir above 1.6 V versus RHE and enhancing the acidic OER performance. Additionally, density functional theory calculations reveal that codoping of W and Sn moves the d band center of Ir to the Fermi level, thus enhancing the binding energies of oxygen intermediates with Ir sites and decreasing the energy barrier toward acidic OER.
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- Jing He
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, China
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