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Nie Y, Xu X, Wang X, Liu M, Gao T, Liu B, Li L, Meng X, Gu P, Zou J. CoNi Alloys Encapsulated in N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes for Stabilizing Oxygen Electrocatalysis in Zinc-Air Battery. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:nano13111788. [PMID: 37299692 DOI: 10.3390/nano13111788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Alloy-based catalysts with high corrosion resistance and less self-aggregation are essential for oxygen reduction/evolution reactions (ORR/OER). Here, via an in situ growth strategy, NiCo alloy-inserted nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes were assembled on a three-dimensional hollow nanosphere (NiCo@NCNTs/HN) using dicyandiamide. NiCo@NCNTs/HN exhibited better ORR activity (half-wave potential (E1/2) of 0.87 V) and stability (E1/2 shift of only -13 mV after 5000 cycles) than commercial Pt/C. NiCo@NCNTs/HN displayed a lower OER overpotential (330 mV) than RuO2 (390 mV). The NiCo@NCNTs/HN-assembled zinc-air battery exhibited high specific-capacity (847.01 mA h g-1) and cycling-stability (291 h). Synergies between NiCo alloys and NCNTs facilitated the charge transfer to promote 4e- ORR/OER kinetics. The carbon skeleton inhibited the corrosion of NiCo alloys from surface to subsurface, while inner cavities of CNTs confined particle growth and the aggregation of NiCo alloys to stabilize bifunctional activity. This provides a viable strategy for the design of alloy-based catalysts with confined grain-size and good structural/catalytic stabilities in oxygen electrocatalysis.
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- Yao Nie
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Heilongjiang University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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Zheng X, Zuria AM, Mohamedi M. Hybrid Carbon Sphere Chain-MnO 2 Nanorods as Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts for Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:989-1000. [PMID: 36579965 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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It is now recognized that the development of self-supported and efficient bifunctional air cathodes via the direct growth of earth-abundant catalysts onto the surface of the conductive collector would be a cutting-edge strategy to reduce interfacial resistance, enhance the mechanical tenure, and reduce the final weight and cost of manufacturing of rechargeable Zn-air batteries (ZABs). This work reports an innovative self-supported precious metal-free electrode, comprising carbon sphere chains (CSCs) directly grown onto a carbon paper (CP) substrate, wherein the CSCs have a functionalized surface bearing carbon nanobud defects, oxygen functional groups, and high-density MnO2 hierarchical nanorods (NRs), uniformly coating the surface of CSCs. Not only is the metal-free functionalized CSC catalyst functional for both the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) but its combination with MnO2 NRs impressively enhances the ORR/OER activities. A homemade ZAB assembled with functionalized CSC/MnO2 air cathode can successfully power a timer for a period of 17 days with no voltage loss, whereas two series-connected ZABs can light up 39 red light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs. The self-supported and earth-abundant-based CSC/MnO2 materials open up an opportunity for lightweight and cost-effective ZABs and metal-air batteries in general.
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- Xiaoying Zheng
- Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications (EMT), Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), 1650, Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QuébecJ3X 1P7, Canada
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- Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications (EMT), Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), 1650, Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QuébecJ3X 1P7, Canada
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- Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications (EMT), Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), 1650, Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QuébecJ3X 1P7, Canada
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Kazakova MA, Koul A, Golubtsov GV, Selyutin AG, Ishchenko AV, Kvon RI, Kolesov BA, Schuhmann W, Morales DM. Nitrogen and Oxygen Functionalization of Multi‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Tuning the Bifunctional Oxygen Reduction/Oxygen Evolution Performance of Supported FeCo Oxide Nanoparticles. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Mariya A. Kazakova
- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS Lavrentieva 5 630090 Novosibirsk Russia
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44780 Bochum Germany
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- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS Lavrentieva 5 630090 Novosibirsk Russia
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- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS Lavrentieva 5 630090 Novosibirsk Russia
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- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS Lavrentieva 3 630090 Novosibirsk Russia
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44780 Bochum Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH Nachwuchsgruppe Gestaltung des Sauerstoffentwicklungsmechanismus Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1 14109 Berlin Germany
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Parkash A. Metal-organic framework derived ultralow-loading platinum-copper catalyst: a highly active and durable bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen-reduction and evolution reactions. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 32:325703. [PMID: 33902017 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abfb9b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Electrocatalysts with high active oxygen reduction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activities are key factors in renewable energy technologies. Unlike common strategies for adjusting the proportion of metal centers in a multi-metal organic framework (MOF), herein, we designed and synthesized bifunctional electrocatalysts using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)-capped ultra-low content platinum (Pt) (≤0.5 wt.% Pt) and copper (Cu) nanoparticles and doped on the surface of zinc-based MOF (Zn-MOF-74) and calcinated at 900 °C. According to the electrochemical activity, the Pt/Cu/NPC-900 exhibits superior catalytic activities towards both the ORR with the onset (E0) and half-wave (E1/2) potentials were 1.0 V and 0.89 V versus RHE, respectively, and OER (Eo = 1.48 V versus RHE and overpotential (η) = 0.265 V versus RHE) in an alkaline electrolyte at ambient temperature. Also, Pt/Cu/NPC-900 catalyzes through a 4-electron process and exhibits superior stability. Such insightful findings, as well as a newly developed approach, provides rational design and synthesis of an economical and efficient strategy for bifunctional electrocatalyst development.
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- Anand Parkash
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Chang'an, West Street 620, Xi'an 710119, People's Republic of China
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Kang Q, Lai D, Tang W, Lu Q, Gao F. Intrinsic activity modulation and structural design of NiFe alloy catalysts for an efficient oxygen evolution reaction. Chem Sci 2021; 12:3818-3835. [PMID: 34163652 PMCID: PMC8179442 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc06716d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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NiFe alloy catalysts have received increasing attention due to their low cost, easy availability, and excellent oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalytic activity. Although it is considered that the co-existence of Ni and Fe is essential for the high catalytic activity, the identification of active sites and the mechanism of OER in NiFe alloy catalysts have been controversial for a long time. This review focuses on the catalytic centers of NiFe alloys and the related mechanism in the alkaline water oxidation process from the perspective of crystal structure/composition modulation and structural design. Briefly, amorphous structures, metastable phases, heteroatom doping and in situ formation of oxyhydroxides are encouraged to optimize the chemical configurations of active sites toward intrinsically boosted OER kinetics. Furthermore, the construction of dual-metal single atoms, specific nanostructures, carbon material supports and composite structures are introduced to increase the abundance of active sites and promote mass transportation. Finally, a perspective on the future development of NiFe alloy electrocatalysts is offered. The overall aim of this review is to shed light on the exploration of novel electrocatalysts in the field of energy.
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- Qiaoling Kang
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry Institute, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry Institute, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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Xie Q, Wang Z, Lei C, Guo P, Li C, Shen Y, Uyama H. Fe-Doping induced divergent growth of Ni–Fe alloy nanoparticles for enhancing the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy00668a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Separate (111)- and (200)-faceted Ni–Fe nanoparticles were synthesized and their oxygen reduction reaction activity studied via density functional theory calculations and experiments.
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- Qianjie Xie
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- 710127 Xi'an
- China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering
- Northwest University
- 710069 Xi'an
- China
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Charles University
- 128 43 Praha 2
- Czech Republic
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- School of Chemistry
- Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology
- 525000 Maoming
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- 710127 Xi'an
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- 710127 Xi'an
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- 710127 Xi'an
- China
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Zhao J, Zhang JJ, Li ZY, Bu XH. Recent Progress on NiFe-Based Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2003916. [PMID: 33244890 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202003916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The seriousness of the energy crisis and the environmental impact of global anthropogenic activities have led to an urgent need to develop efficient and green fuels. Hydrogen, as a promising alternative resource that is produced in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner by a water splitting reaction, has attracted extensive attention in recent years. However, the large-scale application of water splitting devices is hindered predominantly by the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) at the anode. Therefore, the design and exploration of high-performing OER electrocatalysts is a critical objective. Considering their low prices, abundant reserves, and intrinsic activities, NiFe-based bimetal compounds are widely studied as excellent OER electrocatalysts. Moreover, recent progress on NiFe-based OER electrocatalysts in alkaline environments is comprehensively and systematically introduced through various catalyst families including NiFe-layered hydroxides, metal-organic frameworks, NiFe-based (oxy)hydroxides, NiFe-based oxides, NiFe alloys, and NiFe-based nonoxides. This review briefly introduces the advanced NiFe-based OER materials and their corresponding reaction mechanisms. Finally, the challenges inherent to and possible strategies for producing extraordinary NiFe-based electrocatalysts are discussed.
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- Jia Zhao
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Road, Haihe Educational Park, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Road, Haihe Educational Park, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Road, Haihe Educational Park, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Road, Haihe Educational Park, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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Fu Z, Liu S, Mai Z, Tang Z, Qin DD, Tian Y, Wang X. Heterostructure and Oxygen Vacancies Promote NiFe 2 O 4 /Ni 3 S 4 toward Oxygen Evolution Reaction and Zn-Air Batteries. Chem Asian J 2020; 15:3568-3574. [PMID: 32929867 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202001033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Developing high-performance catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is critical for the widespread applications of clean and sustainable energy through electrochemical devices such as zinc-air batteries and (photo)electrochemical water splitting. Constructing heterostructure and oxygen vacancies have demonstrated great promises to boost the OER performance. Herein, we report a facile strategy to fabricate hetero-structured NiFe2 O4 /Ni3 S4 nanorods, where NiFe2 O4 can be derived from Fe-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The NiFe2 O4 /Ni3 S4 catalyst exhibited excellent OER performance, evidenced by an overpotential value of 357 mV at the current density of 20 mA cm-2 , and a small Tafel slope of 87.46 mV dec-1 in 1 M KOH, superior to the benchmark IrO2 catalyst. Moreover, NiFe2 O4 /Ni3 S4 outperformed with regard to long-term durability for OER than IrO2 . Such outstanding OER performance is mainly accounted by the interface between NiFe2 O4 and Ni3 S4 , and the presence of rich oxygen vacancies. When employed as air-cathode in zinc-air batteries, the NiFe2 O4 /Ni3 S4 decorated battery had a high round-trip efficiency of 62.1% at 10 h, and possessed long-term stability of >50 h. This study may pave the way for fabricating non-noble-metal-based cost-effective, efficient and durable electrocatalysts for OER, zinc-air batteries, and beyond.
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- Zhaoqin Fu
- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Center of School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Center of School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials and New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials and New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, P. R. China.,Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, 230 Wai Huan Xi Road, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Center of School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Center of School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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