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Jawhari AH, Hasan N. Nanocomposite Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reactions (HERs) for Sustainable and Efficient Hydrogen Energy-Future Prospects. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:3760. [PMID: 37241385 PMCID: PMC10220912 DOI: 10.3390/ma16103760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
Abstract
Hydrogen is considered a good clean and renewable energy substitute for fossil fuels. The major obstacle facing hydrogen energy is its efficacy in meeting its commercial-scale demand. One of the most promising pathways for efficient hydrogen production is through water-splitting electrolysis. This requires the development of active, stable, and low-cost catalysts or electrocatalysts to achieve optimized electrocatalytic hydrogen production from water splitting. The objective of this review is to survey the activity, stability, and efficiency of various electrocatalysts involved in water splitting. The status quo of noble-metal- and non-noble-metal-based nano-electrocatalysts has been specifically discussed. Various composites and nanocomposite electrocatalysts that have significantly impacted electrocatalytic HERs have been discussed. New strategies and insights in exploring nanocomposite-based electrocatalysts and utilizing other new age nanomaterial options that will profoundly enhance the electrocatalytic activity and stability of HERs have been highlighted. Recommendations on future directions and deliberations for extrapolating information have been projected.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia;
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Godínez-García FJ, Guerrero-Rivera R, Martínez-Rivera JA, Gamero-Inda E, Ortiz-Medina J. Advances in two-dimensional engineered nanomaterials applications for the agro- and food-industries. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2023. [PMID: 36922737 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Two-dimensional nanomaterials, such as graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides, MXenes, and other layered compounds, are the subject of intense theoretical and experimental research for applications in a wide range of advanced technological solutions, given their outstanding physical, chemical, and mechanical properties. In the context of food science and technology, their contributions are starting to appear, based on the advantages that two-dimensional nanostructures offer to agricultural- and food-related key topics, such as sustainable water use, nano-agrochemicals, novel nanosensing devices, and smart packaging technologies. These application categories facilitate the grasping of the current and potential uses of such advanced nanomaterials in the field, backed by their advantageous physical, chemical, and structural properties. Developments for water cleaning and reuse, efficient nanofertilizers and pesticides, ultrasensitive sensors for food contamination, and intelligent nanoelectronic disposable food packages are among the most promising application examples reviewed here and demonstrate the tremendous impact that further developments would have in the area as the fundamental and applied research of two-dimensional nanostructures continues. We expect this work will contribute to a better understanding of the promising characteristics of two-dimensional nanomaterials that could be used for the design of novel and feasible solutions in the agriculture and food areas. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Francisco Javier Godínez-García
- Division of Research and Postgraduate Studies and Department of Electrical/Electronics Engineering, TecNM/Instituto Tecnológico de Durango, Durango, Mexico
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- Division of Research and Postgraduate Studies and Department of Electrical/Electronics Engineering, TecNM/Instituto Tecnológico de Durango, Durango, Mexico
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- Division of Research and Postgraduate Studies and Department of Electrical/Electronics Engineering, TecNM/Instituto Tecnológico de Durango, Durango, Mexico
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- Division of Research and Postgraduate Studies and Department of Electrical/Electronics Engineering, TecNM/Instituto Tecnológico de Durango, Durango, Mexico
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- Division of Research and Postgraduate Studies and Department of Electrical/Electronics Engineering, TecNM/Instituto Tecnológico de Durango, Durango, Mexico
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Kuchkaev AM, Kuchkaev AM, Sukhov AV, Saparina SV, Gnezdilov OI, Klimovitskii AE, Ziganshina SA, Nizameev IR, Vakhitov IR, Dobrynin AB, Stoikov DI, Evtugyn GA, Sinyashin OG, Kang X, Yakhvarov DG. Covalent Functionalization of Black Phosphorus Nanosheets with Dichlorocarbenes for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:826. [PMID: 36903703 PMCID: PMC10005367 DOI: 10.3390/nano13050826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Two-dimensional black phosphorus (BP) has emerged as a perspective material for various micro- and opto-electronic, energy, catalytic, and biomedical applications. Chemical functionalization of black phosphorus nanosheets (BPNS) is an important pathway for the preparation of materials with improved ambient stability and enhanced physical properties. Currently, the covalent functionalization of BPNS with highly reactive intermediates, such as carbon-free radicals or nitrenes, has been widely implemented to modify the material's surface. However, it should be noted that this field requires more in-depth research and new developments. Herein, we report for the first time the covalent carbene functionalization of BPNS using dichlorocarbene as a functionalizing agent. The P-C bond formation in the obtained material (BP-CCl2) has been confirmed by Raman, solid-state 31P NMR, IR, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy methods. The BP-CCl2 nanosheets exhibit an enhanced electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance with an overpotential of 442 mV at -1 mA cm-2 and a Tafel slope of 120 mV dec-1, outperforming the pristine BPNS.
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- Aidar M. Kuchkaev
- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov Street 8, 420088 Kazan, Russia
- Alexander Butlerov Institute of Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kremlyovskaya Street 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov Street 8, 420088 Kazan, Russia
- Alexander Butlerov Institute of Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kremlyovskaya Street 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov Street 8, 420088 Kazan, Russia
- Alexander Butlerov Institute of Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kremlyovskaya Street 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Physics, Kazan Federal University, Kremlyovskaya Street 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Physics, Kazan Federal University, Kremlyovskaya Street 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Alexander Butlerov Institute of Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kremlyovskaya Street 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Zavoisky Physical-Technical Institute, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Sibirsky Tract 10/7, 420029 Kazan, Russia
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- Department of Nanotechnologies in Electronics, Kazan National Research Technical University Named after A.N. Tupolev-KAI, K. Marx Street 10, 420111 Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Physics, Kazan Federal University, Kremlyovskaya Street 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov Street 8, 420088 Kazan, Russia
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- Alexander Butlerov Institute of Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kremlyovskaya Street 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Alexander Butlerov Institute of Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kremlyovskaya Street 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov Street 8, 420088 Kazan, Russia
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, 382 East Waihuan Road, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Arbuzov Street 8, 420088 Kazan, Russia
- Alexander Butlerov Institute of Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kremlyovskaya Street 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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Plasma Electrochemical Synthesis of Graphene-Phosphorene Composite and Its Catalytic Activity towards Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Mol Vis 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/c8040079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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For the first time, graphene-phosphorene structures were synthesized using the plasma-assisted electrochemical method. The catalytic activity of the composite obtained in the electrolytic plasma mode and its mixtures with few-layer graphene structures toward the hydrogen evolution reaction was studied. A substantial increase in the catalytic activity of the phosphorene structures towards the hydrogen evolution reaction was realized by mixing them with few-layer graphene structures. The catalyst demonstrates excellent activity towards the hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline media with a low overpotential of 940 mV at a current density of 10 mA·cm−2 and a small Tafel slope of 130 mV dec−1.
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Baskaran S, Jung J. Termolecular Eley–Rideal pathway for efficient
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oxidation on phosphorene‐supported single‐atom cobalt catalyst. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.12613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Sambath Baskaran
- Department of Chemistry University of Ulsan Nam‐gu, Ulsan Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry University of Ulsan Nam‐gu, Ulsan Republic of Korea
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Zhang HP, Zhang R, Sun C, Jiao Y, Zhang Y. CO 2 reduction to CH 4 on Cu-doped phosphorene: a first-principles study. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:20541-20549. [PMID: 34859810 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr06066j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Optimizing the electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CRR) to fuels is one of the most significant challenges in materials science and chemistry. Recently, single metal atom catalysts based on 2D materials have shown promise to improve the electroreduction performance of pristine 2D materials in the CRR. The physical origins of such performance enhancements are still poorly understood. Herein, we report the potential of a single Cu atom doped phosphorene catalyst for CO2 electroreduction based on density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The doping sites (hollow, bridge, and on-top) of Cu on phosphorene are investigated first. Phosphorene with a Cu atom anchored on the hollow site is chosen for further study. The pathways for different CRR products, including HCOOH, CO, CH3OH, and CH4, are examined via constructing free energy diagrams and via comparing the limiting potentials. CH4 is the most likely product after analysis of the adsorption energies and free energy pathways. Cu-Doped phosphorene in general shows improved CRR performance with lower limiting potential values. Cu doping leads to a decrease in the band gap value (about 0.2 eV), which is likely to be the physical origin of the CRR performance enhancement. Our study provides a novel promising CRR candidate catalyst based on phosphorene.
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- Hong-Ping Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Friendly Energy Materials, Engineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Sichuan 621010, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Friendly Energy Materials, Engineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Sichuan 621010, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, and Center for Translational Atomaterials, Faculty of Science Engineering & Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122 Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Friendly Energy Materials, Engineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Sichuan 621010, China.
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Chen H, Chen J, Ning P, Chen X, Liang J, Yao X, Chen D, Qin L, Huang Y, Wen Z. 2D Heterostructure of Amorphous CoFeB Coating Black Phosphorus Nanosheets with Optimal Oxygen Intermediate Absorption for Improved Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation. ACS NANO 2021; 15:12418-12428. [PMID: 34259511 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c04715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) plays a paramount role in a variety of electrochemical energy conversion devices, and the exploration of highly active, stable, and low-cost electrocatalysts is one of the most important topics in this field. The exfoliated black phosphorus (EBP) nanosheet with a two-dimensional (2D) layered structure has high carrier mobility but is limited by excessive oxygen-containing intermediate absorption and fast deterioration in air. We here report the fabrication of nanohybrids of amorphous CoFeB nanosheets on EBP nanosheets (EBP/CoFeB). The 2D/2D heterostructure, thanks to the electronic interactions and oxygen affinity difference between EBP and CoFeB nanosheets, is capable of balancing the oxygen-containing intermediate absorption to an optimal status for facilitating the OER process. While the crystalline EBP contributes to the improved conductivity, the amorphous coating protects EBP and thus ensures the catalytic stability. The EBP/CoFeB electrocatalyst shows excellent OER performance with an ultralow overpotential of 227 mV at 10 mA cm-2 with an ultrasmall Tafel slope of 36.7 mV dec-1 with excellent stability. This study may inspire more researches to develop heterostructured nanohybrid electrocatalysts for a diversity of electrochemical reactions.
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- Huayu Chen
- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- TJU-NIMS International Collaboration Laboratory, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
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Molaei MJ. Two-dimensional (2D) materials beyond graphene in cancer drug delivery, photothermal and photodynamic therapy, recent advances and challenges ahead: A review. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2020.101830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Nanohybrid Membrane Synthesis with Phosphorene Nanoparticles: A Study of the Addition, Stability and Toxicity. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12071555. [PMID: 32674304 PMCID: PMC7408299 DOI: 10.3390/polym12071555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Phosphorene is a promising candidate as a membrane material additive because of its inherent photocatalytic properties and electrical conductance which can help reduce fouling and improve membrane properties. The main objective of this study was to characterize structural and morphologic changes arising from the addition of phosphorene to polymeric membranes. Here, phosphorene was physically incorporated into a blend of polysulfone (PSf) and sulfonated poly ether ether ketone (SPEEK) doping solution. Protein and dye rejection studies were carried out to determine the permeability and selectivity of the membranes. Since loss of material additives during filtration processes is a challenge, the stability of phosphorene nanoparticles in different environments was also examined. Furthermore, given that phosphorene is a new material, toxicity studies with a model nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans, were carried out to provide insight into the biocompatibility and safety of phosphorene. Results showed that membranes modified with phosphorene displayed a higher protein rejection, but lower flux values. Phosphorene also led to a 70% reduction in dye fouling after filtration. Additionally, data showed that phosphorene loss was negligible within the membrane matrix irrespective of the pH environment. Phosphorene caused toxicity to nematodes in a free form, while no toxicity was observed for membrane permeates.
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