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Ma Y, Li L, Zhang Y, Jian N, Pan H, Deng J, Li J. Nickel foam supported Mn-doped NiFe-LDH nanosheet arrays as efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation and hydrogen evolution. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 663:971-980. [PMID: 38447410 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.02.191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2024] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Electrochemical upgrading methanol into value-added formate at the anode in alkaline media enables the boosting production of hydrogen fuel at the cathode with saved energy. To achieve such a cost-effective and efficient electrocatalytic process, herein this work presents a Mn-doped nickel iron layered double hydroxides supported on nickel foam, derived from a simple hydrothermal synthesis. This developed electrocatalyst could act as an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for methanol-to-formate with a high faradaic efficiency of nearly 100 %, and for hydrogen evolution reaction, at an external potential of 1.5 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode. Additionally, a current density of 131.1 mA cm-2 with a decay of merely 12.2 % over 120 h continuous long-term testing was generated in co-electrocatalysis of water/methanol solution. Further density functional theoretical calculations were used to unravel the methanol-to-formate reaction mechanism arising from the doping of Fe and/or Mn. This work offers a good example of co-electrocatalysis to produce formate and green hydrogen fuel using a bifunctional electrocatalyst.
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- Yi Ma
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China; Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China; College of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China; Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China; Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Nanyang Institute of Science and Technology, Nanyang 473004, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China; College of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China; Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.
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Quan L, Jiang H, Mei G, Sun Y, You B. Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Overall and Hybrid Water Splitting. Chem Rev 2024; 124:3694-3812. [PMID: 38517093 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Electrocatalytic water splitting driven by renewable electricity has been recognized as a promising approach for green hydrogen production. Different from conventional strategies in developing electrocatalysts for the two half-reactions of water splitting (e.g., the hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions, HER and OER) separately, there has been a growing interest in designing and developing bifunctional electrocatalysts, which are able to catalyze both the HER and OER. In addition, considering the high overpotentials required for OER while limited value of the produced oxygen, there is another rapidly growing interest in exploring alternative oxidation reactions to replace OER for hybrid water splitting toward energy-efficient hydrogen generation. This Review begins with an introduction on the fundamental aspects of water splitting, followed by a thorough discussion on various physicochemical characterization techniques that are frequently employed in probing the active sites, with an emphasis on the reconstruction of bifunctional electrocatalysts during redox electrolysis. The design, synthesis, and performance of diverse bifunctional electrocatalysts based on noble metals, nonprecious metals, and metal-free nanocarbons, for overall water splitting in acidic and alkaline electrolytes, are thoroughly summarized and compared. Next, their application toward hybrid water splitting is also presented, wherein the alternative anodic reactions include sacrificing agents oxidation, pollutants oxidative degradation, and organics oxidative upgrading. Finally, a concise statement on the current challenges and future opportunities of bifunctional electrocatalysts for both overall and hybrid water splitting is presented in the hope of guiding future endeavors in the quest for energy-efficient and sustainable green hydrogen production.
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- Li Quan
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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Shi JY, Wang ZL, Wang KA, Zhu HB. Synergistic effects of CuS/TiO 2 heterointerfaces: Enhanced cathodic CO 2 reduction and anodic CH 3OH oxidation for paired electrosynthesis of formate. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 659:248-256. [PMID: 38176234 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.12.177] [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: 11/11/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide into energy-carrying compounds or value-added chemicals is of great significance for diminishing the greenhouse effect. However, it is still imperative to replace the less-value anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) to improve the technical economy. Herein, we firstly reported a bifunctional CuS/TiO2 catalyst for both anodic methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) and cathodic carbon dioxide reduction (CO2R). The in-built abundant CuS/TiO2 heterointerfaces are found to boost the CO2R and MOR to produce formate. Based on the unique bifunctionality of CuS/TiO2, a paired electrosynthesis of formate was performed with a total Faradaic efficiency (FE) of about 170 %, in which the cathodic CO2R achieved a formate FE of about 70 %, and the anodic MOR exhibited an almost 100 % formate FE.
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- Jia-Yi Shi
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China.
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Yan Y, Zhong J, Wang R, Yan S, Zou Z. Trivalent Nickel-Catalyzing Electroconversion of Alcohols to Carboxylic Acids. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:4814-4821. [PMID: 38323566 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c13155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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The comprehension of activity and selectivity origins of the electrooxidation of organics is a crucial knot for the development of a highly efficient energy conversion system that can produce value-added chemicals on both the anode and cathode. Here, we find that the potential-retaining trivalent nickel in NiOOH (Fermi level, -7.4 eV) is capable of selectively oxidizing various primary alcohols to carboxylic acids through a nucleophilic attack and nonredox electron transfer process. This nonredox trivalent nickel is highly efficient in oxidizing primary alcohols (methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, and benzyl alcohol) that are equipped with the appropriate highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) levels (-7.1 to -6.5 eV vs vacuum level) and the negative dual local softness values (Δsk, -0.50 to -0.19) of nucleophilic atoms in nucleophilic hydroxyl functional groups. However, the carboxylic acid products exhibit a deeper HOMO level (<-7.4 eV) or a positive Δsk, suggesting that they are highly stable and weakly nucleophilic on NiOOH. The combination (HOMO, Δsk) is useful in explaining the activity and selectivity origins of electrochemically oxidizing alcohols to carboxylic acid. Our findings are valuable in creating efficient energy conversions to generate value-added chemicals on dual electrodes.
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- Yuandong Yan
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, No. 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, No. 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, No. 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, No. 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, Nanjing University, No. 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, No. 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, Nanjing University, No. 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, P. R. China
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Qian Q, Zhu Y, Ahmad N, Feng Y, Zhang H, Cheng M, Liu H, Xiao C, Zhang G, Xie Y. Recent Advancements in Electrochemical Hydrogen Production via Hybrid Water Splitting. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2306108. [PMID: 37815215 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202306108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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As one of the most promising approaches to producing high-purity hydrogen (H2 ), electrochemical water splitting powered by the renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydroelectric power has attracted considerable interest over the past decade. However, the water electrolysis process is seriously hampered by the sluggish electrode reaction kinetics, especially the four-electron oxygen evolution reaction at the anode side, which induces a high reaction overpotential. Currently, the emerging hybrid electrochemical water splitting strategy is proposed by integrating thermodynamically favorable electro-oxidation reactions with hydrogen evolution reaction at the cathode, providing a new opportunity for energy-efficient H2 production. To achieve highly efficient and cost-effective hybrid water splitting toward large-scale practical H2 production, much work has been continuously done to exploit the alternative anodic oxidation reactions and cutting-edge electrocatalysts. This review will focus on recent developments on electrochemical H2 production coupled with alternative oxidation reactions, including the choice of anodic substrates, the investigation on electrocatalytic materials, and the deep understanding of the underlying reaction mechanisms. Finally, some insights into the scientific challenges now standing in the way of future advancement of the hybrid water electrolysis technique are shared, in the hope of inspiring further innovative efforts in this rapidly growing field.
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- Qizhu Qian
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, P. R. China
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Liu Z, Chang P, Xi M, Ding J, Wang X, Wang J, Zhang W, Huang Y. Synthesis of Ni 3 B/Ni via Vacuum-Induced for Ultrahigh Stable and Efficient Methanol Oxidation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2303855. [PMID: 37643376 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202303855] [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: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Designing efficient catalysts to promote the electrochemical oxidation of anodes is the core of the development of electrochemical synthesis technologies, such as HER and CO2 RR. Here, a novel vacuum induction strategy is used to synthesize nickel boride/nickel (Ni3 B/Ni) heterostructure catalyst for electrochemical oxidation of methanol into formic acid. The catalyst has extremely high reactivity (only 146.9 mV overpotential at 10 mA cm-2 , the maximum current density reaches 555.70 mA mg-1 and 443.87 mA cm-2 ), ultra-high selectivity (Faraday efficiency of methanol conversion to formic acid is close to 100%), and ultra-long life (over 50 h at 100 mA cm-2 ). In-suit electrochemical impedance spectroscopy proved that MeOH is oxidized first and inhibits the phase transition of the electrocatalyst to the high-valent electrooxidation products, which not only enables the high selectivity of MeOH oxidation but also ensures high stability of the catalyst. The mechanism studies by density functional theory calculations show that the potential determining step, the formation of *CH2 O, occurs most favorably in the Ni3 B/Ni heterostructure. These results provide references for the development of MeOH oxidation catalysts with high activity, high stability, high selectivity, and low cost.
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- Zhenjie Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Address Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830017, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Address Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830017, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Address Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830017, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Address Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830017, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Address Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830017, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Address Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830017, P. R. China
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- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), and, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Address Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830017, P. R. China
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Meng F, Wu Q, Elouarzaki K, Luo S, Sun Y, Dai C, Xi S, Chen Y, Lin X, Fang M, Wang X, Mandler D, Xu ZJ. Essential role of lattice oxygen in methanol electrochemical refinery toward formate. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadh9487. [PMID: 37624888 PMCID: PMC10456837 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh9487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Developing technologies based on the concept of methanol electrochemical refinery (e-refinery) is promising for carbon-neutral chemical manufacturing. However, a lack of mechanism understanding and material properties that control the methanol e-refinery catalytic performances hinders the discovery of efficient catalysts. Here, using 18O isotope-labeled catalysts, we find that the oxygen atoms in formate generated during the methanol e-refinery reaction can originate from the catalysts' lattice oxygen and the O-2p-band center levels can serve as an effective descriptor to predict the catalytic performance of the catalysts, namely, the formate production rates and Faradaic efficiencies. Moreover, the identified descriptor is consolidated by additional catalysts and theoretical mechanisms from density functional theory. This work provides direct experimental evidence of lattice oxygen participation and offers an efficient design principle for the methanol e-refinery reaction to formate, which may open up new research directions in understanding and designing electrified conversions of small molecules.
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- Fanxu Meng
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
- Singapore-HUJ Alliance for Research and Enterprise, NEW-CREATE Phase II, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore 138602, Singapore
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, A*STAR, 1 Pesek Road, Singapore 627833, Singapore
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China
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- Singapore-HUJ Alliance for Research and Enterprise, NEW-CREATE Phase II, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore 138602, Singapore
- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
- Singapore-HUJ Alliance for Research and Enterprise, NEW-CREATE Phase II, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore 138602, Singapore
- Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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Wang Y, Zhang M, Liu Y, Zheng Z, Liu B, Chen M, Guan G, Yan K. Recent Advances on Transition-Metal-Based Layered Double Hydroxides Nanosheets for Electrocatalytic Energy Conversion. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2207519. [PMID: 36866927 PMCID: PMC10161082 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202207519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Transition-metal-based layered double hydroxides (TM-LDHs) nanosheets are promising electrocatalysts in the renewable electrochemical energy conversion system, which are regarded as alternatives to noble metal-based materials. In this review, recent advances on effective and facile strategies to rationally design TM-LDHs nanosheets as electrocatalysts, such as increasing the number of active sties, improving the utilization of active sites (atomic-scale catalysts), modulating the electron configurations, and controlling the lattice facets, are summarized and compared. Then, the utilization of these fabricated TM-LDHs nanosheets for oxygen evolution reaction, hydrogen evolution reaction, urea oxidation reaction, nitrogen reduction reaction, small molecule oxidations, and biomass derivatives upgrading is articulated through systematically discussing the corresponding fundamental design principles and reaction mechanism. Finally, the existing challenges in increasing the density of catalytically active sites and future prospects of TM-LDHs nanosheets-based electrocatalysts in each application are also commented.
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- Yuchen Wang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Energy Conversion Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Regional Innovation (IRI), Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyocho, Hirosaki, 036-8561, Japan
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- Energy Conversion Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Regional Innovation (IRI), Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyocho, Hirosaki, 036-8561, Japan
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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Zhao L, Du S, Gong R, Jia W, Chen Z, Ren Z. CoO–Co Heterojunction Covered with Carbon Enables Highly Efficient Integration of Hydrogen Evolution and 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Oxidation. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28073040. [PMID: 37049803 PMCID: PMC10096219 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28073040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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The renewable-energy-driven integration of hydrogen production and biomass conversion into value-added products is desirable for the current global energy transition, but still a challenge. Herein, carbon-coated CoO–Co heterojunction arrays were built on copper foam (CoO–Co@C/CF) by the carbothermal reduction to catalyze the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) coupled with a 5-hydroxymethylfurfural electrooxidation reaction (HMFEOR). The electronic modulation induced by the CoO–Co heterojunction endows CoO–Co@C/CF with a powerful catalytic ability. CoO–Co@C/CF is energetic for HER, yielding an overpotential of 69 mV at 10 mA·cm−1 and Tafel slope of 58 mV·dec−1. Meanwhile, CoO–Co@C/CF delivers an excellent electrochemical activity for the selective conversion from HMF into 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), achieving a conversion of 100%, FDCA yield of 99.4% and faradaic efficiency of 99.4% at the lower oxidation potential, along with an excellent cycling stability. The integrated CoO–Co@C/CF||CoO–Co@C/CF configuration actualizes the H2O–HMF-coupled electrolysis at a satisfactory cell voltage of 1.448 V at 10 mA·cm−2. This work highlights the feasibility of engineering double active sites for the coupled electrolytic system.
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Jiang S, Xiao T, Xu C, Wang S, Peng HQ, Zhang W, Liu B, Song YF. Passivating Oxygen Evolution Activity of NiFe-LDH through Heterostructure Engineering to Realize High-Efficiency Electrocatalytic Formate and Hydrogen Co-Production. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2208027. [PMID: 36965029 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202208027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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An electrocatalytic methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) is proposed to replace oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in water electrolysis owing to the favorable thermodynamics of MOR than OER. However, there is still a competition between the MOR and the OER when the applied potential is in the conventional OER zone. How to inhibit OER while maintaining efficient MOR is an open and challenging question, and there are few reports focusing on this thus far. Herein, by taking NiFe layered double hydroxide (LDH) as a model catalyst due to its intrinsically high catalytic activity for the OER, the perspective of inhibiting OER is shown and thus promoting MOR through a heterogenous engineering of NiFe-LDH. The engineered heterostructure comprising NiFe-LDH and in situ formed NiFe-hexylaminobenzene (NiFe-HAB) coordination polymer exhibits outstanding electrocatalytic capability for methanol oxidation to formic acid (e.g., the Faradaic efficiencies (FEs) of formate product are close to 100% at various current densities, all of which are much larger than those (53-65%) on unmodified NiFe-LDH). Mechanism studies unlock the modification of NiFe-HAB passivates the OER activity of NiFe-LDH through tailoring the free energies for element reaction steps of the OER and increasing the free energy of the rate-determining step, consequently leading to efficient MOR.
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- Shuai Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) & Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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Li J. NICKEL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS AS HIGHLY EFFICIENT CATALYST FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF CH3OH INTO FORMIC ACID. Electrochem commun 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2022.107416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Recent Developments of Methanol Electrooxidation Using Nickel‐based Nanocatalysts. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202201807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Chatterjee R, Bhattacharjee S, Bhaumik A. Bifunctional Metal‐Free Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Synthesis of Methanol and Diols from CO2 and Epoxide. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202200317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Rupak Chatterjee
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science School of Materials Sciences INDIA
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- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science School of Materials Sciences INDIA
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- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Department of Materials Science 2A & B Raja S. C. Mullick RoadJadavpur 700032 Kolkata INDIA
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Ming L, Wu XY, Wang SS, Wu W, Lu CZ. Co2+ doped porous Ni(OH)2 nanosheets electrode for selective electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol at high current densities. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202200522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Liying Ming
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures CHINA
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- FIRSM: Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter The State Key Lab. of Structural Chem. 155# West Yangqiao Road 350002 Fuzhou CHINA
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Yi Y, Li J, Cui C. Trimetallic FeCoNi disulfide nanosheets for CO2-emission-free methanol conversion. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Song Y, Ji K, Duan H, Shao M. Hydrogen production coupled with water and organic oxidation based on layered double hydroxides. EXPLORATION 2021; 1. [PMCID: PMC10191048 DOI: 10.1002/exp.20210050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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- Yingjie Song
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing P. R. China
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Xiang M, Wang N, Xu Z, Zhang H, Yan Z. Accelerating Hydrogen Evolution by Anodic Electrosynthesis of Value-Added Chemicals in Water over Non-Precious Metal Electrocatalysts. Chempluschem 2021; 86:1307-1315. [PMID: 34519445 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202100327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Integrating electrolytic hydrogen production from water with thermodynamically more favorable aqueous organic oxidation reactions is highly desired, because it can enhance the energy conversion efficiency in relation to traditional water electrolysis, and produce value-added chemicals instead of oxygen at the anode. In this Minireview, we introduce some key considerations for anodic auxiliary electrosynthesis and outline three types of electrocatalytic organic reactions including biomass derivative, alcohol and amine oxidation reactions, which can boost cathodic hydrogen generation. Furthermore, frequently used noble-metal-free electrocatalysts are classified into nickel-based, cobalt-based, other transition-metal-based and bimetallic electrocatalysts. The preparation methods of these catalysts and their performance towards electrochemical oxidation reactions are also discussed in detail. We specifically highlight the importance of redox active sites on the surface of the electrocatalysts, which act as electron mediators to promote oxidation reactions. Finally, the current challenges and future developments in this emerging field are also discussed.
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- Ming Xiang
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and, Devices of Ministry of Education, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and, Devices of Ministry of Education, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and, Devices of Ministry of Education, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and, Devices of Ministry of Education, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and, Devices of Ministry of Education, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, P. R. China
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Jiang YC, Sun HY, Li YN, He JW, Xue Q, Tian X, Li FM, Yin SB, Li DS, Chen Y. Bifunctional Pd@RhPd Core-Shell Nanodendrites for Methanol Electrolysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:35767-35776. [PMID: 34309354 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c09029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Methanol electrolysis is a promising strategy to achieve energy-saving and efficient electrochemical hydrogen (H2) production. In this system, the advanced electrocatalysts with high catalytic performance for both the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are highly desirable. Inspired by the complementary catalytic properties of rhodium (Rh) and palladium (Pd) for MOR and HER, herein, several Pd core-RhPd alloy shell nanodendrites (Pd@RhPd NDs) are synthesized through the galvanic replacement reaction between Pd nanodendrites (Pd NDs) and rhodium trichloride. For MOR, Pd@RhPd NDs exhibit Rh content-determined catalytic activity, in which Pd@Rh0.07Pd NDs have an optimal combination of oxidation potential and oxidation current due to the synergistic catalytic process of Pd/Rh double active sites. For HER, the introduction of Rh greatly improves the catalytic activity of Pd@RhPd NDs compared to that of Pd NDs, suggesting that Rh is the main activity site for HER. Unlike MOR, however, the HER activity of Pd@RhPd NDs is not sensitive to the Rh content. Using Pd@Rh0.07Pd NDs as robust bifunctional electrocatalysts, the as-constructed two-electrode methanol electrolysis cell shows a much lower voltage (0.813 V) than that of water electrolysis (1.672 V) to achieve electrochemical H2 production at 10 mA cm-2, demonstrating the application prospect of methanol electrolysis for H2 production.
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- Yu-Chuan Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metals and Materials, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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Bau JA, Rueping M. Low-Temperature Direct Electrochemical Methanol Reforming Enabled by CO-Immune Mo-Based Hydrogen Evolution Catalysts. Chemistry 2021; 27:8960-8965. [PMID: 33913578 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100876] [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: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Hydrogen storage in the form of intermediate artificial fuels such as methanol is important for future chemical and energy applications, and the electrochemical regeneration of hydrogen from methanol is thermodynamically favorable compared to direct water splitting. However, CO produced from methanol oxidation can adsorb to H2 -evolution catalysts and drastically reduce activity. In this study, we explore the origins of CO immunity in Mo-containing H2 -evolution catalysts. Unlike conventional catalysts such as Pt or Ni, Mo-based catalysts display remarkable immunity to CO poisoning. The origin of this behavior in NiMo appears to arise from the apparent inability of CO to bind Mo under electrocatalytic conditions, with mechanistic consequences for the H2 -evolution reaction (HER) in these systems. This specific property of Mo-based HER catalysts makes them ideal in environments where poisons might be present.
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- Jeremy A Bau
- KAUST Catalysis Center, 4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center, 4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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Cao C, Ma DD, Jia J, Xu Q, Wu XT, Zhu QL. Divergent Paths, Same Goal: A Pair-Electrosynthesis Tactic for Cost-Efficient and Exclusive Formate Production by Metal-Organic-Framework-Derived 2D Electrocatalysts. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2008631. [PMID: 33988264 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202008631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Electrosynthesis of formic acid/formate is a promising alternative protocol to industrial processes. Herein, a pioneering pair-electrosynthesis tactic is reported for exclusively producing formate via coupling selectively electrocatalytic methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) and CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR), in which the electrode derived from Ni-based metal-organic framework (Ni-MOF) nanosheet arrays (Ni-NF-Af), as well as the Bi-MOF-derived ultrathin bismuthenes (Bi-enes), both obtained through an in situ electrochemical conversion process, are used as efficient anodic and cathodic electrocatalysts, respectively, achieving concurrent yielding of the same high-value product at both electrodes with greatly reduced energy input. The as-prepared Ni-NF-Af only needs quite low potentials to reach large current densities (e.g., 100 mA cm-2 @1.345 V) with ≈100% selectivity for anodic methanol-to-formate conversion. Meanwhile, for CO2 RR in the cathode, the as-prepared Bi-enes can simultaneously exhibit near-unity selectivity, large current densities, and good stability in a wide potential window toward formate production. Consequently, the coupled MOR//CO2 RR system based on the distinctive MOF-derived catalysts displays excellent performance for pair-electrosynthesis of formate, delivering high current densities and nearly 100% selectivity for formate production in both the anode and the cathode. This work provides a novel way to design advanced MOF-derived electrocatalysts and innovative electrolytic systems for electrochemical production of value-added feedstocks.
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- Changsheng Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Fuzhou, 350002, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis and Inner Mongolia Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Environment Safety, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, 010022, China
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Fuzhou, 350002, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Fuzhou, 350002, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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Li J, Xing C, Zhang Y, Zhang T, Spadaro MC, Wu Q, Yi Y, He S, Llorca J, Arbiol J, Cabot A, Cui C. Nickel Iron Diselenide for Highly Efficient and Selective Electrocatalytic Conversion of Methanol to Formate. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2006623. [PMID: 33458957 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202006623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The electro-oxidation of methanol to formate is an interesting example of the potential use of renewable energies to add value to a biosourced chemical commodity. Additionally, methanol electro-oxidation can replace the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction when coupled to hydrogen evolution or to the electroreduction of other biomass-derived intermediates. But the cost-effective realization of these reaction schemes requires the development of efficient and low-cost electrocatalysts. Here, a noble metal-free catalyst, Ni1- x Fex Se2 nanorods, with a high potential for an efficient and selective methanol conversion to formate is demonstrated. At its optimum composition, Ni0.75 Fe0.25 Se2 , this diselenide is able to produce 0.47 mmol cm-2 h-1 of formate at 50 mA cm-2 with a Faradaic conversion efficiency of 99%. Additionally, this noble-metal-free catalyst is able to continuously work for over 50 000 s with a minimal loss of efficiency, delivering initial current densities above 50 mA cm-2 and 2.2 A mg-1 in a 1.0 m KOH electrolyte with 1.0 m methanol at 1.5 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode. This work demonstrates the highly efficient and selective methanol-to-formate conversion on Ni-based noble-metal-free catalysts, and more importantly it shows a very promising example to exploit the electrocatalytic conversion of biomass-derived chemicals.
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- Junshan Li
- Molecular Electrochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
- Institute of Energy Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering and Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE, Barcelona, 08019, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
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- Molecular Electrochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- Molecular Electrochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- Molecular Electrochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- Institute of Energy Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering and Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE, Barcelona, 08019, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, 08010, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, 08010, Spain
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- Molecular Electrochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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Li J, Wei R, Wang X, Zuo Y, Han X, Arbiol J, Llorca J, Yang Y, Cabot A, Cui C. Selective Methanol‐to‐Formate Electrocatalytic Conversion on Branched Nickel Carbide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202004301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Junshan Li
- Molecular Electrochemistry Laboratory Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China 610054 Chengdu P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment Southwest Minzu University 610041 Chengdu P. R. China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research—IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research—IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) CSIC and BIST Campus UAB Bellaterra 08193 Barcelona Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) CSIC and BIST Campus UAB Bellaterra 08193 Barcelona Spain
- ICREA Pg. Lluís Companys 23 08010 Barcelona Spain
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- Institute of Energy Technologies Department of Chemical Engineering and Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE 08019 Barcelona Spain
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- School of Chemistry and Environment Southwest Minzu University 610041 Chengdu P. R. China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research—IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
- ICREA Pg. Lluís Companys 23 08010 Barcelona Spain
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- Molecular Electrochemistry Laboratory Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China 610054 Chengdu P. R. China
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Li J, Wei R, Wang X, Zuo Y, Han X, Arbiol J, Llorca J, Yang Y, Cabot A, Cui C. Selective Methanol‐to‐Formate Electrocatalytic Conversion on Branched Nickel Carbide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:20826-20830. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Junshan Li
- Molecular Electrochemistry Laboratory Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China 610054 Chengdu P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment Southwest Minzu University 610041 Chengdu P. R. China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research—IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research—IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) CSIC and BIST Campus UAB Bellaterra 08193 Barcelona Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) CSIC and BIST Campus UAB Bellaterra 08193 Barcelona Spain
- ICREA Pg. Lluís Companys 23 08010 Barcelona Spain
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- Institute of Energy Technologies Department of Chemical Engineering and Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE 08019 Barcelona Spain
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- School of Chemistry and Environment Southwest Minzu University 610041 Chengdu P. R. China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research—IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
- ICREA Pg. Lluís Companys 23 08010 Barcelona Spain
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- Molecular Electrochemistry Laboratory Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China 610054 Chengdu P. R. China
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Joseph J, Sivasankarapillai VS, Nikazar S, Shanawaz MS, Rahdar A, Lin H, Kyzas GZ. Borophene and Boron Fullerene Materials in Hydrogen Storage: Opportunities and Challenges. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:3754-3765. [PMID: 32338453 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202000782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 04/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Two-dimensional materials have led to a leap forward in materials science research, especially in the fields of energy conversion and storage. Borophene and its spherical counterpart boron fullerene represent emerging materials that have attracted much attention in the whole area of advanced energy materials and technologies. Owing to their prominent features, such as electronic environment and geometry, borophene and boron fullerene have been used in versatile applications, such as supercapacitors, superconductors, anode materials for photochemical water splitting, and biosensors. Herein, one of the most promising applications/areas of hydrogen storage is discussed. Boron fullerenes have been considered and discussed for hydrogen-storage applications, and recently borophene was also included in the list of materials with promising hydrogen-storage properties. Studies focus mainly on doped borophene systems over pristine borophene due to enhanced features available upon decoration with metal atoms. This Review introduces very recent progress and novel paradigms with respect to both borophene derivatives and boron fullerene based systems reported for hydrogen storage, with a focus on the synthesis, physiochemical properties, hydrogen-storage mechanism, and practical applications.
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- Jithu Joseph
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, 682022, India
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- Chemical Engineering Faculty, Engineering College, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6455, Tehran, 14155-6455, Iran
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- Department of Physics, University of Zabol, Zabol, 538-98615, Iran
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- State Key Lab of High-Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, Kavala, 65404, Greece
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Sheng S, Ye K, Sha L, Zhu K, Gao Y, Yan J, Wang G, Cao D. Rational design of Co-S-P nanosheet arrays as bifunctional electrocatalysts for both ethanol oxidation reaction and hydrogen evolution reaction. Inorg Chem Front 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qi00289e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Highly active, ultra-long duration and cost-effective catalysts are imminently required for the development of electrolytic appliances for H2 generation.
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- Shuang Sheng
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education
- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Engineering University
- Harbin 150001
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education
- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Engineering University
- Harbin 150001
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education
- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Engineering University
- Harbin 150001
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education
- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Engineering University
- Harbin 150001
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education
- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Engineering University
- Harbin 150001
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education
- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Engineering University
- Harbin 150001
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education
- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Engineering University
- Harbin 150001
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education
- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Engineering University
- Harbin 150001
- PR China
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Xu H, Ye K, Zhu K, Yin J, Yan J, Wang G, Cao D. Template-directed assembly of urchin-like CoSx/Co-MOF as an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water and urea electrolysis. Inorg Chem Front 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qi00408a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
The urchin-like CoSx/Co-MOF as a bifunctional catalyst has good catalytic performance toward UOR and HER.
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Affiliation(s)
- Huizhu Xu
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education
- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Engineering University
- Harbin 150001
- China
| | - Ke Ye
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education
- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Engineering University
- Harbin 150001
- China
| | - Kai Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education
- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Engineering University
- Harbin 150001
- China
| | - Jinling Yin
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education
- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Engineering University
- Harbin 150001
- China
| | - Jun Yan
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education
- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Engineering University
- Harbin 150001
- China
| | - Guiling Wang
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education
- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Engineering University
- Harbin 150001
- China
| | - Dianxue Cao
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education
- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Engineering University
- Harbin 150001
- China
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