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Askins EJ, Zoric MR, Li M, Luo Z, Amine K, Glusac KD. Toward a mechanistic understanding of electrocatalytic nanocarbon. Nat Commun 2021; 12:3288. [PMID: 34078884 PMCID: PMC8172927 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23486-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Electrocatalytic nanocarbon (EN) is a class of material receiving intense interest as a potential replacement for expensive, metal-based electrocatalysts for energy conversion and chemical production applications. The further development of EN will require an intricate knowledge of its catalytic behaviors, however, the true nature of their electrocatalytic activity remains elusive. This review highlights work that contributed valuable knowledge in the elucidation of EN catalytic mechanisms. Experimental evidence from spectroscopic studies and well-defined molecular models, along with the survey of computational studies, is summarized to document our current mechanistic understanding of EN-catalyzed oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen electrochemistry. We hope this review will inspire future development of synthetic methods and in situ spectroscopic tools to make and study well-defined EN structures.
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- Erik J. Askins
- grid.185648.60000 0001 2175 0319Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL USA ,grid.187073.a0000 0001 1939 4845Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL USA
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- grid.185648.60000 0001 2175 0319Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL USA ,grid.187073.a0000 0001 1939 4845Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL USA
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- grid.187073.a0000 0001 1939 4845Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL USA ,grid.46078.3d0000 0000 8644 1405Chemical Engineering Department, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON Canada
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- grid.24515.370000 0004 1937 1450Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- grid.187073.a0000 0001 1939 4845Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL USA ,grid.168010.e0000000419368956Department of Material Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA ,grid.411975.f0000 0004 0607 035XInstitute for Research and Medical Consultants (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU), Al Safa, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- grid.185648.60000 0001 2175 0319Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL USA ,grid.187073.a0000 0001 1939 4845Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL USA
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Belyaeva KV, Nikitina LP, Afonin AV, Vashchenko AV, Trofimov BA. Synthesis of N-(Z)-acylethenyl-6-hydroxydihydrophenanthridines via the stereoselective functionalization of phenanthridine with acylacetylenes and water. Tetrahedron Lett 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2019.151553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Zoric MR, Singh V, Zeller M, Glusac KD. Conformational analysis of diols: Role of the linker on the relative orientation of hydroxyl groups. J PHYS ORG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/poc.3975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Marija R. Zoric
- Department of Chemistry University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago IL
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division Argonne National Laboratory Lemont IL
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- Department of Chemistry University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago IL
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division Argonne National Laboratory Lemont IL
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- Department of Chemistry University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago IL
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division Argonne National Laboratory Lemont IL
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Zoric MR, Kadel UP, Glusac KD. Cocatalysis: Role of Organic Cations in Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Oxide Electrodes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:26825-26829. [PMID: 30063133 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b10232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Cocatalysis is a promising approach toward enhanced electrocatalytic activity. We report such synergic catalysis involving organic xanthylium-based catalyst, Xan2+, and oxides formed on the electrode surface. The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) was observed on some working electrodes (gold, platinum, glassy carbon, boron-doped diamond), while others (titanium and fluorine-doped tin oxide) exhibited no OER activity. On the basis of experimental data and supported by calculations, we propose a mechanism in which oxidized Xan2+ activates electrode toward the rate-determining O-O bond formation. In light of our findings, efficient OER electrocatalysis can be achieved using materials that strongly bind oxygen species and electron-deficient organic cations.
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- Marija R Zoric
- Department of Chemistry , University of Illinois at Chicago , 845 West Taylor Street , Chicago , Illinois 60607 , United States
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering , Argonne National Laboratory , 9700 Cass Avenue , Lemont , Illinois 60439 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Photochemical Sciences , Bowling Green State University , 1001 East Wooster Street , Bowling Green , Ohio 43403 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Illinois at Chicago , 845 West Taylor Street , Chicago , Illinois 60607 , United States
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering , Argonne National Laboratory , 9700 Cass Avenue , Lemont , Illinois 60439 , United States
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Ilic S, Alherz A, Musgrave CB, Glusac KD. Thermodynamic and kinetic hydricities of metal-free hydrides. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:2809-2836. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00171a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Thermodynamic and kinetic hydricities provide useful guidelines for the design of hydride donors with desirable properties for catalytic chemical reductions.
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- Stefan Ilic
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Chicago
- USA
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- University of Colorado
- Boulder
- USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- University of Colorado
- Boulder
- USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Chicago
- USA
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division
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Ilic S, Zoric MR, Kadel UP, Huang Y, Glusac KD. Metal-Free Motifs for Solar Fuel Applications. Annu Rev Phys Chem 2017; 68:305-331. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physchem-052516-050924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Metal-free motifs, such as graphitic carbon nitride, conjugated polymers, and doped nanostructures, are emerging as a new class of Earth-abundant materials for solar fuel devices. Although these metal-free structures show great potential, detailed mechanistic understanding of their performance remains limited. Here, we review important experimental and theoretical findings relevant to the role of metal-free motifs as either photoelectrodes or electrocatalysts. First, the light-harvesting characteristics of metal-free photoelectrodes (band energetics, exciton binding energies, charge carrier mobilities and lifetimes) are discussed and contrasted with those in traditional inorganic semiconductors (such as Si). Second, the mechanistic insights into the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction and evolution reactions, hydrogen evolution reaction, and carbon dioxide reduction reaction by metal-free motifs are summarized, including experimental surface-sensitive spectroscopy findings, studies on small molecular models, and computational modeling of these chemical transformations.
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- Stefan Ilic
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403;, , , ,
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403;, , , ,
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403;, , , ,
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403;, , , ,
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403;, , , ,
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