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Guo K, Bao L, Yu Z, Lu X. Carbon encapsulated nanoparticles: materials science and energy applications. Chem Soc Rev 2024. [PMID: 39314168 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs01122d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/25/2024]
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The technological implementation of electrochemical energy conversion and storage necessitates the acquisition of high-performance electrocatalysts and electrodes. Carbon encapsulated nanoparticles have emerged as an exciting option owing to their unique advantages that strike a high-level activity-stability balance. Ever-growing attention to this unique type of material is partly attributed to the straightforward rationale of carbonizing ubiquitous organic species under energetic conditions. In addition, on-demand precursors pave the way for not only introducing dopants and surface functional groups into the carbon shell but also generating diverse metal-based nanoparticle cores. By controlling the synthetic parameters, both the carbon shell and the metallic core are facilely engineered in terms of structure, composition, and dimensions. Apart from multiple easy-to-understand superiorities, such as improved agglomeration, corrosion, oxidation, and pulverization resistance and charge conduction, afforded by the carbon encapsulation, potential core-shell synergistic interactions lead to the fine-tuning of the electronic structures of both components. These features collectively contribute to the emerging energy applications of these nanostructures as novel electrocatalysts and electrodes. Thus, a systematic and comprehensive review is urgently needed to summarize recent advancements and stimulate further efforts in this rapidly evolving research field.
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- Kun Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering, University of Stavanger, Stavanger 4036, Norway
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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Kim S, Ji S, Jeong S, Yang H, Lee S, Choi H, Li OL. Switching Electric Double Layer Potential by Phase Structure Control for Advanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction of Cobalt@Nitrogen Doped Carbon Core-Shell. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2307483. [PMID: 38150612 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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The key to design an advanced oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalyst is a well-balance between the adsorption and desorption of oxygen intermediates. This study systematically evaluated the ORR activity of HCP and FCC cobalt core-shell cobalt/N-doped carbon (Cobalt@NC) catalyst via theoretical and experimental studies. The electronic structure calculations using density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that the ORR activity of carbon layer can be improved by 1) switching the electrostatic potential in the electrical double layer due to the polarization induced at the carbon-cobalt interface and 2) modulating the electron population in the bonding orbital in the C-O bonds in an ORR. The results revealed that an O atom is bounded stronger to the outer NC shell with FCC Cobalt than HCP Cobalt, which hindered the desorption steps of OH*. Experimentally, plasma-engineered HCP Cobalt@NC also showed remarkably advanced performance toward ORR compared to that FCC Cobalt@NC. The kinetic current density of HCP Cobalt@NC at 0.85 V versus RHE is calculated as 6.24 mA cm-2, which is six folds higher than FCC Cobalt@NC and even outperform 20 wt.% Pt/C. In a practical Aluminium-air battery, HCP Cobalt@NC also exhibited slightly higher peak power density (110.57 mW cm-2) compared to 20 wt.% Pt/C.
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- Seonghee Kim
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, 2 Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Cologne, Greinstr. 6, 50939, Cologne, Germany
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, 2 Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, 2 Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea
- Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Science, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-Koen, Kasuga-shi, Fukuoka, 816-8580, Japan
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, 2 Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Cologne, Greinstr. 6, 50939, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, 2 Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea
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Chen J, Qian J. Insights on MOF-derived metal-carbon nanostructures for oxygen evolution. Dalton Trans 2024. [PMID: 38269643 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt04263d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Electrochemical water splitting has been regarded a promising method for the production of green hydrogen, addressing the need for efficient energy conversion and storage. However, it is severely hindered by the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) because of its multi-step four-electron transfer pathway with sluggish reaction kinetics. Microporous metal-organic-frameworks (MOFs), by virtue of large specific surface area, high porosity, tunable composition and morphology, find widespread use as precursors of metal-carbon nanostructures. The resulting carbon nanomaterials can well inherit the characteristics and advantages of the crystalline MOF precursors, and exhibit versatile application prospects in the fields of environment and energy, particularly in OER. Herein, a meticulous overview of the synthesis strategy for MOF-derived metal-carbon nanostructures and the origins of their enhanced OER properties has been demonstrated. We comprehensively illustrate these aspects across three dimensions: MOF selection, metal introduction, and carbon structures. Finally, the challenges and future prospects for this emerging field will be presented.
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- Junliang Chen
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
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Yu S, Chen J, Chen C, Zhou M, Shen L, Li B, Lin H. What happens when graphdiyne encounters doping for electrochemical energy conversion and storage. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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Li B, Zhang J, Zhu Q, Xiang T, Wang R, Hu T, Jin R, Yang J. Nanoreactor of Fe, N Co-Doped Hollow Carbon Spheres for Oxygen Reduction Catalysis. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:6510-6517. [PMID: 37027781 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
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A simple template strategy was applied to prepare a Fe, N co-doped hollow carbon (Fe-NHC) nanoreactor for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) by coating Fe nanoparticles (Fe-NPs) with polydopamine (PDA), followed by high temperature pyrolysis and acid-leaching. With this method, Fe-NPs were used as both the template and the metal precursor, so that the nanoreactors can preserve the original spherical morphology and embed Fe single atoms on the inner walls. The carbonized PDA contained abundant N content, offering an ideal coordination environment for Fe atoms. By regulating the mass ratio of Fe-NPs and PDA, an optimal sample with a carbon layer thickness of 12 nm (Fe-NHC-3) was obtained. The hollow spherical structure of the nanoreactors and the atomically dispersed Fe were verified by various physical characterizations. As a result, Fe-NHC-3 performed well in ORR tests under alkaline conditions, with high catalytic activity, durability, and methanol resistance, demonstrating that the as-fabricated materials have the potential to be applied in the cathodic catalysis of fuel cells.
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- Bing Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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Collins G, Kasturi PR, Karthik R, Shim JJ, Sukanya R, Breslin CB. Mesoporous carbon-based materials and their applications as non-precious metal electrocatalysts in the oxygen reduction reaction. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Chen Y, Qiao S, Tang Y, Du Y, Zhang D, Wang W, Zhang H, Sun X, Liu C. Double-Faced Atomic-Level Engineering of Hollow Carbon Nanofibers as Free-Standing Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts for Flexible Zn-Air Battery. ACS NANO 2022; 16:15273-15285. [PMID: 36075101 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c06700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Flexible solid-state zinc-air batteries (ZABs) with low cost, excellent safety, and high energy density has been considered as one of ideal power sources for portable and wearable electronic devices, while their practical applications are still hindered by the kinetically sluggish cathodic oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions (ORR/OER). Herein, a Janus-structured flexible free-standing bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst, with OER-active O, N co-coordinated Ni single atoms and ORR-active Co3O4@Co1-xS nanosheet arrays being separately integrated at the inner and outer walls of flexible hollow carbon nanofibers (Ni-SAs/HCNFs/Co-NAs), is reported. Benefiting from the sophisticated topological structure and atomic-level-designed chemical compositions, Ni-SAs/HCNFs/Co-NAs exhibits outstanding bifunctional catalytic activity with the ΔE index of 0.65 V, representing the current state-of-the-art flexible free-standing bifunctional ORR/OER electrocatalyst. Impressively, the Ni-SAs/HCNFs/Co-NAs-based liquid ZAB show a high open-circuit potential (1.45 V), high capacity (808 mAh g-1 Zn), and extremely long life (over 200 h at 10 mA cm-2), and the assembled flexible all-solid-state ZABs have excellent cycle stability (over 80 h). This work provides an efficient strategy for developing high-performance bifunctional ORR/OER electrocatalysts for commercial applications.
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- Yuqing Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science & Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science & Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, People's Republic of China
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Chen H, Ze H, Yue M, Wei D, A Y, Wu Y, Dong J, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Tian Z, Li J. Unmasking the Critical Role of the Ordering Degree of Bimetallic Nanocatalysts on Oxygen Reduction Reaction by In Situ Raman Spectroscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202117834. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202117834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Heng‐Quan Chen
- College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College of Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College of Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College of Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College of Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College of Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College of Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College of Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College of Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College of Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College of Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM) Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College of Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM) Xiamen 361005 China
- College of Optical and Electronic Technology China Jiliang University Hangzhou 310018 Zhejiang China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Xiamen University Shenzhen 518000 China
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Chen HQ, Ze H, Yue MF, Wei DY, Yao-Lin A, Wu YF, Dong JC, Zhang YJ, Zhang H, Tian ZQ, Li JF. Unmasking the Critical Role of the Ordering Degree of Bimetallic Nanocatalysts on Oxygen Reduction Reaction by In‐situ Raman Spectroscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202117834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Xiamen University Chemistry No. 422, Simingnan Road 361005 Xiamen CHINA
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Li J, Qin Y, Lei Y, Li S, Li L, Ouyang B, Kan E, Zhang W. Three-dimensional hierarchical conductive metal–organic frameworks/NiFe layered double hydroxide/carbon nanofibers: an efficient oxygen evolution reaction catalyst for Zn–air batteries. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qi01190e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The structural and compositional modulation of inexpensive hydroxides is not only important, but also an ongoing challenge for the preparation of efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts.
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- Jiajia Li
- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of New Energy Photoelectric Devices, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of New Energy Photoelectric Devices, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of New Energy Photoelectric Devices, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of New Energy Photoelectric Devices, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of New Energy Photoelectric Devices, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Microstructure and Quantum Sensing, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Microstructure and Quantum Sensing, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of New Energy Photoelectric Devices, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China
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Yan S, Luo C, Zhang H, Yang L, Huang N, Zhang M, Yu H, Sun P, Wang L, Lv X, Sun X. In-Situ derived Co1-xS@nitrogen-doped carbon nanoneedle array as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for flexible Zinc-air battery. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.115711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhang H, Wang X, Li Z, Zhang C, Liu S. In situ encapsulation engineering boosts the electrochemical performance of highly graphitized N-doped porous carbon-based copper-cobalt selenides for bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:17663-17674. [PMID: 34668498 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr05125c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Transition-metal selenides are gaining prominence as promising electrode materials for energy storage applications owing to their low electronegativity and environment-friendliness compared with metal sulfides/oxides. Herein, a CuCoSe@NC nanocomposite with copper-cobalt selenides embedded in highly graphitized N-doped porous carbon was synthesized by an in situ encapsulation strategy with metal-organic framework crystals (CuCo-BDC) as templates followed by selenization, and used as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for Zn-air batteries in lye. The result shows that the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalytic activity of the optimal CuCoSe@NC-2 was enhanced, and the assembled Zn-air batteries exhibited a remarkable electrochemical performance with the use of the CuCoSe@NC-2 electrode, including a high power density (137.1 mW cm-2) and excellent charge-discharge cycling stability, which were better than those of the Pt/C + RuO2 electrocatalyst. Such improvement is attributed not only to the higher porosity and larger specific surface area (342 m2 g-1) of the carbon matrix, which increased the contact area with oxygen-containing species, but also the encapsulation effect of the highly graphitized N-doped carbon layer and the high content of pyridine-N species also further improved the conductivity of selenide composites. This work has introduced N-doped bimetallic selenides as an ideal candidate for bifunctional electrocatalysts.
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- Hang Zhang
- College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China.
- Institute of New Catalytic Materials Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, PR China.
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- Institute of New Catalytic Materials Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, PR China.
- National Institute of Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
- Tianjin Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China.
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- Institute of New Catalytic Materials Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, PR China.
- National Institute of Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
- Tianjin Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- Institute of New Catalytic Materials Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, PR China.
- National Institute of Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
- Tianjin Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Tianjin 300072, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China
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Li J, Xia Z, Xue Q, Zhang M, Zhang S, Xiao H, Ma Y, Qu Y. Insights into the Interfacial Lewis Acid-Base Pairs in CeO 2 -Loaded CoS 2 Electrocatalysts for Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2103018. [PMID: 34405538 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202103018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Despite the known efficacy of CeO2 as a promoter in alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), the underlying mechanism of this effect remains unclear. CoS2 , a pyrite-type alkaline HER electrocatalyst, suffers from sluggish HER kinetics and severe catalyst leaching due to its weak water dissociation kinetics and oxygen-related corrosion. Herein, it is demonstrated that the interfacial Lewis acid-base Ce∙∙∙S pairs in CeO2 -loaded CoS2 effectively improve the catalytic activity and durability. In CeO2 -loaded CoS2 nanowire array electrodes, these interfacial Lewis acid-base Ce∙∙∙S pairs with unique electronic and structural configurations efficiently activate water adsorptive dissociation and kinetically accelerate hydrogen evolution, delivering a low overpotential of 36 mV at 10 mA cm-2 in alkaline media. Such Ce∙∙∙S pairs also weaken O2 adsorption on CoS2 , leading to undecayed activity over 1000 h. These findings are expected to provide guidance for the design of CeO2 -based electrocatalysts as well as other hybrid electrocatalysts for water splitting.
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- Jiayuan Li
- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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Liu M, Xiao X, Li Q, Luo L, Ding M, Zhang B, Li Y, Zou J, Jiang B. Recent progress of electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction in fuel cells. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 607:791-815. [PMID: 34536936 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) has gradually been in the limelight in recent years because of its great application potential for fuel cells and rechargeable metal-air batteries. Therefore, significant issues are increasingly focused on developing effective and economical ORR electrocatalysts. This review begins with the reaction mechanisms and theoretical calculations of ORR in acidic and alkaline media. The latest reports and challenges in ORR electrocatalysis are traced. Most importantly, the latest advances in the development of ORR electrocatalysts are presented in detail, including platinum group metal (PGM), transition metal, and carbon-based electrocatalysts with various nanostructures. Furthermore, the development prospects and challenges of ORR electrocatalysts are speculated and discussed. These insights would help to formulate the design guidelines for highly-active ORR electrocatalysts and affect future research to obtain new knowledge for ORR mechanisms.
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- Mingyang Liu
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China; College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, China.
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- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, China; Institute of Petroleum Chemistry Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China.
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Zhou X, Leng X, Ling C, Chong H, Xu AW, Yang Z. Integrating a metal framework with Co-confined carbon nanotubes as trifunctional electrocatalysts to boost electron and mass transfer approaching practical applications. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:12651-12658. [PMID: 34477615 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr02476k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A facile and large-scale construction of robust and inexpensive trifunctional self-supporting electrodes for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in metal-air batteries and water splitting is crucial but remains challenging. Herein, we report a direct and up-scalable all-solid-phase strategy for the synthesis of a porous three-dimensional electrode consisting of cobalt nanoparticles wrapped in nitrogen-doped carbon tubes (Co/N-CNTs), which are in situ planted onto the surface of a cobalt foam. The resultant Co/N-CNTs can directly serve as a self-supporting and adhesive-free electrode with excellent and durable catalytic performances for the ORR, OER and HER. The metal framework substrate with an open-pore architecture is favorable for electron and mass transfer and allows fast catalytic kinetics. More importantly, when used in Zn-air batteries and overall water splitting, the as-prepared Co/N-CNT electrode displays a remarkable performance, implying bright perspects for practical application.
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- Xiao Zhou
- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui Graphene Engineering Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230601, China.
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Lu H, Tournet J, Dastafkan K, Liu Y, Ng YH, Karuturi SK, Zhao C, Yin Z. Noble-Metal-Free Multicomponent Nanointegration for Sustainable Energy Conversion. Chem Rev 2021; 121:10271-10366. [PMID: 34228446 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Global energy and environmental crises are among the most pressing challenges facing humankind. To overcome these challenges, recent years have seen an upsurge of interest in the development and production of renewable chemical fuels as alternatives to the nonrenewable and high-polluting fossil fuels. Photocatalysis, photoelectrocatalysis, and electrocatalysis provide promising avenues for sustainable energy conversion. Single- and dual-component catalytic systems based on nanomaterials have been intensively studied for decades, but their intrinsic weaknesses hamper their practical applications. Multicomponent nanomaterial-based systems, consisting of three or more components with at least one component in the nanoscale, have recently emerged. The multiple components are integrated together to create synergistic effects and hence overcome the limitation for outperformance. Such higher-efficiency systems based on nanomaterials will potentially bring an additional benefit in balance-of-system costs if they exclude the use of noble metals, considering the expense and sustainability. It is therefore timely to review the research in this field, providing guidance in the development of noble-metal-free multicomponent nanointegration for sustainable energy conversion. In this work, we first recall the fundamentals of catalysis by nanomaterials, multicomponent nanointegration, and reactor configuration for water splitting, CO2 reduction, and N2 reduction. We then systematically review and discuss recent advances in multicomponent-based photocatalytic, photoelectrochemical, and electrochemical systems based on nanomaterials. On the basis of these systems, we further laterally evaluate different multicomponent integration strategies and highlight their impacts on catalytic activity, performance stability, and product selectivity. Finally, we provide conclusions and future prospects for multicomponent nanointegration. This work offers comprehensive insights into the development of cost-competitive multicomponent nanomaterial-based systems for sustainable energy-conversion technologies and assists researchers working toward addressing the global challenges in energy and the environment.
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- Haijiao Lu
- Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia.,Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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Bereketova A, Nallal M, Yusuf M, Jang S, Selvam K, Park KH. A Co-MOF-derived flower-like CoS@S,N-doped carbon matrix for highly efficient overall water splitting. RSC Adv 2021; 11:16823-16833. [PMID: 35479180 PMCID: PMC9032129 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra01883c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In this study, we constructed a highly effective, low-cost, non-noble-metal-based electrocatalyst to replace Pt catalysts, with a CoS@SNC catalyst being successfully synthesized. The obtained nanocatalyst was characterized via scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, powder X-ray diffraction studies, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Herein, an initially prepared N-containing Co MOF formed flower-like particles, which were obtained via a solvothermal method; further it was used for a sulfuration process as a template to achieve an S,N (heteroatom)-doped carbon electrocatalyst with embedded CoS (CoS@SNC). The synthesized flower-like CoS@SNC electrocatalyst derived from a novel MOF showed a uniform distribution of Co, S, N, and C at the molecular level in the MOF and it was rich in active sites, facilitating enhanced electrocatalytic performance. During the HER and OER in 0.1 M KOH solution, to reach a current density of 10 mA cm−2, lower overpotentials of −65 mV and 265 mV, respectively, were required and Tafel slopes of 47 mV dec−1 and 59.8 mV dec−1, respectively, were seen. In addition, due to a synergistic effect between CoS and the S,N-doped carbon matrix, long-term durability and stability were obtained. This facile synthetic strategy, which is also environmentally favorable, produces a promising bifunctional electrocatalyst. In this study, we constructed a highly effective, low-cost, non-noble-metal-based electrocatalyst to replace Pt catalysts, with a CoS@SNC catalyst being successfully synthesized.![]()
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- Akerke Bereketova
- Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University Busan 46241 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University Busan 46241 Republic of Korea .,College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University 1066 Xueyuan Avenue, Nanshan District Shenzhen 518060 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University Busan 46241 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University Busan 46241 Republic of Korea
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- Nano & Computational Materials Lab, Department of Industrial Chemistry, Alagappa University Karaikudi 630003 Tamilnadu India
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- Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University Busan 46241 Republic of Korea
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Zare EN, Zheng X, Makvandi P, Gheybi H, Sartorius R, Yiu CKY, Adeli M, Wu A, Zarrabi A, Varma RS, Tay FR. Nonspherical Metal-Based Nanoarchitectures: Synthesis and Impact of Size, Shape, and Composition on Their Biological Activity. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2007073. [PMID: 33710754 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202007073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Metal-based nanoentities, apart from being indispensable research tools, have found extensive use in the industrial and biomedical arena. Because their biological impacts are governed by factors such as size, shape, and composition, such issues must be taken into account when these materials are incorporated into multi-component ensembles for clinical applications. The size and shape (rods, wires, sheets, tubes, and cages) of metallic nanostructures influence cell viability by virtue of their varied geometry and physicochemical interactions with mammalian cell membranes. The anisotropic properties of nonspherical metal-based nanoarchitectures render them exciting candidates for biomedical applications. Here, the size-, shape-, and composition-dependent properties of nonspherical metal-based nanoarchitectures are reviewed in the context of their potential applications in cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, as well as, in regenerative medicine. Strategies for the synthesis of nonspherical metal-based nanoarchitectures and their cytotoxicity and immunological profiles are also comprehensively appraised.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Centre for Micro-BioRobotics, viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, Pontedera, Pisa, 56025, Italy
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- Institute of Polymeric Materials and Faculty of Polymer Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, 53318-17634, Iran
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (IBBC), National Research Council (CNR), Naples, 80131, Italy
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- Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, 68151-44316, Iran
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China
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- Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), Tuzla, Istanbul, 34956, Turkey
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Palacký University in Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, Olomouc, 783 71, Czech Republic
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- College of Graduate Studies, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
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Liu H, Yao Z, Liu Y, Diao Y, Hu G, Zhang Q, Li Z. In situ synthesis of nitrogen site activated cobalt sulfide@N, S dual-doped carbon composite for a high-performance asymmetric supercapacitor. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 585:30-42. [PMID: 33279704 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.11.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Cobalt sulfides with high theoretical capacity are considered as potential electrodes for supercapacitors (SCs). However, the insufficient reactive sites and low electrical conductivity of bulky cobalt sulfides restrict their applications. Here, we proposed an efficient approach for in situ formation of nitrogen site activated cobalt sulfide@N, S dual-doped carbon composite (CS@NSC) by vulcanizing the cobalt-glutamine complex (CG) precursor in a tube furnace. The effects of the molecular structure and calcination temperature of CG precursors on the morphology, structure and electrochemical performance of CS@NSC were studied. The designed CS@NSC-2 exhibited a specific capacity of 593 C g-1 at the current density of 1 A g-1 and good cyclic stability with 88.7% retention after 2000 cycles. Moreover, an asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) was fabricated by CS@NSC-2 (positive electrode) and activated carbon (AC) (negative electrode), which delivered ultra-high energy density of 67.8 Wh kg-1 at a power density of 400 W kg-1 and possessed 83.1% capacitance retention after 5000 cycles. The eco-friendly method was also suitable for synthesizing nickel sulfide. This work may provide an innovative horizon for the in situ formation of active sites in electrode materials.
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- Hanmeng Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China; College of Chemistry, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, Jilin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Jia X, Cui J, Fang H, Wang L, Li X, Song Y, Zhang L, Guo H. Co/Co9S8/nitrogen-doping hollow carbon spheres nanocomposite as an efficient and durable electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2020.108284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Cao QC, Ding XB, Li F, Qin YH, Wang C. Zinc, sulfur and nitrogen co-doped carbon from sodium chloride/zinc chloride-assisted pyrolysis of thiourea/sucrose for highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction in both acidic and alkaline media. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 576:139-146. [PMID: 32413778 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 05/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Zn and N co-doped carbon (Zn-N-C) shows encouraging catalytic stability for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) because of the fulfilled d orbital of Zn, but its catalytic activity is not satisfactory. Herein, hierarchically porous Zn, S and N co-doped carbon (Zn-S-N-C) with large specific surface area (2433 m2 g-1) and pore volume (3.007 cm3 g-1) is synthesized by using NaCl/ZnCl2-assisted pyrolysis of sucrose and thiourea. The Zn-S-N-C catalyst exhibits superior ORR activity with half-wave potentials (E1/2) up to 0.774 V in 0.1 M HClO4 and 0.894 V in 0.1 M KOH, good ORR stability with 19- and 4-mV loss in E1/2 values after 10,000 potential cycles in 0.1 M HClO4 and 0.1 M KOH, respectively, and excellent methanol tolerance. The good ORR performance of Zn-S-N-C can be attributed to its enhanced intrinsic ORR activity resulting from the formation of S, N doped carbon and ZnS in Zn-S-N-C, its hierarchically porous structure resulting from the pore-forming roles played by ZnCl2, NaCl and thiourea, and its improved graphitization degree resulting from the added ZnCl2 during Zn-S-N-C synthesis. This work will provide a novel strategy for the synthesis of hierarchically porous Zn, S and N co-doped carbon materials for ORR.
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- Qing-Cheng Cao
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemical Technology of Hubei Province, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemical Technology of Hubei Province, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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Jiang T, Hu H, Lei F, Hu J, Wu M, Ho D. Concurrently Realizing Geometric Confined Growth and Doping of Transition Metals within Graphene Hosts for Bifunctional Electrocatalysts toward a Solid-State Rechargeable Micro-Zn-Air Battery. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:38031-38044. [PMID: 32799437 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c08676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The simultaneous realization of confined growth and doping of transition metals within carbon hosts promises to deliver unusual bifunctional catalytic activity but still remains challenging due to the difficulty in achieving synchronous nucleation and diffusion of metallic ions in a single synthesis step. Herein, we present a simple synthesis strategy capable of concurrently realizing geometric confined growth and doping of transition metals within graphene hosts, demonstrated in Co,N-codoped graphene-confined FeNi nanoparticles (Co,N-GN-FeNi). The obtained Co,N-GN-FeNi can take full advantage of the hierarchy of interactions between the confined-grown FeNi nanoparticles (for high oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity) and the Co,N-codoped graphene hosts (for high oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity). The overall structure is a rationally designed synergy that simultaneously realizes (i) adequate exposure of electroactive sites, (ii) effective protection against corrosion/aggregation of FeNi nanoparticles, and (iii) rapid transport of ions/electrons between the interfaces. As a result, Co,N-GN-FeNi exhibits excellent bifunctional electrocatalytic activity relying on a low ORR/OER subtraction (ΔE = 0.81 V). Subsequent combination with a planar electrode configuration and a solid polymer electrolyte further demonstrates the utilization of Co,N-GN-FeNi as air cathode bifunctional electrocatalysts in a solid-state rechargeable micro-Zn-air battery (SR-MZAB), which exhibits a large open-circuit voltage of 1.39 V, a high power density/specific capacity of 62.3 mW cm-2/763 mAh g-1, excellent durability (126 cycles/42 h), and mechanical flexibility. This work demonstrates an effective synthesis strategy for concurrently realizing geometric confined growth and doping of transition metals within carbon hosts, for enhanced bifunctional catalytic activity toward novel SR-MZABs with high energy efficiency, security, and flexibility for wearable micropower sources.
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- Tongtong Jiang
- School of Physics and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials, Anhui University, Ministry of Education, Hefei 230601, China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials, Anhui University, Ministry of Education, Hefei 230601, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials, Anhui University, Ministry of Education, Hefei 230601, China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials, Anhui University, Ministry of Education, Hefei 230601, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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Kagkoura A, Tagmatarchis N. Carbon Nanohorn-Based Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E1407. [PMID: 32707696 PMCID: PMC7408240 DOI: 10.3390/nano10071407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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In the context of even more growing energy demands, the investigation of alternative environmentally friendly solutions, like fuel cells, is essential. Given their outstanding properties, carbon nanohorns (CNHs) have come forth as promising electrocatalysts within the nanocarbon family. Carbon nanohorns are conical nanostructures made of sp2 carbon sheets that form aggregated superstructures during their synthesis. They require no metal catalyst during their preparation and they are inexpensively produced in industrial quantities, affording a favorable candidate for electrocatalytic reactions. The aim of this article is to provide a comprehensive overview regarding CNHs in the field of electrocatalysis and especially, in oxygen reduction, methanol oxidation, and hydrogen evolution, as well as oxygen evolution from water splitting, underlining the progress made so far, and pointing out the areas where significant improvement can be achieved.
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- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece;
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Song BY, Yao S. Optimization of Sulfurization Process of Cobalt Sulfide and Nitrogen Doped Carbon Material for Boosting the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalytic Activity in Alkaline Medium. Front Chem 2020; 8:314. [PMID: 32411665 PMCID: PMC7199712 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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In order to reduce fuel cell material cost and promote its application, it is urgent to develop non-noble metal materials to replace platinum as the cathode catalysts in fuel cells. The cobalt sulfide and nitrogen co-doped carbon (S-Co-N/C) materials with metal-organic frameworks as precursors have shown good oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalytic activity. Benefiting from the protection of catalytic active sites by sulfur atoms, the stability and alcohol-tolerance of the S-Co-N/C catalyst can be significantly improved. In order to fully understand the effect of the sulfurization process on the properties of the material, zeolite imidazole frameworks (ZIF)-8, and ZIF-67 are used as precursors to prepare a novel material of S-Co-N/C by using a sulfurization-pyrolysis method. Another S-Co-N/C material by using a pyrolysis- sulfurization method is prepared for comparison. The effects of the sulfurization process in the preparation on the morphology, chemical structure, specific surface area, and ORR catalytic activity of the final material are investigated. The experimental results show that the surface of the S-Co-N/C material tends to be rough due to the sulfurization reaction of the metal elements. The porosity of the material is reduced to some extent due to the remaining Zn elements in the final product. Interestingly, some carbon nanotubes are found to be generated on the surface of the S-Co-N/C material because of the synergistic effect of Zn and Co on the carbon material during the pyrolysis process, which is beneficial to accelerate the adsorption of oxygen on the S-Co-N/C surface and the electron transportation during the oxygen reduction reaction. In addition, the generated CoS during the sulfurization process can further protect the Co elements from agglomeration, which can effectively increase the ORR catalytic active sites in the final material. The S-Co-N/C material prepared by the sulfurization-pyrolysis method performs a superior ORR catalytic activity to the one synthesized by the pyrolysis-sulfurization method.
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- Bing-Ye Song
- Key Laboratory of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering of MOE, School of Energy & Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy of MOA, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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Liu S, Wang Z, Hou Q, Zhang X, Zhang A, Zhang L, Wu P, Zhu X, Wei S, Zhou Y. Solid state reaction-enabled in situ construction of ultrafine CoS nanoparticles encapsulated within heteroatom-doped carbon scaffold for high performance sodium-ion batteries. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2020.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Huang N, Yan S, Yang L, Zhang M, Sun P, Lv X, Sun X. Morphology and defect modification on in-situ derived Co9S8-porous nitrogen-doped carbon as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution and reduction. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2020.121185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Zhang W, Zhao X, Zhao Y, Zhang J, Li X, Fang L, Li L. Mo-Doped Zn, Co Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-Derived Co 9S 8 Quantum Dots and MoS 2 Embedded in Three-Dimensional Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanoflake Arrays as an Efficient Trifunctional Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Oxygen Evolution Reaction, and Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:10280-10290. [PMID: 32049479 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b19193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Herein, we first propose a facile strategy to synthesize Co9S8 and MoS2 nanocrystals embedded in porous carbon nanoflake arrays supported on carbon nanofibers (Co9S8-MoS2/N-CNAs@CNFs) by the pyrolysis of Mo-doped Zn, Co zeolitic imidazolate framework grown on carbon nanofibers and subsequent sulfuration. The electrocatalyst shows high and stable electrocatalytic performance, with a half-wave potential of 0.82 V for oxygen reduction reaction and an overpotential at 10 mA cm-2 for oxygen evolution reaction (0.34 V) and hydrogen evolution reaction (0.163 V), which outperform the metal-organic framework-derived transition metal sulfide catalysts reported so far. Furthermore, the Co9S8-MoS2@N-CNAs@CNFs are employed as an air cathode in a liquid-state and all-solid-state zinc-air battery, presenting high power densities of 222 and 96 mW cm-2, respectively. Such excellent catalytic activities are mainly owing to the unique three-dimensional structure and chemical compositions, optimal electronic conductivity, adequate surface area, and the abundance of active sites. Thus, this work provides an important method for designing other metal-organic framework-derived three-dimensional structural sulfide quantum dot multifunctional electrocatalysts for wider application in highly efficient catalysis and energy storage.
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- Wenming Zhang
- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of New Energy Photoelectric Devices, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of New Energy Photoelectric Devices, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Metrology Instrument and System, College of Quality and Technical Supervision, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of New Energy Photoelectric Devices, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Metrology Instrument and System, College of Quality and Technical Supervision, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Metrology Instrument and System, College of Quality and Technical Supervision, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of New Energy Photoelectric Devices, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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Li Y, Cao R, Li L, Tang X, Chu T, Huang B, Yuan K, Chen Y. Simultaneously Integrating Single Atomic Cobalt Sites and Co 9 S 8 Nanoparticles into Hollow Carbon Nanotubes as Trifunctional Electrocatalysts for Zn-Air Batteries to Drive Water Splitting. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1906735. [PMID: 31984632 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201906735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The development of rechargeable metal-air batteries and water electrolyzers are highly constrained by electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). However, the construction of efficient trifunctional electrocatalysts for ORR/OER/HER are highly desirable yet challenging. Herein, hollow carbon nanotubes integrated single cobalt atoms with Co9 S8 nanoparticles (CoSA + Co9 S8 /HCNT) are fabricated by a straightforward in situ self-sacrificing strategy. The structure of the CoSA + Co9 S8 /HCNT are verified by X-ray absorption spectroscopy and aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy. Theoretical calculations and experimental results embrace the synergistic effects between Co9 S8 nanoparticles and single cobalt atoms through optimizing the electronic configuration of the CoN4 active sites to lower the reaction barrier and facilitating the ORR, OER, and HER simultaneously. Consequently, rechargeable liquid and all-solid-state flexible Zn-air batteries based on CoSA + Co9 S8 /HCNT exhibit remarkable stability and excellent power density of 177.33 and 51.85 mW cm-2 , respectively, better than Pt/C + RuO2 counterparts. Moreover, the as-fabricated Zn-air batteries can drive an overall water splitting device assembled with CoSA + Co9 S8 /HCNT and achieve a current density of 10 mA cm-2 at a low voltage of 1.59 V, also superior to Pt/C + RuO2 . Therefore, this work presents a promising approach to an efficient trifunctional electrocatalyst toward practical applications.
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- Yizhe Li
- College of Chemistry/Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- College of Chemistry/Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry/Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry/Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry/Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry/Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry/Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
- Institute of Advanced Scientific Research (iASR), Jiangxi Normal University, 99 Ziyang Avenue, Nanchang, 330022, China
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Lu SJ, Wang ZT, Zhang XH, He ZJ, Tong H, Li YJ, Zheng JC. In Situ-Formed Hollow Cobalt Sulfide Wrapped by Reduced Graphene Oxide as an Anode for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:2671-2678. [PMID: 31899615 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b18931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Transition-metal sulfides have been considered as promising anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to their high theoretical specific capacity and superior electrochemical performance. However, the large volume change during the discharge/charge process causes structural pulverization, resulting in rapid capacity decline and the loss of active materials. Herein, we report Co1-xS hollow spheres formed by in situ growth on reduced graphene oxide layers. When evaluated as an anode material for LIBs, it delivers a specific capacity of 969.8 mAh·g-1 with a high Coulombic efficiency of 96.49% after 90 cycles. Furthermore, a high reversible capacity of 527.2 mAh·g-1 after the 107th cycle at a current density of 2.5 A g-1 is still achieved. The results illustrate that in situ growth on the graphene layers can enhance conductivity and restrain volume expansion of cobalt sulfide compared with ex situ growth.
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- Shi-Jie Lu
- School of Metallurgy and Environment , Central South University , Changsha , Hunan 410083 , China
- National Engineering Laboratory for High Efficiency Recovery of Refractory Nonferrous Metals , Changsha , Hunan 410083 , China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment , Central South University , Changsha , Hunan 410083 , China
- National Engineering Laboratory for High Efficiency Recovery of Refractory Nonferrous Metals , Changsha , Hunan 410083 , China
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering , Washington State University , Pullman , Washington 99164 , United States
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment , Central South University , Changsha , Hunan 410083 , China
- National Engineering Laboratory for High Efficiency Recovery of Refractory Nonferrous Metals , Changsha , Hunan 410083 , China
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering , Donghua University , Shanghai 201620 , China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment , Central South University , Changsha , Hunan 410083 , China
- National Engineering Laboratory for High Efficiency Recovery of Refractory Nonferrous Metals , Changsha , Hunan 410083 , China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment , Central South University , Changsha , Hunan 410083 , China
- National Engineering Laboratory for High Efficiency Recovery of Refractory Nonferrous Metals , Changsha , Hunan 410083 , China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment , Central South University , Changsha , Hunan 410083 , China
- National Engineering Laboratory for High Efficiency Recovery of Refractory Nonferrous Metals , Changsha , Hunan 410083 , China
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Qu X, Shen L, Mao Y, Lin J, Li Y, Li G, Zhang Y, Jiang Y, Sun S. Facile Preparation of Carbon Shells-Coated O-Doped Molybdenum Carbide Nanoparticles as High Selective Electrocatalysts for Nitrogen Reduction Reaction under Ambient Conditions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:31869-31877. [PMID: 31393100 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b09007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) has been considered as a promising alternative to the traditional Haber-Bosch process for the preparation of ammonia (NH3) under ambient conditions. The development of cost-effective electrocatalysts with suppressive activity for hydrogen evolution reaction is critical for improving the efficiency of NRR. Herein, oxygen-containing molybdenum carbides (O-MoC) embedded in nitrogen-doped carbon layers (N-doped carbon) can be easily fabricated by pyrolyzing the chelate of dopamine and molybdate. A rate of NH3 formation of 22.5 μg·h-1·mgcat-1 is obtained at -0.35 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode with a high faradaic efficiency of 25.1% in 0.1 mM HCl + 0.5 M Li2SO4. Notably, the synthesized O-MoC@NC-800 also exhibits high selectivity (no formation of hydrazine) and electrochemical stability. The moderate electron structure induced by the interaction between O-MoC and N-doped carbon shells can effectively weaken the activity of hydrogen evolution reaction and increase the faradaic efficiency of NRR. Additionally, by applying the in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, an associative reaction pathway is proposed on O-MoC@NC-800. This work provides new insights into the rational design of carbon-encapsulated metal nanoparticles as efficient catalysts for NRR at ambient conditions.
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- Ximing Qu
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , People's Republic of China
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Zhang Y, Qiu Y, Ji X, Ma T, Ma Z, Hu PA. Direct Growth of CNTs@CoS x Se 2(1-x) on Carbon Cloth for Overall Water Splitting. CHEMSUSCHEM 2019; 12:3792-3800. [PMID: 31228339 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201901628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Searching for low-cost, high-efficiency, bifunctional, non-noble-metal electrocatalysts for overall water splitting is crucial to renewable energy conversion. Herein, a series of component-controllable CC/CNTs@CoSx Se2(1-x) (CC: carbon cloth, CNT: carbon nanotube) with excellent bifunctional properties in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) were obtained by chemical vapor deposition. In this strategy, the Zif-67 precursor served as a structural inducer, which was directly grown on CC and pyrolyzed with the assistance of melamine to form multi-walled CNT-encapsulated CoSx Se2(1-x) hierarchical nanostructures. Subsequently, the electrocatalytic properties of the as-prepared materials were optimized by adjusting the S/Se molar ratio. Of note is that the lattice distortion caused by the different radii of Se and S generated a polarized electric field for easy adsorption of the intermediate products. The CoOOH generated in situ on the surface of CoSx Se2(1-x) , as well as n- and p-type domains in carbon, synergistically resulted in abundant active sites to boost the electrocatalytic activity. CC/CNTs@CoS0.74 Se0.52 exhibited overpotentials for the HER and OER of 225 and 285 mV, respectively and attained a current density of 10 mA cm-2 in alkaline solution. The as-prepared electrocatalysts could act as both cathode and anode in a water electrolyzer showing a cell voltage of 1.74 V and delivering 10 mA cm-2 , comparable to those of noble-metal-based water electrolyzers.
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- Yuanyuan Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Micro-systems and Micro-structures Manufacturing, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Micro-systems and Micro-structures Manufacturing, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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C Nanoparticles Encapsulated in N‐Doped Hollow Carbon Spheres as Efficient Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction over a Wide pH Range. Chemistry 2019; 25:9650-9657. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201806111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Yin D, Han C, Bo X, Liu J, Guo L. Prussian blue analogues derived iron-cobalt alloy embedded in nitrogen-doped porous carbon nanofibers for efficient oxygen reduction reaction in both alkaline and acidic solutions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 533:578-587. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.08.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 08/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Zhao H, Cheng Y, Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Zhou L, Zhang B. Core–shell hybrid nanowires with Co nanoparticles wrapped in N-doped porous carbon for lightweight microwave absorption. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:15263-15271. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt03447a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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One-dimensional core–shell structured nanowires with Co nanoparticles wrapped in N doped porous carbon were designed as a lightweight, thin and high-performance electromagnetic absorber.
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- Huanqin Zhao
- School of Electronic Science and Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
- P. R. China
- College of Materials Science and Technology
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- College of Materials Science and Technology
- Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Nanjing 210016
- China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
- P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology
- Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Nanjing 210016
- China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
- P. R. China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
- P. R. China
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Xu Y, Chen B, Nie J, Ma G. Reactive template-induced core-shell FeCo@C microspheres as multifunctional electrocatalysts for rechargeable zinc-air batteries. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:17021-17029. [PMID: 29923591 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr02492h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Sluggish kinetics and thermodynamic unfavorability restrict electrocatalysis for energy storage and conversion reactions such as oxygen reduction/evolution and hydrogen evolution reactions. Herein, we report the synthesis and electrochemical performance of novel core-shell nanoparticles@porous carbon microspheres. A unique core-shell architecture of dual-phase FeCo-based nanoparticles@heteroatom-doped carbon microspheres (FeCo@C MS) has been prepared via a two-step carbonization process from a reactive multifunctional core-double shell template. With the advantages of heterogeneous composition and architectural structure, the obtained FeCo@C MS exhibits excellent performances for the electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), which are comparable to those of commercial Pt/C catalyst. As an excellent cathode catalyst of the Zn-air battery (ZAB), FeCo@C MS exhibits high discharge voltage of 1.27 V, high specific capacity of 503 mA h gZn-1, an energy density of 639 W h kgZn-1, and better cycling durability than the battery having a mixture of 20 wt% Pt/C and RuO2. This approach provides a new way to design structures with controlled morphology and excellent multifunctional electrocatalytic activity.
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- Yanting Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China.
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Wu Z, Wang J, Song M, Zhao G, Zhu Y, Fu G, Liu X. Boosting Oxygen Reduction Catalysis with N-doped Carbon Coated Co 9S 8 Microtubes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:25415-25421. [PMID: 29979562 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b07207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Herein, nitrogen-doped carbon coated hollow Co9S8 microtubes (Co9S8@N-C microtubes) are prepared through a facile solvothermal procedure, followed by dopamine polymerization process together with a post-pyrolysis which present excellent electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The Co9S8 within the hollow Co9S8@N-C microtubes presents a well-defined single-crystal structure with dominated (022) plane. To obtain desired electrocatalyst, the annealing temperature and the thickness of carbon layer tuned by changing the dopamine concentration are optimized systematically. The electrochemical results demonstrate that the coordination of the N-doped carbon layer, exposed (022) plane, and hollow architecture of Co9S8 microtubes calcined at 700 °C affords outstanding ORR performance to Co9S8@N-C microtubes. The moderate thickness of the carbon layer is crucial for improving ORR activity of Co9S8@N-C microtubes, while increasing or decreasing the thickness would result in activity decrease. More importantly, the N-doped carbon layer can protect inner Co9S8 from undergoing aggregation and dissolution effectively during the ORR, resulting in excellent electrocatalytic stability.
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- Zexing Wu
- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , Qingdao University of Science & Technology , 53 Zhengzhou Road , 266042 , Qingdao , P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hung Horn , Kowloon , Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , Qingdao University of Science & Technology , 53 Zhengzhou Road , 266042 , Qingdao , P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hung Horn , Kowloon , Hong Kong
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- Department of Applied Physics , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hung Horn , Kowloon , Hong Kong
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , Singapore , 637459 , Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , Qingdao University of Science & Technology , 53 Zhengzhou Road , 266042 , Qingdao , P. R. China
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