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Min A, Park J, Begildayeva T, Theerthagiri J, Arumugam D, Moon CJ, Ramasamy S, Choi MY. Intraphase Switching of Hollow CoCuFe Nanocubes for Efficient Electrochemical Nitrite Reduction to Ammonia. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 39172068 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c09663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
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This study addresses the urgent need to focus on the nitrite reduction reaction (NO2-RR) to ammonia (NH3). A ternary-metal Prussian blue analogue (CoCuFe-PBA) was utilized as the template material, leveraging its tunable electronic properties to synthesize CoCuFe oxide (CoCuFe-O) through controlled calcination. Subsequently, a CoCuFe alloy (CoCuFe-A) was obtained via pulsed laser irradiation in liquids. The electrochemical properties of CoCuFe-O, derived from the PBA crystal structure, demonstrated a high yield of NH4+ at a rate of 555.84 μmol h-1 cm-2, with the highest Faradaic efficiency of 91.8% and a selectivity of 97.3% during a 1-h NO2-RR under an optimized potential of -1.0 V vs. Ag/AgCl. In situ Raman spectroscopy revealed the collaborative role of redox pairs (Co3+/Co2+ and Fe3+/Fe2+) as proton (H+) suppliers, with Cu centers serving as NO2- binders, thereby enhancing the reaction rate. Additionally, theoretical studies confirmed that Fe and Co atoms are more reactive than Cu toward intermediates playing crucial roles in hydrogenation, while Cu primarily activates NO owing to hydrogenation by the Fe and Co atoms and a high kinetic barrier in H2O* adsorption. This comprehensive investigation provides valuable insights into the electrochemical NO2-RR, establishing a foundation for efficient and sustainable NH3 synthesis strategies.
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- Ahreum Min
- Core-Facility Center for Photochemistry & Nanomaterials, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry (BK21 FOUR), Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry (BK21 FOUR), Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry (BK21 FOUR), Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Molecular Simulation Laboratory, Department of Physics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Core-Facility Center for Photochemistry & Nanomaterials, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Molecular Simulation Laboratory, Department of Physics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Core-Facility Center for Photochemistry & Nanomaterials, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry (BK21 FOUR), Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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Li X, Niu Z, Niu M, Wang J, Cao D, Zeng X. Single Atom Ru Doped Ni 2P/Fe 3P Heterostructure for Boosting Hydrogen Evolution for Water Splitting. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2311335. [PMID: 38286638 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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Modulating the chemical composition and structure has been considered as one of the most promising strategies for developing high-efficient water splitting catalysts. Here, a single-atom Ru doped Ni2P/Fe3P catalyst is synthesized by introducing the dispersed Ru atoms to adjust Ni2P/Fe3P heterostructure. Single atom Ru provides effective hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) active sites for boosting catalytic activities. The catalyst with only 0.2 wt.% content of Ru exhibits an overpotential of 19.3 mV at 10 mA cm-2, which is obviously lower than 146.1 mV of Ni2P/Fe3P. Notably, an alkaline overall water electrolyzer based on Ru-Ni2P/Fe3P catalysts achieves a cell voltage of 1.47 V and operates over 600 h at 10 mA cm-2, which is superior to that of benchmark RuO2//Pt/C (1.61 V). The theoretical calculations further confirm that Ru single atom doping can effectively optimize the hydrogen/water adsorption free energy of the active site and therefore improve the HER activity of heterostructure. This work provides a valuable reference to design high-activity and durability catalyst for water splitting through the double modulation of interface-effect and atomic doping.
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- Xiuhui Li
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
- Research Center of the Ministry of Education for High Gravity Engineering and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
- Research Center of the Ministry of Education for High Gravity Engineering and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-fibers and Eco-textiles, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
- Research Center of the Ministry of Education for High Gravity Engineering and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
- Research Center of the Ministry of Education for High Gravity Engineering and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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Pan X, Zhu R, Zhao L, Ma H, Qiu Z, Gong X, Sun M. Peroxymonosulfate activation by iron-cobalt bimetallic phosphide modified nickel foam for efficient dye degradation. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 258:119420. [PMID: 38885825 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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Novel catalysts with multiple active sites and rapid separation are required to effectively activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for the removal of organic pollutants from water. Therefore, an integrated catalyst for PMS activation was developed by directly forming Co-Fe Prussian blue analogs on a three-dimensional porous nickel foam (NF), which were subsequently phosphorylated to obtain cobalt-iron bimetallic phosphide (FeCoP@NF). The FeCoP@NF/PMS system efficiently degraded dye wastewater within 20 min. The system exhibited excellent catalytic degradation over a broad pH range and at high dye concentrations due to the presence of unique asymmetrically charged Coa+ and Pb- dual active sites formed by cobalt phosphides within FeCoP@NF. These active sites significantly enhanced the catalytic activity of PMS. The activation mechanism of PMS involves phosphorylation that accelerates electron transfer from FeCoP@NF to PMS, to generate SO4·-, ·OH, O2·-, and 1O2 active species. Three-dimensional FeCoP@NF could be readily recycled and showed good stability for PMS activation. In this study, a highly efficient, stable, and readily recyclable integrated catalyst was developed. This catalyst system effectively resolves the separation and recovery issues associated with conventional powder catalysts and has a wide range of potential applications in wastewater treatment.
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- Xiaofang Pan
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610066, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610066, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610066, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610066, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610066, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610066, China; Sichuan Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Persistent Pollutant Wastewater Treatment, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610066, China; Key Laboratory of Land Resources Evaluation and Monitoring in Southwest, Ministry of Education, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, 610068, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610066, China; Sichuan Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Persistent Pollutant Wastewater Treatment, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610066, China; Key Laboratory of Land Resources Evaluation and Monitoring in Southwest, Ministry of Education, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, 610068, China.
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Zhang P, Liu S, Zhou J, Zhou L, Li B, Li S, Wu X, Chen Y, Li X, Sheng X, Liu Y, Jiang J. Co-Adjusting d-Band Center of Fe to Accelerate Proton Coupling for Efficient Oxygen Electrocatalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2307662. [PMID: 38072770 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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The problem in d-band center modulation of transition metal-based catalysts for the rate-determining steps of oxygen conversion is an obstacle to boost the electrocatalytic activity by accelerating proton coupling. Herein, the Co doping to FeP is adopted to modify the d-band center of Fe. Optimized Fe sites accelerate the proton coupling of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) on N-doped wood-derived carbon through promoting water dissociation. In situ generated Fe sites optimize the adsorption of oxygen-related intermediates of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) on CoFeP NPs. Superior catalytic activity toward ORR (half-wave potential of 0.88 V) and OER (overpotential of 300 mV at 10 mA cm-2) express an unprecedented level in carbon-based transition metal-phosphide catalysts. The liquid zinc-air battery presents an outstanding cycling stability of 800 h (2400 cycles). This research offers a newfangled perception on designing highly efficient carbon-based bifunctional catalysts for ORR and OER.
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- Pengxiang Zhang
- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, 63 Agriculture Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, 63 Agriculture Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, 63 Agriculture Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710062, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, 63 Agriculture Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, 63 Agriculture Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, 63 Agriculture Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF), Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF), Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
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Wei L, Meng D, Mao S, Wu X, Huang H, Jiang Q, Tang J. Unlocking the Potential of Amorphous Prussian Blue with Highly Active Mn Sites at Room Temperature for Impressive Oxygen Evolution Reaction and Super Capacitor Electrochemical Performance. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2303946. [PMID: 37806767 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202303946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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The key to increasing the rate of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) lies in accelerated four-electron dynamics, while the key to facilitating the development of supercapacitors lies in the design of electrode materials. This paper synthesized manganese-iron Prussian blue (MnFe-PBA@IF) at room temperature, and hexagonal concave structures w ere prepared using a fast-reducing matrix. Interestingly, MnFe-PBA@IF has an amorphous structure favorable to exposing more active surfaces. According to Gibbs free energy calculations on MnFe-PBA, charge depletion of manganese atoms can greatly enhance the adsorption of electron-rich oxygen-containing groups on the surface. Furthermore, the overpotential in 1 m KOH is 280 mV. Also, it can be used as a supercapacitor with a stable operating voltage range of -0.9-0 V and a specific capacity of 1260 F g-1 . This work provides new insights into the synthesis of OER catalysts for Prussian blue ferromanganese at room temperature. Non-gold-bonded adsorption, highly active metal centers and active surfaces are the underlying reasons for the superior performance of supercapacitors. Therefore, Prussian blue with good energy storage performance and high active surface can be used as multifunctional energy storage and conversion electrodes.
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- Lihai Wei
- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 206000, P. R. China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 206000, P. R. China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 206000, P. R. China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 206000, P. R. China
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Zeng Z, Wu S, Huang X, Wei Z. Electrochemical Oxidation of Furfural on NiMoP/NF: Boosting Current Density with Enhanced Adsorption of Oxygenates. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2305462. [PMID: 37715105 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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Substituting the low-value oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with thermodynamically more favored organic oxidation such as furfural oxidation reaction (FOR) is regarded as a perspective approach to decrease energy cost of hydrogen evolution from water splitting. However, the kinetic of FOR can be even more sluggish than OER under large current density. In this work, a strategy is proposed to accelerate FOR by enhancing the adsorption of oxygenates on active sites. Over the prepared NiMoP/NF anode, only 1.46 V versus RHE is required in furfural solution to achieve 500 mA cm-2 , significantly better than the OER activity over commercial RuO2 /NF under the same current density (1.57 V vs RHE).
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- Zhiwei Zeng
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, No 55 South Daxuecheng Rd, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, No 55 South Daxuecheng Rd, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, No 55 South Daxuecheng Rd, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, No 55 South Daxuecheng Rd, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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Xu S, Guo M, Fang Z, Wang Y, Li H, Chang H, Zhou G, Gu S. Multifunctional Catalytic Hierarchical Interfaces of Ni 12 P 5 -Ni 2 P Porous Nanosheets Enabled Both Sulfides Reaction Promotion and Li-Dendrite Suppression for High-Performance Li-S Full Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2304618. [PMID: 37635111 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202304618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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The development of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries is very promising and yet faces the issues of hindered polysulfides conversion and Li dendrite growth. Different from using different materials strategies to overcome these two types of problems, here multifunctional catalytic hierarchical interfaces of Ni12 P5 -Ni2 P porous nanosheets formed by Ni2 P partially in situ converted from Ni12 P5 are proposed. The unique electronic structure in the interface endows Ni12 P5 -Ni2 P effective electrocatalysis effect toward both sulfides' reduction and oxidation through reducing Gibbs free energies, indicating a bidirectional conversion acceleration. Importantly, Ni12 P5 -Ni2 P porous nanosheets with hierarchical interfaces also reduced the Li nucleation energy barrier, and a dendrite-free Li deposition is realized during the overall Li deposition and stripping steps. To this end, Ni12 P5 -Ni2 P decorated carbon nanotube/S cathode showing a high capacity of over 1500 mAh g-1 , and a high rate capability of 8 C. Moreover, the coin full cell delivered a high capacity of 1345 mAh g-1 at 0.2 C and the pouch full cell delivered a high capacity of 1114 mAh g-1 at 0.2 C with high electrochemical stability during 180° bending. This work inspires the exploration of hierarchical structures of 2D materials with catalytically active interfaces to improve the electrochemistry of Li-S full battery.
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- Shuzheng Xu
- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-Scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-Scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-Scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-Scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, China
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- Liuzhou Key Laboratory for New Energy Vehicle Power Lithium Battery, School of Microelectronics and Materials Engineering, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, 545006, China
- Quantum-Nano Matter and Device Lab, State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Liuzhou Key Laboratory for New Energy Vehicle Power Lithium Battery, School of Microelectronics and Materials Engineering, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, 545006, China
- Quantum-Nano Matter and Device Lab, State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-Scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-Scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, China
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Kawashima K, Márquez RA, Smith LA, Vaidyula RR, Carrasco-Jaim OA, Wang Z, Son YJ, Cao CL, Mullins CB. A Review of Transition Metal Boride, Carbide, Pnictide, and Chalcogenide Water Oxidation Electrocatalysts. Chem Rev 2023. [PMID: 37967475 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Transition metal borides, carbides, pnictides, and chalcogenides (X-ides) have emerged as a class of materials for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Because of their high earth abundance, electrical conductivity, and OER performance, these electrocatalysts have the potential to enable the practical application of green energy conversion and storage. Under OER potentials, X-ide electrocatalysts demonstrate various degrees of oxidation resistance due to their differences in chemical composition, crystal structure, and morphology. Depending on their resistance to oxidation, these catalysts will fall into one of three post-OER electrocatalyst categories: fully oxidized oxide/(oxy)hydroxide material, partially oxidized core@shell structure, and unoxidized material. In the past ten years (from 2013 to 2022), over 890 peer-reviewed research papers have focused on X-ide OER electrocatalysts. Previous review papers have provided limited conclusions and have omitted the significance of "catalytically active sites/species/phases" in X-ide OER electrocatalysts. In this review, a comprehensive summary of (i) experimental parameters (e.g., substrates, electrocatalyst loading amounts, geometric overpotentials, Tafel slopes, etc.) and (ii) electrochemical stability tests and post-analyses in X-ide OER electrocatalyst publications from 2013 to 2022 is provided. Both mono and polyanion X-ides are discussed and classified with respect to their material transformation during the OER. Special analytical techniques employed to study X-ide reconstruction are also evaluated. Additionally, future challenges and questions yet to be answered are provided in each section. This review aims to provide researchers with a toolkit to approach X-ide OER electrocatalyst research and to showcase necessary avenues for future investigation.
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- Kenta Kawashima
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
- Center for Electrochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
- H2@UT, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Xing M, Qiao Z, Niu Z, Wang S, Liu Z, Cao D. Strain Engineering of the NiTe/Ni 2P Heterostructure to Boost the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:40428-40437. [PMID: 37585563 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c06602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Discovering highly efficient and stable non-precious metal catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is crucial for energy conversion in water splitting. However, preparing high-performance OER catalysts and elucidating the structural changes in the process are still challenging. Herein, we synthesize the NiTe/Ni2P heterostructure and demonstrate the strain engineering of NiTe/Ni2P via the lattice incompatibility between the phosphide and the telluride. The strain engineering of the NiTe/Ni2P heterostructure not only significantly boosts the OER activity but also effectively stabilizes the intrinsic structure of the catalyst after the OER process by using the in situ-produced metal salt as a protection layer. After the OER stability test, no oxyhydroxide phase is observed, and in situ Raman spectroscopy reveals that a voltage-dependent phase transition appears during the OER, which is different from most previously reported Ni-based catalysts, for which the generation of irreversible NiOOH occurs after the OER. Density functional theory calculations further reveal that the tensile strain of Ni2P will inhibit the presence of irreversible phase transitions of Ni2P into NiOOH due to the weak adsorption ability of the oxygen species caused by strain engineering. In short, this work opens a new gate for using strain nanotechnology to design high-performance OER catalysts.
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- Minghui Xing
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Li HN, Li D, Hao TT, Sun YY, Suen NT. Balance between Activity and Stability of Single Metal and Intermetallic Compounds for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Inorg Chem 2023. [PMID: 37490593 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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The higher population of the antibonding state around the Fermi level will result in better activity yet lower stability of HER (Re vs Ru metal). There seems to be a limitation or balance for using a single metal since the bonding scheme of a single metal is relatively simple. Combining Re (strong bonding), Ru (HER active), and Zr metal (corrosion-resistant) grants ternary intermetallic compound ZrRe1.75Ru025, exhibiting excellent HER activity and stability in acidic and alkaline electrolytes. The overpotential at a current density of 10 mA/cm2 (η10) for ZrRe1.75Ru025 is much lower compared to that of ZrRe2. Although the HER activity of ZrRe1.75Ru025 is not comparable to that of ZrRu2, it demonstrates outstanding HER stability, while the current density of ZrRu2 is over ca. 16% after 6 h. This suggests that intermetallic compounds can break the constraint between activity and stability in a single metal for HER, which may be applied in other fields as well.
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- Hao-Nan Li
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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Wang T, He H, Meng Z, Li S, Xu M, Liu X, Zhang Y, Liu M, Feng M. Magnetic Field-Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution on a Mixed-Valent Cobalt-Modulated LaCoO 3 Catalyst. Chemphyschem 2023; 24:e202200845. [PMID: 36426857 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202200845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Extensive efforts to enhance the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalytic performance of transition metal oxides mainly concentrate on the extrinsic morphology tailoring, lattice doping, and electrode interface optimizing. Nevertheless, little room is left for performance improvement using these methods and an obvious gap still exists compared to the precious metal catalysts. In this work, a novel "mixed-valent cobalt modulation" strategy is presented to enhance the electrocatalytic OER of perovskite LaCoO3 (LCO) oxide. The valence transition of cobalt is realized by ethylenediamine post reduction procedure at room temperature, which further induces the variation of magnetic properties for LCO catalyst. The optimized LCO catalyst with Co2+ /Co3+ of 1.98 % exhibits the best OER activity, and the overpotential at 10 mA cm-2 current density is decreased by 170 mV compared pristine LCO. Impressively, the ferromagnetic LCO catalyst can perform magnetic OER enhancement. By application of an external magnetic field, the overpotential of LCO at 10 mA cm-2 can be further decreased by 20 mV compared to that of under zero magnetic field, which arises from the enhanced energy states of electrons and accelerated electron transfer process driven by magnetic field. Our findings may provide a promising strategy to break the bottleneck for further enhancement of OER performance.
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- Ting Wang
- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Normal University, 130103, Changchun (P. R., China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Normal University, 130103, Changchun (P. R., China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Normal University, 130103, Changchun (P. R., China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Normal University, 130103, Changchun (P. R., China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Normal University, 130103, Changchun (P. R., China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Normal University, 130103, Changchun (P. R., China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Normal University, 130103, Changchun (P. R., China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Normal University, 130103, Changchun (P. R., China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Normal University, 130103, Changchun (P. R., China
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Tang X, Wei Y, Zhai W, Wu Y, Hu T, Yuan K, Chen Y. Carbon Nanocage with Maximum Utilization of Atomically Dispersed Iron as Efficient Oxygen Electroreduction Nanoreactor. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2208942. [PMID: 36349885 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202208942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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As key parameters of electrocatalysts, the density and utilization of active sites determine the electrocatalytic performance toward oxygen reduction reaction. Unfortunately, prevalent oxygen electrocatalysts fail to maximize the utilization of active sites due to inappropriate nanostructural design. Herein, a nano-emulsion induced polymerization self-assembly strategy is employed to prepare hierarchical meso-/microporous N/S co-doped carbon nanocage with atomically dispersed FeN4 (denoted as Meso/Micro-FeNSC). In situ scanning electrochemical microscopy technology reveals the density of available active sites for Meso/Micro-FeNSC reach to 3.57 × 1014 sites cm-2 , representing more than threefold improvement compared to micropore-dominant Micro-FeNSC counterpart (1.07 × 1014 sites cm-2 ). Additionally, the turnover frequency of Meso/Micro-FeNSC is also improved to 0.69 from 0.50 e- site-1 s-1 for Micro-FeNSC. These properties motivate Meso/Micro-FeNSC as efficient oxygen electroreduction electrocatalyst, in terms of outstanding half-wave potential (0.91 V), remarkable kinetic mass specific activity (68.65 A g-1 ), and excellent robustness. The assembled Zn-air batteries with Meso/Micro-FeNSC deliver high peak power density (264.34 mW cm-2 ), large specific capacity (814.09 mA h g-1 ), and long cycle life (>200 h). This work sheds lights on quantifying active site density and the significance of maximum utilization of active sites for rational design of advanced catalysts.
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- Xiannong Tang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
- School of Physics and Materials Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis/Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
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Prussian blue analogue assisted formation of iron doped CoNiSe2 nanosheet arrays for efficient oxygen evolution reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 626:68-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.06.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Yang B, Chang X, Ding X, Ma X, Zhang M. One-dimensional Ni2P/Mn2O3 nanostructures with enhanced oxygen evolution reaction activity. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 623:196-204. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.05.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Zhang Y, Qi L. MOF-derived nanoarrays as advanced electrocatalysts for water splitting. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:12196-12218. [PMID: 35968835 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr03411e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Developing efficient, nanostructured electrocatalysts with the desired compositions and structures is of great significance for improving the efficiency of water splitting toward hydrogen production. In this regard, metal-organic framework (MOF) derived nanoarrays have attracted great attention as promising electrocatalysts because of their diverse compositions and adjustable structures. In this review, the recent progress in MOF-derived nanoarrays for electrochemical water splitting is summarized, highlighting the structural design of the MOF-derived nanoarrays and the electrocatalytic performance of the derived composite carbon materials, oxides, hydroxides, sulfides, and phosphides. In particular, the structure-performance relationships of the MOF-derived nanoarrays and the modulation strategies toward enhanced catalytic activity for both the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are discussed, providing insights into the development of advanced catalysts for the HER and OER. The challenges and prospects in this promising field for future industrial applications are also addressed.
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- Yujing Zhang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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Li X, Zhang Z, Shen M, Wang Z, Zheng R, Sun H, Liu Y, Wang D, Liu C. Highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction enabled by phosphorus-boron facilitating surface reconstruction of amorphous high-entropy materials. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 628:242-251. [PMID: 35998450 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.08.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Efficient, cost-effective and durable electrocatalysts are highly required to overcome the slow kinetics and high overpotential of oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Here we report a series of novel amorphous high-entropy borophosphate catalysts FeCoNiMBPOx (M = Mg, Al, Cr, Mn) prepared by a low-temperature reduction method. The leaching of boron and phosphorus accelerates the surface self-reconstruction of FeCoNiMnBPOx, and the subsequently formed high-oxidation-state metal-OOH species is beneficial to improve the catalyst performance. Moreover, the unique amorphous structure with abundant defects provides more active sites for OER. As a return, all the samples exhibit excellent OER activity and stability. Among them, FeCoNiMnBPOx with the highest conductivity and the largest electrochemical active surface area (ECSA) exhibits the best electrocatalytic performance, requiring only low overpotentials of 248 mV and 294 mV to reach current densities of 10 mA cm-2 and 100 mA cm-2, respectively. This sample also shows an exceptional durability for 50 h without a significant increase in potential, which is superior to that of the benchmark RuO2 electrocatalyst. The combination of the adsorbate evolution mechanism (AEM) and the lattice oxygen-mediated mechanism (LOM) are responsible for the excellent catalyst performance. This work provides new ideas for designing high-activity multiple-element catalysts.
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- Xinglong Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, PR China; School of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, PR China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, PR China; School of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, PR China
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- School of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, PR China; School of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, PR China; School of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, PR China.
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- Department of Physics and Oxide Research Center, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin 17035, Republic of Korea
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Guan SJ, Zhang P, Ji SJ, Cao Y, Suen NT. Function of Internal and External Fe in a Ni-Based Precatalyst System Toward Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:12772-12780. [PMID: 35929738 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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It is well known that the "iron" impurity will influence the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in an alkaline electrolyte, especially for the Ni-based electrocatalyst. Many research studies have investigated the function of Fe in the OER active phase, such as M(OH)2/MOOH (M = Ni and/or Fe), while, surprisingly, very few studies have examined the function of Fe in the "precatalyst" system. Accordingly, in this work, the Ni3-xFexP (x = 0, 0.5, 1) series as an Ni-based precatalyst was employed to inspect the function of internal and external Fe in the Ni-based precatalyst system. It was realized that the sample with internal Fe (i.e., Ni2.5Fe0.5P and Ni2FeP) exhibits efficient OER activity compared to that of the Fe-free one (i.e., Ni3P) owing to the large amount of active M(OH)2/MOOH formed on the surface. This indicates that the internal Fe in the present system may have the ability to facilitate the phase transformation; it was later rationalized from electronic structural calculations that the d band center of the internal Fe (middle transition metal) and Ni (late transition metal) holds the key for this observation. Adding excessive ferrous chloride tetrahydrate (FeCl2·4H2O) as the external Fe in the electrolyte will greatly improve the OER performances for Ni3P; nevertheless, that the OER activity of Ni2FeP is still much superior than that of Ni3P corroborates the fact that the Fe impurity is not the only reason for the elevated OER activity of Ni2FeP and that internal Fe is also critical to the phase transformation as well as OER performance.
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- Si-Jia Guan
- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225000, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, P. R. China
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Zhang N, Amorim I, Liu L. Multimetallic transition metal phosphide nanostructures for supercapacitors and electrochemical water splitting. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 33:432004. [PMID: 35820404 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac8060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Transition metal phosphides (TMPs) have recently emerged as an important class of functional materials and been demonstrated to be outstanding supercapacitor electrode materials and catalysts for electrochemical water splitting. While extensive investigations have been devoted to monometallic TMPs, multimetallic TMPs have lately proved to show enhanced electrochemical performance compared to their monometallic counterparts, thanks to the synergistic effect between different transition metal species. This topical review summarizes recent advance in the synthesis of new multimetallic TMP nanostructures, with particular focus on their applications in supercapacitors and electrochemical water splitting. Both experimental reports and theoretical understanding of the synergy between transition metal species are comprehensively reviewed, and perspectives of future research on TMP-based materials for these specific applications are outlined.
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- Nan Zhang
- Clean Energy Cluster, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
- School of Materials, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518100, People's Republic of China
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- Clean Energy Cluster, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
- Centre of Chemistry, University of Minho, Gualtar Campus, Braga, 4710-057, Portugal
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- Clean Energy Cluster, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, People's Republic of China
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Zhang P, Liu Y, Wang S, Zhou L, Liu T, Sun K, Cao H, Jiang J, Wu X, Li B. Wood-Derived Monolithic Catalysts with the Ability of Activating Water Molecules for Oxygen Electrocatalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2202725. [PMID: 35871557 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202202725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 07/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is the key reaction on cathode of rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs). However, the lack of protons in alkaline conditions limits the rate of ORR. Herein, an activating water strategy is proposed to promote oxygen electrocatalytic activity by enhancing the proton production from water dissociation. FeP nanoparticles (NPs) are coupled on N-doped wood-derived catalytically active carbon (FeP-NWCC) to associate bifunctional active sites. In alkaline, FeP-NWCC possesses outstanding catalytic activities toward ORR (E1/2 = 0.86 V) and Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) (overpotential is 310 mV at 10 mA cm-2 ). The liquid ZABs assembled by FeP-NWCC deliver superior peak power density (144 mW cm-2 ) and cycle stability (over 450 h). The quasi-solid-state ZABs based on FeP-NWCC also display excellent performances. Theoretical calculation illustrates that the superb bifunctional performance of FeP-NWCC results from the elevated dissociation efficiency of water via FeP NPs to assist the oxygen catalytic process. The strategy of activating water provides a new perspective for the design of ORR/OER bifunctional catalysts. This work is a model for the application of forest biomass.
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- Pengxiang Zhang
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, 63 Agriculture Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, P. R. China
- Institute of Chemistry Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical Utilization, 16 Suojinwucun, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, 453003, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical Utilization, 16 Suojinwucun, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical Utilization, 16 Suojinwucun, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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Xia L, Jiang W, Hartmann H, Mayer J, Lehnert W, Shviro M. Multistep Sulfur Leaching for the Development of a Highly Efficient and Stable NiS x/Ni(OH) 2/NiOOH Electrocatalyst for Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:19397-19408. [PMID: 35452215 PMCID: PMC9073836 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c01302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Nickel (poly)sulfides have been widely studied as anodic catalysts for alkaline water electrolysis owing to their diverse morphologies, high catalytic activities in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and low cost. To utilize low-cost and high-efficiency polysulfides with industry-relevant cycling stability, we develop a Ni-rich NiSx/Ni(OH)2/NiOOH catalyst derived from NiS2/Ni3S4 nanocubes. Ni-rich NiSx/Ni(OH)2/NiOOH shows improved OER catalytic activity (η = 374 mV@50 mA cm-2) and stability (0.1% voltage increase) after 65 h of a galvanostatic test at 10 mA cm-2 compared with commercial Ni/NiO and hydrothermally synthesized Ni(OH)2 (both show η > 460 mV@50 mA cm-2 along with 4.40 and 1.92% voltage increase, respectively). A water-splitting electrolyzer based on Pt/C||AF1-HNN8-50||NiSx/Ni(OH)2/NiOOH exhibits a current density of 1800 mA cm-2 at 2.0 V and 500 h high-rate stability at 1000 mA cm-2 with negligible attenuation of only 0.12 mV h-1. This work provides an understanding of truly stable species, intrinsic active phases of Ni polysulfides, their high-rate stability in a real cell, and sheds light on the development of stable chalcogenide-based anodic electrocatalysts for anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE).
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- Lu Xia
- Institute
of Energy and Climate Research, Electrochemical Process Engineering
(IEK-14), Forschungszentrum Jülich
GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Faculty
of Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, 52062 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute
of Energy and Climate Research, Electrochemical Process Engineering
(IEK-14), Forschungszentrum Jülich
GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Faculty
of Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, 52062 Aachen, Germany
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- Central
Institute for Engineering, Electronics and Analytics (ZEA-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- ER-C
2, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- GFE, RWTH Aachen
University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute
of Energy and Climate Research, Electrochemical Process Engineering
(IEK-14), Forschungszentrum Jülich
GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Faculty
of Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, 52062 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute
of Energy and Climate Research, Electrochemical Process Engineering
(IEK-14), Forschungszentrum Jülich
GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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In-system synthesize Fe nanodots-doped Ni hydroxide nanoflakes on Ni foam for efficient oxygen evolution catalysis. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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He B, Zhang Q, Pan Z, Li L, Li C, Ling Y, Wang Z, Chen M, Wang Z, Yao Y, Li Q, Sun L, Wang J, Wei L. Freestanding Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Derivatives: An Emerging Platform for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion. Chem Rev 2022; 122:10087-10125. [PMID: 35446541 PMCID: PMC9185689 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Metal–organic
frameworks (MOFs) have recently emerged as
ideal electrode materials and precursors for electrochemical energy
storage and conversion (EESC) owing to their large specific surface
areas, highly tunable porosities, abundant active sites, and diversified
choices of metal nodes and organic linkers. Both MOF-based and MOF-derived
materials in powder form have been widely investigated in relation
to their synthesis methods, structure and morphology controls, and
performance advantages in targeted applications. However, to engage
them for energy applications, both binders and additives would be
required to form postprocessed electrodes, fundamentally eliminating
some of the active sites and thus degrading the superior effects of
the MOF-based/derived materials. The advancement of freestanding electrodes
provides a new promising platform for MOF-based/derived materials
in EESC thanks to their apparent merits, including fast electron/charge
transmission and seamless contact between active materials and current
collectors. Benefiting from the synergistic effect of freestanding
structures and MOF-based/derived materials, outstanding electrochemical
performance in EESC can be achieved, stimulating the increasing enthusiasm
in recent years. This review provides a timely and comprehensive overview
on the structural features and fabrication techniques of freestanding
MOF-based/derived electrodes. Then, the latest advances in freestanding
MOF-based/derived electrodes are summarized from electrochemical energy
storage devices to electrocatalysis. Finally, insights into the currently
faced challenges and further perspectives on these feasible solutions
of freestanding MOF-based/derived electrodes for EESC are discussed,
aiming at providing a new set of guidance to promote their further
development in scale-up production and commercial applications.
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- Bing He
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China.,Division of Nanomaterials and Jiangxi Key Lab of Carbonene Materials, Jiangxi Institute of Nanotechnology, Nanchang 330200, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574 Singapore
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- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of New Optoelectronic Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, 436 Xian'ge Road, Anyang 455000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574 Singapore.,Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*Star, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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Xiang R, Nong Y, Song K, Li M, Wang X. Hierarchical Fe Doped Co Oxide/Hydroxide Nanosheet Arrays as Highly Efficient Oxygen Evolution Catalysts Prepared by Hydrothermal Etching of FeCo Prussian Blue Analogue. Eur J Inorg Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202200111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Rui Xiang
- Chongqing University of Science and Technology - New Campus: Chongqing University of Science and Technology Chemisty and Chemical Engneering No. 20, East University town road, Shapingba district 401331 Chongqing CHINA
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- Chongqing University of Science and Technology - New Campus: Chongqing University of Science and Technology Colledge of Chemisty and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Chongqing University of Science and Technology - New Campus: Chongqing University of Science and Technology Colledge of Chemisty and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Chongqing University of Science and Technology - New Campus: Chongqing University of Science and Technology Colledge of Chemisty and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Chongqing University of Science and Technology - New Campus: Chongqing University of Science and Technology Colledge of Chemisty and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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Abuzalat O, Tantawy H, Basuni M, Alkordi MH, Baraka A. Designing bimetallic zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) for aqueous catalysis: Co/Zn-ZIF-8 as a cyclic-durable catalyst for hydrogen peroxide oxidative decomposition of organic dyes in water. RSC Adv 2022; 12:6025-6036. [PMID: 35424567 PMCID: PMC8981819 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra00218c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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ZIF-8 is well known hybrid material that is self-assembled from inorganic and organic moieties. It has several potential applications due to its unique structure. One of these potential applications is in advanced oxidation processes (AOP) via a heterogeneous catalysis system. The use of modified ZIF-8/H2O2 for the destruction of the azo dye methyl orange (MO) is presented in this work to explore its efficacy. This work presents the bimetallic Co/Zn-ZIF-8 as an efficient catalyst to promote H2O2 oxidation of the MO dye. Co/Zn-ZIF-8 was synthesized through a hydrothermal process, and the pristine structure was confirmed using XRD, FTIR, and XPS. The Co/Zn-ZIF-8/H2O2 system successfully decolorized MO at the selected pH 6.5. It was found that more than 90% of MO (10 ppm) was degraded within only about 50 minutes. Proposed radical and redox mechanisms are presented for H2O2 decomposition where the redox mechanism is suggested to predominate via a Co(ii)/Co(iii) redox consecutive cyclic process.
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- Osama Abuzalat
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Military Technical College Cairo Egypt
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Military Technical College Cairo Egypt
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- Center for Materials Science, Zewail City of Science and Technology Giza 12578 Egypt
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- Center for Materials Science, Zewail City of Science and Technology Giza 12578 Egypt
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Military Technical College Cairo Egypt
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An X, Quan L, Liu J, Tang Q, Lan H, Liu H. Mo,Fe-codoped metal phosphide nanosheets derived from Prussian blue analogues for efficient overall water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 615:456-464. [PMID: 35150953 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Designing non-precious electrocatalysts with multiple active centers and durability toward overall water splitting is of great significance for storing renewable energy. This study reports a low-cost Mo, Fe codoped NiCoPx electrocatalysts derived from Co-Fe Prussian blue analogue and following phosphorization process. Benefitted from the optimized electronic configuration, hierarchical structure and abundant active sites, the Mo,Fe-NiCoPx/NF electrode has shown competitive oxygen evolution reaction (ƞ10 = 197 mV) and hydrogen evolution reaction performance (ƞ10 = 99 mV) when the current density is 10 mA cm-2 in 1 M KOH solution. Moreover, the integrated water splitting device assembled by Mo,Fe-NiCoPx/NF as both anode and cathode only needs a voltage of 1.545 V to reach 10 mA cm-2. Density functional theory results further confirm that the Mo, Fe codoped heterostructure can synergistically optimize the d-band center and Gibbs free energy during electrocatalytic processes, thus accelerating the kinetics of electrochemical water splitting. This work demonstrates the importance of rational combination of metal doping and interface engineering for advanced catalytic materials.
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- Xiaoqiang An
- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Wu X, Ru Y, Bai Y, Zhang G, Shi Y, Pang H. PBA composites and their derivatives in energy and environmental applications. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Sadeghi E, Peighambardoust NS, Aydemir U. Tailoring the Morphology of Cost-Effective Vanadium Diboride Through Cobalt Substitution for Highly Efficient Alkaline Water Oxidation. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:19457-19466. [PMID: 34855373 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Design and development of efficient, economical, and durable electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are of key importance for the realization of electrocatalytic water splitting. To date, VB2 and its derivatives have not been considered as electrocatalysts for water oxidation. Herein, we developed a series of electrocatalysts with a formal composition of V1-xCoxB2 (x = 0, 0.05, 0.1, and 0.2) and employed them in an oxygen-evolving reaction. The incorporation of Co into the VB2 structure caused a dramatic transformation in the morphology, resulting in a super low overpotential of 200 mV at 10 mA cm-2 for V0.9Co0.1B2 and displaying much greater performance compared to the noble-metal catalyst RuO2 (290 mV). The longevity of the best-performing sample was assessed through the exposure to the current density of 10 mA cm-2, showing relative durability after 12 h under 1 M KOH conditions. The Faradaic efficiency tests corroborated the initiation of OER at 1.45 V (vs RHE) and suggested a potential region of 1.50-1.55 V (vs RHE) as the practical OER region. The facile electron transfer between metal(s)-metalloid, high specific surface area, and availability of active oxy-hydroxy species on the surface were identified as the major contributors to this superior OER performance.
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- Ebrahim Sadeghi
- Koç University Boron and Advanced Materials Application and Research Center (KUBAM), Sariyer, Istanbul 34450, Turkey.,Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering, Koç University, Sariyer, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
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- Koç University Boron and Advanced Materials Application and Research Center (KUBAM), Sariyer, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
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- Koç University Boron and Advanced Materials Application and Research Center (KUBAM), Sariyer, Istanbul 34450, Turkey.,Department of Chemistry, Koç University, Sariyer, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
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Sun S, Wang Z, Meng S, Yu R, Jiang D, Chen M. Iron and chromium co-doped cobalt phosphide porous nanosheets as robust bifunctional electrocatalyst for efficient water splitting. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 33:075204. [PMID: 34555817 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac297e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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It is still a huge challenge to develop highly efficient and low-cost non-precious metal-based electrocatalysts for overall water splitting in alkaline electrolytes. Herein, Cr and Fe co-doped CoP porous mesh nanosheets (Mesh-CrFe-CoP NSs) were synthesized through hydrolysis reaction, ion exchange etching and subsequent low-temperature phosphating process. The Mesh-CrFe-CoP NSs provides overpotentials at a current density of 10 mA cm-2under alkaline electrolyte of 103.7 mV and 256.4 mV for HER and OER, respectively. Furthermore, when using Mesh-CrFe-CoP NSs as anode and cathode, the water splitting system could afford a current density of 10 mA cm-2at 1.55 V, which is better than an electrolytic cell composed of 20% Pt/C and RuO2. The excellent electrocatalytic performance of Mesh-CrFe-CoP NSs is attributed to the co-doping and porous nanostructure. Specifically, the Cr and Fe co-doped porous CoP nanosheets electrocatalyst not only provided abundant exposure active sites, accelerated the entry of liquid and the diffusion of gas, but also regulated the electronic environment of active sites, and thus enhanced the electrochemical performance. This work proposes a strategy for the rational design of highly efficient and stable non-precious metal co-doped phosphide electrocatalysts in the of electrochemical water splitting.
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- Shichao Sun
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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Ahmed Z, Rai R, Kumar R, Maruyama T, Bera C, Bagchi V. Unraveling a Graphene Exfoliation Technique Analogy in the Making of Ultrathin Nickel-Iron Oxyhydroxides@Nickel Foam to Promote the OER. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:55281-55291. [PMID: 34779604 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c19536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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One of the major objectives of using the improved Hummers' method was to exfoliate the graphene layers by oxidizing and thereafter reducing them to obtain highly conductive reduced graphene layers, which can be used in the construction of electronic devices or as a part of catalyst composites in energy conversion reactions. Herein, we have employed a similar idea to exfoliate the layered double hydroxide (LDH), which is proposed as a promising material for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysis. Usually, the efficiency of these materials is largely restricted due to their sheetlike morphology, which is susceptible to stacking. In this work, NiFe-LDH sheets were fabricated on nickel foam in a one-step co-precipitation technique and their ultrathin nanosheets (∼2 nm) are obtained by in situ oxygen-plasma-controlled exfoliation. In addition, the oxygen vacancies in exfoliated sheets were generated by a chemical reduction method that further improved the electronic conductivity and overall electrocatalytic performance of the catalyst. This approach can address the limitations of NiFe-LDH, such as poor conductivity and low stability, making it more efficient for electrocatalysis. It is also observed that the catalyst having 60 s O-plasma exposure after chemical reduction, i.e., NiFe-OOHOV, outperformed remaining electrocatalysts and exhibited superior OER activity with a low overpotential of 330 mV to achieve a high current density of 50 mA cm-2. The catalyst also displayed an ECSA-normalized OER overpotential of 288 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and exhibited excellent long-term stability (120 h) in an alkaline electrolyte. Remarkably, ultrathin defect-rich catalyst continuously produced O2, resulting in a high faradaic efficiency of 98.1% for the OER.
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- Zubair Ahmed
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Sector-81, Knowledge City, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Sector-81, Knowledge City, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Sector-81, Knowledge City, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Meijo University, 1-501 Shiogamaguchi, Tempaku, Nagoya 468-8502, Japan
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Sector-81, Knowledge City, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Sector-81, Knowledge City, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
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Ying J, Wang H. Strategies for Developing Transition Metal Phosphides in Electrochemical Water Splitting. Front Chem 2021; 9:700020. [PMID: 34805087 PMCID: PMC8595924 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.700020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Electrochemical water splitting involving hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a greatly promising technology to generate sustainable and renewable energy resources, which relies on the exploration regarding the design of electrocatalysts with high efficiency, high stability, and low cost. Transition metal phosphides (TMPs), as nonprecious metallic electrocatalysts, have been extensively investigated and proved to be high-efficient electrocatalysts in both HER and OER. In this minireview, a general overview of recent progress in developing high-performance TMP electrocatalysts for electrochemical water splitting has been presented. Design strategies including composition engineering by element doping, hybridization, and tuning the molar ratio, structure engineering by porous structures, nanoarray structures, and amorphous structures, and surface/interface engineering by tuning surface wetting states, facet control, and novel substrate are summarized. Key scientific problems and prospective research directions are also briefly discussed.
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- Jie Ying
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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Singh B, Singh A, Yadav A, Indra A. Modulating electronic structure of metal-organic framework derived catalysts for electrochemical water oxidation. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Gang C, Chen J, Chen Q, Chen Y. Heterostructure of ultrafine FeOOH nanodots supported on CoAl-layered double hydroxide nanosheets as highly efficient electrocatalyst for water oxidation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 600:594-601. [PMID: 34030012 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.05.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The supported and dispersed ultrafine active species for electrocatalytic water oxidation are quite promising for the high intrinsic activity. A novel heterostructure of ultrafine FeOOH nanodots with an average size of 2.3 nm supported on CoAl-LDH nanosheets, is constructed by a facile method under ambient conditions. The as-prepared FeOOH@CoAl-LDH shows a strong interfacial interaction upon the formation of heterostructure, and is demonstrated as a highly efficient and stable electrocatalyst that demands 272 mV to attain 50 mA cm-2 and exhibits a Tafel slope of 40 mV dec-1. Moreover, density functional theory calculations manifest the coupling of FeOOH with CoAl-LDH can effectively decrease the energy barrier during the water oxidation process by optimizing the adsorption free energy of intermediates in the reaction pathway. The successful development of FeOOH@CoAl-LDH can shed light on the design of novel electrocatalysts that can fully take advantages of small size, heterostructure and synergistic effect.
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- Chuan Gang
- Tianjin Key Lab for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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Zhang K, Zou R. Advanced Transition Metal-Based OER Electrocatalysts: Current Status, Opportunities, and Challenges. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2100129. [PMID: 34114334 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202100129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is an important half-reaction involved in many electrochemical applications, such as water splitting and rechargeable metal-air batteries. However, the sluggish kinetics of its four-electron transfer process becomes a bottleneck to the performance enhancement. Thus, rational design of electrocatalysts for OER based on thorough understanding of mechanisms and structure-activity relationship is of vital significance. This review begins with the introduction of OER mechanisms which include conventional adsorbate evolution mechanism and lattice-oxygen-mediated mechanism. The reaction pathways and related intermediates are discussed in detail, and several descriptors which greatly assist in catalyst screen and optimization are summarized. Some important parameters suggested as measurement criteria for OER are also mentioned and discussed. Then, recent developments and breakthroughs in experimental achievements on transition metal-based OER electrocatalysts are reviewed to reveal the novel design principles. Finally, some perspectives and future directions are proposed for further catalytic performance enhancement and deeper understanding of catalyst design. It is believed that iterative improvements based on the understanding of mechanisms and fundamental design principles are essential to realize the applications of efficient transition metal-based OER electrocatalysts for electrochemical energy storage and conversion technologies.
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- Kexin Zhang
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Theory and Technology of Advanced Battery Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- Institute of Clean Energy, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Theory and Technology of Advanced Battery Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- Institute of Clean Energy, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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Chen ZJ, Zhang T, Gao XY, Huang YJ, Qin XH, Wang YF, Zhao K, Peng X, Zhang C, Liu L, Zeng MH, Yu HB. Engineering Microdomains of Oxides in High-Entropy Alloy Electrodes toward Efficient Oxygen Evolution. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2101845. [PMID: 34250646 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202101845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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One important goal of the current electrocatalysis is to develop integrated electrodes from the atomic level design to multilevel structural engineering in simple ways and low prices. Here, a series of oxygen micro-alloyed high-entropy alloys (O-HEAs) is developed via a metallurgy approach. A (CrFeCoNi)97 O3 bulk O-HEA shows exceptional electrocatalytic performance for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), reaching an overpotential as low as 196 mV and a Tafel slope of 29 mV dec-1 , and with stability longer than 120 h in 1 m KOH solution at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 . It is shown that the enhanced OER performance can be attributed to the formation of island-like Cr2 O3 microdomains, the leaching of Cr3+ ions, and structural amorphization at the interfaces of the domains. These findings offer a technological-orientated strategy to integrated electrodes.
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- Zheng-Jie Chen
- Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Center & School of Physic, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Center & School of Physic, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Center & School of Physic, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Center & School of Physic, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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Li D, Zhou C, Xing Y, Shi X, Ma W, Li L, Jiang D, Shi W. Oxygen-doped hollow, porous NiCoP nanocages derived from Ni-Co prussian blue analogs for oxygen evolution. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:8158-8161. [PMID: 34318798 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc00535a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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An oxygen-doped, hollow, porous NiCoP nanocage (O-NiCoP Cages) electrocatalyst was synthesized derived from Ni-Co Prussian blue analogs. O-NiCoP Cages exhibited an overpotential of 310 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and a Tafel slope of 84 mV dec-1, significantly higher than that of undoped NiCoP nanocages, and also better than that of RuO2 and several reported phosphide electrocatalysts. This work provides a new strategy for the design of highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts based on hollow, nanostructured and heteroatom-doped metal phosphides.
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- Di Li
- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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Lu Y, Liu C, Xing Y, Xu Q, Hossain AMS, Jiang D, Li D, Zhu J. Synergistically integrated Co 9S 8@NiFe-layered double hydroxide core-branch hierarchical architectures as efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 604:680-690. [PMID: 34280766 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Efficient, low-cost, and robust electrocatalysts development for overall water splitting is highly desirable for renewable energy production yet still remains challenging. In this work, Co9S8 nanoneedles arrays are synergistically integrated with NiFe-layered double hydroxide (NiFe-LDH) nanosheets to form Co9S8@NiFe-LDH core-branch hierarchical architectures supported on nickel foam (Co9S8@NiFe-LDH HAs/NF). The Co9S8@NiFe-LDH HAs/NF exhibits high catalytic performances for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) with overpotential of 190 and 145 mV at 10 mA cm-2, respectively. The density functional theory calculations predict that the synergy between Co9S8 and NiFe-LDH contributes to the high catalytic performance by lowering the energy barrier of HER. When used as both anode and cathode electrocatalyst, it can deliver 10 mA cm-2 at a low cell voltage of 1.585 V with excellent long-term durability. This work opens a new avenue toward the exploration of highly efficient and stable electrocatalyst for overall water splitting.
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- Yikai Lu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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You H, Wang B, Wang Y, Cao Y, Wei K, Gao F. Efficient fish-scale CeO 2/NiFeCo composite material as electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 32:365403. [PMID: 33836518 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abf690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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An electrochemical catalyst with efficient, stable, inexpensive energy storage for oxygen evolution and hydrogen evolution has raised global concerns on energy, calling for high-performance materials for effective treatments. In this paper, novel amorphous polymetallic doped CeO2particles were prepared for an electrochemical catalyst via homogeneous phase precipitation at room temperature. Metal ions can be easily embedded into the oxygen vacancies formed by CeO2, and the the electron transport capacity of the CeO2/NiFeCo electrocatalyst is improved owing to the increase in active sites. In addition, the amorphous CeO2/NiFeCo composite material is in a metastable state and will transform into different active states in a reducing or oxidizing environment. Furthermore, the amorphous material drives oxygen evolution reaction (OER) through the lattice oxygen oxidation mechanism (LOM), while LOM can effectively bypass the adsorption of strongly related intermediates in the adsorbate release mechanism, thus promoting OER procedure in a timely manner. As a result, CeO2/NiFeCo exhibits a lower oxygen evolution overpotential of 260 mV at 10 mA cm-2current density, which shows a predatorily competitive advantage compared with commercially available RuO2and the reported catalysts.
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- Huanhuan You
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, People's Republic of China
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Wei B, Xu G, Hei J, Zhang L, Huang T, Wang Q. CoFeP hierarchical nanoarrays supported on nitrogen-doped carbon nanofiber as efficient electrocatalyst for water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 602:619-626. [PMID: 34147752 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.06.045] [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: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Developing high-efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts is significant for the overall water splitting. Bimetallic phosphides show great potential for the bifunctional hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts due to the excellent catalytic performance. Herein, the CoFeP two-dimensional nanoarrays successfully grown on nitrogen doped electrospun carbon nanofibers (CoFeP NS@NCNF) through template-directed growth and following phosphorization treatment. Benefiting from the hierarchical nanoarrays structure, synergistic effect of high electrical conductivity carbon nanofiber substrate and bimetallic phosphide, the CoFeP NS@NCNF exhibits efficient bifunctional electrocatalytic activities for OER and HER in 1 M KOH with overpotentials of 268 mV (η20) and 113 mV (η10), respectively. Moreover, the CoFeP NS@NCNF coupled two-electrode system needs a low voltage of 1.59 V at 10 mA cm-2 for overall water splitting. This work provides a promising way for the preparation of transition metal-based electrocatalysts with hierarchical structure derived from Prussian blue analogues (PBAs) for OER and HER.
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- Bei Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Autonomous Region, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046 Xinjiang, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Autonomous Region, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046 Xinjiang, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Autonomous Region, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046 Xinjiang, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Autonomous Region, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046 Xinjiang, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Autonomous Region, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046 Xinjiang, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Autonomous Region, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046 Xinjiang, PR China
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Ma F, Wu Q, Liu M, Zheng L, Tong F, Wang Z, Wang P, Liu Y, Cheng H, Dai Y, Zheng Z, Fan Y, Huang B. Surface Fluorination Engineering of NiFe Prussian Blue Analogue Derivatives for Highly Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:5142-5152. [PMID: 33480252 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c20886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Surface engineering is of importance to reduce the reaction barrier of oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, the NiFe Prussian blue analogue (NiFe-PBA)-F catalyst with a multilevel structure was obtained from NiFe-PBAs via a fluorination strategy, which presents an ultralow OER overpotential of 190 mV at 10 mA cm-2 in alkaline solution, with a small Tafel slope of 57 mV dec-1 and excellent stability. Interestingly, surface fluorination engineering could achieve a controllable removal of ligands of the cyan group, contributing to keep the framework structure of NiFe-PBAs. Particularly, NiFe-PBAs-F undergoes a dramatic reconstruction with the dynamic migration of F ions, which creates more active sites of F-doped NiFeOOH and affords more favorable adsorption of oxygen intermediates. Density functional theory calculations suggest that F doping increases the state density of Ni 3d orbital around the Fermi level, thus improving the conductivity of NiFeOOH. Furthermore, based on our experimental results, the lattice oxygen oxidation mechanism for NiFe-PBAs-F was proposed. Our work not only provides a new pathway to realize the controllable pyrolysis of NiFe-PBAs but also gives more insights into the reconstruction and the mechanism for the OER process.
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- Fahao Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- Department of Hepatology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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Jiang D, Xu S, Quan B, Liu C, Lu Y, Zhu J, Tian D, Li D. Synergistically coupling of Fe-doped CoP nanocubes with CoP nanosheet arrays towards enhanced and robust oxygen evolution electrocatalysis. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 591:67-75. [PMID: 33601106 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.01.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The rational design of high-performance and low-cost oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts for water splitting is of vital importance for development of renewable hydrogen energy. Herein, we demonstrate an interfacial engineering strategy to prepare Fe-doped CoP nanocubes/CoP nanosheet arrays heterostructure supported on carbon cloth (denoted as CoFeP/CoP/CC). The resultant CoFeP/CoP/CC heterostructure catalyst possesses abundant heterogeneous interfaces, which enables the exposure of reaction active sites and possibly modulation of electronic structure of the catalyst. Furthermore, this strong interfacial coupling of CoFeP and CoP as well as the integration structure on the carbon cloth guarantee high electronic conductivity and enhanced mechanical stability. Benefiting from these advantages, the CoFeP/CoP/CC-heterostructure exhibits high electrocatalytic OER performance with a low overpotential of 240 mV for reaching a current density of 10 mA cm-2, which outperforms the commercial noble metal RuO2 (255 mV) and many reported TMPs-based electrocatalysts. Moreover, this CoFeP/CoP/CC catalyst shows a remarkable OER catalytic stability over 100 h. This work provides an effective avenue for the design of the high-performance OER catalyst by interfacial engineering strategy.
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- Deli Jiang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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Song W, Xu M, Teng X, Niu Y, Gong S, Liu X, He X, Chen Z. Construction of self-supporting, hierarchically structured caterpillar-like NiCo 2S 4 arrays as an efficient trifunctional electrocatalyst for water and urea electrolysis. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:1680-1688. [PMID: 33448268 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr08395j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this study, we have developed intriguing self-supporting caterpillar-like spinel NiCo2S4 arrays with a hierarchical structure of nanowires on a nanosheet skeleton, which can be used as a self-supporting trifunctional electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and urea oxidation reaction (UOR). The caterpillar-like NiCo precursor arrays are first in situ grown on carbon cloth (NiCo2O4/CC) by a facile hydrothermal reaction, which is followed by an anion exchange process (or sulfuration treatment) with Na2S to form self-supporting spinel NiCo2S4 arrays (NiCo2S4/CC) with a roughened nanostructure. Taking advantage of the bimetallic synergistic effect, the unique hierarchical nanostructure, and the self-supporting nature, the resultant NiCo2S4/CC electrode exhibits high activities toward the OER, HER and UOR, which are highly superior to the monometallic counterparts of NiS nanosheets and Co9S8 nanowires on a carbon cloth substrate. The comparison of the three electrodes also indicates that the hierarchically structured bimetallic electrode combines the morphological and structural characteristics of monometallic Ni-based nanosheets and Co-based nanowires. When assembling a two-electrode electrolytic cell with NiCo2S4/CC as both the anode and cathode, an applied cell voltage of only 1.66 V is required to deliver a current density of 10 mA cm-2 in water electrolysis. By using the same two-electrode setup, the applied voltage for urea electrolysis is further reduced to 1.45 V that produces hydrogen at the cathode with the same current density. This study paves the way for exploring the feasibility of future less energy-intensive and large-scale hydrogen production.
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- Wenjiao Song
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Yu X, He X, Li R, Gou X. One-step synthesis of amorphous nickel iron phosphide hierarchical nanostructures for water electrolysis with superb stability at high current density. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:8102-8110. [PMID: 34019054 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt00852h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The development of noble-metal-free high-performance bifunctional catalysts for both the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is essential but challenging for hydrogen production from water electrolysis. Herein, amorphous bimetallic nickel-iron phosphide hierarchical nanostructures enrooted on nickel-iron alloy foam (NiFeP/NFF) are facilely fabricated via direct phosphidation of NFF at low temperature and developed as an efficient self-supporting bifunctional electrocatalyst to catalyze both the OER and HER with high activity, fast kinetics and excellent stability. Moreover, an alkaline water electrolyzer simultaneously utilizing NiFeP/NFF as the cathode and anode only needs a cell voltage of 1.58 V to afford a current density of 10 mA cm-2, overpassing most of the reported bifunctional electrocatalysts and comparable to noble metal-based ones. Impressively, the NiFeP/NFF-based symmetric electrolyzer can work well without appreciable performance degradation at a high current density of 500 mA cm-2 for over 1000 h for continuous hydrogen production with 100% faradaic efficiency, showing superb durability and great promise for industrial application.
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- Xuefeng Yu
- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637000, P. R. China.
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637000, P. R. China.
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637000, P. R. China.
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637000, P. R. China.
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Li D, Xing Y, Zhou C, Lu Y, Xu S, Shi X, Jiang D, Shi W. Iron and nitrogen Co-doped CoSe 2 nanosheet arrays for robust electrocatalytic water oxidation. Inorg Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qi00113b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Fe–N–CoSe2 electrocatalysts with good OER performance and long-term durability were synthesized using an anion and cation co-doping strategy.
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- Di Li
- Institute for Energy Research
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- China
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- Institute for Energy Research
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- China
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- Institute for Energy Research
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- China
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- Institute for Energy Research
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- China
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Li D, Liu C, Ma W, Xu S, Lu Y, Wei W, Zhu J, Jiang D. Fe-doped NiCoP/Prussian blue analog hollow nanocubes as an efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.137492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Li SH, Qi MY, Tang ZR, Xu YJ. Nanostructured metal phosphides: from controllable synthesis to sustainable catalysis. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:7539-7586. [PMID: 34002737 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00323b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Metal phosphides (MPs) with unique and desirable physicochemical properties provide promising potential in practical applications, such as the catalysis, gas/humidity sensor, environmental remediation, and energy storage fields, especially for transition metal phosphides (TMPs) and MPs consisting of group IIIA and IVA metal elements. Most studies, however, on the synthesis of MP nanomaterials still face intractable challenges, encompassing the need for a more thorough understanding of the growth mechanism, strategies for large-scale synthesis of targeted high-quality MPs, and practical achievement of functional applications. This review aims at providing a comprehensive update on the controllable synthetic strategies for MPs from various metal sources. Additionally, different passivation strategies for engineering the structural and electronic properties of MP nanostructures are scrutinized. Then, we showcase the implementable applications of MP-based materials in emerging sustainable catalytic fields including electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, mild thermocatalysis, and related hybrid systems. Finally, we offer a rational perspective on future opportunities and remaining challenges for the development of MPs in the materials science and sustainable catalysis fields.
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- Shao-Hai Li
- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, New Campus, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, New Campus, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, New Campus, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, New Campus, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China.
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Du J, Li F, Sun L. Metal–organic frameworks and their derivatives as electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:2663-2695. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01191f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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This review summarizes the recent progress on MOFs and their derivatives used for OER electrocatalysis in terms of their morphology, composition and structure–performance relationship.
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- Jian Du
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Centre on Molecular Devices
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Centre on Molecular Devices
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Centre on Molecular Devices
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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Duan JJ, Zhang RL, Feng JJ, Zhang L, Zhang QL, Wang AJ. Facile synthesis of nanoflower-like phosphorus-doped Ni3S2/CoFe2O4 arrays on nickel foam as a superior electrocatalyst for efficient oxygen evolution reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 581:774-782. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Zhang X, Hu J, Cheng X, Nartey KA, Zhang L. Double metal–organic frameworks derived Fe–Co–Ni phosphides nanosheets as high-performance electrocatalyst for alkaline electrochemical water splitting. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.137536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Lei L, Huang D, Cheng M, Deng R, Chen S, Chen Y, Wang W. Defects engineering of bimetallic Ni-based catalysts for electrochemical energy conversion. Coord Chem Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Ge J, Zhang W, Tu J, Xia T, Chen S, Xie G. Suppressed Jahn-Teller Distortion in MnCo 2 O 4 @Ni 2 P Heterostructures to Promote the Overall Water Splitting. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2001856. [PMID: 32715631 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202001856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Jahn-Teller distortion in cobalt based spinel electrocatalysts causes poor activity and stability in potentially promising catalysts for water splitting. Here, a novel strategy to resolve this problem by interface engineering is reported, in which, Jahn-Teller distortion in MnCo2 O4 is significantly suppressed by in situ growth Ni2 P nanosheets onto the MnCo2 O4 . The significance of interface engineering in suppressing Jahn-Teller distortion of Mn3+ is further investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, the resulting increased catalytic activity and the effects of suppressed distortion demonstrated by density functional theory calculations. The resulting MnCo2 O4 @Ni2 P heterostructures exhibit superior electrocatalytic activity for the both oxygen evolution reaction and hydrogen evolution reaction with small overpotentials of 240 and 57 mV at 10 mA cm-2 , respectively. Furthermore, the heterogeneous composite electrode demonstrates a superior current density of 10 mA cm-2 at a voltage of 1.63 V with excellent durability in a water splitting cell.
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- Jing Ge
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710127, P. R. China
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