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Guo W, Chai DF, Li J, Yang X, Fu S, Sui G, Zhuang Y, Guo D. Strain Engineering for Electrocatalytic Overall Water Splitting. Chempluschem 2024:e202300605. [PMID: 38459914 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202300605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
Abstract
Strain engineering is a novel method that can achieve superior performance for different applications. The lattice strain can affect the performance of electrochemical catalysts by changing the binding energy between the surface-active sites and intermediates and can be affected by the thickness, surface defects and composition of the materials. In this review, we summarized the basic principle, characterization method, introduction strategy and application direction of lattice strain. The reactions on hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are focused. Finally, the present challenges are summarized, and suggestions for the future development of lattice strain in electrocatalytic overall water splitting are put forward.
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- Wenxin Guo
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, 161006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, 161006, China
- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals of College of Heilongjiang Province, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, 161006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, 161006, China
- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals of College of Heilongjiang Province, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, 161006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, 161006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, 161006, China
- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals of College of Heilongjiang Province, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, 161006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, 161006, China
- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals of College of Heilongjiang Province, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, 161006, China
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- Mat Sci & Engn, Jiamusi, 154007, Heilongjiang, Peoples R China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, 161006, China
- Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals of College of Heilongjiang Province, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, 161006, China
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Liu L, He Y, Fan X, Wang Y, Shi Z, Zhao M, Zhu C, Yan F, Zhang X, Zhang X, Chen Y. In-situ reconstruction of rock-like 3D hierarchical MIL-53(Fe) self-supporting electrode with oxygen vacancy induced ultra-long stable and efficient water oxidation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 657:538-549. [PMID: 38070339 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.12.023] [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: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/02/2024]
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The exploitation of efficient, stable and cheap electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is very significant to the development of energy technology. In this study, Fe-based metal-organic frameworks (MIL-53(Fe)) self-supporting electrode with a 3D hierarchical open structure was developed through a semi-sacrificial strategy. The self-supporting electrode exhibits an excellent OER performance with an overpotential of 328 mV at 100 mA cm-2 in 1 M KOH, which is superior than that of IrO2 catalyst. Importantly, the optimized self-supporting electrode could operate at 100 mA cm-2 for 520 h without visible decrease in activity. It was also found that the structure of MIL-53(Fe) was in-situ self-reconstructed into oxyhydroxides during OER process. However, the 3D hierarchical open structure assembled with nano-microstructures kept well, which ensured the long-term stability of our self-supporting electrode for OER. Furthermore, density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the FeOOH with rich oxygen vacancy transformed from MIL-53(Fe) plays a key role for the OER catalytic activity. And, the uninterrupted formation of oxygen vacancy during OER process ensures the continuous OER catalytic activity, which is the original source for the ultra-long stability of the self-supporting electrode toward OER. This work explores the way for the construction of efficient self-supporting oxygen electrodes based on MOFs.
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- Lina Liu
- Heilongjiang Industrial Hemp Processing Technology Innovation Center, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, China; Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Key Laboratory of In-Fiber Integrated Optics, Ministry of Education, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Key Laboratory of In-Fiber Integrated Optics, Ministry of Education, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Heilongjiang Industrial Hemp Processing Technology Innovation Center, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- Heilongjiang Industrial Hemp Processing Technology Innovation Center, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China.
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- Key Laboratory of In-Fiber Integrated Optics, Ministry of Education, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, and School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China
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- Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; Key Laboratory of In-Fiber Integrated Optics, Ministry of Education, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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Xu H, Zhang D, Liu M, Ye D, Huo S, Chen W, Zhang J. Self-supporting hierarchical Co 3O 4-nanowires@NiO-nanosheets core-shell nanostructure on carbon foam to form efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 654:1293-1302. [PMID: 37913718 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.10.116] [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: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Designing cost-effective and robust bifunctional electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is highly desired in hydrogen production from overall water splitting, but still suffers great challenges due to the sluggish catalytic OER/HER kinetics. In this paper, a surface/defect engineering strategy is developed to synthesize three-dimensional (3D) carbon foam (CF)-supported unique hierarchical Co3O4 nanowires@NiO nanosheets core-shell nanostructured catalyst (NiO@Co3O4/CF) with rich oxygen-vacancies as a novel bifunctional catalyst for alkaline water splitting electrolysis. Benefited from the synergy of the 3D hierarchical core-shell structure and rich oxygen vacancies, the as-obtained NiO@Co3O4/CF shows both excellent OER (η200 = 325 mV, η500 = 374 mV) and HER (η10 = 104 mV) activities with low Tafel slopes (64.26 mV dec-1 for OER and 109.14 mV dec-1 for HER, respectively) and outstanding stability. A simple overall water splitting electrolysis cell assembled by this bifunctional NiO@Co3O4/CF as both OER and HER catalysts requires only a cell voltage of 1.53 V to obtain the current density of 10 mA cm-2 and displays a long-term stability. This work has successfully developed an approach for rational design and novel synthesis of metal oxide hybrids as bifunctional electrocatalysts with high activity and stability for overall water splitting.
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- Huan Xu
- Institute for Sustainable Energy, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, PR China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, PR China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, PR China.
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, PR China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, PR China; University of Science and Technology of China, No. 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, PR China; School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, PR China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, PR China
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Thangasamy P, He R, Chen X, Yu K, Randriamahazaka H, Chen Z, Luo H, Zhou XD, Zhou M. Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Crystal-Assisted Etching of Nickel Foam for the Collectively Exhaustive Electrochemical Performance of Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301469. [PMID: 37385953 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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In this work, an organic-inorganic hybrid crystal, violet-crystal (VC), was used to etch the nickel foam (NF) to fabricate a self-standing electrode for the water oxidation reaction. The efficacy of VC-assisted etching manifests the promising electrochemical performance towards the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), requiring only ~356 and ~376 mV overpotentials to reach 50 and 100 mA cm-2 , respectively. The OER activity improvement is attributed to the collectively exhaustive effects arising from the incorporation of various elements in the NF, and the enhancement of active site density. Furthermore, the self-standing electrode is robust, exhibiting a stable OER activity after 4,000 cyclic voltammetry cycles, and ~50 h. The anodic transfer coefficients (αa ) show that the first electron transfer step is the rate-determining step on the surface of NF-VCs-1.0 (NF etched by 1 g of VCs) electrode, while the chemical step involving dissociation following the first electron transfer step is identified as the rate-limiting step in other electrodes. The lowest Tafel slope value observed in the NF-VCs-1.0 electrode indicates the high surface coverage of oxygen intermediates and more favorable OER reaction kinetics, as confirmed by high interfacial chemical capacitance and low charge transport/interfacial resistance. This work demonstrates the importance of VCs-assisted etching of NF to activate the OER, and the ability to predict reaction kinetics and rate-limiting step based on αa values, which will open new avenues to identify advanced electrocatalysts for the water oxidation reaction.
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- Pitchai Thangasamy
- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM-88003, USA
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- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM-88003, USA
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- Northwestern University Atomic and, Nanoscale Characterization Experimental Center and, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL-60208, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA-92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA-92093, USA
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- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM-88003, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute for Materials Research and Innovations, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA-70504, USA
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- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM-88003, USA
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Liu Z, Kong Z, Cui S, Liu L, Wang F, Wang Y, Wang S, Zang SQ. Electrocatalytic Mechanism of Defect in Spinels for Water and Organics Oxidation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2302216. [PMID: 37259266 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 05/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Spinels display promising electrocatalytic ability for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and organics oxidation reaction because of flexible structure, tunable component, and multifold valence. Unfortunately, limited exposure of active sites, poor electronic conductivity, and low intrinsic ability make the electrocatalytic performance of spinels unsatisfactory. Defect engineering is an effective method to enhance the intrinsic ability of electrocatalysts. Herein, the recent advances in defect spinels for OER and organics electrooxidation are reviewed. The defect types that exist in spinels are first introduced. Then the catalytic mechanism and dynamic evolution of defect spinels during the electrochemical process are summarized in detail. Finally, the challenges of defect spinel electrocatalysts are brought up. This review aims to deepen the understanding about the role and evolution of defects in spinel for electrochemical water/organics oxidation and provide a significant reference for the design of efficient defect spinel electrocatalysts.
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- Zhijuan Liu
- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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Cha DC, Singh TI, Maibam A, Kim TH, Nam DH, Babarao R, Lee S. Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Mesoporous B-Doped CoO/Co@N-Doped Carbon Hybrid 3D Heterostructured Interfaces with Modulated Cobalt Oxidation States for Alkaline Water Splitting. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2301405. [PMID: 37165605 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202301405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Heteroatom-doped transition metal-oxides of high oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activities interfaced with metals of low hydrogen adsorption energy barrier for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) when uniformly embedded in a conductive nitrogen-doped carbon (NC) matrix, can mitigate the low-conductivity and high-agglomeration of metal-nanoparticles in carbon matrix and enhances their bifunctional activities. Thus, a 3D mesoporous heterostructure of boron (B)-doped cobalt-oxide/cobalt-metal nanohybrids embedded in NC and grown on a Ni foam substrate (B-CoO/Co@NC/NF) is developed as a binder-free bifunctional electrocatalyst for alkaline water-splitting via a post-synthetic modification of the metal-organic framework and subsequent annealing in different Ar/H2 gas ratios. B-CoO/Co@NC/NF prepared using 10% H2 gas (B-CoO/Co@NC/NF [10% H2 ]) shows the lowest HER overpotential (196 mV) and B-CoO/Co@NC/NF (Ar), developed in Ar, shows an OER overpotential of 307 mV at 10 mA cm-2 with excellent long-term durability for 100 h. The best anode and cathode electrocatalyst-based electrolyzer (B-CoO/Co@NC/NF (Ar)(+)//B-CoO/Co@NC/NF (10% H2 )(-)) generates a current density of 10 mA cm-2 with only 1.62 V with long-term stability. Further, density functional theory investigations demonstrate the effect of B-doping on electronic structure and reaction mechanism of the electrocatalysts for optimal interaction with reaction intermediates for efficient alkaline water-splitting which corroborates the experimental results.
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- Dun Chan Cha
- Center for Bionano Intelligence Education and Research, Hanyang University ERICA, Ansan, 15588, Republic of Korea
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Hanyang University ERICA, Ansan, 15588, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Bionano Intelligence Education and Research, Hanyang University ERICA, Ansan, 15588, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemical and Molecular Engineering, Hanyang University ERICA, Ansan, 15588, Republic of Korea
- Department of Physics, Manipur University, Canchipur, Manipur, 795003, India
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia
- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 411 008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Human Resource Development Centre (CSIR-HRDC) Campus, Postal Staff College Area, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
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- Center for Bionano Intelligence Education and Research, Hanyang University ERICA, Ansan, 15588, Republic of Korea
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Hanyang University ERICA, Ansan, 15588, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Bionano Intelligence Education and Research, Hanyang University ERICA, Ansan, 15588, Republic of Korea
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Hanyang University ERICA, Ansan, 15588, Republic of Korea
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia
- Manufacturing, CSIRO, Normanby Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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- Center for Bionano Intelligence Education and Research, Hanyang University ERICA, Ansan, 15588, Republic of Korea
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Hanyang University ERICA, Ansan, 15588, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemical and Molecular Engineering, Hanyang University ERICA, Ansan, 15588, Republic of Korea
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Gurusamy L, Karuppasamy L, Anandan S, Barton SC, Chuang YH, Liu CH, Wu JJ. Review of oxygen-vacancies nanomaterials for non-enzymatic electrochemical sensors application. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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Zheng L, Ye W, Zhao Y, Lv Z, Shi X, Wu Q, Fang X, Zheng H. Defect-Induced Atomic Arrangement in CoFe Bimetallic Heterostructures with Boosted Oxygen Evolution Activity. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2205092. [PMID: 36534831 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Three CoFe-bimetallic oxides with different compositions (termed as CoFeOx -A/N/H) are prepared by thermally treating metal-organic-framework (MOF) precursors under different atmospheres (air, N2, and NaBH4 /N2 ), respectively. With the aid of vast oxygen vacancies (Ov ), cobalt at tetrahedral sites (Co2+ (Th)) in spinel Co3 O4 is diffused into interstitial octahedral sites (Oh) to form rocksalt CoO and ternary oxide CoFe2 O4 has been induced to give the unique defective CoO/CoFe2 O4 heterostructure. The resultant CoFeOx -H exhibits superb electrocatalytic activity toward water oxidation: overpotential at 10 mA cm-2 is 192 mV, which is 122 mV smaller than that of CoFeOx -A. The smaller Tafel slope (42.53 mV dec-1 ) and higher turnover frequency (785.5 h-1 ) suggest fast reaction kinetics. X-ray absorption spectroscopy, ex situ characterizations, and theoretical calculations reveal that defect engineering effectively tunes the electronic configuration to a more active state, resulting in the greatly decreased binding energy of oxo intermediates, and consequently much lower catalytic overpotential. Moreover, the construction of hetero-interface in CoFeOx -H can provide rich active sites and promote efficient electron transfer. This work may shed light on a comprehensive understanding of the modulation of electron configuration of bimetallic oxides and inspire the smart design of high-performance electrocatalysts.
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- Lingxia Zheng
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
- Petroleum and Chemical Industry Key Laboratory of Organic Electrochemical Synthesis, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
- Petroleum and Chemical Industry Key Laboratory of Organic Electrochemical Synthesis, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- School of Science and Institute of Oxygen Supply and Everest Research Institute, Tibet University, Lhasa, 850000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
- Petroleum and Chemical Industry Key Laboratory of Organic Electrochemical Synthesis, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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Ahmed MG, Tay YF, Chi X, Zhang M, Tan JMR, Chiam SY, Rusydi A, Wong LH. Efficient Ternary Mn-Based Spinel Oxide with Multiple Active Sites for Oxygen Evolution Reaction Discovered via High-Throughput Screening Methods. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2204520. [PMID: 36354178 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202204520] [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: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The discovery of more efficient and stable catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is vital in improving the efficiency of renewable energy generation devices. Given the large numbers of possible binary and ternary metal oxide OER catalysts, high-throughput methods are necessary to accelerate the rate of discovery. Herein, Mn-based spinel oxide, Fe10 Co40 Mn50 O, is identified for the first time using high-throughput methods demonstrating remarkable catalytic activity (overpotential of 310 mV on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate and 237 mV on Ni foam at 10 mA cm-2 ). Using a combination of soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy and electrochemical measurements, the high catalytic activity is attributed to 1) the formation of multiple active sites in different geometric sites, tetrahedral and octahedral sites; and 2) the formation of active oxyhydroxide phase due to the strong interaction of Co2+ and Fe3+ . Structural and surface characterizations after OER show preservation of Fe10 Co40 Mn50 O surface structure highlighting its durability against irreversible redox damage on the catalytic surface. This work demonstrates the use of a high-throughput approach for the rapid identification of a new catalyst, provides a deeper understanding of catalyst design, and addresses the urgent need for a better and stable catalyst to target greener fuel.
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- Mahmoud Gamal Ahmed
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR, Singapore, 138634, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR, Singapore, 138634, Singapore
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- Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS), National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117603, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
- Energy Research Institute @NTU IERI@N, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637553, Singapore
- Singapore-HUJ Alliance for Research and Enterprise (SHARE), Nanomaterials for Energy and Energy-Water Nexus (NEW), Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore, 138602, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR, Singapore, 138634, Singapore
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- Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS), National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117603, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
- Energy Research Institute @NTU IERI@N, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637553, Singapore
- Singapore-HUJ Alliance for Research and Enterprise (SHARE), Nanomaterials for Energy and Energy-Water Nexus (NEW), Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore, 138602, Singapore
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Xu H, Yuan J, He G, Chen H. Current and future trends for spinel-type electrocatalysts in electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Yang X, Liu Y, Guo R, Xiao J. Coupling Transition Metal Catalysts with Ir for Enhanced Electrochemical Water Splitting Activity. CHEM REC 2022; 22:e202200176. [PMID: 36000851 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Developing advanced electrocatalysts is of great significance for boosting electrochemical water splitting to produce hydrogen. The electrocatalytic activity of a catalyst is associated with the surface/interface, geometric structure, and electronic properties. Coupling Ir with transition metal compounds is an effective strategy to improve their electrocatalytic performance. In this review, we summarize the recent progress of Ir coupled transition metal compound catalysts for the application in driving electrochemical water splitting. The significant role of Ir played in the promotion of electrocatalytic performance is firstly illustrated. Then, the applications of Ir-based catalysts in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are comprehensively discussed, with an emphasis on correlating the structure-function relationships. Lastly, the challenges and future directions for the fabrication of more advanced Ir coupled electrocatalysts are also presented.
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- Xin Yang
- Key Laboratory of Research and Utilization of Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources of Hunan Province, Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Preparation Technology of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Material, Huaihua University, Huaihua, 418000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Research and Utilization of Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources of Hunan Province, Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Preparation Technology of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Material, Huaihua University, Huaihua, 418000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Research and Utilization of Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources of Hunan Province, Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Preparation Technology of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Material, Huaihua University, Huaihua, 418000, PR China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Antibody-based Drug and Intelligent Delivery System, Hunan University of Medicine, Huaihua, 418000, PR China
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Guo J, Wang G, Cui S, Xia B, Liu Z, Zang SQ. Vacancy and Strain Engineering of Co3O4 for Efficient Water Oxidation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 629:346-354. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.08.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Yang X, Liu Y, Guo R, Xiao J. Ru doping boosts electrocatalytic water splitting. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:11208-11225. [PMID: 35730677 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt01394k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Heteroatom doping plays a crucial role in improving the electrocatalytic performance of catalysts towards water splitting. Owing to the existence of Ru-O moieties, Ru is thus emerging as an ideal dopant for promoting the electrocatalytic performance for water splitting by modifying the electronic structure, introducing extra active sites, improving electronic conductivity, and inducing a strong synergistic effect. Benefitting from these advantages, Ru-doped nanomaterials have been widely investigated and employed as advanced electrocatalysts for water splitting, and many excellent Ru-doped electrocatalysts have been successfully developed. In an effort to obtain a better understanding of the influence of Ru doping on the electrocatalytic water splitting performance of nanocatalysts, we herein summarize the recent progress of Ru-doped electrocatalysts by focusing on the synthesis strategies and advantageous merits. Applications of these new materials in water electrolysis technology are also discussed with emphasis on future directions in this active field of research.
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- Xin Yang
- Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Preparation Technology of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Material, Key Laboratory of Research and Utilization of Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources of Hunan Province, Huaihua University, Huaihua 418000, PR China.
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- Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Preparation Technology of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Material, Key Laboratory of Research and Utilization of Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources of Hunan Province, Huaihua University, Huaihua 418000, PR China.
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- Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Preparation Technology of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Material, Key Laboratory of Research and Utilization of Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources of Hunan Province, Huaihua University, Huaihua 418000, PR China.
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Antibody-based Drug and Intelligent Delivery System, Hunan University of Medicine, Huaihua 418000, PR China.
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Zheng L, Wang S, Wang Y, Zhao Z, Yang P, Song J, Shi X, Zheng H. Cooperative effect of bimetallic MOF-derived CoNi(OH) 2@NiCo 2S 4nanocomposite electrocatalysts with boosted oxygen evolution activity. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 33:265701. [PMID: 35313291 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac5f99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Highly efficient and inexpensive electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are extensively studied for water splitting. Herein, a unique bimetallic nanocomposite CoNi(OH)2@NiCo2S4nanosheet arrays derived from metal-organic-frameworks (MOFs, CoNi-ZIF) is simply fabricated on Ni foam, endowing large specific surface area and outstanding electrical conductivity. Compared with their single-metallic counterparts, the bimetallic composite displays dramatically low overpotential and small Tafel slope as well as outstanding catalytic stability. The overpoptential at 20 mA cm-2for CoNi(OH)2@NiCo2S4is only 230 mV in comparison with Ni(OH)2@Ni3S2(266 mV), Co(OH)2@Co3S4(294 mV) and RuO2(η = 302 mV). First-principle calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) are carried out and reveal that the introduction of Ni in Co(OH)2helps lowered the energy difference of ΔGOOH*-ΔGO*, and thereby boosting the OER reactivity. This study provides an effective approach for the rational construction of low-cost metal hybrids.
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- Lingxia Zheng
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China
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Duraivel M, Nagappan S, Park KH, Prabakar K. Hierarchical 3D flower like cobalt hydroxide as an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for water splitting. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Yu M, Budiyanto E, Tüysüz H. Principles of Water Electrolysis and Recent Progress in Cobalt‐, Nickel‐, and Iron‐Based Oxides for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202103824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Mingquan Yu
- Department of Heterogeneous Catalysis Max-Planck-Institute für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Department of Heterogeneous Catalysis Max-Planck-Institute für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Department of Heterogeneous Catalysis Max-Planck-Institute für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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Hu Z, Hao L, Quan F, Guo R. Recent developments of Co3O4-based materials as catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy01688a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The demand for the development of clean and efficient energy is becoming increasingly pressing due to depleting fossil fuels and environmental concerns.
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- Zhenyu Hu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
- School of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
- School of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
- School of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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Bhawna, Kumar S, Sharma R, Gupta A, Tyagi A, Singh P, Kumar A, Kumar V. Recent insights into SnO 2-based engineered nanoparticles for sustainable H 2 generation and remediation of pesticides. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj05808h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Due to the ongoing industrial revolution and global health pandemics, solar-driven water splitting and pesticide degradation are highly sought to cope with catastrophes such as depleting fossil reservoirs, global warming, and environmental degradation.
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- Bhawna
- Department of Chemistry, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, Delhi University, New Delhi, India
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- School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- Special Centre for Nano Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India
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Lee MG, Yang JW, Kwon HR, Jang HW. Crystal facet and phase engineering for advanced water splitting. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ce00585a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This review covers the principles and recent advances in facet and phase engineering of catalysts for photocatalytic, photoelectrochemical, and electrochemical water splitting. It suggests the basis of catalyst design for advanced water splitting.
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- Mi Gyoung Lee
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
- Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology, Seoul National University, Suwon, 16229, Republic of Korea
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Pan J, Ma X, Zhang W, Hu J. Enhancing the photocatalytic hydrogen production activity of BiVO 4 [110] facets using oxygen vacancies. RSC Adv 2021; 12:540-545. [PMID: 35424485 PMCID: PMC8978636 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra07121a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The activity of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) during photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-splitting is limited when using BiVO4 with an exposed [110] facet because the conduction band minimum is below the H+/H2O potential. Here, we enhance the photocatalytic hydrogen production activity through introducing an oxygen vacancy. Our first-principles calculations show that the oxygen vacancy can tune the band edge positions of the [110] facet, originating from an induced internal electric field related to geometry distortion and charge rearrangement. Furthermore, the induced electric field favors photogenerated electron-hole separation and the enhancement of atomic activity. More importantly, oxygen-vacancy-induced electronic states can increase the probability of photogenerated electron transitions, thus improving optical absorption. This study indicates that oxygen-defect engineering is an effective method for improving the photocatalytic activity when using PEC technology.
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- Jing Pan
- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University Yangzhou 225002 China
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University Yangzhou 225002 China
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University Yangzhou 225002 China
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University Yangzhou 225002 China
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Li W, Zhao L, Wang C, Lu X, Chen W. Interface Engineering of Heterogeneous CeO 2-CoO Nanofibers with Rich Oxygen Vacancies for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Performance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:46998-47009. [PMID: 34549934 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c11101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The development of highly efficient and cheap electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is highly desirable in typical water-splitting electrolyzers to achieve renewable energy production, yet it still remains a huge challenge. Herein, we have presented a simple procedure to construct a new nanofibrous hybrid structure with the interface connecting the surface of CeO2 and CoO as a high-performance electrocatalyst toward the OER through an electrospinning-calcination-reduction process. The resultant CeO2-CoO nanofibers exhibit excellent electrocatalytic properties with a small overpotential of 296 mV at 10 mA cm-2 for the OER, which is superior to many previously reported nonprecious metal-based and commercial RuO2 catalysts. Furthermore, the prepared CeO2-CoO nanofibers display remarkable long-term stability, which can be maintained for 130 h with nearly no attenuation of OER activity in an alkaline electrolyte. A combined experimental and theoretical investigation reveals that the excellent OER properties of CeO2-CoO nanofibers are due to the unique interfacial architecture between CeO2 and CoO, where abundant oxygen vacancies can be generated due to the incomplete matching of atomic positions of two parts, leading to the formation of many low-coordinated Co sites with high OER catalytic activity. This research provides a practical and promising opportunity for the application of heterostructured nonprecious metal oxide catalysts for high-efficiency electrochemical water oxidation.
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- Weimo Li
- Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China
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- Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Industrial Biocatalysis, Fujian Province University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Sakata K, Suzuki-Sakamaki M, Amemiya K. Real-Time Observation of Surface Chemical Reactions Proceeding in the Depth Direction by Wavelength-Dispersive Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:7152-7158. [PMID: 34460257 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c01783] [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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It has long been a challenging task to observe surface chemical reactions proceeding in the depth direction without stopping the reaction (i.e., real-time observation), with subnanometer depth resolution. X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) in the soft X-ray region is one of the most crucial methods to analyze the chemical states of light elements; however, simultaneous time- and depth-resolved XAS measurements during the reaction have not been realized before. Herein, we show the real-time observation of the time-evolving oxidation process of a Co thin film with a fluorescence-yield wavelength-dispersive XAS method, which also has subnanometer depth resolution. The series of Co L-edge XAS spectra show that the oxide component increases from the surface to deeper regions as the reaction proceeds. The progress of oxidation in the depth direction was interpreted by the reaction with O2 gas at the surface and the interlayer reaction by oxygen migration.
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- Kaoruho Sakata
- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, 1-5-1 Tenjin-cho, Kiryu, Gunma 376-8515, Japan
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
- Department of Materials Structure Science, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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Muthukumar P, Narasimhan S, Selvam AP, Mariappan M, Assiri MA, Anthony SP. Cobalt coordination controlled carbon nanospheres formation and inclusion of amorphous Co 3O 4 and AuNPs: strongly enhanced oxygen evolution reaction with excellent mass activity. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:10493-10500. [PMID: 34259287 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt01649k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Carbon nanospheres integrated with AuNPs and amorphous Co3O4 were fabricated by making use of cobalt coordination with AuNP surface ligands, which exhibited an enhanced oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with excellent mass activity. Co2+ coordination with AuNP surface functional molecules significantly influenced the nanostructure formation and OER activity. Nanospheres of carbon with an optimum concentration of AuNPs and Co3O4 (2) showed strong OER activity. 2 exhibited a high current density (358 mA cm-2 at an applied potential of 1.59 V) and required a low overpotential (256 mV) to generate a geometric current density (10 mA cm-2) compared to commercial RuO2 (363 mV). Importantly, 2 showed high mass activity (1352.5 mA mg-1), 14 times higher than RuO2 (93.87 mA mg-1). The low Tafel slope (52.4 mV dec-1) and charge transfer resistance along with large double layer capacitance (Cdl = 20.1) of 2 suggest strong electronic communication between the catalyst and the electrode surface and facilitated fast charge transport. Chronoamperometric studies confirmed the excellent stability of the catalyst. The present work demonstrates that the electrocatalytic activity of earth-abundant amorphous metal oxides can be strongly enhanced by integrating metallic nanoparticles (NPs) and optimizing nanostructures.
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- Pandi Muthukumar
- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical & Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur-613401, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical & Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur-613401, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, SRM IST, Kattankulathur, Chennai-603203, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical & Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur-613401, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Shi Y, Pan H, Xia J, Li C, Gong Y, Niu L, Liu X, Sun CQ, Xu S. Designing of Highly Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysts Utilizing A Correlation Factor: Theory and Experiment. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:30533-30541. [PMID: 34165294 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c04829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The theoretical prediction of the catalytic activity is very beneficial for the design of highly efficient catalysts. At present, most theoretical descriptors focus on estimating the catalytic activity and understanding the enhancement mechanism of catalysts, while it is also quite important to find a factor to correlate the descriptors with preparation methods. In this work, a correlation factor, the d electron density of transition metal ions, was developed to correlate the d band center values of transition metal ions with the preparation methods of amorphization and Al introduction. According to the results of theoretical simulations, the correlation factor not only exhibited favorable linear relationships with the theoretical overpotentials of (CoFeAlx)3O4 and (CoFeAlx)3O4 + (CoFeAlx)OOH systems but also correlated with two preparation methods by altering the volume of systems. Based on theoretical guidance, the electrocatalytic activities of the prepared (CoFeAlx)3O4 specimens were gradually improved by the preparation methods of amorphization and Al introduction, and the Am-CoFeAl-2-10h specimen exhibited a low kinetic barrier of 268 mV, fast charge transfer rate, and stable electrocatalytic activity. This strategy could be applied to design highly efficient catalysts by adjusting the correlation factor of the active site with suitable preparation methods.
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- Yaxin Shi
- Institute of Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- College of Materials and Chemicals, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798 Singapore
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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Yu M, Budiyanto E, Tüysüz H. Principles of Water Electrolysis and Recent Progress in Cobalt-, Nickel-, and Iron-Based Oxides for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202103824. [PMID: 34138511 PMCID: PMC9291824 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202103824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Water electrolysis that results in green hydrogen is the key process towards a circular economy. The supply of sustainable electricity and availability of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts are the main bottlenecks of the process for large‐scale production of green hydrogen. A broad range of OER electrocatalysts have been explored to decrease the overpotential and boost the kinetics of this sluggish half‐reaction. Co‐, Ni‐, and Fe‐based catalysts have been considered to be potential candidates to replace noble metals due to their tunable 3d electron configuration and spin state, versatility in terms of crystal and electronic structures, as well as abundance in nature. This Review provides some basic principles of water electrolysis, key aspects of OER, and significant criteria for the development of the catalysts. It provides also some insights on recent advances of Co‐, Ni‐, and Fe‐based oxides and a brief perspective on green hydrogen production and the challenges of water electrolysis.
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- Mingquan Yu
- Department of Heterogeneous Catalysis, Max-Planck-Institute für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Department of Heterogeneous Catalysis, Max-Planck-Institute für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Department of Heterogeneous Catalysis, Max-Planck-Institute für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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Jiang X, Tang M, Tang L, Jiang N, Zheng Q, Xie F, Lin D. Hornwort-like hollow porous MoO3/NiF2 heterogeneous nanowires as high-performance electrocatalysts for efficient water oxidation. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zhang S, Saji SE, Yin Z, Zhang H, Du Y, Yan CH. Rare-Earth Incorporated Alloy Catalysts: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2005988. [PMID: 33709501 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202005988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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To improve the performance of metallic catalysts, alloying provides an efficient methodology to design state-of-the-art materials. As emerging functional materials, rare-earth metal compounds can integrate the unique orbital structure and catalytic behavior of rare earth elements into metallic materials. Such rare-earth containing alloy catalysts proffer an opportunity to tailor electronic properties, tune charged carrier transport, and synergize surface reactivity, which are expected to significantly improve the performance and stability of catalysis. Despite its significance, there are only few reviews on rare earth containing alloys or related topics. This review summarizes the composition, synthesis, and applications of rare earth containing alloys in the field of catalysis. Subsequent to comprehensively summarizing and constructively discussing the existing work, the challenges and possibilities of future research on rare-earth metal compound materials are evaluated.
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- Shuai Zhang
- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, 2601, Australia
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory in Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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Li Q, Niu J, Dou M, Zhang Z, Wang F. Porous microtubes of nickel-cobalt double oxides as non-enzymatic hydrogen peroxide sensors. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.07.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Li W, Feng B, Yi L, Li J, Hu W. Highly Efficient Alkaline Water Splitting with Ru-Doped Co-V Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets as a Bifunctional Electrocatalyst. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:730-737. [PMID: 33225588 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202002509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Active electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are decisive for achieving efficient energy conversion from electricity to hydrogen fuel through water electrolysis. In this study, tremella-like Ru-doped Co-V layered double hydroxide nanosheets on Ni Foam (Ru-CoV-LDH@NF) was fabricated by a one-pot solvothermal reaction. As-prepared Ru-CoV-LDH@NF, with a nominal Ru loading of around 51.6 μg cm-2 exhibits excellent bifunctional catalytic activity towards HER and OER in alkaline media. To accomplish a current density of 10 mA cm-2 , it demands 32 mV and 230 mV overpotentials for HER and OER, respectively. The alkali electrolyzer utilizing Ru-CoV-LDH/NF as bifunctional electrocatalyst affords 10 mA cm-2 electrolytic current density at an extremely low cell voltage of 1.50 V, showing excellent performance compared to a Pt/C-RuO2 -based electrolyzer and many other bifunctional electrocatalyst-based ones. The incorporation of Ru changes the morphology of the resultant nanosheets to offer high electrochemical surface areas for electrocatalysis; at the same time, it significantly boosts the intrinsic HER/OER electrocatalytic activity. For HER, the energy barrier of the Volmer step is efficiently reduced upon Ru doping, whereas the Ru dopants optimize the absorption strength of *O intermediates to facilitate the OER process. This work offers a feasible means to optimize the Co-based hydroxide materials for improved electrocatalysis in overall water splitting.
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- Wei Li
- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Southwest University, Ministry of Education, 2 Tiansheng, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Technologies of Clean Energies, 2 Tiansheng, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Southwest University, Ministry of Education, 2 Tiansheng, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Technologies of Clean Energies, 2 Tiansheng, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Southwest University, Ministry of Education, 2 Tiansheng, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Technologies of Clean Energies, 2 Tiansheng, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Southwest University, Ministry of Education, 2 Tiansheng, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Technologies of Clean Energies, 2 Tiansheng, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Southwest University, Ministry of Education, 2 Tiansheng, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Technologies of Clean Energies, 2 Tiansheng, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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Paul B, Bhanja P, Sharma S, Yamauchi Y, Alothman ZA, Wang ZL, Bal R, Bhaumik A. Morphologically controlled cobalt oxide nanoparticles for efficient oxygen evolution reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 582:322-332. [PMID: 32827957 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Electrochemical water oxidation is one of the thrust areas of research today in solving energy and environmental issues. The morphological control in the synthesis of nanomaterials plays a crucial role in designing efficient electrocatalyst. In general, various synthetic parameters can direct the morphology of nanomaterials and often this is the main driving force for the electrocatalyst in tuning the rate of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) for the electrochemical water-splitting. Here, a facile and cost-effective synthesis of spinel cobalt oxides (Co3O4) via a one-pot hydrothermal pathway with tunable morphology has been demonstrated. Different kinds of morphologies have been obtained by systematically varying the reaction time i.e. nanospheres, hexagon and nanocubes. Their catalytic activity has been explored towards OER in 1.0 M alkaline KOH solution. The catalyst Co3O4-24 h nanoparticles synthesized in 24 h reaction time shows the lowest overpotential (η) value of 296 mV at 10 mA cm-2 current density, in comparison to that of other as-prepared catalysts i.e. Co3O4-pH9 (311 mV), Co3O4-12 h (337 mV), and Co3O4-6 h (342 mV) with reference to commercially available IrO2 (415 mV). Moreover, Co3O4-24 h sample shows the outstanding electrochemical stability up to 25 h time.
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- Bappi Paul
- Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan; Catalytic Conversion & Processes Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun 248005, India
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan; School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia; School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Catalytic Conversion & Processes Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun 248005, India
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan; School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia; Department of Plant and Environmental New Resources, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 446-701, South Korea; Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Catalytic Conversion & Processes Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun 248005, India.
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- School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India.
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Wang H, Liu Y, Sun Z, Ren J, Zou X, Zhang CY. Synthesis of ultrathin porous C3N4-modified Co3O4 nanosheets for enhanced oxygen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.137537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Yao S, Wei H, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Wang Y, Liu J, Tan HH, Xie T, Wu Y. Controlled growth of porous oxygen-deficient NiCo 2O 4 nanobelts as high-efficiency electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cy01669a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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NiCo2O4 with a controlled oxygen vacancy concentration introduced by an Ar-annealing process greatly improved OER activity.
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- Shangzhi Yao
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology
- Hefei 230009
- China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices of Anhui Province
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology
- Hefei 230009
- China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices of Anhui Province
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology
- Hefei 230009
- China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices of Anhui Province
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- Instrumental Analysis Center
- Hefei University of Technology
- Hefei 230009
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology
- Hefei 230009
- China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices of Anhui Province
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- Institute of Industry & Equipment Technology
- Hefei University of Technology
- Hefei 230009
- China
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- China International S&T Cooperation Base for Advanced Energy and Environmental Materials
- Hefei 230009
- China
- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering
- Research School of Physics and Engineering
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices of Anhui Province
- Hefei 230009
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology
- Hefei 230009
- China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices of Anhui Province
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Peng X, Nie X, Zhang L, Liang T, Liu Y, Liu P, Men YL, Niu L, Zhou J, Cui D, Pan YX. Carbon-Coated Tungsten Oxide Nanospheres Triggering Flexible Electron Transfer for Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Water and Glucose. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:56943-56953. [PMID: 33307676 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c13547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Electrocatalytic oxidation of water (i.e., oxygen evolution reaction, OER) plays crucial roles in energy, environment, and biomedicine. It is a key factor affecting the efficiencies of electrocatalytic reactions conducted in aqueous solution, e.g., electrocatalytic water splitting and glucose oxidation reaction (GOR). However, electrocatalytic OER still suffers from problems like high overpotential, sluggish kinetics, and over-reliance on expensive noble-metal-based catalysts. Herein, 15 nm thick carbon-based shell coated tungsten oxide (CTO) nanospheres are loaded on nickel foam to form CTO/NF. An enhanced electrocatalytic OER is triggered on CTO/NF, with the overpotential at 50 mA cm-2 (317 mV) and the Tafel slope (70 mV dec-1) on CTO/NF lower than those on pure tungsten oxide (360 mV, 117 mV dec-1) and noble-metal-based IrO2 catalysts (328 mV, 96 mV dec-1). A promoted electrocatalytic GOR is also achieved on CTO/NF, with efficiency as high as 189 μA mM-1 cm-2. The carbon-based shell on CTO is flexible for electron transfer between catalyst and reactants and provides catalytically active sites. This improves reactant adsorption and O-H bond dissociation on the catalyst, which are key steps in OER and GOR. The carbon-based shell on CTO retains the catalyst as nanospheres with a higher surface area, which facilitates OER and GOR. It is the multiple roles of the carbon-based shell that increases the electrocatalytic efficiency. These results are helpful for fabricating more efficient noble-metal-free electrocatalysts.
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- Xingcui Peng
- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Centre for Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment Instrument, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Centre for Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment Instrument, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Centre for Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment Instrument, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Centre for Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment Instrument, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Centre for Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment Instrument, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Navy Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Centre for Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment Instrument, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Centre for Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment Instrument, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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Muthukumar P, Ranganathan P, Pannipara M, Al‐Sehemi AG, Anthony SP. Highly Enhanced OER Activity of Amorphous Co
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- Pandi Muthukumar
- Department of chemistry School of chemical & Biotechnology SASTRA Deemed University Thanjavur 613401 Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of chemistry School of chemical & Biotechnology SASTRA Deemed University Thanjavur 613401 Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of chemistry King Khalid University Abha 61413 Saudi Arabia
- Research center for Advanced Materials Science King Khalid University Abha 61413 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of chemistry King Khalid University Abha 61413 Saudi Arabia
- Research center for Advanced Materials Science King Khalid University Abha 61413 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of chemistry School of chemical & Biotechnology SASTRA Deemed University Thanjavur 613401 Tamil Nadu India
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Li R, Zang J, Li W, Li J, Zou Q, Zhou S, Su J, Wang Y. Three-Dimensional Transition Metal Phosphide Heteronanorods for Efficient Overall Water Splitting. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:3718-3725. [PMID: 32363782 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202000104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The development of low-cost electrocatalysts with excellent activity and durability for both the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) poses a huge challenge in water splitting. In this study, a simple and scalable strategy is proposed to fabricate 3 D heteronanorods on nickel foam, in which nickel molybdenum phosphide nanorods are covered with cobalt iron phosphide (P-NM-CF HNRs). As a result of the rational design, the P-NM-CF HNRs have a large surface area, tightly connected interfaces, optimized electronic structures, and synergy between the metal atoms. Accordingly, the P-NM-CF HNRs exhibit a remarkably high catalytic activity for the OER under alkaline conditions and wide-pH HER. For overall water splitting, the catalyst only requires a voltage of 1.53 V to reach a current density of 10 mA cm-2 in 1 m KOH with prominent stability, and the activity is not degraded after stability testing for 36 h. This new strategy can inspire the design of durable nonprecious-metal catalysts for large-scale industrial water splitting.
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- Rushuo Li
- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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Guo Q, Mao J, Huang J, Wang Z, Zhang Y, Hu J, Dong J, Sathasivam S, Zhao Y, Xing G, Pan H, Lai Y, Tang Y. Reducing Oxygen Evolution Reaction Overpotential in Cobalt-Based Electrocatalysts via Optimizing the "Microparticles-in-Spider Web" Electrode Configurations. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1907029. [PMID: 31984658 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201907029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Revised: 12/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Sluggish kinetics of the multielectron transfer process is still a bottleneck for efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity, and the reduction of reaction overpotential is crucial to boost reaction kinetics. Herein, a correlation between the OER overpotential and the cobalt-based electrode composition in a "Microparticles-in-Spider Web" (MSW) superstructure electrode is revealed. The overpotential is dramatically decreased first and then slightly increased with the continuous increase ratio of Co/Co3 O4 in the cobalt-based composite electrode, corresponding to the dynamic change of electrochemically active surface area and charge-transfer resistance with the electrode composition. As a proof-of-concept, the optimized electrode displays a low overpotential of 260 mV at 10.0 mA cm-2 in alkaline conditions with a long-time stability. This electrochemical performance is comparable and even superior to the most currently reported Co-based OER electrocatalysts. The remarkable electrocatalytic activity is attributed to the optimization of the electrochemically active sites and electron transfer in the MSW superstructure. Theoretical calculations identify that the metallic Co and Co3 O4 surface catalytic sites play a vital role in improving electron transport and reaction Gibbs free energies for reducing overpotential, respectively. A general way of boosting OER kinetics via optimizing the electrode configurations to mitigate reaction overpotential is offered in this study.
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- Qi Guo
- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC-CFC), College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC-CFC), College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macau, 999078, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macau, 999078, P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macau, 999078, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
- National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC-CFC), College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macau, 999078, P. R. China
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Liu Z, Wang G, Zhu X, Wang Y, Zou Y, Zang S, Wang S. Optimal Geometrical Configuration of Cobalt Cations in Spinel Oxides to Promote Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201914245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Zhijuan Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-sensing and ChemometricsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHunan University Changsha 410082 China
- College of ChemistryZhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- School of Materials Science and Energy EngineeringFoshan University Foshan 528000 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-sensing and ChemometricsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHunan University Changsha 410082 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-sensing and ChemometricsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHunan University Changsha 410082 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-sensing and ChemometricsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHunan University Changsha 410082 China
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- College of ChemistryZhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-sensing and ChemometricsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHunan University Changsha 410082 China
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Liu Z, Wang G, Zhu X, Wang Y, Zou Y, Zang S, Wang S. Optimal Geometrical Configuration of Cobalt Cations in Spinel Oxides to Promote Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:4736-4742. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201914245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Zhijuan Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-sensing and ChemometricsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHunan University Changsha 410082 China
- College of ChemistryZhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- School of Materials Science and Energy EngineeringFoshan University Foshan 528000 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-sensing and ChemometricsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHunan University Changsha 410082 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-sensing and ChemometricsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHunan University Changsha 410082 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-sensing and ChemometricsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHunan University Changsha 410082 China
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- College of ChemistryZhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-sensing and ChemometricsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHunan University Changsha 410082 China
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Dong Y, Yang J, Liu Y, Wang Y, Dong Z, Cui M, Li M, Yuan X, Zhang X, Dai X. 2D Fe-doped NiO nanosheets with grain boundary defects for the advanced oxygen evolution reaction. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:6355-6362. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt04633j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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NiFe0.1O with grain boundary defects possesses a smaller ECSA (Cdl = 3.23 mF cm−2) than other samples. However, NiFe0.1O shows the highest electrocatalytic OER performance.
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