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Wei R, Fu G, Qi H, Liu H. Tuning the high-entropy perovskite as efficient and reliable electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction. RSC Adv 2024; 14:18117-18125. [PMID: 38854838 PMCID: PMC11154883 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra02680b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024] Open
Abstract
Due to their unique electronic structure, atomic arrangement and synergistic effect, high-entropy materials are being actively pursued as electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in water splitting. However, a relevant strategy to improve high-entropy materials is still lacking. Herein, substitutional doping on the La-site in high-entropy perovskite La1-x Sr x (CrMnFeCoNi)0.2O3 is reported as an efficient OER catalyst. Sr doping is found to be crucial to enhancing the OER activity. The overpotential for the best catalyst La0.3Sr0.7(CrMnFeCoNi)0.2O3 is only 330 mV at 10 mA cm-2, achieving a reduction of 120 mV in overpotential compared to La(CrMnFeCoNi)0.2O3, which is attributed to the enhancement in intrinsic catalytic activity. Experimental evidences including in situ electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) indicate Sr doping induces the formation of high-valence Cr6+, Mn4+, Fe4+, Co4+ and Ni3+ species, which can accelerate the faster charge transfer at the interface, thereby increasing the intrinsic catalytic activity. The assembled two-electrode overall water splitting system operates stably at 10 mA cm-2 for 200 h without attenuation. This work offers an important method for developing a high-performance, high-entropy perovskite OER catalyst for hydrogen production by electrochemical water splitting.
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- Ruixue Wei
- Department of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450052 Henan China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanocomposites and Applications, Institute of Nanostructured Functional Materials, Huanghe Science and Technology College Zhengzhou Henan 450006 China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanocomposites and Applications, Institute of Nanostructured Functional Materials, Huanghe Science and Technology College Zhengzhou Henan 450006 China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanocomposites and Applications, Institute of Nanostructured Functional Materials, Huanghe Science and Technology College Zhengzhou Henan 450006 China
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Ingavale S, Gopalakrishnan M, Enoch CM, Pornrungroj C, Rittiruam M, Praserthdam S, Somwangthanaroj A, Nootong K, Pornprasertsuk R, Kheawhom S. Strategic Design and Insights into Lanthanum and Strontium Perovskite Oxides for Oxygen Reduction and Oxygen Evolution Reactions. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2308443. [PMID: 38258405 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202308443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Perovskite oxides exhibit bifunctional activity for both oxygen reduction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reactions (OER), making them prime candidates for energy conversion in applications like fuel cells and metal-air batteries. Their intrinsic catalytic prowess, combined with low-cost, abundance, and diversity, positions them as compelling alternatives to noble metal and metal oxides catalysts. This review encapsulates the nuances of perovskite oxide structures and synthesis techniques, providing insight into pivotal active sites that underscore their bifunctional behavior. The focus centers on the breakthroughs surrounding lanthanum (La) and strontium (Sr)-based perovskite oxides, specifically their roles in zinc-air batteries (ZABs). An introduction to the mechanisms of ORR and OER is provided. Moreover, the light is shed on strategies and determinants central to optimizing the bifunctional performance of La and Sr-based perovskite oxides.
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- Sagar Ingavale
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, 603203, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence on Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- High-Performance Computing Unit (CECC-HCU), Center of Excellence on Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence on Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- High-Performance Computing Unit (CECC-HCU), Center of Excellence on Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Bio-Circular-Green-economy Technology & Engineering Center (BCGeTEC), Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Bio-Circular-Green-economy Technology & Engineering Center (BCGeTEC), Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Bio-Circular-Green-economy Technology & Engineering Center (BCGeTEC), Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Petrochemical and Materials Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Department of Materials Science and Bioengineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, 940-2188, Japan
- Center of Excellence on Advanced Materials for Energy Storage, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Bio-Circular-Green-economy Technology & Engineering Center (BCGeTEC), Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence on Advanced Materials for Energy Storage, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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Liu LB, Yi C, Mi HC, Zhang SL, Fu XZ, Luo JL, Liu S. Perovskite Oxides Toward Oxygen Evolution Reaction: Intellectual Design Strategies, Properties and Perspectives. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2024; 7:14. [PMID: 38586610 PMCID: PMC10995061 DOI: 10.1007/s41918-023-00209-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Developing electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices (e.g., water splitting, regenerative fuel cells and rechargeable metal-air batteries) driven by intermittent renewable energy sources holds a great potential to facilitate global energy transition and alleviate the associated environmental issues. However, the involved kinetically sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) severely limits the entire reaction efficiency, thus designing high-performance materials toward efficient OER is of prime significance to remove this obstacle. Among various materials, cost-effective perovskite oxides have drawn particular attention due to their desirable catalytic activity, excellent stability and large reserves. To date, substantial efforts have been dedicated with varying degrees of success to promoting OER on perovskite oxides, which have generated multiple reviews from various perspectives, e.g., electronic structure modulation and heteroatom doping and various applications. Nonetheless, the reviews that comprehensively and systematically focus on the latest intellectual design strategies of perovskite oxides toward efficient OER are quite limited. To bridge the gap, this review thus emphatically concentrates on this very topic with broader coverages, more comparative discussions and deeper insights into the synthetic modulation, doping, surface engineering, structure mutation and hybrids. More specifically, this review elucidates, in details, the underlying causality between the being-tuned physiochemical properties [e.g., electronic structure, metal-oxygen (M-O) bonding configuration, adsorption capacity of oxygenated species and electrical conductivity] of the intellectually designed perovskite oxides and the resulting OER performances, coupled with perspectives and potential challenges on future research. It is our sincere hope for this review to provide the scientific community with more insights for developing advanced perovskite oxides with high OER catalytic efficiency and further stimulate more exciting applications. Graphical Abstract
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- Lin-Bo Liu
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083 Hunan China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083 Hunan China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083 Hunan China
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03, Singapore, 138634 Singapore
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518000 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518000 China
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9 Canada
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083 Hunan China
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Ping X, Liu Y, Zheng L, Song Y, Guo L, Chen S, Wei Z. Locking the lattice oxygen in RuO 2 to stabilize highly active Ru sites in acidic water oxidation. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2501. [PMID: 38509091 PMCID: PMC10954744 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46815-6] [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: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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Ruthenium dioxide is presently the most active catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in acidic media but suffers from severe Ru dissolution resulting from the high covalency of Ru-O bonds triggering lattice oxygen oxidation. Here, we report an interstitial silicon-doping strategy to stabilize the highly active Ru sites of RuO2 while suppressing lattice oxygen oxidation. The representative Si-RuO2-0.1 catalyst exhibits high activity and stability in acid with a negligible degradation rate of ~52 μV h-1 in an 800 h test and an overpotential of 226 mV at 10 mA cm-2. Differential electrochemical mass spectrometry (DEMS) results demonstrate that the lattice oxygen oxidation pathway of the Si-RuO2-0.1 was suppressed by ∼95% compared to that of commercial RuO2, which is highly responsible for the extraordinary stability. This work supplied a unique mentality to guide future developments on Ru-based oxide catalysts' stability in an acidic environment.
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- Xinyu Ping
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources (SKL-ACPS), Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources (SKL-ACPS), Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources (SKL-ACPS), Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources (SKL-ACPS), Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Processing Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources (SKL-ACPS), Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources (SKL-ACPS), Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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Fan J, Zhang X, Han M, Xiang X, Guo C, Lin Y, Shi N, Xu D, Lai Y, Bao J. Amorphous Ni-Fe-Mo Oxides Coupled with Crystalline Metallic Domains for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution by Promoted Lattice-Oxygen Participation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2303927. [PMID: 37875651 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202303927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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The crystalline/amorphous heterophase nanostructures are promising functional materials for biomedicals, catalysis, energy conversion, and storage. Despite great progress is achieved, facile synthesis of crystalline metal/amorphous multinary metal oxides nanohybrids remains challenging, and their electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance along with the catalytic mechanism are not systematically investigated. Herein, two kinds of ultrafine crystalline metal domains coupled with amorphous Ni-Fe-Mo oxides heterophase nanohybrids, including Ni/Ni0.5-a Fe0.5 Mo1.5 Ox and Ni-FeNi3 /Ni0.5-b Fe0.5-y Mo1.5 Ox , are fabricated through controllable reduction of amorphous Ni0.5 Fe0.5 Mo1.5 Ox precursors by simply tuning the amount of used reductant. Due to the suited component in metal domains, the special structure with dense crystalline/amorphous interfaces, and strong electronic coupling of their components, the resultant Ni-FeNi3 /Ni0.5-b Fe0.5-y Mo1.5 Ox nanohybrids show greatly enhanced OER activity with a low overpotential (278 mV) to reach 10 mA cm-2 current density and ultrahigh turnover frequency (38160 h-1 ), outperforming Ni/Ni0.5-a Fe0.5 Mo1.5 Ox , Ni0.5 Fe0.5 Mo1.5 Ox precursors, commercial IrO2 , and most of recently reported OER catalysts. Also, such Ni-FeNi3 /Ni0.5-b Fe0.5-y Mo1.5 Ox nanohybrids manifest good catalytic stability. As revealed by a series of spectroscopy and electrochemical analyses, their OER mechanism follows the lattice-oxygen-mediated (LOM) pathway. This work may shed light on the design of advanced heterophase nanohybrids, and promote their applications in water splitting, metal-air batteries, or other clean energy fields.
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- Jiayao Fan
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
- Fujian Cross Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- Fujian Cross Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- Fujian Cross Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Fujian Cross Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. 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 Y, Mao Z, Zhang J, Ji J, Zou Y, Dong M, Fu B, Hu M, Zhang K, Chen Z, Chen S, Yin H, Liu P, Zhao H. Strain-modulated Ru-O Covalency in Ru-Sn Oxide Enabling Efficient and Stable Water Oxidation in Acidic Solution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202316029. [PMID: 38168107 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316029] [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: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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RuO2 is one of the benchmark electrocatalysts used as the anode material in proton exchange membrane water electrolyser. However, its long-term stability is compromised due to the participation of lattice oxygen and metal dissolution during oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In this work, weakened covalency of Ru-O bond was tailored by introducing tensile strain to RuO6 octahedrons in a binary Ru-Sn oxide matrix, prohibiting the participation of lattice oxygen and the dissolution of Ru, thereby significantly improving the long-term stability. Moreover, the tensile strain also optimized the adsorption energy of intermediates and boosted the OER activity. Remarkably, the RuSnOx electrocatalyst exhibited excellent OER activity in 0.1 M HClO4 and required merely 184 mV overpotential at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 . Moreover, it delivered a current density of 10 mA cm-2 for at least 150 h with negligible potential increase. This work exemplifies an effective strategy for engineering Ru-based catalysts with extraordinary performance toward water splitting.
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- Yiming Xu
- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland, 4222, Australia
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230039, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Centre for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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Liu Z, Bai Y, Sun H, Guan D, Li W, Huang WH, Pao CW, Hu Z, Yang G, Zhu Y, Ran R, Zhou W, Shao Z. Synergistic dual-phase air electrode enables high and durable performance of reversible proton ceramic electrochemical cells. Nat Commun 2024; 15:472. [PMID: 38212300 PMCID: PMC10784466 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-44767-5] [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: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024] Open
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Reversible proton ceramic electrochemical cells are promising solid-state ion devices for efficient power generation and energy storage, but necessitate effective air electrodes to accelerate the commercial application. Here, we construct a triple-conducting hybrid electrode through a stoichiometry tuning strategy, composed of a cubic phase Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3-δ and a hexagonal phase Ba4Sr4(Co0.8Fe0.2)4O16-δ. Unlike the common method of creating self-assembled hybrids by breaking through material tolerance limits, the strategy of adjusting the stoichiometric ratio of the A-site/B-site not only achieves strong interactions between hybrid phases, but also can efficiently modifies the phase contents. When operate as an air electrode for reversible proton ceramic electrochemical cell, the hybrid electrode with unique dual-phase synergy shows excellent electrochemical performance with a current density of 3.73 A cm-2 @ 1.3 V in electrolysis mode and a peak power density of 1.99 W cm-2 in fuel cell mode at 650 °C.
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- Zuoqing Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 211816, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 211816, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) and Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 211816, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Str. 40, 01187, Dresden, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 211816, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute for Frontier Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 210016, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 211816, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 211816, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 211816, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
- WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering (WASM-MECE), Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia.
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Deng Y, Du J, Zhu Y, Zhao L, Wang H, Gong Y, Jin J, He B, Wang R. Interface engineering of Ruddlesden-Popper perovskite/CeO 2/carbon heterojunction for rechargeable zinc-air batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 653:1775-1784. [PMID: 37838547 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.09.138] [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: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
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The development of noble metal-based bifunctional electrocatalysts is the key to driving the sluggish oxygen reduction/evolution reaction (ORR/OER) for rechargeable zinc-air battery applications. There is an urgent need to design and construct robust and cost-efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts. Herein, an interface engineering strategy of Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) perovskite/CeO2/carbon heterojunction with core-shell nanostructures is described. Ce-based metal-organic framework derived CeO2-C nanosheets are decorated on the surface of RP type perovskite Pr3Sr(Ni0.5Co0.5)3O10-δ (PSNC) nanofibers. Benefiting from the favorable conductivity, abundant oxygen vacancies and strong interfacial coupling, the hierarchical CeO2-C/PSNC electrode delivers a half-wave potential of 0.78 V (ORR), and an OER overpotential of 370 mV at 10 mA cm-2, respectively. A liquid rechargeable zinc-air battery (ZAB) assembled with CeO2-C/PSNC electrocatalysts as the air cathode exhibits a peak power density of 161 mW cm-2 and a long-term cycling life over 219 h. In addition, the CeO2-C/PSNC-based all-solid-state cable-type ZAB provides a high open-circuit voltage (∼1.44 V), good flexibility and durability. Our study opens a new insight into the design of efficient electrocatalysts for rechargeable ZABs by constructing hierarchical heterojunctions.
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- Yanzhu Deng
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Zhejiang Institute, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Hangzhou 311305, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, China University of Geosciences, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Zhejiang Institute, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Hangzhou 311305, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, China University of Geosciences, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Zhejiang Institute, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Hangzhou 311305, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China.
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Koohfar S, Ghasemi M, Hafen T, Dimitrakopoulos G, Kim D, Pike J, Elangovan S, Gomez ED, Yildiz B. Improvement of oxygen reduction activity and stability on a perovskite oxide surface by electrochemical potential. Nat Commun 2023; 14:7203. [PMID: 37938236 PMCID: PMC10632449 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42462-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023] Open
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The instability of the surface chemistry in transition metal oxide perovskites is the main factor hindering the long-term durability of oxygen electrodes in solid oxide electrochemical cells. The instability of surface chemistry is mainly due to the segregation of A-site dopants from the lattice to the surface. Here we report that cathodic potential can remarkably improve the stability in oxygen reduction reaction and electrochemical activity, by decomposing the near-surface region of the perovskite phase in a porous electrode made of La1-xSrxCo1-xFexO3 mixed with Sm0.2Ce0.8O1.9. Our approach combines X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and secondary ion mass spectrometry for surface and sub-surface analysis. Formation of Ruddlesden-Popper phase is accompanied by suppression of the A-site dopant segregation, and exsolution of catalytically active Co particles onto the surface. These findings reveal the chemical and structural elements that maintain an active surface for oxygen reduction, and the cathodic potential is one way to generate these desirable chemistries.
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- Sanaz Koohfar
- Laboratory for Electrochemical Interfaces, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- OxEon Energy, LLC, North Salt Lake, UT, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Laboratory for Electrochemical Interfaces, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Zhang J, Shi L, Tong R, Yang L. Highly Active Pyrochlore-Type Praseodymium Ruthenate Electrocatalyst for Efficient Acid-Water Oxidation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37917040 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c08908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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To produce directly combustible hydrogen from water, highly active, acid-resistant, and economical catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are needed. An electrocatalyst based on praseodymium ruthenate (Pr2Ru2O7) is presented here that greatly outperforms RuO2 for acid-water oxidation. Specifically, at 10 mA cm-2, this electrocatalyst presents a low overpotential (η) of 213 mV and markedly superior stability. Moreover, Pr2Ru2O7 presents a significant rise in turnover frequency (TOF) and a highly intrinsic mass activity of 1618.8 A gRu-1 (η = 300 mV), exceeding the most commonly reported acid OER catalysts. Density functional theory calculations and electronic structure study demonstrate that the Ru 4d-band center related to the longer Ru-O bond with a large radius of Pr ion in this pyrochlore is lower than that in RuO2, which would optimize the binding between the adsorbed oxygen species and catalytic metal sites and enhance the catalytic intrinsic activity.
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- Jinhui Zhang
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
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Shang C, Xiao X, Xu Q. Coordination chemistry in modulating electronic structures of perovskite-type oxide nanocrystals for oxygen evolution catalysis. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Han L, Zhang J, Zou M, Tong JJ. Toward Superb Perovskite Oxide Electrocatalysts: Engineering of Coupled Nanocomposites. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2204784. [PMID: 36300911 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202204784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A significant issue that bedeviled the commercialization of renewable energy technologies, ranging from low-temperature water electrolyzers to high-temperature solid oxide cells, is the lack of high-performance catalysts. Among various candidates that could tackle such a challenge, perovskite oxides are rising-star materials because of their unique structural and compositional flexibility. However, single-phase perovskite oxides are challenging to satisfy all the requirements of electrocatalysts concurrently for practical applications, such as high catalytic activity, excellent stability, good ionic and electronic conductivities, and superior chemical/thermo-mechanical robustness. Impressively, perovskite oxides with coupled nanocomposites are emerging as a novel form offering multifunctionality due to their intrinsic features, including infinite interfaces with solid interaction, tunable compositions, flexible configurations, and maximum synergistic effects between assorted components. Considering this new configuration has attracted great attention owing to its promising performances in various energy-related applications, this review timely summarizes the leading-edge development of perovskite oxide-based coupled nanocomposites. Their state-of-art synthetic strategies are surveyed and highlighted, their unique structural advantages are highlighted and illustrated through the typical oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reactions in both high and low-temperature applications. Opinions on the current critical scientific issues and opportunities in this burgeoning research field are all provided.
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- Liang Han
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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Wang X, Zhong H, Xi S, Lee WSV, Xue J. Understanding of Oxygen Redox in the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2107956. [PMID: 35853837 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202107956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The electron-transfer process during the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) often either proceeds solely via a metal redox chemistry (adsorbate evolution mechanism (AEM), with metal bands around the Fermi level) or an oxygen redox chemistry (lattice oxygen oxidation mechanism (LOM), with oxygen bands around the Fermi level). Unlike the AEM, the LOM involves oxygen redox chemistry instead of metal redox, which leads to the formation of a direct oxygen-oxygen (OO) bond. As a result, such a process is able to bypass the rate-determining step, that is, OO bonding, in AEM, which highlights the critical advantage of LOM as compared to the conventional AEM. Thus, it has been well reported that LOM-based catalysts are able to demonstrate higher OER activities as compared to AEM-based catalysts. Here, a comprehensive understanding of the oxygen redox in LOM and all documented and possible characterization techniques that can be used to identify the oxygen redox are reviewed. This review will interpret the origins of oxygen redox in the reported LOM-based electrocatalysts and the underlying science of LOM-induced surface reconstruction in transition metal oxides. Finally, perspectives on the future development of LOM electrocatalysts are also provided.
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- Xiaopeng Wang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117573, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117573, Singapore
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- Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, 627833, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117573, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117573, Singapore
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Kim D, Oh LS, Park JH, Kim HJ, Lee S, Lim E. Perovskite-based electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline media: A mini review. Front Chem 2022; 10:1024865. [PMID: 36277352 PMCID: PMC9585187 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.1024865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Water electrolysis is one of the attractive technologies for producing clean and sustainable hydrogen fuels with high purity. Among the various kinds of water electrolysis systems, anion exchange membrane water electrolysis has received much attention by combining the advantages of alkaline water electrolysis and proton exchange membrane water electrolysis. However, the sluggish kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction, which is based on multiple and complex reaction mechanisms, is regarded as a major obstacle for the development of high-efficiency water electrolysis. Therefore, the development of high-performance oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts is a prerequisite for the commercialization and wide application of water electrolysis systems. This mini review highlights the current progress of representative oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts that are based on a perovskite structure in alkaline media. We first summarize the research status of various kinds of perovskite-based oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts, reaction mechanisms and activity descriptors. Finally, the challenges facing the development of perovskite-based oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts and a perspective on their future are discussed.
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- Dongkyu Kim
- Chemical & Process Technology Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon, South Korea
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Chemical & Process Technology Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon, South Korea
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Chemical & Process Technology Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon, South Korea
- Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT), Gumi, South Korea
- Department of Energy Engineering Convergence, Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT), Gumi, South Korea
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- Chemical & Process Technology Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon, South Korea
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He B, Deng Y, Wang H, Wang R, Jin J, Gong Y, Zhao L. Metal organic framework derived perovskite/spinel heterojunction as efficient bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst for rechargeable and flexible Zn-air batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 625:502-511. [PMID: 35749845 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.06.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Interface engineering strategy has been developed to design efficient catalysts for boosting electrocatalytic performance in past few decades. Herein, heterojunctions of PrCoO3/Co3O4 nanocages (PCO/Co3O4 NCs) with atomic-level engineered interfaces and rich oxygen vacancies are proposed for Zn-air batteries. The synthesized product shows exceptional bifunctional activity and robust stability towards oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The enhanced catalytic capacity is primary attributed to the synergistic effect of PCO/Co3O4, evidenced by the experimental results and theoretical calculations. More importantly, the PCO/Co3O4 NCs assembled liquid Zn-air battery exhibits a power density of 182 mW cm-2 and a long-term operation of 185 h. When assembled into solid-state cable type battery, this newly designed catalyst also reaches a stable open circuit voltage (1.359 V) and a peak power density of 85 mW cm-3. Our findings provide essential guidelines of engineering heterostructured electrocatalysts for future wearable electronic devices.
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- Beibei He
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China; Zhejiang Institute, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Hangzhou, 311305, China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China; Zhejiang Institute, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Hangzhou, 311305, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China; Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, 388 Lumo Road, Wuhan 430074, China
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Liu K, Jin H, Huang L, Luo Y, Zhu Z, Dai S, Zhuang X, Wang Z, Huang L, Zhou J. Puffing ultrathin oxides with nonlayered structures. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabn2030. [PMID: 35594353 PMCID: PMC9122325 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abn2030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) oxides have unique electrical, optical, magnetic, and catalytic properties, which are promising for a wide range of applications in different fields. However, it is difficult to fabricate most oxides as 2D materials unless they have a layered structure. Here, we present a facile strategy for the synthesis of ultrathin oxide nanosheets using a self-formed sacrificial template of carbon layers by taking advantage of the Maillard reaction and violent redox reaction between glucose and ammonium nitrate. To date, 36 large-area ultrathin oxides (with thickness ranging from ~1.5 to ~4 nm) have been fabricated using this method, including rare-earth oxides, transition metal oxides, III-main group oxides, II-main group oxides, complex perovskite oxides, and high-entropy oxides. In particular, the as-obtained perovskite oxides exhibit great electrocatalytic activity for oxygen evolution reaction in an alkaline solution. This facile, universal, and scalable strategy provides opportunities to study the properties and applications of atomically thin oxide nanomaterials.
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Ma X, Gao Y, Yang B, Lou X, Huang J, Ma L, Jing D. Enhanced charge separation in La 2NiO 4 nanoplates by coupled piezocatalysis and photocatalysis for efficient H 2 evolution. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:7083-7095. [PMID: 35476112 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr01202b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution is one promising method for solar energy conversion, but the rapid charge recombination limits its efficiency. To this end, in this work, grain size, and hence the charge carrier migration path, is reduced by lowering the synthesis temperature of two-dimensional visible light-responsive La2NiO4 perovskite. Interestingly, the hydrogen yield for the piezoelectric response of La2NiO4 under only 40 kHz ultrasonic vibration is as high as 680 μmol h-1 g-1, which is 80 times that under only 600 mW cm-2 visible light irradiation. More surprisingly, the hydrogen production rate under both light illumination and ultrasonic vibration is 129 times higher than under visible light irradiation alone. Clearly, a synergistic effect exists between piezocatalysis and photocatalysis. The hydrogen production activity of the samples with water splitting can reach 1097 μmol h-1 g-1 without any sacrificial reagent or co-catalyst, when the light intensity reaches about 1000 mW cm-2, which is a much higher hydrogen evolution rate by piezo-photocatalysis than is achieved by either piezocatalysis or photocatalysis individually. Further analysis indicates that the internal electric field generated by deformation of the La2NiO4 edge under piezoelectric action facilitates the directional separation and migration of photogenerated charges, which in turn significantly enhances the efficiency of use of photogenerated charges for hydrogen production. The investigation here provides a novel approach to design a new reaction system for hydrogen production by coupling multiple external physical fields.
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- Xinyu Ma
- International Research Center for Renewable Energy & State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy & State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy & State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy & State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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Hong S, Díez AM, Adeyemi AN, Sousa JPS, Salonen LM, Lebedev OI, Kolen’ko YV, Zaikina JV. Deep Eutectic Solvent Synthesis of Perovskite Electrocatalysts for Water Oxidation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:23277-23284. [PMID: 35545871 PMCID: PMC9136838 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c24223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Oxide perovskites have attracted great interest as materials for energy conversion due to their stability and structural tunability. La-based perovskites of 3d-transition metals have demonstrated excellent activities as electrocatalysts in water oxidation. Herein, we report the synthesis route to La-based perovskites using an environmentally friendly deep eutectic solvent (DES) consisting of choline chloride and malonic acid. The DES route affords phase-pure crystalline materials on a gram scale and results in perovskites with high electrocatalytic activity for oxygen evolution reaction. A convenient, fast, and scalable synthesis proceeds via assisted metathesis at a lower temperature as compared to traditional solid-state methods. Among LaCoO3, LaMn0.5Ni0.5O3, and LaMnO3 perovskites prepared via the DES route, LaCoO3 was established to be the best-performing electrocatalyst for water oxidation in alkaline medium at 0.25 mg cm-2 mass loading. LaCoO3 exhibits current densities of 10, 50, and 100 mA cm-2 at respective overpotentials of approximately 390, 430, and 470 mV, respectively, and features a Tafel slope of 55.8 mV dec-1. The high activity of LaCoO3 as compared to the other prepared perovskites is attributed to the high concentration of oxygen vacancies in the LaCoO3 lattice, as observed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. An intrinsically high concentration of O vacancies in the LaCoO3 synthesized via the DES route is ascribed to the reducing atmosphere attained upon thermal decomposition of the DES components. These findings will contribute to the preparation of highly active perovskites for various energy applications.
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- Sangki Hong
- Department
of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, 50011 Iowa, United States
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- Nanochemistry
Research Group, International Iberian Nanotechnology
Laboratory, Braga 4715-330, Portugal
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- Department
of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, 50011 Iowa, United States
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- Nanochemistry
Research Group, International Iberian Nanotechnology
Laboratory, Braga 4715-330, Portugal
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- Nanochemistry
Research Group, International Iberian Nanotechnology
Laboratory, Braga 4715-330, Portugal
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- Laboratoire
CRISMAT, UMR 6508, CNRS-ENSICAEN, Caen 14050, France
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- Nanochemistry
Research Group, International Iberian Nanotechnology
Laboratory, Braga 4715-330, Portugal
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- Department
of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, 50011 Iowa, United States
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Liu T, Yang S, Guan J, Niu J, Zhang Z, Wang F. Quenching as a Route to Defect-Rich Ru-Pyrochlore Electrocatalysts toward the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. SMALL METHODS 2022; 6:e2101156. [PMID: 35041267 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202101156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Defects have a significant impact on the electrocatalysts performance. Introducing defect structures in metal oxides such as pyrochlores and perovskites has proved to be an effective strategy to enhance electrocatalytic activity. However, it is hard to build numerous defect sites in such high-temperature oxides due to the strong metal-oxygen bonds and the so-called self-purification effect, which becomes increasingly important as the particle size reduced to the nanoscale. Here, a facile strategy is demonstrated to fabricate defect-rich yttrium ruthenate oxides Y2 Ru2 O7- δ with the pyrochlore structure (denoted Drich -YRO) by the liquid nitrogen (<-196 °C) quenching. Owing to the almost instantaneous cooling in oxygen-deficient condition, a large number of defects-including oxygen vacancies, grain boundaries, pores and surficial disorder-are preserved in the room temperature material and act as electrocatalytic active sites for oxygen evolution. As a result, Drich -YRO shows excellent catalytic activity and high electrochemical stability, along with a high performance in the operation of proton exchange membrane electrolyzer. The quenching strategy employed in this work provides a facile approach for constructing defect-rich structures in high-temperature oxides and should lead to new applications in energy conversion and storage devices for such materials.
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- Tongtong Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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Zhao L, Lan Z, Mo W, Su J, Liang H, Yao J, Yang W. High-Level Oxygen Reduction Catalysts Derived from the Compounds of High-Specific-Surface-Area Pine Peel Activated Carbon and Phthalocyanine Cobalt. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:3429. [PMID: 34947778 PMCID: PMC8707579 DOI: 10.3390/nano11123429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Non-platinum carbon-based catalysts have attracted much more attention in recent years because of their low cost and outstanding performance, and are regarded as one of the most promising alternatives to precious metal catalysts. Activated carbon (AC), which has a large specific surface area (SSA), can be used as a carrier or carbon source at the same time. In this work, stable pine peel bio-based materials were used to prepare large-surface-area activated carbon and then compound with cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc) to obtain a high-performance cobalt/nitrogen/carbon (Co-N-C) catalyst. High catalytic activity is related to increasing the number of Co particles on the large-specific-area activated carbon, which are related with the immersing effect of CoPc into the AC and the rational decomposed temperature of the CoPc ring. The synergy with N promoting the exposure of CoNx active sites is also important. The Eonset of the catalyst treated with a composite proportion of AC and CoPc of 1 to 2 at 800 °C (AC@CoPc-800-1-2) is 1.006 V, higher than the Pt/C (20 wt%) catalyst. Apart from this, compared with other AC/CoPc series catalysts and Pt/C (20 wt%) catalyst, the stability of AC/CoPc-800-1-2 is 87.8% in 0.1 M KOH after 20,000 s testing. Considering the performance and price of the catalyst in a practical application, these composite catalysts combining biomass carbon materials with phthalocyanine series could be widely used in the area of catalysts and energy storage.
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- Lei Zhao
- Department of Physical Science and Technology, Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang 524048, China; (Z.L.); (W.M.); (J.S.); (H.L.); (J.Y.)
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- Department of Physical Science and Technology, Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang 524048, China; (Z.L.); (W.M.); (J.S.); (H.L.); (J.Y.)
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- Department of Physical Science and Technology, Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang 524048, China; (Z.L.); (W.M.); (J.S.); (H.L.); (J.Y.)
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- Department of Physical Science and Technology, Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang 524048, China; (Z.L.); (W.M.); (J.S.); (H.L.); (J.Y.)
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- Department of Physical Science and Technology, Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang 524048, China; (Z.L.); (W.M.); (J.S.); (H.L.); (J.Y.)
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- Department of Physical Science and Technology, Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang 524048, China; (Z.L.); (W.M.); (J.S.); (H.L.); (J.Y.)
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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Jung H, Choung S, Han JW. Design principles of noble metal-free electrocatalysts for hydrogen production in alkaline media: combining theory and experiment. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:6797-6826. [PMID: 36132358 PMCID: PMC9417748 DOI: 10.1039/d1na00606a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Water electrolysis is a promising solution to convert renewable energy sources to hydrogen as a high-energy-density energy carrier. Although alkaline conditions extend the scope of electrocatalysts beyond precious metal-based materials to earth-abundant materials, the sluggish kinetics of cathodic and anodic reactions (hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions, respectively) impede the development of practical electrocatalysts that do not use precious metals. This review discusses the rational design of efficient electrocatalysts by exploiting the understanding of alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction mechanisms and of the electron structure-activity relationship, as achieved by combining experimental and computational approaches. The enhancement of water splitting not only deals with intrinsic catalytic activity but also includes the aspect of electrical conductivity and stability. Future perspectives to increase the synergy between theory and experiment are also proposed.
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- Hyeonjung Jung
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) Pohang Gyeongbuk 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) Pohang Gyeongbuk 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) Pohang Gyeongbuk 37673 Republic of Korea
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Ma X, Li X, Su C, Zhu M, Miao J, Guan D, Zhou W, Shao Z. Interface engineered perovskite oxides for enhanced catalytic oxidation: The vital role of lattice oxygen. Chem Eng Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2021.116944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Xu H, Zhou X, Lin X, Wu Y, Lin X, Qiu HJ. Electronic Interaction between In Situ Formed RuO 2 Clusters and a Nanoporous Zn 3V 3O 8 Support and Its Use in the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:54951-54958. [PMID: 34781674 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c15119] [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 catalytic activity and durability of RuO2 clusters toward the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are strongly associated with their support; however, how the electronic interaction would enhance the catalytic performance is still not quite clear. Herein, hierarchical nanoporous and single-crystal Zn3V3O8 nanosheets are adopted to anchor in situ formed RuO2 clusters. X-ray photoelectron analysis reveals significant binding energy changes of both Ru and V due to the creation of strong Ru-O-V bonding interaction, which would lead to the reconstruction of the electronic structure of the Zn3V3O8 matrix and RuO2 clusters. The ultrastrong electronic interaction also results in superior OER activity, indicated by a small overpotential at 10 mA cm-2 (228 mV) and a shallow Tafel slope of 46 mV dec-1. First-principles simulation further reveals the synergistic effect derived from the unique RuO2@Zn3V3O8 couple, which effectively regulates the electronic structure for the OER process. In addition, the created interfacial chemical bond and the confined microporous structure of the Zn3V3O8 substrate could prevent the RuO2 clusters from detachment and aggregation, making the nanocomposite a promising long-term stable OER electrocatalyst.
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- Haitao Xu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518055, China
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Xu X, Pan Y, Ge L, Chen Y, Mao X, Guan D, Li M, Zhong Y, Hu Z, Peterson VK, Saunders M, Chen CT, Zhang H, Ran R, Du A, Wang H, Jiang SP, Zhou W, Shao Z. High-Performance Perovskite Composite Electrocatalysts Enabled by Controllable Interface Engineering. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2101573. [PMID: 34137160 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202101573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Single-phase perovskite oxides that contain nonprecious metals have long been pursued as candidates for catalyzing the oxygen evolution reaction, but their catalytic activity cannot meet the requirements for practical electrochemical energy conversion technologies. Here a cation deficiency-promoted phase separation strategy to design perovskite-based composites with significantly enhanced water oxidation kinetics compared to single-phase counterparts is reported. These composites, self-assembled from perovskite precursors, comprise strongly interacting perovskite and related phases, whose structure, composition, and concentration can be accurately controlled by tailoring the stoichiometry of the precursors. The composite catalyst with optimized phase composition and concentration outperforms known perovskite oxide systems and state-of-the-art catalysts by 1-3 orders of magnitude. It is further demonstrated that the strong interfacial interaction of the composite catalysts plays a key role in promoting oxygen ionic transport to boost the lattice-oxygen participated water oxidation. These results suggest a simple and viable approach to developing high-performance, perovskite-based composite catalysts for electrochemical energy conversion.
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- Xiaomin Xu
- WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering (WASM-MECE), Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6102, Australia
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- Centre for Future Materials, University of Southern Queensland, Springfield Central, QLD, 4300, Australia
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- Centre for Future Materials, University of Southern Queensland, Springfield Central, QLD, 4300, Australia
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering (WASM-MECE), Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6102, Australia
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Str. 40, 01187, Dresden, Germany
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- Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights, NSW, 2234, Australia
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- Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis (CMCA), The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
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- Centre for Future Materials, University of Southern Queensland, Springfield Central, QLD, 4300, Australia
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- WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering (WASM-MECE), Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6102, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, P. R. China
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- WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering (WASM-MECE), Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6102, Australia
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, P. R. China
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Marelli E, Gazquez J, Poghosyan E, Müller E, Gawryluk DJ, Pomjakushina E, Sheptyakov D, Piamonteze C, Aegerter D, Schmidt TJ, Medarde M, Fabbri E. Correlation between Oxygen Vacancies and Oxygen Evolution Reaction Activity for a Model Electrode: PrBaCo
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. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202103151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Elena Marelli
- Paul Scherrer Institute Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI Switzerland
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) Campus UAB, Bellaterra 08193 Barcelona Spain
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- Paul Scherrer Institute Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI Switzerland
- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry ETH Zurich 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI Switzerland
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Marelli E, Gazquez J, Poghosyan E, Müller E, Gawryluk DJ, Pomjakushina E, Sheptyakov D, Piamonteze C, Aegerter D, Schmidt TJ, Medarde M, Fabbri E. Correlation between Oxygen Vacancies and Oxygen Evolution Reaction Activity for a Model Electrode: PrBaCo 2 O 5+δ. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:14609-14619. [PMID: 33826206 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202103151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The role of the perovskite lattice oxygen in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is systematically studied in the PrBaCo2 O5+δ family. The reduced number of physical/chemical variables combined with in-depth characterizations such as neutron dif-fraction, O K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), magnetization and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) studies, helps investigating the complex correlation between OER activity and a single perovskite property, such as the oxygen content. Larger amount of oxygen vacancies appears to facilitate the OER, possibly contributing to the mechanism involving the oxidation of lattice oxygen, i.e., the lattice oxygen evolution reaction (LOER). Furthermore, not only the number of vacancies but also their local arrangement in the perovskite lattice influences the OER activity, with a clear drop for the more stable, ordered stoichiometry.
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- Elena Marelli
- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland.,Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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Zhu J, Guđmundsdóttir J, Strandbakke R, Both KG, Aarholt T, Carvalho PA, Sørby MH, Jensen IJT, Guzik MN, Norby T, Haug H, Chatzitakis A. Double Perovskite Cobaltites Integrated in a Monolithic and Noble Metal-Free Photoelectrochemical Device for Efficient Water Splitting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:20313-20325. [PMID: 33904298 PMCID: PMC8289171 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c01900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Water photoelectrolysis has the potential to produce renewable hydrogen fuel, therefore addressing the intermittent nature of sunlight. Herein, a monolithic, photovoltaic (PV)-assisted water electrolysis device of minimal engineering and of low (in the μg range) noble-metal-free catalysts loading is presented for unassisted water splitting in alkaline media. An efficient double perovskite cobaltite catalyst, originally developed for high-temperature proton-conducting ceramic electrolyzers, possesses high activity for the oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline media at room temperatures too. Ba1-xGd1-yLax+yCo2O6-δ (BGLC) is combined with a NiMo cathode, and a solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of 6.6% in 1.0 M NaOH, under 1 sun simulated illumination for 71 h, is demonstrated. This work highlights how readily available earth-abundant materials and established PV methods can achieve high performance and stable and monolithic photoelectrolysis devices with potential for full-scale applications.
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- Junjie Zhu
- Institute
for Energy Technology (IFE), Instituttveien 18, NO-2007 Kjeller, Norway
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- Centre
for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, FERMiO, Gaustadalléen 21, NO-0349 Oslo, Norway
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- Centre
for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, FERMiO, Gaustadalléen 21, NO-0349 Oslo, Norway
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- Centre
for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, FERMiO, Gaustadalléen 21, NO-0349 Oslo, Norway
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- Department
of Physics, University of Oslo, POB 1048 Blindern, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department
for Neutron Materials Characterization, Institutt for Energiteknikk (IFE), POB
40, NO-2027 Kjeller, Norway
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- Department
of Technology Systems, University of Oslo, POB 70, NO-2027 Kjeller, Norway
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- Centre
for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, FERMiO, Gaustadalléen 21, NO-0349 Oslo, Norway
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- Institute
for Energy Technology (IFE), Instituttveien 18, NO-2007 Kjeller, Norway
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- Centre
for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, FERMiO, Gaustadalléen 21, NO-0349 Oslo, Norway
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Beall CE, Fabbri E, Schmidt TJ. Perovskite Oxide Based Electrodes for the Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Reactions: The Underlying Mechanism. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c04473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Casey E. Beall
- Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Wang Y, Yan L, Dastafkan K, Zhao C, Zhao X, Xue Y, Huo J, Li S, Zhai Q. Lattice Matching Growth of Conductive Hierarchical Porous MOF/LDH Heteronanotube Arrays for Highly Efficient Water Oxidation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2006351. [PMID: 33458883 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202006351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The conjugation of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) into different multicomponent materials to precisely construct aligned heterostructures is fascinating but elusive owing to the disparate interfacial energy and nucleation kinetics. Herein, a promising lattice-matching growth strategy is demonstrated for conductive MOF/layered double hydroxide (cMOF/LDH) heteronanotube arrays with highly ordered hierarchical porous structures enabling an ultraefficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER). CoNiFe-LDH nanowires are used as interior template to engineer an interface by inlaying cMOF and matching two crystal lattice systems, thus conducting a graft growth of cMOF/LDH heterostructures along the LDH nanowire. A class of hierarchical porous cMOF/LDH heteronanotube arrays is produced through continuously regulating the transformation degree. The synergistic effects of the cMOF and LDH components significantly promote the chemical and electronic structures of the heteronanotube arrays and their electroactive surface area. Optimized heteronanotube arrays exhibit extraordinary OER activity with ultralow overpotentials of 216 and 227 mV to deliver current densities of 50 and 100 mA cm-2 with a small Tafel slope of 34.1 mV dec-1 , ranking it among the best MOF and non-noble-metal-based catalysts for OER. The robust performance under high current density and vigorous gas bubble conditions enable such hierarchical MOF/LDH heteronanotube arrays as promising materials for practical water electrolysis.
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- Ying Wang
- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710062, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), No. 3501, Daxue Road, Changqing District, Jinan, Shandong, 250353, China
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), No. 3501, Daxue Road, Changqing District, Jinan, Shandong, 250353, China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710062, China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710062, China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710062, China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710062, China
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Zhou D, Li P, Lin X, McKinley A, Kuang Y, Liu W, Lin WF, Sun X, Duan X. Layered double hydroxide-based electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction: identification and tailoring of active sites, and superaerophobic nanoarray electrode assembly. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:8790-8817. [PMID: 34160484 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00186h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a critical half-cell reaction for hydrogen production via water electrolysis. However, the practical OER suffers from sluggish kinetics and thus requires efficient electrocatalysts. Transition metal-based layered double hydroxides (LDHs) represent one of the most active classes of OER catalysts. An in-depth understanding of the activity of LDH based electrocatalysts can promote further rational design and active site regulation of high-performance electrocatalysts. In this review, the fundamental understanding of the structural characteristics of LDHs is demonstrated first, then comparisons and in-depth discussions of recent advances in LDHs as highly active OER catalysts in alkaline media are offered, which include both experimental and computational methods. On top of the active site identification and structural characterization of LDHs on an atomic scale, strategies to promote the OER activity are summarised, including doping, intercalation and defect-making. Furthermore, the concept of superaerophobicity, which has a profound impact on the performance of gas evolution electrodes, is explored to enhance LDHs and their derivatives for a large scale OER. In addition, certain operating standards for OER measurements are proposed to avoid inconsistency in evaluating the OER activity of LDHs. Finally, several key challenges in using LDHs as anode materials for large scale water splitting, such as the issue of stability and the adoption of membrane-electrode-assembly based electrolysers, are emphasized to shed light on future research directions.
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- Daojin Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
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She S, Zhu Y, Tahini HA, Wu X, Guan D, Chen Y, Dai J, Chen Y, Tang W, Smith SC, Wang H, Zhou W, Shao Z. Efficient Water Splitting Actualized through an Electrochemistry-Induced Hetero-Structured Antiperovskite/(Oxy)Hydroxide Hybrid. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2006800. [PMID: 33251694 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202006800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Exploring active, stable, and low-cost bifunctional electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is crucial for water splitting technology associated with renewable energy storage in the form of hydrogen fuel. Here, a newly designed antiperovskite-based hybrid composed of a conductive InNNi3 core and amorphous InNi(oxy)hydroxide shell is first reported as promising OER/HER bifunctional electrocatalyst. Prepared by a facile electrochemical oxidation strategy, such unique hybrid (denoted as EO-InNNi3 ) exhibits excellent OER and HER activities in alkaline media, benefiting from the inherent high-efficiency HER catalytic nature of InNNi3 antiperovskite and the promoting role of OER-active InNi(oxy)hydroxide thin film, which is confirmed by theoretical simulations and in situ Raman studies. Moreover, an alkaline electrolyzer integrated EO-InNNi3 as both anode and cathode delivers a low voltage of 1.64 V at 10 mA cm-2 , while maintaining excellent durability. This work demonstrates the application of antiperovskite-based materials in the field of overall water splitting and inspires insights into the development of advanced catalysts for various energy applications.
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- Sixuan She
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Integrated Materials Design Laboratory, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra, 2601, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Integrated Materials Design Laboratory, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra, 2601, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, China
- WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering (WASM-MECE), Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6102, Australia
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