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Guo J, Li W, Xu Y, Mao Y, Mei Z, Li H, He Y, San X, Xu K, Liang X. Ionic Covalent Organic Frameworks-Derived Cobalt Single Atoms and Nanoparticles for Efficient Oxygen Electrocatalysis. SMALL METHODS 2023; 7:e2201371. [PMID: 36585369 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202201371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Metal single atoms show outstanding electrocatalytic activity owing to the abundant atomic reactive sites and superior stability. However, the preparation of single atoms suffers from inexorable metal aggregation which is harmful to electrocatalytic activity. Here, ionic covalent organic frameworks (iCOFs) are employed as the sacrificial precursor to mitigate the metal aggregation and subsequent formation of bulky particles. Molecular dynamics simulation shows that iCOFs can trap and confine more Co ions as compared to neutral COFs, resulting in the formation of a catalyst composed of Co single atoms and uniformly distributed Co nanoparticles (CoSA &CoNP-10 ). However, the neutral COFs derive a catalyst composed of Co atomic clusters and large Co nanoparticles (CoAC &CoNP-25 ). The CoSA &CoNP-10 catalyst exhibits higher oxygen bifunctional electrocatalytic activities than CoAC &CoNP-25 , coinciding with the density functional theory results. Taking the CoSA &CoNP-10 as the air cathode in Zn-air batteries (ZABs), the aqueous ZAB presents a high power density of 181 mW cm-2 , a specific capacity of 811 mAh g-1 as well as a long cycle life of 407 h at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 , while the quasi-solid state ZAB displays a power density of 179 mW cm-2 and the cycle life of 30 h.
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- Jiaming Guo
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Department of Physics, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Department of Physics, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Department of Physics, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Department of Physics, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Department of Physics, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Department of Physics, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Department of Physics, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Department of Physics, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy Materials, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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Tang X, Wei Y, Zhai W, Wu Y, Hu T, Yuan K, Chen Y. Carbon Nanocage with Maximum Utilization of Atomically Dispersed Iron as Efficient Oxygen Electroreduction Nanoreactor. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2208942. [PMID: 36349885 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202208942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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As key parameters of electrocatalysts, the density and utilization of active sites determine the electrocatalytic performance toward oxygen reduction reaction. Unfortunately, prevalent oxygen electrocatalysts fail to maximize the utilization of active sites due to inappropriate nanostructural design. Herein, a nano-emulsion induced polymerization self-assembly strategy is employed to prepare hierarchical meso-/microporous N/S co-doped carbon nanocage with atomically dispersed FeN4 (denoted as Meso/Micro-FeNSC). In situ scanning electrochemical microscopy technology reveals the density of available active sites for Meso/Micro-FeNSC reach to 3.57 × 1014 sites cm-2 , representing more than threefold improvement compared to micropore-dominant Micro-FeNSC counterpart (1.07 × 1014 sites cm-2 ). Additionally, the turnover frequency of Meso/Micro-FeNSC is also improved to 0.69 from 0.50 e- site-1 s-1 for Micro-FeNSC. These properties motivate Meso/Micro-FeNSC as efficient oxygen electroreduction electrocatalyst, in terms of outstanding half-wave potential (0.91 V), remarkable kinetic mass specific activity (68.65 A g-1 ), and excellent robustness. The assembled Zn-air batteries with Meso/Micro-FeNSC deliver high peak power density (264.34 mW cm-2 ), large specific capacity (814.09 mA h g-1 ), and long cycle life (>200 h). This work sheds lights on quantifying active site density and the significance of maximum utilization of active sites for rational design of advanced catalysts.
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- Xiannong Tang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
- School of Physics and Materials Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis/Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
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Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Atomically Dispersed Co-N-C Electrocatalyst for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12111462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In this work, an atomically dispersed cobalt-nitrogen-carbon (Co-N-C) catalyst is prepared for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) by using a metal-organic framework (MOF) as a self-sacrifice template under high-temperature pyrolysis. Spherical aberration-corrected electron microscopy is employed to confirm the atomic dispersion of high-density Co atoms on the nitrogen-doped carbon scaffold. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results verify the existence of Co-N-C active sites and their content changes with the Co content. The electrochemical results show that the electrocatalytic activity shows a volcano-shaped relationship, which increases with the Co content from 0 to 0.99 wt.% and then decreases when the presence of Co nanoparticles at 1.61 wt.%. The atomically dispersed Co-N-C catalyst with Co content of 0.99 wt.% shows an onset potential of 0.96 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) and a half-wave potential of 0.89 V vs. RHE toward ORR. The excellent ORR activity is attributed to the high density of the Co-N-C sites with high intrinsic activity and high specific surface area to expose more active sites.
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