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Fan Y, Li T, Li B, Hu A, Li D, Li K, Yang B, Pan Y, Liu J, Long J. Ruthenium single-atom doping-driven modulation of Co 3O 4 spinel tetrahedral site 3d-orbital occupancy in lithium-oxygen batteries. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:8096-8107. [PMID: 38566568 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr06505g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Metal single-atom catalysts have attracted widespread attention in the field of lithium-oxygen batteries due to their unique active sites, high catalytic selectivity, and near total atomic utilization efficiency. Isolated metal atoms not only serve as the active sites themselves, but also function as modulators, reversely regulating the surface electronic structure of the support to enhance its inherent electrocatalytic activities. Despite the potential of isolated metal atom-driven active sites, understanding the structure-activity relationship remains a challenge. In this study, we present a ruthenium single-atom doping-driven cost-effective and durable tricobalt tetroxide electrocatalyst with excellent oxygen electrode electrocatalytic activity. The lithium-oxygen battery with this catalyst as the oxygen electrode demonstrates high performance, achieving a capacity of up to 25 000 mA h g-1 and maintaining good stability over 400 cycles at a current density of 100 mA g-1. This improvement is attributed to the exquisite control of the morphology and structure of the discharge product, lithium peroxide. The aresults of physical characterization and theoretical calculations reveal that isolated ruthenium atoms bond with the tetrahedral cobalt site, resulting in spin polarization enhancement and rearrangement of d orbital energy levels in cobalt. This rearrangement reduces the dz2 orbital occupancy and promotes their transfer to the octahedral cobalt site, thereby enhancing its adsorption capacity for the oxygen-containing intermediates, and ultimately increasing the electrocatalytic activity of the oxygen evolution reaction. This work presents an innovative strategy to regulate the catalytic activity of metal oxides by introducing another metal single atom.
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- Yining Fan
- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China.
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- College of Computer Science and Cyber Security, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China.
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Jiang W, Li S, Sui Q, Gao Y, Li F, Xia L, Jiang Y. A Facile Design for Water-Oxidation Molecular Catalysts Precise Assembling on Photoanodes. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2305919. [PMID: 37984864 PMCID: PMC10787085 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202305919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Regulating the interfacial charge transfer behavior between cocatalysts and semiconductors remains a critical challenge for attaining efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation reactions. Herein, using bismuth vanadate (BiVO4 ) photoanode as a model, it introduces an Au binding bridge as holes transfer channels onto the surfaces of BiVO4 , and the cyano-functionalized cobalt cubane (Co4 O4 ) molecules are preferentially immobilized on the Au bridge due to the strong adsorption of cyano groups with Au nanoparticles. This orchestrated arrangement facilitates the seamless transfer of photogenerated holes from BiVO4 to Co4 O4 molecules, forming an orderly charge transfer pathway connecting the light-absorbing layer to reactive sites. An exciting photocurrent density of 5.06 mA cm-2 at 1.23 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (3.4 times that of BiVO4 ) is obtained by the Co4 O4 @Au(A)/BiVO4 photoanode, where the surface charge recombination is almost completely suppressed accompanied by a surface charge transfer efficiency over 95%. This work represents a promising strategy for accelerating interfacial charge transfer and achieving efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation reaction.
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- Wenchao Jiang
- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110036, China
- School of Chemical and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110036, China
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110036, China
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116024, China
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110036, China
- Yingkou Institute of Technology, Yingkou, Liaoning, 115100, China
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110036, China
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Wang Y, Ye Q, Lin L, Zhao Y, Cheng Y. NiFeRu/C and Ru, Fe-Ni 5P 4/C as complementary electrocatalyst for highly efficient overall water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 651:1008-1019. [PMID: 37586150 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.08.014] [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: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Designing and fabricating highly competent and inexpensive electrocatalysts are highly desirable for application in electrocatalytic water splitting. In this study, we synthesized NiFeRu/C nanofibers and Ru, Fe dual-doped Ni5P4 (Ru, Fe-Ni5P4)/C nanofibers as complementary electrocatalysts for overall water splitting through electrospinning, carbonization, and phosphorization treatment, respectively. The NiFeRu/C nanofibers and Ru, Fe-Ni5P4/C nanofibers showed high hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction activity, respectively, due to the presence of numerous exposed active sites and optimized adsorption capacity for the reaction intermediates contributed by the synergistic interaction among different metal components in the electrocatalysts. Hence, the assembled asymmetrical electrolytic cell effectively promoted overall water splitting, requiring a voltage of 1.569, 1.744, and 1.872 V to achieve a current density of 100, 500, and 1,000 mA cm-2, respectively, and it was better than Pt/C||IrO2. Additionally, the electrolytic cell could work at 500 mA cm-2 for 100 h without any noticeable deterioration in activity, which indicated that it was durable at high current density. In this study, we described a novel method for designing highly efficient electrocatalysts for overall water splitting.
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- Yufeng Wang
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Carbon Neutral Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China.
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Luo Y, Wen M, Zhou J, Wu Q, Wei G, Fu Y. Highly-Exposed Co-CoO Derived from Nanosized ZIF-67 on N-Doped Porous Carbon Foam as Efficient Electrocatalyst for Zinc-Air Battery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2302925. [PMID: 37356070 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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Non-precious-metal based electrocatalysts with highly-exposed and well-dispersed active sites are crucially needed to achieve superior electrocatalytic performance for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) toward zinc-air battery (ZAB). Herein, Co-CoO heterostructures derived from nanosized ZIF-67 are densely-exposed and strongly-immobilized onto N-doped porous carbon foam (NPCF) through a self-sacrificial pyrolysis strategy. Benefited from the high exposure of Co-CoO heterostructures and the favorable mass and electron transfer ability of NPCF, the Co-CoO/NPCF electrocatalyst exhibits remarkable performance for both ORR (E1/2 = 0.843 V vs RHE) and OER (Ej = 10 mA cm-2 = 1.586 V vs RHE). Further application of Co-CoO/NPCF as the air-cathode in rechargeable ZAB achieves superior performance for liquid-state ZAB (214.1 mW cm-2 and 600 cycles) and flexible all-solid-state ZAB (93.1 mW cm-2 and 140 cycles). Results from DFT calculations demonstrate that the electronic metal-support interactions between Co-CoO and NPCF via abundant C-Nx sites is favorable for electronic structure modulation, accounting for the remarkable performance.
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- Yixing Luo
- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, The State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, The State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, The State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, The State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, The State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE99, UK
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Zhang S, Zhou X, Zhou G, He B, Pang H, Xu L, Tang Y. Template-assisted Fabrication of O-doped CoP Microflowers with Optimal Electronic Modulation for Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301252. [PMID: 37194695 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301252] [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: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Exploring efficient, affordable and stable electrocatalyst toward hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is of great scientific significance for the practical implementation of the water splitting. The heteroatom doping represents a serviceable strategy to further elevate the catalytic performance for a transition metal-based electrocatalyst because of the electronic regulation effect. Herein, a reliable self-sacrificial template-engaged approach is proposed to synthesize O-doped CoP (denoted as O-CoP) microflowers, which simultaneously considers the regualtion of electronic configuration via anion doping and sufficient exposure of active sites via nanostructure engineering. The suitable O incorporation content in CoP matrix could tremendously modify the electronic configuration, accelerate the charge transfer, promote the exposure of active sites, strengthen the electrical conductivity, and adjust the adsorption state of H*. Consequently, the optimized O-CoP microflowers with optimal O concentration display a remarkable HER property with a small overpotential of 125 mV to afford a current density of 10 mA cm-2 , a low Tafel slope of 68 mV dec-1 and long-term durability for 32 h under alkaline electrolyte, manifesting a considerable potential application for hydrogen production at large scale. The integration of anion incorporation and architecture engineering in this work will bring in a depth insight for the design of low-cost and effective electrocatalysts in energy conversion and storage systems.
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- Shoulin Zhang
- Department Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Department Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Jinling Institute of Technology, Nanjing, 211169, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Huzhou University, Huzhou, 313000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, P. R. China
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- Department Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Department Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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Ha SJ, Hwang J, Kwak MJ, Yoon JC, Jang JH. Graphene-Encapsulated Bifunctional Catalysts with High Activity and Durability for Zn-Air Battery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2300551. [PMID: 37052488 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Carbon-based electrocatalysts with both high activity and high stability are desirable for use in Zn-air batteries. However, the carbon corrosion reaction (CCR) is a critical obstacle in rechargeable Zn-air batteries. In this study, a cost-effective carbon-based novel material is reported with a high catalytic effect and good durability for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER), prepared via a simple graphitization process. In situ growth of graphene is utilized in a 3D-metal-coordinated hydrogel by introducing a catalytic lattice of transition metal alloys. Due to the direct growth of few-layer graphene on the metal alloy decorated 3d-carbon network, greatly reduced CCR is observed in a repetitive OER test. As a result, an efficient bifunctional electrocatalytic performance is achieved with a low ΔE value of 0.63 V and good electrochemical durability for 83 h at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 in an alkaline media. Moreover, graphene-encapsulated transition metal alloys on the nitrogen-doped carbon supporter exhibit an excellent catalytic effect and good durability in a Zn-air battery system. This study suggests a straightforward way to overcome the CCR of carbon-based materials for an electrochemical catalyst with wide application in energy conversion and energy storage devices.
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- Seong-Ji Ha
- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Department of Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Carbon Neutrality, UNIST, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Department of Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Carbon Neutrality, UNIST, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Department of Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Carbon Neutrality, UNIST, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Department of Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Carbon Neutrality, UNIST, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Department of Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Carbon Neutrality, UNIST, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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Chakravarty R, Sen N, Ghosh S, Sarma HD, Guleria A, Singh KK, Chakraborty S. Flow synthesis of intrinsically radiolabeled and renal-clearable ultrasmall [198Au]Au nanoparticles in a PTFE microchannel. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL ADVANCES 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ceja.2023.100456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Jemini, Singh S, Pal B. Efficient ZnCr LDH/monoclinic‐WO
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- Jemini
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Patiala 147004 Punjab India
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Patiala 147004 Punjab India
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Patiala 147004 Punjab India
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Tang W, He J, Teng K, Gao L, Qi R, Deng Y, Liu R, Li A, Fu H, Wang CA. Toward highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for zinc-air batteries: from theoretical prediction to a ternary FeCoNi design. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:17447-17459. [PMID: 36385315 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr04741a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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3d Transition-metal nitrogen-carbon nanocomposites (T-N-C, T = Fe, Co, Ni, etc.) with highly active M-Nx sites have received much attention in the field of rechargeable zinc-air battery research. However, how to rationally dope metallic elements to decorate T-N-C catalysts and enhance their electrocatalytic performances remains unclear. Herein, we demonstrated that cobalt-doped Fe-rich catalysts are effective in improving ORR performances by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. On this basis, we reported a kind of novel bifunctional electrocatalyst of hollow nitrogen-doped carbon tubes with coexisting M-N-C single atoms and alloy nanoparticles (denoted FexCoyNiz@hNCTs). Benefiting from the synergistic effect between different components, the as-prepared Fe4Co1Ni2@hNCT catalyst exhibited a small overpotential difference of 0.75 V between an OER potential at 10 mA cm-2 and an ORR half-wave potential, as well as an excellent zinc-air battery performance, when serving as the air cathode. This work provided a scalable design concept for multi-metal doping toward high-performance T-N-C electrocatalysts.
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- Wenhao Tang
- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P. R. China.
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P. R. China.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
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Yu Y, Hu Z, Lien SY, Yu Y, Gao P. Self-Powered Thermoelectric Hydrogen Sensors Based on Low-Cost Bismuth Sulfide Thin Films: Quick Response at Room Temperature. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:47696-47705. [PMID: 36227642 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c12749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Thermoelectric (TE)-based gas sensors have attracted significant attention due to their high selectivity, low power consumption, and minimum maintenance requirements. However, it is challenging to find low-cost, environmentally friendly materials and simple device fabrication processes for large-scale applications. Herein, we report self-powered thermoelectric hydrogen (TEH) sensors based on bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3) fabricated from a low-cost Bi2S3 TE layer and platinum (Pt) catalyst. When working at room temperature, the monomorphic-type TEH sensor obtained an output response signal of 42.2 μV with a response time of 17 s at a 3% hydrogen atmosphere. To further improve device performance, we connected the patterned Bi2S3 films in series to increase the Seebeck coefficient to -897 μV K-1. For comparison, the resulting N tandem-type TEH sensor yielded a distinguished output voltage of 101.4 μV, which was greater than the monomorphic type by a factor of 2.4. Significantly, the response and recovery time of the N-tandem-type TEH sensor to 3% hydrogen were shortened to 14 and 15 s, respectively. This work provides a simple, environmentally friendly, and low-cost strategy for fabricating high-performance TEH sensors by applying low-cost Bi2S3 TE materials.
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- Yan Yu
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Functional Materials, Institute of Materials Physical Chemistry, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen361021, P.R. China
- Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen361021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 Yangqiao Road West, Fuzhou350002, China
- Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen361021, China
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- School of Opto-electronic and Communication Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen361024, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Functional Materials, Institute of Materials Physical Chemistry, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen361021, P.R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 Yangqiao Road West, Fuzhou350002, China
- Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen361021, China
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