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Yang H, An N, Kang Z, Menezes PW, Chen Z. Understanding Advanced Transition Metal-Based Two Electron Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts from the Perspective of Phase Engineering. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2400140. [PMID: 38456244 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202400140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Non-noble transition metal (TM)-based compounds have recently become a focal point of extensive research interest as electrocatalysts for the two electron oxygen reduction (2e- ORR) process. To efficiently drive this reaction, these TM-based electrocatalysts must bear unique physiochemical properties, which are strongly dependent on their phase structures. Consequently, adopting engineering strategies toward the phase structure has emerged as a cutting-edge scientific pursuit, crucial for achieving high activity, selectivity, and stability in the electrocatalytic process. This comprehensive review addresses the intricate field of phase engineering applied to non-noble TM-based compounds for 2e- ORR. First, the connotation of phase engineering and fundamental concepts related to oxygen reduction kinetics and thermodynamics are succinctly elucidated. Subsequently, the focus shifts to a detailed discussion of various phase engineering approaches, including elemental doping, defect creation, heterostructure construction, coordination tuning, crystalline design, and polymorphic transformation to boost or revive the 2e- ORR performance (selectivity, activity, and stability) of TM-based catalysts, accompanied by an insightful exploration of the phase-performance correlation. Finally, the review proposes fresh perspectives on the current challenges and opportunities in this burgeoning field, together with several critical research directions for the future development of non-noble TM-based electrocatalysts.
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- Hongyuan Yang
- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-based Functional Materials and Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry: Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17 Juni 135, Sekr. C2, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Materials Chemistry Group for Thin Film Catalysis - CatLab, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-based Functional Materials and Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry: Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17 Juni 135, Sekr. C2, 10623, Berlin, Germany
- Materials Chemistry Group for Thin Film Catalysis - CatLab, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-based Functional Materials and Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
- Materials Chemistry Group for Thin Film Catalysis - CatLab, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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Yuan Y, Chen L, Wan Z, Shi K, Teng X, Xu H, Wu P, Shi J. Electrocatalytic ORR-coupled ammoximation for efficient oxime synthesis. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eado1755. [PMID: 38787946 PMCID: PMC11122679 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado1755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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State-of-the-art technology for cyclohexanone oxime production typically demands elevated temperature and pressure, along with the utilization of expensive hydroxylamine sulfate or oxidants. Here, we propose an electrochemistry-assisted cascade strategy for the efficient cyclohexanone ammoximation under ambient conditions by using in situ cathode-generated green oxidants of reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as OOH* and H2O2. This electrochemical reaction can take place at the cathode, achieving over 95% yield, 99% selectivity of cyclohexanone oxime, and an electron-to-oxime (ETO) efficiency of 96%. Mechanistic analysis reveals that, in addition to the direct ammoximation by in situ-generated OOH* by electrocatalytic ORR, Ti-MOR also play a major role in capturing OOH* directly and converting the in situ-generated H2O2 to OOH*, thus accelerating the ORR-coupled cascade production of cyclohexanone oxime. This work paves a mild, economical, and sustainable energy-efficient electrocatalytic route for the oxime production using oxygen, ammonium bicarbonate, and cyclohexanone.
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- Yujia Yuan
- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, Shanghai 202162, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, Shanghai 202162, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, Shanghai 202162, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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Liu M, Zhang J, Su H, Jiang Y, Zhou W, Yang C, Bo S, Pan J, Liu Q. In situ modulating coordination fields of single-atom cobalt catalyst for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1675. [PMID: 38396104 PMCID: PMC10891135 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45990-w] [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: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Single-atom catalysts, especially those with metal-N4 moieties, hold great promise for facilitating the oxygen reduction reaction. However, the symmetrical distribution of electrons within the metal-N4 moiety results in unsatisfactory adsorption strength of intermediates, thereby limiting their performance improvements. Herein, we present atomically coordination-regulated Co single-atom catalysts that comprise a symmetry-broken Cl-Co-N4 moiety, which serves to break the symmetrical electron distribution. In situ characterizations reveal the dynamic evolution of the symmetry-broken Cl-Co-N4 moiety into a coordination-reduced Cl-Co-N2 structure, effectively optimizing the 3d electron filling of Co sites toward a reduced d-band electron occupancy (d5.8 → d5.28) under reaction conditions for a fast four-electron oxygen reduction reaction process. As a result, the coordination-regulated Co single-atom catalysts deliver a large half-potential of 0.93 V and a mass activity of 5480 A gmetal-1. Importantly, a Zn-air battery using the coordination-regulated Co single-atom catalysts as the cathode also exhibits a large power density and excellent stability.
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- Meihuan Liu
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, Anhui, China
- State Key Laboratory for Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, Anhui, China
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- Key Laboratory of Light Energy Conversion Materials of Hunan Province College, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China.
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, Anhui, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, Anhui, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, Anhui, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, China.
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, Anhui, China.
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Liu H, Jin Q, Meng L, Gu H, Liang X, Fan Y, Li Z, Zhang F, Rong H, Zhang J. Cu-based catalysts with the co-existence of single atoms and nanoparticles for basic electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:13459-13465. [PMID: 37548298 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr01810e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Developing efficient and stable oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts to replace the precious Pt/C is very important for the industrial application of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells. Herein, using bismuth-based metal-organic frameworks as the substrate to disperse copper ions, we prepared a catalyst containing both Cu single atoms and Cu nanoparticles (CuSACuNP/BiCN) by a pyrolysis method. In 0.1 M KOH electrolyte, the electrocatalytic ORR performance of CuSACuNP/BiCN was superior to that of commercial Pt/C. With a hierarchical porous architecture, CuSACuNP/BiCN displayed a half-wave potential of 0.86 V vs. RHE and a diffusion-limiting current density of 5.82 mA cm-2 with a four-electron transfer process. In addition, it was stable during a 12-hour durability test. This study provides guidance for the synthesis of advanced Cu-based nano-single-atom catalytic materials for ORR applications.
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- Huimin Liu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction-Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction-Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction-Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction-Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction-Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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- Analysis and Testing Center, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction-Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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Zhang C, Yuan L, Liu C, Li Z, Zou Y, Zhang X, Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Wei G, Yu C. Crystal Engineering Enables Cobalt-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks as High-Performance Electrocatalysts for H 2O 2 Production. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:7791-7799. [PMID: 36896469 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c11446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with highly adjustable structures are an emerging family of electrocatalysts in two-electron oxygen reduction reaction (2e-ORR) for H2O2 production. However, the development of MOF-based 2e-ORR catalysts with high H2O2 selectivity and production rate remains challenging. Herein, an elaborate design with fine control over MOFs at both atomic and nano-scale is demonstrated, enabling the well-known Zn/Co bimetallic zeolite imidazole frameworks (ZnCo-ZIFs) as excellent 2e-ORR electrocatalysts. Experimental results combined with density functional theory simulation have shown that the atomic level control can regulate the role of water molecules participating in the ORR process, and the morphology control over desired facet exposure adjusts the coordination unsaturation degree of active sites. The structural regulation at two length scales leads to synchronous control over both the kinetics and thermodynamics for ORR on bimetallic ZIF catalysts. The optimized ZnCo-ZIF with a Zn/Co molar ratio of 9/1 and predominant {001} facet exposure exhibits a high 2e- selectivity of ∼100% and a H2O2 yield of 4.35 mol gcat-1 h-1. The findings pave a new avenue toward the development of multivariate MOFs as advanced 2e-ORR electrocatalysts.
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- Chaoqi Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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He H, Lei Y, Liu S, Thummavichai K, Zhu Y, Wang N. Tunable active-sites of Co– nanoparticles encapsulated in carbon nanofiber as high performance bifunctional OER/ORR electrocatalyst. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 630:140-149. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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