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Li N, Chen Y, Wu T, Li X, Zhang S, Chang W, Turkevych V, Wang L. Pore walls as high-way for efficient bulk charge transfer in porous SrTiO 3 single crystals boosting photocatalytic overall water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 668:484-491. [PMID: 38691958 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.04.129] [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: 01/14/2024] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Suppressing carrier recombination in bulk and facilitating carrier transfer to surface via rational structure design is of great significance to improve solar-to-H2 conversion efficiency. We demonstrate a facile hydrothermal method to synthesize porous SrTiO3 single crystals (SrTiO3-P) with exposed (001) facets by introducing carbon spheres as templates. The obviously increased surface photovoltage and photocurrent response indicate that the interconnected pore walls act as enormous charge transfer "highways", accelerating carrier transport from bulk to surface. Furthermore, the absence of grain boundaries and high crystallinity could also lower the carrier recombination rate. Thus, the SrTiO3-P photocatalyst loaded with Rh/Cr2O3 as cocatalyst exhibits 1.5 times higher overall water splitting activity than that of solid SrTiO3, with gas evolution rate of 19.99 μmol h-1 50 mg-1 for H2 and 11.37 μmol h-1 50 mg-1 for O2. Additionally, SrTiO3-P also shows superior stability without any decay during cycling testing. This work provides a new insight into designing efficient multicomponent photocatalysts with a single-crystal porous structure.
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- Na Li
- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China; College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China; College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China; College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China; College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China; College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- V. Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv 04074, Ukraine
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China.
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Umapathy K, Muthamildevi M, Thiruvengadam D, Vijayarangan M, Rajan K, Jayabharathi J. Greenly Synthesized CoPBA@PANI as a Proficient Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction and Its Green Sustainability Assessments. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:13102-13115. [PMID: 38864833 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c01023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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Water electrolysis is a key factor to generate mobile and sustainable energy sources for H2 production. Cobalt-based Prussian Blue analogues encompassed with polymer support electrocatalysts CoPBAX@PANI (CoPBA@PANI-100, CoPBA@PANI-200, and CoPBA@PANI-300) have been synthesized and characterized. The well-designed CoPBA@PANI-200/GC shows a low overpotential (η10) of 301 mV with a small Tafel slope (56 mV dec-1), comapred to that of IrO2 (348 mV ; 98 mV dec-1) for OER. The conductivity with stability of CoPBAX@PANI have been increased due to the synergistic effect of CoPBA with PANI. PANI provides additional active sites and shows strong binding with Co ions, and the even distribution of CoPBA overcomes the sluggish kinetics. The turnover frequency (TOF) of CoPBA@PANI-200/GC (0.0212, s-1) was ∼15 times higher than IrO2 (0.0014 s-1) at 1.60 V. Furthermore, CoPBA@PANI-200/NF delivers low overpotential of 274 mV@10 mA cm-2 and exhibits a durability of >250 h with a potential loss of 4.2%. Benefiting from strong electronic interaction between polymer support and evenly distributed CoPBA, CoPBAx@PANI shows higher electrochemical active surface area (ECSA) of 53.08 mF cm-2. The solar-based water electrolysis confirmed the practical use of CoPBA@PANI-200/NF (1.57 V) for eco-benign industrial H2 production. The CoPBA@PANI-200 shows exceptional OER performances as well as favorable kinetics to resolve the sluggish water oxidation. Hence, the cost-effective CoPBA@PANI performances opens a prospective way to boost the efficiency of other cobalt-derived catalysts in renewable energy devices.
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- Krishnan Umapathy
- Department of Chemistry, Material Science Lab, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamilnadu 608002, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Material Science Lab, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamilnadu 608002, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Material Science Lab, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamilnadu 608002, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Material Science Lab, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamilnadu 608002, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Material Science Lab, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamilnadu 608002, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Material Science Lab, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamilnadu 608002, India
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Zhao P, Liu Q, Yang X, Yang S, Chen L, Zhu J, Zhang Q. Ru nanocrystals modified porous FeOOH nanostructures with open 3D interconnected architecture supported on NiFe foam as high-performance electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction and electrocatalytic urea oxidation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 673:49-59. [PMID: 38875797 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.06.056] [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: 03/31/2024] [Revised: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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The construction of binder-free electrodes with well-defined three-dimensional (3D) morphology and optimized electronic structure represents an efficient strategy for the design of high-performance electrocatalysts for the development of efficient green hydrogen technologies. Herein, Ru nanocrystals were modified on 3D interconnected porous FeOOH nanostructures with open network-like frameworks on NiFe foam (Ru/FeOOH@NFF), which were used as an efficient electrocatalyst. In this study, a 3D interconnected porous FeOOH with an open network structure was first electrodeposited on NiFe foam and served as the support for the in-situ modification of Ru nanocrystals. Subsequently, the Ru nanocrystals and abundant oxygen vacancies were simultaneously incorporated into the FeOOH matrix via the adsorption-reduction method, which involved NaBH4 reduction. The Ru/FeOOH@NFF electrocatalyst shows a large specific surface area, abundant oxygen vacancies, and modulated electronic structure, which collectively result in a significant enhancement of catalytic properties with respect to the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and urea oxidation reaction (UOR). The Ru/FeOOH@NFF catalyst exhibits an outstanding OER performance, requiring a low overpotential (360 mV) at 200 mA cm-2 with a small Tafel slope (58 mV dec-1). Meanwhile, the Ru/FeOOH@NFF catalyst demonstrates more efficient UOR activity for achieving 200 mA cm-2 at a lower overpotential of 272 mV. Furthermore, an overall urea electrolysis cell using the Ru/FeOOH@NFF as the anode and Pt as the cathode (Ru/FeOOH@NFF||Pt) reveals a cell voltage of 1.478 V at 10 mA cm-2 and a prominent durability (120 h at 50 mA cm-2). This work will provide a valuable understanding of the construction of high-performance electrocatalysts with 3D microstructure for promoting urea-assisted water electrolysis.
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- Peng Zhao
- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610106, PR China.
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610106, PR China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610106, PR China; Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, PR China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, PR China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, PR China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, PR China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610106, PR China.
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Androutsopoulos A, Sader S, Miliordos E. Potential of Molecular Catalysts with Electron-Rich Transition Metal Centers for Addressing Long-Standing Chemistry Enigmas. J Phys Chem A 2024; 128:4401-4411. [PMID: 38797970 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c01800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Molecular complexes with electron-rich metal centers are highlighted as potential catalysts for the following five important chemical transformations: selective conversion of methane to methanol, capture and utilization of carbon dioxide, fixation of molecular nitrogen, water splitting, and recycling of perfluorochemicals. Our initial focus lies on negatively charged metal centers and ligands that can stabilize anionic metal atoms. Catalysts with electron-rich metal atoms (CERMAs) can sustain catalytic cycles with a "ping-pong" mechanism, where one or more electrons are transferred from the metal center to the substrate and back. The donated electrons can activate the chemical bonds of the substrate by populating its antibonding orbitals. At the last step of the catalytic cycle, the electrons return to the metal and the product interacts only weakly with the formed anion, which enables the solvent molecules to remove the product fast from the catalytic cycle and prevent subsequent unfavorable reactions. This process resembles electrocatalysis, but the metal serves as both an anode and a cathode (molecular electrocatalysis). We also analyze the usage of CERMAs as the base of Frustrated Lewis pairs proposing a new type of bimetallic catalysts. This Featured Article aspires to initiate systematic experimental and theoretical studies on CERMAs and their reactivity, the potential of which has probably been underestimated in the literature.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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Zhao L, Liang S, Zhang L, Huang H, Zhang QH, Ge W, Wang S, Tan T, Huang L, An Q. Stabilizing and Activating Active Sites: 1T-MoS 2 Supported Pd Single Atoms for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2401537. [PMID: 38822716 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202401537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
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Metallic 1T-MoS2 with high intrinsic electronic conductivity performs Pt-like catalytic activity for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). However, obtaining pure 1T-MoS2 is challenging due to its high formation energy and metastable properties. Herein, an in situ SO4 2--anchoring strategy is reported to synthesize a thin layer of 1T-MoS2 loaded on commercial carbon. Single Pd atoms, constituting a substantial loading of 7.2 wt%, are then immobilized on the 1T-phase MoS2 via Pd─S bonds to modulate the electronic structure and ensure a stable active phase. The resulting Pd1/1T-MoS2/C catalyst exhibits superior HER performance, featuring a low overpotential of 53 mV at the current density of 10 mA cm-2, a small Tafel slope of 37 mV dec-1, and minimal charge transfer resistance in alkaline electrolyte. Moreover, the catalyst also demonstrates efficacy in acid and neutral electrolytes. Atomic structural characterization and theoretical calculations reveal that the high activity of Pd1/1T-MoS2/C is attributed to the near-zero hydrogen adsorption energy of the activated sulfur sites on the two adjacent shells of atomic Pd.
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- Lu Zhao
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, 523808, China
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- Beijing National Research Center for Condensed Matter Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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Boukarkour Y, Reculusa S, Sojic N, Kuhn A, Salinas G. Wireless Light-Emitting Electrode Arrays for the Evaluation of Electrocatalytic Activity. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400078. [PMID: 38470292 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400078] [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: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Water splitting has become a sustainable and clean alternative for hydrogen production. Commonly, the efficiency of such reactions is intimately related to the physico-chemical properties of the catalysts that constitute the electrolyzer. Thus, the development of simple and fast methods to evaluate the electrocatalytic efficiency of an electrolyzer is highly required. In this work, we present an unconventional method based on the combination of bipolar electrochemistry and light-emitting diodes, which allows the evaluation of the electrocatalytic performance of the two types of catalysts, composing an electrolyzer, namely for oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions, respectively. The integrated light emission of the diode acts as an optical readout of the electrocatalytic information, which simultaneously depends on the composition of the anode and the cathode. The electrocatalytic activity of Au, Pt, and Ni electrodes, connected to the LED in multiple anode/cathode configurations, towards the water splitting reactions has been evaluated. The efficiency of the electrolyzer can be represented in terms of the onset electric field (ϵonset) for light emission, obtaining variations that are in agreement with data reported with conventional electrochemistry. This work introduces a straightforward method for evaluating electrocatalysts and underscores the importance of material characterization in developing efficient electrolyzers for hydrogen production.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, ISM UMR 5255, 33607, Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, ISM UMR 5255, 33607, Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, ISM UMR 5255, 33607, Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, ISM UMR 5255, 33607, Pessac, France
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He Y, Liu W, Liu J. MOF-based/derived catalysts for electrochemical overall water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 661:409-435. [PMID: 38306750 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.01.106] [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: 11/04/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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Water-splitting electrocatalysis has gained increasing attention as a promising strategy for developing renewable energy in recent years, but its high overpotential caused by the unfavorable thermodynamics has limited its widespread implementation. Therefore, there is an urgent need to design catalytic materials with outstanding activity and stability that can overcome the high overpotential and thus improve the electrocatalytic efficiency. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) based and/or derived materials are widely used as water-splitting catalysts because of their easily controlled structures, abundant heterointerfaces and increased specific surface area. Herein, some recent research findings on MOFs-based/derived materials are summarized and presented. First, the mechanism and evaluation parameters of electrochemical water splitting are described. Subsequently, advanced modulation strategies for designing MOFs-based/derived catalysts and their catalytic performance toward water splitting are summarized. In particular, the correlation between chemical composition/structural functionalization and catalytic performance is highlighted. Finally, the future outlook and challenges for MOFs materials are also addressed.
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- Yujia He
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute for Graphene Applied, Technology Innovation, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, Shandong, China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute for Graphene Applied, Technology Innovation, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, Shandong, China.
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Zhu Z, Daboczi M, Chen M, Xuan Y, Liu X, Eslava S. Ultrastable halide perovskite CsPbBr 3 photoanodes achieved with electrocatalytic glassy-carbon and boron-doped diamond sheets. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2791. [PMID: 38555394 PMCID: PMC10981704 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47100-2] [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: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024] Open
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Halide perovskites exhibit exceptional optoelectronic properties for photoelectrochemical production of solar fuels and chemicals but their instability in aqueous electrolytes hampers their application. Here we present ultrastable perovskite CsPbBr3-based photoanodes achieved with both multifunctional glassy carbon and boron-doped diamond sheets coated with Ni nanopyramids and NiFeOOH. These perovskite photoanodes achieve record operational stability in aqueous electrolytes, preserving 95% of their initial photocurrent density for 168 h of continuous operation with the glassy carbon sheets and 97% for 210 h with the boron-doped diamond sheets, due to the excellent mechanical and chemical stability of glassy carbon, boron-doped diamond, and nickel metal. Moreover, these photoanodes reach a low water-oxidation onset potential close to +0.4 VRHE and photocurrent densities close to 8 mA cm-2 at 1.23 VRHE, owing to the high conductivity of glassy carbon and boron-doped diamond and the catalytic activity of NiFeOOH. The applied catalytic, protective sheets employ only earth-abundant elements and straightforward fabrication methods, engineering a solution for the success of halide perovskites in stable photoelectrochemical cells.
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- Zhonghui Zhu
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China.
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
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Ganguly A, McGlynn RJ, Boies A, Maguire P, Mariotti D, Chakrabarti S. Flexible Bifunctional Electrode for Alkaline Water Splitting with Long-Term Stability. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:12339-12352. [PMID: 38425008 PMCID: PMC10941191 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c12944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Progress in electrochemical water-splitting devices as future renewable and clean energy systems requires the development of electrodes composed of efficient and earth-abundant bifunctional electrocatalysts. This study reveals a novel flexible and bifunctional electrode (NiO@CNTR) by hybridizing macroscopically assembled carbon nanotube ribbons (CNTRs) and atmospheric plasma-synthesized NiO quantum dots (QDs) with varied loadings to demonstrate bifunctional electrocatalytic activity for stable and efficient overall water-splitting (OWS) applications. Comparative studies on the effect of different electrolytes, e.g., acid and alkaline, reveal a strong preference for alkaline electrolytes for the developed NiO@CNTR electrode, suggesting its bifunctionality for both HER and OER activities. Our proposed NiO@CNTR electrode demonstrates significantly enhanced overall catalytic performance in a two-electrode alkaline electrolyzer cell configuration by assembling the same electrode materials as both the anode and the cathode, with a remarkable long-standing stability retaining ∼100% of the initial current after a 100 h long OWS run, which is attributed to the "synergistic coupling" between NiO QD catalysts and the CNTR matrix. Interestingly, the developed electrode exhibits a cell potential (E10) of only 1.81 V with significantly low NiO QD loading (83 μg/cm2) compared to other catalyst loading values reported in the literature. This study demonstrates a potential class of carbon-based electrodes with single-metal-based bifunctional catalysts that opens up a cost-effective and large-scale pathway for further development of catalysts and their loading engineering suitable for alkaline-based OWS applications and green hydrogen generation.
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- Abhijit Ganguly
- School
of Engineering, Ulster University, Belfast BT15 1AP, Northern Ireland, U.K.
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- School
of Engineering, Ulster University, Belfast BT15 1AP, Northern Ireland, U.K.
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- Department
of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, U.K.
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- School
of Engineering, Ulster University, Belfast BT15 1AP, Northern Ireland, U.K.
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- School
of Engineering, Ulster University, Belfast BT15 1AP, Northern Ireland, U.K.
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- School
of Engineering, Ulster University, Belfast BT15 1AP, Northern Ireland, U.K.
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Liu Q, Liu K, Huang J, Hui C, Li X, Feng L. A review of modulation strategies for improving the catalytic performance of transition metal sulfide self-supported electrodes for the hydrogen evolution reaction. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:3959-3969. [PMID: 38294259 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt04244h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Electrocatalytic water splitting is considered to be one of the most promising technologies for large-scale sustained production of H2. Developing non-noble metal-based electrocatalytic materials with low cost, high activity and long life is the key to electrolysis of water. Transition metal sulfides (TMSs) with good electrical conductivity and a tunable electronic structure are potential candidates that are expected to replace noble metal electrocatalysts. In addition, self-supported electrodes have fast electron transfer and mass transport, resulting in enhanced kinetics and stability. In this paper, TMS self-supported electrocatalysts are taken as examples and their recent progress as hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts is reviewed. The HER mechanism is first introduced. Then, based on optimizing the active sites, electrical conductivity, electronic structure and adsorption/dissociation energies of water and intermediates of the electrocatalysts, the article focuses on summarizing five modulation strategies to improve the activity and stability of TMS self-supported electrode electrocatalysts in recent years. Finally, the challenges and opportunities for the future development of TMS self-supported electrodes in the field of electrocatalytic water splitting are presented.
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- Qianqian Liu
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, P.R. China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, P.R. China.
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, P.R. China.
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Zaffora A, Megna B, Seminara B, Di Franco F, Santamaria M. Ni,Fe,Co-LDH Coated Porous Transport Layers for Zero-Gap Alkaline Water Electrolyzers. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:407. [PMID: 38470738 DOI: 10.3390/nano14050407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Next-generation alkaline water electrolyzers will be based on zero-gap configuration to further reduce costs related to technology and to improve performance. Here, anodic porous transport layers (PTLs) for zero-gap alkaline electrolysis are prepared through a facile one-step electrodeposition of Ni,Fe,Co-based layered double hydroxides (LDH) on 304 stainless steel (SS) meshes. Electrodeposited LDH structures are characterized using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) confirming the formation of high surface area catalytic layers. Finally, bi and trimetallic LDH-based PTLs are tested as electrodes for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in 1 M KOH solution. The best electrodes are based on FeCo LDH, reaching 10 mA cm-2 with an overpotential value of 300 mV. These PTLs are also tested with a chronopotentiometric measurement carried out for 100 h at 50 mA cm-2, showing outstanding durability without signs of electrocatalytic activity degradation.
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- Andrea Zaffora
- Department of Engineering, Palermo University, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, Palermo University, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, Palermo University, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Galvão RA, Nandy S, Hirako A, Otsuki T, Nakabayashi M, Lu D, Hisatomi T, Domen K. Nanoparticulate TiN Loading to Promote Z-Scheme Water Splitting Using a Narrow-Bandgap Nonoxide-Based Photocatalyst Sheet. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2311170. [PMID: 38377301 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Some oxide-based particulate photocatalyst sheets exhibit excellent activity during the water-splitting reaction. The replacement of oxide photocatalysts with narrow-bandgap photocatalysts based on nonoxides could provide the higher solar-to-hydrogen energy conversion efficiencies that are required for practical implementation. Unfortunately, the activity of nonoxide-based photocatalyst sheets is low in many cases, indicating the need for strategies to improve the quality of nonoxide photocatalysts and the charge transfer process. In this work, single-crystalline particulate SrTaO2 N is studied as an oxygen evolution photocatalyst for photocatalyst sheets applied to Z-scheme water splitting, in combination with La5 Ti2 Cu0.9 Ag0.1 O7 S5 and Au as the hydrogen evolution photocatalyst and conductive layer, respectively. The loading of SrTaO2 N with CoOx provided increases activity during photocatalytic water oxidation, giving an apparent quantum yield of 15.7% at 420 nm. A photocatalyst sheet incorporating CoOx -loaded SrTaO2 N is also found to promote Z-scheme water splitting under visible light. Notably, the additional loading of nanoparticulate TiN on the CoOx -loaded SrTaO2 N improves the water splitting activity by six times because the TiN promotes electron transfer from the SrTaO2 N particles to the Au layer. This work demonstrates key concepts related to the improvement of nonoxide-based photocatalyst sheets based on facilitating the charge transfer process through appropriate surface modifications.
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- Rhauane Almeida Galvão
- Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano-shi, Nagano, 380-8553, Japan
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- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University, 4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano-shi, Nagano, 380-8553, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano-shi, Nagano, 380-8553, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano-shi, Nagano, 380-8553, Japan
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- Institute of Engineering Innovation, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 2-11-16 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University, 4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano-shi, Nagano, 380-8553, Japan
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- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University, 4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano-shi, Nagano, 380-8553, Japan
- PRESTO, JST, 4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano-shi, Nagano, 380-8553, Japan
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- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University, 4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano-shi, Nagano, 380-8553, Japan
- Office of University Professors, The University of Tokyo, 2-11-16 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea
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Noman M, Khan Z, Jan ST. A comprehensive review on the advancements and challenges in perovskite solar cell technology. RSC Adv 2024; 14:5085-5131. [PMID: 38332783 PMCID: PMC10851055 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra07518d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have emerged as revolutionary technology in the field of photovoltaics, offering a promising avenue for efficient and cost-effective solar energy conversion. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the progress and developments in PSCs, beginning with an introduction to their fundamental properties and significance. Herein, we discuss the various types of PSCs, including lead-based, tin-based, mixed Sn-Pb, germanium-based, and polymer-based PSCs, highlighting their unique attributes and performance metrics. Special emphasis is given to halide double PSCs and their potential in enhancing the stability of PSCs. Charge transport layers and their significance in influencing the overall efficiency of solar cells are discussed in detail. The review also explores the role of tandem solar cells as a solution to overcome the limitations of single-junction solar cells, offering an integrated approach to harness a broader spectrum of sunlight. This review concludes with challenges associated with PSCs and perspective on the future potential of PSCs, emphasizing their role in shaping a sustainable energy landscape. Through this review readers will gain a comprehensive insight into the current state-of-the-art in PSC technology and the avenues for future research and development.
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- Muhammad Noman
- U.S. - Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy, University of Engineering & Technology Peshawar Pakistan
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- U.S. - Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy, University of Engineering & Technology Peshawar Pakistan
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- U.S. - Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy, University of Engineering & Technology Peshawar Pakistan
- Department of Energy Engineering Technology, University of Technology Nowshera Pakistan
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Lu C, Shi X, Li J, Wang X, Luo S, Zhu W, Wang J. An Fe 3+ induced etching and hydrolysis precipitation strategy affords an Fe-Co hydroxide nanotube array toward hybrid water electrolysis. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:1870-1877. [PMID: 38179618 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03520d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Developing advanced electrocatalysts toward the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) has always been recognized as the key challenge for green hydrogen production via water electrolysis due to the commonly required high OER overpotential. In this work, we report a branched FeCo-based hydroxide nanotube array (Fe-CoCH NT) synthesized by an ambient Fe-modification strategy, which could be used as a monolithic electrode for efficient OER catalysis. Its OER performance was even comparable to that of RuO2 with a low overpotential of 290 mV to attain a current density of 10 mA cm-2 due to its unique branched nanotube array structure and intrinsic high catalytic activity. Moreover, an acid-base hybrid electrolysis system was built based on this catalyst and an FeCo-based phosphide nanotube array electrode. By collecting electrochemical neutralization energy, this system just needs an ultralow cell voltage of 0.97 V to attain a current density of 10 mA cm-2 with a large decrease in energy consumption of 41.9% compared to traditional alkaline water splitting systems.
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- Chengyi Lu
- School of Marine Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
- Key Laboratory for Unmanned Underwater Vehicle, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
- Unmanned Vehicle Innovation Center, Ningbo Institute of NPU, Ningbo 315105, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
- Key Laboratory for Unmanned Underwater Vehicle, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
- Key Laboratory for Unmanned Underwater Vehicle, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
- Unmanned Vehicle Innovation Center, Ningbo Institute of NPU, Ningbo 315105, China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
- Key Laboratory for Unmanned Underwater Vehicle, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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Wu R, Hu Z, Zhang H, Wang J, Qin C, Zhou Y. Bubbles in Porous Electrodes for Alkaline Water Electrolysis. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:721-733. [PMID: 38147650 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c02925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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Porous electrodes with high specific surface areas have been commonly employed for alkaline water electrolysis. The gas bubbles generated in electrodes due to water electrolysis, however, can screen the reaction sites and hinder reactant transport, thereby deteriorating the performance of electrodes. Hence, an in-depth understanding of the behavior of bubbles in porous electrodes is of great importance. Nevertheless, since porous electrodes are opaque, direct observation of bubbles therein is still a challenge. In this work, we have successfully captured the behavior of bubbles in the pores at the side surfaces of nickel-based porous electrodes. Two types of porous electrodes are employed: the ones with straight pores along the gravitational direction and the ones with tortuous pores. In the porous electrodes with tortuous pores, the moving bubbles are prone to collide with the solid matrix, thereby leading to the accumulation of bubbles in the pores and hence bubble trapping. By contrast, in the porous electrodes with straight pores, bubbles are seldom trapped; and when two bubbles near the wall surfaces coalesce, the merged bubble can jump away from the wall surfaces, releasing more active surfaces for reaction. As a result, the porous electrodes with straight pores, although with lower specific surface areas, are superior to those with tortuous pores. The relationship among the pore structures of porous electrodes, bubble behavior, and electrode performance disclosed in this work provides deep insights into the design of porous electrodes.
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- Rui Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- College of Metrology and Measurement Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Lin F, Li M, Zeng L, Luo M, Guo S. Intermetallic Nanocrystals for Fuel-Cells-Based Electrocatalysis. Chem Rev 2023; 123:12507-12593. [PMID: 37910391 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Electrocatalysis underpins the renewable electrochemical conversions for sustainability, which further replies on metallic nanocrystals as vital electrocatalysts. Intermetallic nanocrystals have been known to show distinct properties compared to their disordered counterparts, and been long explored for functional improvements. Tremendous progresses have been made in the past few years, with notable trend of more precise engineering down to an atomic level and the investigation transferring into more practical membrane electrode assembly (MEA), which motivates this timely review. After addressing the basic thermodynamic and kinetic fundamentals, we discuss classic and latest synthetic strategies that enable not only the formation of intermetallic phase but also the rational control of other catalysis-determinant structural parameters, such as size and morphology. We also demonstrate the emerging intermetallic nanomaterials for potentially further advancement in energy electrocatalysis. Then, we discuss the state-of-the-art characterizations and representative intermetallic electrocatalysts with emphasis on oxygen reduction reaction evaluated in a MEA setup. We summarize this review by laying out existing challenges and offering perspective on future research directions toward practicing intermetallic electrocatalysts for energy conversions.
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- Fangxu Lin
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Beijing Innovation Centre for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Beijing Innovation Centre for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Ritz AJ, Bertini IA, Nguyen ET, Strouse GF, Lazenby RA. Electrocatalytic activity and surface oxide reconstruction of bimetallic iron-cobalt nanocarbide electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction. RSC Adv 2023; 13:33413-33423. [PMID: 38025854 PMCID: PMC10644102 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra07003d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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For renewable energy technology to become ubiquitous, it is imperative to develop efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts, which is challenging due to the kinetically and thermodynamically unfavorable OER mechanism. Transition metal carbides (TMCs) have recently been investigated as desirable OER pre-catalysts, but the ability to tune electrocatalytic performance of bimetallic catalysts and understand their transformation under electrochemical oxidation requires further study. In an effort to understand the tunable TMC material properties for enhancing electrocatalytic activity, we synthesized bimetallic FeCo nanocarbides with a complex mixture of FeCo carbide crystal phases. The synthesized FeCo nanocarbides were tuned by percent proportion Fe (i.e. % Fe), and analysis revealed a non-linear dependence of OER electrocatalytic activity on % Fe, with a minimum overpotential of 0.42 V (15-20% Fe) in alkaline conditions. In an effort to understand the effects of Fe composition on electrocatalytic performance of FeCo nanocarbides, we assessed the structural phase and electronic state of the carbides. Although we did not identify a single activity descriptor for tuning activity for FeCo nanocarbides, we found that surface reconstruction of the carbide surface to oxide during water oxidation plays a pivotal role in defining electrocatalytic activity over time. We observed that a rapid increase of the (FexCo1-x)2O4 phase on the carbide surface correlated with lower electrocatalytic activity (i.e. higher overpotential). We have demonstrated that the electrochemical performance of carbides under harsh alkaline conditions has the potential to be fine-tuned via Fe incorporation and with control, or suppression, of the growth of the oxide phase.
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- Amanda J Ritz
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida State University Tallahassee Florida 32306 USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida State University Tallahassee Florida 32306 USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida State University Tallahassee Florida 32306 USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida State University Tallahassee Florida 32306 USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida State University Tallahassee Florida 32306 USA
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Xu YM, Li K, Jian ZB, Bie J, Wei M, Chen S. Accelerated Discovery of Targeted Environmentally Friendly A(II)B(I)X 3-Type Three-Dimensional Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskites for Potential Light Harvesting via Machine Learning. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37920944 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c13439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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The engineered hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (HOIPs) with outstanding multifunctionalities have realized overarching targeted-driven applications and thus aroused intense research interest. The emergence of three-dimensional (3D) A(II)B(I)X3-type HOIPs in 2018 brought a breakthrough to extend the 3D perovskite family and successfully realized prominent ferroelectricity at the same time. Here, we focus on these new-type HOIPs to perform machine-learning (ML)-based molecular design to screen promising candidates for versatile light harvesting, involving photovoltaics (77 ones), water splitting (216 ones), and photodetection (178 ones), out of 3180 A(II)B(I)X3 perovskites in total. These candidates await future experimental synthesis and characterization. Our high-throughput ML-based screening of 3D A(II)B(I)X3 HOIPs would enrich the material inventory by successfully introducing a class of new 3D HOIPs to realize property-oriented light harvesting and additional versatile energy harvesting due to their potential multifunctionalities such as ferroelectricity and electrocaloricity.
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- Yi-Ming Xu
- Kuang Yaming Honors School and Institute for Brain Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Kuang Yaming Honors School and Institute for Brain Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Kuang Yaming Honors School and Institute for Brain Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Kuang Yaming Honors School and Institute for Brain Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Kuang Yaming Honors School and Institute for Brain Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Kuang Yaming Honors School and Institute for Brain Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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Suvira M, Ahuja A, Lovre P, Singh M, Draher GW, Zhang B. Imaging Single H 2 Nanobubbles Using Off-Axis Dark-Field Microscopy. Anal Chem 2023; 95:15893-15899. [PMID: 37851536 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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A robust and detailed physicochemical description of electrochemically generated surface nanobubbles and their effects on electrochemical systems remains at large. Herein, we report the development and utilization of an off-axis, dark-field microscopy imaging tool for probing the dynamic process of generating single H2 nanobubbles at the surface of a carbon nanoelectrode. A change in the direction of the incident light is made to significantly reduce the intensity of the background light, which enables us to image both the nanoelectrode and nanobubble on the electrode surface or the metal nanoparticles in the vicinity of the electrode. The correlated electrochemical and optical response provides novel insights regarding bubble nucleation and dissolution on a nanoelectrode previously unattainable solely from its current-voltage response.
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- Milomir Suvira
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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Erbe A, Tesch MF, Rüdiger O, Kaiser B, DeBeer S, Rabe M. Operando studies of Mn oxide based electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:26958-26971. [PMID: 37585177 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp02384b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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Inspired by photosystem II (PS II), Mn oxide based electrocatalysts have been repeatedly investigated as catalysts for the electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (OER), the anodic reaction in water electrolysis. However, a comparison of the conditions in biological OER catalysed by the water splitting complex CaMn4Ox with the requirements for an electrocatalyst for industrially relevant applications reveals fundamental differences. Thus, a systematic development of artificial Mn-based OER catalysts requires both a fundamental understanding of the catalytic mechanisms as well as an evaluation of the practicality of the system for industrial scale applications. Experimentally, both aspects can be approached using in situ and operando methods including spectroscopy. This paper highlights some of the major challenges common to different operando investigation methods and recent insights gained with them. To this end, vibrational spectroscopy, especially Raman spectroscopy, absorption techniques in the bandgap region and operando X-ray spectroelectrochemistry (SEC), both in the hard and soft X-ray regime are particularly focused on here. Technical challenges specific to each method are discussed first, followed by challenges that are specific to Mn oxide based systems. Finally, recent in situ and operando studies are reviewed. This analysis shows that despite the technical and Mn specific challenges, three specific key features are common to most of the studied systems with significant OER activity: structural disorder, Mn oxidation states between III and IV, and the appearance of layered birnessite phases in the active regime.
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- Andreas Erbe
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstr. 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstr. 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
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- Surface Science Laboratory, Department of Materials- and Earth Sciences, Technical University Darmstadt, Otto-Berndt-Str. 3, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstr. 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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TEZCAN F, AHMAD A, KARDAŞ G. Architecture design of TiO2 with Co-doped CdS quantum dots photoelectrode for water splitting. Turk J Chem 2023; 47:1183-1194. [PMID: 38173763 PMCID: PMC10760814 DOI: 10.55730/1300-0527.3604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Photoelectrochemical hydrogen production is a critical key to solving the carbon-zero goal of countries due to renewable sources of solar light and combustion products of hydrogen-only water. Here, an architecture design for an n-type nano rosettes-rod TiO2 (RT) surface using CdS and Co-doped CdS quantum dots (QDs) is carried out utilizing the SILAR (simple ionic layer adsorption and reaction) method. Furthermore, the photocatalytic behaviour of Co-doped CdS QDs SILAR cycles deposition is investigated in various cycles, including 5, 8, 10, and 12. The FESEM, Raman XRD, Uv-Vis spectrometer, and vibration modes are used to evaluate the photoelectrode surface structure, crystal structure, and solar light absorption, respectively. FESEM images and XRD pattern revealed successive CdS QDS and Co-doped CdS QDs deposition on the RT boundary and rising SILAR cycles of Co-doped CdS QDs lead to further coverage of RT surface. UV-vis spectrometer indicated shifting solar light absorption to the visible region by applying more SILAR cycles of Co-doped CdS QDs deposition. The electrochemical parameters obtained from EIS showed total polarization resistance (Rp) of the RT electrode dramatically decreased with 10 SILAR cycle Co-doped CdS QDs deposition (5093 Ω cm2 and 617 Ω cm2). Linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and chronoamperometric photocatalytic performance measurements indicated Co-doped CdS QDs on RT extremely enhanced photoresponse under solar irradiation and 10 SILAR cycle Co-doped CdS QDs improved photocurrent density about fourfold according to blank RT electrode.
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- Fatih TEZCAN
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Process Technology, Vocational School of Technical Sciences at Mersin Tarsus Organized Industrial Zone, Tarsus University, Mersin,
Turkiye
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Çukurova University, Adana
Turkiye
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Çukurova University, Adana
Turkiye
- Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad,
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Çukurova University, Adana
Turkiye
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Zhang X, Yang Y, Liu Y, Jia Z, Wang Q, Sun L, Zhang LC, Kruzic JJ, Lu J, Shen B. Defect Engineering of a High-Entropy Metallic Glass Surface for High-Performance Overall Water Splitting at Ampere-Level Current Densities. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2303439. [PMID: 37279880 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202303439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Platinum-based electrocatalysts possess high water electrolysis activity and are essential components for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). A major challenge, however, is how to break the cost-efficiency trade-off. Here, a novel defect engineering strategy is presented to construct a nanoporous (FeCoNiB0.75 )97 Pt3 (atomic %) high-entropy metallic glass (HEMG) with a nanocrystalline surface structure that contains large amounts of lattice distortion and stacking faults to achieve excellent electrocatalytic performance using only 3 at% of Pt. The defect-rich HEMG achieves ultralow overpotentials at ampere-level current density of 1000 mA cm-2 for HER (104 mV) and oxygen evolution reaction (301 mV) under alkaline conditions, while retains a long-term durability exceeding 200 h at 100 mA cm-2 . Moreover, it only requires 81 and 122 mV to drive the current densities of 1000 and 100 mA cm-2 for HER under acidic and neutral conditions, respectively. Modelling results reveal that lattice distortion and stacking fault defects help to optimize atomic configuration and modulate electronic interaction, while the surface nanoporous architecture provides abundant active sites, thus synergistically contributing to the reduced energy barrier for water electrolysis. This defect engineering approach combined with a HEMG design strategy is expected to be widely applicable for development of high-performance alloy catalysts.
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- Xinyue Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Advanced Metallic Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Advanced Metallic Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- Institute of Metals, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha, 410114, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Advanced Metallic Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Advanced Metallic Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Perth, WA, 6027, Australia
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center and Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Advanced Metallic Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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Chen X, Wang XT, Le JB, Li SM, Wang X, Zhang YJ, Radjenovic P, Zhao Y, Wang YH, Lin XM, Dong JC, Li JF. Revealing the role of interfacial water and key intermediates at ruthenium surfaces in the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5289. [PMID: 37648700 PMCID: PMC10468501 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41030-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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Ruthenium exhibits comparable or even better alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction activity than platinum, however, the mechanistic aspects are yet to be settled, which are elucidated by combining in situ Raman spectroscopy and theoretical calculations herein. We simultaneously capture dynamic spectral evidence of Ru surfaces, interfacial water, *H and *OH intermediates. Ru surfaces exist in different valence states in the reaction potential range, dissociating interfacial water differently and generating two distinct *H, resulting in different activities. The local cation tuning effect of hydrated Na+ ion water and the large work function of high-valence Ru(n+) surfaces promote interfacial water dissociation. Moreover, compared to low-valence Ru(0) surfaces, high-valence Ru(n+) surfaces have more moderate adsorption energies for interfacial water, *H, and *OH. They, therefore, facilitate the activity. Our findings demonstrate the regulation of valence state on interfacial water, intermediates, and finally the catalytic activity, which provide guidelines for the rational design of high-efficiency catalysts.
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- Xing Chen
- College of Energy, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Energy, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers Technology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- College of Energy, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers Technology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- College of Energy, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Energy, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Energy, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Energy, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Energy, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China.
- Department of Chemistry and Environment Science, Fujian Province University Key Laboratory of Analytical Science, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, China.
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- College of Energy, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China.
- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen, 361005, China.
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- College of Energy, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China.
- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen, 361005, China.
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Ravi A, Mulkapuri S, Das SK. Hydroxylated Polyoxometalate with Cu(II)- and Cu(I)-Aqua Complexes: A Bifunctional Catalyst for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting at Neutral pH. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:12650-12663. [PMID: 37233196 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A sole inorganic framework material [Li(H2O)4][{CuI(H2O)1.5} {CuII(H2O)3}2{WVI12O36(OH)6}]·N2·H2S·3H2O (1) consisting of a hydroxylated polyoxometalate (POM) anion, {WVI12O36(OH)6}6-, a mixed-valent Cu(II)- and Cu(I)-aqua cationic complex species, [{CuI(H2O)1.5}{CuII(H2O)3}2]5+, a Li(I)-aqua complex cation, and three solvent molecules, has been synthesized and structurally characterized. During its synthesis, the POM cluster anion gets functionalized with six hydroxyl groups, i.e., six WVI-OH groups per cluster unit. Moreover, structural and spectral analyses have shown the presence of H2S and N2 molecules in the concerned crystal lattice, formed from "sulfate-reducing ammonium oxidation (SRAO)". Compound 1 functions as a bifunctional electrocatalyst exhibiting oxygen evolution reaction (OER) by water oxidation and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) by water reduction at the neutral pH. We could identify that the hydroxylated POM anion and copper-aqua complex cations are the functional sites for HER and OER, respectively. The overpotential, required to achieve a current density of 1 mA/cm2 in the case of HER (water reduction), is found to be 443 mV with a Faradaic efficiency of 84% and a turnover frequency of 4.66 s-1. In the case of OER (water oxidation), the overpotential needed to achieve a current density of 1 mA/cm2 is obtained to be 418 mV with a Faradaic efficiency of 80% and turnover frequency of 2.81 s-1. Diverse electrochemical controlled experiments have been performed to conclude that the title POM-based material functions as a true bifunctional catalyst for electrocatalytic HER as well as OER at the neutral pH without catalyst reconstruction.
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- Athira Ravi
- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, P.O. Central University, Hyderabad 500046, India
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, P.O. Central University, Hyderabad 500046, India
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, P.O. Central University, Hyderabad 500046, India
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Yu K, Yang H, Zhang H, Huang H, Wang Z, Kang Z, Liu Y, Menezes PW, Chen Z. Immobilization of Oxyanions on the Reconstructed Heterostructure Evolved from a Bimetallic Oxysulfide for the Promotion of Oxygen Evolution Reaction. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2023; 15:186. [PMID: 37515724 PMCID: PMC10387036 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01164-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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Efficient and durable oxygen evolution reaction (OER) requires the electrocatalyst to bear abundant active sites, optimized electronic structure as well as robust component and mechanical stability. Herein, a bimetallic lanthanum-nickel oxysulfide with rich oxygen vacancies based on the La2O2S prototype is fabricated as a binder-free precatalyst for alkaline OER. The combination of advanced in situ and ex situ characterizations with theoretical calculation uncovers the synergistic effect among La, Ni, O, and S species during OER, which assures the adsorption and stabilization of the oxyanion [Formula: see text] onto the surface of the deeply reconstructed porous heterostructure composed of confining NiOOH nanodomains by La(OH)3 barrier. Such coupling, confinement, porosity and immobilization enable notable improvement in active site accessibility, phase stability, mass diffusion capability and the intrinsic Gibbs free energy of oxygen-containing intermediates. The optimized electrocatalyst delivers exceptional alkaline OER activity and durability, outperforming most of the Ni-based benchmark OER electrocatalysts.
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- Kai Yu
- 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, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry: Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technical University of Berlin, Straße Des 17 Juni 135. Sekr. C2, 10623, 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, People's Republic of China
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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, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Engineering, Longmen Laboratory, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471023, People's Republic of China
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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, People's Republic of China.
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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, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry: Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technical University of 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, People's Republic of China.
- Department of Chemistry: Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technical University of 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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Chen D, Lu R, Yu R, Zhao H, Wu D, Yao Y, Yu K, Zhu J, Ji P, Pu Z, Kou Z, Yu J, Wu J, Mu S. Tuning Active Metal Atomic Spacing by Filling of Light Atoms and Resulting Reversed Hydrogen Adsorption-Distance Relationship for Efficient Catalysis. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2023; 15:168. [PMID: 37395826 PMCID: PMC10317938 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01142-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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Precisely tuning the spacing of the active centers on the atomic scale is of great significance to improve the catalytic activity and deepen the understanding of the catalytic mechanism, but still remains a challenge. Here, we develop a strategy to dilute catalytically active metal interatomic spacing (dM-M) with light atoms and discover the unusual adsorption patterns. For example, by elevating the content of boron as interstitial atoms, the atomic spacing of osmium (dOs-Os) gradually increases from 2.73 to 2.96 Å. More importantly, we find that, with the increase in dOs-Os, the hydrogen adsorption-distance relationship is reversed via downshifting d-band states, which breaks the traditional cognition, thereby optimizing the H adsorption and H2O dissociation on the electrode surface during the catalytic process; this finally leads to a nearly linear increase in hydrogen evolution reaction activity. Namely, the maximum dOs-Os of 2.96 Å presents the optimal HER activity (8 mV @ 10 mA cm-2) in alkaline media as well as suppressed O adsorption and thus promoted stability. It is believed that this novel atomic-level distance modulation strategy of catalytic sites and the reversed hydrogen adsorption-distance relationship can shew new insights for optimal design of highly efficient catalysts.
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- Ding Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- NRC (Nanostructure Research Centre), Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- NRC (Nanostructure Research Centre), Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
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Ning M, Wang Y, Wu L, Yang L, Chen Z, Song S, Yao Y, Bao J, Chen S, Ren Z. Hierarchical Interconnected NiMoN with Large Specific Surface Area and High Mechanical Strength for Efficient and Stable Alkaline Water/Seawater Hydrogen Evolution. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2023; 15:157. [PMID: 37336833 PMCID: PMC10279610 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01129-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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NiMo-based nanostructures are among the most active hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts under an alkaline environment due to their strong water dissociation ability. However, these nanostructures are vulnerable to the destructive effects of H2 production, especially at industry-standard current densities. Therefore, developing a strategy to improve their mechanical strength while maintaining or even further increasing the activity of these nanocatalysts is of great interest to both the research and industrial communities. Here, a hierarchical interconnected NiMoN (HW-NiMoN-2h) with a nanorod-nanowire morphology was synthesized based on a rational combination of hydrothermal and water bath processes. HW-NiMoN-2h is found to exhibit excellent HER activity due to the accomodation of abundant active sites on its hierarchical morphology, in which nanowires connect free-standing nanorods, concurrently strengthening its structural stability to withstand H2 production at 1 A cm-2. Seawater is an attractive feedstock for water electrolysis since H2 generation and water desalination can be addressed simultaneously in a single process. The HER performance of HW-NiMoN-2h in alkaline seawater suggests that the presence of Na+ ions interferes with the reation kinetics, thus lowering its activity slightly. However, benefiting from its hierarchical and interconnected characteristics, HW-NiMoN-2h is found to deliver outstanding HER activity of 1 A cm-2 at 130 mV overpotential and to exhibit excellent stability at 1 A cm-2 over 70 h in 1 M KOH seawater.
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- Minghui Ning
- Department of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH), University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204, USA
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- Cullen College of Engineering and TcSUH, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204, USA
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- Cullen College of Engineering and TcSUH, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi, 435002, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and TcSUH, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204, USA
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- Department of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH), University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and TcSUH, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and TcSUH, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204, USA
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- Department of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH), University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204, USA.
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- Department of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH), University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204, USA.
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Kim H, Seo JW, Chung W, Narejo GM, Koo SW, Han JS, Yang J, Kim JY, In SI. Thermal Effect on Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Toward Highly Solar to Hydrogen Efficiency. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023; 16:e202202017. [PMID: 36840941 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202202017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen production is an emerging technology that uses renewable solar light aimed to establish a sustainable carbon-neutral society. The barriers to commercialization are low efficiency and high cost. To date, researchers have focused on materials and systems. However, recent studies have been conducted to utilize thermal effects in PEC hydrogen production. This Review provides a fresh perspective to utilize the thermal effects for PEC performance enhancement while delineating the underlying principles and equations associated with efficiency. The fundamentals of the thermal effect on the PEC system are summarized from various perspectives: kinetics, thermodynamics, and empirical equations. Based on this, materials are classified as plasmonic metals, quantum dot-based semiconductors, and photothermal organic materials, which have an inherent response to photothermal irradiation. Finally, the economic viability and challenges of these strategies for PEC are explained, which can pave the way for the future progress in the field.
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- Hwapyong Kim
- Department of Energy Science & Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), 333 Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-eup, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, 42988 (Republic of, Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Dankook University (DKU), Yongin-si, 16890 (Republic of, Korea
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- Department of Energy Science & Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), 333 Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-eup, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, 42988 (Republic of, Korea
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- Department of Energy Science & Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), 333 Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-eup, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, 42988 (Republic of, Korea
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- Department of Energy Science & Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), 333 Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-eup, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, 42988 (Republic of, Korea
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- Department of Energy Science & Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), 333 Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-eup, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, 42988 (Republic of, Korea
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- Department of Energy Science & Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), 333 Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-eup, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, 42988 (Republic of, Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Dankook University (DKU), Yongin-si, 16890 (Republic of, Korea
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- Department of Energy Science & Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), 333 Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-eup, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, 42988 (Republic of, Korea
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Ding L, Xie Z, Yu S, Wang W, Terekhov AY, Canfield BK, Capuano CB, Keane A, Ayers K, Cullen DA, Zhang FY. Electrochemically Grown Ultrathin Platinum Nanosheet Electrodes with Ultralow Loadings for Energy-Saving and Industrial-Level Hydrogen Evolution. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2023; 15:144. [PMID: 37269447 PMCID: PMC10239421 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01117-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Nanostructured catalyst-integrated electrodes with remarkably reduced catalyst loadings, high catalyst utilization and facile fabrication are urgently needed to enable cost-effective, green hydrogen production via proton exchange membrane electrolyzer cells (PEMECs). Herein, benefitting from a thin seeding layer, bottom-up grown ultrathin Pt nanosheets (Pt-NSs) were first deposited on thin Ti substrates for PEMECs via a fast, template- and surfactant-free electrochemical growth process at room temperature, showing highly uniform Pt surface coverage with ultralow loadings and vertically well-aligned nanosheet morphologies. Combined with an anode-only Nafion 117 catalyst-coated membrane (CCM), the Pt-NS electrode with an ultralow loading of 0.015 mgPt cm-2 demonstrates superior cell performance to the commercial CCM (3.0 mgPt cm-2), achieving 99.5% catalyst savings and more than 237-fold higher catalyst utilization. The remarkable performance with high catalyst utilization is mainly due to the vertically well-aligned ultrathin nanosheets with good surface coverage exposing abundant active sites for the electrochemical reaction. Overall, this study not only paves a new way for optimizing the catalyst uniformity and surface coverage with ultralow loadings but also provides new insights into nanostructured electrode design and facile fabrication for highly efficient and low-cost PEMECs and other energy storage/conversion devices.
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- Lei Ding
- Nanodynamics and High-Efficiency Lab for Propulsion and Power, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace & Biomedical Engineering, UT Space Institute (University of Tennessee-Knoxville), Tullahoma, TN, 37388, USA
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- Nanodynamics and High-Efficiency Lab for Propulsion and Power, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace & Biomedical Engineering, UT Space Institute (University of Tennessee-Knoxville), Tullahoma, TN, 37388, USA
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- Nanodynamics and High-Efficiency Lab for Propulsion and Power, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace & Biomedical Engineering, UT Space Institute (University of Tennessee-Knoxville), Tullahoma, TN, 37388, USA
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- Nanodynamics and High-Efficiency Lab for Propulsion and Power, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace & Biomedical Engineering, UT Space Institute (University of Tennessee-Knoxville), Tullahoma, TN, 37388, USA
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- Center for Laser Applications, UT Space Institute (University of Tennessee-Knoxville), Tullahoma, TN, 37388, USA
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- Center for Laser Applications, UT Space Institute (University of Tennessee-Knoxville), Tullahoma, TN, 37388, USA
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- Nel Hydrogen, Wallingford, CT, 06492, USA
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Nanodynamics and High-Efficiency Lab for Propulsion and Power, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace & Biomedical Engineering, UT Space Institute (University of Tennessee-Knoxville), Tullahoma, TN, 37388, USA.
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Teng CP, Tan MY, Toh JPW, Lim QF, Wang X, Ponsford D, Lin EMJ, Thitsartarn W, Tee SY. Advances in Cellulose-Based Composites for Energy Applications. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:ma16103856. [PMID: 37241483 DOI: 10.3390/ma16103856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The various forms of cellulose-based materials possess high mechanical and thermal stabilities, as well as three-dimensional open network structures with high aspect ratios capable of incorporating other materials to produce composites for a wide range of applications. Being the most prevalent natural biopolymer on the Earth, cellulose has been used as a renewable replacement for many plastic and metal substrates, in order to diminish pollutant residues in the environment. As a result, the design and development of green technological applications of cellulose and its derivatives has become a key principle of ecological sustainability. Recently, cellulose-based mesoporous structures, flexible thin films, fibers, and three-dimensional networks have been developed for use as substrates in which conductive materials can be loaded for a wide range of energy conversion and energy conservation applications. The present article provides an overview of the recent advancements in the preparation of cellulose-based composites synthesized by combining metal/semiconductor nanoparticles, organic polymers, and metal-organic frameworks with cellulose. To begin, a brief review of cellulosic materials is given, with emphasis on their properties and processing methods. Further sections focus on the integration of cellulose-based flexible substrates or three-dimensional structures into energy conversion devices, such as photovoltaic solar cells, triboelectric generators, piezoelectric generators, thermoelectric generators, as well as sensors. The review also highlights the uses of cellulose-based composites in the separators, electrolytes, binders, and electrodes of energy conservation devices such as lithium-ion batteries. Moreover, the use of cellulose-based electrodes in water splitting for hydrogen generation is discussed. In the final section, we propose the underlying challenges and outlook for the field of cellulose-based composite materials.
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- Choon Peng Teng
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08-03, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08-03, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08-03, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08-03, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08-03, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08-03, Singapore 138634, Singapore
- Department of Chemistry, University College London, London WC1H 0AJ, UK
- Institute for Materials Discovery, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, UK
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08-03, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08-03, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08-03, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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Morales-García Á, Viñes F, Sousa C, Illas F. Toward a Rigorous Theoretical Description of Photocatalysis Using Realistic Models. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:3712-3720. [PMID: 37042213 PMCID: PMC10123813 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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This Perspective aims at providing a road map to computational heterogeneous photocatalysis highlighting the knowledge needed to boost the design of efficient photocatalysts. A plausible computational framework is suggested focusing on static and dynamic properties of the relevant excited states as well of the involved chemistry for the reactions of interest. This road map calls for explicitly exploring the nature of the charge carriers, the excited-state potential energy surface, and its time evolution. Excited-state descriptors are introduced to locate and characterize the electrons and holes generated upon excitation. Nonadiabatic molecular dynamics simulations are proposed as a convenient tool to describe the time evolution of the photogenerated species and their propagation through the crystalline structure of photoactive material, ultimately providing information about the charge carrier lifetime. Finally, it is claimed that a detailed understanding of the mechanisms of heterogeneously photocatalyzed reactions demands the analysis of the excited-state potential energy surface.
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Liu G, Cheng Y, Qiu M, Li C, Bao A, Sun Z, Yang C, Liu D. Facilitating interface charge transfer via constructing NiO/NiCo 2O 4 heterostructure for oxygen evolution reaction under alkaline conditions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 643:214-222. [PMID: 37058896 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.04.026] [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: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Designing high-activity electrocatalysts to enhance the slow multielectron-transfer process of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is of great importance for hydrogen generation. Here, we employ hydrothermal and subsequent heat-treatment strategies to acquire nanoarrays-structured NiO/NiCo2O4 heterojunction anchored Ni foam (NiO/NiCo2O4/NF) as efficient materials for catalyzing the OER in an alkaline electrolyte. Density functional theory (DFT) results demonstrate that NiO/NiCo2O4/NF exhibits a smaller overpotential than those of single NiO/NF and NiCo2O4/NF owing to interface-triggered numerous interface charge transfer. Moreover, the superior metallic characteristics of NiO/NiCo2O4/NF further enhance its electrochemical activity toward OER. Specifically, NiO/NiCo2O4/NF delivered a current density of 50 mA cm-2 at an overpotential of 336 mV with a Tafel slope of 93.2 mV dec-1 for the OER, which are comparable with those of commercial RuO2 (310 mV and 68.8 mV dec-1). Further, an overall water splitting system is preliminarily constructed via using a Pt net as cathode and NiO/NiCo2O4/NF as anode. The water electrolysis cell performs an operating voltage of 1.670 V at 20 mA cm-2, which outperform the Pt net||IrO2 couple assembled two-electrode electrolyzer (1.725 V at 20 mA cm-2). This study proposes an efficient route to acquire multicomponent catalysts with rich interfaces for water electrolysis.
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- Guoqiang Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, Anhui 243002, PR China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, Anhui 243002, PR China
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- College of Electromechanical Engineering, Hefei Technology College, Hefei, Anhui 238000, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, Anhui 243002, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, Anhui 243002, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, Anhui 243002, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, Anhui 243002, PR China.
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Kim M, Kim Y, Ha MY, Shin E, Kwak SJ, Park M, Kim ID, Jung WB, Lee WB, Kim Y, Jung HT. Exploring Optimal Water Splitting Bifunctional Alloy Catalyst by Pareto Active Learning. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2211497. [PMID: 36762586 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202211497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Design of bifunctional multimetallic alloy catalysts, which are one of the most promising candidates for water splitting, is a significant issue for the efficient production of renewable energy. Owing to large dimensions of the components and composition of multimetallic alloys, as well as the trade-off behavior in terms of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) overpotentials for bifunctional catalysts, it is difficult to search for high-performance bifunctional catalysts with multimetallic alloys using conventional trial-and-error experiments. Here, an optimal bifunctional catalyst for water splitting is obtained by combining Pareto active learning and experiments, where 110 experimental data points out of 77946 possible points lead to effective model development. The as-obtained bifunctional catalysts for HER and OER exhibit high performance, which is revealed by model development using Pareto active learning; among the catalysts, an optimal catalyst (Pt0.15 Pd0.30 Ru0.30 Cu0.25 ) exhibits a water splitting behavior of 1.56 V at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 . This study opens avenues for the efficient exploration of multimetallic alloys, which can be applied in multifunctional catalysts as well as in other applications.
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- Minki Kim
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Institute for Nanocentury, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Institute for Nanocentury, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Engineering, Kookmin University, Seoul, 02707, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Institute for Nanocentury, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
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Cho G, Grinenval E, Gabriel JCP, Lebental B. Intense pH Sensitivity Modulation in Carbon Nanotube-Based Field-Effect Transistor by Non-Covalent Polyfluorene Functionalization. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:1157. [PMID: 37049251 PMCID: PMC10096590 DOI: 10.3390/nano13071157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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We compare the pH sensing performance of non-functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNT) field-effect transistors (p-CNTFET) and CNTFET functionalized with a conjugated polyfluorene polymer (labeled FF-UR) bearing urea-based moieties (f-CNTFET). The devices are electrolyte-gated, PMMA-passivated, 5 µm-channel FETs with unsorted, inkjet-printed single-walled CNT. In phosphate (PBS) and borate (BBS) buffer solutions, the p-CNTFETs exhibit a p-type operation while f-CNTFETs exhibit p-type behavior in BBS and ambipolarity in PBS. The sensitivity to pH is evaluated by measuring the drain current at a gate and drain voltage of -0.8 V. In PBS, p-CNTFETs show a linear, reversible pH response between pH 3 and pH 9 with a sensitivity of 26 ± 2.2%/pH unit; while f-CNTFETs have a much stronger, reversible pH response (373%/pH unit), but only over the range of pH 7 to pH 9. In BBS, both p-CNTFET and f-CNTFET show a linear pH response between pH 5 and 9, with sensitivities of 56%/pH and 96%/pH, respectively. Analysis of the I-V curves as a function of pH suggests that the increased pH sensitivity of f-CNTFET is consistent with interactions of FF-UR with phosphate ions in PBS and boric acid in BBS, with the ratio and charge of the complexed species depending on pH. The complexation affects the efficiency of electrolyte gating and the surface charge around the CNT, both of which modify the I-V response of the CNTFET, leading to the observed current sensitivity as a function of pH. The performances of p-CNTFET in PBS are comparable to the best results in the literature, while the performances of the f-CNTFET far exceed the current state-of-the-art by a factor of four in BBS and more than 10 over a limited range of pH in BBS. This is the first time that a functionalization other than carboxylate moieties has significantly improved the state-of-the-art of pH sensing with CNTFET or CNT chemistors. On the other hand, this study also highlights the challenge of transferring this performance to a real water matrix, where many different species may compete for interactions with FF-UR.
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- Gookbin Cho
- Laboratoire de Physique des Interfaces et des Couches Minces, LPICM, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique Paris, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique des Interfaces et des Couches Minces, LPICM, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique Paris, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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- IMSE, COSYS, Université Gustave Eiffel, Marne-la-Vallée Campus, 77447 Marne-La-Vallée, France
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Huang P, Han WQ. Recent Advances and Perspectives of Lewis Acidic Etching Route: An Emerging Preparation Strategy for MXenes. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2023; 15:68. [PMID: 36918453 PMCID: PMC10014646 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01039-z] [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: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Since the discovery in 2011, MXenes have become the rising star in the field of two-dimensional materials. Benefiting from the metallic-level conductivity, large and adjustable gallery spacing, low ion diffusion barrier, rich surface chemistry, superior mechanical strength, MXenes exhibit great application prospects in energy storage and conversion, sensors, optoelectronics, electromagnetic interference shielding and biomedicine. Nevertheless, two issues seriously deteriorate the further development of MXenes. One is the high experimental risk of common preparation methods such as HF etching, and the other is the difficulty in obtaining MXenes with controllable surface groups. Recently, Lewis acidic etching, as a brand-new preparation strategy for MXenes, has attracted intensive attention due to its high safety and the ability to endow MXenes with uniform terminations. However, a comprehensive review of Lewis acidic etching method has not been reported yet. Herein, we first introduce the Lewis acidic etching from the following four aspects: etching mechanism, terminations regulation, in-situ formed metals and delamination of multi-layered MXenes. Further, the applications of MXenes and MXene-based hybrids obtained by Lewis acidic etching route in energy storage and conversion, sensors and microwave absorption are carefully summarized. Finally, some challenges and opportunities of Lewis acidic etching strategy are also presented.
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- Pengfei Huang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, People's Republic of China.
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Humayun M, Ullah H, Hu C, Tian M, Pi W, Zhang Y, Luo W, Wang C. Enhanced Photocatalytic H 2 Evolution Performance of the Type-II FeTPPCl/Porous g-C 3N 4 Heterojunction: Experimental and Density Functional Theory Studies. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 36892209 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c01683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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It is of great significance to improve the photocatalytic performance of g-C3N4 by promoting its surface-active sites and engineering more suitable and stable redox couples. Herein, first of all, we fabricated porous g-C3N4 (PCN) via the sulfuric acid-assisted chemical exfoliation method. Then, we modified the porous g-C3N4 with iron(III) meso-tetraphenylporphine chloride (FeTPPCl) porphyrin via the wet-chemical method. The as-fabricated FeTPPCl-PCN composite revealed exceptional performance for photocatalytic water reduction by evolving 253.36 and 8301 μmol g-1 of H2 after visible and UV-visible irradiation for 4 h, respectively. The performance of the FeTPPCl-PCN composite is ∼2.45 and 4.75-fold improved compared to that of the pristine PCN photocatalyst under the same experimental conditions. The calculated quantum efficiencies of the FeTPPCl-PCN composite for H2 evolution at 365 and 420 nm wavelengths are 4.81 and 2.68%, respectively. This exceptional H2 evolution performance is because of improved surface-active sites due to porous architecture and remarkably improved charge carrier separation via the well-aligned type-II band heterostructure. Besides, we also reported the correct theoretical model of our catalyst through density functional theory (DFT) simulations. It is found that the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity of FeTPPCl-PCN arises from the electron transfer from PCN via Cl atom(s) to Fe of the FeTPPCl, which forms a strong electrostatic interaction, leading to a decreased local work function on the surface of the catalyst. We suggest that the resultant composite would be a perfect model for the design and fabrication of high-efficiency heterostructure photocatalysts for energy applications.
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- Muhammad Humayun
- School of Optical and Electronic Information, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Engineering Research Center for Functional Ceramics of the Ministry of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Renewable Energy, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall TR10 9FE, United Kingdom
- Department of Engineering, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, United Kingdom
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Engineering Research Center for Functional Ceramics of the Ministry of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, China
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- Department of Engineering, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, United Kingdom
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Engineering Research Center for Functional Ceramics of the Ministry of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, China
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Engineering Research Center for Functional Ceramics of the Ministry of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Engineering Research Center for Functional Ceramics of the Ministry of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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Thermally constructed stable Zn-doped NiCoO x-z alloy structures on stainless steel mesh for efficient hydrogen production via overall hydrazine splitting in alkaline electrolyte. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 640:737-749. [PMID: 36898180 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.02.142] [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: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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Hydrogen has a high energy density of approximately 120 to 140 MJ kg-1, which is very high compared to other natural energy sources. However, hydrogen generation through electrocatalytic water splitting is a high electricity consumption process due to the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER). As a result, hydrogen generation through hydrazine-assisted water electrolysis has recently been intensively investigated. The hydrazine electrolysis process requires a low potential compared to the water electrolysis process. Despite this, the utilization of direct hydrazine fuel cells (DHFCs) as portable or vehicle power sources necessitates the development of inexpensive and effective anodic hydrazine oxidation catalysts. Here, we prepared oxygen-deficient zinc-doped nickel cobalt oxide (Zn-NiCoOx-z) alloy nanoarrays on stainless steel mesh (SSM) using a hydrothermal synthesis method followed by thermal treatment. Furthermore, the prepared thin films were used as electrocatalysts, and the OER and hydrazine oxidation reaction (HzOR) activities were investigated in three- and two-electrode systems. In a three-electrode system, Zn-NiCoOx-z/SSM HzOR requires -0.116 V (vs RHE) potential to achieve a 50 mA cm-2 current density, which is dramatically lower than the OER potential (1.493 V vs RHE). In a two-electrode system (Zn-NiCoOx-z/SSM(-)∥Zn-NiCoOx-z/SSM(+)), the overall hydrazine splitting potential (OHzS) required to reach 50 mA cm-2 is only 0.700 V, which is dramatically less than the required potential for overall water splitting (OWS). These excellent HzOR results are due to the binder-free oxygen-deficient Zn-NiCoOx-z/SSM alloy nanoarray, which provides a large number of active sites and improves the wettability of catalysts after Zn doping.
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Jia H, Yao N, Zhu J, Luo W. Reconstructured Electrocatalysts during Oxygen Evolution Reaction under Alkaline Electrolytes. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203073. [PMID: 36367365 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The development of electrocatalysts with high-efficiency and clear structure-activity relationship towards the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is essential for the wide application of water electrolyzers. Recently, the dynamic reconstruction phenomenon of the catalysts' surface structures during the OER process has been discovered. With the help of various advanced ex situ and in situ characterization, it is demonstrated that such surface reconstruction could yield actual active species to catalyze the water oxidation process. However, the attention and studies of potential interaction between reconstructed species and substrate are lacking. This review summarizes the recent development of typical reconstructed electrocatalysts and the substrate effect. First, the advanced characterization for electrocatalytic reconstruction is briefly discussed. Then, typical reconstructed electrocatalysts are comprehensively summarized and the key role of substrate effects during the OER process is emphasized. Finally, the future challenges and perspectives of surface reconstructed catalysts for water electrolysis are discussed.
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- Hongnan Jia
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430073, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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Wang Z, Zhou T, Chen Z, Gu R, Tao J, Fan Z, Guo L, Liu Y. Three-Dimensional Strawlike MoSe 2-Ni(Fe)Se Electrocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:2894-2904. [PMID: 36729485 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The development of efficient and low-cost transition-metal electrocatalysts is of great significance for hydrogen production from water splitting. Herein, we synthesized three-dimensional strawlike MoSe2-NiSe composed of microrods on nickel foam (NF) by a one-step hydrothermal reaction. The as-prepared MoSe2-NiSe/NF exhibited effective hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity (low overpotential of 79 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and stability of 21 h in 1 M KOH), benefiting from the large electrochemically active area provided by strawlike structures, proper Se content, and synergistic effect of active phases. The enhanced oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity (the low overpotential of 217 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and maintaining stability for 47 h in 1 M KOH) was further observed for Fe-doped MoSe2-NiSe/NF (MoSe2-NiFeSe/NF) prepared by facile soaking, which can be mainly ascribed to optimized active phases formed on the OER process after Fe doping. The two-electrode system (MoSe2-NiSe/NF||MoSe2-NiFeSe/NF) requires a low cell voltage of 1.54 V to obtain a current density of 10 mA cm-2 in 1 M KOH, which provides an interesting idea for constructing an effective overall water splitting system.
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- Zihao Wang
- College of Mathematics and Physics, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Mathematics and Physics, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Mathematics and Physics, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Mathematics and Physics, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Mathematics and Physics, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Mathematics and Physics, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Mathematics and Physics, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Mathematics and Physics, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 201306, China
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Devi Y, Huang PJ, Chen WT, Jhang RH, Chen CH. Roll-to-Roll Production of Electrocatalysts Achieving High-Current Alkaline Water Splitting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:9231-9239. [PMID: 36753291 PMCID: PMC9951216 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c19710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Scalable production of electrocatalysts capable of performing high-current water splitting is crucial to support green energy utilization. We adopted acidic redox-assisted deposition (ARD) to realize the continuous roll-to-roll fabrication of a strongly adherent cobalt manganese oxyhydroxide (CMOH) film on Ni foam under ambient conditions in water. The as-fabricated products show uniform CMOH coverage and oxygen evolution activities with dimensions as large as 5 m length by 0.25 m width. Also, we converted CMOH into a metallic form (denoted as CM) with the preserved high adhesion to serve as a high-current hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst. Our results reveal that the insufficient adhesion of powder forms electrocatalysts (i.e., Pt and RuO2 as benchmarks), even with the binder, at high-current electrolysis (>1000 mA) can be solved using the fabricated CM||CMOH cell. With an active area of 1 cm × 1 cm assembly in anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyzers, we observed the remarkable record of alkaline electrolysis stably at 5000 mA. This result established a new benchmark record on the high-current water splitting research.
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- Yanita Devi
- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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Mohamed MJS, Slimani Y, Gondal MA, Almessiere MA, Baykal A, Hassan M, Khan AZ, Roy A. Role of vanadium ions substitution on spinel MnCo 2O 4 towards enhanced electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen generation. Sci Rep 2023; 13:2120. [PMID: 36747062 PMCID: PMC9902437 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29081-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Improving efficient electrocatalysts (ECs) for hydrogen generation through water splitting is of significant interest in tackling the upcoming energy crisis. Sustainable hydrogen generation is the primary prerequisite to realizing the future hydrogen economy. This work examines the electrocatalytic activity of hydrothermally prepared vanadium doped MnCo spinel oxide microspheres (MC), MnVxCo2-xO4 (Vx-MnCo MC, where x ≤ 0.4) in the HER (hydrogen evolution reaction) process. Magnetization measurements demonstrated a paramagnetic (at high temperatures) to a ferrimagnetic (at low temperatures) transition below the Curie temperature (Tc) in all the samples. The magnetization is found to intensify with the rising vanadium content of MCs. The optimized catalyst Vx-MnCo MCs (x = 0.3) outperformed other prepared ECs with a Tafel slope of 84 mV/dec, a low onset potential of 78.9 mV, and a low overpotential of 85.9 mV at a current density of 10 mA/cm2, respectively. The significantly improved HER performance of hydrothermally synthesized Vx-MnCo MCs (x = 0.3) is principally attributable to many exposed active sites, accelerated electron transport at the EC/electrolyte interface, and remarkable electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ECSA) value was found ~ 11.4 cm2. Moreover, the Vx-MnCo MCs (x = 0.3) electrode exhibited outstanding electrocatalytic stability after exposure to 1000 cyclic voltametric cycles and 36 h of chronoamperometric testing. Our results suggest a feasible route for developing earth-abundant transition metal oxide-based EC as a superior electrode for future water electrolysis applications.
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- M. J. S. Mohamed
- grid.412135.00000 0001 1091 0356Laser Research Group, Physics Department, IRC-Hydrogen and Energy Storage, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, 31261 Saudi Arabia
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- grid.411975.f0000 0004 0607 035XDepartment of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441 Saudi Arabia
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- grid.412135.00000 0001 1091 0356Laser Research Group, Physics Department, IRC-Hydrogen and Energy Storage, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, 31261 Saudi Arabia ,grid.412135.00000 0001 1091 0356K.A. CARE Energy Research and Innovation Center, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261 Saudi Arabia
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- grid.411975.f0000 0004 0607 035XDepartment of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441 Saudi Arabia ,grid.411975.f0000 0004 0607 035XDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441 Saudi Arabia
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- grid.411975.f0000 0004 0607 035XDepartment of Nanomedicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441 Saudi Arabia
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- grid.444930.e0000 0004 0603 536XSchool of Physics, Minhaj University Lahore, Punjab 54770, Pakistan
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- grid.444905.80000 0004 0608 7004Department of Chemistry, Forman Christian College, Lahore, 54600 Pakistan
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- Solar Energy Research Group, Environment and Sustainability Institute, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, UK.
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Yi M, Xiong B, Li Y, Guo W, Huang Y, Lu B. Manipulate tumor hypoxia for improved photodynamic therapy using nanomaterials. Eur J Med Chem 2023; 247:115084. [PMID: 36599230 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.115084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Due to its low adverse effects, minimal invasiveness, and outstanding patient compliance, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has drawn a great deal of interest, which is achieved through incomplete reduction of O2 by a photosensitizer under light illumination that produces amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, tumor hypoxia significantly hinders the therapeutic effect of PDT so that tumor cells cannot be eliminated, which results in tumor cells proliferating, invading, and metastasizing. Additionally, O2 consumption during PDT exacerbates hypoxia in tumors, leading to several adverse events after PDT treatment. In recent years, various investigations have focused on conquering or using tumor hypoxia by nanomaterials to amplify PDT efficacy, which is summarized in this review. This comprehensive review's objective is to present novel viewpoints on the advancement of oxygenation nanomaterials in this promising field, which is motivated by hypoxia-associated anti-tumor therapy.
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- Mengqi Yi
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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Dung DT, Lam DV, Roh E, Ji S, Yuk JM, Kim JH, Kim H, Lee SM. Ni/Co/Co 3O 4@C nanorods derived from a MOF@MOF hybrid for efficient overall water splitting. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:1794-1805. [PMID: 36602000 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05686k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The design of nanostructured materials for efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts has gained tremendous attention, yet developing a fast and effective synthesis strategy remains a challenge. Here, we present a fast and scalable synthetic method of Ni/Co/Co3O4@C nanorods for efficient overall water splitting. Using microwave synthesis, we first produced a unique Ni-MOF@Co-MOF in a few minutes. Subsequently, we transformed the MOF@MOF into hybrid Ni/Co/Co3O4 nanoparticles covered with graphitic carbon in a few seconds using laser-scribing. The prepared bimetallic catalysts showed remarkably low overpotentials of 246 mV for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and 143 mV for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at a current density of 30 mA cm-2. An electrolyzer assembled with the bimetallic catalysts delivered a high current density of 20 mA cm-2 at a voltage of 1.6 V and exhibited good durability (nearly 91.6% retention even after a long-running operation of 24 h at a voltage of 1.52 V). Our proposed method could serve as a powerful method for creating various multimetallic hybrid nanocatalysts with unique hierarchical structures from diverse MOFs.
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- Dao Thi Dung
- Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), 156 Gajeongbuk-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34103, South Korea.
- University of Science and Technology (UST), 217 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, South Korea
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- Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), 156 Gajeongbuk-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34103, South Korea.
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- Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), 152 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34129, South Korea
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- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Deahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Deajeon, 34141, South Korea
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- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Deahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Deajeon, 34141, South Korea
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- Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), 156 Gajeongbuk-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34103, South Korea.
- University of Science and Technology (UST), 217 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, South Korea
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- University of Science and Technology (UST), 217 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, South Korea
- Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), 152 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34129, South Korea
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- Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), 156 Gajeongbuk-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34103, South Korea.
- University of Science and Technology (UST), 217 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, South Korea
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Seif R, Salem FZ, Allam NK. E-waste recycled materials as efficient catalysts for renewable energy technologies and better environmental sustainability. ENVIRONMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY 2023:1-36. [PMID: 36691418 PMCID: PMC9848041 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-023-02925-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Waste from electrical and electronic equipment exponentially increased due to the innovation and the ever-increasing demand for electronic products in our life. The quantities of electronic waste (e-waste) produced are expected to reach 44.4 million metric tons over the next five years. Consequently, the global market for electronics recycling is expected to reach $65.8 billion by 2026. However, electronic waste management in developing countries is not appropriately handled, as only 17.4% has been collected and recycled. The inadequate electronic waste treatment causes significant environmental and health issues and a systematic depletion of natural resources in secondary material recycling and extracting valuable materials. Electronic waste contains numerous valuable materials that can be recovered and reused to create renewable energy technologies to overcome the shortage of raw materials and the adverse effects of using non-renewable energy resources. Several approaches were devoted to mitigate the impact of climate change. The cooperate social responsibilities supported integrating informal collection and recycling agencies into a well-structured management program. Moreover, the emission reductions resulting from recycling and proper management systems significantly impact climate change solutions. This emission reduction will create a channel in carbon market mechanisms by trading the CO2 emission reductions. This review provides an up-to-date overview and discussion of the different categories of electronic waste, the recycling methods, and the use of high recycled value-added (HAV) materials from various e-waste components in green renewable energy technologies.
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- Rania Seif
- Energy Materials Laboratory, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, 11835 Egypt
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- Energy Materials Laboratory, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, 11835 Egypt
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- Energy Materials Laboratory, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, 11835 Egypt
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Al-Naggar AH, Shinde NM, Kim JS, Mane RS. Water splitting performance of metal and non-metal-doped transition metal oxide electrocatalysts. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tiwari S, Yadav P, Ganguli AK. Enhancing the activity and stability of Cu 2O nanorods via coupling with a NaNbO 3/SnS 2 heterostructure for photoelectrochemical water-splitting. NEW J CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1039/d3nj00684k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/12/2023]
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We synthesized a stable copper-based heterostructure catalyst, NaNbO3/SnS2/Cu2O for photoelectrochemical water-splitting applications with improved activity, stability, and inhibited photocorrosion in Cu2O.
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- Shalini Tiwari
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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Xing J, Wang X, Zhang Y, Fu X. Preparation of N
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- Junjie Xing
- School of Integrated Circuits Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications 100876 Beijing P. R. China
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- School of Integrated Circuits Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications 100876 Beijing P. R. China
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- School of Integrated Circuits Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications 100876 Beijing P. R. China
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- School of Integrated Circuits Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications 100876 Beijing P. R. China
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Rashidi M, Ghasemi F. Thermally oxidized MoS2-based hybrids as superior electrodes for supercapacitor and photoelectrochemical applications. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Deshmukh MA, Park SJ, Thorat HN, Bodkhe GA, Ramanavicius A, Ramanavicius S, Shirsat MD, Ha TJ. Advanced Energy Materials: Current Trends and Challenges in Electro- and Photo-Catalysts for H2O Splitting. J IND ENG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.11.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Liu Y, Wang F, Jiao Z, Bai S, Qiu H, Guo L. Photochemical Systems for Solar-to-Fuel Production. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s41918-022-00132-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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