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Wang X, Li A, Chang J, Liao F, Gao H, Zhang J, Fu H, Yang Y, Liao Y. N/O-Codoped Ultrathin Porous Biochar Derived from Casein for Fast Adsorption of Iodine. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:15107-15116. [PMID: 38989541 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c01487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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The release of radioactive iodine into the environment poses a significant threat, as it can contaminate soil, water, and food chains, leading to detrimental effects on ecosystems and biodiversity. Hence, employing the adsorption method proves to be a simple yet effective approach for treating radioactive waste. N/O-codoped ultrathin porous biochar, synthesized from casein using NaHCO3 activation, emerges as a potential candidate for adsorption materials. The saturation level of I2 adsorption in 100 mg L-1 iodine-cyclohexane solution is 73 mg·g-1 at 20 min. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations and experiments attribute this phenomenon to the presence of graphite nitrogen (NG) and C-OH groups on the biochar surface. Furthermore, the pseudo-first-order model fits better with the experimental values, suggesting that the adsorption of iodine by the adsorbent is primarily physisorption-based. The Freundlich isotherm is suitable for iodine adsorption of biochar, owing to the abundance of adsorption sites within the porous structure, particularly at the edges, which enhance the adsorption activity. Significantly, the study highlights that NG adsorptive sites exhibit 1.5 times higher adsorption activity compared to C-OH adsorptive sites, underscoring the essential role of NG in iodine adsorption for electron transfer. Overall, these findings underscore the potential of N/O-codoped ultrathin porous biochar in effectively mitigating the presence of radioactive I2, showcasing its promise in addressing environmental challenges associated with radioactive contamination.
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- Xiao Wang
- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, China
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- Faculty of Arts and Sciences/College of Education for the Future, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, China
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Wen H, Zhao Z, Luo Z, Wang C. Unraveling the Impact of Curvature on Electrocatalytic Performance of Carbon Materials: A State-of-the-Art Review. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202301859. [PMID: 38246873 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Curvature of carbon materials has gained significant attention as catalysts due to their distinctive properties and potential applications. This review comprehensively summarizes how the bending of carbon materials can improve electrocatalytic performance, with special attention to the applications of various bent carbon materials (such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, and fullerene) in electrocatalysts and a large number of related density functional theory (DFT) theoretical calculations. Extensive mechanism research has provided a wealth of evidence indicating that the curvature of carbon materials has a profound impact on catalytic activity. This improvement in catalytic performance by curved carbon materials is attributed to factors like a larger active surface area, modulation of electronic structure, and better dispersal of catalytic active sites. A comprehensive understanding and utilization of these effects enable the design of highly efficient carbon-based catalysts for applications in energy conversion, environmental remediation, and chemical synthesis.
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- Hui Wen
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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Peng Y, Xue C, Luo J, Zheng B, Fang Z. Lanthanum-doped magnetic biochar activating persulfate in the degradation of florfenicol. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 916:170312. [PMID: 38278274 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
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In this study, lanthanum-doped magnetic biochar (LaMBC) was synthesized from bagasse by co-doping iron salt and lanthanum salt, and it was characterized for its application in the activation of persulfate (PS) in the degradation of Florfenicol (FLO). The results indicated that the LaMBC/PS system consistently achieved a degradation efficiency of over 99.5 %, with a reaction rate constant 4.71 times as that of MBC. The mechanism of FLO degradation suggested that O2•- and •OH played dominant roles, contributing 40.92 % and 36.96 %, respectively, during FLO degradation. Through physicochemical characterization and quenching experiments, it can be concluded that the key reasons for the enhancement of MBC activation performance are as follows: (1) Lanthanum doping in magnetized biochar increased the Fe(II) content in MBC. (2) Lanthanum doping significantly improved the adsorption capacity of LaMBC, increased the concentration of pollutants on the catalyst surface and effectively enhancing the reaction rate. (3) Lanthanum doping effectively increased the surface Fe(II) content during the reaction process in LaMBC, promoted the generation of active oxygen species in PS. This study delves into synthesizing and applying LaMBC for PS activation and FLO removal. The emphasis is on comprehensively characterizing and experimenting to elucidate the mechanism, proposing an innovative approach for efficiently degrading antibiotic wastewater.
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- Yifu Peng
- School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Normal University (Qingyuan) Environmental Remediation Technology Co., Ltd, Qingyuan 511500, China; SCNU Qingyuan Institute of Science and Technology Innovation Co., Ltd., Qingyuan 511517, China
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- School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Normal University (Qingyuan) Environmental Remediation Technology Co., Ltd, Qingyuan 511500, China; SCNU Qingyuan Institute of Science and Technology Innovation Co., Ltd., Qingyuan 511517, China
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- School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Normal University (Qingyuan) Environmental Remediation Technology Co., Ltd, Qingyuan 511500, China
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- School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Normal University (Qingyuan) Environmental Remediation Technology Co., Ltd, Qingyuan 511500, China.
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Garg R, Jaiswal M, Kumar K, Kaur K, Rawat B, Kailasam K, Gautam UK. Extending conducting channels in Fe-N-C by interfacial growth of CNTs with minimal metal loss for efficient ORR electrocatalysis. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:15590-15599. [PMID: 37728049 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr02706f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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Achieving a high electrocatalytic performance using a completely metal-free electrocatalyst, preferably based on only carbonaceous materials, remains a challenge. Alternatively, an efficient composite of a carbon nanostructure and a non-noble metal with minimum dependence on a metal holds immense potential. Although single-atom catalysis brings superior performance, its complex synthetic strategy limits its large-scale implementation. Previous investigation has shown that atomic dispersion (Fe-Nx-C) is accompanied by higher metal-loss compared to nanoparticle formation (Fe-NPs-N-C). Therefore, to achieve minimum metal loss, we first incorporated iron nanoparticles (Fe NPs) to N-doped carbon (N-C) and then exposed them to a cheap carbon source, melamine at high temperature, resulting in the growth of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) catalysed by those Fe NPs loaded on N-C (Fe-NPs-N-C). Thermogravimetric analysis showed that the metal-retention in the composite is higher than that in the bare carbon nanotube and even the atomically dispersed Fe-active sites on N-C. The composite material (Fe-NPs-N-C/CNT) shows a high half-wave potential (0.89 V vs. RHE) which is superior to that of commercial Pt/C towards the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The enhanced activity is attributed to the synergistic effect of high conductivity of CNTs and active Fe-sites as the composite exceeds the individual electrocatalytic performance shown by Fe-CNTs & Fe-NPs-N-C, and even that of atomically dispersed Fe-active sites on N-C.
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- Reeya Garg
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)-Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali 140306, Punjab, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)-Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali 140306, Punjab, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)-Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali 140306, Punjab, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)-Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali 140306, Punjab, India.
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- Advanced Functional Nanomaterials, Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Knowledge City, Sector-81, Manauli, SAS Nagar, 140306 Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Advanced Functional Nanomaterials, Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Knowledge City, Sector-81, Manauli, SAS Nagar, 140306 Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)-Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali 140306, Punjab, India.
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Su X, Meng F, Li X, Liu Y, Tan H, Chen G. Theoretical Study of the Defects and Doping in Tuning the Electrocatalytic Activity of Graphene for CO 2 Reduction. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2273. [PMID: 37570590 PMCID: PMC10421040 DOI: 10.3390/nano13152273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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The application of graphene-based catalysts in the electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (ECO2RR) for mitigating the greenhouse effect and energy shortage is a growing trend. The unique and extraordinary properties of graphene-based catalysts, such as low cost, high electrical conductivity, structural tunability, and environmental friendliness, have rendered them promising materials in this area. By doping heteroatoms or artificially inducing defects in graphene, its catalytic performance can be effectively improved. In this work, the mechanisms underlying the CO2 reduction reaction on 10 graphene-based catalysts were systematically studied. N/B/O-codoped graphene with a single-atom vacancy defect showed the best performance and substantial improvement in catalytic activity compared with pristine graphene. The specific roles of the doped elements, including B, N, and O, as well as the defects, are discussed in detail. By analysing the geometric and electronic structures of the catalysts, we showed how the doped heteroatoms and defects influence the catalytic reaction process and synergistically promoted the catalytic efficiency of graphene.
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Xu C, Dong Y, Shen Y, Zhao H, Li L, Shao G, Lei Y. Fundamental Understanding of Nonaqueous and Hybrid Na-CO 2 Batteries: Challenges and Perspectives. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2206445. [PMID: 36609796 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Alkali metal-CO2 batteries, which combine CO2 recycling with energy conversion and storage, are a promising way to address the energy crisis and global warming. Unfortunately, the limited cycle life, poor reversibility, and low energy efficiency of these batteries have hindered their commercialization. Li-CO2 battery systems have been intensively researched in these aspects over the past few years, however, the exploration of Na-CO2 batteries is still in its infancy. To improve the development of Na-CO2 batteries, one must have a full picture of the chemistry and electrochemistry controlling the operation of Na-CO2 batteries and a full understanding of the correlation between cell configurations and functionality therein. Here, recent advances in CO2 chemical and electrochemical mechanisms on nonaqueous Na-CO2 batteries and hybrid Na-CO2 batteries (including O2 -involved Na-O2 /CO2 batteries) are reviewed in-depth and comprehensively. Following this, the primary issues and challenges in various battery components are identified, and the design strategies for the interfacial structure of Na anodes, electrolyte properties, and cathode materials are explored, along with the correlations between cell configurations, functional materials, and comprehensive performances are established. Finally, the prospects and directions for rationally constructing Na-CO2 battery materials are foreseen.
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- Changfan Xu
- Fachgebiet Angewandte Nanophysik, Institut für Physik & IMN MacroNano, Technische Universität Ilmenau, 98693, Ilmenau, Germany
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- Fachgebiet Angewandte Nanophysik, Institut für Physik & IMN MacroNano, Technische Universität Ilmenau, 98693, Ilmenau, Germany
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Fachgebiet Angewandte Nanophysik, Institut für Physik & IMN MacroNano, Technische Universität Ilmenau, 98693, Ilmenau, Germany
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Aggregation Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Fachgebiet Angewandte Nanophysik, Institut für Physik & IMN MacroNano, Technische Universität Ilmenau, 98693, Ilmenau, Germany
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Cui P, Zhao L, Long Y, Dai L, Hu C. Carbon-Based Electrocatalysts for Acidic Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202218269. [PMID: 36645824 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202218269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is vital for clean and renewable energy technologies, which require no fossil fuel but catalysts. Platinum (Pt) is the best-known catalyst for ORR. However, its high cost and scarcity have severely hindered renewable energy devices (e.g., fuel cells) for large-scale applications. Recent breakthroughs in carbon-based metal-free electrochemical catalysts (C-MFECs) show great potential for earth-abundant carbon materials as low-cost metal-free electrocatalysts towards ORR in acidic media. This article provides a focused, but critical review on C-MFECs for ORR in acidic media with an emphasis on advances in the structure design and synthesis, fundamental understanding of the structure-property relationship and electrocatalytic mechanisms, and their applications in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Current challenges and future perspectives in this emerging field are also discussed.
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- Pengbo Cui
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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Imran M, Iqbal MW, Afzal AM, Faisal MM, Alzahrani HA. “Synergetic electrochemical performance of Nix–Mnx sulfide-based binary electrode material for supercapattery devices”. J APPL ELECTROCHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10800-022-01837-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Hanan A, Solangi MY, Jaleel laghari A, Shah AA, Aftab U, Ibupoto ZA, Abro MI, Lakhan MN, Soomro IA, Dawi EA, Al Karim Haj Ismail A, Mustafa E, Vigolo B, Tahira A, Ibupoto ZH. PdO@CoSe 2 composites: efficient electrocatalysts for water oxidation in alkaline media. RSC Adv 2022; 13:743-755. [PMID: 36683771 PMCID: PMC9809149 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra07340d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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In this study, we have prepared cobalt selenide (CoSe2) due to its useful aspects from a catalysis point of view such as abundant active sites from Se edges, and significant stability in alkaline conditions. CoSe2, however, has yet to prove its functionality, so we doped palladium oxide (PdO) onto CoSe2 nanostructures using ultraviolet (UV) light, resulting in an efficient and stable water oxidation composite. The crystal arrays, morphology, and chemical composition of the surface were studied using a variety of characterization techniques, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. It was also demonstrated that the composite systems were heterogeneous in their morphology, undergoing a shift in their diffraction patterns, suffering from a variety of metal oxidation states and surface defects. The water oxidation was verified by a low overpotential of 260 mV at a current density of 20 mA cm-2 with a Tafel Slope value of 57 mV dec-1. The presence of multi metal oxidation states, rich surface edges of Se and favorable charge transport played a leading role towards water oxidation with a low energy demand. Furthermore, 48 h of durability is associated with the composite system. With the use of PdO and CoSe2, new, low efficiency, simple electrocatalysts for water catalysis have been developed, enabling the development of practical energy conversion and storage systems. This is an excellent alternative approach for fostering growth in the field.
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- Abdul Hanan
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University150001HarbinPR China
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- Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology76080JamshoroPakistan
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- Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology76080JamshoroPakistan
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- NED University of Engineering and Technology75270KarachiPakistan
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- Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology76080JamshoroPakistan
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- Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture UniversityRawalpindiPakistan
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- Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology76080JamshoroPakistan
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University150001HarbinPR China
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- Institute of Computational Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology100029BeijingPR China
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- Nonlinear Dynamics Research Centre (NDRC), Ajman UniversityP.O. Box 346United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Science and Technology (ITN), Linköping University, Campus Norrköping60174 NorrköpingSweden
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- Institute of Chemistry, Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur MirsSindhPakistan
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Atomic Layer Deposition for Electrochemical Energy: from Design to Industrialization. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s41918-022-00146-6] [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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Nica AV, Olaru EA, Bradu C, Dumitru A, Avramescu SM. Catalytic Ozonation of Ibuprofen in Aqueous Media over Polyaniline-Derived Nitrogen Containing Carbon Nanostructures. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:nano12193468. [PMID: 36234595 PMCID: PMC9565786 DOI: 10.3390/nano12193468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Catalytic ozonation is an important water treatment method among advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). Since the first development, catalytic ozonation has been consistently improved in terms of catalysts used and the optimization of operational parameters. The aim of this work is to compare the catalytic activity of polyaniline (PANI) and thermally treated polyaniline (PANI 900) in the catalytic ozonation of ibuprofen solutions at different pH values (4, 7, and 10). Catalysts were thoroughly characterized through multiple techniques (SEM, Raman spectroscopy, XPS, pHPZC, and so on), while the oxidation process of ibuprofen solutions (100 mgL-1) was assessed by several analytical methods (HPLC, UV254, TOC, COD, and BOD5). The experimental data demonstrate a significant improvement in ibuprofen removal in the presence of prepared solids (20 min for PANI 900 at pH10) compared with non-catalytic processes (56 min at pH 10). Moreover, the influence of solution pH was emphasized, showing that, in the basic region, the removal rate of organic substrate is higher than in acidic or neutral range. Ozone consumption mgO3/mg ibuprofen was considerably reduced for catalytic processes (17.55-PANI, 11.18-PANI 900) compared with the absence of catalysts (29.64). Hence, beside the ibuprofen degradation, the catalysts used are very active in the mineralization of organic substrate and/or formation of biodegradable compounds. The best removal rate of target pollutants and oxidation by-products was achieved by PANI 900, although raw polyaniline also presents important activity in the oxidation process. Therefore, it can be stated that polyaniline-based catalysts are effective in the oxidation processes.
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- Angel-Vasile Nica
- PROTMED Research Centre, University of Bucharest, Splaiul Independenţei 91–95, Sect. 5, 050107 Bucharest, Romania
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- PROTMED Research Centre, University of Bucharest, Splaiul Independenţei 91–95, Sect. 5, 050107 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Systems Ecology and Sustainability, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Splaiul Independenţei 91–95, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
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- PROTMED Research Centre, University of Bucharest, Splaiul Independenţei 91–95, Sect. 5, 050107 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Systems Ecology and Sustainability, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Splaiul Independenţei 91–95, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 077125 Măgurele, Romania
- Correspondence: (A.D.); (S.M.A.)
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- PROTMED Research Centre, University of Bucharest, Splaiul Independenţei 91–95, Sect. 5, 050107 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Catalysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 90–92 Soseaua Panduri, 050663 Bucharest, Romania
- Correspondence: (A.D.); (S.M.A.)
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Fan M, Cui L, He X, Zou X. Emerging Heterogeneous Supports for Efficient Electrocatalysis. SMALL METHODS 2022; 6:e2200855. [PMID: 36070422 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202200855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Electrocatalysis plays a fundamental role in many fields, such as metallurgy, medicine, chemical industry, and energy conversion. Anchoring active electrocatalysts with controllable loading and uniform dispersion onto suitable supports has become an attractive topic. This is because the supports can not only have the potential to improve catalytic activity and stability through the interaction between support and catalytic center, but also can reduce precious metal consumption by improving atomic utilization. Herein, recent theoretical and experimental progresses concerning the development of supports to anchor electrocatalytic materials are first reviewed. Next, their controllable syntheses, characterization techniques, metal-support electronic interactions, and structure-performance relationships are presented. Some representative carbon supports and non-carbonaceous supports, as well as recently reported star supports such as 2D supports, single atom catalysts, and self-supported catalysts are also summarized. In addition, the significant role of support in stabilizing and regulating catalytic active sites is particularly emphasized. Finally, challenges, opportunities, key problems, and further promising solutions for supported catalysts are proposed.
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- Meihong Fan
- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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Zhang H, Liu Y, Lin C, Zhang Y. Synthesis of Interconnected Hollow Carbon Nanospheres with Controllable In Situ N‐Doping Level for Supercapacitors. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202200801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Hu Zhang
- Fujian Normal University College of Chemistry and Materials Science CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter matter Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter155 West Yangqiao Road, China Fuzhou CHINA
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Ko TE, Hosseini S, Tseng CM, Tsai JE, Wang WH, Li YY. Tetrafunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction, oxygen evolution, hydrogen evolution, and carbon dioxide reduction reactions. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2022.104397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Magnéli TiO2 as a High Durability Support for the Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell Catalysts. ENERGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/en15124437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) cathode catalysts’ robustness is one of the primary factors determining its long-term performance and durability. This work presented a new class of corrosion-resistant catalyst, Magnél TiO2 supported Pt (Pt/Ti9O17) composite, synthesized. The durability of a Pt/Ti9O17 cathode under the PEMFC operating protocol was evaluated and compared with the state-of-the-art Pt/C catalyst. Like Pt/C, Pt/Ti9O17 exhibited exclusively 4e− oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in the acidic solution. The accelerated stress tests (AST) were performed using Pt/Ti9O17 and Pt/C catalysts in an O2-saturated 0.5 M H2SO4 solution using the potential-steps cycling experiments from 0.95 V to 0.6 V for 12,000 cycles. The results indicated that the electrochemical surface area (ECSA) of the Pt/Ti9O17 is significantly more stable than that of the state-of-the-art Pt/C, and the ECSA loss after 12,000 potential cycles is only 10 ± 2% for Pt/Ti9O17 composite versus 50 ± 5% for Pt/C. Furthermore, the current density and onset potential at the ORR polarization curve at Pt/C were significantly affected by the AST test. In contrast, the same remained almost constant at the modified electrode, Pt/Ti9O17. This demonstrated the excellent stability of Pt nanoparticles supported on Ti9O17.
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Boruah T, Das SK, Kumar G, Mondal S, Dey RS. Dual active sites in a triazine-based covalent organic polymeric framework promoting oxygen reduction reaction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:5506-5509. [PMID: 35419579 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00865c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A new significant feature of a triazine-based covalent organic polymer electrocatalyst is demonstrated. The metal-free electrocatalyst has dual-active sites, which enable it to entangle oxygen via a push-pull interaction that plays a crucial role in promoting the oxygen reduction reaction.
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- Tribani Boruah
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector- 81, Mohali-140306, Punjab, India.
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector- 81, Mohali-140306, Punjab, India.
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector- 81, Mohali-140306, Punjab, India.
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- Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics, Institute of Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector- 81, Mohali-140306, Punjab, India.
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Sathish CI, Kothandam G, Selvarajan P, Lei Z, Lee J, Qu J, Al‐Muhtaseb AH, Yu X, Breese MBH, Zheng R, Yi J, Vinu A. Ordered Mesoporous Boron Carbon Nitrides with Tunable Mesopore Nanoarchitectonics for Energy Storage and CO 2 Adsorption Properties. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2105603. [PMID: 35384377 PMCID: PMC9165510 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202105603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Porous boron carbon nitride (BCN) is one of the exciting systems with unique electrochemical and adsorption properties. However, the synthesis of low-cost and porous BCN with tunable porosity is challenging, limiting its full potential in a variety of applications. Herein, the preparation of well-defined mesoporous boron carbon nitride (MBCN) with high specific surface area, tunable pores, and nitrogen contents is demonstrated through a simple integration of chemical polymerization of readily available sucrose and borane ammonia complex (BAC) through the nano-hard-templating approach. The bimodal pores are introduced in MBCN by controlling the self-organization of BAC and sucrose molecules within the nanochannels of the template. It is found that the optimized sample shows a high specific capacitance (296 F g-1 at 0.5 A g-1 ), large specific capacity for sodium-ion battery (349 mAg h-1 at 50 mAh g-1 ), and excellent CO2 adsorption capacity (27.14 mmol g-1 at 30 bar). Density functional theory calculations demonstrate that different adsorption sites (BC, BN, CN, and CC) and the large specific surface area strongly support the high adsorption capacity. This finding offers an innovative breakthrough in the design and development of MBCN nanostructures for energy storage and carbon capture applications.
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- CI Sathish
- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN)College of EngineeringScience and EnvironmentThe University of NewcastleCallaghanNSW2308Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN)College of EngineeringScience and EnvironmentThe University of NewcastleCallaghanNSW2308Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN)College of EngineeringScience and EnvironmentThe University of NewcastleCallaghanNSW2308Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN)College of EngineeringScience and EnvironmentThe University of NewcastleCallaghanNSW2308Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN)College of EngineeringScience and EnvironmentThe University of NewcastleCallaghanNSW2308Australia
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- School of PhysicsThe University of SydneySydneyNew South Wales2006Australia
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- Department of Petroleum and Chemical EngineeringCollege of EngineeringSultan Qaboos UniversityMuscat33Oman
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- Singapore Synchrotron Light SourceNational University of SingaporeSingapore117603Singapore
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- Singapore Synchrotron Light SourceNational University of SingaporeSingapore117603Singapore
- Department of PhysicsNational University of SingaporeSingapore117542Singapore
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- School of PhysicsThe University of SydneySydneyNew South Wales2006Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN)College of EngineeringScience and EnvironmentThe University of NewcastleCallaghanNSW2308Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN)College of EngineeringScience and EnvironmentThe University of NewcastleCallaghanNSW2308Australia
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Besharat F, Ahmadpoor F, Nezafat Z, Nasrollahzadeh M, Manwar NR, Fornasiero P, Gawande MB. Advances in Carbon Nitride-Based Materials and Their Electrocatalytic Applications. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c05728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Farzaneh Besharat
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Qom, Qom 37185-359, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Qom, Qom 37185-359, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Qom, Qom 37185-359, Iran
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- Department of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai-Marathwada Campus, Jalna, Maharashtra 431203, India
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Energy, Environment and Transport Giacomo Ciamiciam, INSTM Trieste Research Unit, ICCOM-CNR Trieste Research Unit, University of Trieste, Via Licio Giorgieri 1, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai-Marathwada Campus, Jalna, Maharashtra 431203, India
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He Z, Goulas J, Parker E, Sun Y, Zhou XD, Fei L. Review on covalent organic frameworks and derivatives for electrochemical and photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Catal Today 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2022.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hernández-Ibáñez N, Gomis-Berenguer A, Montiel V, Ania CO, Iniesta J. Fabrication of a biocathode for formic acid production upon the immobilization of formate dehydrogenase from Candida boidinii on a nanoporous carbon. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 291:133117. [PMID: 34861253 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The immobilization of the non-metallic enzyme formate dehydrogenase from Candida boidinii (CbFDH) into a nanoporous carbon with appropriate pore structure was explored for the bioelectrochemical conversion of CO2 to formic acid (FA). Higher FA production rates were obtained upon immobilization of CbFDH compared to the performance of the enzyme in solution, despite the lower nominal CbFDH to NADH (β-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide reduced) cofactor ratio and the lower amount of enzyme immobilized. The co-immobilization of the enzyme and a rhodium complex as mediator in the nanoporous carbon allowed the electrochemical regeneration of the cofactor. Preparative electrosynthesis of FA carried out on biocathodes of relatively large dimensions (ca. 3 cm × 2 cm) confirmed the higher production rate of FA for the immobilized enzyme. Furthermore, the incorporation of a Nafion binder in the biocathodes did not modify the immobilization extent of the CbFDH in the carbon support. Coulombic efficiencies close to 46% were obtained for the electrosynthesis carried out at -0.8 V for the biocathodes prepared using the lowest Nafion binder content and the co-immobilized enzyme and rhodium redox mediator. Although these values may yet be improved, they confirm the feasibility of these biocathodes in larger scales (6 cm2) beyond most common electrode dimensions reported in the literature (ca. a few mm2).
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- Naiara Hernández-Ibáñez
- Physical Chemistry Department and Institute of Electrochemistry, University of Alicante, 03080, Alicante, Spain
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- Physical Chemistry Department and Institute of Electrochemistry, University of Alicante, 03080, Alicante, Spain
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- CEMHTI (UPR 3079, CNRS), University of Orléans, 45071, Orléans, France.
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- Physical Chemistry Department and Institute of Electrochemistry, University of Alicante, 03080, Alicante, Spain.
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Abdelwahab A, Farghali AA, Enaiet Allah A. Synergy between iron oxide sites and nitrogen-doped carbon xerogel/diamond matrix for boosting the oxygen reduction reaction. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:837-848. [PMID: 36131831 PMCID: PMC9418389 DOI: 10.1039/d1na00776a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The innovative design and facile synthesis of efficient and stable electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are crucial in the field of fuel cells. Herein, the facile synthesis of an iron oxide@nitrogen-doped carbon diamond (FeO x @NCD) composite via an effective pyrolysis strategy is reported. The properties of this electrocatalyst, including a high density of active sites, nitrogen doping, accessible surface area, well dispersed pyramidal morphology of the iron oxide, and the porous structure of the carbon matrix, promote a highly active oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) performance. The electrocatalyst exhibits outstanding stability, with a half-wave potential of 0.692 V in alkaline solution (0.1 M KOH), as well as a limiting current density of -31.5 mA cm-2 at 0.17 V vs. RHE. This study highlights the benefits of hybridizing sp2 carbon xerogel and sp3 diamond carbon allotropes with iron oxide to boost the ORR activity. The proposed strategy opens up an avenue for designing advanced carbon-supported metal oxide catalysts that exhibit excellent electrocatalytic performance.
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- Abdalla Abdelwahab
- Materials Science and Nanotechnology Department, Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Sciences, Beni-Suef University Beni-Suef 62511 Egypt
- Faculty of Science, Galala University Sokhna Suez 43511 Egypt
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- Materials Science and Nanotechnology Department, Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Sciences, Beni-Suef University Beni-Suef 62511 Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University Beni-Suef 62511 Egypt
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Hu C, Paul R, Dai Q, Dai L. Carbon-based metal-free electrocatalysts: from oxygen reduction to multifunctional electrocatalysis. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:11785-11843. [PMID: 34559871 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00219h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Since the discovery of N-doped carbon nanotubes as the first carbon-based metal-free electrocatalyst (C-MFEC) for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in 2009, C-MFECs have shown multifunctional electrocatalytic activities for many reactions beyond ORR, such as oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR), nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR), and hydrogen peroxide production reaction (H2O2PR). Consequently, C-MFECs have attracted a great deal of interest for various applications, including metal-air batteries, water splitting devices, regenerative fuel cells, solar cells, fuel and chemical production, water purification, to mention a few. By altering the electronic configuration and/or modulating their spin angular momentum, both heteroatom(s) doping and structural defects (e.g., atomic vacancy, edge) have been demonstrated to create catalytic active sites in the skeleton of graphitic carbon materials. Although certain C-MFECs have been made to be comparable to or even better than their counterparts based on noble metals, transition metals and/or their hybrids, further research and development are necessary in order to translate C-MFECs for practical applications. In this article, we present a timely and comprehensive, but critical, review on recent advancements in the field of C-MFECs within the past five years or so by discussing various types of electrocatalytic reactions catalyzed by C-MFECs. An emphasis is given to potential applications of C-MFECs for energy conversion and storage. The structure-property relationship for and mechanistic understanding of C-MFECs will also be discussed, along with the current challenges and future perspectives.
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- Chuangang Hu
- Australian Carbon Materials Centre (A-CMC), School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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- Australian Carbon Materials Centre (A-CMC), School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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Graphene-reinforced metal-organic frameworks derived cobalt sulfide/carbon nanocomposites as efficient multifunctional electrocatalysts. Front Chem Sci Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11705-021-2085-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AbstractDeveloping cost-effective electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is vital in energy conversion and storage applications. Herein, we report a simple method for the synthesis of graphene-reinforced CoS/C nanocomposites and the evaluation of their electrocatalytic performance for typical electrocatalytic reactions. Nanocomposites of CoS embedded in N, S co-doped porous carbon and graphene (CoS@C/Graphene) were generated via simultaneous sulfurization and carbonization of one-pot synthesized graphite oxide-ZIF-67 precursors. The obtained CoS@C/Graphene nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis-mass spectroscopy, scanning electronic microscopy, transmission electronic microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and gas sorption. It is found that CoS nanoparticles homogenously dispersed in the in situ formed N, S co-doped porous carbon/graphene matrix. The CoS@C/10Graphene composite not only shows excellent electrocatalytic activity toward ORR with high onset potential of 0.89 V, four-electron pathway and superior durability of maintaining 98% of current after continuously running for around 5 h, but also exhibits good performance for OER and HER, due to the improved electrical conductivity, increased catalytic active sites and connectivity between the electrocatalytic active CoS and the carbon matrix. This work offers a new approach for the development of novel multifunctional nanocomposites for the next generation of energy conversion and storage applications.
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Cheong JY, Jung JW, Kim C, Kim ID. Scalable top-down synthesis of functional carbon nanosheets by aronia fruit powder for Li+ and K+ storage. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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N, F and S doped carbon nanofibers generated from electrospun polymerized ionic liquids for metal-free bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Muthukutty B, Arumugam B, Chen SM, Ramaraj SK. Low potential detection of antiprotozoal drug metronidazole with aid of novel dysprosium vanadate incorporated oxidized carbon nanofiber modified disposable screen-printed electrode. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 407:124745. [PMID: 33341580 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this work, we designed tetragonal nanogravel structured dysprosium vanadate Dy(VO4) nanoparticles unified with oxidized carbon nanofiber (f-CNF) denoted as Dy(VO4)/f-CNF nanocomposite for the low potential determination of antiprotozoal drug metronidazole (MEZ). The physicochemical properties of novel Dy(VO4)/f-CNF nanocomposite were analyzed through microscopic and spectroscopic techniques and obtained results express nanocomposite formed with desired surface morphology, crystalline phase, atomic vibrational modes, and preferred elemental compositions. The electrocatalytic activity of Dy(VO4)/f-CNF nanocomposite was examined with a disposable screen-printed electrode (SPCE) via cyclic voltammetry (CV) and linear sweep voltammetry technique (LSV) with a conventional three-electrode system. Dy(VO4)/f-CNF/SPCE delivers a higher active surface area recommends superior electrocatalytic activity which is favorable for the MEZ sensor. Electrocatalytic reduction of MEZ occurred with lower reduction potential (-0.55 V) with dynamic linear range (1.5-1036.9 µM), lower detection limit (6 nm), LOQ (0.022 µM), and higher sensitivity (1.12 μA μM-1 cm2). The anti-interference studies retain its actual current without any shift in cathodic potential. Besides, the practical feasibility outcomes with higher cathodic current with the higher recovery rate and RSD in human blood sample, urine sample, and lake water as a real samples. Thus, Dy(VO4)/f-CNF nanocomposite modified SPCE considers being a potential candidate for the MEZ sensor.
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- Balamurugan Muthukutty
- Electroanalysis and Bioelectrochemistry Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Section 3, Chung-Hsiao East Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC
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- PG & Research Department of Chemistry, Thiagarajar College, Madurai 625009, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Electroanalysis and Bioelectrochemistry Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Section 3, Chung-Hsiao East Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC.
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- PG & Research Department of Chemistry, Thiagarajar College, Madurai 625009, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Cathodic pre-polarization studies on the carbon felt/KOH interface: An efficient metal-free electrocatalyst for hydrogen generation. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.137981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Wu H, Feng C, Zhang L, Zhang J, Wilkinson DP. Non-noble Metal Electrocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Water Electrolysis. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s41918-020-00086-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Zhang S, Chen M, Zhao X, Cai J, Yan W, Yen JC, Chen S, Yu Y, Zhang J. Advanced Noncarbon Materials as Catalyst Supports and Non-noble Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cells and Metal–Air Batteries. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s41918-020-00085-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Effect of secondary heteroatom (S, P) in N-doped reduced graphene oxide catalysts to oxygen reduction reaction. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2020.111372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Khan R, Nishina Y. Covalent functionalization of carbon materials with redox-active organic molecules for energy storage. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:36-50. [PMID: 33336671 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr07500k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Carbon-based materials (CBMs) have shown great versatility because they can be chemically combined with other materials for various applications. Chemical modification of CBMs can be achieved via covalent or non-covalent interactions. Non-covalent interactions are weak and fragile, causing structural change and molecule dissociation. Therefore, in this review, we summarize the covalent modification of CBMs via organic chemistry techniques, aiming at forming more robust and stable CBMs. Besides, their application as electrode materials in energy storage systems is also within the scope of this review. Covalent binding of redox-active organic molecules with CBMs improves the transfer rate of electrons and prevents the dissolution of redox-active molecules, resulting in good conductivity and cycle life. Numerous papers on the functionalization of CBMs have been published to date, but some of them lack scientific evidence and are unable to understand from chemistry viewpoint. Reliable articles with adequate evidence are summarized in this review from a synthetic chemistry viewpoint.
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- Rizwan Khan
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
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Xiao M, Xing Z, Jin Z, Liu C, Ge J, Zhu J, Wang Y, Zhao X, Chen Z. Preferentially Engineering FeN 4 Edge Sites onto Graphitic Nanosheets for Highly Active and Durable Oxygen Electrocatalysis in Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2004900. [PMID: 33150623 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202004900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Single-atom FeN4 sites at the edges of carbon substrates are considered more active for oxygen electrocatalysis than those in plane; however, the conventional high-temperature pyrolysis process does not allow for precisely engineering the location of the active site down to atomic level. Enlightened by theoretical prediction, herein, a self-sacrificed templating approach is developed to obtain edge-enriched FeN4 sites integrated in the highly graphitic nanosheet architecture. The in situ formed Fe clusters are intentionally introduced to catalyze the growth of graphitic carbon, induce porous structure formation, and most importantly, facilitate the preferential anchoring of FeN4 to its close approximation. Due to these attributes, the as-resulted catalyst (denoted as Fe/N-G-SAC) demonstrates unprecedented catalytic activity and stability for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) by showing an impressive half-wave potential of 0.89 V for the ORR and a small overpotential of 370 mV at 10 mA cm-2 for the OER. Moreover, the Fe/N-G-SAC cathode displays encouraging performance in a rechargeable Zn-air battery prototype with a low charge-discharge voltage gap of 0.78 V and long-term cyclability for over 240 cycles, outperforming the noble metal benchmarks.
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- Meiling Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemical Power, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
- Fachgebiet Angewante Nanophysik, Institut für Physik & IMN MacroNano@ (ZIK), Technische Universität Imenau, Ilmenau, 98693, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemical Power, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemical Power, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemical Power, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemical Power, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
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- Innovation Research Center for Fuel Cells, The University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Tokyo, 182-8585, Japan
- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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Wang J, Zeng HC. Hybrid OER Electrocatalyst Combining Mesoporous Hollow Spheres of N, P-Doped Carbon with Ultrafine Co 2NiO x. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:50324-50332. [PMID: 33108167 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c12305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A heterostructure combining mesoporous hollow spheres of N, P-doped carbon (meso-NPC) with ultrafine Co2NiOx nanoparticles has been synthesized as a highly active electrocatalyst, named meso-NPC/Co2NiOx. The meso-NPC hollow spheres were first fabricated via a novel nanocasting method using mesoporous SiO2 as the "mold" and the atomic ratio of P in the meso-NPC can be tuned by controlling the amount of one of the filling organics, etidronic acid. Because of the large surface area and abundant surface hydroxyls, the meso-NPC formed strong bonding with the Co2NiOx nanoparticles (<2 nm in size) loaded on it. Serving as an OER electrocatalyst, the heterogeneous meso-NPC/Co2NiOx shows great working enhancement compared to its single-component counterparts. Through further mechanism study by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, a strong effect of electron transfer is found from the Co2NiOx to the meso-NPC, which leads to increases in the oxidation state of transition metals (TMs). Most importantly, we also reveal that the increase in the amount of the P dopant in the meso-NPC/Co2NiOx system can efficiently facilitate this metal-to-support charge transfer, which also implies that the biphasic interaction between the Co2NiOx nanoparticles and the meso-NPC hollow spheres generates active catalytic sites of both TM-N-C and TM-P-C surface species.
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- Jingjing Wang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, 119260, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, 119260, Singapore
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Jena HS, Krishnaraj C, Parwaiz S, Lecoeuvre F, Schmidt J, Pradhan D, Van Der Voort P. Illustrating the Role of Quaternary-N of BINOL Covalent Triazine-Based Frameworks in Oxygen Reduction and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:44689-44699. [PMID: 32897044 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c11381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Defective nitrogen-doped carbon materials have shown a promising application as metal-free electrocatalysts in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). However, there are still some challenges in the tuning of metal-free electrocatalysts and in understanding the roles of various nitrogen species in their electrocatalytic performance. Herein, we design a covalent triazine framework (CTF)-based material as an effective metal-free bifunctional electrocatalyst. We chose BINOL-CN (2,2'-dihydroxy-[1,1'-binaphthalene]-6,6'-dicarbonitrile) as both a carbon and a nitrogen source for the fabrication of N-containing CTF-based materials. Four BINOL-CTFs with varying N-functionalities (pyridinic-N/triazine-N, pyrrolic-N, quaternary-N, and pyridine-N-oxide) were successfully obtained. These materials were evaluated in the ORR and the HER in basic and acidic conditions, respectively. The best material has an onset potential of 0.793 V and a half-wave potential of 0.737 V, and it follows first-order kinetics in a 4e- pathway in the ORR reaction. The same material shows an impressive HER activity with an overpotential of 0.31 V to achieve 10 mA/cm2 and a small Tafel slope of 41 mV/dec, which is comparable to 31 mV/dec for Pt/C, making it a potential bifunctional electrocatalyst. We showed that the ORR and HER reactivity of CTF-based materials depends exclusively on the amount of quaternary-N species and on the available surface area and pore volume. This work highlights the engineering of CTF materials with varying amounts of N species as high-performance bifunctional electrocatalysts.
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- Himanshu Sekhar Jena
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Ordered Materials, Organometallics and Catalysis (COMOC), Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S3 B), 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Ordered Materials, Organometallics and Catalysis (COMOC), Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S3 B), 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Materials Science Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Ordered Materials, Organometallics and Catalysis (COMOC), Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S3 B), 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie - Funktionsmaterialien, Hardenbergstraße 40, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Materials Science Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Ordered Materials, Organometallics and Catalysis (COMOC), Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S3 B), 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Jana J, Ngo YLT, Chung JS, Hur SH. Contribution of Carbon Dot Nanoparticles in Electrocatalysis: Development in Energy Conversion Process. J ELECTROCHEM SCI TE 2020. [DOI: 10.33961/jecst.2020.00934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Qin R, Liu K, Wu Q, Zheng N. Surface Coordination Chemistry of Atomically Dispersed Metal Catalysts. Chem Rev 2020; 120:11810-11899. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Ruixuan Qin
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Yan S, Yu Z, Liu C, Yuan Z, Wang C, Chen J, Wei L, Chen Y. Dual-Template Pore Engineering of Whey Powder-Derived Carbon as an Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalyst for Primary Zinc-Air Battery. Chem Asian J 2020; 15:1881-1889. [PMID: 32339388 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202000399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Cost-effective and high-performance electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reactions (ORR) are needed for many energy storage and conversion devices. Here, we demonstrate that whey powder, a major by-product in the dairy industry, can be used as a sustainable precursor to produce heteroatom doped carbon electrocatalysts for ORR. Rich N and S compounds in whey powders can generate abundant catalytic active sites. However, these sites are not easily accessible by reactants of ORR. A dual-template method was used to create a hierarchically and interconnected porous structure with micropores created by ZnCl2 and large mesopores generated by fumed SiO2 particles. At the optimum mass ratio of whey power: ZnCl2 : SiO2 at 1 : 3 : 0.8, the resulting carbon material has a large specific surface area close to 2000 m2 g-1 , containing 4.6 at.% of N with 39.7% as pyridinic N. This carbon material shows superior electrocatalytic activity for ORR, with an electron transfer number of 3.88 and a large kinetic limiting current density of 45.40 mA cm-2 . They were employed as ORR catalysts to assemble primary zinc-air batteries, which deliver a power density of 84.1 mW cm-2 and a specific capacity of 779.5 mAh g-1 , outperforming batteries constructed using a commercial Pt/C catalyst. Our findings open new opportunities to use an abundant biomaterial, whey powder, to create high-value-added carbon electrocatalysts for emerging energy applications.
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- Shunyao Yan
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney New South Wales, 2006, Darlington, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney New South Wales, 2006, Darlington, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney New South Wales, 2006, Darlington, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney New South Wales, 2006, Darlington, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney New South Wales, 2006, Darlington, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney New South Wales, 2006, Darlington, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney New South Wales, 2006, Darlington, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney New South Wales, 2006, Darlington, Australia
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Highly efficient oxygen electrode catalyst derived from chitosan biomass by molten salt pyrolysis for zinc-air battery. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.135923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hu C, Gong L, Xiao Y, Yuan Y, Bedford NM, Xia Z, Ma L, Wu T, Lin Y, Connell JW, Shahbazian-Yassar R, Lu J, Amine K, Dai L. High-Performance, Long-Life, Rechargeable Li-CO 2 Batteries based on a 3D Holey Graphene Cathode Implanted with Single Iron Atoms. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1907436. [PMID: 32108387 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201907436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A highly efficient cathode catalyst for rechargeable Li-CO2 batteries is successfully synthesized by implanting single iron atoms into 3D porous carbon architectures, consisting of interconnected N,S-codoped holey graphene (HG) sheets. The unique porous 3D hierarchical architecture of the catalyst with a large surface area and sufficient space within the interconnected HG framework can not only facilitate electron transport and CO2 /Li+ diffusion, but also allow for a high uptake of Li2 CO3 to ensure a high capacity. Consequently, the resultant rechargeable Li-CO2 batteries exhibit a low potential gap of ≈1.17 V at 100 mA g-1 and can be repeatedly charged and discharged for over 200 cycles with a cut-off capacity of 1000 mAh g-1 at a high current density of 1 A g-1 . Density functional theory calculations are performed and the observed appealing catalytic performance is correlated with the hierarchical structure of the carbon catalyst. This work provides an effective approach to the development of highly efficient cathode catalysts for metal-CO2 batteries and beyond.
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- Chuangang Hu
- Center of Advanced Science and Engineering for Carbon (Case4carbon), Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
- The UNSW-CWRU International Joint Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, 76203, USA
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- Center of Advanced Science and Engineering for Carbon (Case4carbon), Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
- The UNSW-CWRU International Joint Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60607, USA
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- Particle and Catalysis Research Group, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, 76203, USA
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- Advanced Photon Source, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- Advanced Photon Source, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- National Institute of Aerospace, 100 Exploration Way, Hampton, VA, 23666, USA
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- Advanced Materials and Processing Branch, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, 23681, USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60607, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60607, USA
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- Center of Advanced Science and Engineering for Carbon (Case4carbon), Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
- The UNSW-CWRU International Joint Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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Balance between favored activity and side reactions of nitrogen doped carbon as cathode material in Lithium-oxygen battery. J Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2020.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Dong L, Zang J, Wang W, Liu X, Zhang Y, Su J, Wang Y, Han X, Li J. Electrospun single iron atoms dispersed carbon nanofibers as high performance electrocatalysts toward oxygen reduction reaction in acid and alkaline media. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 564:134-142. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.12.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 12/21/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Liu B, Liu L, Yu Y, Zhang Y, Chen A. Synthesis of mesoporous carbon with tunable pore size for supercapacitors. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj05085j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mesoporous carbon (MC) has wide applications, including in drug delivery, catalysis, absorption, energy storage/conversion, etc.
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- Beibei Liu
- College of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Hebei University of Science and Technology
- Shijiazhuang
- China
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- College of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Hebei University of Science and Technology
- Shijiazhuang
- China
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- College of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Hebei University of Science and Technology
- Shijiazhuang
- China
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- College of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Hebei University of Science and Technology
- Shijiazhuang
- China
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- College of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Hebei University of Science and Technology
- Shijiazhuang
- China
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Younis MA, Lyu S, Zhao Q, Lei C, Zhang P, Yang B, Li Z, Lei L, Hou Y, Feng X. Noble metal-free two dimensional carbon-based electrocatalysts for water splitting. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1186/s42833-019-0006-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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AbstractNoble metal materials are widely employed as benchmark electrocatalysts to achieve electrochemical water splitting which comprises of hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). However, the high cost and scarcity limit the wide ranging commercial applications of noble metal-based catalysts. Development of noble metal-free two dimensional (2D) carbon-based materials can not only reduce the consumption of noble metals, but also create materials with the characteristics of high active surface area, abundance, easy functionalization, and chemical stability, which may carve a way to promising electrochemical water splitting. In this review, noble metal-free 2D carbon-based electrocatalysts, including heteroatom (B, S, N, P, F, and O) doped graphene, 2D porous carbons modified with heteroatoms and/or transition metals, and 2D carbon-based hybrids are introduced as cost-effective alternatives to the noble metal-based electrocatalysts with comparable efficiencies to conduct HER, OER, and overall water splitting. This review emphasizes on current development in synthetic strategies and structure–property relationships of noble metal-free 2D carbon-based electrocatalysts, together with major challenges and perspectives of noble metal-free 2D carbon-based electrocatalysts for further electrochemical applications.
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Yu Q, Luo Y, Qiu S, Li Q, Cai Z, Zhang Z, Liu J, Sun C, Liu B. Tuning the Hydrogen Evolution Performance of Metallic 2D Tantalum Disulfide by Interfacial Engineering. ACS NANO 2019; 13:11874-11881. [PMID: 31525951 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b05933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Metallic transition metal dichalcogenides, such as tantalum disulfide (TaS2), have recently emerged as promising electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction. This work reports an effective strategy to further tune their performance through interfacial engineering, including lattice mismatch and electron injection between electrocatalysts and the underlying substrates. A unique two-zone chemical vapor deposition technique has been developed, and 2D TaS2 has been successfully grown on four different substrates, including glassy carbon, carbon fibers, Mo foil, and Au foil, providing excellent platforms to study catalyst-substrate interactions. Among them, TaS2 on Au foil offers the best performance with lowest overpotential and smallest charge transfer resistance, due to a suitable lattice mismatch and charge injection between TaS2 and Au, as revealed by theoretical calculations and experimental measurements. This work highlights the key roles the substrate plays in the catalysis and demonstrates the validity of interfacial engineering in catalyst design.
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- Qiangmin Yu
- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center (SGC), Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI) & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (TSIGS) , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center (SGC), Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI) & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (TSIGS) , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Science & Technology Innovation Institute , Dongguan University of Technology , Dongguan 523808 , China
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- School of Chemical Engineering , Monash University , Clayton , Victoria 3800 , Australia
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center (SGC), Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI) & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (TSIGS) , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center (SGC), Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI) & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (TSIGS) , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center (SGC), Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI) & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (TSIGS) , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, and Center for Translational Atomaterials , Swinburne University of Technology , Hawthorn , Victoria 3122 , Australia
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- Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center (SGC), Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI) & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (TSIGS) , Tsinghua University , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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Tang J, Wang Y, Zhao W, Zeng RJ, Liu T, Zhou S. Biomass-derived hierarchical honeycomb-like porous carbon tube catalyst for the metal-free oxygen reduction reaction. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2019.113230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Fabrication of Pt/IrO2Nb2O5–rGO Electrocatalyst by Support Improvement for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Catal Letters 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-019-02875-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Santos JRN, Viégas DSS, Alves ICB, Rabelo AD, Costa WM, Marques EP, Zhang L, Zhang J, Marques ALB. Reduced Graphene Oxide-Supported Nickel(II)-Bis(1,10-Phenanthroline) Complex as a Highly Active Electrocatalyst for Ethanol Oxidation Reaction. Electrocatalysis (N Y) 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12678-019-00539-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Kopeć M, Lamson M, Yuan R, Tang C, Kruk M, Zhong M, Matyjaszewski K, Kowalewski T. Polyacrylonitrile-derived nanostructured carbon materials. Prog Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2019.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Ramki S, Sukanya R, Chen SM, Sakthivel M, Ye YT. Electrochemical detection of toxic anti-scald agent diphenylamine using oxidized carbon nanofiber encapsulated titanium carbide electrocatalyst. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 368:760-770. [PMID: 30739029 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.01.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Two dimensional (2D) titanium carbide (Ti-C) is an analogues of graphene have tremendous attention in recent years due to their high electrical conductivity and catalytic activity. Herein, we have synthesized Ti-C micro particles based on the template-assisted method and subsequently integrated with oxidized carbon nanofiber (f-CNF) through ultrasonication technique. The prepared Ti-C/f-CNF composite was subjected to various structural and morphological characterization techniques including the X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The all followed studies confirmed the formation and crystalline nature of prepared Ti-C/f-CNF nanocomposite. Further, the proposed Ti-C/f-CNF composite modified electrode was successfully applied as an electrocatalyst for the electrochemical detection of diphenylamine (DPA) in food. DPA is known as an anti-scald agent used to post harvest treatment of fruits. However, the higher concentration of DPA causes some hazardous side effects to human. Thus, the detection of DPA is an important concern in healthcare research. Eventually, the proposed Ti-C/f-CNF/SPCE exhibited ultra-low detection limit of (0.003 μM) with a linear range of 0.04-56.82 μM towards the detection of DPA. Moreover, the practicability of the proposed sensor was tested by real sample analysis by using fresh apple extract. Remarkably, the proposed sensor showed an excellent recovery range from 106.8% to 108% for the detection of DPA in spiked apple extract. Finally, we concluded that the integration of f-CNF with Ti-C is significantly enhanced both electrical conductivity and electrocatalytic activity for sensor application.
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- Settu Ramki
- Electroanalysis and Bioelectrochemistry Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 10608, Taiwan
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- Electroanalysis and Bioelectrochemistry Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 10608, Taiwan
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- Electroanalysis and Bioelectrochemistry Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 10608, Taiwan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan; Advanced Research Center for Green Materials Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Electroanalysis and Bioelectrochemistry Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 10608, Taiwan
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Zhang D, Wang J, He C, Wang Y, Guan T, Zhao J, Qiao J, Li K. Rational Surface Tailoring Oxygen Functional Groups on Carbon Spheres for Capacitive Mechanistic Study. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:13214-13224. [PMID: 30888151 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b22370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Porous carbons represent a typical class of electrode materials for electric double-layer capacitors. However, less attention has been focused on the study of the capacitive mechanism of electrochemically active surface oxygen groups rooted in porous carbons. Herein, the degree and variety of oxygen surface groups of HNO3-modified samples (N-CS) are finely tailored by a mild hydrothermal oxidation (0.0-3.0 mol L-1), while the micro-meso-macroporous structures are efficiently preserved from the original sample. Thus, N-CS is a suitable carrier for separately discussing the contribution of oxygen functional groups to the electrochemical property. The optimized N-CS shows a high capacitance of 279.4 F g-1 at 1 A g-1, exceeding 52.8% of pristine carbon sphere (CS) (182.8 F g-1 at 1 A g-1) in KOH electrolyte. On further deconvoluting the redox peaks of cyclic voltammetry curves, we find that the pseudocapacitance not only associates with the surface-controlled faradic reaction at high scan rate but also dramatically stems from the diffusion-controlled capacitance through potassium and hydroxyl ion insertion/deinsertion into the underutilized micropores at low scan rate. The assembled supercapacitor based on N-CS presents a stable energy density of 5 Wh kg-1 over a wide range of power density of 250-5000 W kg-1, which is higher than 0.0N-CS in KOH electrolyte. In TEABF4 electrolyte, the N-CS supercapacitor has an energy density of 26.9 Wh kg-1 at the power density of 1350 W kg-1 and exhibits excellent cycling stability with a capacitance retention of 93.2% at 2 A g-1 after 10 000 cycles. These results demonstrate that surface oxygen groups alter the capacitive mechanism and contribution of porous carbons.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dongdong Zhang
- Institute of Coal Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , 27 Taoyuan South Road , Taiyuan 030001 , China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 010049 , China
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- Institute of Coal Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , 27 Taoyuan South Road , Taiyuan 030001 , China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 010049 , China
| | - Chong He
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 010049 , China
| | - Yuzi Wang
- Institute of Coal Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , 27 Taoyuan South Road , Taiyuan 030001 , China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 010049 , China
| | - Taotao Guan
- Institute of Coal Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , 27 Taoyuan South Road , Taiyuan 030001 , China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 010049 , China
| | - Jianghong Zhao
- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Fine Chemicals , Shanxi University , 92 Wucheng Road , Taiyuan 030006 , China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, College of Environmental Science and Engineering , Donghua University , 2999 Ren'min North Road , Shanghai 201620 , China
| | - Kaixi Li
- Institute of Coal Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , 27 Taoyuan South Road , Taiyuan 030001 , China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 010049 , China
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