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Chae K, Mohamad NARC, Kim J, Won DI, Lin Z, Kim J, Kim DH. The promise of chiral electrocatalysis for efficient and sustainable energy conversion and storage: a comprehensive review of the CISS effect and future directions. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:9029-9058. [PMID: 39158537 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00316g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/20/2024]
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The integration of chirality, specifically through the chirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect, into electrocatalytic processes represents a pioneering approach for enhancing the efficiency of energy conversion and storage systems. This review delves into the burgeoning field of chiral electrocatalysis, elucidating the fundamental principles, historical development, theoretical underpinnings, and practical applications of the CISS effect across a spectrum of electrocatalytic reactions, including the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). We explore the methodological advancements in inducing the CISS effect through structural and surface engineering and discuss various techniques for its measurement, from magnetic conductive atomic force microscopy (mc-AFM) to hydrogen peroxide titration. Furthermore, this review highlights the transformative potential of the CISS effect in addressing the key challenges of the NRR and CO2RR processes and in mitigating singlet oxygen formation in metal-air batteries, thereby improving their performance and durability. Through this comprehensive overview, we aim to underscore the significant role of incorporating chirality and spin polarization in advancing electrocatalytic technologies for sustainable energy applications.
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- Kyunghee Chae
- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Korea.
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117585, Singapore.
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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Xu X, Guan J. Spin effect in dual-atom catalysts for electrocatalysis. Chem Sci 2024:d4sc04370g. [PMID: 39246370 PMCID: PMC11376133 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc04370g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2024] [Accepted: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 09/10/2024] Open
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The development of high-efficiency atomic-level catalysts for energy-conversion and -storage technologies is crucial to address energy shortages. The spin states of diatomic catalysts (DACs) are closely tied to their catalytic activity. Adjusting the spin states of DACs' active centers can directly modify the occupancy of d-orbitals, thereby influencing the bonding strength between metal sites and intermediates as well as the energy transfer during electro reactions. Herein, we discuss various techniques for characterizing the spin states of atomic catalysts and strategies for modulating their active center spin states. Next, we outline recent progress in the study of spin effects in DACs for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), electrocatalytic nitrogen/nitrate reduction reaction (eNRR/NO3RR), and electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction (eCO2RR) and provide a detailed explanation of the catalytic mechanisms influenced by the spin regulation of DACs. Finally, we offer insights into the future research directions in this critical field.
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- Xiaoqin Xu
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130021 PR China
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University Changchun 130021 PR China
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Zhao W, Yang J, Xu F, Weng B. Recent Advancements on Spin Engineering Strategies for Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reactions. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2401057. [PMID: 38587966 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202401057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a widely employed half-electrode reaction in oxygen electrochemistry, in applications such as hydrogen evolution, carbon dioxide reduction, ammonia synthesis, and electrocatalytic hydrogenation. Unfortunately, its slow kinetics limits the commercialization of such applications. It is therefore highly imperative to develop highly robust electrocatalysts with high activity, long-term durability, and low noble-metal contents. Previously intensive efforts have been made to introduce the advancements on developing non-precious transition metal electrocatalysts and their OER mechanisms. Electronic structure tuning is one of the most effective and interesting ways to boost OER activity and spin angular momentum is an intrinsic property of the electron. Therefore, modulation on the spin states and the magnetic properties of the electrocatalyst enables the changes on energy associated with interacting electron clouds with radical absorbance, affecting the OER activity and stability. Given that few review efforts have been made on this topic, in this review, the-state-of-the-art research progress on spin-dependent effects in OER will be briefed. Spin engineering strategies, such as strain, crystal surface engineering, crystal doping, etc., will be introduced. The related mechanism for spin manipulation to boost OER activity will also be discussed. Finally, the challenges and prospects for the development of spin catalysis are presented. This review aims to highlight the significance of spin engineering in breaking the bottleneck of electrocatalysis and promoting the practical application of high-efficiency electrocatalysts.
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- Wenli Zhao
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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Li L, Wang Y, Nazmutdinov RR, Zairov RR, Shao Q, Lu J. Magnetic Field Enhanced Cobalt Iridium Alloy Catalyst for Acidic Oxygen Evolution Reaction. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:6148-6157. [PMID: 38728265 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c01623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Magnetic field mediated magnetic catalysts provide a powerful pathway for accelerating their sluggish kinetics toward the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) but remain great challenges in acidic media. The key obstacle comes from the production of an ordered magnetic domain catalyst in the harsh acidic OER. In this work, we form an induced local magnetic moment in the metallic Ir catalyst via the significant 3d-5d hybridization by introducing cobalt dopants. Interestingly, CoIr nanoclusters (NCs) exhibit an excellent magnetic field enhanced acidic OER activity, with the lowest overpotential of 220 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and s long-term stability of 120 h under a constant magnetic field (vs 260 mV/20 h without a magnetic field). The turnover frequency reaches 7.4 s-1 at 1.5 V (vs RHE), which is 3.0 times higher than that without magnetization. Density functional theory results show that CoIr NCs have a pronounced spin polarization intensity, which is preferable for OER enhancement.
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- Lamei Li
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Kazan National Research Technological University, Kazan, 420015, Russian Federation
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- Aleksander Butlerov Institute of Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, 420008, 1/29 Lobachevskogo str., Russian Federation
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
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Wu T, Ge J, Wu Q, Ren X, Meng F, Wang J, Xi S, Wang X, Elouarzaki K, Fisher A, Xu ZJ. Tailoring atomic chemistry to refine reaction pathway for the most enhancement by magnetization in water oxidation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2318652121. [PMID: 38687781 PMCID: PMC11087795 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2318652121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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Water oxidation on magnetic catalysts has generated significant interest due to the spin-polarization effect. Recent studies have revealed that the disappearance of magnetic domain wall upon magnetization is responsible for the observed oxygen evolution reaction (OER) enhancement. However, an atomic picture of the reaction pathway remains unclear, i.e., which reaction pathway benefits most from spin-polarization, the adsorbent evolution mechanism, the intermolecular mechanism (I2M), the lattice oxygen-mediated one, or more? Here, using three model catalysts with distinguished atomic chemistries of active sites, we are able to reveal the atomic-level mechanism. We found that spin-polarized OER mainly occurs at interconnected active sites, which favors direct coupling of neighboring ligand oxygens (I2M). Furthermore, our study reveals the crucial role of lattice oxygen participation in spin-polarized OER, significantly facilitating the coupling kinetics of neighboring oxygen radicals at active sites.
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- Tianze Wu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798, Singapore
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798, Singapore
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing100871, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798, Singapore
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore627833, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798, Singapore
- Center for Advanced Catalysis Science and Technology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge, CambridgeCB2 3RA, United Kingdom
- The Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore, Singapore138602, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798, Singapore
- Center for Advanced Catalysis Science and Technology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798, Singapore
- The Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore, Singapore138602, Singapore
- Energy Research Institute @Nanyang Technological University, Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798, Singapore
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Liu LB, Yi C, Mi HC, Zhang SL, Fu XZ, Luo JL, Liu S. Perovskite Oxides Toward Oxygen Evolution Reaction: Intellectual Design Strategies, Properties and Perspectives. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2024; 7:14. [PMID: 38586610 PMCID: PMC10995061 DOI: 10.1007/s41918-023-00209-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Developing electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices (e.g., water splitting, regenerative fuel cells and rechargeable metal-air batteries) driven by intermittent renewable energy sources holds a great potential to facilitate global energy transition and alleviate the associated environmental issues. However, the involved kinetically sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) severely limits the entire reaction efficiency, thus designing high-performance materials toward efficient OER is of prime significance to remove this obstacle. Among various materials, cost-effective perovskite oxides have drawn particular attention due to their desirable catalytic activity, excellent stability and large reserves. To date, substantial efforts have been dedicated with varying degrees of success to promoting OER on perovskite oxides, which have generated multiple reviews from various perspectives, e.g., electronic structure modulation and heteroatom doping and various applications. Nonetheless, the reviews that comprehensively and systematically focus on the latest intellectual design strategies of perovskite oxides toward efficient OER are quite limited. To bridge the gap, this review thus emphatically concentrates on this very topic with broader coverages, more comparative discussions and deeper insights into the synthetic modulation, doping, surface engineering, structure mutation and hybrids. More specifically, this review elucidates, in details, the underlying causality between the being-tuned physiochemical properties [e.g., electronic structure, metal-oxygen (M-O) bonding configuration, adsorption capacity of oxygenated species and electrical conductivity] of the intellectually designed perovskite oxides and the resulting OER performances, coupled with perspectives and potential challenges on future research. It is our sincere hope for this review to provide the scientific community with more insights for developing advanced perovskite oxides with high OER catalytic efficiency and further stimulate more exciting applications. Graphical Abstract
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- Lin-Bo Liu
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083 Hunan China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083 Hunan China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083 Hunan China
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03, Singapore, 138634 Singapore
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518000 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518000 China
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9 Canada
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083 Hunan China
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Bari GAKMR, Jeong JH. Comprehensive Insights and Advancements in Gel Catalysts for Electrochemical Energy Conversion. Gels 2024; 10:63. [PMID: 38247786 PMCID: PMC10815738 DOI: 10.3390/gels10010063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Continuous worldwide demands for more clean energy urge researchers and engineers to seek various energy applications, including electrocatalytic processes. Traditional energy-active materials, when combined with conducting materials and non-active polymeric materials, inadvertently leading to reduced interaction between their active and conducting components. This results in a drop in active catalytic sites, sluggish kinetics, and compromised mass and electronic transport properties. Furthermore, interaction between these materials could increase degradation products, impeding the efficiency of the catalytic process. Gels appears to be promising candidates to solve these challenges due to their larger specific surface area, three-dimensional hierarchical accommodative porous frameworks for active particles, self-catalytic properties, tunable electronic and electrochemical properties, as well as their inherent stability and cost-effectiveness. This review delves into the strategic design of catalytic gel materials, focusing on their potential in advanced energy conversion and storage technologies. Specific attention is given to catalytic gel material design strategies, exploring fundamental catalytic approaches for energy conversion processes such as the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and more. This comprehensive review not only addresses current developments but also outlines future research strategies and challenges in the field. Moreover, it provides guidance on overcoming these challenges, ensuring a holistic understanding of catalytic gel materials and their role in advancing energy conversion and storage technologies.
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- Gazi A. K. M. Rafiqul Bari
- School of Mechanical Smart and Industrial Engineering, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnam-daero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si 13120, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- School of Mechanical Smart and Industrial Engineering, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnam-daero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si 13120, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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Nair AN, Fernandez S, Marcos-Hernández M, Romo DR, Singamaneni SR, Villagran D, Sreenivasan ST. Spin-Selective Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Chiral Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Synergistic Impact of Inherent Magnetic Moment and Chirality. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:9042-9049. [PMID: 37737823 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c02752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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Electron spin polarization is identified as a promising avenue for enhancing the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), which is the bottleneck that limits the energy efficiency of water-splitting. Here, we report that both ferrimagnetic (f-Fe3O4) and superparamagnetic iron oxide (s-Fe3O4) catalysts can exhibit external magnetic field (Hext)-induced OER enhancement, and the activity is proportional to their intrinsic magnetic moment. Additionally, the chirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect was utilized in synergy with Hext to get a maximum enhancement of up to 89% improvement in current density (at 1.8 V vs RHE) with a low onset potential of 270 mV in s-Fe3O4 catalysts. Spin polarization and the resultant spin selectivity suppress the production of H2O2 and promote the formation of ground state triplet O2 during the OER. Furthermore, the design of chiral s-Fe3O4 with synergistic spin potential effect demonstrates a high spin polarization of ∼42%, as measured using conductive atomic force microscopy (c-AFM).
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- Aruna Narayanan Nair
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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Galyamin D, Tolosana-Moranchel Á, Retuerto M, Rojas S. Unraveling the Most Relevant Features for the Design of Iridium Mixed Oxides with High Activity and Durability for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Acidic Media. JACS AU 2023; 3:2336-2355. [PMID: 37772191 PMCID: PMC10523372 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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Proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) is the technology of choice for the large-scale production of green hydrogen from renewable energy. Current PEMWEs utilize large amounts of critical raw materials such as iridium and platinum in the anode and cathode electrodes, respectively. In addition to its high cost, the use of Ir-based catalysts may represent a critical bottleneck for the large-scale production of PEM electrolyzers since iridium is a very expensive, scarce, and ill-distributed element. Replacing iridium from PEM anodes is a challenging matter since Ir-oxides are the only materials with sufficient stability under the highly oxidant environment of the anode reaction. One of the current strategies aiming to reduce Ir content is the design of advanced Ir-mixed oxides, in which the introduction of cations in different crystallographic sites can help to engineer the Ir active sites with certain characteristics, that is, environment, coordination, distances, oxidation state, etc. This strategy comes with its own problems, since most mixed oxides lack stability during the OER in acidic electrolyte, suffering severe structural reconstruction, which may lead to surfaces with catalytic activity and durability different from that of the original mixed oxide. Only after understanding such a reconstruction process would it be possible to design durable and stable Ir-based catalysts for the OER. In this Perspective, we highlight the most successful strategies to design Ir mixed oxides for the OER in acidic electrolyte and discuss the most promising lines of evolution in the field.
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- Grupo de Energía y
Química Sostenibles. Instituto de
Catálisis y Petroleoquímica, CSIC, C/Marie Curie 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Grupo de Energía y
Química Sostenibles. Instituto de
Catálisis y Petroleoquímica, CSIC, C/Marie Curie 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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He ZD, Tesch R, Eslamibidgoli MJ, Eikerling MH, Kowalski PM. Low-spin state of Fe in Fe-doped NiOOH electrocatalysts. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3498. [PMID: 37311755 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38978-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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Doping with Fe boosts the electrocatalytic performance of NiOOH for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). To understand this effect, we have employed state-of-the-art electronic structure calculations and thermodynamic modeling. Our study reveals that at low concentrations Fe exists in a low-spin state. Only this spin state explains the large solubility limit of Fe and similarity of Fe-O and Ni-O bond lengths measured in the Fe-doped NiOOH phase. The low-spin state renders the surface Fe sites highly active for the OER. The low-to-high spin transition at the Fe concentration of ~ 25% is consistent with the experimentally determined solubility limit of Fe in NiOOH. The thermodynamic overpotentials computed for doped and pure materials, η = 0.42 V and 0.77 V, agree well with the measured values. Our results indicate a key role of the low-spin state of Fe for the OER activity of Fe-doped NiOOH electrocatalysts.
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- Zheng-Da He
- Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-13), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52425, Jülich, Germany
- JARA Energy & Center for Simulation and Data Science (CSD), 52425, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-13), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52425, Jülich, Germany
- JARA Energy & Center for Simulation and Data Science (CSD), 52425, Jülich, Germany
- Chair of Theory and Computation of Energy Materials, Faculty of Georesources and Materials Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, 52062, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-13), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52425, Jülich, Germany
- JARA Energy & Center for Simulation and Data Science (CSD), 52425, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-13), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52425, Jülich, Germany
- JARA Energy & Center for Simulation and Data Science (CSD), 52425, Jülich, Germany
- Chair of Theory and Computation of Energy Materials, Faculty of Georesources and Materials Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, 52062, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-13), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52425, Jülich, Germany.
- JARA Energy & Center for Simulation and Data Science (CSD), 52425, Jülich, Germany.
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Li X, Ge L, Du Y, Huang H, Ha Y, Fu Z, Lu Y, Yang W, Wang X, Cheng Z. Highly Oxidized Oxide Surface toward Optimum Oxygen Evolution Reaction by Termination Engineering. ACS NANO 2023; 17:6811-6821. [PMID: 36943144 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c00387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a critical step for sustainable fuel production through electrochemistry process. Maximizing active sites of nanocatalyst with enhanced intrinsic activity, especially the activation of lattice oxygen, is gradually recognized as the primary incentive. Since the surface reconfiguration to oxyhydroxide is unavoidable for oxygen-activated transition metal oxides, developing a surface termination like oxyhydroxide in oxides is highly desirable. In this work, we demonstrate an unusual surface termination of (111)-facet Co3O4 nanosheet that is exclusively containing edge-sharing octahedral Co3+ similar to CoOOH that can perform at approximately 40 times higher current density at 1.63 V (vs RHE) than commercial RuO2. It is found that this surface termination has an oxidized oxygen state in contrast to standard Co-O systems, which can serve as active site independently, breaking the scaling relationship limit. This work forwards the applications of oxide electrocatalysts in the energy conversion field by surface termination engineering.
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- Xiaoning Li
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), Australia Institute for Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photon Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), Australia Institute for Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photon Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photon Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photon Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), Australia Institute for Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), Australia Institute for Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
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Zeng SP, Shi H, Dai TY, Liu Y, Wen Z, Han GF, Wang TH, Zhang W, Lang XY, Zheng WT, Jiang Q. Lamella-heterostructured nanoporous bimetallic iron-cobalt alloy/oxyhydroxide and cerium oxynitride electrodes as stable catalysts for oxygen evolution. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1811. [PMID: 37002220 PMCID: PMC10066221 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37597-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Developing robust nonprecious-metal electrocatalysts with high activity towards sluggish oxygen-evolution reaction is paramount for large-scale hydrogen production via electrochemical water splitting. Here we report that self-supported laminate composite electrodes composed of alternating nanoporous bimetallic iron-cobalt alloy/oxyhydroxide and cerium oxynitride (FeCo/CeO2-xNx) heterolamellas hold great promise as highly efficient electrocatalysts for alkaline oxygen-evolution reaction. By virtue of three-dimensional nanoporous architecture to offer abundant and accessible electroactive CoFeOOH/CeO2-xNx heterostructure interfaces through facilitating electron transfer and mass transport, nanoporous FeCo/CeO2-xNx composite electrodes exhibit superior oxygen-evolution electrocatalysis in 1 M KOH, with ultralow Tafel slope of ~33 mV dec-1. At overpotential of as low as 360 mV, they reach >3900 mA cm-2 and retain exceptional stability at ~1900 mA cm-2 for >1000 h, outperforming commercial RuO2 and some representative oxygen-evolution-reaction catalysts recently reported. These electrochemical properties make them attractive candidates as oxygen-evolution-reaction electrocatalysts in electrolysis of water for large-scale hydrogen generation.
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- Shu-Pei Zeng
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China.
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Wu W, Chen R, Chen S, Wang Z, Cheng N. Optimizing d-Orbital Electronic Configuration via Metal-Metal Oxide Core-Shell Charge Donation for Boosting Reversible Oxygen Electrocatalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2300621. [PMID: 36932934 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Tuning the d-orbital electronic configuration of active sites to achieve well-optimized adsorption strength of oxygen-containing intermediates toward reversible oxygen electrocatalysis is desirable for efficient rechargeable Zn-Air batteries but extremely challenging. Herein, this work proposes to construct a Co@Co3 O4 core-shell structure to regulate the d-orbital electronic configuration of Co3 O4 for the enhanced bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis. Theoretical calculations first evidence that electron donation from Co core to Co3 O4 shell could downshift the d-band center and simultaneously weak spin state of Co3 O4 , result in the well-optimized adsorption strength of oxygen-containing intermediates on Co3 O4 , thus contributing a favor way for oxygen reduction/evolution reaction (ORR/OER) bifunctional catalysis. As a proof-of-concept, the Co@Co3 O4 embedded in Co, N co-doped porous carbon derived from thickness controlled 2D metal-organic-framework is designed to realize the structure of computational prediction and further improve the performance. The optimized 15Co@Co3 O4 /PNC catalyst exhibits the superior bifunctional oxygen electrocatalytic activity with a small potential gap of 0.69 V and a peak power density of 158.5 mW cm-2 in ZABs. Moreover, DFT calculations shows that the more oxygen vacancies on Co3 O4 contribute too strong adsorption of oxygen intermediates which limit the bifunctional electrocatalysis, while electron donation in the core-shell structure can alleviate the negative effect and maintain superior bifunctional overpotential.
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- Wei Wu
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
- Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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Bai H, Feng J, Liu D, Zhou P, Wu R, Kwok CT, Ip WF, Feng W, Sui X, Liu H, Pan H. Advances in Spin Catalysts for Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Reactions. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2205638. [PMID: 36417556 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Searching for high effective catalysts has been an endless effort to improve the efficiency of green energy harvesting and degradation of pollutants. In the past decades, tremendous strategies are explored to achieve high effective catalysts, and various theoretical understandings are proposed for the improved activity. As the catalytic reaction occurs at the surface or edge, the unsaturated ions may lead to the fluctuation of spin. Meanwhile, transition metals in catalysts have diverse spin states and may yield the spin effects. Therefore, the role of spin or magnetic moment should be carefully examined. In this review, the recent development of spin catalysts is discussed to give an insightful view on the origins for the improved catalytic activity. First, a brief introduction on the applications and advances in spin-related catalytic phenomena, is given, and then the fundamental principles of spin catalysts and magnetic fields-radical reactions are introduced in the second part. The spin-related catalytic performance reported in oxygen evolution/reduction reaction (OER/ORR) is systematically discussed in the third part, and general rules are summarized accordingly. Finally, the challenges and perspectives are given. This review may provide an insightful understanding of the microscopic mechanisms of catalytic phenomena and guide the design of spin-related catalysts.
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- Haoyun Bai
- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, P.R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, P.R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, P.R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, P.R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, P.R. China
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- Department of Electromechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, P. R. China
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- School of Science, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing, 400054, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Advance Technology of Ceramics, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, P.R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, P.R. China
- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, P. R. China
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Cao L, Zhang B, Zhao S. Cation-Tuning Engineering on Metal Oxides for Oxygen Electrocatalysis. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202202000. [PMID: 36274220 PMCID: PMC10099866 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Cation-tuning engineering has become a new frontier in altering the electronic structure of electrocatalysts, which has been employed to enhance their electrochemical performance. Significant efforts have been made to promote the electrochemical performance of transition metal-based materials during oxygen electrocatalysis and related energy devices such as Zn-air batteries. Herein, the advantages of cation-tuning engineering, including cation vacancies/defects and cation doping, in the modification of the electronic structure of transition metal oxide catalysts are discussed. Additionally, practical applications of the cation-tuning engineering strategy are reviewed in detail with a special emphasis on oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction. Lastly, challenges and future opportunities in this field are also proposed.
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- Liuyue Cao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringChongqing UniversityChongqing400044P. R. China
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringThe University of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringChongqing UniversityChongqing400044P. R. China
- Center of Advanced Energy Technology and ElectrochemistryInstitute of Advanced Interdisciplinary StudiesChongqing UniversityChongqing400044P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringThe University of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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Exploring the Potential Energy Surface of Pt 6 Sub-Nano Clusters Deposited over Graphene. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24010870. [PMID: 36614312 PMCID: PMC9820941 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Catalytic systems based on sub-nanoclusters deposited over different supports are promising for very relevant chemical transformations such as many electrocatalytic processes as the ORR. These systems have been demonstrated to be very fluxional, as they are able to change shape and interconvert between each other either alone or in the presence of adsorbates. In addition, an accurate representation of their catalytic activity requires the consideration of ensemble effects and not a single structure alone. In this sense, a reliable theoretical methodology should assure an accurate and extensive exploration of the potential energy surface to include all the relevant structures and with correct relative energies. In this context, we applied DFT in conjunction with global optimization techniques to obtain and analyze the characteristics of the many local minima of Pt6 sub-nanoclusters over a carbon-based support (graphene)-a system with electrocatalytic relevance. We also analyzed the magnetism and the charge transfer between the clusters and the support and paid special attention to the dependence of dispersion effects on the ensemble characteristics. We found that the ensembles computed with and without dispersion corrections are qualitatively similar, especially for the lowest-in-energy clusters, which we attribute to a (mainly) covalent binding to the surface. However, there are some significant variations in the relative stability of some clusters, which would significantly affect their population in the ensemble composition.
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Zheng R, Zhu L, Li C, Wu Z, Huang Y, Yang J, Wei R, Zhu X, Sun Y. Ball milling as an effective method for improving oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalyst Ca3Co4O9. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2023.117182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Biz C, Gracia J, Fianchini M. Review on Magnetism in Catalysis: From Theory to PEMFC Applications of 3d Metal Pt-Based Alloys. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:14768. [PMID: 36499096 PMCID: PMC9739051 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232314768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The relationship between magnetism and catalysis has been an important topic since the mid-20th century. At present time, the scientific community is well aware that a full comprehension of this relationship is required to face modern challenges, such as the need for clean energy technology. The successful use of (para-)magnetic materials has already been corroborated in catalytic processes, such as hydrogenation, Fenton reaction and ammonia synthesis. These catalysts typically contain transition metals from the first to the third row and are affected by the presence of an external magnetic field. Nowadays, it appears that the most promising approach to reach the goal of a more sustainable future is via ferromagnetic conducting catalysts containing open-shell metals (i.e., Fe, Co and Ni) with extra stabilization coming from the presence of an external magnetic field. However, understanding how intrinsic and extrinsic magnetic features are related to catalysis is still a complex task, especially when catalytic performances are improved by these magnetic phenomena. In the present review, we introduce the relationship between magnetism and catalysis and outline its importance in the production of clean energy, by describing the representative case of 3d metal Pt-based alloys, which are extensively investigated and exploited in PEM fuel cells.
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- Chiara Biz
- MagnetoCat SL, General Polavieja 9 3I, 03012 Alicante, Spain
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Orgánica, Universitat Jaume I, Av. Vicente Sos Baynat s/n, 12071 Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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- MagnetoCat SL, General Polavieja 9 3I, 03012 Alicante, Spain
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- MagnetoCat SL, General Polavieja 9 3I, 03012 Alicante, Spain
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Do VH, Lee JM. Orbital Occupancy and Spin Polarization: From Mechanistic Study to Rational Design of Transition Metal-Based Electrocatalysts toward Energy Applications. ACS NANO 2022; 16:17847-17890. [PMID: 36314471 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c08919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Over the past few decades, development of electrocatalysts for energy applications has extensively transitioned from trial-and-error methodologies to more rational and directed designs at the atomic levels via either nanogeometric optimization or modulating electronic properties of active sites. Regarding the modulation of electronic properties, nonprecious transition metal-based materials have been attracting large interest due to the capability of versatile tuning d-electron configurations expressed through the flexible orbital occupancy and various possible degrees of spin polarization. Herein, recent advances in tailoring electronic properties of the transition-metal atoms for intrinsically enhanced electrocatalytic performances are reviewed. We start with discussions on how orbital occupancy and spin polarization can govern the essential atomic level processes, including the transport of electron charge and spin in bulk, reactive species adsorption on the catalytic surface, and the electron transfer between catalytic centers and adsorbed species as well as reaction mechanisms. Subsequently, different techniques currently adopted in tuning electronic structures are discussed with particular emphasis on theoretical rationale and recent practical achievements. We also highlight the promises of the recently established computational design approaches in developing electrocatalysts for energy applications. Lastly, the discussion is concluded with perspectives on current challenges and future opportunities. We hope this review will present the beauty of the structure-activity relationships in catalysis sciences and contribute to advance the rational development of electrocatalysts for energy conversion applications.
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- Viet-Hung Do
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459
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Zhang CY, Zhang C, Sun GW, Pan JL, Gong L, Sun GZ, Biendicho JJ, Balcells L, Fan XL, Morante JR, Zhou JY, Cabot A. Spin Effect to Promote Reaction Kinetics and Overall Performance of Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries under External Magnetic Field. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202211570. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202211570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Chao Yue Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics & Institute of Advanced Materials Nanjing Tech University 30 South Puzhu Road Nanjing 211816 China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona Campus de la UAB 08193 Bellaterra Catalonia Spain
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
- School of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering Qinghai Normal University Xining 810008 China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, ICREA Pg. Lluís Companys 23 08010 Barcelona Spain
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ZIF-67 metal-organic frameworks synthesized onto CNT supports for oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline water electrolysis. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhu Y, Sun K, Wu S, Zhou P, Fu Y, Xia J, Li HF. A comprehensive review on the ferroelectric orthochromates: Synthesis, property, and application. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214873] [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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Gai Y, Deng W, Hu J, Li D, Xie W, Li X, Zhang J, Long D, Jiang F. Construction of Co/Fe co-embedded in benzene tricarboxylic acid with modulated coordination environment for accelerated oxygen evolution reaction. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Wang M, Zhu W, Ma M, Fan Z, Yang J, Liao F, Shao M. Lattice Strain Enhance the Activity of Ir‐IrO2/C for Acidic Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202200732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Meng Wang
- Soochow University Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials CHINA
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- Soochow University Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials CHINA
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- Soochow University Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials CHINA
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- Soochow University Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials CHINA
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- Soochow University Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials CHINA
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- Soochow University Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials CHINA
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- Soochew University Functional nanomaterials & soft materials Laboratory Ren-ai Road 215123 SuZhou CHINA
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Zheng HB, Wang YL, Xie JW, Gao PZ, Li DY, Rebrov EV, Qin H, Liu XP, Xiao HN. Enhanced Alkaline Oxygen Evolution Using Spin Polarization and Magnetic Heating Effects under an AC Magnetic Field. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:34627-34636. [PMID: 35862430 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c05977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Renewable electricity from splitting water to produce hydrogen is a favorable technology to achieve carbon neutrality, but slow anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) kinetics limits its large-scale commercialization. Electron spin polarization and increasing the reaction temperature are considered as potential ways to promote alkaline OER. Here, it is reported that in the alkaline OER process under an AC magnetic field, a ferromagnetic ordered electrocatalyst can simultaneously act as a heater and a spin polarizer to achieve significant OER enhancement at a low current density. Moreover, its effect obviously precedes antiferromagnetic, ferrimagnetic, and diamagnetic electrocatalysts. In particular, the noncorrected overpotential of the ferromagnetic electrocatalyst Co at 10 mA cm-2 is reduced by a maximum of 36.6% to 243 mV at 4.320 mT. It is found that the magnetic heating effect is immediate, and more importantly, it is localized and hardly affects the temperature of the entire electrolytic cell. In addition, the spin pinning effect established on the ferromagnetic/paramagnetic interface generated during the reconstruction of the ferromagnetic electrocatalyst expands the ferromagnetic order of the paramagnetic layer. Also, the introduction of an external magnetic field further increases the orderly arrangement of spins, thereby promoting OER. This work provides a reference for the design of high-performance OER electrocatalysts under a magnetic field.
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- Hang-Bo Zheng
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310016, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, U.K
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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Vazhayil A, Thomas J, Thomas N. Cobalt doping in LaMnO3 perovskite catalysts – B site optimization by solution combustion for oxygen evolution reaction. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Avcı ÖN, Sementa L, Fortunelli A. Mechanisms of the Oxygen Evolution Reaction on NiFe 2O 4 and CoFe 2O 4 Inverse-Spinel Oxides. ACS Catal 2022; 12:9058-9073. [PMID: 35966604 PMCID: PMC9361295 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c01534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Spinel ferrites, especially Nickel ferrite, NiFe2O4, and Cobalt ferrite, CoFe2O4, are efficient
and promising anode catalyst materials in the field of electrochemical
water splitting. Using density functional theory, we extensively investigate
and quantitatively model the mechanism and energetics of the oxygen
evolution reaction (OER) on the (001) facets of their inverse-spinel
structure, thought as the most abundant orientations under reaction
conditions. We catalogue a wide set of intermediates and mechanistic
pathways, including the lattice oxygen mechanism (LOM) and adsorbate
evolution mechanism (AEM), along with critical (rate-determining)
O–O bond formation barriers and transition-state structures.
In the case of NiFe2O4, we predict a Fe-site-assisted
LOM pathway as the preferred OER mechanism, with a barrier (ΔG⧧) of 0.84 eV at U =
1.63 V versus SHE and a turnover frequency (TOF) of 0.26 s–1 at 0.40 V overpotential. In the case of CoFe2O4, we find that a Fe-site-assisted LOM pathway (ΔG⧧ = 0.79 eV at U = 1.63 V vs SHE, TOF = 1.81 s–1 at 0.40 V overpotential)
and a Co-site-assisted AEM pathway (ΔG⧧ = 0.79 eV at bias > U = 1.34 V vs SHE, TOF = 1.81 s–1 at bias >1.34
V)
could both play a role, suggesting a coexistence of active sites,
in keeping with experimental observations. The computationally predicted
turnover frequencies exhibit a fair agreement with experimentally
reported data and suggest CoFe2O4 as a more
promising OER catalyst than NiFe2O4 in the pristine case, especially for the Co-site-assisted OER pathway,
and may offer a basis for further progress and optimization.
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- Öyküm N. Avcı
- CNR-ICCOM, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via G. Moruzzi 1, Pisa 56124, Italy
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, DSCM, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, Pisa 56124, Italy
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- CNR- IPCF, Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, Via G. Moruzzi 1, Pisa 56124, Italy
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Chatenet M, Pollet BG, Dekel DR, Dionigi F, Deseure J, Millet P, Braatz RD, Bazant MZ, Eikerling M, Staffell I, Balcombe P, Shao-Horn Y, Schäfer H. Water electrolysis: from textbook knowledge to the latest scientific strategies and industrial developments. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:4583-4762. [PMID: 35575644 PMCID: PMC9332215 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01079k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 98.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Replacing fossil fuels with energy sources and carriers that are sustainable, environmentally benign, and affordable is amongst the most pressing challenges for future socio-economic development. To that goal, hydrogen is presumed to be the most promising energy carrier. Electrocatalytic water splitting, if driven by green electricity, would provide hydrogen with minimal CO2 footprint. The viability of water electrolysis still hinges on the availability of durable earth-abundant electrocatalyst materials and the overall process efficiency. This review spans from the fundamentals of electrocatalytically initiated water splitting to the very latest scientific findings from university and institutional research, also covering specifications and special features of the current industrial processes and those processes currently being tested in large-scale applications. Recently developed strategies are described for the optimisation and discovery of active and durable materials for electrodes that ever-increasingly harness first-principles calculations and machine learning. In addition, a technoeconomic analysis of water electrolysis is included that allows an assessment of the extent to which a large-scale implementation of water splitting can help to combat climate change. This review article is intended to cross-pollinate and strengthen efforts from fundamental understanding to technical implementation and to improve the 'junctions' between the field's physical chemists, materials scientists and engineers, as well as stimulate much-needed exchange among these groups on challenges encountered in the different domains.
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- Marian Chatenet
- University Grenoble Alpes, University Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, Grenoble INP (Institute of Engineering and Management University Grenoble Alpes), LEPMI, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Hydrogen Energy and Sonochemistry Research group, Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway
- Green Hydrogen Lab, Institute for Hydrogen Research (IHR), Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), 3351 Boulevard des Forges, Trois-Rivières, Québec G9A 5H7, Canada
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- The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200003, Israel
- The Nancy & Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP), Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Division, Technical University Berlin, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- University Grenoble Alpes, University Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, Grenoble INP (Institute of Engineering and Management University Grenoble Alpes), LEPMI, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Paris-Saclay University, ICMMO (UMR 8182), 91400 Orsay, France
- Elogen, 8 avenue du Parana, 91940 Les Ulis, France
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
- Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Chair of Theory and Computation of Energy Materials, Division of Materials Science and Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Intzestraße 5, 52072 Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Energy and Climate Research, IEK-13: Modelling and Simulation of Materials in Energy Technology, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Division of Chemical Engineering and Renewable Energy, School of Engineering and Material Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Institute of Chemistry of New Materials, The Electrochemical Energy and Catalysis Group, University of Osnabrück, Barbarastrasse 7, 49076 Osnabrück, Germany.
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Xu S, Huang Q, Xue J, Yang Y, Mao L, Huang S, Qian J. Morphologically Controlled Metal-Organic Framework-Derived FeNi Oxides for Efficient Water Oxidation. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:8909-8919. [PMID: 35656800 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The complex oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is recognized as the most studied and explored electrochemical conversion, which plays a crucial role in energy-related applications. In this work, a series of metal-organic framework (MOF)-derived FeNi oxides from a barrel-shaped Ni-based BMM-10 precursor are conveniently obtained to show an excellent OER performance. Under mild Fe(III) etching, a type of core-shell Fe0.5-BMM-10 can be well preserved and the coordination bond of the middle frame structure is decomposed. Furthermore, the Fex-BMM-10-T series is successfully synthesized with a well-preserved morphology compared to precursors after direct oxidation. Finally, followed by initial electrochemical activation, the decomposition of FeNi oxides generates active Fe-doped nickel oxyhydroxides for efficient water oxidation. The improved OER performance stems from the high specific surface area and abundant exposed active centers, as well as the significant synergistic effect between iron and nickel, which is further verified by the theoretical calculation. This approach can be extended to precisely adjust the morphology of MOFs and their derivatives that can result in superior electrocatalytic properties in terms of energy conversion and storage applications.
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- Shaojie Xu
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325027, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325027, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325027, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325027, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325027, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325027, P. R. China
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Han Z, Yuan S, Liu D, Zheng Q, Huang YA, Yan S, Zou Z. Physical Basis of Multi-Energy Coupling-Driven Water Oxidation. Front Chem 2022; 10:902814. [PMID: 35615312 PMCID: PMC9125254 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.902814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Hydrogen production by electrolyzing water is an important technique to store energy from renewables into chemical energy. Many efforts have been made to improve the energy conversion efficiency. In this review article, we mainly summarized the emerging ideas on water oxidation by multi-energy coupling. First, the physicochemical nature of electrolyzing water reaction is described. Then, we conceptually proposed the physical basis of energy coupling with a goal to maximize the energy conversion efficiency and showed the methods to achieve heat–electricity and magnetism–electricity coupling to drive water splitting. Finally, the material requirements for creating efficient energy coupling water splitting system were proposed. These new ideas unlock a big potential direction for developing multi-energy coupling hydrogen production devices to efficiently store the intermittent and fluctuating renewables.
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- Zijiao Han
- Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, China
- State Grid Liaoning Electric Power Supply Co. Ltd., Shenyang, China
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- Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, China
- Northeast China Energy Regulatory Bureau of National Energy Administration, Shenyang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
- *Correspondence: Shicheng Yan,
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Shah AA, Kumar M, Aftab U, Abro MI. Seawater‐Extracted MgO‐Doped Co
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Composite for Electrochemical Water Splitting. Chem Eng Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.202100518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Awais Ali Shah
- Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering 76080 Jamshoro Sindh Pakistan
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- Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering 76080 Jamshoro Sindh Pakistan
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- Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering 76080 Jamshoro Sindh Pakistan
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- Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering 76080 Jamshoro Sindh Pakistan
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Liu H, Qi J, Xu H, Li J, Wang F, Zhang Y, Feng M, Lü W. Ambipolar Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Flexible van der Waals LaNiO 3 Membrane. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c00265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Huan Liu
- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, China
- Functional Materials and Acousto-Optic Instruments Institute, School of Instrumentation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, China
- Functional Materials and Acousto-Optic Instruments Institute, School of Instrumentation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, China
- Functional Materials and Acousto-Optic Instruments Institute, School of Instrumentation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, China
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- Functional Materials and Acousto-Optic Instruments Institute, School of Instrumentation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China
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Zhai Z, Yan W, Zhang J. Layered FeCoNi double hydroxides with tailored surface electronic configurations induced by oxygen and unsaturated metal vacancies for boosting the overall water splitting process. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:4156-4169. [PMID: 35229091 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr00143h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) layered double hydroxides (LDH) with excellent hydrophilic ability and rapid hydroxyl insertion are regarded as one of the most promising electrocatalysts for both the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) for overall water splitting to produce hydrogen. However, the electrocatalytic HER/OER activities can be restricted by the inert basal plane due to the poor conductivity, deficient active sites and inferior durability despite there being efficient active sites in the material edge. Thus, capturing many more exposed reactive sites to facilitate the rapid reaction kinetics is a crucial strategy. In this paper, both oxygen and unsaturated metal vacancies with FeCoNi LDH materials are generated through a surface activation approach by pre-covering of fluoride and a post-boronizing process. Such a material is grown on Ni foam to form an F-FeCoNi-Ov LDH/NF electrocatalyst. The activated surface of the electrocatalyst with oxygen vacancies and unsaturated metal sites shows enhanced electroconductivity for regulating the surface electronic structure and optimizing the surface adsorption energy for intermediates during HER/OER processes. As a result, this electrocatalyst exhibits excellent electrocatalytic performance for both the HER and OER with low overpotentials, small Tafel slopes and long durability. The enhancement mechanism is also studied deeply for fundamental understanding. For performance validation, an F-FeCoNi-Ov LDH/NF∥F-FeCoNi-Ov LDH/NF water splitting cell is fabricated and needs only 1.54 V and 1.81 V to reach current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm-2, respectively. This work provides a practicable strategy to develop 2D LDH nanomaterials with boosted electrocatalytic activity for sustainable and clean energy storage systems.
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- Zibo Zhai
- Institute for Sustainable Energy/College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China 200444
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy/College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China 200444
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy/College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China 200444
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Yang M, Zhang CH, Li NW, Luan D, Yu L, Lou XW(D. Design and Synthesis of Hollow Nanostructures for Electrochemical Water Splitting. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2105135. [PMID: 35043604 PMCID: PMC8948566 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202105135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Electrocatalytic water splitting using renewable energy is widely considered as a clean and sustainable way to produce hydrogen as an ideal energy fuel for the future. Electrocatalysts are indispensable elements for large-scale water electrolysis, which can efficiently accelerate electrochemical reactions occurring at both ends. Benefitting from high specific surface area, well-defined void space, and tunable chemical compositions, hollow nanostructures can be applied as promising candidates of direct electrocatalysts or supports for loading internal or external electrocatalysts. Herein, some recent progress in the structural design of micro-/nanostructured hollow materials as advanced electrocatalysts for water splitting is summarized. First, the design principles and corresponding strategies toward highly effective hollow electrocatalysts for oxygen/hydrogen evolution reactions are highlighted. Afterward, an overview of current reports about hollow electrocatalysts with diverse architectural designs and functionalities is given, including direct hollow electrocatalysts with single-shelled, multi-shelled, or open features and heterostructured electrocatalysts based on hollow hosts. Finally, some future research directions of hollow electrocatalysts for water splitting are discussed based on personal perspectives.
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- Min Yang
- State Key Lab of Organic‐Inorganic CompositesBeijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing100029P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Organic‐Inorganic CompositesBeijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing100029P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Organic‐Inorganic CompositesBeijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing100029P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical EngineeringNanyang Technological University62 Nanyang DriveSingapore637459Singapore
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- State Key Lab of Organic‐Inorganic CompositesBeijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing100029P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical EngineeringNanyang Technological University62 Nanyang DriveSingapore637459Singapore
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Ahmad AA, Ulusoy Ghobadi TG, Buyuktemiz M, Ozbay E, Dede Y, Karadas F. Light-Driven Water Oxidation with Ligand-Engineered Prussian Blue Analogues. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:3931-3941. [PMID: 35200012 PMCID: PMC8905577 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03531] [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] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The
elucidation of the ideal coordination environment
of a catalytic site has been at the heart of catalytic
applications. Herein, we show that the water oxidation
activities of catalytic cobalt sites in a Prussian blue
(PB) structure could be tuned systematically by
decorating its coordination sphere with a combination of cyanide
and bidentate pyridyl groups. K0.1[Co(bpy)]2.9[Fe(CN)6]2 ([Cobpy–Fe]), K0.2[Co(phen)]2.8[Fe(CN)6]2 ([Cophen–Fe]), {[Co(bpy)2]3[Fe(CN)6]2}[Fe(CN)6]1/3 ([Cobpy2–Fe]), and {[Co(phen)2]3[Fe(CN)6]2}[Fe(CN)6]1/3 Cl0.11 ([Cophen2–Fe]) were prepared by introducing bidentate pyridyl groups (phen:
1,10-phenanthroline, bpy: 2,2′-bipyridine) to the common synthetic
protocol of Co–Fe Prussian blue analogues. Characterization
studies indicate that [Cobpy2–Fe] and [Cophen2–Fe] adopt a pentanuclear molecular structure, while [Cobpy–Fe] and [Cophen–Fe] could be described as cyanide-based
coordination polymers with lower-dimensionality and less crystalline
nature compared to the regular Co–Fe Prussian blue analogue
(PBA), K0.1Co2.9[Fe(CN)6]2 ([Co–Fe]). Photocatalytic studies reveal that
the activities of [Cobpy–Fe] and [Cophen–Fe] are significantly enhanced compared to those of [Co–Fe], while molecular [Cobpy2–Fe] and [Cophen2–Fe] are inactive toward water oxidation. [Cobpy–Fe] and [Cophen–Fe] exhibit upper-bound turnover
frequencies (TOFs) of 1.3 and 0.7 s–1, respectively,
which are ∼50 times higher than that of [Co–Fe] (1.8 × 10–2 s–1). The complete
inactivity of [Cobpy2–Fe] and [Cophen2–Fe] confirms the critical role of aqua coordination to the catalytic
cobalt sites for oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Computational
studies show that bidentate pyridyl groups enhance the susceptibility
of the rate-determining Co(IV)-oxo species to the nucleophilic water
attack during the critical O–O bond formation. This study opens
a new route toward increasing the intrinsic water oxidation activity
of the catalytic sites in PB coordination polymers. Bidentate pyridyl groups are coordinated
to the catalytic
cobalt sites in a cyanide-based Co−Fe structure to afford well-tuned
extended network structures, which exhibit an outstanding photocatalytic
performance compared to the regular Co−Fe PBA.
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- Aliyu A Ahmad
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Gazi University Teknikokullar, 06500 Ankara, Turkey
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- NANOTAM─Nanotechnology Research Center, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.,Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.,Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Gazi University Teknikokullar, 06500 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.,UNAM─National Nanotechnology Research Center, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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Li X, Sun W, Hao C, Bai Y, Fu Z, Lu Y, Wang X, Cheng Z. Regulating Na Occupation to Introduce Non-Fermi-Liquid States of Na xCoO 2 for Enhanced Water Oxidation Activity. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:784-791. [PMID: 35044184 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The couplings among fundamental quantum parameters provide versatile freedom of manipulations for useful electronic structures, based on which optimized oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performances can be achieved. In this work, we demonstrate the successful regulation of the electronic structure in layered NaxCoO2 oxides to introduce a non-Fermi-liquid (NFL) state by adjusting the Na content and Na occupation in the lattice. The presence of an NFL is facilitated by the weakened electron-electron correlation when the on-site Coulomb repulsion of Co4+ with Na+ and oxygen vacancy with Na+ is balanced. As a feature of NFL, the metallic states in the vicinity of the Fermi energy contribute to a fast electron transfer efficiency and eventually to an improved OER performance. These findings open up a new avenue to design highly efficient OER electrocatalysts in strong electron-correlated transition metal material systems by consideration of couplings among the fundamental quantum parameters.
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- Xiaoning Li
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), University of Wollongong, Wollongong 2500, Australia
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), University of Wollongong, Wollongong 2500, Australia
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), University of Wollongong, Wollongong 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), University of Wollongong, Wollongong 2500, Australia
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Ma R, Wang J, Tang Y, Wang J. Design Strategies for Single-Atom Iron Electrocatalysts toward Efficient Oxygen Reduction. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:168-174. [PMID: 34965122 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a pivotal half-reaction for full cells and metal-air batteries. However, the intrinsic sluggish kinetics of the ORR inhibits the practical applications of these environmentally friendly energy-conversion devices. Therefore, highly efficient electrocatalysts with low cost are required to promote the ORR process. Carbon materials with single-atom Fe coordinated with N and C (Fe-N-C) stand out from various non-precious electrocatalysts, and great progress of both catalysts design and mechanism understanding has been achieved in the past. In this Perspective, we start with the recent advance in design strategies of active sites in Fe-N-C and emphasize the importance of spatial configuration and electron distribution. We discuss diverse Fe-N-C species as well as their corresponding properties. At last, we give our outlook for the future development of advanced Fe-N-C electrocatalysts.
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- Ruguang Ma
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, 99 Xuefu Road, Suzhou 215011, China
- State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai 200050, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai 200050, China
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Liu D, Yang Y, Zhu H, Liu D, Yan S, Zou Z. Heat-Electricity Coupling Driven Cascade Oxidation Reaction of Redox Couple and Water. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:49-57. [PMID: 34958228 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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High barriers of water oxidation mediated by redox couple continuously challenge to maximizing efficiency from renewables to hydrogen energy. Here, an electricity-heat complementary strategy was achieved by a heat-electricity-sensitive interconversion of the α-Ni(OH)2/γ-NiOOH redox couple. In our strategy, the thermo-activated effects significantly lower the barrier energies of initial electroxidation of Ni2+/Ni3+ and subsequent chemical water oxidation to the nearly equal value via coupling a low-grade heat field (<100 °C), thereby achieving a consecutive two-step cascade reaction without kinetic delay. As a result, the cascaded water splitting reaction can happen at an extremely low overpotential of 130 mV and affords a low cell voltage of 1.73 V at 100 mA cm-2 at 90 °C in alkaline electrolyte. Our findings open a new avenue to produce hydrogen by complementation and gain effects of different-grade energies.
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- Duanduan Liu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, No. 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, P. R. China
- Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, No. 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, P. R. China
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- Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, No. 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, P. R. China
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- Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, No. 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, No. 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, P. R. China
- Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, No. 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, P. R. China
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- Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, No. 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, No. 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, P. R. China
- Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, No. 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, P. R. China
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Yang Y, Li P, Zheng X, Sun W, Dou SX, Ma T, Pan H. Anion-exchange membrane water electrolyzers and fuel cells. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:9620-9693. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00038e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The key components, working management, and operating techniques of anion-exchange membrane water electrolyzers and fuel cells are reviewed for the first time.
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- Yaxiong Yang
- Institute of Science and Technology for New Energy, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an, 710021, P. R. China
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Institute of Energy Material Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Institute of Science and Technology for New Energy, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an, 710021, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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Liu Y, Zhou D, Deng T, He G, Chen A, Sun X, Yang Y, Miao P. Research Progress of Oxygen Evolution Reaction Catalysts for Electrochemical Water Splitting. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:5359-5383. [PMID: 34704377 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202101898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The development of a low-cost and high-efficiency oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst is essential to meet the future industrial demand for hydrogen production by electrochemical water splitting. Given the limited reserves of noble metals and many competitive applications in environmental protection, new energy, and chemical industries, many studies have focused on exploring new and efficient non-noble metal catalytic systems, improving the understanding of the OER mechanism of non-noble metal surfaces, and designing electrocatalysts with higher activity than traditional noble metals. This Review summarizes the research progress of anode OER catalysts for hydrogen production by electrochemical water splitting in recent years, for noble metal and non-noble metal catalysts, where non-noble metal catalysts are highlighted. The categories are as follows: (1) Transition metal-based compounds, including transition metal-based oxides, transition metal-based layered hydroxides, and transition metal-based sulfides, phosphides, selenides, borides, carbides, and nitrides. Transition metal-based oxides can also be divided into perovskite, spinel, amorphous, rock-salt-type, and lithium oxides according to their different structures. (2) Carbonaceous materials and their composite materials with transition metals. (3) Transition metal-based metal-organic frameworks and their derivatives. Finally, the challenges and future development of the OER process of water splitting are discussed.
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- Yanying Liu
- New Energy Technology Development Center, National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy, P.O. Box, 102211, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, P.O. Box, 100029, Beijing, China
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- New Energy Technology Development Center, National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy, P.O. Box, 102211, Beijing, China
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- New Energy Technology Development Center, National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy, P.O. Box, 102211, Beijing, China
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- College of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shijiazhuang, Hebei University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box, 050018, Hebei Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, P.O. Box, 100029, Beijing, China
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- Logistics Department, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, P.O. Box, 100029, Beijing, China
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- New Energy Technology Development Center, National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy, P.O. Box, 102211, Beijing, China
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Sultana F, Althubeiti K, Abualnaja KM, Wang J, Zaman A, Ali A, Arbab SA, Uddin S, Yang Q. An innovative approach towards the simultaneous enhancement of the oxygen reduction and evolution reactions using a redox mediator in polymer based Li-O 2 batteries. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:16386-16394. [PMID: 34734595 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt03033g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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For safety concerns, polymer-based Li-O2 batteries have received more attention than traditional non-aqueous Li-O2 batteries. However, poor cycling stability, low round trip efficiency, and over charge potential during cycling are the major shortcomings for their future applications. In this work, a soluble redox mediator integrated into a polymer electrolyte provides immediate access to the solid discharged product, lowering the energy barrier for reversible Li2O2 generation and disintegration. Moreover, introducing a redox mediator to the polymer electrolyte boosts the ORR during discharge and the OER during the recharge process. The synergistic redox mediator pBQ (1,4 benzoquinone) dramatically reduces the over-potential. A small proportion of pBQ in the polymer electrolyte allows Li2O2 to develop in a thin film-like morphology on the cathode surface, resulting in a high reversible capacity of ∼12 000 mA h g-1 and an extended cycling stability of 100 cycles at 200 mA g-1 with a cut-off capacity of 1000 mA h g-1. The remarkable cell performance is attributed to the fast kinetics of para benzoquinone for the ORR and OER in Li-O2 batteries. The use of a redox mediator in a polymer electrolyte opens a new avenue for practical Li-O2 battery applications in achieving low charge potential and excellent energy efficiency.
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- Fozia Sultana
- Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Sciences at the Microscale (HFNL), Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Nanomaterial's for Energy Conversion (LNEC), University of Science and Technology China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, P. O Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, P. O Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.
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- Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Sciences at the Microscale (HFNL), Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Nanomaterial's for Energy Conversion (LNEC), University of Science and Technology China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, P. R. China.
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- Department of Physics, Riphah International University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Physics, Riphah International University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
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- Founding Director Centre for Material Science, Islamia College University Peshawar, Pakistan.
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- Department of Physics, Government College Hayatabad, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan.
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- Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Sciences at the Microscale (HFNL), Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Nanomaterial's for Energy Conversion (LNEC), University of Science and Technology China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, P. R. China.
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Pu Z, Liu T, Zhang G, Ranganathan H, Chen Z, Sun S. Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Acidic Conditions: Recent Progress and Perspectives. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:4636-4657. [PMID: 34411443 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202101461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is an important half-cell reaction in many renewable energy conversion and storage technologies, including electrolyzers, nitrogen fixation, CO2 reduction, metal-air batteries, and regenerative fuel cells. Among them, proton exchange membrane (PEM)-based devices exhibit a series of advantages, such as excellent proton conductivity, high durability, and good mechanical strength, and have attracted global interest as a green energy device for transport and stationary sectors. Nevertheless, with a view to rapid commercialization, it is urgent to develop highly active and acid-stable OER catalysts for PEM-based devices. In this Review, based on the recent advances in theoretical calculation and in situ/operando characterization, the OER mechanism in acidic conditions is first discussed in detail. Subsequently, recent advances in the development of several types of acid-stable OER catalysts, including noble metals, non-noble metals, and even metal-free OER materials, are systematically summarized. Finally, the current key issues and future challenges for materials used as acidic OER catalysis are identified and potential future directions are proposed.
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- Zonghua Pu
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, School of Materials & Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2, Canada
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Li W, Zhao L, Wang C, Lu X, Chen W. Interface Engineering of Heterogeneous CeO 2-CoO Nanofibers with Rich Oxygen Vacancies for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Performance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:46998-47009. [PMID: 34549934 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c11101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The development of highly efficient and cheap electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is highly desirable in typical water-splitting electrolyzers to achieve renewable energy production, yet it still remains a huge challenge. Herein, we have presented a simple procedure to construct a new nanofibrous hybrid structure with the interface connecting the surface of CeO2 and CoO as a high-performance electrocatalyst toward the OER through an electrospinning-calcination-reduction process. The resultant CeO2-CoO nanofibers exhibit excellent electrocatalytic properties with a small overpotential of 296 mV at 10 mA cm-2 for the OER, which is superior to many previously reported nonprecious metal-based and commercial RuO2 catalysts. Furthermore, the prepared CeO2-CoO nanofibers display remarkable long-term stability, which can be maintained for 130 h with nearly no attenuation of OER activity in an alkaline electrolyte. A combined experimental and theoretical investigation reveals that the excellent OER properties of CeO2-CoO nanofibers are due to the unique interfacial architecture between CeO2 and CoO, where abundant oxygen vacancies can be generated due to the incomplete matching of atomic positions of two parts, leading to the formation of many low-coordinated Co sites with high OER catalytic activity. This research provides a practical and promising opportunity for the application of heterostructured nonprecious metal oxide catalysts for high-efficiency electrochemical water oxidation.
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- Weimo Li
- Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China
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- Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Industrial Biocatalysis, Fujian Province University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Sun X, Zhang X, Li Y, Xu Y, Su H, Che W, He J, Zhang H, Liu M, Zhou W, Cheng W, Liu Q. In Situ Construction of Flexible VNi Redox Centers over Ni-Based MOF Nanosheet Arrays for Electrochemical Water Oxidation. SMALL METHODS 2021; 5:e2100573. [PMID: 34927938 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202100573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Atomic-level design and construction of synergistic active centers are central to develop advanced oxygen electrocatalysts toward efficient energy conversion. Herein, an in situ construction strategy to introduce flexible redox sites of VNi centers onto Ni-based metal-organic framework (MOF) nanosheet arrays (NiV-MOF NAs) as a promising oxygen electrocatalyst is developed. The abundant redox VNi centers with flexible metal valence states of V+3/+4/+5 and Ni+3/+2 enable NiV-MOF NAs excellent oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity and a long-term stability under high current densities, achieving current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm-2 at recorded overpotentials of 189 and 290 mV, respectively, and showing ignorable decay of initial activity at 100 mA cm-2 after 100 h OER operation. Operando synchrotron radiation Fourier transform infrared combined with quasi in situ X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopies reveal at atomic level that the flexible V sites can continuously accept electrons from adjacent active Ni sites to accelerate OER kinetics for NiV-MOF NAs during the reaction process, accompanied by a self-optimized structural distortion of VO6 octahedron for promoting the electrochemical stability.
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- Xuan Sun
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
- Fundamental Science on Nuclear Wastes and Environmental Safety Laboratory, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621010, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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- School of Materials, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510275, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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Li X, Bai Y, Cheng Z. Revealing the Correlation of OER with Magnetism: A New Descriptor of Curie/Neel Temperature for Magnetic Electrocatalysts. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2101000. [PMID: 34227260 PMCID: PMC8425880 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202101000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Developing accurate descriptors for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is of great significance yet challenging, which roots in and also boosts the understanding of its intrinsic mechanisms. Despite various descriptors are reported, it still has limitations in the facile prediction, given that complicated analytical techniques as well as time-consuming modeling and calculations are indispensable. In the present work, strong correlation of magnetic property with OER performance is revealed by in-depth investigations on the crystal and electronic structures. A facile descriptor of Curie/Neel temperature (TC/N ) is developed for La2- x Srx Co2 O6- δ perovskite oxides, based on the inference that both magnetism and OER are rooted in the electron exchange interaction. Specifically, both the TC/N and OER activity are proportional to the degree of p-d orbital hybridization, which increases with enlarged bond angle of Co─O─Co and/or increased oxidation of Co. This finding reveals that TC/N from magnetic characterizations is an effective descriptor in designing novel OER electrocatalysts, and interdisciplinary researches are advantageous for revealing the controversial mechanisms of OER process.
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- Xiaoning Li
- International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan ProvinceSchool of Physics and ElectronicsHenan UniversityKaifeng475004P. R. China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan ProvinceSchool of Physics and ElectronicsHenan UniversityKaifeng475004P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM)University of WollongongWollongong2500Australia
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