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Pan J, Liu Y, Yang J, Wu J, Fan HJ. Bio-catalyzed oxidation self-charging zinc-polymer batteries. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2312870121. [PMID: 38349875 PMCID: PMC10895261 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2312870121] [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: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2024] Open
Abstract
Oxidation self-charging batteries have emerged with the demand for powering electronic devices around the clock. The low efficiency of self-charging has been the key challenge at present. Here, a more efficient autoxidation self-charging mechanism is realized by introducing hemoglobin (Hb) as a positive electrode additive in the polyaniline (PANI)-zinc battery system. The heme acts as a catalyst that reduces the energy barrier of the autoxidation reaction by regulating the charge and spin state of O2. To realize self-charging, the adsorbed O2 molecules capture electrons of the reduced (discharged state) PANI, leading to the desorption of zinc ions and the oxidation of PANI to complete self-charging. The battery can discharge for 12 min (0.5 C) after 50 self-charging/discharge cycles, while there is nearly no discharge capacity in the absence of Hb. This biology-inspired electronic regulation strategy may inspire new ideas to boost the performance of self-charging batteries.
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- Jun Pan
- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore637371, Singapore
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- School of Radiology, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian271000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan250100, China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore637371, Singapore
- Institute of Flexible Electronics Technology of Tsinghua, Jiaxing, Zhejiang314000, China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore637371, Singapore
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Chen Z, Dong S, Wang M, Hu Z, Chen H, Han Y, Yuan D. Construction of 3D Hierarchical Co 3O 4@CoFe-LDH Heterostructures with Effective Interfacial Charge Redistribution for Rechargeable Liquid/Solid Zn-Air Batteries. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:2826-2837. [PMID: 36710494 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Constructing three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical heterostructures is an appealing but challenging strategy to improve the performance of catalysts for electrical energy devices. Here, an efficient and robust flexible self-supporting catalyst, interface coupling of ultrathin CoFe-LDH nanosheets and Co3O4 nanowire arrays on the carbon cloth (CC/Co3O4@CoFe-LDH), was proposed for boosting oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in rechargeable liquid/solid Zn-air batteries (ZABs). The strong interfacial interaction between the CoFe-LDH and Co3O4 heterostructures stimulated the charge redistribution in their coupling regions, which improved the electron conductivity and optimized the adsorption free energy of OER intermediates, ultimately boosting the intrinsic OER performance. Besides, the 3D hierarchical nanoarray structure facilitated the exposure of catalytically active centers and rapid electron/mass transfer during the OER process. As such, the CC/Co3O4@CoFe-LDH catalyst achieved excellent OER catalytic activity in alkaline medium, with a small overpotential of 237 mV at 10 mA cm-2, a low Tafel slope of 35.43 mV dec-1, and long-term durability of up to 48 h, significantly outperforming the commercial RuO2 catalyst. More impressively, the liquid and flexible solid-state ZABs assembled by the CC/Co3O4@CoFe-LDH hybrid catalyst as the OER catalyst presented a stable open circuit voltage, large power density, superb cycling life, and satisfactory flexibility, indicating great potential applications in energy technology. This work provides a good guidance for the development of advanced electrocatalysts with heterostructures and an in-depth understanding of electronic modulation at the heterogeneous interface.
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- Zihao Chen
- Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles, Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens, College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071 Shandong, P. R. China
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- Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles, Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens, College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071 Shandong, P. R. China
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- Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles, Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens, College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071 Shandong, P. R. China
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- Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles, Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens, College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071 Shandong, P. R. China
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- Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles, Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens, College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071 Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071 Shandong, P. R. China
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- Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles, Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens, College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071 Shandong, P. R. China
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Gao Y, Lei H, Bao Z, Liu X, Qin L, Yin Z, Li H, Huang S, Zhang W, Cao R. Electrocatalytic oxygen reduction with cobalt corroles bearing cationic substituents. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:4604-4610. [PMID: 36723094 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp05786g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Recent decades have seen increasing interest in developing highly active and selective electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The active site environment of cytochrome c oxidases (CcOs), including electrostatic and hydrogen-bonding interactions, plays an important role in promoting the selective conversion of dioxygen to water. Herein, we report the synthesis of three CoIII corroles, namely 1 (with a 10-phenyl ortho-trimethylammonium cationic group), 2 (with a 10-phenyl ortho-dimethylamine group) and 3 (with a 10-phenyl para-trimethylammonium cationic group) as well as their electrocatalytic ORR activities in both acidic and neutral solutions. We discovered that 1 is much more active and selective than 2 and 3 for the electrocatalytic four-electron ORR. Importantly, 1 showed ORR activities with half-wave potentials at E1/2 = 0.75 V versus RHE in 0.5 M H2SO4 solutions and at E1/2 = 0.70 V versus RHE in neutral 0.1 M phosphate buffer solutions. This work is significant for outlining a strategy to increase both the activity and selectivity of metal corroles for the electrocatalytic ORR by introducing cationic units.
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- Yimei Gao
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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Tang W, He J, Teng K, Gao L, Qi R, Deng Y, Liu R, Li A, Fu H, Wang CA. Toward highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for zinc-air batteries: from theoretical prediction to a ternary FeCoNi design. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:17447-17459. [PMID: 36385315 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr04741a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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3d Transition-metal nitrogen-carbon nanocomposites (T-N-C, T = Fe, Co, Ni, etc.) with highly active M-Nx sites have received much attention in the field of rechargeable zinc-air battery research. However, how to rationally dope metallic elements to decorate T-N-C catalysts and enhance their electrocatalytic performances remains unclear. Herein, we demonstrated that cobalt-doped Fe-rich catalysts are effective in improving ORR performances by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. On this basis, we reported a kind of novel bifunctional electrocatalyst of hollow nitrogen-doped carbon tubes with coexisting M-N-C single atoms and alloy nanoparticles (denoted FexCoyNiz@hNCTs). Benefiting from the synergistic effect between different components, the as-prepared Fe4Co1Ni2@hNCT catalyst exhibited a small overpotential difference of 0.75 V between an OER potential at 10 mA cm-2 and an ORR half-wave potential, as well as an excellent zinc-air battery performance, when serving as the air cathode. This work provided a scalable design concept for multi-metal doping toward high-performance T-N-C electrocatalysts.
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- Wenhao Tang
- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P. R. China.
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P. R. China.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
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Chen Q, Li H, Li H, Wang R, Ma Q, Zhang L, Zhang C. Freestanding film formed with Sb-nanoplates embedded in flexible porous carbon nanofibers as a binder-free anode for high-performance wearable potassium-ion battery. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.03.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Deng X, Jiang Z, Chen Y, Dang D, Liu Q, Wang X, Yang X. Renewable wood-derived hierarchical porous, N-doped carbon sheet as a robust self-supporting cathodic electrode for zinc-air batteries. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.03.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Han Y, Duan H, Zhou C, Meng H, Jiang Q, Wang B, Yan W, Zhang R. Stabilizing Cobalt Single Atoms via Flexible Carbon Membranes as Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Binder-Free Zinc-Air Batteries. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:2497-2505. [PMID: 35266721 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c00278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts with high activity and efficient atom utilization have great potential in the electrocatalysis field, especially for rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs). However, it is still a serious challenge to rationally construct a single-atom catalyst with satisfactory electrocatalytic activity and long-term stability. Here, we simultaneously realize the atomic-level dispersion of cobalt and the construction of carbon nanotube (CNT)-linked N-doped porous carbon nanofibers (NCFs) via an electrospinning strategy. In this hierarchical structure, the Co-N4 sites provide efficient oxygen reduction/evolution electrocatalytic activity, the porous architectures of NCFs guarantee the active site's accessibility, and the interior CNTs enhance the flexibility and mechanical strength of porous fibers. As a binder-free air cathode, the as-prepared catalysts deliver superdurability of 600 h at 10 mA cm-2 for aqueous ZABs and considerable flexibility and a small voltage gap for all-solid-state ZABs. This work provides an effective single-atom design/nanoengineering for superdurable zinc-air batteries.
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- Ying Han
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- China National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui Province 230026, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- China National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui Province 230026, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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Liu JN, Zhao CX, Ren D, Wang J, Zhang R, Wang SH, Zhao C, Li BQ, Zhang Q. Preconstructing Asymmetric Interface in Air Cathodes for High-Performance Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2109407. [PMID: 34989032 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202109407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Rechargeable zinc-air batteries afford great potential toward next-generation sustainable energy storage. Nevertheless, the oxygen redox reactions at the air cathode are highly sluggish in kinetics to induce poor energy efficiency and limited cycling lifespan. Air cathodes with asymmetric configurations significantly promote the electrocatalytic efficiency of the loaded electrocatalysts, whereas rational synthetic methodology to effectively fabricate asymmetric air cathodes remains insufficient. Herein, a strategy of asymmetric interface preconstruction is proposed to fabricate asymmetric air cathodes for high-performance rechargeable zinc-air batteries. Concretely, the asymmetric interface is preconstructed by introducing immiscible organic-water diphases within the air cathode, at which the electrocatalysts are in situ formed to achieve an asymmetric configuration. The as-fabricated asymmetric air cathodes realize high working rates of 50 mA cm-2 , long cycling stability of 3400 cycles at 10 mA cm-2 , and over 100 cycles under harsh conditions of 25 mA cm-2 and 25 mAh cm-2 . Moreover, the asymmetric interface preconstruction strategy is universal to many electrocatalytic systems and can be easily scaled up. This work provides an effective strategy toward advanced asymmetric air cathodes with high electrocatalytic efficiency and significantly promotes the performance of rechargeable zinc-air batteries.
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- Jia-Ning Liu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Xue Y, Liu M, Qin Y, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Fang J, Zhang X, Zhu W, Zhuang Z. Ultrathin NiFeS nanosheets as highly active electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.11.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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