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Liu B, Wang FG, Li WJ, Qiao WZ, Liu X, Luan RN, Liu CY, Dong B, Chai YM. FeNi (oxy)hydroxides embedded with high-valence Mo atoms: A efficient and robust water oxidation electrocatalyst. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 661:700-708. [PMID: 38320406 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.01.111] [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: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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The incorporation of high-valence transition metal atoms into FeNi (oxy)hydroxides may be a promising strategy to regulate the intrinsic electronic states, thereby reducing the thermodynamic barrier and accelerating oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Here, a high-valence Mo atoms doping route is proposed by an efficient self-reconstruction strategy to prepare MoFeNi (oxy)hydroxides for efficient alkaline OER. By using borides (MoNiB) as sacrificial template and Mo source, FeNi (oxy)hydroxides nanoflakes embedded with high-valence Mo atoms (MoFeNi) is successfully synthesized, which can modulate the electron coordination to improve the intrinsic catalytic activity. Remarkably, the obtained MoFeNi exhibits extremely low overpotential (η100 = 252 mV and η500 = 288 mV) and small Tafel slope (18.35 mV dec-1). The robust catalyst can run stably for hours at 500 mA cm-2. Characterization results and theoretical calculations confirmed that the addition of high-valence Mo effectively modulated the intrinsic electronic structure of metal sites and optimized the adsorption/desorption energy of the intermediates, accelerating OER reactions kinetics. By coupling MoFeNi anode with Pt/C cathode, anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyser can operate stably at 500 mA cm-2 with about less than 2.2 V. This research introduces a novel approach to develop ideal electrocatalysts through the incorporation of high-valence molybdenum species.
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- Bin Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China.
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Li Y, He N, Chen X, Fang B, Liu X, Li H, Gong Z, Lu T, Pan L. Interface regulation of Zr-MOF/Ni 2P@nickel foam as high-efficient electrocatalyst for pH-universal hydrogen evolution reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 656:289-296. [PMID: 37995399 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.11.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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Currently, the development of economical and effective non-noble metal electrocatalysts is vital for advancing hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and enabling its widespread applications. The customizable pore structure and enormous surface area of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have made them to become promising non-noble metal electrocatalysts for HER. However, MOFs have some challenges, including low conductivity and instability, which can result in them having high overpotentials and slow reaction kinetics in electrocatalytic processes. In this work, we present an innovative approach for synthesizing cost-effective and high-efficient Zr-MOF-derived pH-universal electrocatalysts for HER. It entails creating the interfaces of the electrocatalysts with suitable proportions of phosphide nanostructures. Zr-MOF/Ni2P@nickel foam (NF) electrodes with interface regulated by Ni2P nanostructures were successfully developed for high-efficient pH-universal HER electrocatalysts. The presence of Ni2P nanostructures with abundant active sites at the Zr-MOFs@NF interfaces boosted the electronic conductivity and local charge density of the hybrid electrocatalysts. This helped to improve their reaction kinetics and electrocatalytic activity. By optimizing the Ni2P amount, Zr-MOF/Ni2P@NF demonstrated impressive stability and superior HER activities, with a low overpotential of 149 mV (acidic electrolytes) and 143 mV (alkaline electrolytes) at 10 mA cm-2. The proven strategy in this work can be expanded to many types of MOF-based materials for wider practical applications.
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- Yue Li
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Nanophotonics & Advanced Instrument, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Nanophotonics & Advanced Instrument, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.
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- Engineering Research Center for Nanophotonics & Advanced Instrument, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.
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- Ningxia Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials, School of Materials and New Energy, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China; Engineering Research Center for Nanophotonics & Advanced Instrument, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.
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Xiang L, Hu Y, Zhao Y, Cao S, Kuai L. Carbon-Supported High-Loading Sub-4 nm PtCo Alloy Electrocatalysts for Superior Oxygen Reduction Reaction. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2367. [PMID: 37630951 PMCID: PMC10458021 DOI: 10.3390/nano13162367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Increasing the loading density of nanoparticles on carbon support is essential for making Pt-alloy/C catalysts practical in H2-air fuel cells. The challenge lies in increasing the loading while suppressing the sintering of Pt-alloy nanoparticles. This work presents a 40% Pt-weighted sub-4 nm PtCo/C alloy catalyst via a simple incipient wetness impregnation method. By carefully optimizing the synthetic conditions such as Pt/Co ratios, calcination temperature, and time, the size of supported PtCo alloy nanoparticles is successfully controlled below 4 nm, and a high electrochemical surface area of 93.8 m2/g is achieved, which is 3.4 times that of commercial PtCo/C-TKK catalysts. Demonstrated by electrochemical oxygen reduction reactions, PtCo/C alloy catalysts present an enhanced mass activity of 0.465 A/mg at 0.9 V vs. RHE, which is 2.0 times that of the PtCo/C-TKK catalyst. Therefore, the developed PtCo/C alloy catalyst has the potential to be a highly practical catalyst for H2-air fuel cells.
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- Linlin Xiang
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anhui Laboratory of Clean Catalytic Engineering, Key Laboratory of Production and Conversion of Green Hydrogen, Anhui Polytechnic University, Beijing Middle Road, Wuhu 241000, China; (L.X.); (Y.H.)
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei 230031, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anhui Laboratory of Clean Catalytic Engineering, Key Laboratory of Production and Conversion of Green Hydrogen, Anhui Polytechnic University, Beijing Middle Road, Wuhu 241000, China; (L.X.); (Y.H.)
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- The Rowland Institute at Harvard, 100 Edwin H Land Blvd, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA;
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- Aramco Boston Downstream Center, 400 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA;
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anhui Laboratory of Clean Catalytic Engineering, Key Laboratory of Production and Conversion of Green Hydrogen, Anhui Polytechnic University, Beijing Middle Road, Wuhu 241000, China; (L.X.); (Y.H.)
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei 230031, China
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Xing Z, Huang M, Yao Q, Feng G, Zhu J, Zhu QL, Lu ZH. Engineering Electronic and Morphological Structure of Metal-Organic-Framework-Derived Iron-Doped Ni 2P/NC Hollow Polyhedrons for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution. Inorg Chem 2023. [PMID: 37471103 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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The rational design of an oxygen electrocatalyst with low cost and high activity is greatly desired for realization of the practical water-splitting industry. Herein, we put forward a rational method to construct nonprecious-metal catalysts with high activity by designing the microstructure and modulating the electronic state. Iron (Fe)-doped Ni2P hollow polyhedrons decorated with nitrogen-doped carbon (Fe-Ni2P/NC HPs) are prepared by a sequential metal-organic-framework-templated strategy. Benefiting from the strong electronic coupling, rapid charge-transfer capability, and abundant catalytic active sites, the obtained Fe-Ni2P/NC HPs exhibit an impressive electrocatalytic performance toward the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with an ultralow overpotential of 228 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and a small Tafel slope of 33.4 mV dec-1, superior to the commercial RuO2 and most reported electrocatalysts. Notably, this catalyst also shows long durability with an almost negligible activity decay over 210 h for the OER. Combining density functional theory calculations with experiments demonstrates that the doped Fe and the incorporated carbon effectively modulate the electronic structure, enhance the conductivity, and greatly reduce the energy barrier of the rate-determining step in the process of OER. Thus, fast OER kinetics is realized. Moreover, this synthetic strategy can be extended to the synthesis of Fe-NiS2/NC HPs and Fe-NiSe2/NC HPs with excellent OER performance and long-term durability. This work furnishes an instructive idea in pursuit of nonprecious-metal materials with robust electrocatalytic activity and long durability.
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- Zhiyuan Xing
- National Engineering Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Key Laboratory of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Energy Catalysis and Conversion of Nanchang, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Key Laboratory of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Energy Catalysis and Conversion of Nanchang, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Key Laboratory of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Energy Catalysis and Conversion of Nanchang, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- Key Laboratory for Environment and Energy Catalysis of Jiangxi Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Key Laboratory of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Energy Catalysis and Conversion of Nanchang, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Key Laboratory of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Energy Catalysis and Conversion of Nanchang, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Key Laboratory of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Energy Catalysis and Conversion of Nanchang, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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Jia H, Yao N, Zhu J, Luo W. Reconstructured Electrocatalysts during Oxygen Evolution Reaction under Alkaline Electrolytes. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203073. [PMID: 36367365 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The development of electrocatalysts with high-efficiency and clear structure-activity relationship towards the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is essential for the wide application of water electrolyzers. Recently, the dynamic reconstruction phenomenon of the catalysts' surface structures during the OER process has been discovered. With the help of various advanced ex situ and in situ characterization, it is demonstrated that such surface reconstruction could yield actual active species to catalyze the water oxidation process. However, the attention and studies of potential interaction between reconstructed species and substrate are lacking. This review summarizes the recent development of typical reconstructed electrocatalysts and the substrate effect. First, the advanced characterization for electrocatalytic reconstruction is briefly discussed. Then, typical reconstructed electrocatalysts are comprehensively summarized and the key role of substrate effects during the OER process is emphasized. Finally, the future challenges and perspectives of surface reconstructed catalysts for water electrolysis are discussed.
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- Hongnan Jia
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430073, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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Facile preparation of hierarchical Ni@Mn-doped NiO hybrids for efficient and durable oxygen evolution reaction. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.107855] [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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Chen K, Zhang W, Bai Y, Gong W, Zhang N, Long R, Xiong Y. Boosting electrochemical hydrogen evolution by coupling anodically oxidative dehydrogenation of benzylamine to benzonitrile. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.03.042] [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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