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Zhong W, Yue J, Zhang R, Huang H, Huang H, Shen Z, Jiang L, Xu M, Xia Q, Cao Y. Screening of Transition Metal Supported on Black Phosphorus as Electrocatalysts for CO 2 Reduction. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:1035-1045. [PMID: 38171367 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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The electrocatalytic CO2 reduction (CO2RR) is an effective and economical strategy to eliminate CO2 through conversion into value-added chemicals and fuels. However, exploring and screening suitable 2D material-based single-atom catalysts (SACs) for CO2 reduction are still a great challenge. In this study, 27 (3d, 4d, and 5d, except Tc and Hg) transition metal (TM) atom-doped black phosphorus (TM@BP) electrocatalysts were systematically investigated for CO2RR by density functional theory calculations. According to the stability of SACs and their effectiveness in activating the CO2 molecule, three promising catalysts, Zr@BP, Nb@BP, and Ru@BP, were successfully screened out, exhibiting outstanding catalytic activity for the production of carbon monoxide (CO), methyl alcohol (CH3OH), and methane (CH4) with limiting potentials of -0.79, -0.49, and -0.60 V, respectively. A catalytic relationship between the d-band centers of SACs and the limiting potential of CO2RR was used to estimate the catalytic activity of catalysts. Furthermore, Nb@BP has high selectivity for CO2RR to CH3OH compared to H2 formation, while the hydrogen evolution reaction significantly impacts the synthesis of CO and CH4 on Zr@BP and Ru@BP. Nitrogen atom doping in BP is beneficial for enhancing the selectivity of CO2RR, but it is detrimental to the activity of CO2RR. This study offers theoretical guidance for synthesizing highly efficient CO2RR electrocatalysts and further enhances structural modulation methods for layered 2D materials.
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- Weichan Zhong
- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, P. R. China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, P. R. China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, P. R. China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, P. R. China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, P. R. China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, P. R. China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang 313000, P. R. China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, P. R. China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, P. R. China
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Han Y, Xu H, Li Q, Du A, Yan X. DFT-assisted low-dimensional carbon-based electrocatalysts design and mechanism study: a review. Front Chem 2023; 11:1286257. [PMID: 37920412 PMCID: PMC10619919 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1286257] [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: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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Low-dimensional carbon-based (LDC) materials have attracted extensive research attention in electrocatalysis because of their unique advantages such as structural diversity, low cost, and chemical tolerance. They have been widely used in a broad range of electrochemical reactions to relieve environmental pollution and energy crisis. Typical examples include hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR), and nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR). Traditional "trial and error" strategies greatly slowed down the rational design of electrocatalysts for these important applications. Recent studies show that the combination of density functional theory (DFT) calculations and experimental research is capable of accurately predicting the structures of electrocatalysts, thus revealing the catalytic mechanisms. Herein, current well-recognized collaboration methods of theory and practice are reviewed. The commonly used calculation methods and the basic functionals are briefly summarized. Special attention is paid to descriptors that are widely accepted as a bridge linking the structure and activity and the breakthroughs for high-volume accurate prediction of electrocatalysts. Importantly, correlated multiple descriptors are used to systematically describe the complicated interfacial electrocatalytic processes of LDC catalysts. Furthermore, machine learning and high-throughput simulations are crucial in assisting the discovery of new multiple descriptors and reaction mechanisms. This review will guide the further development of LDC electrocatalysts for extended applications from the aspect of DFT computations.
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- Yun Han
- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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He T, Kong Y, Zhou T, Zhang J, Santiago ARP, Du A, Luque R, Liu Q. Rational Modulation of Single Atom Coordination Microenvironments in a BCN Monolayer for Multifunctional Electrocatalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2302429. [PMID: 37433972 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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Single-atom (SA) catalysts (SACs) have demonstrated outstanding catalytic performances toward plenty of relevant electrochemical reactions. Nevertheless, controlling the coordination microenvironment of catalytically active SAs to further enhance their catalytic oerformences has remained elusive up to now. Herein, a systematic investigation of 20 transition metal atoms that are coordinated with 20 different microenvironments in a boroncarbon-nitride monolayer (BCN) is conducted using high-throughput density functional theory calculations. The experimentally synthesized ternary BCN monolayer contains carbon, nitrogen, and boron atoms in its 2D network, thus providing a lot of new coordination environments than those of the current Cx Ny nanoplatforms. By exploring the structural/electrochemical stability, catalytic activity, selectivity, and electronic properties of 400 (20 × 20) TM-BCN moieties, it is discovered that specific SA coordination environments can achieve superior stability and selectivity for different electrocatalytic reactions. Moreover, a universal descriptor to accelerate the experimental process toward the synthesis of BCN-SACs is reported. These findings not only provide useful guidance for the synthesis of efficient multifunctional BCN-SACs but also will immediately benefit researchers by levering up their understanding of the mechanistic effects of SA coordination microenvironments on electrocatalytic reactions.
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- Tianwei He
- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
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- Department of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, 224002, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
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- Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Material Science, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry University of Cordoba Campus de Rabanales Edificio Marie Curie (C-3), Ctra Nnal IV-A, Km 396, Cordoba, E14014, Spain
- Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 6 Miklukho-Maklaya str, Moscow, 117198, Russia
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
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He Y, Dong Y, Zhang Y, Li Y, Li H. Graphene Nano-Blister in Graphite for Future Cathode in Dual-Ion Batteries: Fundamentals, Advances, and Prospects. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2207426. [PMID: 36950760 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202207426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The intercalating of anions into cost-effective graphite electrode provides a high operating voltage, therefore, the dual-ion batteries (DIBs) as novel energy storage device has attracted much attention recently. The "graphene in graphite" has always existed in the graphite cathode of DIBs, but has rarely been researched. It is foreseeable that the graphene blisters with the intact lattice structure in the shell can utilize its ultra-high elastic stiffness and reversible lattice expansion for increasing the storage capacity of anions in the batteries. This review proposes an expected "blister model" by introducing the high elasticity of graphene blisters and its possible formation mechanism. The unique blisters composed of multilayer graphene that do not fall off on the graphite surface may become indispensable in nanotechnology in the future development of cathode materials for DIBs.
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- Yitao He
- Department of Energy and Power Engineering, School of Energy and Environment, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan, Anhui, 243002, China
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- Department of Energy and Power Engineering, School of Energy and Environment, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan, Anhui, 243002, China
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- School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, No. 92 Xidazhi Street, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Fabrication and Surface Technology of Advanced Metal Materials, Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan, Anhui, 243002, China
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- Department of Energy and Power Engineering, School of Energy and Environment, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan, Anhui, 243002, China
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Huang Q, Liu X, Zhang Z, Wang L, Xiao B, Ao Z. Dopant-vacancy activated tetragonal transition metal selenide for hydrogen evolution electrocatalysis. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.108046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Chang B, Wu S, Wang Y, Sun T, Cheng Z. Emerging single-atom iron catalysts for advanced catalytic systems. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2022; 7:1340-1387. [PMID: 36097878 DOI: 10.1039/d2nh00362g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Due to the elusive structure-function relationship, traditional nanocatalysts always yield limited catalytic activity and selectivity, making them practically difficult to replace natural enzymes in wide industrial and biomedical applications. Accordingly, single-atom catalysts (SACs), defined as catalysts containing atomically dispersed active sites on a support material, strikingly show the highest atomic utilization and drastically boosted catalytic performances to functionally mimic or even outperform natural enzymes. The molecular characteristics of SACs (e.g., unique metal-support interactions and precisely located metal sites), especially single-atom iron catalysts (Fe-SACs) that have a similar catalytic structure to the catalytically active center of metalloprotease, enable the accurate identification of active centers in catalytic reactions, which afford ample opportunity for unraveling the structure-function relationship of Fe-SACs. In this review, we present an overview of the recent advances of support materials for anchoring an atomic dispersion of Fe. Subsequently, we highlight the structural designability of support materials as two sides of the same coin. Moreover, the applications described herein illustrate the utility of Fe-SACs in a broad scope of industrially and biologically important reactions. Finally, we present an outlook of the major challenges and opportunities remaining for the successful combination of single Fe atoms and catalysts.
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- Baisong Chang
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China.
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- Department of Medical Technology, Suzhou Chien-shiung Institute of Technology, Taicang 215411, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China.
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He T, Santiago ARP, Kong Y, Ahsan MA, Luque R, Du A, Pan H. Atomically Dispersed Heteronuclear Dual-Atom Catalysts: A New Rising Star in Atomic Catalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2106091. [PMID: 34897990 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202106091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Atomic catalysts (AC) are gaining extensive research interest as the most active new frontier in heterogeneous catalysis due to their unique electronic structures and maximum atom-utilization efficiencies. Among all the atom catalysts, atomically dispersed heteronuclear dual-atom catalysts (HDACs), which are featured with asymmetric active sites, have recently opened new pathways in the field of advancing atomic catalysis. In this review, the up-to-date investigations on heteronuclear dual-atom catalysts together with the last advances on their theoretical predictions and experimental constructions are summarized. Furthermore, the current experimental synthetic strategies and accessible characterization techniques for these kinds of atomic catalysts, are also discussed. Finally, the crucial challenges in both theoretical and experimental aspects, as well as the future prospects of HDACs for energy-related applications are provided. It is believed that this review will inspire the rational design and synthesis of the new generation of highly effective HDACs.
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- Tianwei He
- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, P. R. China
- Fritz-Haber-Institut, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V., Theory Department, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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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 Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Cordoba, Campus de Rabanales, Edificio Marie Curie (C-3), Ctra Nnal IV-A, Km 396, Cordoba, E14014, Spain
- Russia Centre for Materials Science and School of Chemistry and Physics, Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya str, Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation
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- Queensland University of Technology, Garden Point Campus, Brisbane, Queensland, 4001, Australia
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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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Ge P, Zhai X, Liu X, Liu Y, Yang X, Yan H, Ge G, Yang J, Liu Y. Graphdiyne-supported single-cluster electrocatalysts for highly efficient carbon dioxide reduction reaction. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:1211-1218. [PMID: 34989742 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr05200d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) has become a promising technology to resolve globally accelerating CO2 emissions and produce chemical fuels. In this work, the electrocatalytic performance of transition metal (TM = Cu, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Mo, Pt, Rh, Ru and V) triatomic clusters embedded in a graphdiyne (GDY) monolayer (TM3@GDY) for CO2RR is investigated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The results indicate that Cr3@GDY possesses the best catalytic performance with a remarkably low rate-limiting step of 0.39 eV toward the CO2 product, and it can also effectively suppress the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) during the entire CO2RR process. Studies on the rate-limiting steps (CHO* + H+ + e- → CHOH) of Crn@GDY (n = 1-4) structures demonstrate that the high catalytic performance is attributed to the strong synergistic reaction of three Cr atoms interacting with the C atom for the Cr3@GDY structure. The strong synergistic reaction gives rise to the weakest interaction between O-Cr atoms, which leads to the strongest interaction between O-H atoms and makes the hydrogenation process easier for the Cr3@GDY structure. Furthermore, ab initio molecular dynamics simulations (AIMD) at 500 K reveal the high thermodynamic stability of the Cr3@GDY structure. These studies may provide a new approach for designing highly efficient electrocatalysts for the CO2RR under ambient conditions.
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- Pingji Ge
- Key Laboratory of Ecophysics and Department of Physics, College of Science, Shihezi University North fourth Road, Shihezi City, P.R. China.
- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Oasis Town and Mountain-basin System Ecology, Shihezi University North fourth Road, Shihezi City, P.R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecophysics and Department of Physics, College of Science, Shihezi University North fourth Road, Shihezi City, P.R. China.
- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Oasis Town and Mountain-basin System Ecology, Shihezi University North fourth Road, Shihezi City, P.R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecophysics and Department of Physics, College of Science, Shihezi University North fourth Road, Shihezi City, P.R. China.
- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Oasis Town and Mountain-basin System Ecology, Shihezi University North fourth Road, Shihezi City, P.R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecophysics and Department of Physics, College of Science, Shihezi University North fourth Road, Shihezi City, P.R. China.
- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Oasis Town and Mountain-basin System Ecology, Shihezi University North fourth Road, Shihezi City, P.R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecophysics and Department of Physics, College of Science, Shihezi University North fourth Road, Shihezi City, P.R. China.
- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Oasis Town and Mountain-basin System Ecology, Shihezi University North fourth Road, Shihezi City, P.R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecophysics and Department of Physics, College of Science, Shihezi University North fourth Road, Shihezi City, P.R. China.
- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Oasis Town and Mountain-basin System Ecology, Shihezi University North fourth Road, Shihezi City, P.R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecophysics and Department of Physics, College of Science, Shihezi University North fourth Road, Shihezi City, P.R. China.
- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Oasis Town and Mountain-basin System Ecology, Shihezi University North fourth Road, Shihezi City, P.R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecophysics and Department of Physics, College of Science, Shihezi University North fourth Road, Shihezi City, P.R. China.
- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Oasis Town and Mountain-basin System Ecology, Shihezi University North fourth Road, Shihezi City, P.R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecophysics and Department of Physics, College of Science, Shihezi University North fourth Road, Shihezi City, P.R. China.
- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Oasis Town and Mountain-basin System Ecology, Shihezi University North fourth Road, Shihezi City, P.R. China.
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Liu W, Kong Y, Wang B, Li X, Liu P, Santiago ARP, He T. Computational Study of the Curvature-Promoted Anchoring of Transition Metals for Water Splitting. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11123173. [PMID: 34947523 PMCID: PMC8709100 DOI: 10.3390/nano11123173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Generating clean and sustainable hydrogen from water splitting processes represent a practical alternative to solve the energy crisis. Ultrathin two-dimensional materials exhibit attractive properties as catalysts for hydrogen production owing to their large surface-to-volume ratios and effective chemisorption sites. However, the catalytically inactive surfaces of the transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD) possess merely small areas of active chemical sites on the edge, thus decreasing their possibilities for practical applications. Here, we propose a new class of out-of-plane deformed TMD (cTMD) monolayer to anchor transition metal atoms for the activation of the inert surface. The calculated adsorption energy of metals (e.g., Pt) on curved MoS2 (cMoS2) can be greatly decreased by 72% via adding external compressions, compared to the basal plane. The enlarged diffusion barrier energy indicates that cMoS2 with an enhanced fixation of metals could be a potential candidate as a single atom catalyst (SAC). We made a well-rounded assessment of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), which are two key processes in water splitting. The optimized Gibbs free energy of 0.02 for HER and low overpotential of 0.40 V for OER can be achieved when the proper compression and supported metals are selected. Our computational results provide inspiration and guidance towards the experimental design of TMD-based SACs.
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- Weiwei Liu
- Department of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng 224002, China; (W.L.); (Y.K.)
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- Department of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng 224002, China; (W.L.); (Y.K.)
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- School of Applied Physics and Materials, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, China;
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- School of Applied Physics and Materials, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, China;
- Correspondence: (X.L.); (T.H.)
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- Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dongguan 523803, China;
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA;
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- Fritz-Haber-Institute der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg, 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Correspondence: (X.L.); (T.H.)
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First-Principles Studies of the Adsorption and Catalytic Properties for Gas Molecules on h-BN Monolayer Doped with Various Transition Metal Atoms. CATALYSIS SURVEYS FROM ASIA 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10563-021-09350-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Cu-doped phosphorene as highly efficient single atom catalyst for CO oxidation: A DFT study. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chen X, Zhang J, Huang C, Wu Q, Wu J, Xia L, Xu Q, Yao W. Modification of Black Phosphorus Nanosheets with a Ni-Containing Carbon Layer as Efficient and Stable Hydrogen Production Electrocatalysts. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:54619-54626. [PMID: 33226204 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c15236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Few-layered black phosphorus (FP) has recently attracted extensive research in the energy and materials fields. However, because of its chemically unstable nature under ambient conditions, very positive hydrogen adsorption energy and less active sites, FP has not been an efficient catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). In this research, we have developed a new strategy to overcome FP's drawbacks and to make it an active and stable HER catalyst. Our approach is to deposit a Ni2+-anchored thin carbon layer onto the surface of FP via controlled decarboxylation of Ni ethylenediaminetetraacetate (Ni-EDTA). The carbon layer on the surface of FP prevents it from making direct contact with its external environment, thereby greatly improving its stability. At the same time, transition-metal Ni that is dispersed in its carbon layer changes its hydrogen adsorption energy so as to improve its electrocatalytic activity. The prepared FP@Ni-C shows an outstanding HER performance with an overpotential of only 284 mV to obtain 10 mA cm-2 current density with excellent electrocatalytic stability. The FP@Ni-C catalyst showed almost no activity loss during a 12 h catalyst life test. This study provides a new approach to the synthesis of highly efficient and stable electrocatalysts based on two-dimensional materials, using a facile catalyst preparation method.
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- Xiaoxian Chen
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, P. R. China
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- Aviation Fuels Research Laboratory, FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 08405, United States
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, P. R. China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200090, PR China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Heat-exchange System and Energy Saving, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, P. R. China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200090, PR China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Heat-exchange System and Energy Saving, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, PR China
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Cobalt-stabilized oxygen vacancy of V2O5 nanosheet arrays with delocalized valence electron for alkaline water splitting. Chem Eng Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2020.115915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Wang L, Zuo N, Wang Z, Xie D, Liu Q, Li S, Jing C, Mominou N. Ultra-selective desulfurization of 4, 6-dimethyldibenzothiophene via carbon-sulfur bond cleavage with the bimetal single atom on N-rGO. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 399:122803. [PMID: 32526432 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A single-atom Cu and Ni anchored on N-doped Reduced Graphene Oxides, which confer the intensified exposure of interior active sites, was developed. Due to single-atom active sites which accelerated the oxygenation and hydrogenation, the prepared Cu/Ni-N-rGO shows excellent conversion, good stability and selectivity for CS bond cleavage by catalytic oxidation and hydrogenation at the different temperatures. The desulfurization ratio and selectivity for 4, 6-DMDBT to carbonhydrogen were 100 % and 100 %, respectively, on the suitable conditions. The kinetics of catalytic oxidation and in situ hydrogenation of 4, 6-DMDBT, and their mechanism over Cu/Ni-N-rGO by density functional theory was explored. Computational studies show the CS cleavage of the 4, 6-dimethyldibenzothiophene by catalytic oxidation and then in situ hydrogenation is easier than that by direct hydrogenation or catalytic oxidation.
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- Lei Wang
- Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, PR China
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- Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, 213159, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, PR China; Shanghai Kangda New Materials Inc., Shanghai, 201420, PR China.
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- University of Ngaoundere, Ngaoundere, P. O. BOX 454, 999108, Cameroon.
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Li X, Liu L, Ren X, Gao J, Huang Y, Liu B. Microenvironment modulation of single-atom catalysts and their roles in electrochemical energy conversion. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:eabb6833. [PMID: 32967833 PMCID: PMC7531890 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb6833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have become the most attractive frontier research field in heterogeneous catalysis. Since the atomically dispersed metal atoms are commonly stabilized by ionic/covalent interactions with neighboring atoms, the geometric and electronic structures of SACs depend greatly on their microenvironment, which, in turn, determine the performances in catalytic processes. In this review, we will focus on the recently developed strategies of SAC synthesis, with attention on the microenvironment modulation of single-atom active sites of SACs. Furthermore, experimental and computational advances in understanding such microenvironment in association to the catalytic activity and mechanisms are summarized and exemplified in the electrochemical applications, including the water electrolysis and O2/CO2/N2 reduction reactions. Last, by highlighting the prospects and challenges for microenvironment engineering of SACs, we wish to shed some light on the further development of SACs for electrochemical energy conversion.
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- Xuning Li
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore.
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Tuning proton-coupled electron transfer by crystal orientation for efficient water oxidization on double perovskite oxides. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4299. [PMID: 32855418 PMCID: PMC7453016 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17657-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Developing highly efficient and cost-effective oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts is critical for many energy devices. While regulating the proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) process via introducing additive into the system has been reported effective in promoting OER activity, controlling the PCET process by tuning the intrinsic material properties remains a challenging task. In this work, we take double perovskite oxide PrBa0.5Sr0.5Co1.5Fe0.5O5+δ (PBSCF) as a model system to demonstrate enhancing OER activity through the promotion of PCET by tuning the crystal orientation and correlated proton diffusion. OER kinetics on PBSCF thin films with (100), (110), and (111) orientation, deposited on single crystal LaAlO3 substrates, were investigated using electrochemical measurements, density functional theory (DFT) calculations, and synchrotron-based near ambient X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results clearly show that the OER activity and the ease of deprotonation depend on orientation and follow the order of (100) > (110) > (111). Correlated with OER activity, proton diffusion is found to be the fastest in the (100) film, followed by (110) and (111) films. Our results point out a way of boosting PCET and OER activity, which can also be successfully applied to a wide range of crucial applications in green energy and environment.
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Atomically embedded asymmetrical dual-metal dimers on N-doped graphene for ultra-efficient nitrogen reduction reaction. J Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2020.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Peng K, Zhou J, Gao H, Wang J, Wang H, Su L, Wan P. Emerging One-/Two-Dimensional Heteronanostructure Integrating SiC Nanowires with MoS 2 Nanosheets for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:19519-19529. [PMID: 32255331 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c02046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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MoS2 has emerged as a good application prospect in the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Nevertheless, the catalytic activity of MoS2 is greatly restricted by its inferior electrical conductivity, inadequate exposure of active edge sites, and sluggish water dissociation dynamics. Herein, a 1D/2D heteronanostructure composed of SiC nanowires wrapped with MoS2 nanosheets was prepared via the hydrothermal synthesis of MoS2 on highly connected SiC nanowires (SiCnw). The nanocomposites exhibit an emerging tectorum-like morphology with interface connections of C-Mo bonds, which benefit the efficient interfacial transmission of electrons. Due to the synergetic catalytic effects of MoS2 nanosheets and SiC nanowires, the MoS2/SiCnw nanocomposites possess efficient catalytic performance with a low Tafel slope (55 mV/dec). SiC nanocrystals could reduce the activated water dissociation energy barrier, and the morphologies of connected nanowires could improve the active site exposure and charge transport. The nanocomposites possess favorable hydrogen adsorption free energy from density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The electrocatalytic performance of MoS2/SiCnw nanocomposites could be further improved by assembling the nanocomposites on a carbon fiber paper to enhance the electronic transmission efficiency.
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- Kang Peng
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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Liang T, Liu Y, Cheng Y, Ma F, Dai Z. Scalable Synthesis of a MoS
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/Black Phosphorus Heterostructure for pH‐Universal Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis. ChemCatChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202000139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Tingting Liang
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Powder Metallurgy Central South University Changsha 410083 P.R. China
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He T, Zhang L, Kour G, Du A. Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide on precise number of Fe atoms anchored graphdiyne. J CO2 UTIL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2019.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Guan Z, Ni S, Hu S. First-Principles Study of 3d Transition-Metal-Atom Adsorption onto Graphene Embedded with the Extended Line Defect. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:5900-5910. [PMID: 32226870 PMCID: PMC7097999 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b04154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A type of line defect (LD) composed of alternate squares and octagons (4-8) as the basic unit is currently an experimentally available topological defect in the graphene lattice, which brings some interesting modifications to the magnetic and electronic properties of graphene. The transitional-metal (TM) atoms adsorb on graphene with a line defect (4-8), and they show interesting and attractive structural, magnetic, and electronic properties. For different TMs such as Fe, Co, Mn, Ni, and V, the complex systems show different magnetic and electronic properties. The TM atoms can spontaneously adsorb at quadrangular sites, forming a metallic atomic chain along LD on graphene. The most stable configuration is the hollow site of a regular tangle. The TMs (TM = Co, Fe, Mn, Ni, V) tend to form extended metal lines, showing a ferromagnetic (FM) ground state. For the Co, Fe, and V atoms, the system is half-metal. The spin-α electron is insulating, while the spin-β electron is conductive. For the Mn and Ni atoms, Mn-LD and Ni-LD present a spin-polarized metal; for the Fe atom, Fe-LD shows a semimetal with Dirac cones. For Fe and V atoms, both Fe-LD and V-LD show spin-polarized half-metallic properties. And its spin-α electron is conducting, while the spin-β electron is insulating. Different TMs adsorbing on a graphene nanoribbon forming the same stable configurations of metal lines show different electronic properties. The adsorption of TMs induces magnetism and spin polarization. These metal lines have potential applications in spintronic devices and work as a quasi-one-dimensional metallic wire, which may form building blocks for atomic-scale electrons with well-controlled contacts at the atomic level.
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- Zhaoyong Guan
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900, P. R. China
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Li B, Wu Y, Li N, Chen X, Zeng X, Zhao X, Jiang J. Single-Metal Atoms Supported on MBenes for Robust Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:9261-9267. [PMID: 32064860 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b20552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) photo- and electrocatalysts play a key role in hydrogen production through water splitting, and much efforts have been undertaken to seek a low-cost and efficient alternative candidate to noble-metal Pt. Herein, the method of introducing several different transition-metal atoms to tune the catalytic properties of 2D MBene is proposed. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the H-O bonding strength can be weakened by charge transfer between the oxygen atom and the introduced single-metal atom. The weakening of the bond greatly improves the MBene catalytic activity of hydrogen evolution reaction. Interestingly, the Gibbs free energy (|ΔGH|) of W2B2O2 decreases from |-0.67| to 0.013 eV by embedding a V adatom. This work should initiate 2D material MBene applications in green catalysis and energy sectors.
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- Bing Li
- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures , Wuhan University of Technology , Wuhan , Hubei 430070 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures , Wuhan University of Technology , Wuhan , Hubei 430070 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures , Wuhan University of Technology , Wuhan , Hubei 430070 , P. R. China
- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low-Carbon & Environmental Materials (CDLCEM); School of Materials Science and Engineering , Zhengzhou University , Zhengzhou 45001 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures , Wuhan University of Technology , Wuhan , Hubei 430070 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures , Wuhan University of Technology , Wuhan , Hubei 430070 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures , Wuhan University of Technology , Wuhan , Hubei 430070 , P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Ecology and Biological Engineering , Wuhan Institute of Technology , Wuhan , Hubei 430205 , P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Energy Engineering , Foshan University , Foshan 528000 , China
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Understanding the mechanism of metal electrodeposition on graphene as the simplest building block of all graphitic materials is important for electrocatalysis and the creation of metal contacts in electronics. The present work investigates copper electrodeposition onto epitaxial graphene on 4H-SiC by experimental and computational techniques. The two subsequent single-electron transfer steps were coherently quantified by electrochemistry and density functional theory (DFT). The kinetic measurements revealed the instantaneous nucleation mechanism of copper (Cu) electrodeposition, controlled by the convergent diffusion of reactant to the limited number of nucleation sites. Cu can freely migrate across the electrode surface. These findings provide fundamental insights into the nature of copper reduction and nucleation mechanisms and can be used as a starting point for performing more sophisticated investigations and developing real applications.
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He T, Kour G, Mao X, Du A. Cuδ+ active sites stabilization through Mott-Schottky effect for promoting highly efficient conversion of carbon monoxide into n-propanol. J Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2019.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Pu Z, Amiinu IS, Cheng R, Wang P, Zhang C, Mu S, Zhao W, Su F, Zhang G, Liao S, Sun S. Single-Atom Catalysts for Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2020; 12:21. [PMID: 34138058 PMCID: PMC7770676 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-019-0349-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Hydrogen, a renewable and outstanding energy carrier with zero carbon dioxide emission, is regarded as the best alternative to fossil fuels. The most preferred route to large-scale production of hydrogen is by water electrolysis from the intermittent sources (e.g., wind, solar, hydro, and tidal energy). However, the efficiency of water electrolysis is very much dependent on the activity of electrocatalysts. Thus, designing high-effective, stable, and cheap materials for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) could have a substantial impact on renewable energy technologies. Recently, single-atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as a new frontier in catalysis science, because SACs have maximum atom-utilization efficiency and excellent catalytic reaction activity. Various synthesis methods and analytical techniques have been adopted to prepare and characterize these SACs. In this review, we discuss recent progress on SACs synthesis, characterization methods, and their catalytic applications. Particularly, we highlight their unique electrochemical characteristics toward HER. Finally, the current key challenges in SACs for HER are pointed out and some potential directions are proposed as well.
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- Zonghua Pu
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes, QC, J3X 1S2, Canada
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, The Key Laboratory of New Energy Technology of Guangdong Universities, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450002, People's Republic of China
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes, QC, J3X 1S2, Canada.
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- The Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, The Key Laboratory of New Energy Technology of Guangdong Universities, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, People's Republic of China.
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes, QC, J3X 1S2, Canada.
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Ku R, Yu G, Gao J, Huang X, Chen W. Embedding tetrahedral 3d transition metal TM4 clusters into the cavity of two-dimensional graphdiyne to construct highly efficient and nonprecious electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:3254-3263. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp06057j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Coupled with the high structural stability and good conductivity, all the new 2D composite nanostructures TM4@GDY (TM = Sc, Ti, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Cu) can uniformly exhibit considerably high catalytic activity for hydrogen evolution reaction.
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- Ruiqi Ku
- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130023
- People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130023
- People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130023
- People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130023
- People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130023
- People's Republic of China
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Gerber IC, Serp P. A Theory/Experience Description of Support Effects in Carbon-Supported Catalysts. Chem Rev 2019; 120:1250-1349. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 274] [Impact Index Per Article: 54.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Iann C. Gerber
- LPCNO, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INSA, UPS, 135 avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse, France
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- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, UPR 8241 CNRS, INPT, 31400 Toulouse, France
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Mao X, Zhang L, Kour G, Zhou S, Wang S, Yan C, Zhu Z, Du A. Defective Graphene on the Transition-Metal Surface: Formation of Efficient Bifunctional Catalysts for Oxygen Evolution/Reduction Reactions in Alkaline Media. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:17410-17415. [PMID: 31021081 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b02588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Supported single-atom catalysts (SACs) have attracted enormous attention because of their high selectivity, activity, and efficiency, compared to conventional nanoparticles and metal bulk catalysts. However, all of these unique merits rely on the stability of the SAC, as reported by many investigators. To avoid aggregation of single-metal atoms and maintain the high performance of the SAC, various substrates have been tried to support them, particularly on graphene nanosheets. A spontaneous interface phenomenon between graphene and the Co (and Ni) substrate discovered in this work is that the holes in the graphene layer can stimulate metal atoms to pop up from a metal substrate and fill the double vacancy in graphene (DV-G) and stabilize on the graphene surface. The unique structure of the lifted metal atom is expected to be useful for the bifunctional SAC for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reactions (OERs) and oxygen reduction reactions (ORRs). Our first-principles calculations indicate that the DV-G on the Co(0001) surface can serve as an excellent bifunctional OER/ORR catalyst in alkaline media with extremely low overpotentials of 0.39 V for OER and only 0.36 V for ORR processes, which are even lower than those for previously reported bifunctional catalysts. We believe that the catalytic activity stems from the interface coupling effect between the DV-G and metal substrate, as well as the charge redistribution in the graphitic sheet.
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- Xin Mao
- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty , Queensland University of Technology , Gardens Point Campus , Brisbane , Queensland 4001 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty , Queensland University of Technology , Gardens Point Campus , Brisbane , Queensland 4001 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty , Queensland University of Technology , Gardens Point Campus , Brisbane , Queensland 4001 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty , Queensland University of Technology , Gardens Point Campus , Brisbane , Queensland 4001 , Australia
- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams, Ministry of Education , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science , Anhui Normal University , Wuhu 241000 , China
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty , Queensland University of Technology , Gardens Point Campus , Brisbane , Queensland 4001 , Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering , The University of Queensland , Brisbane 4072 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty , Queensland University of Technology , Gardens Point Campus , Brisbane , Queensland 4001 , Australia
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Sun Y, Huang A, Wang Z. Transition metal atom (Ti, V, Mn, Fe, and Co) anchored silicene for hydrogen evolution reaction. RSC Adv 2019; 9:26321-26326. [PMID: 35531030 PMCID: PMC9070451 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra04602j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Non-noble element catalysis for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a promising pathway for mass hydrogen production through electrochemical water splitting. In this work, the catalytic performance of metal (alkali, alkali-earth, and transition metal) atoms anchored to silicene was investigated by density functional theory. Results showed that all the studied metal atoms are energetically favorably absorbed on the silicene with large binding energies. The pristine silicene is catalytically inert for HER, while the metal (Fe, V, Mn, Ti, Co, Ni, Be, and Cr) atom anchored silicene is catalytically active for HER with the calculated Gibbs free energies in the range between −0.09 and 0.18 eV, which is very close to the optimum value of 0.0 eV. These results suggested that the catalytic behavior of silicene can be effectively improved by metal adsorption. Such metal (Fe, V, Mn, Ti, Co, Ni, Be, and Cr) atom anchored silicenes can be used as potential catalysts for HER. Ti, V, Mn, Fe, and Co anchored silicene as low-cost catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction.![]()
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- Yongxiu Sun
- School of Electronic Science and Engineering
- Center for Public Security Technology
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Chengdu
- P. R. China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering
- Center for Public Security Technology
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Chengdu
- P. R. China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering
- Center for Public Security Technology
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Chengdu
- P. R. China
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He T, Matta SK, Du A. Single tungsten atom supported on N-doped graphyne as a high-performance electrocatalyst for nitrogen fixation under ambient conditions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:1546-1551. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cp06978f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A promising highly efficient and inexpensive W@N-doped graphyne electrocatalyst for N2 fixation has been predicted by first-principle calculation.
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- Tianwei He
- School of Chemistry
- Physics and Mechanical Engineering
- Science and Engineering Faculty
- Queensland University of Technology
- Gardens Point Campus
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- School of Chemistry
- Physics and Mechanical Engineering
- Science and Engineering Faculty
- Queensland University of Technology
- Gardens Point Campus
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- School of Chemistry
- Physics and Mechanical Engineering
- Science and Engineering Faculty
- Queensland University of Technology
- Gardens Point Campus
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- Haoxuan Liu
- Center for Electron Microscopy Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous MaterialsInstitute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies School of Materials Science and EngineeringTianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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- Center for Electron Microscopy Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous MaterialsInstitute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies School of Materials Science and EngineeringTianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
| | - Xijun Liu
- Center for Electron Microscopy Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous MaterialsInstitute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies School of Materials Science and EngineeringTianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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