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Yue T, Shi Y, Ji Y, Jia J, Chang Y, Chen J, Jia M. Interfacial engineering of nickel selenide with CeO 2 on N-doped carbon nanosheets for efficient methanol and urea electro-oxidation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 653:1369-1378. [PMID: 37801847 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.09.101] [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: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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The design of low cost, high efficiency electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation reactions (MOR) and urea oxidation reactions (UOR) is a pressing need to address the energy crisis and water pollution. In the present work, we developed Cerium dioxide (CeO2) and nickel selenide (Ni0.85Se) nanoparticles integrated into three-dimensional N-doped carbon nanosheets to be used as efficient and stable bifunctional electrocatalysts for MOR and UOR. By optimizing the selenization temperature, the CeO2-modified Ni0.85Se obtained at selenization temperature of 550 °C (CeO2-Ni0.85Se-550-NC) has the best MOR and UOR electrochemical performance. The CeO2-Ni0.85Se-550-NC potential only requires 1.309 V (MOR) and 1.294 V (UOR) to reach 10 mA cm-2, respectively. The DFT study reveals that CeO2-Ni0.85Se-550-NC has the best reaction path with the synergistic effect between CeO2 and Ni0.85Se. The outstanding catalytic performance of CeO2-Ni0.85Se-550-NC may be due to the cointeraction between CeO2 and Ni0.85Se, allowing more defects that function as catalytic sites while promoting fast electron transfer in the N-doped carbon substrate.
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- Tingting Yue
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis and Inner Mongolia Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Environment Safety, Inner Mongolia Normal University, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis and Inner Mongolia Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Environment Safety, Inner Mongolia Normal University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis and Inner Mongolia Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Environment Safety, Inner Mongolia Normal University, China; Key Laboratory of Infinite-dimensional Hamiltonian System and Its Algorithm Application (Inner Mongolia Normal University), Ministry of Education Hohhot, 010022, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis and Inner Mongolia Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Environment Safety, Inner Mongolia Normal University, China; Key Laboratory of Infinite-dimensional Hamiltonian System and Its Algorithm Application (Inner Mongolia Normal University), Ministry of Education Hohhot, 010022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis and Inner Mongolia Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Environment Safety, Inner Mongolia Normal University, China; Key Laboratory of Infinite-dimensional Hamiltonian System and Its Algorithm Application (Inner Mongolia Normal University), Ministry of Education Hohhot, 010022, China.
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Chen Z, Li X, Zhao J, Zhang S, Wang J, Zhang H, Zhang J, Dong Q, Zhang W, Hu W, Han X. Stabilizing Pt Single Atoms through Pt-Se Electron Bridges on Vacancy-enriched Nickel Selenide for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202308686. [PMID: 37503553 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202308686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Rational design of Pt single-atom catalysts provides a promising strategy to significantly improve the electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution reaction. In this work, we presented a novel and efficient strategy for utilizing the low electron-density region of substrate to effectively trap and confine high electron-density metal atoms. The Pt single-atom catalyst supported by nickel selenide with rich vacancies was prepared via a hydrothermal-impregnation stepwise approach. Through experimental testation and DFT theoretical calculation, we confirm that Pt single atoms are well distributed at cationic vacancies of nickel selenide with loading amount of 3.2 wt. %. Moreover, the atomic Pt combined with the high electronegative Se to form Pt-Se bond as a "bridge" between single atoms and substrate for fast electron translation. This novel catalyst shows an extremely low overpotential of 45 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and an excellent stability over 120 h. Furthermore, the nickel selenide supported Pt SACs exhibits long-term stability for practical application, which maintains a high current density of 390 mA cm-2 over 80 h with a retention of 99 %. This work points a promising direction for designing single atoms catalysts with high catalytic activity and stability for advanced green energy conversion technologies.
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- Zanyu Chen
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Material, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education) School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Material, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education) School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Building Green Functional Materials, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, 300384, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Material, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education) School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Material, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education) School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Material, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education) School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350207, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Material, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education) School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Material, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education) School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Material, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education) School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Material, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education) School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350207, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Material, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education) School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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Wang Z, Zheng Y, Song K, Xin J, Yin G, Chen G. Effects of chemical composition and vacant oxygen defects on the performance of Ni(OH) 2–Ni 0.85Se heterostructure nanowires as supercapacitor electrodes. NEW J CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj04746b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The research focus of supercapacitors is the composition and structural design of electrode materials.
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- Ziwei Wang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, Heilongjiang, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, Heilongjiang, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, Heilongjiang, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, Heilongjiang, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, Heilongjiang, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, Heilongjiang, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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Coupling Dual-phased nickel selenides with N-doped carbon enables efficient urea electrocatalytic oxidation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 629:33-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.08.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Stimulation of ethylene glycol electrooxidation on electrodeposited Ni–PbO2–GN nanocomposite in alkaline medium. J APPL ELECTROCHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10800-022-01792-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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AbstractIn this work, a novel system composed of non-precious nickel-based metal oxide/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite (Ni–PbO2–GN) is used for electrooxidation of ethylene glycol (EG) in 1.0 M NaOH solution and compares its activity with that of Ni, Ni–GN, and Ni–PbO2. The facile electrodeposition technique is used to prepare the catalysts on glassy carbon (GC) substrates. The outcomes of electrochemical measurements show a high performance towards EG oxidation is obtained for Ni-nanocomposite electrodes compared to that of Ni mainly due to their higher surface areas. The excellent electrocatalytic properties of the Ni-nanocomposite could be ascribed to the synergistic contributions of PbO2 and graphene (GN) nano-sheets that help the reduction of Ni grains. A smaller charge transfer resistance value of 34.5 Ω cm2 for EG oxidation reaction at + 360 mV is recorded for GC/Ni–PbO2–GN compared to the other prepared electrodes. Moreover, it exhibits higher kinetic parameters of EG such as diffusion coefficient (D = 3.9 × 10–10 cm2 s−1) and charge transfer rate constant (ks = 32.5 mol−1 cm3 s−1). The overall performance and stability of the prepared catalysts towards EG electrooxidation have been estimated to be in the order of GC/Ni–PbO2–GN > GC/Ni–GN > GC/Ni–PbO2 > GC/Ni.
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Guan G, Wu J, Huang J, Qian X. Polynary metal selenide CoSe2/NiSe2/MoSe2 porous nanospheres as efficient electrocatalytic materials for high-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Karkuzhali R, Manoj S, Shanmugapriya K, Narendra Kumar AV, Gopu G, Muniyappan N, Jeon BH, Muthu Prabhu S. MXene-based O/Se-rich bimetallic nanocomposites for high performance solid-state symmetric supercapacitors. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2021.122727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Xu H, Lu K, Jiang C, Wei X, Wang Z, Ouyang Y, Dai F. Electronic regulation of a core–shell NiSe 2 catalyst by Co doping to accelerate hydrogen evolution. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ce01169g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A Co-doping core–shell shaped NiSe2 based catalyst (NixCo1−xSe2@NC) exhibits promising electrocatalytic activity for HER with a low overpotential of −143 mV at −10 mA cm−2, a small Tafel slope of 37.5 mV dec−1.
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- Huakai Xu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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Liu Y, Cao J, Chen Y, Wei M, Liu X, Li X, Wu Q, Feng B, Zhang Y, Yang L. Regulation of Morphology and Electrochemical Properties of Ni0.85Se via Fe Doping for Overall Water Splitting and Supercapacitor. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1ce01555a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The Fe-doped Ni0.85Se nanosheets array on Ni foam was synthesized successfully through one-step solvothermal method as effective binder-free multifunctional catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), overall...
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Ma X, Yang J, Xu X, Yang H, Peng C. NiSe/Ni 3Se 2 on nickel foam as an ultra-high-rate HER electrocatalyst: common anion heterostructure with built-in electric field and efficient interfacial charge transfer. RSC Adv 2021; 11:34432-34439. [PMID: 35494750 PMCID: PMC9042723 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra06183f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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One grand challenge in green hydrogen production is to design efficient HER electrocatalysts for high-rate alkaline water electrolysis. Nickel chalcogenide coatings on nickel foam (NF) are promising HER electrocatalysts, but their high-rate performances are yet to be improved. The current work reports a NiSe/Ni3Se2@NF for alkaline HER, which requires an overpotential of only 336 mV to achieve an ultra-high current density of 1250 mA cm−2, outperforming commercial Pt/C. The low onset potential of NiSe/Ni3Se2@NF is attributed to its morphology, and high surface area, as well as multiple active sites and electronic structure modulation because of the heterostructure. While these features are well-known within the current knowledge framework, new understandings are proposed on its superior high-rate performance. The common-anion feature offers abundant interfacial Ni–Se bonding and low resistance for efficient interfacial charge transfer, whereas the heterovalent-Ni-cation in the heterostructure results in a built-in electric field that further enhances the high-rate performance. This work provides new insights on both the mechanistic and methodological aspects of designing high-performance electrocatalysts operating at high current densities. The NiSe/Ni3Se2 common anion heterostructure is a superior electrocatalyst for ultra-high-rate HER owing to its built-in electric field and efficient interfacial charge transfer.![]()
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- Xin Ma
- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 P. R. China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 P. R. China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 P. R. China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 P. R. China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 P. R. China
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Xu S, Du Y, Yu X, Wang Z, Cheng X, Liu Q, Luo Y, Sun X, Wu Q. A Cr-FeOOH@Ni-P/NF binder-free electrode as an excellent oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalyst. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:17003-17010. [PMID: 34617088 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr04513j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Refining the size of nanoparticles to exhibit larger specific surface areas and expose much more active sites is of great significance for enhancing the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity of the electrocatalyst, but still a tremendous challenge. Herein, a Cr-FeOOH@Ni2P-Ni5P4/NF (Cr-FeOOH@Ni-P/NF) catalyst was constructed by electrodepositing a layer of CrFe oxyhydroxides on the self-grown Ni-P nanoparticles, which exhibits ultrafine nanoparticles and thus superexcellent electrocatalytic OER performance. The final catalyst affords ultra-low overpotentials of 144 mV and 210 mV to achieve current densities of 10 and 50 mA cm-2, respectively. Meanwhile, it demonstrates robust stability for at least 80 hours with no activity decay. This strategy of refining nanoparticles on a three-dimensional electrode has once again been further demonstrated to be feasible and highly effective and opens a new door for the exploration of electrocatalysts with excellent comprehensive properties.
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- Siran Xu
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, 441053, China.
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- Institute of Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China
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- Institute of Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, China.
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Liu G, Shuai C, Mo Z, Guo R, Liu N, Dong Q, Wang J, Pei H, Liu W, Guo X. Fe-doped Ni0.85Se nanospheres interspersed into carbon nanotubes as efficient and stable electrocatalyst for overall water splitting. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Wang P, Dai Y, Wang X, Ren X, Luo C. Boosting Hydrogen Evolution on MoS
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Proton Concentration in Acid Solution. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Pengfei Wang
- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Jinan Jinan 250022 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Jinan Jinan 250022 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Jinan Jinan 250022 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Jinan Jinan 250022 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Jinan Jinan 250022 PR China
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Peng LJ, Huang JP, Pan QR, Liang Y, Yin N, Xu HC, Li N. A simple method for the preparation of a nickel selenide and cobalt selenide mixed catalyst to enhance bifunctional oxygen activity for Zn-air batteries. RSC Adv 2021; 11:19406-19416. [PMID: 35479235 PMCID: PMC9033603 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra02861h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Developing a low-cost, simple, and efficient method to prepare excellent bifunctional electrocatalysts toward the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is critical in rechargeable zinc-air batteries. Non-stoichiometric M0.85Se (M = Ni or Co) nanoparticles are synthesized and modified on nitrogen-doped hollow carbon sphere (NHCS). The NHCS loaded Ni0.85Se (Ni0.85Se-NHCS) with rich Ni3+ presents higher OER activity, whereas the NHCS-loaded Co0.85Se (Co0.85Se-NHCS) with abundant Co2+ displays better ORR activity, respectively. When Co0.85Se-NHCS is mixed with Ni0.85Se-NHCS in a mass ratio of 1 : 1, the resulting mixture (Ni0.85Se/Co0.85Se-NHCS-2) shows better ORR and OER dual catalytic functions than a single selenide. Moreover, zinc-air batteries equipped with Ni0.85Se/Co0.85Se-NHCS-2 as the oxygen electrode catalyst exhibit excellent charge and discharge performance as well as improved stability over precious metals. This work has developed a simple and effective method to prepare excellent bifunctional electrocatalysts for ORR and OER, which is beneficial for the practical large-scale application of zinc-air batteries.
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- Li-Juan Peng
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University Guangzhou 510006 China .,College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University Guangzhou 510632 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University Guangzhou 510006 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University Guangzhou 510006 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University Guangzhou 510006 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University Guangzhou 510006 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University Guangzhou 510006 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University Guangzhou 510006 China
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Liu G, Shuai C, Mo Z, Guo R, Liu N, Niu X, Dong Q, Wang J, Gao Q, Chen Y, Liu W. The one-pot synthesis of porous Ni 0.85Se nanospheres on graphene as an efficient and durable electrocatalyst for overall water splitting. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj04197a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ni0.85Se/RGO composite exhibits extraordinary water splitting.
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Bhat KS, Nagaraja HS. Recent trends and insights in nickel chalcogenide nanostructures for water-splitting reactions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/14328917.2019.1703523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Karthik S. Bhat
- Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangaluru, India
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- Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangaluru, India
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Feng W, Pang W, Xu Y, Guo A, Gao X, Qiu X, Chen W. Transition Metal Selenides for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ChemElectroChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201901623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Wenshuai Feng
- School of Physics and ElectronicsCentral South University Changsha Hunan 410083 P. R. China
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- School of Physics and ElectronicsCentral South University Changsha Hunan 410083 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringCentral South University Changsha Hunan 410083 P. R. China
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- School of Physics and ElectronicsCentral South University Changsha Hunan 410083 P. R. China
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- School of Physics and ElectronicsCentral South University Changsha Hunan 410083 P. R. China
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- School of Physics and ElectronicsCentral South University Changsha Hunan 410083 P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringCentral South University Changsha Hunan 410083 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry Changchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy Science Changchun Jilin 130022 P.R. China
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Ray C, Lee SC, Jin B, Chung KY, Guo S, Zhang S, Zhang K, Park JH, Jun SC. Cu
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- Chaiti Ray
- Nano-Electro Mechanical Device Laboratory School of Mechanical EngineeringYonsei University 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu Seoul 120-749 Republic of Korea
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- Nano-Electro Mechanical Device Laboratory School of Mechanical EngineeringYonsei University 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu Seoul 120-749 Republic of Korea
- Centre for Energy Convergence ResearchKorea Institute of Science and Technology Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu Seoul 136-791 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringYonsei University 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu Seoul, 120-749 Republic of Korea
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- Centre for Energy Convergence ResearchKorea Institute of Science and Technology Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu Seoul 136-791 Republic of Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Institute of Optoelectronics & Nanomaterials College of Materials Science and EngineeringNanjing University of Science and Technology Nanjing 210094 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Institute of Optoelectronics & Nanomaterials College of Materials Science and EngineeringNanjing University of Science and Technology Nanjing 210094 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringYonsei University 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu Seoul, 120-749 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringYonsei University 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu Seoul, 120-749 Republic of Korea
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- Nano-Electro Mechanical Device Laboratory School of Mechanical EngineeringYonsei University 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu Seoul 120-749 Republic of Korea
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Zhong Y, Chang B, Shao Y, Xu C, Wu Y, Hao X. Regulating Phase Conversion from Ni 3 Se 2 into NiSe in a Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Overall Water-Splitting Enhancement. CHEMSUSCHEM 2019; 12:2008-2014. [PMID: 30329216 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201802091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2018] [Revised: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Phase engineering has been demonstrated as an efficient method for the enhancement of catalytic activity. This study concerns the phase and morphology modulation of Ni3 Se2 /NiSe nanorod arrays through a hydrothermal process. Partial phase conversion can effectively enhance the electrical conductivity and yield more active sites through atom rearrangement during phase transformation. Quite low optimal overpotentials of 166 mV for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and 370 mV for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are obtained in a sample containing 32.4 % of NiSe phase and 67.6 % of Ni3 Se2 phase. The performance is superior to the samples with only one phase. Furthermore, a water electrolyzer was assembled by using two symmetrical NiSe/Ni foam electrodes as the anode and cathode, which can deliver 10 mA cm-2 at a low voltage of 1.61 V. More significantly, the water electrolyzer can be operated at 10 mA cm-2 over 10 h without noticeable degradation, showing extraordinary operational stability. This phase conversion control strategy provides a new way to improve the catalytic activity of NiSe and may have potential use in the design of other selenide electrocatalysts.
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- Yueyao Zhong
- State Key Lab of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, Shandong, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, Shandong, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Department of Lab. Medicine, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, 247 Beiyuan Dajie, Jinan, 250033, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, Shandong, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, Shandong, P. R. China
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Metal organic frameworks derived hierarchical hollow Ni0.85Se|P composites for high-performance hybrid supercapacitor and efficient hydrogen evolution. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.02.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Advanced aqueous energy storage devices based on flower-like nanosheets-assembled Ni0.85Se microspheres and porous Fe2O3 nanospheres. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.02.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hu Y, Yu B, Li W, Ramadoss M, Chen Y. W 2C nanodot-decorated CNT networks as a highly efficient and stable electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution in acidic and alkaline media. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:4876-4884. [PMID: 30821306 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr10281c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Although tungsten carbide (W2C) has long been reported as an excellent platinum-like catalyst, it is still a challenge to synthesize W2C as an electrocatalyst for a highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) due to its high onset overpotential, inevitable aggregation, and lack of a scalable and controllable synthesis method. Herein, we synthesized W2C nanodot-decorated CNT networks (W2C@CNT-S) via a facile and scalable spray drying method followed by a carbonization process. It is demonstrated that this unique nanoarchitecture, constructed by ultrafine W2C nanodots homogeneously decorated on a three-dimensional and conductive CNT skeleton, leads to the exposure of abundant catalytic sites and promotes highly efficient electron transfer and ion diffusion during the HER process. As a result, in acidic and alkaline media, the optimized W2C@CNT-S hybrid exhibited excellent HER performance with very low onset overpotentials of only 60 and 40 mV (vs. RHE) and very small Tafel slopes of 57.4 and 56.2 mV dec-1, and only needed 176 and 148 mV (vs. RHE) to obtain a current density of 10 mA cm-2, respectively; it also showed outstanding long-term durability even after a 30-hour test in both acidic and alkaline media. This study presents an overview of a low-cost and scalable spray-drying strategy to synthesize a high-performance carbide-based electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution.
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- Yang Hu
- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, and State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, PR China.
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Wang X, Zheng B, Wang B, Wang H, Sun B, He J, Zhang W, Chen Y. Hierarchical MoSe2-CoSe2 nanotubes anchored on graphene nanosheets: A highly efficient and stable electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution in alkaline medium. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.12.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Shao Z, Qi H, Wang X, Sun J, Guo N, Huang K, Wang Q. Boosting oxygen evolution by surface nitrogen doping and oxygen vacancies in hierarchical NiCo/NiCoP hybrid nanocomposite. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Zhao W, Wang S, Feng C, Wu H, Zhang L, Zhang J. Novel Cobalt-Doped Ni 0.85Se Chalcogenides (Co xNi 0.85- xSe) as High Active and Stable Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Electrolysis Water Splitting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:40491-40499. [PMID: 30383352 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b12797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this paper, novel cobalt-doped Ni0.85Se chalcogenides (Co xNi0.85- xSe, x = 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4) are successfully synthesized and studied as high active and stable electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in electrolysis water splitting. The morphologies, structures, and composition of these as-prepared catalysts are characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The electrochemical tests, such as linear sweep voltammetry, cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and chronoamperometry testing, are performed to evaluate these catalysts' HER catalytic performance including activity and stability. The results indicate that a suitable doping can result in synergetic effect for increasing the catalytic performance. Among different catalysts, Co0.1Ni0.75Se shows the highest HER performance. After introducing the reduced graphene oxide (rGO) into this catalyst as the support, the resulted Co0.1Ni0.75Se/rGO shows even better performance than unsupported Co0.1Ni0.75Se, which are confirmed by the reduction of HER overpotential of Co0.1Ni0.75Se/rGO to 103 mV compared to 153 mV of Co0.1Ni0.75Se at a current density of 10 mA/cm2, and the smaller Tafel slope (43 mV/dec) and kinetic resistance (21.34 Ω) than those of Co0.1Ni0.75Se (47 mV/dec, 30.23 Ω). Furthermore, the large electrochemical active surface area and high conductivity of such a Co0.1Ni0.75Se/rGO catalyst, induced by rGO introduction, are confirmed to be responsible for the high HER performance.
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- Wenjun Zhao
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials & Key Laboratory for Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Ministry of Education & College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering , Hubei University , Wuhan 430062 , PR China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials & Key Laboratory for Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Ministry of Education & College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering , Hubei University , Wuhan 430062 , PR China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials & Key Laboratory for Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Ministry of Education & College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering , Hubei University , Wuhan 430062 , PR China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials & Key Laboratory for Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Ministry of Education & College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering , Hubei University , Wuhan 430062 , PR China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy/College of Sciences , Shanghai University , Baoshan , Shanghai 200444 , China
- Energy, Mining and Environment , National Research Council of Canada , Vancouver , British Columbia V6T1W5 , Canada
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- Energy, Mining and Environment , National Research Council of Canada , Vancouver , British Columbia V6T1W5 , Canada
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Hou W, He J, Yu B, Lu Y, Zhang W, Chen Y. One-pot synthesis of graphene-wrapped NiSe2-Ni0.85Se hollow microspheres as superior and stable electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.08.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hou W, Zheng B, Qi F, He J, Zhang W, Chen Y. Graphene wrapped self-assembled Ni0.85Se-SnO2 microspheres as highly efficient and stable electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.07.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Chen Y, Zhang J, Guo P, Liu H, Wang Z, Liu M, Zhang T, Wang S, Zhou Y, Lu X, Zhang J. Coupled Heterostructure of Mo-Fe Selenide Nanosheets Supported on Carbon Paper as an Integrated Electrocatalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:27787-27794. [PMID: 30044075 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b08007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) driven by high-performance and low-cost electrocatalysts has been well-identified as one of the most promising technologies to explore sustainable power sources. In this work, the authors demonstrated a series of Fe-Mo selenide composite nanomaterials with adjustable HER catalytic activities by a simple one-step hydrothermal reaction. The heterostructured catalyst exhibited significant enhancement in HER activity compared to the pristine MoSe2 and FeSe2 catalysts. It is found that the optimized Mo-Fe selenide can drive the HER at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 by an overpotential of 86.9 mV in acidic solution. Also, it possesses outstanding kinetics (Tafel slope of 57.7 mV dec-1) of the electrochemical reaction. Besides the synergistic effect of different chemicals, the coupled Mo-Fe selenide achieved the electronic modulation of the heterointerface, where electrons were accelerated to transfer from dispersed FeSe2 to the active edges on 1T-MoSe2 and further activated the electrochemical performance.
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Yu B, Qi F, Zheng B, Zhou J, Chen Y. One-pot synthesis of self-assembled coral-like hierarchical architecture constructed by polymorphic CoSe2 nanocrystals as superior electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Zheng X, Han X, Liu H, Chen J, Fu D, Wang J, Zhong C, Deng Y, Hu W. Controllable Synthesis of Ni xSe (0.5 ≤ x ≤ 1) Nanocrystals for Efficient Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries and Water Splitting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:13675-13684. [PMID: 29616794 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b01651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The development of earth-abundant, highly active, and corrosion-resistant electrocatalysts to promote the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions (OER/HER) for rechargeable metal-air batteries and water-splitting devices is urgently needed. In this work, Ni xSe (0.5 ≤ x ≤ 1) nanocrystals with different crystal structures and compositions have been controllably synthesized and investigated as potential electrocatalysts for multifunctional ORR, OER, and HER in alkaline conditions. A novel hot-injection process at ambient pressure was developed to control the phase and composition of a series of Ni xSe by simply adjusting the added molar ratio of the nickel resource to triethylenetetramine. Electrochemical analysis reveals that Ni0.5Se nanocrystalline exhibits superior OER activity compared to its counterparts and is comparable to RuO2 in terms of the low overpotential required to reach a current density of 10 mA cm-2 (330 mV), which may benefit from the pyrite-type crystal structure and Se enrichment in Ni0.5Se. For the ORR and HER, Ni0.75Se nanoparticles achieve the best performance including lower overpotentials and larger apparent current densities. Further investigations demonstrate that Ni0.75Se could not only provide an enhanced electrochemical active area but also facilitate electron transfer during the electrocatalytic process, thus contributing to the remarkable catalytic activity. As a practical application, the Ni0.75Se electrode enables rechargeable Zn-air battery with a considerable performance including a long cycling lifetime (200 cycles), high specific capacity (609 mA h g-1 based on the consumed Zn), and low overpotential (0.75 V) at 10 mA cm-2. Meanwhile, the water-splitting cell setup with an anode of Ni0.5Se for the HER and a cathode of Ni0.75Se for the OER exhibits a considerable performance with low decay in activity of 12.9% under continuous polarization for 10 h. These results suggest the promising potential of nickel selenide nanocrystals as earth-abundant and high-performance electrocatalysts for metal-air batteries and alkaline water splitting.
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- Xuerong Zheng
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Laboratory of Functional Optoelectronic Crystalline Materials of Hebei Province , Hebei University of Technology , Tianjin 300132 , PR China
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- Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen , Shenzhen 518057 , Guangdong , China
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- Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen , Shenzhen 518057 , Guangdong , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , PR China
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Hou W, Zheng B, Qi F, Yu B, Chen Y. Self-assembled CNT/Ni0.85Se-SnO2 networks as highly efficient and stable electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.02.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Scalable synthesis of Mo2C/CNT networks as highly efficient and stable electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.01.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Highly dispersed of Ni0.85Se nanoparticles on nitrogen-doped graphene oxide as efficient and durable electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.12.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Phase and composition controllable synthesis of nickel phosphide-based nanoparticles via a low-temperature process for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.11.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Scalable synthesis of graphene-wrapped CoSe2-SnSe2 hollow nanoboxes as a highly efficient and stable electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.09.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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NiSe2 nanoparticles embedded in carbon nanowires as highly efficient and stable electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.09.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Wang B, Wang X, Zheng B, Yu B, Qi F, Zhang W, Li Y, Chen Y. NiSe 2 nanoparticles embedded in CNT networks: Scalable synthesis and superior electrocatalytic activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction. Electrochem commun 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2017.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Yu B, Qi F, Chen Y, Wang X, Zheng B, Zhang W, Li Y, Zhang LC. Nanocrystalline Co 0.85Se Anchored on Graphene Nanosheets as a Highly Efficient and Stable Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:30703-30710. [PMID: 28829113 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b09108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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For the first time, a porous and conductive Co0.85Se/graphene network (CSGN), constructed by Co0.85Se nanocrystals being tightly connected with each other and homogeneously anchored on few-layered graphene nanosheets, has been synthesized by a facile one-pot solvothermal method. Compared to unhybridized Co0.85Se, CSGN exhibits much faster kinetics and better electrocatalytic behavior for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The HER mechanism of CSGN is improved to Volmer-Tafel combination, instead of Volmer-Heyrovsky combination, for Co0.85Se. CSGN has a very low Tafel slope of 34.4 mV/dec, which is much lower than that of unhybridized Co0.85Se (41.8 mV/dec) and is the lowest ever reported for Co0.85Se-based electrocatalysts. CSGN delivers a current density of 55 mA/cm2 at 250 mV overpotential, much larger than that of Co0.85Se (33 mA/cm2). Furthermore, CSGN shows superior electrocatalytic stability even after 1500 cycles. The excellent HER performance of CSGN is attributed to the unique porous and conductive network, which can not only guarantee interconnected conductive paths in the whole electrode but also provide abundant catalytic active sites, thereby facilitating charge transportation between the electrocatalyst and electrolyte. This work provides insight into rational design and low-cost synthesis of nonprecious transition-metal chalcogenide-based electrocatalysts with high efficiency and excellent stability for HER.
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- Bo Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu 610054, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu 610054, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu 610054, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu 610054, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu 610054, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu 610054, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu 610054, People's Republic of China
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University , 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Perth, Western Australia 6027, Australia
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Yu B, Qi F, Wang X, Zheng B, Hou W, Hu Y, Lin J, Zhang W, Li Y, Chen Y. Nanocrystalline Co0.85Se as a highly efficient non-noble-metal electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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