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Alam M, Ping K, Danilson M, Mikli V, Käärik M, Leis J, Aruväli J, Paiste P, Rähn M, Sammelselg V, Tammeveski K, Haller S, Kramm UI, Starkov P, Kongi N. Iron Triad-Based Bimetallic M-N-C Nanomaterials as Highly Active Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 2024; 7:4076-4087. [PMID: 38756864 PMCID: PMC11095250 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.4c00366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
Abstract
The use of precious metal electrocatalysts in clean electrochemical energy conversion and storage applications is widespread, but the sustainability of these materials, in terms of their availability and cost, is constrained. In this research, iron triad-based bimetallic nitrogen-doped carbon (M-N-C) materials were investigated as potential bifunctional electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The synthesis of bimetallic FeCo-N-C, CoNi-N-C, and FeNi-N-C catalysts involved a precisely optimized carbonization process of their respective metal-organic precursors. Comprehensive structural analysis was undertaken to elucidate the morphology of the prepared M-N-C materials, while their electrocatalytic performance was assessed through cyclic voltammetry and rotating disk electrode measurements in a 0.1 M KOH solution. All bimetallic catalyst materials demonstrated impressive bifunctional electrocatalytic performance in both the ORR and the OER. However, the FeNi-N-C catalyst proved notably more stable, particularly in the OER conditions. Employed as a bifunctional catalyst for ORR/OER within a customized zinc-air battery, FeNi-N-C exhibited a remarkable discharge-charge voltage gap of only 0.86 V, alongside a peak power density of 60 mW cm-2. The outstanding stability of FeNi-N-C, operational for about 55 h at 2 mA cm-2, highlights its robustness for prolonged application.
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- Mahboob Alam
- Department
of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn
University of Technology, Tallinn 12618, Estonia
- Department
of Chemistry, Catalysts and Electrocatalysts Group, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt 64287, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn
University of Technology, Tallinn 12618, Estonia
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- Department
of Materials and Environmental Technology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn 19086, Estonia
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- Department
of Materials and Environmental Technology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn 19086, Estonia
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- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Institute
of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University
of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Institute
of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University
of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Institute
of Physics, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Department
of Chemistry, Catalysts and Electrocatalysts Group, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt 64287, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Catalysts and Electrocatalysts Group, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt 64287, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn
University of Technology, Tallinn 12618, Estonia
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- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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Aarimuthu G, Sathiasivan K, Varadharajan S, Balakrishnan M, Albeshr MF, Alrefaei AF, Kim W. Enhanced membraneless fuel cells by electrooxidation of ethylene glycol with a nanostructured cobalt metal catalyst. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 233:115601. [PMID: 36863657 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/03/2023]
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The advancement of effective and long-lasting electrocatalysts for energy storage devices is crucial to reduce the impact of the energy crisis. In this study, a two-stage reduction process was used to synthesize carbon-supported cobalt alloy nanocatalysts with varying atomic ratios of cobalt, nickel and iron. The formed alloy nanocatalysts were investigated using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy to determine their physicochemical characterization. According to XRD results, Cobalt-based alloy nanocatalysts form a face-centered cubic solid solution pattern, illustrating thoroughly mixed ternary metal solid solutions. Transmission electron micrographs also demonstrated that samples of carbon-based cobalt alloys displayed homogeneous dispersion at particle sizes ranging from 18 to 37 nm. Measurements of cyclic voltammetry, linear sweep voltammetry, and chronoamperometry revealed that iron alloy samples exhibited much greater electrochemical activity than non-iron alloy samples. The alloy nanocatalysts were evaluated as anodes for the electrooxidation of ethylene glycol in a single membraneless fuel cell to assess their robustness and efficiency at ambient temperature. Remarkably, in line with the results of cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry, the single-cell test showed that the ternary anode works better than its counterparts. The significantly higher electrochemical activity was observed for alloy nanocatalysts containing iron than for non-iron alloy catalysts. Iron stimulates nickel sites to oxidize cobalt to cobalt oxyhydroxides at lower over-potentials, which contributes to the improved performance of ternary alloy catalysts containing iron.
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- Gayathri Aarimuthu
- Department of Chemistry, Presidency College (Autonomous), University of Madras, Chennai, 600 005, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, 603 203, India
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- Department of Chemistry, St. Joseph's Institute of Technology, Old Mamallapuram Road, Chennai, 600 119, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Presidency College (Autonomous), University of Madras, Chennai, 600 005, India.
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- Department of Zoology, College of Sciences, King Saud University, P.O.Box.2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, College of Sciences, King Saud University, P.O.Box.2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, South Korea
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Cao X, Gao Y, Wang Z, Zeng H, Song Y, Tang S, Luo L, Gong S. FeNiCrCoMn High-Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles Loaded on Carbon Nanotubes as Bifunctional Oxygen Catalysts for Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37384940 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c04120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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An efficient and stable bifunctional oxygen catalyst is necessary to complete the application of the rechargeable zinc-air battery. Herein, an economical and convenient process was adopted to successfully coat high-entropy alloy Fe12Ni23Cr10Co55-xMnx nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes (CNTs). In 0.1 M KOH solution, with a bifunctional oxygen overpotential (ΔE) of only 0.7 V, the catalyst Fe12Ni23Cr10Co30Mn25/CNT exhibits excellent bifunctional oxygen catalytic performance, exceeding most catalysts reported so far. In addition, the air electrode assembled with this catalyst exhibits high specific capacity (760 mA h g-1) and energy density (865.5 W h kg-1) in a liquid zinc-air battery, with a long-term cycle stability over 256 h. The density functional theory calculation points out that changing the atomic ratio of Co/Mn can change the adsorption energy of the oxygen intermediate (*OOH), which allows the ORR catalytic process to be accelerated in the alkaline environment, thereby increasing the ORR catalytic activity. This article has important implications for the progress of commercially available bifunctional oxygen catalysts and their applications in zinc-air batteries.
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- Xinhui Cao
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Yige Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd, Xiangtan 41110, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China
- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Changsha 410083, China
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Zhou Y, Chen G, Ma C, Gu J, Yang T, Li L, Gao H, Xiong Y, Wu Y, Zhu C, Wu H, Yin W, Hu A, Qiu X, Guan W, Zhang W. Nitrogen-doped carbon dots with bright fluorescence for highly sensitive detection of Fe 3+ in environmental waters. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 293:122414. [PMID: 36791662 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.122414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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In this study, we synthesized stable nitrogen-doped carbon dots by a simple and economical one-step hydrothermal method using l-cysteine and anhydrous ethylenediamine as precursors. The prepared carbon dots have bright and stable blue light emission near 383 nm and can be used as fluorescent probes to detect the concentration of Fe3+ in environmental waters. It was demonstrated that due to intermolecular electrostatic interaction, a non-fluorescent complex N-CDs/Fe3+ is formed by coordination of Fe3+ with amino and carboxyl functional groups on the surface of carbon dots. Therefore, in combination with internal filtration effect, the fluorescence of carbon dots can be quenched in the presence of Fe3+, and the degree of quenching is linearly related to the concentration of Fe3+. The limit of detection in deionized water was as low as 0.069 μM with R2 of 0.998 and a linear range of 0.3 to 20 μM. In addition, satisfactory recoveries were achieved for the determination of Fe3+ in environmental water samples. The method is reliable, with highly sensitivity and selectivity, and has potential for practical applications in environmental metal analysis.
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- Yan Zhou
- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center of Light Industrial Optoelectronic Engineering and Technology, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center of Light Industrial Optoelectronic Engineering and Technology, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center of Light Industrial Optoelectronic Engineering and Technology, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center of Light Industrial Optoelectronic Engineering and Technology, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center of Light Industrial Optoelectronic Engineering and Technology, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center of Light Industrial Optoelectronic Engineering and Technology, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center of Light Industrial Optoelectronic Engineering and Technology, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center of Light Industrial Optoelectronic Engineering and Technology, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center of Light Industrial Optoelectronic Engineering and Technology, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center of Light Industrial Optoelectronic Engineering and Technology, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center of Light Industrial Optoelectronic Engineering and Technology, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center of Light Industrial Optoelectronic Engineering and Technology, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center of Light Industrial Optoelectronic Engineering and Technology, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center of Light Industrial Optoelectronic Engineering and Technology, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center of Light Industrial Optoelectronic Engineering and Technology, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Provincial Research Center of Light Industrial Optoelectronic Engineering and Technology, Wuxi 214122, China
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Wang S, Wang M, Zhang Y, Wang H, Fei H, Liu R, Kong H, Gao R, Zhao S, Liu T, Wang Y, Ni M, Ciucci F, Wang J. Metal Oxide-Supported Metal Catalysts for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Characterization Methods, Modulation Strategies, and Recent Progress. SMALL METHODS 2023:e2201714. [PMID: 37029582 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202201714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) with complex multielectron transfer steps significantly limits the large-scale application of electrochemical energy devices, including metal-air batteries and fuel cells. Recent years witnessed the development of metal oxide-supported metal catalysts (MOSMCs), covering single atoms, clusters, and nanoparticles. As alternatives to conventional carbon-dispersed metal catalysts, MOSMCs are gaining increasing interest due to their unique electronic configuration and potentially high corrosion resistance. By engineering the metal oxide substrate, supported metal, and their interactions, MOSMCs can be facilely modulated. Significant progress has been made in advancing MOSMCs for ORR, and their further development warrants advanced characterization methods to better understand MOSMCs and precise modulation strategies to boost their functionalities. In this regard, a comprehensive review of MOSMCs for ORR is still lacking despite this fast-developing field. To eliminate this gap, advanced characterization methods are introduced for clarifying MOSMCs experimentally and theoretically, discuss critical methods of boosting their intrinsic activities and number of active sites, and systematically overview the status of MOSMCs based on different metal oxide substrates for ORR. By conveying methods, research status, critical challenges, and perspectives, this review will rationally promote the design of MOSMCs for electrochemical energy devices.
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- Siyuan Wang
- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) & Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) & Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, HKUST, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) & Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, HKUST, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
- HKUST Shenzhen-Hong Kong Collaborative Innovation Research Institute, Futian, Shenzhen, 518048, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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Yang H, Cheng W, Lu X, Chen Z, Liu C, Tian L, Li Z. Coupling Transition Metal Compound with Single-Atom Site for Water Splitting Electrocatalysis. CHEM REC 2023; 23:e202200237. [PMID: 36538728 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Single-atom site catalysts (SACs) provide an ideal platform to identify the active centers, explore the catalytic mechanism, and establish the structure-property relationships, and thus have attracted increasing interests for electrocatalytic energy conversion. Substantial endeavors have been devoted to the construction of carbon-supported SACs, and their progress have been comprehensively reviewed. Compared with carbon-supported SACs, transition metal compounds (TMCs)-supported SACs are still in their infancy in the field of electrocatalysis. However, they have also aroused ever-increasing attention for driving electrocatalytic water splitting, and emerged as an indispensable class of SACs in recent years, predominately owing to their inherently structural features, such as rich anchoring sites, surface defects, and lattice vacancy. Herein, in this review, we have systematically summarized the recent advances of a variety of TMC supported SACs toward electrocatalytic water splitting. The advanced characterization techniques and theoretical analyses for identifying and monitoring the atomic structure of SACs are firstly manifested. Subsequently, the anchoring and stabilization mechanisms for TMC supported SACs are also highlighted. Thereafter, the advances of TMC supported SACs for driving water electrolysis are systematically unraveled.
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- Huimin Yang
- University and College Key Lab of Natural Product Chemistry and Application in Xinjiang, School of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Yili Normal University, Yili, 835000, China.,School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, 221018, PR China
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- University and College Key Lab of Natural Product Chemistry and Application in Xinjiang, School of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Yili Normal University, Yili, 835000, China.,School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, 221018, PR China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, 221018, PR China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, 221018, PR China
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, 221018, PR China
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- University and College Key Lab of Natural Product Chemistry and Application in Xinjiang, School of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Yili Normal University, Yili, 835000, China.,School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, 221018, PR China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, 221018, PR China
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Abu Hatab AS, Ahmad YH, Ibrahim M, Elsafi Ahmed A, Abdul Rahman MB, Al-Qaradawi SY. MOF-Derived Cobalt@Mesoporous Carbon as Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction: Impact of Organic Linker. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:1123-1134. [PMID: 36607611 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Water electrolysis has attracted scientists' attention as a green route for energy generation. However, the sluggish kinetics of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) remarkably increases the reaction overpotential. In this work, we developed Co-based nanomaterials as cost-effective, highly efficient catalysts for OER. In this regard, different Co-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) were synthesized using different organic linkers. After annealing under inert atmosphere, the corresponding Co-embedded mesoporous carbon (Co/MC) materials were produced. Among them, Co/MC synthesized using 2-methyl imidazole (Co/NMC-2MeIM) expressed the highest surface area (412 m2/g) compared to its counterparts. Furthermore, it expressed a higher degree of defects as depicted by Raman spectra. Co/NMC-2MeIM exhibited the best catalytic performance toward OER in alkaline medium. It afforded an overpotential of 292 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and a Tafel slope of 99.2 mV dec-1. The superior electrocatalytic performance of Co/NMC-2MeIM is attributed to its high content of Co3+ on the surface, high surface area, and enhanced electrical conductivity induced by nitrogen doping. Furthermore, its high content of pyridinic-N and high degree of defects remarkably enhance the charge transfer between the adsorbed oxygen species and the active sites. These results may pave the avenue toward further investigation of metal/carbon materials in a wide range of electrocatalytic applications.
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- Aymen S Abu Hatab
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia UPM, 43400Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Integrated Chemical BioPhysics Research, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia UPM, 43400Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha2713, Qatar
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- Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha2713, Qatar
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- Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha2713, Qatar
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- Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha2713, Qatar
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia UPM, 43400Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Integrated Chemical BioPhysics Research, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia UPM, 43400Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha2713, Qatar
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Tang W, He J, Teng K, Gao L, Qi R, Deng Y, Liu R, Li A, Fu H, Wang CA. Toward highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for zinc-air batteries: from theoretical prediction to a ternary FeCoNi design. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:17447-17459. [PMID: 36385315 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr04741a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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3d Transition-metal nitrogen-carbon nanocomposites (T-N-C, T = Fe, Co, Ni, etc.) with highly active M-Nx sites have received much attention in the field of rechargeable zinc-air battery research. However, how to rationally dope metallic elements to decorate T-N-C catalysts and enhance their electrocatalytic performances remains unclear. Herein, we demonstrated that cobalt-doped Fe-rich catalysts are effective in improving ORR performances by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. On this basis, we reported a kind of novel bifunctional electrocatalyst of hollow nitrogen-doped carbon tubes with coexisting M-N-C single atoms and alloy nanoparticles (denoted FexCoyNiz@hNCTs). Benefiting from the synergistic effect between different components, the as-prepared Fe4Co1Ni2@hNCT catalyst exhibited a small overpotential difference of 0.75 V between an OER potential at 10 mA cm-2 and an ORR half-wave potential, as well as an excellent zinc-air battery performance, when serving as the air cathode. This work provided a scalable design concept for multi-metal doping toward high-performance T-N-C electrocatalysts.
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- Wenhao Tang
- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P. R. China.
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P. R. China.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
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Zhao S, Zhao Y, Chen J, Dai R, Zhou W, Yang J, Zhao X, Chen Z, Zhou Y, Zhang H, Chen A. Crystalline and amorphous phases: NiFeCo tri-metal phosphide as an efficient electrocatalyst to accelerate oxygen evolution reaction kinetics. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Facile synthesis of electrospun transition metallic nanofibrous mats with outstanding activity for ethylene glycol electro-oxidation in alkaline solution. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Yang M, Zhu H, Zheng Y, Zhang C, Luo G, Xu Q, Li Q, Zhang S, Goto T, Tu R. One-step chemical vapor deposition fabrication of Ni@NiO@graphite nanoparticles for the oxygen evolution reaction of water splitting. RSC Adv 2022; 12:10496-10503. [PMID: 35424973 PMCID: PMC8982024 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra00947a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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NiO combined with conductive materials is a practicable way to improve its catalytic property for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) by enhancing its electrical conductivity. Herein, Ni@NiO@graphite nanoparticles less than 20 nm in average diameter were synthesized by a one-step chemical vapor deposition process. Due to the deliberately controlled lack of oxygen, Ni particles and carbon clusters decomposed from NiCp2 precursors were oxidized incompletely and formed Ni@NiO core–shell nanoparticles coated by a graphite layer. The thickness of the graphite layer and the content of Ni were controlled by varying deposition temperature. The electrochemical activity towards the oxygen evolution reaction was assessed within alkaline media. Compared with commercial NiO powder, the Ni@NiO@graphite nanoparticles with the unique core–shell microstructure exhibit excellent OER performance, i.e., an overpotential of 330 mV (vs. RHE) at 10 mA cm−2 and a Tafel slope of 49 mV dec−1, due to the improved electrical conductivity and more active sites. This work provides a facile and rapid strategy to produce nanoparticles with unique microstructures as highly active electrocatalysts for the OER. Ni@NiO@graphite nanoparticles with excellent OER performance were synthesized by a one-step chemical vapor deposition process.![]()
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- Meijun Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 China .,Chaozhou Branch of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory Chaozhou 521000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 China .,Chaozhou Branch of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory Chaozhou 521000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 China .,Chaozhou Branch of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory Chaozhou 521000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 China .,Chaozhou Branch of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory Chaozhou 521000 China.,Wuhan University of Technology Advanced Engineering Technology Research Institute of Zhongshan City Zhongshan 528400 China
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Wang Q, Chen Z, Shi M, Zhao Y, Ye J, He G, Meng Q, Chen H. Zn-doped Bi 2MoO 6 supported on reduced graphene oxide with increased surface active sites for degradation of ciprofloxacin. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:19835-19846. [PMID: 34725755 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17186-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The reduced graphene oxide supported Zn-doped Bi2MoO6 nanocomposites (ZnxBi2-xMoO6/RGO) are synthesized by an easy one-step solvothermal method for the rapid degradation of ciprofloxacin (CIP). Characterization analyses show that Bi2MoO6 nanosheets are uniformly supported on RGO, for which the agglomeration of Bi2MoO6 is effectively inhibited, leading to more exposure of surface active sites. The degradation rate of Zn0.1Bi1.9MoO6/RGO5 on CIP reached 90% after 120 min of visible light irradiation, which was 10.4 times the rate of unsupported Bi2MoO6. Zn doping and RGO loading synergistically reduce the recombination rate of photogenerated electron-hole pairs and result in the enhanced photocatalytic performance. Compared with previously reported catalysts, Zn0.1Bi1.9MoO6/RGO5 can get higher degradation efficiency with shorter time and less dosage. In addition, after five cycles, the degradation efficiency is maintained at about 85%, showing perfect cycling stability of Zn0.1Bi1.9MoO6/RGO5. Photocatalytic mechanism suggests that the photogenerated •O2- and h+ are main species for degrading CIP based on ZnxBi2-xMoO6/RGO complex.
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- Qiang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China.
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Yang X, Guo R, Cai R, Shi W, Liu W, Guo J, Xiao J. Engineering transition metal catalysts for large-current-density water splitting. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:4590-4607. [PMID: 35231082 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00037g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Electrochemical water splitting plays a crucial role in transferring electricity to hydrogen fuel and appropriate electrocatalysts are crucial to satisfy the strict industrial demand. However, the successfully developed non-noble metal catalysts have a small tested range and the current density is usually less than 100 mA cm-2, which is still far away from the practical application standards. Aiming to provide guidance for the fabrication of more advanced electrocatalysts with a large current density, we herein systematically summarize the recent progress achieved in the field of cost-efficient and large-current-density electrocatalyst design. Beginning by illustrating the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) mechanisms, we elaborate on the concurrent issues of non-noble metal catalysts that are required to be addressed. In view of large-current-density operating conditions, some distinctive features with regard to good electrical conductivity, high intrinsic activity, rich active sites, and porous architecture are also summarized. Next, some representative large-current-density electrocatalysts are classified. Finally, we discuss the challenges associated with large-current-density water electrolysis and future pathways in the hope of guiding the future development of more efficient non-noble-metal catalysts to boost large-scale hydrogen production with less electricity consumption.
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- Xin Yang
- Key Laboratory of Research and Utilization of Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources of Hunan Province, Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Preparation Technology of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Material, Huaihua University, Huaihua 418000, PR China. guoruike_24
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- Key Laboratory of Research and Utilization of Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources of Hunan Province, Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Preparation Technology of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Material, Huaihua University, Huaihua 418000, PR China. guoruike_24
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- International Office of Huaihua University, Huaihua University, Huaihua 418000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Research and Utilization of Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources of Hunan Province, Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Preparation Technology of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Material, Huaihua University, Huaihua 418000, PR China. guoruike_24
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- Key Laboratory of Research and Utilization of Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources of Hunan Province, Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Preparation Technology of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Material, Huaihua University, Huaihua 418000, PR China. guoruike_24
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- Key Laboratory of Research and Utilization of Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources of Hunan Province, Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Preparation Technology of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Material, Huaihua University, Huaihua 418000, PR China. guoruike_24
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Antibody-based Drug and Intelligent Delivery System, Hunan University of Medicine, Huaihua 418000, PR China
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Synergistic enhancement of formic acid electro−oxidation on PtxCuy Co-electrodeposited binary catalyst. JOURNAL OF SAUDI CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2022.101437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Li Z, Liu D, Lu X, Du M, Chen Z, Teng J, Sha R, Tian L. Boosting oxygen evolution of layered double hydroxide through electronic coupling with ultralow noble metal doping. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:1527-1532. [PMID: 34989735 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt03906g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Electrocatalytic water oxidation is a rate-determining step in the water splitting process; however, its efficiency is significantly hampered by the limitations of cost-effective electrocatalysts. Here, an advanced Co(OH)2 electrocatalyst with ultralow iridium (Ir) doping is developed to enable outstanding oxygen evolution reaction (OER) properties; that is, in a 1 M KOH medium, an overpotential of only 262 mV is required to achieve a current density of 10 mA cm-2, and a small Tafel slope of 66.9 mV dec-1 is achieved, which is markedly superior to that of the commercial IrO2 catalyst (301 mV@10 mA cm-2; 66.9 mV dec-1). Through the combination of experimental data and a mechanism study, it is disclosed that the high intrinsic OER activity results from the synergistic electron coupling of oxidized Ir and Co(OH)2, which significantly moderate the adsorption energy of the intermediates. Moreover, we have also synthesized Ru-Co(OH)2 nanosheets and demonstrated the universal syntheses of Ir-doped CoM (M = Ni, Fe, Mn, and Zn) layered double hydroxides (LDHs).
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- Zhao Li
- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221118, PR China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221118, PR China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221118, PR China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221118, PR China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221118, PR China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221118, PR China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221118, PR China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221118, PR China.
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Qiao Z, Ding C. Recent Progress on Polyvinyl Alcohol-Based Materials for Energy Conversion. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj04344g] [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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Electrocatalytic energy conversion shows a promising “bridge” to mitigate energy shortage issues and minimizes the ecological implications by synergy with the sustainable energy sources, which calls for low-cost, highly active,...
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Xu H, Zhao Y, Wang Q, He G, Chen H. Supports promote single-atom catalysts toward advanced electrocatalysis. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Liu Q, Ranocchiari M, van Bokhoven JA. Catalyst overcoating engineering towards high-performance electrocatalysis. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 51:188-236. [PMID: 34870651 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00270h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Clean and sustainable energy needs the development of advanced heterogeneous catalysts as they are of vital importance for electrochemical transformation reactions in renewable energy conversion and storage devices. Advances in nanoscience and material chemistry have afforded great opportunities for the design and optimization of nanostructured electrocatalysts with high efficiency and practical durability. In this review article, we specifically emphasize the synthetic methodologies for the versatile surface overcoating engineering reported to date for optimal electrocatalysts. We discuss the recent progress in the development of surface overcoating-derived electrocatalysts potentially applied in polymer electrolyte fuel cells and water electrolyzers by correlating catalyst intrinsic structures with electrocatalytic properties. Finally, we present the opportunities and perspectives of surface overcoating engineering for the design of advanced (electro)catalysts and their deep exploitation in a broad scope of applications.
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- Qiang Liu
- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland. .,Laboratory for Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland. .,Laboratory for Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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Li B, Li Z, Pang Q. Controllable preparation of N-doped Ni3S2 nanocubes@N-doped graphene-like carbon layers for highly active electrocatalytic overall water splitting. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Xie C, Zhang X, Matras-Postolek K, Yang P. Hierarchical FeCo/C@Ni(OH)2 heterostructures for enhanced oxygen evolution activity. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Jeon J, Choi M, Kim SB, Seo TH, Ku BC, Ryu S, Park JH, Kim YK. Eggshell membrane hydrolysate as a multi-functional agent for synthesis of functionalized graphene analogue and its catalytic nanocomposites. J IND ENG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2021.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Fabricating dendritic N-C/MnOx to enable a highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysis. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2021.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Zhao R, Liu X, Deng K, Tian W, Ma K, Tan S, Yue H, Ji J. Trimetallic Mo-/Ni-/Fe-Based Hybrids Anchored on Hierarchical N-CNTs Arrays with Abundant Defects and Interfaces for Alkaline Water Splitting. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c01806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Renjun Zhao
- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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Yuan M, Wang C, Wang Y, Wang Y, Wang X, Du Y. General fabrication of RuM (M = Ni and Co) nanoclusters for boosting hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalysis. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:13042-13047. [PMID: 34477787 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr02752b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Rational design and fabrication of highly active electrocatalysts toward the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are of paramount significance in industrial hydrogen production via water electrolysis. Herein, by taking advantage of the high surface-to-volume ratio, maximized atom-utilization efficiency, and quantum size effect, we have successfully fabricated an innovative class of Ru-based alloy nanoclusters. Impressively, carbon fiber cloth (CFC) supported RuNi nanoclusters could exhibit outstanding electrocatalytic performance toward the HER, in which the optimal composition RuNi/CFC could achieve a current density of 10 mA cm-2 with an overpotential of merely 43.0 mV in 1 M KOH electrolyte, as well as a low Tafel slope of 30.4 mF dec-1. In addition to the high HER activity in alkaline media, such Ru-based alloy nanoclusters are also demonstrated to be highly active and stable in acidic solution. Mechanistic studies reveal that the alloying effect facilitates water dissociation and optimizes hydrogen adsorption and desorption, thereby contributing to the outstanding HER performance. This work paves a new way for the rational fabrication of advanced electrocatalysts for boosting the HER.
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- Mengyu Yuan
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, P.R. China.
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Wang Y, Wang C, Shang H, Yuan M, Wu Z, Li J, Du Y. Self-driven Ru-modified NiFe MOF nanosheet as multifunctional electrocatalyst for boosting water and urea electrolysis. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 605:779-789. [PMID: 34371423 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.07.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Urea electro-oxidation reaction (UOR) has been a promising strategy to replace oxygen evolution reaction (OER) by urea-mediated water splitting for hydrogen production. Naturally, rational design of high-efficiency and multifunctional electrocatalyst towards UOR and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is of vital significance, but still a grand challenge. Herein, an innovative 3D Ru-modified NiFe metal-organic framework (MOF) nanoflake array on Ni foam (Ru-NiFe-x/NF) was elaborately designed via spontaneous galvanic replacement reaction (GRR). Notably, the adsorption capability of intermediate species (H*) of catalyst is significantly optimized by Ru modification. Meanwhile, rich high-valence Ni active species can be acquired by self-driven electronic reconstruction in the interface, then dramatically accelerating the electrolysis of water and urea. Remarkably, the optimized Ru-NiFe-③/NF (1.6 at% of Ru) only requires the overpotential of 90 and 310 mV to attain 100 mA cm-2 toward HER and OER in alkaline electrolyte, respectively. Impressively, an ultralow voltage of 1.47 V is required for Ru-NiFe-③/NF to deliver a current density of 100 mA cm-2 in urea-assisted electrolysis cell with superior stability, which is 190 mV lower than that of Pt/C-NF||RuO2/NF couple. This work is desired to explore a facile way to exploit environmentally-friendly energy by coupling hydrogen evolution with urea-rich sewage disposal.
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- Yuan Wang
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environment Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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Tian L, Li Z, Song M, Li J. Recent progress in water-splitting electrocatalysis mediated by 2D noble metal materials. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:12088-12101. [PMID: 34236371 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr02232f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) nanostructures have enabled noble-metal-based nanomaterials to be promising electrocatalysts toward overall water splitting due to their inherent structural advantages, including a high specific surface active area, numerous low-coordinated atoms, and a high density of defects and edges. Moreover, it is also disclosed that the electronic effect and strain effect within 2D nanostructures also benefit the further promotion of the electrocatalytic performance. In this review, we have focused on the recent progress in the fabrication of advanced electrocatalysts based on 2D noble-metal-based nanomaterials toward water splitting electrocatalysis. First, fundamental descriptions about water-splitting mechanisms, some promising engineering strategies, and major challenges in electrochemical water splitting are given. Then, the structural merits of 2D nanostructures for water splitting electrocatalysis are also highlighted, including abundant surface active sites, lattice distortion, abundant surface defects, electronic effects, and strain effects. Additionally, some representative water-splitting electrocatalysts have been discussed in detail to highlight the superiorities of 2D noble-metal-based nanomaterials for electrochemical water splitting. Finally, the underlying challenges and future opportunities for the fabrication of more advanced electrocatalysts for water splitting are also highlighted. We hope that this review article provides guidance for the fabrication of more efficient electrocatalysts for boosting industrial hydrogen production via water splitting.
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- Lin Tian
- C School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, PR China.
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Li Z, Lu X, Teng J, Zhou Y, Zhuang W. Nonmetal-doping of noble metal-based catalysts for electrocatalysis. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:11314-11324. [PMID: 34184008 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr02019f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In response to the shortage of fossil fuels, efficient electrochemical energy conversion devices are attracting increasing attention, while the limited electrochemical performance and high cost of noble metal-based electrode materials remain a daunting challenge. The electrocatalytic performance of electrode materials is closely bound with their intrinsic electronic/ionic states and crystal structures. Apart from the nanoscale design and conductive composite strategies, heteroatom doping, particularly for nonmetal doping (e.g., hydrogen, boron, sulfur, selenium, phosphorus, and tellurium), is also another effective strategy to greatly promote the intrinsic activity of the electrode materials by tuning their atomic structures. From the perspective of electrocatalytic reactions, the effective atomic structure regulation could induce additional active sites, create rich defects, and optimize the adsorption capability, thereby contributing to the promotion of the electrocatalytic performance of noble metal-based electrocatalysts. Encouraged by the great progress achieved in this field, we have reviewed recent advancements in nonmetal doping for electrocatalytic energy conversion. Specifically, the doping effect on the atomic structure and intrinsic electronic/ionic state is also systematically illustrated and the relationship with the electrocatalytic performance is also investigated. It is believed that this review will provide guidance for the development of more efficient electrocatalysts.
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- Zhao Li
- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, PR China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, PR China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, PR China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, PR China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, PR China.
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Gopi S, Selvamani V, Yun K. MoS 2 Decoration Followed by P Inclusion over Ni-Co Bimetallic Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Heterostructures for Water Splitting. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:10772-10780. [PMID: 34196173 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Demonstrating a highly efficient non-noble bifunctional catalyst for complete water electrolysis remains challenging because of kinetic limitations and crucial importance for future energy harvesting. Herein, a low-cost, integrated composite of a Ni-Co metal-organic framework decorated with thin MoS2 nanosheets was synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method followed by carbonization and phosphorization for electrochemical oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions. Such a composite heterostructure exhibits outstanding performance in the electrocatalysis process with a lower overpotential of 184 mV for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and 84 mV for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in 1.0 M KOH and 0.5 M H2SO4 electrolytes to reach a current density of 10 mA cm-2, with a slight Tafel slope of 63 mV dec-1 for the OER and 96 mV dec-1 for the HER. The obtained results are far better than those of the commercial benchmark catalyst. Furthermore, online gas chromatography quantifies the amount of hydrogen generation in a symmetric cell as equal to 0.002121 moles with an energy efficiency of about 2.237 mg/kWh. Thus, the composite electrode's remarkable performance is further demonstrated as a potentially viable alternative non-noble electrocatalyst for energy conversion reactions.
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- Sivalingam Gopi
- Department of BioNano Technology, Gachon University, GyeongGi -Do 13120, Republic of Korea
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- Centre of Excellence for Energy Storage Technology (CEST), Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and technology, Rayong 21210, Thailand
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- Department of BioNano Technology, Gachon University, GyeongGi -Do 13120, Republic of Korea
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Developing nitrogen and Co/Fe/Ni multi-doped carbon nanotubes as high-performance bifunctional catalyst for rechargeable zinc-air battery. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 593:204-213. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.02.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Li Z, Song M, Zhu W, Zhuang W, Du X, Tian L. MOF-derived hollow heterostructures for advanced electrocatalysis. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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McGee S, Lei Y, Goff J, Wilkinson CJ, Nova NN, Kindle CM, Zhang F, Fujisawa K, Dimitrov E, Sinnott SB, Dabo I, Terrones M, Zarzar LD. Single-Step Direct Laser Writing of Multimetal Oxygen Evolution Catalysts from Liquid Precursors. ACS NANO 2021; 15:9796-9807. [PMID: 34061497 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c00650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We investigate a laser direct-write method to synthesize and deposit metastable, mixed transition metal oxides and evaluate their performance as oxygen evolution reaction catalysts. This laser processing method enabled the rapid synthesis of diverse heterogeneous alloy and oxide catalysts directly from cost-effective solution precursors, including catalysts with a high density of nanocrystalline metal alloy inclusions within an amorphous oxide matrix. The nanoscale heterogeneous structures of the synthesized catalysts were consistent with reactive force-field Monte Carlo calculations. By evaluating the impact of varying transition metal oxide composition ratios, we created a stable Fe0.63Co0.19Ni0.18Ox/C catalyst with a Tafel slope of 38.23 mV dec-1 and overpotential of 247 mV, a performance similar to that of IrO2. Synthesized Fe0.63Co0.19Ni0.18Ox/C and Fe0.14Co0.46Ni0.40Ox/C catalysts were experimentally compared in terms of catalytic performance and structural characteristics to determine that higher iron content and a less crystalline structure in the secondary matrix decrease the charge transfer resistance and thus is beneficial for electrocatalytic activity. This conclusion is supported by density-functional theory calculations showing distorted active sites in ternary metal catalysts are key for lowering overpotentials for the oxygen evolution reaction.
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- Shannon McGee
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Center for 2-Dimensional and Layered Materials, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Center for 2-Dimensional and Layered Materials, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Shinshu University, Wakasato 4-17-1, Nagano 380-8553, Japan
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- Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Center for 2-Dimensional and Layered Materials, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Center for 2-Dimensional and Layered Materials, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Shinshu University, Wakasato 4-17-1, Nagano 380-8553, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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Yu R, Liu D, Yuan M, Wang Y, Ye C, Li J, Du Y. Universal MOF-Mediated synthesis of 2D CoNi-based layered triple hydroxides electrocatalyst for efficient oxygen evolution reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 602:612-618. [PMID: 34147751 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.06.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Developing low-budget, stable, and high-performance electrocatalyst toward oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is of pivotal significance in the fields of energy conversion and storage. Herein, a universal metal organic framework (MOF)-mediated method for the synthesis of two-dimensional (2D) layered triple hydroxides (LTHs) nanosheets with ultrathin nature has been developed. It is interesting to disclose that the CoNi-based LTHs possess better electrochemical catalytic performance, giving superior performance to commercial RuO2 catalysts. Remarkably, benefitting from the ultrathin nanosheet configuration, optimized electronic structure, and strong synergistic effect, the optimized CoNiFe LTHs nanosheets show excellent OER performance with an ultralow overpotential of 262 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and a small Tafel slope of 88.1 mV dec-1. This work provides a promising avenue to develop low-cost and high-performance layered ternary hydroxide electrocatalysts.
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- Rui Yu
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environmental Functional Materials, Institute of Chemistry, Biology and Materials Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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Wang C, Shang H, Jin L, Xu H, Du Y. Advances in hydrogen production from electrocatalytic seawater splitting. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:7897-7912. [PMID: 33881101 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr00784j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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As one of the most abundant resources on the Earth, seawater is not only a promising electrolyte for industrial hydrogen production through electrolysis, but also of great significance for the refining of edible salt. Despite the great potential for large-scale hydrogen production, the implementation of water electrolysis requires efficient and stable electrocatalysts that can maintain high activity for water splitting without chloride corrosion. Recent years have witnessed great achievements in the development of highly efficient electrocatalysts toward seawater splitting. Starting from the historical background to the most recent achievements, this review will provide insights into the current state, challenges, and future perspectives of hydrogen production through seawater electrolysis. In particular, the mechanisms of overall water splitting, key features of seawater electrolysis, noble-metal-free electrocatalysts for seawater electrolysis and the underlying mechanisms are also highlighted to provide guidance for fabricating more efficient electrocatalysts toward seawater splitting.
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- Cheng Wang
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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Wang C, Shang H, Wang Y, Li J, Guo S, Guo J, Du Y. A general MOF-intermediated synthesis of hollow CoFe-based trimetallic phosphides composed of ultrathin nanosheets for boosting water oxidation electrocatalysis. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:7279-7284. [PMID: 33889888 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr00075f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Engineering an electrode material for boosting reaction kinetics is highly desired for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in the anodic half reaction, and is still a grand challenge for energy conversion technologies. By taking inspiration from the catalytic properties of transition metal phosphides (TMPs) and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), we herein propose a general MOF-intermediated synthesis of a series of hollow CoFeM (M = Bi, Ni, Mn, Cu, Ce, and Zn) trimetallic phosphides composed of ultrathin nanosheets as advanced electrocatalysts for the OER. A dramatic improvement of electrocatalytic performance toward the OER is observed for hollow CoFeM trimetallic phosphides compared to bimetallic CoFe phosphides. Remarkably, composition-optimized CoFeBiP hollow microspheres could deliver superior electrocatalytic performance, achieving a current density of 10 mA cm-2 with an overpotential of only 273 mV. Mechanistic investigations reveal that the Bi and P doping effectively optimizes the electronic structure of Co and Fe by charge redistribution, which significantly lowers the adsorption energy of oxygen intermediates. Moreover, the hollow microsphere structures composed of ultrathin nanosheets also enable them to provide rich surface active sites to boost the electrocatalytic OER.
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- Cheng Wang
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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Li X, You H, Wang C, Liu D, Yu R, Guo S, Wang Y, Du Y. 3D Taraxacum-like porous Pd nanocages with Bi doping: High-performance non-Pt electrocatalysts for ethanol oxidation reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 591:203-210. [PMID: 33609892 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Modifying the electronic structure and optimizing the geometric structure can expeditiously tune the electrocatalytic properties of catalysts, resulting in considerably enhanced electrocatalytic performance towards electrocatalytic oxidation of liquid fuels. We herein report a simple synthetic strategy to prepare Bi-doped 3D taraxacum-like Pd nanocages (NCs) composed of porous nanosheets, which possess high surface areas and strong synergistic effects. Notably, a trace of Bi diffuses into the lattice of Pd and increases the electronic effects of the surface of Pd, endowing PdBi-0.5 NCs/C with superior electrocatalytic performance towards ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR). The mass activity and specific activity of PdBi-0.5 NCs/C were 3494.8 mA mgPd-1 and 10.37 mA cm-2, being 4.08- and 4.82- fold enhancements as compared with commercial Pd/C, respectively. Moreover, the highly open porous 3D nanocages structure with rich active sites and defects can also facilitate the mass/electron transfer to favor the EOR kinetics.
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- Xingchi Li
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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Kang Q, Lai D, Tang W, Lu Q, Gao F. Intrinsic activity modulation and structural design of NiFe alloy catalysts for an efficient oxygen evolution reaction. Chem Sci 2021; 12:3818-3835. [PMID: 34163652 PMCID: PMC8179442 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc06716d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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NiFe alloy catalysts have received increasing attention due to their low cost, easy availability, and excellent oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalytic activity. Although it is considered that the co-existence of Ni and Fe is essential for the high catalytic activity, the identification of active sites and the mechanism of OER in NiFe alloy catalysts have been controversial for a long time. This review focuses on the catalytic centers of NiFe alloys and the related mechanism in the alkaline water oxidation process from the perspective of crystal structure/composition modulation and structural design. Briefly, amorphous structures, metastable phases, heteroatom doping and in situ formation of oxyhydroxides are encouraged to optimize the chemical configurations of active sites toward intrinsically boosted OER kinetics. Furthermore, the construction of dual-metal single atoms, specific nanostructures, carbon material supports and composite structures are introduced to increase the abundance of active sites and promote mass transportation. Finally, a perspective on the future development of NiFe alloy electrocatalysts is offered. The overall aim of this review is to shed light on the exploration of novel electrocatalysts in the field of energy.
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- Qiaoling Kang
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry Institute, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry Institute, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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In situ selenylation of molybdate ion intercalated Co-Al layered double hydrotalcite for high-performance electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2021.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Qiu F, Shi J, Guo M, Chen S, Xia J, Lu ZH. Rapid Synthesis of Large-Size Fe 2O 3 Nanoparticle Decorated NiO Nanosheets via Electrochemical Exfoliation for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:959-966. [PMID: 33356196 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A novel nonprecious Fe2O3 nanoparticle decorated NiO nanosheet (Fe2O3 NPs@NiO NSs) composite has been obtained by a rapid one-pot electrochemical exfoliation method and can be used as an efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst. In the nanocomposite, the Fe2O3 NPs are uniformly anchored on the ultrathin graphene-like NiO nanosheets. At the same time, we also studied the influence of the Fe/Ni molar ratio on the morphology and catalytic activity. The Fe2O3 NPs@NiO NSs nanocomposite possessed a high BET surface area (194.1 m2 g-1), which is very conducive to the charge/mass transfer of electrolyte ions and O2. Owing to the unique two-dimensional (2D) heterostructures and rational Fe content, the as-prepared Fe2O3 NPs@NiO NSs show high catalytic performance, a low overpotential at 10 mA cm-2 (221 mV), a small Tafel slope (53.4 mV dec-1), and 2000 cycle and 20 h long-term durability. The introduction of Fe2O3 NPs is beneficial to accelerating charge transport, increasing the electrochemically active surface area (ECSA), and thus improving the release of oxygen bubbles from the electrode surface.
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- Fen Qiu
- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Sensors, School of Physics, Communication and Electronics, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Analytical Instrumentation Center, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China
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Díaz-Coello S, Palenzuela J, Afonso M, Pastor E, García G. WC modified with ionic liquids for the hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline solution. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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CoS2 strongly coupled with porous FeNC as efficient and stable electrocatalyst for rechargeable zinc-air batteries. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2020.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Li W, Jiang Y, Yang M, Qu M, Li Y, Shen W, He R, Li M. Controlled synthesis of hierarchical hollow CoLDH nanocages electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction. Chem Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2020.111011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mukhopadhyay S, Basu O, Das SK. ZIF‐8 MOF Encapsulated Co‐porphyrin, an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Water Oxidation in a Wide pH Range: Works Better at Neutral pH. ChemCatChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202000804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Subhabrata Mukhopadhyay
- School of Chemistry University of Hyderabad P.O. – Central University Hyderabad 500046 India
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- School of Chemistry University of Hyderabad P.O. – Central University Hyderabad 500046 India
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- School of Chemistry University of Hyderabad P.O. – Central University Hyderabad 500046 India
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Electroless plating-induced morphology self-assembly of free-standing Co–P–B enabling efficient overall water splitting. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Xu H, Shang H, Wang C, Du Y. Surface and interface engineering of noble-metal-free electrocatalysts for efficient overall water splitting. Coord Chem Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Wang X, Dong A, Hu Y, Qian J, Huang S. A review of recent work on using metal–organic frameworks to grow carbon nanotubes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:10809-10823. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc04015k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this review, we summarize catalysts and synthetic strategies for the synthesis of MOF-derived CNT-based composite materials.
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- Xian Wang
- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering
- Wenzhou University
- Wenzhou 325035
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering
- Wenzhou University
- Wenzhou 325035
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering
- Wenzhou University
- Wenzhou 325035
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering
- Wenzhou University
- Wenzhou 325035
- China
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- School of Materials and Energy
- Guangdong University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
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