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Phan-Xuan T, Schweidler S, Hirte S, Schüller M, Lin L, Khandelwal A, Wang K, Schützke J, Reischl M, Kübel C, Hahn H, Bello G, Kirchmair J, Aghassi-Hagmann J, Brezesinski T, Breitung B, Dailey LA. Using the High-Entropy Approach to Obtain Multimetal Oxide Nanozymes: Library Synthesis, In Silico Structure-Activity, and Immunoassay Performance. ACS NANO 2024; 18:19024-19037. [PMID: 38985736 PMCID: PMC11271659 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c03053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
Abstract
High-entropy nanomaterials exhibit exceptional mechanical, physical, and chemical properties, finding applications in many industries. Peroxidases are metalloenzymes that accelerate the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide. This study uses the high-entropy approach to generate multimetal oxide-based nanozymes with peroxidase-like activity and explores their application as sensors in ex vivo bioassays. A library of 81 materials was produced using a coprecipitation method for rapid synthesis of up to 100 variants in a single plate. The A and B sites of the magnetite structure, (AA')(BB'B'')2O4, were substituted with up to six different cations (Cu/Fe/Zn/Mg/Mn/Cr). Increasing the compositional complexity improved the catalytic performance; however, substitutions of single elements also caused drastic reductions in the peroxidase-like activity. A generalized linear model was developed describing the relationship between material composition and catalytic activity. Binary interactions between elements that acted synergistically or antagonistically were identified, and a single parameter, the mean interaction effect, was observed to correlate highly with catalytic activity, providing a valuable tool for the design of high-entropy-inspired nanozymes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Thuong Phan-Xuan
- Department
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of
Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Vienna
Doctoral School of Pharmaceutical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences
(PhaNuSpo), University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Kaiserstraße
12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of
Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Vienna
Doctoral School of Pharmaceutical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences
(PhaNuSpo), University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute
of Pharmacy, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06108 Halle, Germany
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Kaiserstraße
12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Kaiserstraße
12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Light
Technology Institute, Karlsruhe Institute
of Technology, Kaiserstraße 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Kaiserstraße
12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Department
of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technical
University Darmstadt, Peter-Grünberg-Straße 2, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute
for Automation and Applied Informatics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Kaiserstraße 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute
for Automation and Applied Informatics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Kaiserstraße 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Kaiserstraße
12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Karlsruhe
Nano Micro Facility (KNMFi), Karlsruhe Institute
of Technology (KIT), Kaiserstraße 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Helmholtz
Institute Ulm for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtzstrasse 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
- Department
of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technical
University Darmstadt, Peter-Grünberg-Straße 2, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Kaiserstraße
12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- School
of Sustainable Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 201 Stephenson Pkwy, Norman, 73019 Oklahoma, United States
- Helmholtz
Institute Ulm for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtzstrasse 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of
Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of
Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Kaiserstraße
12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Kaiserstraße
12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Kaiserstraße
12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of
Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Wu Y, Liao H, Chen S, Cao J, Zeng W, Liao Y, Qing Y, Xu H, Wu Y. Carbonized wood fiber-supported S, N-codoped carbon layer-coated multinary metal sulfide nanoarchitecture for efficient oxygen evolution reaction at ampere-level current density. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 677:140-149. [PMID: 39083891 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.07.178] [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: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 07/15/2024] [Accepted: 07/20/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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Multinary metal sulfides (MMSs) are highly suitable candidates for the application of electrocatalysis as they offer numerous parameters for optimizing the electronic structure and catalytic sites. Herein, a stable nanoarchitecture consisting of MMSs ((NiCoCrMnFe)Sx) nanoparticles embedded in S, N-codoped carbon (SNC) layers derived from metal organic framework (MOF) and supported on carbonized wood fibers (CWF) was fabricated by directly carbonization. Benefiting from this carbon-coated configuration, along with the synergistic effects within multinary metal systems, (NiCoCrMnFe)Sx@SNC/CWF delivers an exceptionally low overpotential of 260 mV at a high current density of 1000 mA cm-2, a small Tafel slope of 48.5 mV dec-1, and robust electrocatalytic stability. Furthermore, the (NiCoCrMnFe)Sx@SNC/CWF used as the cathode of rechargeable Zn-air batteries demonstrates higher power density and remarkable durability, surpassing that of commercial RuO2. Thus, we showcase the feasibility and advantages of employing highly efficient and durable MMSs materials for low-cost and sustainable energy conversion.
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- Ying Wu
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, PR China
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- College of Science and Technology, Wenzhou-kean University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, PR China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, PR China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, PR China
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Huang Y, Wang SH, Wang X, Omidvar N, Achenie LEK, Skrabalak SE, Xin H. Unraveling Reactivity Origin of Oxygen Reduction at High-Entropy Alloy Electrocatalysts with a Computational and Data-Driven Approach. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2024; 128:11183-11189. [PMID: 39015415 PMCID: PMC11247481 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c01630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
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High-entropy alloys (HEAs), characterized as compositionally complex solid solutions with five or more metal elements, have emerged as a novel class of catalytic materials with unique attributes. Because of the remarkable diversity of multielement sites or site ensembles stabilized by configurational entropy, human exploration of the multidimensional design space of HEAs presents a formidable challenge, necessitating an efficient, computational and data-driven strategy over traditional trial-and-error experimentation or physics-based modeling. Leveraging deep learning interatomic potentials for large-scale molecular simulations and pretrained machine learning models of surface reactivity, our approach effectively rationalizes the enhanced activity of a previously synthesized PdCuPtNiCo HEA nanoparticle system for electrochemical oxygen reduction, as corroborated by experimental observations. We contend that this framework deepens our fundamental understanding of the surface reactivity of high-entropy materials and fosters the accelerated development and synthesis of monodisperse HEA nanoparticles as a versatile material platform for catalyzing sustainable chemical and energy transformations.
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- Yang Huang
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indiana University - Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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Ahmad A, Nairan A, Feng Z, Zheng R, Bai Y, Khan U, Gao J. Unlocking the Potential of High Entropy Alloys in Electrochemical Water Splitting: A Review. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2311929. [PMID: 38396229 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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The global pursuit of sustainable energy is focused on producing hydrogen through electrocatalysis driven by renewable energy. Recently, High entropy alloys (HEAs) have taken the spotlight in electrolysis due to their intriguing cocktail effect, broad design space, customizable electronic structure, and entropy stabilization effect. The tunability and complexity of HEAs allow a diverse range of active sites, optimizing adsorption strength and activity for electrochemical water splitting. This review comprehensively covers contemporary advancements in synthesis technique, design framework, and physio-chemical evaluation approaches for HEA-based electrocatalysts. Additionally, it explores design principles and strategies aimed at optimizing the catalytic activity, stability, and effectiveness of HEAs in hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and overall water splitting. Through an in-depth investigation of these aspects, the complexity inherent in constituent element interactions, reaction processes, and active sites associated with HEAs is aimed to unravel. Eventually, an outlook regarding challenges and impending difficulties and an outline of the future direction of HEA in electrocatalysis is provided. The thorough knowledge offered in this review will assist in formulating and designing catalysts based on HEAs for the next generation of electrochemistry-related applications.
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- Abrar Ahmad
- Institute of Functional Porous Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Institute of Functional Porous Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Institute of Functional Porous Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Institute of Functional Porous Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Institute of Functional Porous Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Institute of Functional Porous Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Institute of Functional Porous Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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Huang X, Wu Z, Zhang B, Yang G, Wang HF, Wang H, Cao Y, Peng F, Li S, Yu H. Formation of Disordered High-Entropy-Alloy Nanoparticles for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Electrocatalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2311631. [PMID: 38513241 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Nanoparticles composed of high-entropy alloys (HEA NPs) exhibit remarkable performance in electrocatalytic processes such as hydrogen evolution and oxidations. In this study, two types of quinary HEA NPs of PtRhPdIrRu, are synthesized, featuring disordered and crystallized nanostructures, both with and without a boiling mixture. The disordered HEA NPs (d-HEA NPs) with a size of 3.5 nm is synthesized under intense boiling conditions, attributed to improved heat and mass transfer during reduction of precursors and particle growth. The disordered HEA NPs displayed an exceptionally high turnover frequency of 33.1 s-1 at an overpotential of 50 mV, surpassing commercial Pt NPs in acidic electrolytes by 5.4 times. Additionally, d-HEA NPs exhibited superior stability at a constant electrolyzing current of 50 mA cm-2 compared to commercial Pt NPs. When employed as the anodic catalyst in an H2-O2 fuel cell, d-HEA NPs demonstrated a remarkable high current power density of 15.3 kW per gram of noble metal. Consequently, these findings highlight the potential of d-HEA NPs in electrochemical applications involving hydrogen.
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- Xianfeng Huang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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Wu J, Wang H, Liu N, Jia B, Zheng J. High-Entropy Materials in Electrocatalysis: Understanding, Design, and Development. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2403162. [PMID: 38934346 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202403162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2024] [Revised: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Electrocatalysis is a crucial method for achieving global carbon neutrality, serving as an essential means of energy conversion, and electrocatalyst is crucial in the process of electrocatalysis. Because of the abundant active sites, the multi-component synergistic effect of high-entropy materials has a wide application prospect in the field of electrocatalysis. Moreover, due to the special structure of high-entropy materials, it is possible to obtain almost continuous adsorption energy distribution by regulating the composition, which has attracted extensive attention of researchers. This paper reviews the properties and types of high-entropy materials, including alloys and compounds. The synthesis strategies of high-entropy materials are systematically introduced, and the solid phase synthesis, liquid-phase synthesis, and gas-phase synthesis are classified and summarized. The application of high-entropy materials in electrocatalysis is summarized, and the promotion effect of high-entropy strategy in various catalytic reaction processes is summarized. Finally, the current progress of high-entropy materials, the problems encountered, and the future development direction are reviewed. It is emphasized that the strategy of high flux density functional theory calculation guiding high-entropy catalyst design will be of great significance to electrocatalysis.
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- Jiwen Wu
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
- Shunde Innovation School, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Foshan, 528399, China
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Zhu L, Li Q, Hu Y, Wu X, Reddy KM, Li K, Xie G, Liu X, Qiu HJ. Bubbling resilient 3D free-standing nanoporous graphene with an encapsulated multicomponent nano-alloy for enhanced electrocatalysis. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2024. [PMID: 38919145 DOI: 10.1039/d4nh00190g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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The design and synthesis of highly durable and active electrocatalysts are crucial for improving the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). In this work, we present a novel dealloyed nanoporous PtCuNiCoMn multicomponent alloy with ligaments/pores ranging from 2-3 nm, which is in situ encapsulated in a three-dimensional, free-standing nanoporous nanotubular graphene network featuring a pore/tube diameter of ∼200 to 300 nm. This method allows precise control over the noble metal loading and alloy composition while preventing noble metal loss throughout the preparation process. The innovative bimodal nanoporous graphene/alloy structure, coupled with an open 3D spongy morphology, and optimized surface Pt electronic structure through multicomponent interaction, significantly enhances the activity for the HER/ORR, outperforming commercial Pt/C. Moreover, this design addresses the issues of Pt nanoparticle aggregation and detachment from carbon supports that typically exist in Pt/C-type catalysts, thereby substantially improving the catalytic durability, even under intense gas bubbling conditions.
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- Linshan Zhu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, China.
- Zhejiang Laboratory, Hangzhou 311100, China
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- Frontier Research Center for Materials Structure, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, China.
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- Frontier Research Center for Materials Structure, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, China.
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Carbon Materials Research and Comprehensive Application, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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Bolar S, Ito Y, Fujita T. Future prospects of high-entropy alloys as next-generation industrial electrode materials. Chem Sci 2024; 15:8664-8722. [PMID: 38873068 PMCID: PMC11168093 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc06784j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
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The rapid advancement of electrochemical processes in industrial applications has increased the demand for high-performance electrode materials. High-entropy alloys (HEAs), a class of multicomponent alloys with unique properties, have emerged as potential electrode materials owing to their enhanced catalytic activity, superior stability, and tunable electronic structures. This review explores contemporary developments in HEA-based electrode materials for industrial applications and identifies their advantages and challenges as compared to conventional commercial electrode materials in industrial aspects. The importance of tuning the composition, crystal structure, different phase formations, thermodynamic and kinetic parameters, and surface morphology of HEAs and their derivatives to achieve the predicted electrochemical performance is emphasized in this review. Synthetic procedures for producing potential HEA electrode materials are outlined, and theoretical discussions provide a roadmap for recognizing the ideal electrode materials for specific electrochemical processes in an industrial setting. A comprehensive discussion and analysis of various electrochemical processes (HER, OER, ORR, CO2RR, MOR, AOR, and NRR) and electrochemical applications (batteries, supercapacitors, etc.) is included to appraise the potential ability of HEAs as an electrode material in the near future. Overall, the design and development of HEAs offer a promising pathway for advancing industrial electrode materials with improved performance, selectivity, and stability, potentially paving the way for the next generation of electrochemical technology.
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- Saikat Bolar
- School of Science and Engineering, Kochi University of Technology 185 Miyanokuchi, Tosayamada Kami City Kochi 782-8502 Japan
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba Tsukuba 305-8573 Japan
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- School of Science and Engineering, Kochi University of Technology 185 Miyanokuchi, Tosayamada Kami City Kochi 782-8502 Japan
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Han F, Wang Z, Jin Q, Fan L, Tao K, Li L, Shi L, Lu HQ, Zhang Z, Li J, Zhang X, Wu L. High-Entropy Alloy Electrocatalysts Bidirectionally Promote Lithium Polysulfide Conversions for Long-Cycle-Life Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS NANO 2024; 18:15167-15176. [PMID: 38808620 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c03031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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High-entropy alloys (HEAs) have attracted considerable attention, owing to their exceptional characteristics and high configurational entropy. Recent findings demonstrated that incorporating HEAs into sulfur cathodes can alleviate the shuttling effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) and accelerate their redox reactions. Herein, we synthesized nano Pt0.25Cu0.25Fe0.15Co0.15Ni0.2 HEAs on hollow carbons (HCs; denoted as HEA/HC) by a facile pyrolysis strategy. The HEA/HC nanostructures were further integrated into hypha carbon nanobelts (HCNBs). The solid-solution phase formed by the uniform mixture of the five metal elements, i.e., Pt0.25Cu0.25Fe0.15Co0.15Ni0.2 HEAs, gave rise to a strong interaction between neighboring atoms in different metals, resulting in their adsorption energy transformation across a wide, multipeak, and nearly continuous spectrum. Meanwhile, the HEAs exhibited numerous active sites on their surface, which is beneficial to catalyzing the cascade conversion of LiPSs. Combining density functional theory (DFT) calculations with detailed experimental investigations, the prepared HEAs bidirectionally catalyze the cascade reactions of LiPSs and boost their conversion reaction rates. S/HEA@HC/HCNB cathodes achieved a low 0.034% decay rate for 2000 cycles at 1.0 C. Notably, the S/HEA@HC/HCNB cathode delivered a high initial areal capacity of 10.2 mAh cm-2 with a sulfur loading of 9 mg cm-2 at 0.1 C. The assembled pouch cell exhibited a capacity of 1077.9 mAh g-1 at the first discharge at 0.1 C. The capacity declined to 71.3% after 43 cycles at 0.1 C. In this work, we propose to utilize HEAs as catalysts not only to improve the cycling stability of lithium-sulfur batteries, but also to promote HEAs in energy storage applications.
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- Fengfeng Han
- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin 150025, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin 150025, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin 150025, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin 150025, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin 150025, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin 150025, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin 150025, People's Republic of China
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Huang H, Zhao J, Guo H, Weng B, Zhang H, Saha RA, Zhang M, Lai F, Zhou Y, Juan RZ, Chen PC, Wang S, Steele JA, Zhong F, Liu T, Hofkens J, Zheng YM, Long J, Roeffaers MBJ. Noble-Metal-Free High-Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles for Efficient Solar-Driven Photocatalytic CO 2 Reduction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2313209. [PMID: 38591644 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202313209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Metal nanoparticle (NP) cocatalysts are widely investigated for their ability to enhance the performance of photocatalytic materials; however, their practical application is often limited by the inherent instability under light irradiation. This challenge has catalyzed interest in exploring high-entropy alloys (HEAs), which, with their increased entropy and lower Gibbs free energy, provide superior stability. In this study, 3.5 nm-sized noble-metal-free NPs composed of a FeCoNiCuMn HEA are successfully synthesized. With theoretic calculation and experiments, the electronic structure of HEA in augmenting the catalytic CO2 reduction has been uncovered, including the individual roles of each element and the collective synergistic effects. Then, their photocatalytic CO2 reduction capabilities are investigated when immobilized on TiO2. HEA NPs significantly enhance the CO2 photoreduction, achieving a 23-fold increase over pristine TiO2, with CO and CH4 production rates of 235.2 and 19.9 µmol g-1 h-1, respectively. Meanwhile, HEA NPs show excellent stability under simulated solar irradiation, as well high-energy X-ray irradiation. This research emphasizes the promising role of HEA NPs, composed of earth-abundant elements, in revolutionizing the field of photocatalysis.
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- Haowei Huang
- cMACS, Department of Microbial, and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- State Key Lab of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- cMACS, Department of Microbial, and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen, 361021, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- cMACS, Department of Microbial, and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- cMACS, Department of Microbial, and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- BM25-SpLine Beamline at the ESRF, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble, 38043, France
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid-CSIC, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, 3, Cantoblanco, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Lab of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology and School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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- National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC-CFC), College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen, 361021, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Lab of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
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- cMACS, Department of Microbial, and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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Zhu W, Gao X, Yao Y, Hu S, Li Z, Teng Y, Wang H, Gong H, Chen Z, Yang Y. Nanostructured High Entropy Alloys as Structural and Functional Materials. ACS NANO 2024; 18:12672-12706. [PMID: 38717959 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c03435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Since their introduction in 2004, high entropy alloys (HEAs) have attracted significant attention due to their exceptional mechanical and functional properties. Advances in our understanding of atomic-scale ordering and phase formation in HEAs have facilitated the development of fabrication techniques for synthesizing nanostructured HEAs. These materials hold immense potential for applications in various fields including automobile industries, aerospace engineering, microelectronics, and clean energy, where they serve as either structural or functional materials. In this comprehensive Review, we conduct an in-depth analysis of the mechanical and functional properties of nanostructured HEAs, with a particular emphasis on the roles of different nanostructures in modulating these properties. To begin, we explore the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that influence the formation and stability of nanostructures in HEAs. Subsequently, we delve into an examination of the mechanical and electrocatalytic properties exhibited by bulk or three-dimensional (3D) nanostructured HEAs, as well as nanosized HEAs in the form of zero-dimensional (0D) nanoparticles, one-dimensional (1D) nanowires, or two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets. Finally, we present an outlook on the current research landscape, highlighting the challenges and opportunities associated with nanostructure design and the understanding of structure-property relationships in nanostructured HEAs.
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- Wenqing Zhu
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- State Key Laboratory for Turbulence and Complex System, Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Department of System Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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Das S, Chowdhury S, Tiwary CS. High-entropy-based nano-materials for sustainable environmental applications. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:8256-8272. [PMID: 38587499 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr00474d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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High entropy materials (HEMs), epitomized by high entropy alloys (HEAs), have sparked immense interest for a range of clean energy and environmental applications due to their remarkable structural versatility and adjustable characteristics. In the face of environmental challenges, HEMs have emerged as valuable tools for addressing issues ranging from wastewater remediation to energy conversion and storage. This review provides a comprehensive exploration of HEMs, spotlighting their catalytic capabilities in diverse redox reactions, such as carbon dioxide reduction to value-added products, degradation of organic pollutants, oxygen reduction, hydrogen evolution, and ammonia decomposition using electrocatalytic and photocatalytic pathways. Additionally, the review highlights HEMs as novel electrode nanomaterials, with the potential to enhance the performance of batteries and supercapacitors. Their unique features, including high capacitance, electrical conductivity, and thermal stability, make them valuable components for meeting crucial energy demands. Furthermore, the review examines challenges and opportunities in advancing HEMs, emphasizing the importance of understanding the underlying mechanisms governing their catalytic and electrochemical behaviors. Essential considerations for optimizing the HEM performance in catalysis and energy storage are outlined to guide future research. Moreover, to provide a comprehensive understanding of the current research landscape, a meticulous bibliometric analysis is presented, offering insights into the trends, focal points, and emerging directions within the realm of HEMs, particularly in addressing environmental concerns.
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- Shubhasikha Das
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.
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- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.
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Li Y, Yao Z, Gao W, Shang W, Deng T, Wu J. Nanoscale Design for High Entropy Alloy Electrocatalysts. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2310006. [PMID: 38088529 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202310006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Due to their distinctive physical and chemical characteristics, high entropy alloys (HEAs), a class of alloys comprising multiple elements, have garnered a lot of attention. It is demonstrated recently that HEA electrocatalysts increase the activity and stability of several processes. In this paper, the most recent developments in HEA electrocatalysts research are reviewed, and the performance of HEAs in catalyzing key reactions in water electrolysis and fuel cells is summarized. In addition, the design strategies for HEA electrocatalysts optimization is introduced, which include component selection, size optimization, morphology control, structural engineering, crystal phase regulation, and theoretical prediction, which can guide component selection and structural design of HEA electrocatalysts.
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- Yanjie Li
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Center of Hydrogen Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Future Material Innovation Center, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Future Material Innovation Center, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Center of Hydrogen Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Center of Hydrogen Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Center of Hydrogen Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Future Material Innovation Center, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 201203, China
- Materials Genome Initiative Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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Cai ZX, Bolar S, Ito Y, Fujita T. Enhancing oxygen evolution reactions in nanoporous high-entropy catalysts using boron and phosphorus additives. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:4803-4810. [PMID: 38312053 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr06065a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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High-entropy alloy (HEA) catalysts are a novel area of research in catalysis that shows great potential for more efficient catalyst development. Recent studies have highlighted the promise of HEA catalysts in applications such as water-splitting electrodes, owing to their better stability and ability to improve catalytic activity compared to traditional catalysts. Dealloying, which is a process that removes elements from metallic alloys, is a popular method for creating nanoporous HEA catalysts with large surface areas and interconnected structures. This study focused on the fabrication of nanoporous HEA catalysts with boron and phosphorus additives for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in water splitting. Combining B or P with noble metals such as Ir or Ru enhances the OER activity and durability, showing synergistic interactions between metals and light elements. This study used electrochemical evaluations to determine the best-performing catalyst, identifying CoCuFeMoNiIrB as the best catalyst for OERs in alkaline media. X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) analysis revealed that B effectively shifted the transition elements to higher valence states and induced excess electrons on the Ir-B surface to promote OER catalysis.
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- Ze-Xing Cai
- School of Engineering Science, Kochi University of Technology, 185 Miyanokuchi, Tosayamada, Kami City, Kochi 782-8502, Japan.
- College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering Science, Kochi University of Technology, 185 Miyanokuchi, Tosayamada, Kami City, Kochi 782-8502, Japan.
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8573, Japan
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- School of Engineering Science, Kochi University of Technology, 185 Miyanokuchi, Tosayamada, Kami City, Kochi 782-8502, Japan.
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Ren JT, Chen L, Wang HY, Tian W, Wang L, Sun M, Feng Y, Zhai SX, Yuan ZY. Self-Powered Hydrogen Production with Improved Energy Efficiency via Polysulfides Redox. ACS NANO 2023; 17:25707-25720. [PMID: 38047808 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c10867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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In the pursuit of efficient solar-driven electrocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen production, the intrinsic challenges posed by the sluggish kinetics of anodic oxygen evolution and intermittent sunlight have prompted the need for innovative energy systems. Here, we introduce an approach by coupling the polysulfides oxidation reaction with the hydrogen evolution reaction for energy-saving H2 production, which could be powered by an aqueous zinc-polysulfides battery to construct a self-powered energy system. This unusual hybrid water electrolyzer achieves 300 mA cm-2 at a low cell voltage of 1.14 V, saving electricity consumption by 100.4% from 5.47 to 2.73 kWh per m3 H2 compared to traditional overall water splitting. Benefiting from the favorable reaction kinetics of polysulfides oxidation/reduction, the aqueous zinc-polysulfides battery exhibits an energy efficiency of approximately 89% at 1.0 mA cm-2. Specially, the zinc-polysulfide battery effectively stores intermittent solar energy as chemical energy during light reaction by solar cells. Under an unassisted light reaction, the batteries could release energy to drive H2 production through a hybrid water electrolyzer for uninterrupted hydrogen production. Therefore, the aim of simultaneously generating H2 and eliminating the restrictions of intermittent sunlight is realized by combining the merits of polysulfides redox, an aqueous metal-polysulfide battery, and solar cells. We believe that this concept and utilization of polysulfides redox will inspire further fascinating attempts for the development of sustainable energy via electrocatalytic reactions.
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- Jin-Tao Ren
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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Ren JT, Chen L, Wang HY, Yuan ZY. High-entropy alloys in electrocatalysis: from fundamentals to applications. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:8319-8373. [PMID: 37920962 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00557g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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High-entropy alloys (HEAs) comprising five or more elements in near-equiatomic proportions have attracted ever increasing attention for their distinctive properties, such as exceptional strength, corrosion resistance, high hardness, and excellent ductility. The presence of multiple adjacent elements in HEAs provides unique opportunities for novel and adaptable active sites. By carefully selecting the element configuration and composition, these active sites can be optimized for specific purposes. Recently, HEAs have been shown to exhibit remarkable performance in electrocatalytic reactions. Further activity improvement of HEAs is necessary to determine their active sites, investigate the interactions between constituent elements, and understand the reaction mechanisms. Accordingly, a comprehensive review is imperative to capture the advancements in this burgeoning field. In this review, we provide a detailed account of the recent advances in synthetic methods, design principles, and characterization technologies for HEA-based electrocatalysts. Moreover, we discuss the diverse applications of HEAs in electrocatalytic energy conversion reactions, including the hydrogen evolution reaction, hydrogen oxidation reaction, oxygen reduction reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, carbon dioxide reduction reaction, nitrogen reduction reaction, and alcohol oxidation reaction. By comprehensively covering these topics, we aim to elucidate the intricacies of active sites, constituent element interactions, and reaction mechanisms associated with HEAs. Finally, we underscore the imminent challenges and emphasize the significance of both experimental and theoretical perspectives, as well as the potential applications of HEAs in catalysis. We anticipate that this review will encourage further exploration and development of HEAs in electrochemistry-related applications.
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- Jin-Tao Ren
- National Institute for Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- National Institute for Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- National Institute for Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- National Institute for Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Tao L, Huang B, Zhao Y. Low-Dimensional High-Entropy Alloys for Advanced Electrocatalytic Reactions. CHEM REC 2023; 23:e202300097. [PMID: 37236145 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Low-dimensional high-entropy alloy (HEA) nanomaterials are widely employed as electrocatalysts for energy conversion reactions, due to their inherent advantages, including high electron mobility, rich catalytically active site, optimal electronic structure. Moreover, the high-entropy, lattice distortion, and sluggish diffusion effects also enable them to be promising electrocatalysts. A thorough understanding on the structure-activity relationships of low-dimensional HEA catalyst play a huge role in the future pursuit of more efficient electrocatalysts. In this review, we summarize the recent progress of low-dimensional HEA nanomaterials for efficient catalytic energy conversion. By systematically discussing the fundamentals of HEA and properties of low-dimensional nanostructures, we highlight the advantages of low-dimensional HEAs. Subsequently, we also present many low-dimensional HEA catalysts for electrocatalytic reactions, aiming to gain a better understanding on the structure-activity relationship. Finally, a series of upcoming challenges and issues are also thoroughly proposed as well as their future directions.
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- Lei Tao
- Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Special Functional Textile Materials, Changzhou Vocational Institute of Textile and Garment, Changzhou, 213164, China
- Changzhou Sveck Photovoltaic New Material Co., Ltd, Changzhou, Jiangsu, 213200, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211189, China
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- Changzhou Sveck Photovoltaic New Material Co., Ltd, Changzhou, Jiangsu, 213200, China
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- Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Special Functional Textile Materials, Changzhou Vocational Institute of Textile and Garment, Changzhou, 213164, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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Chida Y, Tomimori T, Ebata T, Taguchi N, Ioroi T, Hayashi K, Todoroki N, Wadayama T. Experimental study platform for electrocatalysis of atomic-level controlled high-entropy alloy surfaces. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4492. [PMID: 37495632 PMCID: PMC10372069 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40246-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023] Open
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High-entropy alloys (HEAs) have attracted considerable attention to improve performance of various electrocatalyst materials. A comprehensive understanding of the relationship between surface atomic-level structures and catalytic properties is essential to boost the development of novel catalysts. In this study, we propose an experimental study platform that enables the vacuum synthesis of atomic-level-controlled single-crystal high-entropy alloy surfaces and evaluates their catalytic properties. The platform provides essential information that is crucial for the microstructural fundamentals of electrocatalysis, i.e., the detailed relationship between multi-component alloy surface microstructures and their catalytic properties. Nanometre-thick epitaxially stacking layers of Pt and equi-atomic-ratio Cr-Mn-Fe-Co-Ni, the so-called Cantor alloy, were synthesised on low-index single-crystal Pt substrates (Pt/Cr-Mn-Fe-Co-Ni/Pt(hkl)) as a Pt-based single-crystal alloy surface model for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysis. The usefulness of the platform was demonstrated by showing the outperforming oxygen reduction reaction properties of high-entropy alloy surfaces when compared to Pt-Co binary surfaces.
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- Yoshihiro Chida
- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8579, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8579, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8579, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ikeda, 563-8577, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ikeda, 563-8577, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8579, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8579, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8579, Japan
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Zhang Q, Lian K, Liu Q, Qi G, Zhang S, Luo J, Liu X. High entropy alloy nanoparticles as efficient catalysts for alkaline overall seawater splitting and Zn-air batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 646:844-854. [PMID: 37235930 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.05.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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High entropy alloys (HEAs) are those metallic materials that consist of five or more elements. Compared with conventional alloys, they have much more catalytic active sites due to unique structural characteristics such as high entropy effect and lattice distortion, endowing them with promising applications in the region of hydrolysis catalysts. Herein, we successfully loaded high-entropy alloys onto carbon nanotubes (FeNiCoMnRu@CNT) by hydrothermal means. It exhibits excellent HER and OER properties in alkaline seawater. To accomplish two-electrode total water splitting when constructed into Zn air cells, it only needed 1.6 V, and the timing voltage curve showed a steady current density of 10 mA cm-2 during constant electrolysis for more than 30 h in alkaline seawater. The remarkably high HER and OER activity of FeNiCoMnRu@CNT HEAs NPS indicates the potentially broad application prospect of HEAs for Zn air battery.
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- Quan Zhang
- Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China; State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Photoelectric Materials & Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China; ShenSi Lab, Shenzhen Institute for Advanced Study, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Longhua District, Shenzhen 518110, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
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Lee SA, Bu J, Lee J, Jang HW. High‐Entropy Nanomaterials for Advanced Electrocatalysis. SMALL SCIENCE 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202200109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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- Sol A Lee
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Research Institute of Advanced Materials (RIAM) Seoul National University Seoul 08826 South Korea
- Liquid Sunlight Alliance (LiSA) Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science California Institute of Technology Pasadena CA 91106 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Research Institute of Advanced Materials (RIAM) Seoul National University Seoul 08826 South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Research Institute of Advanced Materials (RIAM) Seoul National University Seoul 08826 South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Research Institute of Advanced Materials (RIAM) Seoul National University Seoul 08826 South Korea
- Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology Seoul National University Suwon 16229 Republic of Korea
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Yao Y, Li Z, Dou Y, Jiang T, Zou J, Lim SY, Norby P, Stamate E, Jensen JO, Zhang W. High entropy alloy nanoparticles encapsulated in graphitised hollow carbon tubes for oxygen reduction electrocatalysis. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:4142-4151. [PMID: 36891679 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt03637a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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High entropy alloys (HEAs) with a tunable alloy composition and fascinating synergetic effects between various metals have attracted significant attention in the field of electrocatalysis, but their potential is limited by inefficient and unscalable fabrication methodologies. This work proposes a novel solid-state thermal reaction method to synthesise HEA nanoparticles encapsulated in an N-doped graphitised hollow carbon tube. This facile method is simple and efficient and involves no use of organic solvents during the fabrication process. The synthesized HEA nanoparticles are confined by the graphitised hollow carbon tube, which is possibly beneficial for preventing the aggregation of alloy particles during the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). In a 0.1 M KOH solution, the HEA catalyst FeCoNiMnCu-1000(1 : 1) exhibits an onset and half-wave potential of 0.92 V and 0.78 V (vs. RHE), respectively. We assembled a Zn-Air battery with FeCoNiMnCu-1000 as a catalyst for the air electrode, and a power density of 81 mW cm-2 and a long-term durability of >200 h were achieved, which is comparable to the performance of the state-of-the-art catalyst Pt/C-RuO2. This work herein offers a scalable and green method for synthesising multinary transition metal-based HEAs and highlights the potential of HEA nanoparticles as electrocatalysts for energy storage and conversion.
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- Yuechao Yao
- Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Miljøvej 115, Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, Denmark.
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials & Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Advance Technology of Ceramics, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Miljøvej 115, Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, Denmark.
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials & Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Advance Technology of Ceramics, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Basic Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej 310, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- National Centre for Nano Fabrication and Characterization, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej 310, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Miljøvej 115, Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, Denmark.
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Xu H, Jin Z, Zhang Y, Lin X, Xie G, Liu X, Qiu HJ. Designing strategies and enhancing mechanism for multicomponent high-entropy catalysts. Chem Sci 2023; 14:771-790. [PMID: 36755717 PMCID: PMC9890551 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc06403k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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High-entropy materials (HEMs) are new-fashioned functional materials in the field of catalysis owing to their large designing space, tunable electronic structure, interesting "cocktail effect", and entropy stabilization effect. Many effective strategies have been developed to design advanced catalysts for various important reactions. Herein, we firstly review effective strategies developed so far for optimizing HEM-based catalysts and the underlying mechanism revealed by both theoretical simulations and experimental aspects. In light of this overview, we subsequently present some perspectives about the development of HEM-based catalysts and provide some serviceable guidelines and/or inspiration for further studying multicomponent catalysts.
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- Haitao Xu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dongguan University of TechnologyDongguan 523808China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) Shenzhen 518055 China
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- School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen)Shenzhen 518055China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) Shenzhen 518055 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) Shenzhen 518055 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) Shenzhen 518055 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) Shenzhen 518055 China
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Du L, Xiong H, Lu H, Yang L, Liao R, Xia BY, You B. Electroshock synthesis of a bifunctional nonprecious multi-element alloy for alkaline hydrogen oxidation and evolution. EXPLORATION (BEIJING, CHINA) 2022; 2:20220024. [PMID: 37324802 PMCID: PMC10190983 DOI: 10.1002/exp.20220024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The design and production of active, durable, and nonprecious electrocatalysts toward alkaline hydrogen oxidation and evolution reactions (HOR/HER) are extremely appealing for the implementation of hydrogen economy, but remain challenging. Here, we report a facile electric shock synthesis of an efficient, stable, and inexpensive NiCoCuMoW multi-element alloy on Ni foam (NiCoCuMoW) as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for both HOR and HER. For the HOR, the current density of NiCoCuMoW could reach ∼11.2 mA cm-2 when the overpotential is 100 mV, higher than that for commercial Pt/C (∼7.2 mA cm-2) and control alloy samples with less elements, along with superior CO tolerance. Moreover, for the HER, the overpotential at 10 mA cm-2 for NiCoCuMoW is only 21 mV, along with a Tafel slope of low to 63.7 mV dec-1, rivaling the commercial Pt/C as well (35 mV and 109.7 mV dec-1). Density functional theory calculations indicate that alloying Ni, Co, Cu, Mo, and W can tune the electronic structure of individual metals and provide multiple active sites to optimize the hydrogen and hydroxyl intermediates adsorption, collaboratively resulting in enhanced electrocatalytic activity.
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- Lijie Du
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)WuhanHubeiChina
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)WuhanHubeiChina
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)WuhanHubeiChina
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)WuhanHubeiChina
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)WuhanHubeiChina
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)WuhanHubeiChina
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)WuhanHubeiChina
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Huo X, Yu H, Xing B, Zuo X, Zhang N. Review of High Entropy Alloys Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution, Oxygen Evolution, and Oxygen Reduction Reaction. CHEM REC 2022; 22:e202200175. [PMID: 36108141 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Revised: 08/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Recently, high-entropy alloys (HEAs) have been extensively investigated due to their unique structural design, superior stability, excellent functional feature and superior mechanical performance. However, most of the reported HEAs focus on studying the compositional design and microstructure and mechanical properties of materials. There are relatively few studies on electrochemical performance and theoretical studies of HEAs. In addition, the potential applications of HEAs as energy storage materials for electrocatalysts have attracted widely attention in the development and application aspects of electrocatalysis. It can be attributed to their high conductivity, excellent structural stability and superior electrocatalytic activities with small overpotential and abundant active sites, which is comparable to the commercial noble metal catalysts. In this review, firstly, we briefly discuss the concept and structure characteristics of high entropy alloys. Then, the research progress of high-entropy alloys as electrocatalysis are also summarized, including hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), respectively. Finally, the future development trend of HEAs is also prospected for energy conversion fields.
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- Xiaoran Huo
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, 110870, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, 110870, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, 110870, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, 110870, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, 110870, P. R. China
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Gao P, Zhao S, Qu X, Qian X, Duan F, Lu S, Zhu H, Du M. Bifunctional high-entropy alloys for sensitive nitrite detection and oxygen reduction reaction. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141160] [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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Tao L, Sun M, Zhou Y, Luo M, Lv F, Li M, Zhang Q, Gu L, Huang B, Guo S. A General Synthetic Method for High-Entropy Alloy Subnanometer Ribbons. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:10582-10590. [PMID: 35652187 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c03544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are attracting intensive attention due to their broad compositional tunability and interesting catalytic properties. However, precisely shaping the HEAs into suprathin low-dimensional nanostructures for achieving diverse applications remains an enormous challenge owing to their intrinsic thermodynamic instability. Herein we propose a new and general low-temperature method for incorporating up to eight metallic elements into one single-phase subnanometer ribbon to achieve the thinnest HEA metal materials in the world. We experimentally demonstrate that synthetic processes for suprathin HEA subnanometer ribbons (SNRs) include (1) different metal atom nucleation via galvanic exchange reaction between different metal precursors and Ag nanowire template, (2) co-reduction of different metal precursors on nanowire template, and (3) the removal of the inner Ag core. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the crystallization and stabilization of HEA SNRs strongly depend on the "highly dynamic" Ag from the template, and the crystallization levels of HEA subnanometer ribbons are closely correlated with the concentration of Pt and Pd. We demonstrate that the present synthetic method enables the flexible control of components and concentrations in HEAs SNRs for achieving a library of HEA SNRs and also superior electrocatalytic properties. The well-designed HEA SNRs show great improvement in catalyzing the oxygen reduction reaction of fuel cells and also high discharge capacity, low charge overpotential, and excellent durability for Li-O2 batteries. DFT calculations reveal the superior electrochemical performances are attributed to the strong reduction capability from high-concentration reductive elements in HEAs, while the other elements guarantee the site-to-site efficient electron transfer.
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- Lu Tao
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Hao J, Zhuang Z, Cao K, Gao G, Wang C, Lai F, Lu S, Ma P, Dong W, Liu T, Du M, Zhu H. Unraveling the electronegativity-dominated intermediate adsorption on high-entropy alloy electrocatalysts. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2662. [PMID: 35562523 PMCID: PMC9106752 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30379-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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High-entropy alloys have received considerable attention in the field of catalysis due to their exceptional properties. However, few studies hitherto focus on the origin of their outstanding performance and the accurate identification of active centers. Herein, we report a conceptual and experimental approach to overcome the limitations of single-element catalysts by designing a FeCoNiXRu (X: Cu, Cr, and Mn) High-entropy alloys system with various active sites that have different adsorption capacities for multiple intermediates. The electronegativity differences between mixed elements in HEA induce significant charge redistribution and create highly active Co and Ru sites with optimized energy barriers for simultaneously stabilizing OH* and H* intermediates, which greatly enhances the efficiency of water dissociation in alkaline conditions. This work provides an in-depth understanding of the interactions between specific active sites and intermediates, which opens up a fascinating direction for breaking scaling relation issues for multistep reactions.
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- Jiace Hao
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Special Artificial Microstructure Materials and Technology, Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
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Cong Y, Wang H, Meng F, Dou D, Meng X, Zhao Q, Cao D, Wang Y. One-pot synthesis of NiPt core–shell nanoparticles toward efficient oxygen reduction reaction. J Solid State Electrochem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-022-05175-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Noble-metal nanoparticles (NMNPs), with their outstanding properties, have been arousing the interest of scientists for centuries. Although our knowledge of them is much more significant today, and we can obtain NMNPs in various sizes, shapes, and compositions, our interest in them has not waned. When talking about noble metals, gold, silver, and platinum come to mind first. Still, we cannot forget about elements belonging to the so-called platinum group, such as ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, and iridium, whose physical and chemical properties are very similar to those of platinum. It makes them highly demanded and widely used in various applications. This review presents current knowledge on the preparation of all noble metals in the form of nanoparticles and their assembling with carbon supports. We focused on the catalytic applications of these materials in the fuel-cell field. Furthermore, the influence of supporting materials on the electrocatalytic activity, stability, and selectivity of noble-metal-based catalysts is discussed.
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Simple, controllable and environmentally friendly synthesis of FeCoNiCuZn-based high-entropy alloy (HEA) catalysts, and their surface dynamics during nitrobenzene hydrogenation. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.139972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Kumar N, Chamoli P, Misra M, Manoj MK, Sharma A. Advanced metal and carbon nanostructures for medical, drug delivery and bio-imaging applications. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:3987-4017. [PMID: 35244647 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr07643d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Nanoparticles (NPs) offer great promise for biomedical, environmental, and clinical applications due to their several unique properties as compared to their bulk counterparts. In this review article, we overview various types of metal NPs and magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) in monolithic form as well as embedded into polymer matrices for specific drug delivery and bio-imaging fields. The second part of this review covers important carbon nanostructures that have gained tremendous attention recently in such medical applications due to their ease of fabrication, excellent biocompatibility, and biodegradability at both cellular and molecular levels for phototherapy, radio-therapeutics, gene-delivery, and biotherapeutics. Furthermore, various applications and challenges involved in the use of NPs as biomaterials are also discussed following the future perspectives of the use of NPs in biomedicine. This review aims to contribute to the applications of different NPs in medicine and healthcare that may open up new avenues to encourage wider research opportunities across various disciplines.
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- Neeraj Kumar
- Department of Metallurgical Engineering, SOE, O.P. Jindal University, Raigarh 496109, India
- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Raipur, Raipur, 492010, India
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- School of Basic & Applied Sciences, Department of Physics, Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Dehradun-248001, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Mechatronics, School of Automobile, Mechanical and Mechatronics, Manipal University Jaipur, 303007 Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Raipur, Raipur, 492010, India
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon-16499, South Korea.
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Akinwekomi AD, Akhtar F. Bibliometric Mapping of Literature on High-Entropy/Multicomponent Alloys and Systematic Review of Emerging Applications. ENTROPY 2022; 24:e24030329. [PMID: 35327840 PMCID: PMC8947743 DOI: 10.3390/e24030329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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High-entropy/multicomponent alloy (HEA/MCA) has received significant research attention in the last decade. There is a dearth of data-driven works dedicated to assessing and visualizing the HEA/MCA literature from a global perspective. To this end, we present the first bibliometric literature analysis of more than 3500 HEA/MCA articles, published between 2004 and 2021, in the Scopus database. We identify the most prolific authors, their collaborators, institutions, and most prominent research outlet. Co-occurrence networks of keywords are mapped and analyzed. A steep rise in research outputs is observed from 2013, when the number of annual publications doubled the previous years. The top five preferred research outlets include Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Materials Science and Engineering A, Scripta Materialia, Intermetallics, and Acta Materialia. Most of these publications emanate from researchers and institutions within China, USA, and Germany, although international scientific collaboration among them is lacking. Research gaps and future research directions are proposed, based on co-occurrence frequencies of author keywords. Finally, a brief systematic review of emerging applications, covering hydrogen storage, additive manufacturing, catalysis, and superconductivity, is undertaken. This work provides an important comprehensive reference guide for researchers to deepen their knowledge of the field and pursue new research directions.
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Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction: From Bimetallic Platinum Alloys to Complex Solid Solutions. CHEMENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/chemengineering6010019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The oxygen reduction reaction has been the object of intensive research in an attempt to improve the sluggish kinetics that limit the performance of renewable energy storage and utilization systems. Platinum or platinum bimetallic alloys are common choices as the electrode material, but prohibitive costs hamper their use. Complex alloy materials, such as high-entropy alloys (HEAs), or more generally, multiple principal component alloys (MPCAs), have emerged as a material capable of overcoming the limitations of platinum and platinum-based materials. Theoretically, due to the large variety of active sites, this new kind of material offers the opportunity to identify experimentally the optimal binding site on the catalyst surface. This review discusses recent advances in the application of such alloys for the oxygen reduction reaction and existing experimental challenges in the benchmarking of the electrocatalytic properties of these materials.
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Zhang Y, Wang D, Wang S. High-Entropy Alloys for Electrocatalysis: Design, Characterization, and Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2104339. [PMID: 34741405 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202104339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 09/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are expected to function well as electrocatalytic materials, owing to their widely adjustable composition and unique physical and chemical properties. Recently, HEA catalysts are extensively studied in the field of electrocatalysis; this motivated the authors to investigate the relationship between the structure and composition of HEAs and their electrocatalytic performance. In this review, the latest advances in HEA electrocatalysts are systematically summarized, with special focus on nitrogen fixation, the carbon cycle, water splitting, and fuel cells; in addition, by combining this with the characterization and analysis of HEA microstructures, rational design strategies for optimizing HEA electrocatalysts, including controllable preparation, component regulation, strain engineering, defect engineering, and theoretical prediction are proposed. Moreover, the existing issues and future trends of HEAs are predicted, which will help further develop these high-entropy materials.
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- Yiqiong Zhang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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Efficient spinel iron-cobalt oxide/nitrogen-doped ordered mesoporous carbon catalyst for rechargeable zinc-air batteries. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(20)63752-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ipadeola AK, Haruna AB, Gaolatlhe L, Lebechi AK, Meng J, Pang Q, Eid K, Abdullah AM, Ozoemena KI. Efforts at Enhancing Bifunctional Electrocatalysis and Related Events for Rechargeable Zinc‐Air Batteries. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Adewale K. Ipadeola
- Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry University of the Witwatersrand Private Bag 3, PO Wits Johannesburg 2050 South Africa
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- Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry University of the Witwatersrand Private Bag 3, PO Wits Johannesburg 2050 South Africa
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- Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry University of the Witwatersrand Private Bag 3, PO Wits Johannesburg 2050 South Africa
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- Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry University of the Witwatersrand Private Bag 3, PO Wits Johannesburg 2050 South Africa
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Gas Processing Centre, College of Engineering Qatar University Doha 2713 Qatar
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- Centre for Advanced Materials, College of Engineering Qatar University Doha 2713 Qatar
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- Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry University of the Witwatersrand Private Bag 3, PO Wits Johannesburg 2050 South Africa
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Sun Y, Dai S. High-entropy materials for catalysis: A new frontier. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:eabg1600. [PMID: 33980494 PMCID: PMC8115918 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abg1600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Entropy plays a pivotal role in catalysis, and extensive research efforts have been directed to understanding the enthalpy-entropy relationship that defines the reaction pathways of molecular species. On the other side, surface of the catalysts, entropic effects have been rarely investigated because of the difficulty in deciphering the increased complexities in multicomponent systems. Recent advances in high-entropy materials (HEMs) have triggered broad interests in exploring entropy-stabilized systems for catalysis, where the enhanced configurational entropy affords a virtually unlimited scope for tailoring the structures and properties of HEMs. In this review, we summarize recent progress in the discovery and design of HEMs for catalysis. The correlation between compositional and structural engineering and optimization of the catalytic behaviors is highlighted for high-entropy alloys, oxides, and beyond. Tuning composition and configuration of HEMs introduces untapped opportunities for accessing better catalysts and resolving issues that are considered challenging in conventional, simple systems.
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- Yifan Sun
- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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High-entropy materials (HEMs), including high-entropy alloys (HEAs), high-entropy oxides (HEOs), and other high-entropy compounds, have gained significant interests over the past years. These materials have unique structures with the coexistence of antisite disordering and crystal periodicity, which were originally investigated as structural materials. Recently, they have emerged for energy-related applications, such as catalysis, energy storage, etc. In this work, we review the research progress of energy-related applications of HEMs. After an introduction on the background, theory, and syntheses of HEMs, we survey their applications including electrocatalysis, batteries, and others, aiming to retrieve the correlations between their structures and performances. In the end, we discussed the challenges and future directions for developing HEMs.
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- Maosen Fu
- Shaanxi Materials Analysis and Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Materials Analysis and Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Chen Y, Zhan X, Bueno SLA, Shafei IH, Ashberry HM, Chatterjee K, Xu L, Tang Y, Skrabalak SE. Synthesis of monodisperse high entropy alloy nanocatalysts from core@shell nanoparticles. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2021; 6:231-237. [PMID: 33480921 DOI: 10.1039/d0nh00656d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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High-entropy alloy (HEA) nanoparticles (NPs) hold great promise in electrocatalysis because of their nearly unlimited compositions, tailorable active sites, and high durability. However, the synthesis of these compositionally complex structures as monodisperse NPs remains a challenge by colloidal routes because the different rates of metal precursor reduction lead to phase separation. Here, we report the conversion of core@shell NPs into HEA NPs through annealing, with conservation of sample monodispersity. This potentially general route for high-quality HEA NPs was demonstrated by preparing PdCu@PtNiCo NPs via seed-mediated co-reduction, wherein Pt, Ni, and Co were co-deposited on PdCu seeds in solution. These multimetallic NPs were then converted to single-crystalline and single-phase PdCuPtNiCo NPs through annealing. On account of their small particle size, highly dispersed Pt/Pd content, and low elemental diffusivity, these HEA NPs were found to be a highly efficient and durable catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction. They were also highly selective for the four-electron transfer pathway. We expect that this new synthetic strategy will facilitate the synthesis of new HEA NPs for catalysis and other applications.
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- Yifan Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
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Löffler T, Waag F, Gökce B, Ludwig A, Barcikowski S, Schuhmann W. Comparing the Activity of Complex Solid Solution Electrocatalysts Using Inflection Points of Voltammetric Activity Curves as Activity Descriptors. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Tobias Löffler
- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Technical Chemistry I, Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg Essen, Universitätsstr. 7, D 45141 Essen, Germany
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- Technical Chemistry I, Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg Essen, Universitätsstr. 7, D 45141 Essen, Germany
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- Chair for Materials Discovery and Interfaces, Institute for Materials, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Technical Chemistry I, Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg Essen, Universitätsstr. 7, D 45141 Essen, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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Diao Y, Liu H, Yao Z, Liu Y, Hu G, Zhang Q, Li Z. Tri-(Fe/F/N)-doped porous carbons as electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in both alkaline and acidic media. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:18826-18833. [PMID: 32970058 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr04920d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Developing a low cost, sustainable and high-performance precious-metal free catalyst to replace platinum (Pt)-based catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel cells has recently attracted significant attention. It is crucial to produce more abundant and more uniformly dispersed ORR active sites for improving the ORR performance of the catalyst. Herein, we synthesized tri-(Fe/F/N)-doped porous carbons as high-efficiency electrocatalysts for the ORR by using Fe-zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (Fe-ZIF-8) and ammonium fluoride as precursors. The results indicate that the as-prepared FeFNC-5 catalysts exhibit superior ORR activity, methanol tolerance, and long-term stability compared to commercial 20 wt% Pt/C in both alkaline and acidic media because of the abundant and dispersed Fe-Nx and pyridinic-N active sites, high specific surface area, and hierarchical porous structure. This work provides a new method and insights into the synthesis of Fe, F, and N triple-doped porous carbons as high-efficiency ORR electrocatalysts.
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- Yongxing Diao
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China.
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Sarac B, Ivanov YP, Karazehir T, Putz B, Greer AL, Sarac AS, Eckert J. Metallic Glass Films with Nanostructured Periodic Density Fluctuations Supported on Si/SiO 2 as an Efficient Hydrogen Sorber. Chemistry 2020; 26:8244-8253. [PMID: 32329916 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Nanostructured metallic glass films (NMGF) can exhibit surface and intrinsic effects that give rise to unique physical and chemical properties. Here, a facile synthesis and electrochemical, structural, and morphologic characterization of Pd-Au-Si based MGs of approximately 50 nm thickness supported on Si/SiO2 is reported. Impressively, the maximum total hydrogen charge stored in the Pd-Au-Si nanofilm is equal to that in polycrystalline Pd films with 1 μm thickness in 0.1 m H2 SO4 electrolyte. The same NMGF has a volumetric desorption charge that is more than eight times and 25 % higher than that of polycrystalline PdNF and Pd-Cu-Si NMGF with the same thickness supported on Si/SiO2 , respectively. A significant number of nanovoids originating from PdHx crystals, and an increase in the average interatomic spacing is detected in Pd-Au-Si NMGF by high-resolution TEM. Such a high amount of hydrogen sorption is linked to the unique density fluctuations without any chemical segregation exclusively observed for this NMGF.
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- Baran Sarac
- Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Austrian Academy of Sciences, 8700, Leoben, Austria
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- Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK.,School of Natural Sciences, Far Eastern Federal University, 690950, Vladivostok, Russia
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- Department of Energy System Engineering, Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, 01250, Saricam, Adana, Turkey
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- Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Austrian Academy of Sciences, 8700, Leoben, Austria.,>EMPA-Swiss Federal Laboratories for, Materials Science and Technology, 3602, Thun, Switzerland
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- Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK
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- Polymer Science and Technology, Nanoscience & Nanoengineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Austrian Academy of Sciences, 8700, Leoben, Austria.,Department of Materials Science, Chair of Materials Physics, Montanuniversität Leoben, 8700, Leoben, Austria
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