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Li Y, Li Y, Sun H, Gao L, Jin X, Li Y, Lv Z, Xu L, Liu W, Sun X. Current Status and Perspectives of Dual-Atom Catalysts Towards Sustainable Energy Utilization. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2024; 16:139. [PMID: 38421549 PMCID: PMC10904713 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01347-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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The exploration of sustainable energy utilization requires the implementation of advanced electrochemical devices for efficient energy conversion and storage, which are enabled by the usage of cost-effective, high-performance electrocatalysts. Currently, heterogeneous atomically dispersed catalysts are considered as potential candidates for a wide range of applications. Compared to conventional catalysts, atomically dispersed metal atoms in carbon-based catalysts have more unsaturated coordination sites, quantum size effect, and strong metal-support interactions, resulting in exceptional catalytic activity. Of these, dual-atomic catalysts (DACs) have attracted extensive attention due to the additional synergistic effect between two adjacent metal atoms. DACs have the advantages of full active site exposure, high selectivity, theoretical 100% atom utilization, and the ability to break the scaling relationship of adsorption free energy on active sites. In this review, we summarize recent research advancement of DACs, which includes (1) the comprehensive understanding of the synergy between atomic pairs; (2) the synthesis of DACs; (3) characterization methods, especially aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy and synchrotron spectroscopy; and (4) electrochemical energy-related applications. The last part focuses on great potential for the electrochemical catalysis of energy-related small molecules, such as oxygen reduction reaction, CO2 reduction reaction, hydrogen evolution reaction, and N2 reduction reaction. The future research challenges and opportunities are also raised in prospective section.
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- Yizhe Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China
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- Xinjiang Coal Mine Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology Research Center, Xinjiang Institute of Engineering, Ürümqi, 830023, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China.
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Song W, Xiao C, Ding J, Huang Z, Yang X, Zhang T, Mitlin D, Hu W. Review of Carbon Support Coordination Environments for Single Metal Atom Electrocatalysts (SACS). ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2301477. [PMID: 37078970 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202301477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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This topical review focuses on the distinct role of carbon support coordination environment of single-atom catalysts (SACs) for electrocatalysis. The article begins with an overview of atomic coordination configurations in SACs, including a discussion of the advanced characterization techniques and simulation used for understanding the active sites. A summary of key electrocatalysis applications is then provided. These processes are oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR), and carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2 RR). The review then shifts to modulation of the metal atom-carbon coordination environments, focusing on nitrogen and other non-metal coordination through modulation at the first coordination shell and modulation in the second and higher coordination shells. Representative case studies are provided, starting with the classic four-nitrogen-coordinated single metal atom (MN4 ) based SACs. Bimetallic coordination models including homo-paired and hetero-paired active sites are also discussed, being categorized as emerging approaches. The theme of the discussions is the correlation between synthesis methods for selective doping, the carbon structure-electron configuration changes associated with the doping, the analytical techniques used to ascertain these changes, and the resultant electrocatalysis performance. Critical unanswered questions as well as promising underexplored research directions are identified.
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- Wanqing Song
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Materials Science Program and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712-1591, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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Li L, Wu X, Du Q, Bai N, Wen Y. Boosting the oxygen reduction reaction activity of dual-atom catalysts on N-doped graphene by regulating the N coordination environment. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 26:628-634. [PMID: 38086646 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04831d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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Development of low-cost and high-efficiency oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts is of significance for fuel cells and metal-air batteries. Here, by regulating the N environment, a series of dual-atom embedded N5-coordinated graphene catalysts, namely M1M2N5 (M1, M2 = Fe, Co, and Ni), were constructed and systematically investigated by DFT calculations. The results reveal that all M1M2N5 configurations are structurally and thermodynamically stable. The strong adsorption of *OH hinders the proceeding of ORR on the surface of M1M2N5, but M1M2N5(OH2) complexes are formed to improve their catalytic activity. In particular, FeNiN5(OH2) and CoNiN5(OH2) with the overpotentials of 0.33 and 0.41 V, respectively, possess superior ORR catalytic activity. This superiority should be attributed to the reduced occupation of d-orbitals of Fe and Co atoms in the Fermi level and the apparent shift of dyz and dz2 orbitals of Ni atoms towards the Fermi level after adsorbing *OH, thus regulating the active sites and exhibiting appropriate adsorption strength for reaction intermediates. This work provides significant insight into the ORR mechanism and theoretical guidance for the discovery and design of low-cost and high-efficiency graphene-based dual-atom ORR catalysts.
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- Lei Li
- Modern Physics Research Center, College of Physics and Electronic Information, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, China.
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory for Physics and Chemistry of Functional Materials, Hohhot 010022, China
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- Modern Physics Research Center, College of Physics and Electronic Information, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, China.
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory for Physics and Chemistry of Functional Materials, Hohhot 010022, China
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- Modern Physics Research Center, College of Physics and Electronic Information, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, China.
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory for Physics and Chemistry of Functional Materials, Hohhot 010022, China
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- Modern Physics Research Center, College of Physics and Electronic Information, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, China.
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory for Physics and Chemistry of Functional Materials, Hohhot 010022, China
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- Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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Liu J, Xu H, Zhu J, Cheng D. Understanding the Pathway Switch of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction from Single- to Double-/Triple-Atom Catalysts: A Dual Channel for Electron Acceptance-Backdonation. JACS AU 2023; 3:3031-3044. [PMID: 38034973 PMCID: PMC10685438 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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Recently, a lot of attention has been dedicated to double- or triple-atom catalysts (DACs/TACs) as promising alternatives to platinum-based catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel cell applications. However, the ORR activity of DACs/TACs is usually theoretically understood or predicted using the single-site association pathway (O2 → OOH* → O* → OH* → H2O) proposed from Pt-based alloy and single-atom catalysts (SACs). Here, we investigate the ORR process on a series of graphene-supported Fe-Co DACs/TACs by means of first-principles calculation and an electrode microkinetic model. We propose that a dual channel for electron acceptance-backdonation on adjacent metal sites of DACs/TACs efficiently promotes O-O bond breakage compared with SACs, which makes ORR switch to proceed through dual-site dissociation pathways (O2 → O* + OH* → 2OH* → OH* → H2O) from the traditional single-site association pathway. Following this revised ORR network, a complete reaction phase diagram of DACs/TACs is established, where the preferential ORR pathways and activity can be described by a three-dimensional volcano plot spanned by the adsorption free energies of ΔG(O*) and ΔG(OH*). Besides, the kinetics preferability of dual-site dissociation pathways is also appropriate for other graphene- or oxide-supported DACs/TACs. The contribution of dual-site dissociation pathways, rather than the traditional single-site association pathway, makes the theoretical ORR activity of DACs/TACs in better agreement with available experiments, rationalizing the superior kinetic behavior of DACs/TACs to that of SACs. This work reveals the origin of ORR pathway switching from SACs to DACs/TACs, which broadens the ideas and lays the theoretical foundation for the rational design of DACs/TACs and may also be heuristic for other reactions catalyzed by DACs/TACs.
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- Jin Liu
- State
Key Laboratory of Organic−Inorganic Composites, Interdisciplinary
Research Center for hydrogen energy, Beijing
University of Chemical Technology, 100029 Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Organic−Inorganic Composites, Interdisciplinary
Research Center for hydrogen energy, Beijing
University of Chemical Technology, 100029 Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029 Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Organic−Inorganic Composites, Interdisciplinary
Research Center for hydrogen energy, Beijing
University of Chemical Technology, 100029 Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Han Y, Ye K, Huang Y, Wu Z, Hu P, Zhang G. Leveraging Interlayer Interaction in M-N-C Catalysts for Enhanced Activity in Oxygen Reduction Reactions. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:9900-9908. [PMID: 37903101 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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Atomically dispersed metal-nitrogen-carbon (M-N-C) materials are deemed promising catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel cells. Yet the multilayer nature of M-N-C has been largely neglected in computational analysis. To bridge the gap, we conducted a first-principles investigation using bilayer M-N-C models (TMNx/G-TMNy/G, TM = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, G = graphene, x, y = 3 or 4), where the TMs on the top serves as the active center. While in-plane TMN4 at the bottom has a minimal impact on the ORR, out-of-plane TMN3 substantially influences the adsorption free energy of OH through a strong interlayer bonding interaction. By leveraging interlayer interactions, we appreciably lowered the overpotential of selected TMN4 (TM = Co, Ni, Cu) and achieved a minimum of 0.40 V on CoN4/G-CuN3/G. Constant potential calculations revealed weak dependence of OH binding energy on external voltage and obtained results comparable to constant charge calculation. This study provided new physical insight into modulating naturally occurring multilayer M-N-C catalysts.
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- Yulan Han
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, U.K
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, U.K
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- School of Information, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, U.K
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 China
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He Y, Zhou X, Jia Y, Li H, Wang Y, Liu Y, Tan Q. Advances in Transition-Metal-Based Dual-Atom Oxygen Electrocatalysts. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2206477. [PMID: 37147778 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Oxygen electrocatalysis has aroused considerable interest over the past years because of the new energy technologies boom in hydrogen energy and metal-air battery. However, due to the sluggish kinetic of the four-electron transfer process in oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction, the electro-catalysts are urgently needed to accelerate the oxygen electrocatalysis. Benefit from the high atom utilization efficiency, unprecedentedly high catalytic activity, and selectivity, single-atom catalysts (SACs) are considered the most promising candidate to replace the traditional Pt-group-metal catalysts. Compared with SACs, the dual-atom catalysts (DACs) are attracting more attraction including higher metal loading, more versatile active sites, and excellent catalytic activity. Therefore, it is essential to explore the new universal methods approaching to the preparation, characterization, and to elucidate the catalytic mechanisms of the DACs. In this review, several general synthetic strategies and structural characterization methods of DACs are introduced and the involved oxygen catalytic mechanisms are discussed. Moreover, the state-of-the-art electrocatalytic applications including fuel cells, metal-air batteries, and water splitting have been sorted out at present. The authors hope this review has given some insights and inspiration to the researches about DACs in electro-catalysis.
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- Yuting He
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, P. R. China
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Wang M, Wang L, Li Q, Wang D, Yang L, Han Y, Ren Y, Tian G, Zheng X, Ji M, Zhu C, Peng L, Waterhouse GIN. Regulating the Coordination Geometry and Oxidation State of Single-Atom Fe Sites for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2300373. [PMID: 36919312 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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FeNC catalysts demonstrate remarkable activity and stability for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells and Zn-air batteries (ZABs). The local coordination of Fe single atoms in FeNC catalysts strongly impacts ORR activity. Herein, FeNC catalysts containing Fe single atoms sites with FeN3 , FeN4 , and FeN5 coordinations are synthesized by carbonization of Fe-rich polypyrrole precursors. The FeN5 sites possess a higher Fe oxidation state (+2.62) than the FeN3 (+2.23) and FeN4 (+2.47) sites, and higher ORR activity. Density functional theory calculations verify that the FeN5 coordination optimizes the adsorption and desorption of ORR intermediates, dramatically lowering the energy barrier for OH- desorption in the rate-limiting ORR step. A primary ZAB constructed using the FeNC catalyst with FeN5 sites demonstrates state-of-the-art performance (an open circuit potential of 1.629 V, power density of 159 mW cm-2 ). Results confirm an intimate structure-activity relationship between Fe coordination, Fe oxidation state, and ORR activity in FeNC catalysts.
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- Minjie Wang
- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Pingdingshan University, Pingdingshan, 467000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Pingdingshan University, Pingdingshan, 467000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Pingdingshan University, Pingdingshan, 467000, P. R. China
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- School of Ceramic, Pingdingshan University, Pingdingshan, 467000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Pingdingshan University, Pingdingshan, 467000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Pingdingshan University, Pingdingshan, 467000, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Pingdingshan University, Pingdingshan, 467000, P. R. China
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- Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8573, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, P. R. China
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- Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou, 341100, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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Miao Z, Li S, Priest C, Wang T, Wu G, Li Q. Effective Approaches for Designing Stable M-N x /C Oxygen-Reduction Catalysts for Proton-Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2200595. [PMID: 35338536 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202200595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The large-scale commercialization of proton-exchange-membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) is extremely limited by their costly platinum-group metals (PGMs) catalysts, which are used for catalyzing the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics at the cathode. Among the reported PGM-free catalysts so far, metal-nitrogen-carbon (M-Nx /C) catalysts hold a great potential to replace PGMs catalysts for the ORR due to their excellent initial activity and low cost. However, despite tremendous progress in this field in the past decade, their further applications are restricted by fast degradation under practical conditions. Herein, the theoretical fundamentals of the stability of the M-Nx /C catalysts are first introduced in terms of thermodynamics and kinetics. The primary degradation mechanisms of M-Nx /C catalysts and the corresponding mitigating strategies are discussed in detail. Finally, the current challenges and the prospects for designing highly stable M-Nx /C catalysts are outlined.
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- Zhengpei Miao
- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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Zhang T, Yan H, Liu Z, Zhan W, Yu H, Liao Y, Liu Y, Zhou X, Chen X, Feng X, Yang C. Engineering a Ni 1Fe 1–ZnO Interface to Boost Selective Hydrogenation of Methyl Stearate to Octadecanol. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c04516] [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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- Tong Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China
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Shan P, Bai X, Jiang Q, Chen Y, Wang Y, Liu T, Cui H, Feng R, Kang Q, Liang Z, Yuan H. Dual-Metal Active Sites Mediated by p-Block Elements: Knowledge-Driven Design of Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:19676-19686. [PMID: 35721934 PMCID: PMC9202263 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c01415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this study, the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) process of dual-metal active site catalysts (FeMN6-Gra, M = Mn, Ni, Co, or Cu) mediated by p-block elements was investigated using density functional theory calculations. The obtained results demonstrate that, in most cases, the B-doped FeMN6-Gra (M = Mn, Ni, Co, or Cu) catalysts exhibit higher catalytic performance than their undoped counterparts. Among the investigated catalysts, FeNiN6-Gra doping by B modulates the adsorption strength of the metal center on the oxygen-containing intermediates, showing the largest increase in the onset potential (from 0.66 to 0.94 V). Importantly, we found a new law that B-doping affects the total charge of the metal adsorption site and the four surrounding N atoms and that there is a linear relationship between the total charge and the Gibbs free energy. Transition state analysis shows that the energy barrier of the thermodynamic rate-determining step (*OH hydrogenation to H2O) in the FeNiN6B1-Gra-catalyzed ORR process is 0.17 eV, which is smaller than that of the FeNiN6-Gra-catalyzed process (0.28 eV). Overall, the results demonstrate that B-doping can improve the activity of FeMN6-Gra catalysts and provide a new method for the future development of efficient electrocatalysts.
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- Pengyue Shan
- School
of Mechanical Engineering, Shaanxi University
of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
- Shaanxi
Key Laboratory of Industrial Automation, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
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- School
of Mechanical Engineering, Shaanxi University
of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
- Shaanxi
Key Laboratory of Industrial Automation, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
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- School
of Mechanical Engineering, Shaanxi University
of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
- Shaanxi
Key Laboratory of Industrial Automation, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
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- School
of Mechanical Engineering, Shaanxi University
of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
- Shaanxi
Key Laboratory of Industrial Automation, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
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- School
of Mechanical Engineering, Shaanxi University
of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
- Shaanxi
Key Laboratory of Industrial Automation, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
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- School
of Mechanical Engineering, Shaanxi University
of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
- Shaanxi
Key Laboratory of Industrial Automation, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
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- School
of Mechanical Engineering, Shaanxi University
of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
- Shaanxi
Key Laboratory of Industrial Automation, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
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- School
of Mechanical Engineering, Shaanxi University
of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
- Shaanxi
Key Laboratory of Industrial Automation, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
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- School
of Mechanical Engineering, Shaanxi University
of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
- Shaanxi
Key Laboratory of Industrial Automation, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
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- School
of Mechanical Engineering, Shaanxi University
of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
- Shaanxi
Key Laboratory of Industrial Automation, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001, China
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- School
of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest
University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Zhang Z, Li H, Wu D, Zhang L, Li J, Xu J, Lin S, Datye AK, Xiong H. Coordination structure at work: Atomically dispersed heterogeneous catalysts. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Zhang S, Qin Y, Ding S, Su Y. A DFT study on the activity origin of Fe-N-C sites for oxygen reduction reaction. Chemphyschem 2022; 23:e202200165. [PMID: 35513342 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202200165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 04/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Iron-nitrogen-carbon materials have been known as the most promising non-noble metal catalyst for proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), but the genuine active sites for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are still arguable. Herein, by the thorough density functional theory investigations, we unravel that the planar Fe2N6 site exhibits excellent ORR catalytic activity over both FeN 3 and FeN 4 sites, and the potential-determining step is determined to be the *OH hydrogenation step with an overpotential of 0.415 V. The ORR activity of Fe 2 N 6 site originates from the low spin magnetic moment (1.11 μ B ), which leads to high antibonding states and low d-band center of the Fe center, further leads to weak binding strength of *OH species. And the density of FeN 4 sites only has little influence on the ORR activity due to the similar interaction between active site and intermediates in ORR. Our research sheds light on the activity origin of iron-nitrogen-carbon materials for ORR.
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- Shishi Zhang
- Xi'an Jiaotong University, School of Chemistry, CHINA
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- Xi'an Jiaotong University, School of Chemistry, CHINA
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- Xi'an Jiaotong University, School of Chemistry, CHINA
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- Xi'an Jiaotong University, Chemistry, West Xianning Road, 710049, Xi'an, CHINA
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Jia C, Wang Q, Yang J, Ye K, Li X, Zhong W, Shen H, Sharman E, Luo Y, Jiang J. Toward Rational Design of Dual-Metal-Site Catalysts: Catalytic Descriptor Exploration. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c06015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Chuanyi Jia
- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Institute of Applied Physics, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550018, China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, A. I. Virtasen aukio 1, Helsinki, FI-00014 Finland
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Shijiazhuang University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050035, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Institute of Applied Physics, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550018, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Institute of Applied Physics, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550018, China
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Wu M, Zhang G, Wang W, Yang H, Rawach D, Chen M, Sun S. Electronic Metal-Support Interaction Modulation of Single-Atom Electrocatalysts for Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries. SMALL METHODS 2022; 6:e2100947. [PMID: 35037425 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202100947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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High-performance oxygen electrocatalysts play a key role in the widespread application of rechargeable Zn-air batteries (ZABs). Single-atom catalysts (SACs) with maximum atom efficiency and well-defined active sites have been recognized as promising alternatives of the present noble-metal-based catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction. To improve their oxygen electrocatalysis activities and reveal the structure-activity relationship, many advanced synthesis and characterization methods have been developed to study the effects of 1) coordination and electronic structure of the metal centers and 2) morphology and stability of the conductive substrates. Herein, a detailed review of the recent advances of SACs with strong electronic metal-support interaction (EMSI) for rechargeable ZABs is provided. Great emphasis was placed on the EMSI forms and design strategies. Moreover, the importance and the impact of the atomic coordinating structure and the substrates on the oxygen electrocatalytic activity and stability are highlighted. Finally, future directions and perspectives on the development of SACs are also presented.
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- Mingjie Wu
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Varennes, Québec, J3X 1P7, Canada
- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Varennes, Québec, J3X 1P7, Canada
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- Department of Electronics, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Photo-Electronic Thin Film Device and Technology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Department of Inorganic Materials, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Varennes, Québec, J3X 1P7, Canada
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- Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle (SWUST), Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Varennes, Québec, J3X 1P7, Canada
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He T, Santiago ARP, Kong Y, Ahsan MA, Luque R, Du A, Pan H. Atomically Dispersed Heteronuclear Dual-Atom Catalysts: A New Rising Star in Atomic Catalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2106091. [PMID: 34897990 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202106091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Atomic catalysts (AC) are gaining extensive research interest as the most active new frontier in heterogeneous catalysis due to their unique electronic structures and maximum atom-utilization efficiencies. Among all the atom catalysts, atomically dispersed heteronuclear dual-atom catalysts (HDACs), which are featured with asymmetric active sites, have recently opened new pathways in the field of advancing atomic catalysis. In this review, the up-to-date investigations on heteronuclear dual-atom catalysts together with the last advances on their theoretical predictions and experimental constructions are summarized. Furthermore, the current experimental synthetic strategies and accessible characterization techniques for these kinds of atomic catalysts, are also discussed. Finally, the crucial challenges in both theoretical and experimental aspects, as well as the future prospects of HDACs for energy-related applications are provided. It is believed that this review will inspire the rational design and synthesis of the new generation of highly effective HDACs.
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- Tianwei He
- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, P. R. China
- Fritz-Haber-Institut, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V., Theory Department, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Cordoba, Campus de Rabanales, Edificio Marie Curie (C-3), Ctra Nnal IV-A, Km 396, Cordoba, E14014, Spain
- Russia Centre for Materials Science and School of Chemistry and Physics, Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya str, Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation
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- Queensland University of Technology, Garden Point Campus, Brisbane, Queensland, 4001, Australia
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, P. R. China
- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, P. R. China
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Zhao M, Gan G, Zhang Q. Different Bonding Defects on Dual-Metal Single-Atom Electrocatalyst CoZnN6(OH) for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Chemphyschem 2022; 23:e202100902. [PMID: 35170167 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100902] [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: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Since dual-metal single-atom catalyst (CoZnN/C) has been experimentally synthesized by atomically arching CoZn on N-doped carbon nanofibers and exhibited potential electrocatalysis activity toward oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), we perform first-principles calculation to identify the high active sites at different defects by comparing the four-step ORR processes on the constructed four CoZnN 6 models on graphene. The corresponding N-edge effect, dopant effect and C-edge ring-closing effect are evaluated with the ORR evolution on different bonding environments, including pristine CoZnN 6 (OH), nanoribbon (NR) along zigzag direction, substitution of oxygen/carbon (C/O substitution), and C-edge ring-closing configurations. OH-ligand is shown to significantly improve the ORR activities for all the considered structures, especially, C-substituted CoZnN 6 (OH), NR-CoZnN 5 O(OH) and CoZnN 6 (OH) with C-edge-effect exhibit obviously reduced overpotentials (h lim = 0.28, 0.48 and 0.41 V) of RDS among all the considered nine candidates. By plotting the relationship between the limiting potentials (U lim ) and free energies of intermediate *OH (DG OH* ), two prior catalysts of pristine-CoZnN 5 C(OH) and defect-CoZnN 6 CH(OH) are located near the top of the volcano curve with higher U lim = 0.95 and 0.82 V than Pt(111) (U lim = 0.80 V), implying that C-substitution could facilitate ORR performance in pristine- and defect-CoZnN 6 (OH) bonding situation.
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- Mengyuan Zhao
- Kunming University of Science and Technology - Lianhua Campus: Kunming University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, CHINA
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- Kunming University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, CHINA
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Theoretical insights into the oxygen reduction reaction on PtNi (111): Effects of acidic solvent and Pd-modification. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.112019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Xie W, Hu P. Influence of surface defects on activity and selectivity: a quantitative study of structure sensitivity of Pd catalysts for acetylene hydrogenation. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy00665g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The structure sensitivity of Pd catalysed acetylene hydrogenation is quantitatively examined using a coverage-dependent microkinetic model. Pd(211) was found to be more active than Pd(111), but present a poorer selectivity toward ethylene.
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- Wenbo Xie
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Queen's University Belfast
- Belfast
- UK
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Queen's University Belfast
- Belfast
- UK
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