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Ni Y, Zhang W, Li Y, Hu S, Yan H, Xu S. Ultralow-content Pt nanodots/Ni 3Fe nanoparticles: interlayer nanoconfinement synthesis and overall water splitting. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:7626-7633. [PMID: 38525662 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr00029c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Minimizing precious metal loading into electrocatalysts for water splitting is vital to promoting hydrogen energy technology toward practical applications. Low-content loading of precious-metal electrocatalysts is achieved by decorating precious metal nanostructures on co-electrocatalysts typically via surface confinement. Here, an electrocatalyst of ultralow-content Pt nanodots (0.71 wt%)/Ni3Fe nanoparticles on reduced oxidation graphene (Pt/Ni3Fe/rGO) is constructed for overall water splitting by pyrolyzing a single-source precursor PtCl63- guest-intercalated MgNiFe-layered double hydroxide (MgNiFe-LDH) host via a distinctive interlayer confinement. Consequently, Pt/Ni3Fe/rGO demonstrates attractive overpotentials of 240 and 76 mV at 10 mA cm-2 for the oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions (OER and HER), respectively, outperforming those of its /Ni3Fe/rGO counterpart. Moreover, the Pt/Ni3Fe/rGO∥Pt/Ni3Fe/rGO electrolyzer generates a current density of 10 mA cm-2 at 1.55 V, with a retention of 92.4% after 50 h. Furthermore, the measured specific activity and low transfer resistance, as well as the density functional theory (DFT) calculations, indicate that the active Pt/Ni3Fe in Pt/Ni3Fe/rGO can optimize the adsorption/desorption of reaction intermediates and thus boost OER/HER kinetics, all of which lead to enhanced performance. The results demonstrate that such an interlayer confinement-based synthesis strategy can allow for the design of cost-effective precious nanodots as potential electrocatalysts.
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- Yajun Ni
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing 100029, China
- Quzhou Institute for Innovation in Resource Chemical Engineering, Quzhou 324003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing 100029, China
- Quzhou Institute for Innovation in Resource Chemical Engineering, Quzhou 324003, China
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Fu Y, Fu X, Song W, Li Y, Li X, Yan L. Recent Progress of Layered Double Hydroxide-Based Materials in Wastewater Treatment. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:5723. [PMID: 37630014 PMCID: PMC10456663 DOI: 10.3390/ma16165723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) can be used as catalysts and adsorbents due to their high stability, safety, and reusability. The preparation of modified LDHs mainly includes coprecipitation, hydrothermal, ion exchange, calcination recovery, and sol-gel methods. LDH-based materials have high anion exchange capacity, good thermal stability, and a large specific surface area, which can effectively adsorb and remove heavy metal ions, inorganic anions, organic pollutants, and oil pollutants from wastewater. Additionally, they are heterogeneous catalysts and have excellent catalytic effect in the Fenton system, persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes, and electrocatalytic system. This review ends with a discussion of the challenges and future trends of the application of LDHs in wastewater treatment.
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China; (Y.F.); (X.F.); (W.S.); (Y.L.); (X.L.)
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Wei T, Bie J, Wei W, Chen S, Xu X, Fa W, Wu X. High-density electron transfer in Ni-metal-organic framework@FeNi-layered double hydroxide for efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 642:505-512. [PMID: 37028157 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.03.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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The electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction is a bottleneck reaction in hydrolysis and electrolysis because the four-step electron transfer leads to slow reaction kinetics and large overpotentials. This situation can be improved by fast charge transfer by optimizing the interfacial electronic structure and enhancing polarization. Herein, a unique metal (Ni) organic (diphenylalanine, DPA) framework Ni(DPA)2 (Ni-MOF) with tunable polarization is designed to bond with FeNi-LDH (layered double hydroxides) nanoflakes. The Ni-MOF@FeNi-LDH heterostructure delivers excellent oxygen evolution performance exemplified by an ultralow overpotential of 198 mV at 100 mA cm-2 compared to other (FeNi-LDH)-based catalysts. Experiments and theoretical calculations show that FeNi-LDH exists in an electron-rich state in Ni-MOF@FeNi-LDH due to polarization enhancement caused by interfacial bonding with Ni-MOF. This effectively changes the local electronic structure of the metal Fe/Ni active sites and optimizes adsorption of the oxygen-containing intermediates. Polarization and electron transfer of Ni-MOF are further enhanced by magnetoelectric coupling consequently giving rise to better electrocatalytic properties as a result of high-density electron transfer to active sites. These findings reveal a promising interface and polarization modulation strategy to improve electrocatalysis.
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- Tingting Wei
- National Laboratory of Solid States Microstructures and School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid States Microstructures and School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid States Microstructures and School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- KuangYaming Honors School and Institute for Brain Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- College of Electronic Engineering, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing 211171, P. R. China.
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- National Laboratory of Solid States Microstructures and School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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- National Laboratory of Solid States Microstructures and School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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Engineering sulfur vacancies for boosting electrocatalytic reactions. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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Tian L, Liu Y, He C, Tang S, Li J, Li Z. Hollow Heterostructured Nanocatalysts for Boosting Electrocatalytic Water Splitting. CHEM REC 2023; 23:e202200213. [PMID: 36193962 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The implementation of electrochemical water splitting demands the development and application of electrocatalysts to overcome sluggish reaction kinetics of hydrogen/oxygen evolution reaction (HER/OER). Hollow nanostructures, particularly for hollow heterostructured nanomaterials can provide multiple solutions to accelerate the HER/OER kinetics owing to their advantageous merit. Herein, the recent advances of hollow heterostructured nanocatalysts and their excellent performance for water splitting are systematically summarized. Starting by illustrating the intrinsically advantageous features of hollow heterostructures, achievements in engineering hollow heterostructured electrocatalysts are also highlighted with the focus on structural design, interfacial engineering, composition regulation, and catalytic evaluation. Finally, some perspective insights and future challenges of hollow heterostructured nanocatalysts for electrocatalytic water splitting are also discussed.
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- Lin Tian
- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, 221018, P.R. China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, 221018, P.R. China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, 221018, P.R. China
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- School of Food Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, 221018, P.R. China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, 221018, P.R. China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, 221018, P.R. China
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Feng Y, Chen L, Yuan ZY. Recent Advances in Transition Metal Layered Double Hydroxide Based Materials as Efficient Electrocatalysts. J IND ENG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Xu H, Liu B, Liu J, Yao Y, Gu ZG, Yan X. Revealing the surface structure-performance relationship of interface-engineered NiFe alloys for oxygen evolution reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 622:986-994. [PMID: 35561616 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.04.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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NiFe alloys are among the most promising electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER). However, a comprehensive study is yet to be done to reveal the surface structure-performance relationship of NiFe alloys. In particular, the role of the ultrathin surface oxide layer, which is unavoidable for pure NiFe alloys, is always neglected. Herein, a series of NiFe alloys with different Ni/Fe ratios are fabricated. It is found that different Ni/Fe ratios lead to significant differences in surface composition and structure of the NiFe alloys, and thus affect their catalytic performance. Then, the oxide/metal interface of the Ni4Fe1 alloy is tailored by adjusting the hydrogenation temperature to further understand the surface structure-activity relationship, and the optimal OER performance is achieved at the oxide/metal interfaces that have suitable surface Fe/Ni ratio and an appropriate amount of oxygen vacancies. In-situ Raman characterization shows that the Ni4Fe1 alloy with well-tailored oxide/metal interface facilitates the formation of active species. Density functional theory calculations demonstrate that the ultrathin surface oxide layers are responsible for the high catalytic activity of the NiFe alloys, and that the quantity of oxygen vacancies in the surface oxides affects the adsorption energy of O* and thus to a great extent determines the catalytic activity.
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- Hanwen Xu
- 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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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Zürich 8092, Switzerland
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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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Synergy of Various Defects in CoAl-Layered Double Hydroxides Photocatalyzed CO2 Reduction: A First-Principles Study. Catal Letters 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-022-04038-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Bai J, Zhou T, Gao Y, Zhang M, Jing X, Gong Y. Spherical V-doped nickel-iron LDH decorated on Ni 3S 2 as a high-efficiency electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:4853-4861. [PMID: 35258063 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt04224f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Due to the slow reaction kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), the electrolysis rate of water is greatly limited. Therefore, it is of great significance to study stable and efficient non-noble metal based electrocatalysts. In this paper, three-dimensional (3D) spherical V-NiFe LDH@Ni3S2 was developed by exquisitely decorating ultra-thin V-doped NiFe layered dihydroxide (NiFe-LDH) on Ni3S2 nanosheets supported by nickel foam (NF). It is worth mentioning that V-NiFe LDH@Ni3S2 exhibits an excellent electrocatalytic performance and only 178 mV overpotential is required in 1 M KOH to achieve a current density of 10 mA cm-2. Long-term chronoamperometry manifests its superior electrochemical stability. The combination of NiFe LDH and conductive substrate coupling can drastically afford abundant active sites and accelerate charge transfer, and V doping can markedly regulate the electronic structure. Therefore, the activity and durability of the electrocatalysts are greatly improved. This study may provide a new strategy for the preparation of efficient OER electrocatalysts.
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- Jie Bai
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030051, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030051, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030051, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030051, China.
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- Key Lab Polyoxometalate Sci, Minist Educ, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030051, China. .,Key Lab Polyoxometalate Sci, Minist Educ, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China.
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Ma Y, Miao Y, Mu G, Lin D, Xu C, Zeng W, Xie F. Highly Enhanced OER Performance by Er-Doped Fe-MOF Nanoarray at Large Current Densities. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11071847. [PMID: 34361231 PMCID: PMC8308314 DOI: 10.3390/nano11071847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Great expectations have been held for the electrochemical splitting of water for producing hydrogen as a significant carbon-neutral technology aimed at solving the global energy crisis and greenhouse gas issues. However, the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) process must be energetically catalyzed over a long period at high output, leading to challenges for efficient and stable processing of electrodes for practical purposes. Here, we first prepared Fe-MOF nanosheet arrays on nickel foam via rare-earth erbium doping (Er0.4 Fe-MOF/NF) and applied them as OER electrocatalysts. The Er0.4 Fe-MOF/NF exhibited wonderful OER performance and could yield a 100 mA cm−2 current density at an overpotential of 248 mV with outstanding long-term electrochemical durability for at least 100 h. At large current densities of 500 and 1000 mA cm−2, overpotentials of only 297 mV and 326 mV were achieved, respectively, revealing its potential in industrial applications. The enhancement was attributed to the synergistic effects of the Fe and Er sites, with Er playing a supporting role in the engineering of the electronic states of the Fe sites to endow them with enhanced OER activity. Such a strategy of engineering the OER activity of Fe-MOF via rare-earth ion doping paves a new avenue to design other MOF catalysts for industrial OER applications.
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- Yan Ma
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, No. 5, Jing’an Road, Chengdu 610068, China; (Y.M.); (Y.M.); (G.M.); (D.L.); (C.X.)
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, No. 5, Jing’an Road, Chengdu 610068, China; (Y.M.); (Y.M.); (G.M.); (D.L.); (C.X.)
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, No. 5, Jing’an Road, Chengdu 610068, China; (Y.M.); (Y.M.); (G.M.); (D.L.); (C.X.)
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, No. 5, Jing’an Road, Chengdu 610068, China; (Y.M.); (Y.M.); (G.M.); (D.L.); (C.X.)
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, No. 5, Jing’an Road, Chengdu 610068, China; (Y.M.); (Y.M.); (G.M.); (D.L.); (C.X.)
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Shapingba District, Chongqing 401331, China;
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, No. 5, Jing’an Road, Chengdu 610068, China; (Y.M.); (Y.M.); (G.M.); (D.L.); (C.X.)
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Zhou L, Pan D, Guo Z, Li J, Huang S, Song J. Simple Construction of Amorphous Monometallic Cobalt‐Based Selenite Nanoparticles using Ball Milling for Highly Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202100123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Ling‐Li Zhou
- International Joint Research Center for Photoresponsive Molecules and Materials School of Chemical and Material Engineering Jiangnan University Lihu Street 1800 Wuxi 214122 P. R. China
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- International Joint Research Center for Photoresponsive Molecules and Materials School of Chemical and Material Engineering Jiangnan University Lihu Street 1800 Wuxi 214122 P. R. China
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- International Joint Research Center for Photoresponsive Molecules and Materials School of Chemical and Material Engineering Jiangnan University Lihu Street 1800 Wuxi 214122 P. R. China
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- International Joint Research Center for Photoresponsive Molecules and Materials School of Chemical and Material Engineering Jiangnan University Lihu Street 1800 Wuxi 214122 P. R. China
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- International Joint Research Center for Photoresponsive Molecules and Materials School of Chemical and Material Engineering Jiangnan University Lihu Street 1800 Wuxi 214122 P. R. China
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- International Joint Research Center for Photoresponsive Molecules and Materials School of Chemical and Material Engineering Jiangnan University Lihu Street 1800 Wuxi 214122 P. R. China
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Song XZ, Zhang N, Niu ZY, Pan Y, Wang XF, Tan Z. Interface engineering in the α-Co(OH) 2/ZIF-67 heterostructure for enhanced oxygen evolution electrocatalysis. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj01286j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The interface coupling endows the heterostructural α-Co(OH)2/ZIF-67-0.6 material with higher activity (η10 = 320 mV), fast kinetics and excellent durability toward oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysis.
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- Xue-Zhi Song
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Panjin Campus
- Panjin 124221
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Panjin Campus
- Panjin 124221
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- Leicester International Institute
- Dalian University of Technology
- Panjin 124221
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Panjin Campus
- Panjin 124221
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser Ion and Electron Beams
- Ministry of Education
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Panjin Campus
- Panjin 124221
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