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Hou Z, Fan F, Wang Z, Du Y. A stable N-doped NiMoO 4/NiO 2 electrocatalyst for efficient oxygen evolution reaction. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:7430-7435. [PMID: 38591122 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt04034h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
Abstract
Recently, there has been a significant interest in the study of highly active and stable transition metal-based electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Non-noble metal nanocatalysts with excellent inherent activity, many exposed active centers, rapid electron transfer, and excellent structural stability are especially promising for the displacement of precious-metal catalysts for the production of sustainable and "clean" hydrogen gas through water-splitting. Herein, efficient electrocatalyst N-doped nickel molybdate nanorods were synthesized on Ni foam by a hydrothermal process and effortless chemical vapor deposition. The heterostructure interface of N-NiMoO4/NiO2 led to strong electronic interactions, which were beneficial for enhancing the OER activity of the catalyst. Excellent OER catalytic activity in 1.0 M KOH was shown, which offered a small overpotential of 185.6 mV to acquire a current density of 10 mA cm-2 (superior to the commercial benchmark material RuO2 under the same condition). This excellent electrocatalyst was stable for 90 h at a constant current density of 10 mA cm-2. We created an extremely reliable and effective OER electrocatalyst without the use of noble metals by doping a nonmetal element with nanostructured heterojunctions of various active components.
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- Zhengfang Hou
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, China.
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Gopalakrishnan S, Anandha Babu G, Harish S, Kumar ES, Navaneethan M. Interface engineering of heterogeneous NiMn layered double hydroxide/vertically aligned NiCo 2S 4 nanosheet as highly efficient hybrid electrocatalyst for overall seawater splitting. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 350:141016. [PMID: 38151065 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.141016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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We report the fabrication of a heterogeneous catalyst through vertically aligned NiCo2S4/Ni3S2 nanosheet with encapsulation of ultrathin NiMn layered double hydroxide over self-standing nickel foam (NM/NCS/NS/NF) via two-step hydrothermal processes. Benefiting from more adequate catalytic active centres and copious interfacial charge transfer channels, NM/NCS/NS/NF electrode demonstrates superior bifunctional activity for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) processes under alkaline fresh/simulated seawater electrolyte conditions. As a result, NM/NCS/NS/NF electrode requires the smallest overpotentials of 282 & 312 mV (OER) and 171 & 204 mV (HER) to attain current densities of 30 & 50 mA cm-2 respectively under alkaline simulated seawater electrolyte conditions. Besides, the presence of amorphous NiMn LDH layers over crystalline NiCo2S4/Ni3S2 catalyst stimulates surface adsorption of oxygen intermediate species, water dissociate ability on catalytic active centres, and mass transport with electron transfer at the interface. Further, the two-electrode configuration assisted electrolyser system delivers an efficient overall water splitting activity with minimum cell voltages of 1.54 V (in 1 M KOH) and 1.56 V (in 1 M KOH+0.5 M NaCl) at a current density of 10 mA cm-2. Besides, a fabricated electrolyser cell provides a more sustained water electrolysis process and robust durability for 20 h which displays NM/NCS/NS/NF electrode is a vibrant and potential candidate for realistic seawater electrolysis. Therefore, our proposed heterogeneous electrocatalyst could open up a new platform for developing efficient large-scale efficient seawater electrolysis.
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- S Gopalakrishnan
- Nanotechnology Research Centre (NRC), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; Functional Materials and Energy Devices Laboratory, Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Nanotechnology Research Centre (NRC), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; Functional Materials and Energy Devices Laboratory, Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Functional Materials and Energy Devices Laboratory, Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Nanotechnology Research Centre (NRC), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Nanotechnology Research Centre (NRC), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; Functional Materials and Energy Devices Laboratory, Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Chen M, Wu G, Du X, Zhang X. Design of polymetallic sulfide NiS 2@Co 4S 3@FeS as bifunctional catalyst for high efficiency seawater splitting. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:16943-16950. [PMID: 37929706 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03233g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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The shortage of freshwater resources in the world today has limited the development of water splitting, and our eyes have turned to the abundant seawater. The development of relatively low-toxicity and high-efficiency catalysts is the most important area in seawater electrolysis. In this paper, the preparation of NiS2@Co4S3@FeS via a hydrothermal method on nickel foam has been studied for the first time. In the process of vulcanization, Fe will first generate FeS by virtue of its high affinity for vulcanization. Once Fe is vulcanized, the residual sulfur will be used to generate NiS2, while the vulcanization of Co requires a higher sulfur concentration and reaction temperature; thus, Co4S3 will be generated last. NiS2@Co4S3@FeS is confirmed to have excellent hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalytic properties in alkaline seawater. Its unique structure allows it to expose more reaction centres, and the synergies between the multiple metals optimize the charge distribution of the material and accelerate the OER and HER kinetics. NiS2@Co4S3@FeS requires overpotentials of only 122 mV and 68 mV for the OER and HER when reaching 10 mA cm-2, which is superior to most catalysts reported to date for seawater electrolysis, and the material displays acceptable stability. In an electrolytic cell composed of both positive and negative electrodes, when the current density is 10 mA cm-2, the NiS2@Co4S3@FeS material displays a low overpotential of only 357 mV for seawater splitting. Density functional theory shows that the FeS electrode has the optimum Gibbs free energy of H to accelerate reaction kinetics, and the synergistic catalysis of the NiS2, Co4S3 and FeS materials promotes the hydrogen production activity of the NiS2@Co4S3@FeS electrode. This work proposes a novel idea for designing environmentally friendly seawater splitting catalysts.
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- Mingshuai Chen
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Key Laboratory of High Performance Battery Materials and Devices, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Key Laboratory of High Performance Battery Materials and Devices, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Key Laboratory of High Performance Battery Materials and Devices, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, People's Republic of China
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Wang Y, Li X, Fan Y, Wu J, Wu X, Xia L, Yao W, Wu Q, Min Y, Xu Q. Flower ball cathode assembled from Cu doped Co 3S 4/Ni 3S 2 ultrathin nanosheets in a photocatalytic fuel cell for efficient photoelectrochemical rifampicin purification and simultaneous electricity generation based on a CuO QDs/TiO 2/WO 3 photoanode. RSC Adv 2023; 13:15640-15650. [PMID: 37228684 PMCID: PMC10204701 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra02502k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Herein, an efficient CuO QDs/TiO2/WO3 photoanode and a Cu doped Co3S4/Ni3S2 cathode were successfully synthesized. The optimized CuO QDs/TiO2/WO3 photoanode achieved a photocurrent density of 1.93 mA cm-2 at 1.23 vs. RHE, which was 2.27 times that of a WO3 photoanode. The CuO QDs/TiO2/WO3-buried junction silicon (BJS) photoanode was coupled with the Cu doped Co3S4/Ni3S2 cathode to construct a novel photocatalytic fuel cell (PFC) system. The as-established PFC system showed a high rifampicin (RFP) removal ratio of 93.4% after 90 min and maximum power output of 0.50 mW cm-2. Quenching tests and EPR spectra demonstrated that ˙OH, ˙O2- and 1O2 were the main reactive oxygen species in the system. This work provides a possibility to construct a more efficient PFC system for environmental protection and energy recovery in the future.
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- Yuling Wang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Energy-Saving in Heat Exchange Systems, Shanghai University of Electric Power Shanghai 200090 China
- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power No. 2588 Changyang Road Shanghai 200090 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Energy-Saving in Heat Exchange Systems, Shanghai University of Electric Power Shanghai 200090 China
- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power No. 2588 Changyang Road Shanghai 200090 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Energy-Saving in Heat Exchange Systems, Shanghai University of Electric Power Shanghai 200090 China
- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power No. 2588 Changyang Road Shanghai 200090 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Energy-Saving in Heat Exchange Systems, Shanghai University of Electric Power Shanghai 200090 China
- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power No. 2588 Changyang Road Shanghai 200090 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Energy-Saving in Heat Exchange Systems, Shanghai University of Electric Power Shanghai 200090 China
- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power No. 2588 Changyang Road Shanghai 200090 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Energy-Saving in Heat Exchange Systems, Shanghai University of Electric Power Shanghai 200090 China
- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power No. 2588 Changyang Road Shanghai 200090 China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security Shanghai China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Energy-Saving in Heat Exchange Systems, Shanghai University of Electric Power Shanghai 200090 China
- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power No. 2588 Changyang Road Shanghai 200090 China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security Shanghai China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Energy-Saving in Heat Exchange Systems, Shanghai University of Electric Power Shanghai 200090 China
- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power No. 2588 Changyang Road Shanghai 200090 China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security Shanghai China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Energy-Saving in Heat Exchange Systems, Shanghai University of Electric Power Shanghai 200090 China
- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power No. 2588 Changyang Road Shanghai 200090 China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security Shanghai China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Energy-Saving in Heat Exchange Systems, Shanghai University of Electric Power Shanghai 200090 China
- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power No. 2588 Changyang Road Shanghai 200090 China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security Shanghai China
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Lin X, Xue L, Liu B, Qiu X, Liu J, Wang X, Qi Y, Qin Y. Lignosulfonate-assisted in situ synthesis of Co 9S 8-Ni 3S 2 heterojunctions encapsulated by S/N co-doped biochar for efficient water oxidation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 644:295-303. [PMID: 37120878 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.04.070] [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: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The development of highly active and stable earth-rich electrocatalysts remains a major challenge to release the reliance on noble metal catalysts in sustainable (electro)chemical processes. In this work, metal sulfides encapsulated with S/N co-doped carbon were synthesized with a one-step pyrolysis strategy, where S was introduced during the self-assembly process of sodium lignosulfonate. Due to the precise coordination of Ni and Co ions with lignosulfonate, an intense-interacted Co9S8-Ni3S2 heterojunction was formed inside the carbon shell, causing the redistribution of electrons. An overpotential as low as 200 mV was obtained over Co9S8-Ni3S2@SNC to reach a current density of 10 mA cm-2. Only a slight increase of 14.4 mV was observed in a 50 h chronoamperometric stability test. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations showed that Co9S8-Ni3S2 heterojunctions encapsulated with S/N co-doped carbon can optimize the electronic structure, lower the reaction energy barrier, and improve the OER reaction activity. This work provides a novel strategy for constructing highly efficient and sustainable metal sulfide heterojunction catalysts with the assistance of lignosulfonate biomass.
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- Xuliang Lin
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Biorefinery, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Biorefinery, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Biorefinery, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.
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Intriguing 3D micro-flower structure of Co1.11Te2 deposited on Te nanosheets showing an efficient bifunctional electrocatalytic property for overall water splitting. Electrochim Acta 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2023.142133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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He X, Zhu Q, Li J, Lin L. Defect-Rich MoS2/CoS2 Supported on In Situ Formed Graphene Layers for Efficient Overall Water Splitting. Catal Letters 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-023-04275-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Effect of Fe doping on Co-S/carbon cloth as bifunctional electrocatalyst for enhanced water splitting. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Yang B, Huang Z, Wu H, Hu H, Lin H, Nie M, Li Q. Sea Urchin-like CoSe2 Nanoparticles Modified Graphene Oxide as an Efficient and Stable Hydrogen Evolution Catalyst. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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