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Porter WN, Turaczy KK, Yu M, Mou H, Chen JG. Transition metal nitride catalysts for selective conversion of oxygen-containing molecules. Chem Sci 2024; 15:6622-6642. [PMID: 38725511 PMCID: PMC11077531 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01314j] [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: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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Earth abundant transition metal nitrides (TMNs) are a promising group of catalysts for a wide range of thermocatalytic, electrocatalytic and photocatalytic reactions, with potential to achieve high activity and selectivity while reducing reliance on the use of Pt-group metals. However, current fundamental understanding of the active sites of these materials and the mechanisms by which selective transformations occur is somewhat lacking. Recent investigations of these materials from our group and others have utilized probe molecules, model surfaces, and in situ techniques to elucidate the origin of their activity, strong metal-support interactions, and unique d-band electronic structures. This Perspective discusses three classes of reactions for which TMNs have been used as case studies to highlight how these properties, along with synergistic interactions with metal overlayers, can be exploited to design active, selective and stable TMN catalysts. First, studies of the reactions of C1 molecules will be discussed, specifically highlighting the ability of TMNs to activate CO2. Second, the upgrading of biomass and biomass-derived oxygenates over TMN catalysts will be reviewed. Third, the use of TMNs for H2 production via water electrolysis will be discussed. Finally, we will discuss the challenges and future directions in the study of TMN catalysts, in particular expanding on opportunities to enhance fundamental mechanistic understanding using model surfaces, the elucidation of active centers via in situ techniques, and the development of efficient synthesis methods and design principles.
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- William N Porter
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University New York NY 10027 USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University New York NY 10027 USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University New York NY 10027 USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University New York NY 10027 USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University New York NY 10027 USA
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Hu H, Wang X, Attfield JP, Yang M. Metal nitrides for seawater electrolysis. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:163-203. [PMID: 38019124 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00717k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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Electrocatalytic high-throughput seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production is a promising green energy technology that offers possibilities for environmental and energy sustainability. However, large-scale application is limited by the complex composition of seawater, high concentration of Cl- leading to competing reaction, and severe corrosion of electrode materials. In recent years, extensive research has been conducted to address these challenges. Metal nitrides (MNs) with excellent chemical stability and catalytic properties have emerged as ideal electrocatalyst candidates. This review presents the electrode reactions and basic parameters of the seawater splitting process, and summarizes the types and selection principles of conductive substrates with critical analysis of the design principles for seawater electrocatalysts. The focus is on discussing the properties, synthesis, and design strategies of MN-based electrocatalysts. Finally, we provide an outlook for the future development of MNs in the high-throughput seawater electrolysis field and highlight key issues that require further research and optimization.
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- Huashuai Hu
- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions and School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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Singh PDD, Murthy Z, Kumar Kailasa S. Metal nitrides nanostructures: Properties, synthesis and conceptualization in analytical methods developments for chemical analysis and separation, and in energy storage applications. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Recent developments on iron and nickel-based transition metal nitrides for overall water splitting: A critical review. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Surveying the Synthesis, Optical Properties and Photocatalytic Activity of Cu3N Nanomaterials. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12132218. [PMID: 35808056 PMCID: PMC9268351 DOI: 10.3390/nano12132218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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This review addresses the most recent advances in the synthesis approaches, fundamental properties and photocatalytic activity of Cu3N nanostructures. Herein, the effect of synthesis conditions, such as solvent, temperature, time and precursor on the precipitation of Cu3N and the formation of secondary phases of Cu and Cu2O are surveyed, with emphasis on shape and size control. Furthermore, Cu3N nanostructures possess excellent optical properties, including a narrow bandgap in the range of 0.2 eV–2 eV for visible light absorption. In that regard, understanding the effect of the electronic structure on the bandgap and on the optical properties of Cu3N is therefore of interest. In fact, the density of states in the d-band of Cu has an influence on the band gap of Cu3N. Moreover, the potential of Cu3N nanomaterials for photocatalytic dye-degradation originates from the presence of active sites, i.e., Cu and N vacancies on the surface of the nanoparticles. Plasmonic nanoparticles tend to enhance the efficiency of photocatalytic dye degradation of Cu3N. Nevertheless, combining them with other potent photocatalysts, such as TiO2 and MoS2, augments the efficiency to 99%. Finally, the review concludes with perspectives and future research opportunities for Cu3N-based nanostructures.
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Huang C, Liu D, Wang D, Guo H, Thomas T, Attfield JP, Qu F, Ruan S, Yang M. Mesoporous Ti 0.5Cr 0.5N for trace H 2S detection with excellent long-term stability. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 423:127193. [PMID: 34844341 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Efficient, accurate and reliable detection and monitoring of H2S is of significance in a wide range of areas: industrial production, medical diagnosis, environmental monitoring, and health screening. However the rapid corrosion of commercial platinum-on-carbon (Pt/C) sensing electrodes in the presence of H2S presents a fundamental challenge for fuel cell gas sensors. Herein we report a solution to the issue through the design of a sensing electrode, which is based on Pt supported on mesoporous titanium chromium nitrides (Pt/Ti0.5Cr0.5N). Its desirable characteristics are due to its high electrochemical stability and strong metal-support interactions. The Pt/Ti0.5Cr0.5N-based sensors exhibit a much smaller attenuation (1.3%) in response to H2S than Pt/C-sensor (40%), after 2 months sensing test. Furthermore, the Pt/Ti0.5Cr0.5N-based sensors exhibit negligible cross response to other interfering gases compared with hydrogen sulfide. Results of density functional theory calculation also verify the excellent long-term stability and selectivity of the gas sensor. Our work hence points to a new sensing electrode system that offers a combination of high performance and stability for fuel-cell gas sensors.
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- Chaozhu Huang
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China; Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
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- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras Adyar, Chennai 600036, India
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- Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions and School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China; State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China; Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Liu Y, Vijayakumar P, Liu Q, Sakthivel T, Chen F, Dai Z. Shining Light on Anion-Mixed Nanocatalysts for Efficient Water Electrolysis: Fundamentals, Progress, and Perspectives. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2022; 14:43. [PMID: 34981288 PMCID: PMC8724338 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-021-00785-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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This review introduces recent advances of various anion-mixed transition metal compounds (e.g., nitrides, halides, phosphides, chalcogenides, (oxy)hydroxides, and borides) for efficient water electrolysis applications in detail. The challenges and future perspectives are proposed and analyzed for the anion-mixed water dissociation catalysts, including polyanion-mixed and metal-free catalyst, progressive synthesis strategies, advanced in situ characterizations, and atomic level structure-activity relationship. Hydrogen with high energy density and zero carbon emission is widely acknowledged as the most promising candidate toward world's carbon neutrality and future sustainable eco-society. Water-splitting is a constructive technology for unpolluted and high-purity H2 production, and a series of non-precious electrocatalysts have been developed over the past decade. To further improve the catalytic activities, metal doping is always adopted to modulate the 3d-electronic configuration and electron-donating/accepting (e-DA) properties, while for anion doping, the electronegativity variations among different non-metal elements would also bring some potential in the modulations of e-DA and metal valence for tuning the performances. In this review, we summarize the recent developments of the many different anion-mixed transition metal compounds (e.g., nitrides, halides, phosphides, chalcogenides, oxyhydroxides, and borides/borates) for efficient water electrolysis applications. First, we have introduced the general information of water-splitting and the description of anion-mixed electrocatalysts and highlighted their complementary functions of mixed anions. Furthermore, some latest advances of anion-mixed compounds are also categorized for hydrogen and oxygen evolution electrocatalysis. The rationales behind their enhanced electrochemical performances are discussed. Last but not least, the challenges and future perspectives are briefly proposed for the anion-mixed water dissociation catalysts.
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- Yaoda Liu
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China.
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Gujral HS, Singh G, Baskar AV, Guan X, Geng X, Kotkondawar AV, Rayalu S, Kumar P, Karakoti A, Vinu A. Metal nitride-based nanostructures for electrochemical and photocatalytic hydrogen production. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS 2022; 23:76-119. [PMID: 35309252 PMCID: PMC8928826 DOI: 10.1080/14686996.2022.2029686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The over-dependence on fossil fuels is one of the critical issues to be addressed for combating greenhouse gas emissions. Hydrogen, one of the promising alternatives to fossil fuels, is renewable, carbon-free, and non-polluting gas. The complete utilization of hydrogen in every sector ranging from small to large scale could hugely benefit in mitigating climate change. One of the key aspects of the hydrogen sector is its production via cost-effective and safe ways. Electrolysis and photocatalysis are well-known processes for hydrogen production and their efficiency relies on electrocatalysts, which are generally noble metals. The usage of noble metals as catalysts makes these processes costly and their scarcity is also a limiting factor. Metal nitrides and their porous counterparts have drawn considerable attention from researchers due to their good promise for hydrogen production. Their properties such as active metal centres, nitrogen functionalities, and porous features such as surface area, pore-volume, and tunable pore size could play an important role in electrochemical and photocatalytic hydrogen production. This review focuses on the recent developments in metal nitrides from their synthesis methods point of view. Much attention is given to the emergence of new synthesis techniques, methods, and processes of synthesizing the metal nitride nanostructures. The applications of electrochemical and photocatalytic hydrogen production are summarized. Overall, this review will provide useful information to researchers working in the field of metal nitrides and their application for hydrogen production.
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- Harpreet Singh Gujral
- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN), College of Engineering, Science and Environment (CESE), School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, 2308, Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN), College of Engineering, Science and Environment (CESE), School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, 2308, Australia
- CONTACT Gurwinder Singh ; Ajayan Vinu Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN), College of Engineering, Science and Environment (CESE), School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, 2308, Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN), College of Engineering, Science and Environment (CESE), School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, 2308, Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN), College of Engineering, Science and Environment (CESE), School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, 2308, Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN), College of Engineering, Science and Environment (CESE), School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, 2308, Australia
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- Environmental Materials Division, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nehru Marg, Nagpur, 440020, India
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- Environmental Materials Division, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nehru Marg, Nagpur, 440020, India
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN), College of Engineering, Science and Environment (CESE), School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, 2308, Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN), College of Engineering, Science and Environment (CESE), School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, 2308, Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN), College of Engineering, Science and Environment (CESE), School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, 2308, Australia
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Ma Y, Xiong L, Lu Y, Zhu W, Zhao H, Yang Y, Mao L, Yang L. Advanced Inorganic Nitride Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy: A Mini Review of Synthesis Methods. Front Chem 2021; 9:638216. [PMID: 34307294 PMCID: PMC8299337 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.638216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Inorganic nitride nanomaterials have attracted widespread attention for applications in renewable energy due to novel electrochemical activities and high chemical stabilities. For different renewable energy applications, there are many possibilities and uncertainties about the optimal nitride phases and nanostructures, which further promotes the exploration of controllable preparation of nitride nanomaterials. Moreover, unlike conventional nitrides with bulk or ceramic structures, the synthesis of nitride nanomaterials needs more accurate control to guarantee the target nanostructure along with the phase purity, which make the whole synthesis still a challenge to achieve. In this mini review, we mainly summarize the synthesis methods for inorganic nitride nanomaterials, including chemistry vapor deposition, self-propagation high-temperature synthesis, solid state metathesis reactions, solvothermal synthesis, etc. From the perspective of nanostructure, several novel nitrides, with nanostructures like nanoporous, two-dimensional, defects, ternary structures, and quantum dots, are showing unique properties and getting extensive attentions, recently. Prospects of future research in design and synthesis of functional inorganic nitrides are also discussed.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education of China), National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for New Petrochemical Materials and Fine Utilization of Resources, Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education of China), National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for New Petrochemical Materials and Fine Utilization of Resources, Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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Ab initio calculation of electronic and optical properties of CaNiN nitride and the signature of topological properties. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-021-01543-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Gagné OC. On the crystal chemistry of inorganic nitrides: crystal-chemical parameters, bonding behavior, and opportunities in the exploration of their compositional space. Chem Sci 2021; 12:4599-4622. [PMID: 34163725 PMCID: PMC8179496 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc06028c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The scarcity of nitrogen in Earth's crust, combined with challenging synthesis, have made inorganic nitrides a relatively unexplored class of compounds compared to their naturally abundant oxide counterparts. To facilitate exploration of their compositional space via a priori modeling, and to help a posteriori structure verification not limited to inferring the oxidation state of redox-active cations, we derive a suite of bond-valence parameters and Lewis acid strength values for 76 cations observed bonding to N3-, and further outline a baseline statistical knowledge of bond lengths for these compounds. Examination of structural and electronic effects responsible for the functional properties and anomalous bonding behavior of inorganic nitrides shows that many mechanisms of bond-length variation ubiquitous to oxide and oxysalt compounds (e.g., lone-pair stereoactivity, the Jahn-Teller and pseudo Jahn-Teller effects) are similarly pervasive in inorganic nitrides, and are occasionally observed to result in greater distortion magnitude than their oxide counterparts. We identify promising functional units for exploring uncharted chemical spaces of inorganic nitrides, e.g. multiple-bond metal centers with promise regarding the development of a post-Haber-Bosch process proceeding at milder reaction conditions, and promote an atomistic understanding of chemical bonding in nitrides relevant to such pursuits as the development of a model of ion substitution in solids, a problem of great relevance to semiconductor doping whose solution would fast-track the development of compound solar cells, battery materials, electronics, and more.
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- Olivier C Gagné
- Earth and Planets Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science Washington D.C. 20015 USA
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Composite Nitride Nanoceramics in the System Titanium Nitride (TiN)-Aluminum Nitride (AlN) through High Pressure and High Temperature Sintering of Synthesis-Mixed Nanocrystalline Powders. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14030588. [PMID: 33513821 PMCID: PMC7865222 DOI: 10.3390/ma14030588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Presented is a study on the original preparation of individual and in situ intimately mixed composite nanocrystalline powders in the titanium nitride-aluminum nitride system, Ti:Al = 1:1 (at.), which were used in high pressure (7.7 GPa) and high temperature (650 and 1200 °C) sintering with no binding additives for diverse individual and composite nanoceramics. First, variations in precursor processing pathways and final nitridation temperatures, 800 and 1100 °C, afforded a pool of mixed in the nanosized regime cubic TiN (c-TiN) and hexagonal AlN (h-AlN) composite nanopowders both with varying average crystallite sizes. Second, the sintering temperatures were selected either to preserve initial powder nanocrystallinity (650 °C was lower than both nitridation temperatures) or promote crystal growth and recrystallization (1200 °C was higher than both nitridation temperatures). Potential equilibration towards bimetallic compounds upon solution mixing of the organometallic precursors to nanopowders, monomeric Ti[N(CH3)2]4 and dimeric {Al[N(CH3)2]3}2, was studied with 1H and 13C NMR in C6D6 solution. The powders and nanoceramics, both of the composites and individual nitrides, were characterized if applicable by powder XRD, FT-IR, SEM/EDX, Vicker’s hardness, and helium density. The Vicker’s hardness tests confirmed many of the composite and individual nanoceramics having high hardnesses comparable with those of the reference h-AlN and c-TiN ceramics. This is despite extended phase segregation and, frequently, closed microsized pore formation linked mainly to the AlN component. No evidence was found for metastable alloying of the two crystallographically different nitrides under the applied synthesis and sintering conditions. The high pressure and high temperature sintering of the individual and in situ synthesis-mixed composite nanopowders of TiN-AlN was demonstrated to yield robust nanoceramics.
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Peterson GGC, Berns VM, Fredrickson DC. Mn 39Si 9N x: Epitaxial Stabilization as a Pathway to the Formation of Intermetallic Nitrides. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:8575-8579. [PMID: 32349483 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c01716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The realization of the full potential of nitrogen-containing solid-state materials is limited by the inert and gaseous nature of N2. In this Communication, we describe the simple synthesis yet complex structure of the new phase Mn39Si9Nx (x = 0.84). The formation of this intermetallic subnitride appears to be facilitated by the high solubility of nitrogen in manganese metal, while its structural features are guided by the complementary internal packing strains of Mn-Si and Mn-N domains, an effect known as epitaxial stabilization. These domains intergrow into a composite structure based on the interpenetration of tetrahedrally close-packed (TCP) and Mackay cluster-like modules. We anticipate that other systems combining nitrogen with the TCP packing of metals will be similarly driven toward intergrowth, opening a path to a broader family of intermetallic nitrides.
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- Gordon G C Peterson
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Khan K, Tareen AK, Aslam M, Zhang Y, Wang R, Khan SA, Khan QU, Rauf M, Zhang H, Ouyang Z, Guo Z. Facile Synthesis of Mayenite Electride Nanoparticles Encapsulated in Graphitic Shells Like Carbon Nano Onions: Non-noble-metal Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR). Front Chem 2020; 7:934. [PMID: 32039153 PMCID: PMC6987263 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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This manuscript presented a large scale synthesis of Graphitic Shells like carbon nano onions (GS-CNOs) by direct solution method using mayenite electride as a catalyst for synthesis of CNOs. Thermal characterization, microstructural analysis, and high resolution electron microscopy have confirmed the graphitization and revealed the resulting GS-CNOs with particle size about 15 nm, maximum BET surface area of 214 m2.g-1, and moderate conductivity of 250 S.cm-1, thus providing a new approach to synthesize GS-CNOs. The reported GS-CNOs, which acts as more active but less expensive electrocatalysts with onset potential of 1.03 V, half wave potential of 0.88 V vs. the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), and limited current density of 5.9 mA.cm-2, higher than that of benchmark 20% Pt/C (1.02 eV, 0.82 V, 5.2 mA.cm-2). The synthesized nano-powder acts as an origin of ORR activity via a four electron (4e-) pathway, along with significantly enhanced stability, in alkaline media. The high ORR activity is ascribed to GS-CNOs embedded sufficient metallic C12A7:e- particles, which favor faster electron movement and better adsorption of oxygen molecules on catalyst surface. Hence, we explored first time large scale synthesis of GS-CNOs with gram level and provide efficient approach to prepare novel, lowest cost, potential non-noble metals catalyst for fuel cells.
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- Karim Khan
- School of Electrical Engineering & Intelligentization, Dongguan University of Technology (DGUT), Dongguan, China
- College of Electronic Science and Technology, THz Technical Research Center of Shenzhen University, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronics Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Phosphorene and Optoelectronics, SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Phosphorene and Optoelectronics, SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Government Degree College PaharPur, Gomel University, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
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- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Phosphorene and Optoelectronics, SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Phosphorene and Optoelectronics, SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Flexible Memory Materials and Device, College of Electronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Flexible Memory Materials and Device, College of Electronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Phosphorene and Optoelectronics, SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- College of Electronic Science and Technology, THz Technical Research Center of Shenzhen University, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronics Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering & Intelligentization, Dongguan University of Technology (DGUT), Dongguan, China
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Li R, Zhou X, Shen H, Yang M, Li C. Conductive Holey MoO 2-Mo 3N 2 Heterojunctions as Job-Synergistic Cathode Host with Low Surface Area for High-Loading Li-S Batteries. ACS NANO 2019; 13:10049-10061. [PMID: 31433615 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b02231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Li-S batteries have several advantages in terms of ultrahigh energy density and resource abundance. However, the insulating nature of S and Li2S, solubility and shuttle effects of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs), and slow interconversion between LiPSs and S/Li2S/Li2S2 are significant impediments to the commercialization of Li-S batteries. Exploration of the advanced S host skeleton simultaneously with high conductivity, adsorbability, and catalytic activity is highly desired. Herein, a heterojunction material with holey nanobelt morphology and low surface area (95 m2/g) is proposed as a compact cathode host to enable a conformal deposition of S/Li2S with homogeneous spatial distribution. The rich heterointerfaces between MoO2 and Mo3N2 nanodomains serve as job-synergistic trapping-conversion sites for polysulfides by combining the merits of conductive Mo3N2 and adsorptive MoO2. This non-carbon heterojunction substrate enables a high S loading of 75 wt % even under low surface area. The initial capacity of MoO2-Mo3N2@S reaches 1003 mAh/g with a small decay rate of 0.024% per cycle during 1000 cycles at 0.5 C. The long-term cyclability is preserved even under a high loading of 3.2 mg/cm2 with a reversible capacity of 451 mAh/g after 1000 cycles. The Li-ion diffusion coefficient for MoO2-Mo3N2@S is extremely high (up to 2.7 × 10-7 cm2/s) benefiting from LiPS conversion acceleration at heterojunctions. The affinity between LiPSs and heterojunction allows a dendrite-free Li plating at anode even after long-term cycling. Well-defined heterointerface design with job-sharing or job-synergic function appears to be a promising solution to high-performance Li-S batteries without the requirement of loose or high-surface-area carbon network structures.
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- Rongrong Li
- Solid-State Functional Materials Research Laboratory , Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Ningbo 315201 , China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure , Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 585 He Shuo Road , Shanghai 201899 , China
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- Solid-State Functional Materials Research Laboratory , Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Ningbo 315201 , China
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- Solid-State Functional Materials Research Laboratory , Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Ningbo 315201 , China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure , Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 585 He Shuo Road , Shanghai 201899 , China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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Tareen AK, Priyanga GS, Khan K, Pervaiz E, Thomas T, Yang M. Nickel-Based Transition Metal Nitride Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. CHEMSUSCHEM 2019; 12:3941-3954. [PMID: 31197961 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201900553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Electrocatalysis is an efficient and promising means of energy conversion, with minimal environmental footprint. To enhance reaction rates, catalysts are required to minimize overpotential. Alternatives to noble metal electrocatalysts are essential to address these needs on a large scale. In this context, transition metal nitride (TMN) nanoparticles have attracted much attention owing to their high catalytic activity, distinctive electronic structures, and enhanced surface morphologies. Nickel-based materials are an ideal choice for electrocatalysts given nickel's abundance and low cost in comparison to noble metals. In this Minireview, advancements made specifically in Ni-based binary and ternary TMNs as electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are critically evaluated. When used as OER electrocatalysts, Ni-based nanomaterials with 3 D architectures on a suitable support (e.g., a foam support) speed up electron transfer as a result of well-oriented crystal structures and also assist intermediate diffusion, during reaction, of evolved gases. 2 D Ni-based nitride sheet materials synthesized without supports usually perform better than 3 D supported electrocatalysts. The focus of this Minireview is a systematic description of OER activity for state-of-the-art Ni-based nitrides as nanostructured electrocatalysts.
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- Ayesha Khan Tareen
- Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Phosphorene and Optoelectronics and Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of, Education and Guangdong Province, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, Tamil Nadu, India
- Indian Solar Energy Harnessing Center -An Energy Consortium, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Indian Solar Energy Harnessing Center -An Energy Consortium, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME), National University of Sciences and Technology, Sector H-12, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, Tamil Nadu, India
- Indian Solar Energy Harnessing Center -An Energy Consortium, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China
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Synthesis and Electrochemical Energy Storage Applications of Micro/Nanostructured Spherical Materials. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9091207. [PMID: 31461975 PMCID: PMC6780827 DOI: 10.3390/nano9091207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Revised: 08/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Micro/nanostructured spherical materials have been widely explored for electrochemical energy storage due to their exceptional properties, which have also been summarized based on electrode type and material composition. The increased complexity of spherical structures has increased the feasibility of modulating their properties, thereby improving their performance compared with simple spherical structures. This paper comprehensively reviews the synthesis and electrochemical energy storage applications of micro/nanostructured spherical materials. After a brief classification, the concepts and syntheses of micro/nanostructured spherical materials are described in detail, which include hollow, core-shelled, yolk-shelled, double-shelled, and multi-shelled spheres. We then introduce strategies classified into hard-, soft-, and self-templating methods for synthesis of these spherical structures, and also include the concepts of synthetic methodologies. Thereafter, we discuss their applications as electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors, and sulfur hosts for lithium–sulfur batteries. The superiority of multi-shelled hollow micro/nanospheres for electrochemical energy storage applications is particularly summarized. Subsequently, we conclude this review by presenting the challenges, development, highlights, and future directions of the micro/nanostructured spherical materials for electrochemical energy storage.
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Bauers SR, Holder A, Sun W, Melamed CL, Woods-Robinson R, Mangum J, Perkins J, Tumas W, Gorman B, Tamboli A, Ceder G, Lany S, Zakutayev A. Ternary nitride semiconductors in the rocksalt crystal structure. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:14829-14834. [PMID: 31270238 PMCID: PMC6660719 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1904926116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Inorganic nitrides with wurtzite crystal structures are well-known semiconductors used in optical and electronic devices. In contrast, rocksalt-structured nitrides are known for their superconducting and refractory properties. Breaking this dichotomy, here we report ternary nitride semiconductors with rocksalt crystal structures, remarkable electronic properties, and the general chemical formula Mgx TM 1-xN (TM = Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb). Our experiments show that these materials form over a broad metal composition range, and that Mg-rich compositions are nondegenerate semiconductors with visible-range optical absorption onsets (1.8 to 2.1 eV) and up to 100 cm2 V-1⋅s-1 electron mobility for MgZrN2 grown on MgO substrates. Complementary ab initio calculations reveal that these materials have disorder-tunable optical absorption, large dielectric constants, and electronic bandgaps that are relatively insensitive to disorder. These ternary Mgx TM 1-xN semiconductors are also structurally compatible both with binary TMN superconductors and main-group nitride semiconductors along certain crystallographic orientations. Overall, these results highlight Mgx TM 1-xN as a class of materials combining the semiconducting properties of main-group wurtzite nitrides and rocksalt structure of superconducting transition-metal nitrides.
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- Sage R Bauers
- Materials Science Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401;
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- Materials Science Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Materials Science Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401
- Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401
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- Materials Science Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Applied Science and Technology Graduate Group, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401
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- Materials Science Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401
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- Materials Science Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401
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- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401
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- Materials Science Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Materials Science Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401
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- Materials Science Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401;
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Sun W, Bartel CJ, Arca E, Bauers SR, Matthews B, Orvañanos B, Chen BR, Toney MF, Schelhas LT, Tumas W, Tate J, Zakutayev A, Lany S, Holder AM, Ceder G. A map of the inorganic ternary metal nitrides. NATURE MATERIALS 2019; 18:732-739. [PMID: 31209391 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-019-0396-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Exploratory synthesis in new chemical spaces is the essence of solid-state chemistry. However, uncharted chemical spaces can be difficult to navigate, especially when materials synthesis is challenging. Nitrides represent one such space, where stringent synthesis constraints have limited the exploration of this important class of functional materials. Here, we employ a suite of computational materials discovery and informatics tools to construct a large stability map of the inorganic ternary metal nitrides. Our map clusters the ternary nitrides into chemical families with distinct stability and metastability, and highlights hundreds of promising new ternary nitride spaces for experimental investigation-from which we experimentally realized seven new Zn- and Mg-based ternary nitrides. By extracting the mixed metallicity, ionicity and covalency of solid-state bonding from the density functional theory (DFT)-computed electron density, we reveal the complex interplay between chemistry, composition and electronic structure in governing large-scale stability trends in ternary nitride materials.
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- Wenhao Sun
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA
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- Department of Physics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA
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- Department of Physics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Lei X, Pan X, Ye Z, Yang X, Chen X, Shi Z, Yang H. Synthesis, Structure and Properties Comparison of Fe
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N Doped with Ni, Mn and Co. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201900941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Xiang Lei
- College of ChemistryJilin University Changchun 130012 PR China
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- Department of Ophthalmologythe second hospital of Jilin University Changchun 130041 PR China
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- College of ChemistryJilin University Changchun 130012 PR China
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- College of ChemistryJilin University Changchun 130012 PR China
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- College of ChemistryJilin University Changchun 130012 PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative ChemistryCollege of ChemistryJilin University Changchun 130012 PR China
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- College of ChemistryJilin University Changchun 130012 PR China
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