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Onajah S, Sarkar R, Islam MS, Lalley M, Khan K, Demir M, Abdelhamid HN, Farghaly AA. Silica-Derived Nanostructured Electrode Materials for ORR, OER, HER, CO 2RR Electrocatalysis, and Energy Storage Applications: A Review. CHEM REC 2024; 24:e202300234. [PMID: 38530060 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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Silica-derived nanostructured catalysts (SDNCs) are a class of materials synthesized using nanocasting and templating techniques, which involve the sacrificial removal of a silica template to generate highly porous nanostructured materials. The surface of these nanostructures is functionalized with a variety of electrocatalytically active metal and non-metal atoms. SDNCs have attracted considerable attention due to their unique physicochemical properties, tunable electronic configuration, and microstructure. These properties make them highly efficient catalysts and promising electrode materials for next generation electrocatalysis, energy conversion, and energy storage technologies. The continued development of SDNCs is likely to lead to new and improved electrocatalysts and electrode materials. This review article provides a comprehensive overview of the recent advances in the development of SDNCs for electrocatalysis and energy storage applications. It analyzes 337,061 research articles published in the Web of Science (WoS) database up to December 2022 using the keywords "silica", "electrocatalysts", "ORR", "OER", "HER", "HOR", "CO2RR", "batteries", and "supercapacitors". The review discusses the application of SDNCs for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR), supercapacitors, lithium-ion batteries, and thermal energy storage applications. It concludes by discussing the advantages and limitations of SDNCs for energy applications.
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- Sammy Onajah
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois, 60439, United States
- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, 23284-2006, United States
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois, 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Bogazici University, 34342, Istanbul, Turkey
- TUBITAK Marmara Research Center, Material Institute, Gebze, 41470, Turkey
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- Advanced Multifunctional Materials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Assiut University, Assiut, 71516, Egypt
- Egyptian Russian University, Badr City, Cairo, 11829, Egypt
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois, 60439, United States
- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, 71516, Egypt
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Chen C, Zhou S, Xia J, Li L, Qian X, Yin F, He G, Chen H. g-C 3N 4 promoted MOF-derived Fe single atoms anchored on N-doped hierarchically porous carbon for high-performance Zn-air batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 653:551-560. [PMID: 37729762 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.09.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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Exploring efficient, easy-to-manufacture, and inexpensive bifunctional electrocatalysts with abundant accessible active sites is crucial for rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs). Herein, we report the strategy consisting of the space confinement and pore-making engineering to fabricate single-atom catalyst enriched with Fe-N4 sites anchored on N-doped hierarchically porous carbon (Fe-NC-C3N4). The optimized Fe-NC-C3N4 exhibits excellent oxygen reduction/evolution reaction (ORR/OER) activities with a half-wave potential (E1/2) of 0.90 V vs. RHE and a promising low overpotential of 0.305 V vs. RHE at 10 mA·cm-2 in alkaline electrolyte. These superior catalytic activities are attributed to the combined effect between the atomic active sites and the well-balanced micro-meso-macropore structures. The homemade liquid Zn-air battery (ZAB) assembled with Fe-NC-C3N4 catalyst displays a power density of 133.59 mW·cm-2 and a significant energy density of 882.58 mAh·g-1, exceeding those of the equipment with commercial Pt/C-RuO2 (56.82 mW·cm-2 and 643.87 mAh·g-1, respectively). Particularly, the corresponding flexible wearable ZAB manifests outstanding foldability and cyclical stability. This work opens a new perspective for the structural design of single-atom catalysts in the energy storage and conversion area.
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- Chao Chen
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Technology, Changzhou 213001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China.
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Li M, Yang Q, Fan L, Dai X, Kang Z, Wang R, Sun D. An Ultrastable Bifunctional Electrocatalyst Derived from a Co 2+-Anchored Covalent-Organic Framework for High-Efficiency ORR/OER and Rechargeable Zinc-Air Battery. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:39448-39460. [PMID: 37527438 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c09114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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It remains a great challenge to develop alternative electrocatalysts with high stability for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, a bifunctional electrocatalyst composed of hollow CoOx (Co3O4/CoO) nanoparticles embedded in lamellar carbon nanofibers is derived from a Co2+-anchored covalent-organic framework. The as-fabricated electrocatalyst (CoOx@NC-800) exhibits a half-wave potential (E1/2) of 0.89 V with ultrahigh long-term stability (100% current retention after 3000 CV cycles). Together with promising OER performance, the CoOx@NC-800 based reversible Zn-air battery displays a small potential gap (0.70 V), superior to that of the commercial 20% Pt/C + RuO2. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the remarkable electrocatalytic performance and stability of CoOx@NC-800 are attributed to the optimized adsorption of the *OOH intermediate and reduced free energy of the potential-limiting step. This study establishes the functionalization of COF structure for fabrication of high-performance carbon-based electrocatalysts.
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- Mengfei Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, P. R. China
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He ZH, Shi JJ, Wei YY, Yang SY, Wang K, Wang W, Yang Y, Wang H, Wang C, Liu ZT. Boosting electrocatalytic CO2 reduction over Ni/CN catalysts derived from metal-triazolate-framework by doping with chlorine. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2023.113083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2023]
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