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Gupta RK, Maurya PK, Mishra AK. Advancements in Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries with Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides as Bifunctional Electrocatalyst. Chempluschem 2024:e202400278. [PMID: 38963318 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202400278] [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: 07/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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This review covers recent progress on transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) as bifunctional electrocatalysts for Zinc-air batteries (ZABs), emphasizing their suitable surface area, electrocatalytic active sites, stability in acidic/basic environments, and tunable electronic properties. It discusses strategies like defect engineering, doping, interface, and structural modifications of TMDs nanostructures for enhancing the performances of ZABs. Zinc-air batteries are promising energy storage devices owing to their high energy density, low cost, and environmental friendliness. However, the development of durable and efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts is a major concern for Zn-air batteries. In this review, we summarize the recent progress on transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) as bifunctional electrocatalysts for Zn-air batteries. We discuss the advantages of TMDs, such as high activity, good stability, and tunable electronic structure, as well as the challenges, such as low conductivity, poor durability, and limited active sites. We also highlight the strategies for fine-tuning the properties of TMDs, such as defect engineering, doping, hybridization, and structural engineering, to enhance their catalytic performance and stability. We provide a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the applications of TMDs in Zn-air batteries, demonstrating their potential as low-cost, abundant, and environmentally friendly alternatives to noble metal catalysts. We also suggest future directions like exploring new TMDs materials and compositions, developing novel synthesis and modification techniques, investigating the interfacial interactions and charge transfer processes, and integrating TMDs with other functional materials. This review aims to illuminate the path forward for the development of efficient and durable Zn-air batteries, aligning with the broader objectives of sustainable energy solutions.
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- Rohit Kumar Gupta
- School of Materials Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, 221005, India
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- School of Materials Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, 221005, India
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- School of Materials Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, 221005, India
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Wang Y, Wang T, Arandiyan H, Song G, Sun H, Sabri Y, Zhao C, Shao Z, Kawi S. Advancing Catalysts by Stacking Fault Defects for Enhanced Hydrogen Production: A Review. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2313378. [PMID: 38340031 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202313378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Green hydrogen, derived from water splitting powered by renewable energy such as solar and wind energy, provides a zero-emission solution crucial for revolutionizing hydrogen production and decarbonizing industries. Catalysts, particularly those utilizing defect engineering involving the strategical introduction of atomic-level imperfections, play a vital role in reducing energy requirements and enabling a more sustainable transition toward a hydrogen-based economy. Stacking fault (SF) defects play an important role in enhancing the electrocatalytic processes by reshaping surface reactivity, increasing active sites, improving reactants/product diffusion, and regulating electronic structure due to their dense generation ability and profound impact on catalyst properties. This review explores SF in metal-based materials, covering synthetic methods for the intentional introduction of SF and their applications in hydrogen production, including oxygen evolution reaction, photo- and electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction, overall water splitting, and various other electrocatalytic processes such as oxygen reduction reaction, nitrate reduction reaction, and carbon dioxide reduction reaction. Finally, this review addresses the challenges associated with SF-based catalysts, emphasizing the importance of a detailed understanding of the properties of SF-based catalysts to optimize their electrocatalytic performance. It provides a comprehensive overview of their various applications in electrocatalytic processes, providing valuable insights for advancing sustainable energy technologies.
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- Yuan Wang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry (CAMIC), School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
- Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis for Sustainability, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- DENSsolutions B.V., Informaticalaan 12, 2628 ZD, Delft, Netherlands
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- Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry (CAMIC), School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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Linge JM, Kozhemyakin D, Erikson H, Vlassov S, Kongi N, Tammeveski K. Silver Nanowire‐Based Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Solution. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202100758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Jonas Mart Linge
- Institute of Chemistry University of Tartu Ravila 14a 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry University of Tartu Ravila 14a 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry University of Tartu Ravila 14a 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Physics University of Tartu W. Ostwald Str. 1 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry University of Tartu Ravila 14a 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry University of Tartu Ravila 14a 50411 Tartu Estonia
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Soto-Pérez J, Betancourt LE, Trinidad P, Larios E, Rojas-Pérez A, Quintana G, Sasaki K, Pollock CJ, Debefve LM, Cabrera CR. In Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of PtNi-Nanowire/Vulcan XC-72R under Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Media. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:17203-17216. [PMID: 34278107 PMCID: PMC8280705 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Studying the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in the alkaline electrolyte has proven to promote better catalytic responses and accessibility to commercialization. Ni-nanowires (NWs) were synthesized via the solvothermal method and modified with Pt using the spontaneous galvanic displacement method to obtain PtNi-NWs. Carbon Vulcan XC-72R (V) was used as the catalyst support, and they were doped with NH3 to obtain PtNi-NWs/V and PtNi-NWs/V-NH3. Their electrocatalytic response for the ORR was tested and PtNi-NWs/V provided the highest specific activity with logarithmic values of 0.707 and 1.01 (mA/cm2 Pt) at 0.90 and 0.85 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), respectively. PtNi-NWs showed the highest half-wave potential (E 1/2 = 0.89 V) at 1600 rpm and 12 μgPt/cm2 in 0.1 M KOH at 25.00 ± 0.01 °C. Additionally, the catalysts followed a four-electron pathway according to the Koutecký-Levich analysis. Moreover, durability experiments demonstrated that the PtNi-NW/V performance loss was like that of commercial Pt/V along 10,000 cycles. Electrochemical ORR in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy results showed that the Pt L3 edge white line in the PtNi-NW catalysts changed while the electrochemical potential was lowered to negatives values, from 1.0 to 0.3 V versus RHE. The Pt/O region in the in situ Fourier transforms remained the same as the potentials were applied, suggesting an alloy formation between Pt and Ni, and Pt/Pt contracted in the presence of Ni. These results provide a better understanding of PtNi-NWs in alkaline electrolytes, suggesting that they are active catalysts for ORR and can be tuned for fuel cell studies.
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- Joesene Soto-Pérez
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan 00925-2537, Puerto Rico
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- Chemistry
Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan 00925-2537, Puerto Rico
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- Departamento
de Ingeniería Química y Metalurgia, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo 83000, Mexico
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan 00925-2537, Puerto Rico
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan 00925-2537, Puerto Rico
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- Chemistry
Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Cornell
High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS), Wilson Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United Sates
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- Cornell
High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS), Wilson Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United Sates
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan 00925-2537, Puerto Rico
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Silver decorated cobalt carbonate to enable high bifunctional activity for oxygen electrocatalysis and rechargeable Zn-air batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 603:252-258. [PMID: 34186403 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.06.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs) is primarily driven by the couple of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Currently,it is still challenging to develop cost-effective, highly efficient, and robust bifunctional catalysts for ZABs. Herein, a novel silver decorated cobalt carbonate (Ag@CoCO3) hybrid catalyst is proposed as the potential bifunctional catalyst to drive OER and ORR for ZABs. Engineering Ag nanoparticles onto the surface of CoCO3 microsphere not only facilitates the charge transfer, but also modulates the electronic structure, which are beneficial to intrinsic bifunctional activity. As a result, this Ag@CoCO3 catalyst yields a substantially enhanced bifunctionality compared to the pristine CoCO3 catalyst. Moreover, the homemade Ag@CoCO3 based ZABs provides a high peak power density of 146 mW cm-2, superior to 107 mW cm-2 for CoCO3 based ZABs and 111 mW cm-2 for commercial Pt/C-IrO2 based ZABs.
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Cao X. Zinc ferrite nanoparticles: simple synthesis via lyophilisation and electrochemical application as glucose biosensor. NANO EXPRESS 2021. [DOI: 10.1088/2632-959x/abfdd2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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With increasing diabetes patients in the near future, development of non-enzymatic glucose biosensor is highly demanded due to their greater sensitivity and resistance to external stimuli compared to enzymatic biosensors. Zinc ferrite (ZnFe2O4, ZFO) nanoparticles (NPs) were fabricated using a simple solution combustion method together with freeze drying. The NPs have high crystallinity, large aspect ratios and narrow size distributions. Plenty of defects have been induced during lyophilisation and greatly improves the glucose biosensing performance during electrochemistry test. The freeze-dried ZFO NPs are highly crystalline and agglomeration-free, these assures the sample with high sensitivity, superior selectivity, low detection limit and outstanding stability for electrochemical glucose biosensing.
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