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Jia X, Jiao L, Li R, Yan D, Hu L, Chen C, Li X, Zhai Y, Lu X. Inhibition effect of p-d orbital hybridized PtSn nanozymes for colorimetric sensor array of antioxidants. Biosens Bioelectron 2024; 261:116468. [PMID: 38852326 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2024.116468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2024] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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Rational design of peroxidase (POD)-like nanozymes with high activity and specificity still faces a great challenge. Besides, the investigations of nanozymes inhibitors commonly focus on inhibition efficiency, the interaction between nanozymes-involved catalytic reactions and inhibitors is rarely reported. In this work, we design a p-block metal Sn-doped Pt (p-d/PtSn) nanozymes with the selective enhancement of POD-like activity. The p-d orbital hybridization interaction between Pt and Sn can effectively optimize the electronic structure of PtSn nanozymes and thus selectively enhance POD-like activity. In addition, the antioxidants as nanozymes inhibitors can effectively inhibit the POD-like activity of p-d/PtSn nanozymes, which results in the fact that antioxidants absorbed on the p-d/PtSn surface can hinder the adsorption of hydrogen peroxide. The inhibition type (glutathione as a model molecule) is reversible mixed-inhibition with inhibition constants (Ki' and Ki) of 0.21 mM and 0.03 mM. Finally, based on the varying inhibition levels of antioxidant molecules, a colorimetric sensor array is constructed to distinguish and simultaneously detect five antioxidants. This work is expected to design highly active and specific nanozymes through p-d orbital hybrid engineering, and also provides insights into the interaction between nanozymes and inhibitors.
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- Xiangkun Jia
- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, PR China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, PR China.
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, PR China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, PR China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, PR China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, PR China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, PR China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, PR China.
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- Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, PR China.
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Liu J, Yu L, Ran Q, Chen X, Wang X, He X, Jin H, Chen T, Chen JS, Guo D, Wang S. Regulating Electron Filling and Orbital Occupancy of Anti-Bonding States of Transition Metal Nitride Heterojunction for High Areal Capacity Lithium-Sulfur Full Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2311750. [PMID: 38459645 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Revised: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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The commercialization of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery is seriously hindered by the shuttle behavior of lithium (Li) polysulfide, slow conversion kinetics, and Li dendrite growth. Herein, a novel hierarchical p-type iron nitride and n-type vanadium nitride (p-Fe2N/n-VN) heterostructure with optimal electronic structure, confined in vesicle-like N-doped nanofibers (p-Fe2N/n-VN⊂PNCF), is meticulously constructed to work as "one stone two birds" dual-functional hosts for both the sulfur cathode and Li anode. As demonstrated, the d-band center of high-spin Fe atom captures more electrons from V atom to realize more π* and moderate σ* bond electron filling and orbital occupation; thus, allowing moderate adsorption intensity for polysulfides and more effective d-p orbital hybridization to improve reaction kinetics. Meanwhile, this unique structure can dynamically balance the deposition and transport of Li on the anode; thereby, more effectively inhibiting Li dendrite growth and promoting the formation of a uniform solid electrolyte interface. The as-assembled Li-S full batteries exhibit the conspicuous capacities and ultralong cycling lifespan over 2000 cycles at 5.0 C. Even at a higher S loading (20 mg cm-2) and lean electrolyte (2.5 µL mg-1), the full cells can still achieve an ultrahigh areal capacity of 16.1 mAh cm-2 after 500 cycles at 0.1 C.
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- Jintao Liu
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, No. 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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Zhang S, Zhang Y, Ma L, Ma C, Zhang C, Xie Y, Chen Y, Chen L, Zhou L, Wei W. Constructing Orbital Coupling-Modulated Homogeneous Dual-Atom Fe-Fe Sites for Boosting Bidirectional Conversion of Polysulfides. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:33527-33538. [PMID: 38961580 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c05792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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Homogeneous dual-atom catalysts (HDACs) have garnered significant attention for their potential to overcome the shuttling effect and sluggish reaction kinetics in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. However, modulating the electron structure of metal atomic orbitals for HDACs to dictate the catalytic activity toward polysulfides has remained meaningful but unexplored so far. Herein, an interfacial cladding strategy is developed to obtain a new type of dual-atom iron matrix with a unique FeN2P1-FeN2P1 coordination structure (Fe2@NCP). The 3d orbital electrons of the Fe centers are redistributed by incorporating phosphorus atoms into the first coordination sphere. The theoretical calculations disclose that the strong coupling between the Fe d orbital and the S p orbital exhibits an enhanced Fe-S bond and improved reactivity toward polysulfides. Moreover, the Fe2@NCP catalyst achieves robust adsorption ability toward Li2Sn (1 ≤ n ≤ 8) and significantly boosts bidirectional sulfur redox reaction kinetics by lowering the Li2S deposition/decomposition energy barriers. Consequently, the assembled Li-S batteries present a high retention ratio of 77.3% after 500 cycles at 1C. Furthermore, the Li-S pouch cell also exhibits good performance at 0.1C (80.2% retention over 100 cycles) for practical application with a sulfur loading of 4.0 mg/cm2. The outcome of this study will facilitate the design of homogeneous dual-atom catalysts for Li-S batteries.
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- Shuai Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- Information and Network Center, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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Liu C, Tang Q, Fan P, Wei Y, Yu Y, Wen X, Li X, Li L, Qu Q. Interface Engineering of PdPt Ultrafine Ethanol Electro-Oxidation Nanocatalysts by Bacterial Soluble Extracellular Polymeric Substances (s-EPS) to Break through Sabatier Principle. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2308283. [PMID: 38412406 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202308283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Unsatisfactory performance of ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) catalysts hinders the application of direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs), while traditional alloy catalysts (like PdPt) is cursed by Sabatier principle due to countable active site types. However, bacterial soluble extracellular polymeric substances (s-EPS) owning abundent functional groups may help breacking through it by contrusting different active sites on PdPt and inducing them to play synergy effect, which is called interface engineering. Using s-EPS to engineer catalysts is more green and consumes lower energy compared to chemical reagents. Herein, PdPt alloy nanoparticles (≈2.1 nm) are successfully in situ synthesized by/on s-EPS of Bacillus megaterium, an ex-holotype. Tryptophan residuals are proved as the main reductant. In EOR, PdPt@s-EPS shows higher activity (3.89 mA cm-2) than Pd@s-EPS, Pt@s-EPS, Pt/C and most reported akin catalysts. Its stability and durability are excellent, too. DFT modelling further demonstrates that, interface engineering by s-EPS breaks through Sabatier principle, by the synergy of diverse sites owning different degrees of d-p orbital hybridization. This work not only makes DEFCs closer to practice, but provides a facile and green strategy to design more catalysts.
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- Chang Liu
- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Highly-Efficient Utilization of Forestry Biomass Resources in Southwest China & College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, 650224, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650500, China
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Liu H, Yu B, Yang P, Yang Y, Deng Z, Zhang X, Wang K, Wang H. Axial O Atom-Modulated Fe(III)-N 4 Sites for Enhanced Cascade Catalytic 1O 2-Induced Tumor Therapy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024:e2307254. [PMID: 38946659 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202307254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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The rational construction of efficient hypoxia-tolerant nanocatalysts capable of generating singlet oxygen (1O2) without external stimuli is of great importance for tumor therapy. Herein, uniformly dispersed and favorable biosafety profile graphitic carbon nitride quantum dots immobilized with Fe-N4 moieties modulated by axial O atom (denoted as O-Fe-N4) are developed for converting H2O2 into 1O2 via Russell reaction, without introducing external energy. Notably, O-Fe-N4 performs two interconnected catalytic properties: glutathione oxidase-mimic activity to provide substrate for subsequent 1O2 generation, avoiding the blunting anticancer efficacy by glutathione. The O-Fe-N4 catalyst demonstrates a specific activity of 79.58 U mg-1 at pH 6.2, outperforming the most reported Fe-N4 catalysts. Density functional theory calculations demonstrate that the axial O atom can effectively modulate the relative position and electron affinity between Fe and N, lowering the activation energy, strengthening the selectivity, and thus facilitating the Russell-type reaction. The gratifying enzymatic activity stemming from the well-defined Fe-N/O structure can inhibit tumor proliferation by efficiently downregulating glutathione peroxidase 4 activity and inducing lipid peroxidation. Altogether, the O-Fe-N4 catalyst not only represents an efficient platform for self-cascaded catalysis to address the limitations of 1O2-involved cancer treatment but also provides a paradigm to enhance the performance of the Fe-N4 catalyst.
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- Hongji Liu
- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, P. R. China
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, China
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P. R. China
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, P. R. China
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Wang P, Xi B, Xiong S. Insights into the Optimization of Catalytic Active Sites in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Acc Chem Res 2024. [PMID: 38926150 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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ConspectusLithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs), recognized for their high energy density and cost-effectiveness, offer significant potential for advancement in energy storage. However, their widespread deployment remains hindered by challenges such as sluggish reaction kinetics and the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs). By the introduction of catalytic materials, the effective adsorption of LiPSs, smooth surface migration behavior, and significantly reduced conversion energy barriers are expected to be achieved, thereby sharpening electrochemical reaction kinetics and fundamentally addressing the aforementioned challenges. However, driven by practical application targets, the demand for higher loadings and reduced electrolyte parameters inevitably exacerbates the burden on catalytic materials during their service. Additionally, given that catalytic materials contribute negligible electrochemical capacity, their incorporation inevitably increases the mass of nonactive components for reducing the energy density of LSBs. A meticulous insight into the lithium-sulfur catalytic reaction reveals that the conversion of LiPSs is dominated by active sites on the surfaces of catalytic materials. These microregions provide the necessary electron and ion transport for the conversion reaction of LiPSs, with their efficacy and quantity directly impacting the conversion efficiency. In light of these considerations, the strategic optimization of active sites emerges as a paramount pathway toward promoting the performance of LSBs while concurrently mitigating unnecessary mass. Here, we outline three strategies developed by our group to optimize active sites of catalytic materials: (1) Augmenting active sites by customizing structural modulation and precise dimensional control to maximize exposure. Emphasis has been placed on the approaches for material synthesis and the essence of reactions for achieving this strategy. (2) Regulating the microenvironment of active sites by integrating the coordination refinement, long-range atomic interactions, metal-support interactions, and other electronic regulation strategies, thereby providing an elevation in the intrinsic catalytic performance. (3) Implementing a self-cleaning mechanism for active sites to counteract deactivation by designing a tandem adsorption-migration-transformation pathway of sulfur contained within the molecular domain. Throughout this process, the intrinsic mechanisms driving performance enhancement through active site optimization strategies have been prominently emphasized, which encompass aspects such as electronic structure, atomic composition, and molecular configuration and significantly expand the comprehension of Li-S catalytic chemistry. Subsequently, considerations demanding heightened attention in future processes of active site optimization for catalytic materials have been delineated, including the in situ evolution patterns and resistance to the poisoning of active sites. It is noteworthy that given the similarity between Li-S catalysis chemistry and traditional electrocatalytic processes, this Account elucidates the concept of active site optimization by drawing insights from representative works and our own works in the field of electrocatalysis, which is relatively rare in previous reviews of LSBs. The proposed insights contribute to uncovering the intrinsic mechanisms of Li-S catalysis chemistry and introducing innovative ideas into active site optimization, ultimately advancing energy density and stability in LSBs.
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- Peng Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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Sun Z, Li C, Wei Z, Zhang F, Deng Z, Zhou K, Wang Y, Guo J, Yang J, Xiang Z, Ma P, Zhai H, Li S, Chen W. Sulfur-Bridged Asymmetric CuNi Bimetallic Atom Sites for CO 2 Reduction with High Efficiency. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2404665. [PMID: 38923612 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202404665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2024] [Revised: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Double-atom catalysts (DACs) with asymmetric coordination are crucial for enhancing the benefits of electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction and advancing sustainable development, however, the rational design of DACs is still challenging. Herein, this work synthesizes atomically dispersed catalysts with novel sulfur-bridged Cu-S-Ni sites (named Cu-S-Ni/SNC), utilizing biomass wool keratin as precursor. The plentiful disulfide bonds in wool keratin overcome the limitations of traditional gas-phase S ligand etching process and enable the one-step formation of S-bridged sites. X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) confirms the existence of bimetallic sites with N2Cu-S-NiN2 moiety. In H-cell, Cu-S-Ni/SNC shows high CO Faraday efficiency of 98.1% at -0.65 V versus RHE. Benefiting from the charge tuning effect between the metal site and bridged sulfur atoms, a large current density of 550 mA cm-2 can be achieved at -1.00 V in flow cell. Additionally, in situ XAS, attenuated total reflection surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (ATR-SEIRAS), and density functional theory (DFT) calculations show Cu as the main adsorption site is dual-regulated by Ni and S atoms, which enhances CO2 activation and accelerates the formation of *COOH intermediates. This kind of asymmetric bimetallic atom catalysts may open new pathways for precision preparation and performance regulation of atomic materials toward energy applications.
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- Zhiyi Sun
- Analysis and Testing Center, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Solids, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Analysis and Testing Center, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Guangdong R&D Center for Technological Economy, Guangzhou, 510070, China
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- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Solids, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Energy & Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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Liu T, Lei C, Wang H, Xu C, Ma W, He X, Liang X. Practical four-electron zinc-iodine aqueous batteries enabled by orbital hybridization induced adsorption-catalysis. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2024; 69:1674-1685. [PMID: 38395648 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2024.02.014] [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: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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The successive I-/I0/I+ redox couples in the four-electron zinc-iodine aqueous battery (4eZIB) is plagued by the instability of the electrophilic I+ species, which could either be hydrolyzed or be neutralized by the I3- redox intermediates. We present an adsorption-catalysis approach that effectively suppresses the hydrolysis of ICl species and also provides an enhanced reaction kinetics to surpass the formation of triiodide ions. We elucidate that the improved stability is attributed to the pronounced orbital hybridization between the d orbitals of Fe-N4 moieties (atomic Fe supported on nitrogen doped carbon) and the p orbitals of iodine species (I2 and ICl). Such d-p orbital hybridization leads to enhanced adsorption for iodine species, increased energy barrier for proton detachment from the ICl·HOH intermediate during hydrolysis, and efficient catalysis of the iodine redox reactions with high conversion efficiency. The proposed 4eZIB demonstrates practical areal capacity (>3 mAh cm-2) with a near-unity coulombic efficiency, high energy density of 420 Wh kg-1 (based on cathode mass), and long-term stability (over 10,000 cycles). Even at -20 °C, the battery exhibits stable performance for over 1000 cycles with high iodine utilization ratio.
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- Tingting Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.
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Zhao J, Zhang Y, Zhuang Z, Deng Y, Gao G, Li J, Meng A, Li G, Wang L, Li Z, Wang D. Tailoring d-p Orbital Hybridization to Decipher the Essential Effects of Heteroatom Substitution on Redox Kinetics. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024:e202404968. [PMID: 38830833 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202404968] [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: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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The heteroatom substitution is considered as a promising strategy for boosting the redox kinetics of transition metal compounds in hybrid supercapacitors (HSCs) although the dissimilar metal identification and essential mechanism that dominate the kinetics remain unclear. It is presented that d-p orbital hybridization between the metal and electrolyte ions can be utilized as a descriptor for understanding the redox kinetics. Herein, a series of Co, Fe and Cu heteroatoms are respectively introduced into Ni3Se4 cathodes, among them, only the moderate Co-substituted Ni3Se4 can hold the optimal d-p orbital hybridization resulted from the formed more unoccupied antibonding states π*. It inevitably enhances the interfacial charge transfer and ensures the balanced OH- adsorption-desorption to accelerate the redox kinetics validated by the lowest reaction barrier (0.59 eV, matching well with the theoretical calculations). Coupling with the lower OH- diffusion energy barrier, the prepared cathode delivers ultrahigh rate capability (~68.7 % capacity retention even the current density increases by 200 times), and an assembled HSC also presents high energy/power density. This work establishes the principles for determining heteroatoms and deciphers the underlying effects of the heteroatom substitution on improving redox kinetics and the rate performance of battery-type electrodes from a novel perspective of orbital-scale manipulation.
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- Jian Zhao
- College of Materials Science and Engineering College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, 266042, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, 266042, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, 266042, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, 266042, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, 266042, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, 266042, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, 266042, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, 266042, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, 266042, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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Cao G, Li X, Chen L, Duan R, Li J, Jiang Q, Wang J, Li M, Li M, Wang J, Xi Y, Li W, Peng J. Tuning Redox Behavior of Sulfur Cathodes Via Ternary-Coordinated Single Fe Atom in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2311174. [PMID: 38174619 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Modulating the coordination configuration of single Fe atom has been an efficient strategy to strengthen the redox dynamics for lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) but remains challenging. Herein, the single Fe atom is functioned with nitrogen and carbon atoms in the first shell, and simultaneously, oxidized sulfur (─SOx) in the second shell, which presents a lower antibonding state and well address the redox activity of sulfur cathodes. In the ternary-coordinated single Fe atom catalyst (FeN2C2-SOx-NC), the binary structure of FeN2C2 provides a lower Fe-S bonding strength and d-p orbital hybridization, which obviously optimizes the adsorption and desorption behavior of sulfur species during the reduction and oxidation reaction processes. Simultaneously, the ─SOx redistributes the electron density of the coordinating nitrogen atoms, which possesses high electron-withdrawing ability and develops electrocatalytic activity. As a result, the sulfur cathodes with FeN2C2-SOx-NC present an excellent high-rate cyclic performance, accompanied by a capacity decay rate of 0.08% per cycle for 500 cycles at 4.0 C. This study provides new insights for optimizing the redox dynamics of sulfur cathodes in LSBs at the atomic level.
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- Guiqiang Cao
- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, P. R. China
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- School of Physical and Electronic Information Engineering, Qinghai Nationalities University, Xining, 810007, P. R. China
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Liu Y, Li J, Lv Z, Fan H, Dong F, Wang C, Chen X, Liu R, Tian C, Feng X, Yang W, Wang B. Efficient Proton-exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Performance of Atomic Fe Sites via p-d Hybridization with Al Dopants. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:12636-12644. [PMID: 38676645 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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Orbital hybridization to regulate the electronic structures and surface chemisorption properties of transition metals is of great importance for boosting the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Herein, we developed a core-shell rambutan-like nanocarbon catalyst (FeAl-RNC) with atomically dispersed Fe-Al atom pairs from metal-organic framework (MOF) material. Experimental and theoretical results demonstrate that the strong p-d orbital hybridization between Al and Fe results in an asymmetric electron distribution with moderate adsorption strength of oxygen intermediates, rendering enhanced intrinsic ORR activity. Additionally, the core-shell rambutan-like structure of FeAl-RNC with abundant micropores and macropores can enhance the density of active sites, stability, and transport pathways in PEMFC. The FeAl-RNC-based PEMFC achieves excellent activity (68.4 mA cm-2 at 0.9 V), high peak power (1.05 W cm-2), and good stability with only 7% current loss after 100 h at 0.7 V under H2-O2 condition.
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- Yarong Liu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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Yao W, Liao K, Lai T, Sul H, Manthiram A. Rechargeable Metal-Sulfur Batteries: Key Materials to Mechanisms. Chem Rev 2024; 124:4935-5118. [PMID: 38598693 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Rechargeable metal-sulfur batteries are considered promising candidates for energy storage due to their high energy density along with high natural abundance and low cost of raw materials. However, they could not yet be practically implemented due to several key challenges: (i) poor conductivity of sulfur and the discharge product metal sulfide, causing sluggish redox kinetics, (ii) polysulfide shuttling, and (iii) parasitic side reactions between the electrolyte and the metal anode. To overcome these obstacles, numerous strategies have been explored, including modifications to the cathode, anode, electrolyte, and binder. In this review, the fundamental principles and challenges of metal-sulfur batteries are first discussed. Second, the latest research on metal-sulfur batteries is presented and discussed, covering their material design, synthesis methods, and electrochemical performances. Third, emerging advanced characterization techniques that reveal the working mechanisms of metal-sulfur batteries are highlighted. Finally, the possible future research directions for the practical applications of metal-sulfur batteries are discussed. This comprehensive review aims to provide experimental strategies and theoretical guidance for designing and understanding the intricacies of metal-sulfur batteries; thus, it can illuminate promising pathways for progressing high-energy-density metal-sulfur battery systems.
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- Weiqi Yao
- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Zeng R, Gao Q, Xiao L, Wang W, Gu Y, Huang H, Tan Y, Tang D, Guo S. Precise Tuning of the D-Band Center of Dual-Atomic Enzymes for Catalytic Therapy. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:10023-10031. [PMID: 38554097 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c00791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/01/2024]
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Single-atom nanozyme-based catalytic therapy is of great interest in the field of tumor catalytic therapy; however, their development suffers from the low affinity of nanozymes to the substrates (H2O2 or O2), leading to deficient catalytic activity in the tumor microenvironment. Herein, we report a new strategy for precisely tuning the d-band center of dual-atomic sites to enhance the affinity of metal atomic sites and substrates on a class of edge-rich N-doped porous carbon dual-atomic sites Fe-Mn (Fe1Mn1-NCe) for greatly boosting multiple-enzyme-like catalytic activities. The as-made Fe1Mn1-NCe achieved a much higher catalytic efficiency (Kcat/Km = 4.01 × 105 S-1·M-1) than Fe1-NCe (Kcat/Km = 2.41 × 104 S-1·M-1) with an outstanding stability of over 90% activity retention after 1 year, which is the best among the reported dual-atom nanozymes. Theoretical calculations reveal that the synergetic effect of Mn upshifts the d-band center of Fe from -1.113 to -0.564 eV and enhances the adsorption capacity for the substrate, thus accelerating the dissociation of H2O2 and weakening the O-O bond on O2. We further demonstrated that the superior enzyme-like catalytic activity of Fe1Mn1-NCe combined with photothermal therapy could effectively inhibit tumor growth in vivo, with an inhibition rate of up to 95.74%, which is the highest value among the dual-atom artificial enzyme therapies reported so far.
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- Ruijin Zeng
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
- The Beijing Innovation Center for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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Huang T, Yang ZX, Li L, Wan H, Leng C, Huang GF, Hu W, Huang WQ. Dipole Effect on Oxygen Evolution Reaction of 2D Janus Single-Atom Catalysts: A Case of Rh Anchored on the P6 m2-NP Configurations. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:2428-2435. [PMID: 38394780 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Catalytic performance of single-atom catalysts (SACs) relies fundamentally on the electronic nature and local coordination environment of the active site. Here, based on a machine-learning (ML)-aided density functional theory (DFT) method, we reveal that the intrinsic dipole in Janus materials has a significant impact on the catalytic activity of SACs, using 2D γ-phosphorus carbide (γ-PC) as a model system. Specifically, a local dipole around the active site is a key degree to tune the catalytic activity and can be used as an important descriptor with a high feature importance of 17.1% in predicting the difference of adsorption free energy (ΔGO* - ΔGOH*) to assess the activity of the oxygen evolution reaction. As a result, the catalytic performance of SACs can be tuned by an intrinsic dipole, in stark contrast to those external stimuli strategies previously used. These results suggest that dipole engineering and the revolutionary DFT-ML hybrid scheme are novel approaches for designing high-performance catalysts.
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- Tao Huang
- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- School of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Intelligent Manufacture, Hunan First Normal University, Changsha 410205, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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Yan D, Jiao L, Chen C, Jia X, Li R, Hu L, Li X, Zhai Y, Strizhak PE, Zhu Z, Tang J, Lu X. p-d Orbital Hybridization-Engineered PdSn Nanozymes for a Sensitive Immunoassay. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:2912-2920. [PMID: 38391386 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c00088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Nanozymes with peroxidase-like activity have been extensively studied for colorimetric biosensing. However, their catalytic activity and specificity still lag far behind those of natural enzymes, which significantly affects the accuracy and sensitivity of colorimetric biosensing. To address this issue, we design PdSn nanozymes with selectively enhanced peroxidase-like activity, which improves the sensitivity and accuracy of a colorimetric immunoassay. The peroxidase-like activity of PdSn nanozymes is significantly higher than that of Pd nanozymes. Theoretical calculations reveal that the p-d orbital hybridization of Pd and Sn not only results in an upward shift of the d-band center to enhance hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) adsorption but also regulates the O-O bonding strength of H2O2 to achieve selective H2O2 activation. Ultimately, the nanozyme-linked immunosorbent assay has been successfully developed to sensitively and accurately detect the prostate-specific antigen (PSA), achieving a low detection limit of 1.696 pg mL-1. This work demonstrates a promising approach for detecting PSA in a clinical diagnosis.
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- Dongbo Yan
- Institute of Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, and Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, and Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, and Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, and Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, and Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, and Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, and Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, and Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, and Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, and Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, and Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, P. R. China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, and Institute of Molecular Metrology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, P. R. China
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Wang Z, Song C, Shen H, Ma S, Li G, Li Y. RuO x Quantum Dots Loaded on Graphdiyne for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2307786. [PMID: 37924250 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202307786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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Here, a strategy to strengthen d-p orbital hybridization by fabricating π backbonding in the catalyst for efficient lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) conversion is reported. A special interface structure of RuOx quantum dots (QDs) anchored on graphdiyne (GDY) nanoboxes (RuOx QDs/GDY) is prepared to enable strong Ru-to-alkyne π backdonation, which effectively regulates the d-electron structures of Ru centers to promote the d-p orbital hybridization between the catalyst and LiPSs and significantly boosts the catalytic performance of RuOx QDs/GDY. The strong affinity with Li ions and fast Li-ion diffusion of RuOx QDs/GDY also enable ultrastable Li metal anodes. Thus, S@RuOx QDs/GDY cathodes exhibit excellent cycling performance under harsh conditions, and Li@RuOx QDs/GDY anodes show an ultralong cycling life over 8800 h without Li dendrite growth. Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) full cells with S@RuOx QDs/GDY cathodes and Li@RuOx QDs/GDY anodes can deliver an impressive areal capacity of 17.8 mA h cm-2 and good cycling stability under the practical conditions of low negative-to-positive electrode capacity (N/P) ratio (N/P = 1.4), lean electrolyte (E/S = 3 µL mg-1 ), and high S mass loading (15.4 mg cm-2 ).
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- Zhongqiang Wang
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Science of Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Science of Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Science of Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Science of Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Science of Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Science of Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China
- Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, P. R. China
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Chen L, Cao G, Li Y, Zu G, Duan R, Bai Y, Xue K, Fu Y, Xu Y, Wang J, Li X. A Review on Engineering Transition Metal Compound Catalysts to Accelerate the Redox Kinetics of Sulfur Cathodes for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2024; 16:97. [PMID: 38285078 PMCID: PMC10825111 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01299-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Engineering transition metal compounds (TMCs) catalysts with excellent adsorption-catalytic ability has been one of the most effective strategies to accelerate the redox kinetics of sulfur cathodes. Herein, this review focuses on engineering TMCs catalysts by cation doping/anion doping/dual doping, bimetallic/bi-anionic TMCs, and TMCs-based heterostructure composites. It is obvious that introducing cations/anions to TMCs or constructing heterostructure can boost adsorption-catalytic capacity by regulating the electronic structure including energy band, d/p-band center, electron filling, and valence state. Moreover, the electronic structure of doped/dual-ionic TMCs are adjusted by inducing ions with different electronegativity, electron filling, and ion radius, resulting in electron redistribution, bonds reconstruction, induced vacancies due to the electronic interaction and changed crystal structure such as lattice spacing and lattice distortion. Different from the aforementioned two strategies, heterostructures are constructed by two types of TMCs with different Fermi energy levels, which causes built-in electric field and electrons transfer through the interface, and induces electron redistribution and arranged local atoms to regulate the electronic structure. Additionally, the lacking studies of the three strategies to comprehensively regulate electronic structure for improving catalytic performance are pointed out. It is believed that this review can guide the design of advanced TMCs catalysts for boosting redox of lithium sulfur batteries.
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- Liping Chen
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China
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- Yulin University, Yulin, 719000, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, People's Republic of China.
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang T, Luo D, Xiao H, Liang X, Zhang F, Zhuang H, Xu M, Dai W, Qi S, Zheng L, Gao Q. Nonmetallic-Bonding Fe-Mn Diatomic Pairs Anchored on Hollow Carbonaceous Nanodisks for High-Performance Li-S Battery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2306806. [PMID: 37688339 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202306806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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The issues of polysulfide shuttling and lethargic sulfur redox reaction (SROR) kinetics are the toughest obstacles of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery. Herein, integrating the merits of increased density of metal sites and synergistic catalytic effect, a unique single-atom catalyst (SAC) with nonmetallic-bonding Fe-Mn diatomic pairs anchored on hollow nitrogen-doped carbonaceous nanodisk (denoted as FeMnDA@NC) is successfully constructed and well characterized by aberration-corrected high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, etc. Density functional theory calculation indicates that the Fe-Mn diatomic pairs can effectively inhibit the shuttle effect by enhancing the adsorption ability retarding the polysulfide migration and accelerate the SROR kinetics. As a result, the Li-S battery assembled with FeMnDA@NC modified separator possesses an excellent electrochemical performance with ultrahigh specific capacities of 1419 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C and 885 mAh g-1 at 3.0 C, respectively. An outstanding specific capacity of 1165 mAh g-1 is achieved at 1.0 C and maintains at 731 mAh g-1 after 700 cycles. Notably, the assembled Li-S battery with a high sulfur loading of 5.35 mg cm-2 harvests a practical areal capacity of 5.70 mAh cm-2 at 0.2 C. A new perspective is offered here to construct advanced SACs suitable for the Li-S battery.
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- Tengfei Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Peng Cheng Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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Li J, Qian C, Hu Y, Huang J, Chen G, Cao L, Wang F, Kajiyoshi K, Zhao Y, Liu Y, Li Z, Yang H, Xu Z. Tetrahedral Bonding Structure (Ni 3 -Se) Induced by Lattice-Distortion of Ni to Achieve High Catalytic Activity in Na-Se Battery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2302100. [PMID: 37330647 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Fabrication of transition-metal catalytic materials is regarded as a promising strategy for developing high-performance sodium-selenium (Na-Se) batteries. However, more systematic explorations are further demanded to find out how their bonding interactions and electronic structures can affect the Na storage process. This study finds that lattice-distorted nickel (Ni) structure can form different bonding structures with Na2 Se4 , providing high activity to catalyze the electrochemical reactions in Na-Se batteries. Using this Ni structure to prepare electrode (Se@NiSe2 /Ni/CTs) can realize rapid charge transfer and high cycle stability of the battery. The electrode exhibits high storage performance of Na+ ; i.e., 345 mAh g⁻1 at 1 C after 400 cycles, and 286.4 mAh g⁻1 at 10 C in rate performance test. Further results reveal the existence of a regulated electronic structure with upshifts of the d-band center in the distorted Ni structure. This regulation changes the interaction between Ni and Na2 Se4 to form a Ni3 -Se tetrahedral bonding structure. This bonding structure can provide higher adsorption energy of Ni to Na2 Se4 to facilitate the redox reaction of Na2 Se4 during the electrochemical process. This study can inspire the design of bonding structure with high performance in conversion-reaction-based batteries.
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- Jiayin Li
- School of Material Science and Engineering, International S&T Cooperation Foundation of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, International S&T Cooperation Foundation of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, International S&T Cooperation Foundation of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, International S&T Cooperation Foundation of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, International S&T Cooperation Foundation of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, International S&T Cooperation Foundation of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, International S&T Cooperation Foundation of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, P. R. China
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- Kochi University, Research Laboratory of Hydrothermal Chemistry, Kochi, 780-8520, Japan
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- Guangdong Mona Lisa Group Co. Ltd., Foshan, Guangdong, 528211, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Mona Lisa Group Co. Ltd., Foshan, Guangdong, 528211, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, 266042, P. R. China
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- Xi'an Sefu Energy Technology Co., LTD, Xi'an, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, International S&T Cooperation Foundation of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, P. R. China
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Zeng G, Chen D, Zhen C, Feng C, Pang Y, He W. Amorphous Fe-Phytate Enables Fast Polysulfide Redox for High-Loading Lithium Sulfur Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2302548. [PMID: 37376835 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Utilizing catalysts to accelerate polysulfides conversion are of paramount importance to eliminate the shuttling effect and improve the practical performance of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. The amorphism, attributes to the abundant unsaturated surface active sites, has recently been recognized as a contribution to increase the activity of catalysts. However, the investigation on amorphous catalysts has received limited interest in lithium-sulfur batteries due to lack of understanding of their composition structure activity. Herein, a amorphous Fe-Phytate structure is proposed to enhance polysulfide conversion and suppress polysulfide shuttling by modifying polypropylene separator (C-Fe-Phytate@PP). The polar Fe-Phytate with distorted VI coordination Fe active centers strongly intake polysulfide electron by forming FeS bond to accelerate the polysulfide conversion. The surface mediated polysulfides redox gives rise to a higher exchange current in comparison with carbon. Furthermore, Fe-Phytate owns robust adsorption to polysulfide and effectively reduce the shuttling effect. With the C-Fe-Phytate@PP separator, the Li-S batteries exhibit an outstanding rate capability of 690 mAh g-1 at 5 C and an ultrahigh areal capacity of 7.8 mAh cm-2 even at a high sulfur loading of 7.3 mg cm-2 . The work provides a novel separator for facilitating the actual applications of Li-S batteries.
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- Guangfeng Zeng
- Collage of Chemistry and Food Science, Yulin Normal University, Yulin, 537000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- School of Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- School of Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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Wang L, Shen Y, Liu Y, Zeng P, Meng J, Liu T, Zhang L. Electrochemical Restoration of Battery Materials Guided by Synchrotron Radiation Technology for Sustainable Lithium-Ion Batteries. SMALL METHODS 2023; 7:e2201658. [PMID: 37199184 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202201658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been ubiquitous in modern society, especially in the fields of electronic devices, electric vehicles and grid storage, while raising concerns about a tremendous number of spent batteries in the next five to ten years. As environmental awareness and resource security is gaining increasingly extensive attention, how to effectively deal with spent LIBs has become a challenging issue academically and industrially. Accordingly, the development of battery recycling has surfaced as a highly researched topic in the battery community. Recently, the structural and electrochemical restoration of recycled electrode materials have been proposed as a non-destructive method to save more energy and chemical agents compared with mature metallurgical methods. Such a refurbishment process of electrode materials is also regarded as a reverse process of their degradation in the working condition. Notably, synchrotron radiation technology, which is previously applied to diagnose battery degrade, has started to play major roles in gaining more insight into the structural restoration of electrode materials. Here, the contribution of synchrotron radiation technology to reveal the underlying degradation and regeneration mechanisms of LIBs cathodes is highlighted, providing a theoretical basis and guidance for the direct recycling and reuse of degraded cathodes.
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- Lei Wang
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Zhejiang Tianneng New Materials Co. Ltd., Huzhou, Zhejiang, 313103, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, 341000, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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Zhang T, Luo D, Xiao H, Liang X, Zhang F, Zhuang H, Li M, Zheng L, Gao Q. A Transmetalation Synthetic Strategy to Engineer Atomically Dispersed MnN 2 O 2 Electrocatalytic Centers Driving High-Performance LiS Battery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2302249. [PMID: 37226368 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Sluggish sulfur redox reaction (SROR) kinetics accompanying lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) shuttle effect becomes a stumbling block for commercial application of LiS battery. High-efficient single atom catalysts (SACs) are desired to improve the SROR conversion capability; however, the sparse active sites as well as partial sites encapsulated in bulk-phase are fatal to the catalytic performance. Herein, high loading (5.02 wt.%) atomically dispersed manganese sites (MnSA) on hollow nitrogen-doped carbonaceous support (HNC) are realized for the MnSA@HNC SAC by a facile transmetalation synthetic strategy. The thin-walled hollow structure (≈12 nm) anchoring the unique trans-MnN2 O2 sites of MnSA@HNC provides a shuttle buffer zone and catalytic conversion site for LiPSs. Both electrochemical measurement and theoretical calculation indicate that the MnSA@HNC with abundant trans-MnN2 O2 sites have extremely high bidirectional SROR catalytic activity. The assembled LiS battery based on the MnSA@HNC modified separator can deliver a large specific capacity of 1422 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C and stable cycling over 1400 cycles with an ultralow decay rate of 0.033% per cycle at 1 C. More impressively, a flexible pouch cell on account of the MnSA@HNC modified separator may release a high initial specific capacity of 1192 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C and uninterruptedly work after the bending-unbending processes.
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- Tengfei Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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Hu H, Zhao Y, Zhang Y, Xi J, Xiao J, Cao S. Performance Regulation of Single-Atom Catalyst by Modulating the Microenvironment of Metal Sites. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2023; 381:24. [PMID: 37480375 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-023-00434-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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Metal-based catalysts, encompassing both homogeneous and heterogeneous types, play a vital role in the modern chemical industry. Heterogeneous metal-based catalysts usually possess more varied catalytically active centers than homogeneous catalysts, making it challenging to regulate their catalytic performance. In contrast, homogeneous catalysts have defined active-site structures, and their performance can be easily adjusted by modifying the ligand. These characteristics lead to remarkable conceptual and technical differences between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts. As a recently emerging class of catalytic material, single-atom catalysts (SACs) have become one of the most active new frontiers in the catalysis field and show great potential to bridge homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic processes. This review documents a brief introduction to SACs and their role in a range of reactions involving single-atom catalysis. To fully understand process-structure-property relationships of single-atom catalysis in chemical reactions, active sites or coordination structure and performance regulation strategies (e.g., tuning chemical and physical environment of single atoms) of SACs are comprehensively summarized. Furthermore, we discuss the application limitations, development trends and future challenges of single-atom catalysis and present a perspective on further constructing a highly efficient (e.g., activity, selectivity and stability), single-atom catalytic system for a broader scope of reactions.
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- Hanyu Hu
- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Phosphorus Resources Development and Utilization of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Novel Biomass-Based Environmental and Energy Materials in Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430073, People's Republic of China
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- Rowland Institute at Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Phosphorus Resources Development and Utilization of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Novel Biomass-Based Environmental and Energy Materials in Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430073, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Phosphorus Resources Development and Utilization of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Novel Biomass-Based Environmental and Energy Materials in Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430073, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, People's Republic of China.
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- Aramco Boston Research Center, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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Pan H, Cheng Z, Zhou Z, Xie S, Zhang W, Han N, Guo W, Fransaer J, Luo J, Cabot A, Wübbenhorst M. Boosting Lean Electrolyte Lithium-Sulfur Battery Performance with Transition Metals: A Comprehensive Review. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2023; 15:165. [PMID: 37386313 PMCID: PMC10310691 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01137-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have received widespread attention, and lean electrolyte Li-S batteries have attracted additional interest because of their higher energy densities. This review systematically analyzes the effect of the electrolyte-to-sulfur (E/S) ratios on battery energy density and the challenges for sulfur reduction reactions (SRR) under lean electrolyte conditions. Accordingly, we review the use of various polar transition metal sulfur hosts as corresponding solutions to facilitate SRR kinetics at low E/S ratios (< 10 µL mg-1), and the strengths and limitations of different transition metal compounds are presented and discussed from a fundamental perspective. Subsequently, three promising strategies for sulfur hosts that act as anchors and catalysts are proposed to boost lean electrolyte Li-S battery performance. Finally, an outlook is provided to guide future research on high energy density Li-S batteries.
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- Hui Pan
- Laboratory for Soft Matter and Biophysics, Faculty of Science, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science Engineering, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science Engineering, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science Engineering, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science Engineering, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science Engineering, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science Engineering, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Lab of Electrolytes and Phase Change Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, People's Republic of China.
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- Advanced Materials Department, Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Sant Adria del Besos, 08930, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Laboratory for Soft Matter and Biophysics, Faculty of Science, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium.
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Yang JL, Yang P, Cai DQ, Wang Z, Fan HJ. Atomically Dispersed Fe-N 4 and Ni-N 4 Independent Sites Enable Bidirectional Sulfur Redox Electrocatalysis. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:4000-4007. [PMID: 37125765 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) with high atom utilization and outstanding catalytic selectivity are useful for improving battery performance. Herein, atomically dispersed Ni-N4 and Fe-N4 dual sites coanchored on porous hollow carbon nanocages (Ni-Fe-NC) are fabricated and deployed as the sulfur host for Li-S battery. The hollow and conductive carbon matrix promotes electron transfer and also accommodates volume fluctuation during cycling. Notably, the high d band center of Fe in Fe-N4 site demonstrates strong polysulfide affinity, leading to an accelerated sulfur reduction reaction. Meanwhile, Li2S on the Ni-N4 site delivers a metallic property with high S 2p electron density of states around the Femi energy level, enabling a low sulfur evolution reaction barrier. The dual catalytic effect on Ni-Fe-NC endows sulfur cathode high energy density, prolonged lifespan, and low polarization.
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- Jin-Lin Yang
- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- The Institute of Technological Sciences, MOE Key Laboratory of Hydrodynamic Transients, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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Giulimondi V, Mitchell S, Pérez-Ramírez J. Challenges and Opportunities in Engineering the Electronic Structure of Single-Atom Catalysts. ACS Catal 2023; 13:2981-2997. [PMID: 36910873 PMCID: PMC9990067 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c05992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Controlling the electronic structure of transition-metal single-atom heterogeneous catalysts (SACs) is crucial to unlocking their full potential. The ability to do this with increasing precision offers a rational strategy to optimize processes associated with the adsorption and activation of reactive intermediates, charge transfer dynamics, and light absorption. While several methods have been proposed to alter the electronic characteristics of SACs, such as the oxidation state, band structure, orbital occupancy, and associated spin, the lack of a systematic approach to their application makes it difficult to control their effects. In this Perspective, we examine how the electronic configuration of SACs can be engineered for thermochemical, electrochemical, and photochemical applications, exploring the relationship with their activity, selectivity, and stability. We discuss synthetic and analytical challenges in controlling and discriminating the electronic structure of SACs and possible directions toward closing the gap between computational and experimental efforts. By bringing this topic to the center, we hope to stimulate research to understand, control, and exploit electronic effects in SACs and ultimately spur technological developments.
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- Vera Giulimondi
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Li H, Shi P, Wang L, Yan T, Guo T, Xia X, Chen C, Mao J, Sun D, Zhang L. Cooperative Catalysis of Polysulfides in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries through Adsorption Competition by Tuning Cationic Geometric Configuration of Dual-active Sites in Spinel Oxides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202216286. [PMID: 36546717 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202216286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Fundamentally understanding the structure-property relationship is critical to design advanced electrocatalysts for lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, which remains a formidable challenge. Herein, by manipulating the regulable cations in spinel oxides, their geometrical-site-dependent catalytic activity for sulfur redox is investigated. Experimental and theoretical analyses validate that the modulation essence of cooperative catalysis of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) is dominated by LiPSs adsorption competition between Co3+ tetrahedral (Td) and Mn3+ octahedral (Oh) sites on Mn3+ Oh -O-Co3+ Td backbones. Specifically, high-spin Co3+ Td with stronger Co-S covalency anchors LiPSs persistently, while electron delocalized Mn3+ Oh with adsorptive orbital (dz 2 ) functions better in catalyzing specialized LiPSs conversion. This work inaugurates a universal strategy for sculpting geometrical configuration to achieve charge, spin, and orbital topological regulation in electrocatalysts for Li-S batteries.
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- Hongtai Li
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350002, China.,Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350002, China.,Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350002, China.,Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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Song Z, Jiang W, Jian X, Hu F. Advanced Nanostructured Materials for Electrocatalysis in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:4341. [PMID: 36500964 PMCID: PMC9736453 DOI: 10.3390/nano12234341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are considered as among the most promising electrochemical energy storage devices due to their high theoretical energy density and low cost. However, the inherently complex electrochemical mechanism in Li-S batteries leads to problems such as slow internal reaction kinetics and a severe shuttle effect, which seriously affect the practical application of batteries. Therefore, accelerating the internal electrochemical reactions of Li-S batteries is the key to realize their large-scale applications. This article reviews significant efforts to address the above problems, mainly the catalysis of electrochemical reactions by specific nanostructured materials. Through the rational design of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts (including but not limited to strategies such as single atoms, heterostructures, metal compounds, and small-molecule solvents), the chemical reactivity of Li-S batteries has been effectively improved. Here, the application of nanomaterials in the field of electrocatalysis for Li-S batteries is introduced in detail, and the advancement of nanostructures in Li-S batteries is emphasized.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zihui Song
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Technology Innovation Center of High Performance Resin Materials (Liaoning Province), Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Technology Innovation Center of High Performance Resin Materials (Liaoning Province), Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Technology Innovation Center of High Performance Resin Materials (Liaoning Province), Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Technology Innovation Center of High Performance Resin Materials (Liaoning Province), Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Technology Innovation Center of High Performance Resin Materials (Liaoning Province), Key Laboratory of Energy Materials and Devices (Liaoning Province), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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