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Alam M, Ping K, Danilson M, Mikli V, Käärik M, Leis J, Aruväli J, Paiste P, Rähn M, Sammelselg V, Tammeveski K, Haller S, Kramm UI, Starkov P, Kongi N. Iron Triad-Based Bimetallic M-N-C Nanomaterials as Highly Active Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 2024; 7:4076-4087. [PMID: 38756864 PMCID: PMC11095250 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.4c00366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
Abstract
The use of precious metal electrocatalysts in clean electrochemical energy conversion and storage applications is widespread, but the sustainability of these materials, in terms of their availability and cost, is constrained. In this research, iron triad-based bimetallic nitrogen-doped carbon (M-N-C) materials were investigated as potential bifunctional electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The synthesis of bimetallic FeCo-N-C, CoNi-N-C, and FeNi-N-C catalysts involved a precisely optimized carbonization process of their respective metal-organic precursors. Comprehensive structural analysis was undertaken to elucidate the morphology of the prepared M-N-C materials, while their electrocatalytic performance was assessed through cyclic voltammetry and rotating disk electrode measurements in a 0.1 M KOH solution. All bimetallic catalyst materials demonstrated impressive bifunctional electrocatalytic performance in both the ORR and the OER. However, the FeNi-N-C catalyst proved notably more stable, particularly in the OER conditions. Employed as a bifunctional catalyst for ORR/OER within a customized zinc-air battery, FeNi-N-C exhibited a remarkable discharge-charge voltage gap of only 0.86 V, alongside a peak power density of 60 mW cm-2. The outstanding stability of FeNi-N-C, operational for about 55 h at 2 mA cm-2, highlights its robustness for prolonged application.
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- Mahboob Alam
- Department
of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn
University of Technology, Tallinn 12618, Estonia
- Department
of Chemistry, Catalysts and Electrocatalysts Group, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt 64287, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn
University of Technology, Tallinn 12618, Estonia
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- Department
of Materials and Environmental Technology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn 19086, Estonia
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- Department
of Materials and Environmental Technology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn 19086, Estonia
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- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Institute
of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University
of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Institute
of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University
of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Institute
of Physics, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Department
of Chemistry, Catalysts and Electrocatalysts Group, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt 64287, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Catalysts and Electrocatalysts Group, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt 64287, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn
University of Technology, Tallinn 12618, Estonia
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- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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Zhu X, Liu G, Tao X, Huang P, Wang Q, Chen G, Yang J, Zhang L, Zhou Y. Role of the Metal Precursor in Preparing Dual-Atom Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:41708-41717. [PMID: 37970012 PMCID: PMC10633877 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c06005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
Abstract
Dual-atom catalysts (DACs) have arisen as a novel type of heterogeneous catalyst that extends from single-atom catalysts (SACs) by incorporating two kinds of metals. These materials have demonstrated enhanced performance when compared to SACs. The choice of metal precursors plays an important role in the synthesis of DACs. Here, we choose Fe and Co as DAC models and study types, contents, molar ratios of two precursors, and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity. The Fe,Co DACs were synthesized by an adsorption-annealing approach, using nitrogen-doped graphitic carbon (NC) as the support. As a result, the adsorption ability of metal precursors on the support determines the metal loadings in Fe and Co DACs, leading to differences in ORR performance. The Fe precursors win the adsorption competitions in most cases, resulting in a much higher loading than that of Co precursors. Importantly, it is difficult to increase the precursor content by simply increasing the initial amount. Choosing the right combination of metal precursors, such as ferrocene and cobalt chloride, can yield Fe,Co DACs with enhanced ORR performance..
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- Xiu Zhu
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu
University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute
of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu
University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China
- Max
Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz 55128, Germany
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu
University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute
for Catalysis, Hokkaido University, Kita 21-10, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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- Faculty
of Chemistry and Food Chemistry &; Center for Advancing Electronics
Dresden (cfaed), Technische Universität
Dresden, Dresden 01062, Germany
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu
University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute
of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu
University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China
- Max
Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz 55128, Germany
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Raj G, Nandan R, Kumar K, Gorle DB, Mallya AB, Osman SM, Na J, Yamauchi Y, Nanda KK. High entropy alloying strategy for accomplishing quintuple-nanoparticles grafted carbon towards exceptional high-performance overall seawater splitting. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:5032-5044. [PMID: 37649459 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh00453h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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High entropy alloys (HEAs), a novel class of material, have been explored in terms of their excellent mechanical properties. Seawater electrolysis is a step towards sustainable production of carbon-neutral fuels such as H2, O2, and industrially demanding Cl2. Herein, we report a practically viable FeCoNiMnCr HEA nanoparticles system grafted on a conductive carbon matrix for promising seawater electrolysis. The comprehensive kinetics analysis of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and chlorine evolution reaction (CER) confirms the effectiveness of our system. As an electrocatalyst, HEAs grafted on carbon black show trifunctionality with promising kinetics, selectivity and enduring performance, towards seawater splitting. We optimize high entropy alloy decorated/grafted carbon black (HEACB) catalysts, studying their synthesis temperature to scrutinize the effect of alloy formation variation on the catalysis efficacy. During the catalysis, selectivity between two mutually competing reactions, CER and OER, in the electrochemical catalysis of seawater is controlled by the reaction media pH. We employ Mott-Schottky measurements to probe the band structure of the intrinsically induced metal-semiconductor junction in the HEACB catalyst, where the carrier density and flat band potential are optimized. The HEACB sample provides promising results towards overall seawater electrolysis with a net half-cell potential of about 1.65 V with good stability, which strongly implies its broad practical applicability.
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- Gokul Raj
- Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, Karnataka, India.
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- Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, Karnataka, India.
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- Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, Karnataka, India.
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- Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, Karnataka, India.
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- Micro Nano Characterization Facility, Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Materials Architecturing Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 5 Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea.
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
- Department of Materials Process Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, Karnataka, India.
- Institute of Physics (IOP), Bhubaneshwar-751005, India
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Chisaka M, Abe T, Xiang R, Maruyama S, Daiguji H. Enhancement of oxygen reduction reactivity on TiN by tuning the work function via metal doping. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:29328-29332. [PMID: 36399150 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp04326b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Oxide layers on conductive TiN have recently been investigated to catalyse the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in acidic media. The ORR reactivity, i.e., activity and selectivity, has been correlated with the surface nitrogen atoms. A new strategy, optimising the work function via the doping of foreign metals, is revealed herein to enhance the reactivity.
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- Mitsuharu Chisaka
- Department of Sustainable Energy, Hirosaki University, 3 Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8561, Japan.
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- Department of Frontier Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Hirosaki University, 3 Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki, 036-8561, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.,Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Ball-Cup, Janus, core-shell and disordered-alloy rhodium-gold nanoparticles: An atomistic simulation on structural stability. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nandan R, Raj G, Nanda KK. FeCoNiMnCr High-Entropy Alloy Nanoparticle-Grafted NCNTs with Promising Performance in the Ohmic Polarization Region of Fuel Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:16108-16116. [PMID: 35357120 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c21336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We report a user-friendly methodology for the successful designing of targeted single-phased face-centered cubic (fcc) FeCoNiMnCr high-entropy alloy (HEA) nanoparticle-grafted N-doped carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The nanostructure assimilates the advantages of N-doped carbon and HEA nanoparticles as a core for the efficient promotion of electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). It emulates the commercial Pt-C electrocatalyst for ORR and shows promise for better performance in the Ohmic polarization region of fuel cells. In addition, it ensures superior efficacy over those of numerous recently reported transition metal-based traditional alloy composites for ORR. The presented methodology has the potential to pave the way for the effective designing of a variety of targeted HEA systems with ease, which is necessary to widen the domain of HEA for numerous applications.
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- Ravi Nandan
- Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
- Institute of Physics, Bhubaneshwar 751005, India
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Yu Y, Li N, Wang C, Cheng Z, Yan B, Chen G, Hou L, Wang S. Iron cobalt and nitrogen co-doped carbonized wood sponge for peroxymonosulfate activation: Performance and internal temperature-dependent mechanism. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 619:267-279. [PMID: 35397460 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.03.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 03/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The directional regulation of oxidation capacity in the carbon-based peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation system is a promising strategy for wastewater purification. In this work, a novel iron cobalt and nitrogen co-doped carbonized wood sponge (FeCoNCWS) was developed. A superb catalytic performance for sulfamethoxazole (SMX) degradation (∼100.0%) was obtained within 30 min in FeCoNCWS800/PMS system at 60 °C. Besides, the reactive oxygen species (ROS) contribution was verified at different reaction temperatures. Specifically, the primary roles of sulfate and hydroxyl radicals (SO4- and OH) in SMX removal weakened, while the secondary role of singlet oxygen (1O2) in SMX degradation was enhanced with the rise of reaction temperature in FeCoNCWS800/PMS system. Interestingly, defects, graphitic N and carbonyl (CO) groups were vital active sites for PMS activation to produce 1O2, which was facilitated at higher reaction temperature. Besides, the metal sites were identified as PMS activators for SO4- and OH generation, which was promoted under lower reaction temperature. The findings revealed a novel internal temperature-dependent PMS activation mechanism, which can help to regulate the oxidation capacity of PMS activation system rationally for pollutant degradation.
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- Yang Yu
- Tianjin International Engineering Institute, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering/Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Bio Gas/Oil Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering/Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Bio Gas/Oil Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering/Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Bio Gas/Oil Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering/Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Bio Gas/Oil Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering/Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Bio Gas/Oil Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; Georgia Tech Shenzhen Institute, Tianjin University, Shenzhen 518071, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering/Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Bio Gas/Oil Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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Bisen OY, Atif S, Mallya A, Nanda KK. Self-Assembled TMD Nanoparticles on N-Doped Carbon Nanostructures for Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Electrochemical Oxygen Sensing Thereof. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:5134-5148. [PMID: 35049270 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c11300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Here, we report on a universal carbothermal reduction strategy for the synthesis of well-dispersed WS2 nanoparticles (∼1.7 nm) supported on a N-doped carbon (NxC) nanostructure and the electrocatalytic activity toward oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Bulk WS2 powder (2 μm) is the source for WS2 nanoparticles, and dicyandiamide is the source for NxC and carbothermal reduction. Interestingly, WS2/NxC serves the purpose of innovative and robust active sites for ORR through an efficient four-electron transfer process with excellent durability. Remarkably, WS2/NxC suppresses the peroxide generation due to the dominating inner-sphere electron transfer mechanism where the direct adsorption of the desolvated O2 molecule on the electroactive centers takes place. The mass activity (at 0.4 and 0.85 V vs RHE) of WS2/NxC outperforms the previously reported transition metal based electrocatalysts. The study further establishes a correlation between the work function and the ORR activity. We have also exploited WS2/NxC for electrochemical oxygen sensing, and there exists a direct correlation between oxygen sensing and ORR as both depend on the oxygen adsorption ability. Finally, the carbothermal reduction strategy has been extended for the synthesis of other TMDs/NxC such as MoS2/NxC, MoSe2/NxC, and WSe2/NxC.
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- Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
- Institute of Physics, P.O. Sainik School, Bhubaneswar 751005, India
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Xie X, Sun P, Liu W, Gong T, Lv X, Fang L, Wei Y, Sun X. Novel Fe 2.55Sb 2 alloy nanoparticles incorporated in N-doped carbon as a bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst for rechargeable Zn–air batteries. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj01697d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Novel Fe2.55Sb2 alloy nanoparticles are incorporated in N-doped carbon as bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst for rechargeable Zn-air battery.
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- Xing Xie
- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
- Hubei Three Gorges Laboratory, Yichang, Hubei 443007, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
- Hubei Three Gorges Laboratory, Yichang, Hubei 443007, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
- Hubei Three Gorges Laboratory, Yichang, Hubei 443007, China
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Mahbub MAA, Adios CG, Xu M, Prakoso B, LeBeau JM, Sumboja A. Red Bean Pod Derived Heterostructure Carbon Decorated with Hollow Mixed Transition Metals as a Bifunctional Catalyst in Zn-Air Batteries. Chem Asian J 2021; 16:2559-2567. [PMID: 34382330 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202100702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Design and synthesis of low-cost and efficient bifunctional catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in Zn-air batteries are essential and challenging. We report a facile method to synthesize heterostructure carbon consisting of graphitic and amorphous carbon derived from the agricultural waste of red bean pods. The heterostructure carbon possesses a large surface area of 625.5 m2 g-1 , showing ORR onset potential of 0.89 V vs. RHE and OER overpotential of 470 mV at 5 mA cm-2 . Introducing hollow FeCo nanoparticles and nitrogen dopant improves the bifunctional catalytic activity of the carbon, delivering ORR onset potential of 0.93 V vs. RHE and OER overpotential of 360 mV. Electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) O K-edge map suggests the presence of localized oxygen on the FeCo nanoparticles, suggesting the oxidation of the nanoparticles. Zn-air battery with these carbon-based catalysts exhibits a peak power density as high as 116.2 mW cm-2 and stable cycling performance over 210 discharge/charge cycles. This work contributes to the advancement of bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts while converting agricultural waste into value-added material.
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- Muhammad Adib Abdillah Mahbub
- Material Science and Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung, 4013, Indonesia
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- Material Science and Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung, 4013, Indonesia
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Mekanisasi Perikanan, Politeknik Kelautan dan Perikanan Sorong, Jl. Kapitan Pattimura, Sorong, 98411, Indonesia
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Material Science and Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung, 4013, Indonesia
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Xu L, Guo Z, Jiang H, Xu S, Ma J, Hu M, Yu J, Zhao F, Huang T. Dimethylglyoxime Clathrate as Ligand Derived Nitrogen-Doped Carbon-Supported Nano-Metal Particles as Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11051329. [PMID: 34070015 PMCID: PMC8157886 DOI: 10.3390/nano11051329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Nitrogen-doped carbon-supported metal nano-particles show great promise as high-performance catalysts for novel energies, organic synthesis, environmental protection, and other fields. The synergistic effect between nitrogen-doped carbon and metal nano-particles enhances the catalytic properties. Thus, how to effectively combine nitrogen-doped carbon with metal nano-particles is a crucial factor for the synthesis of novel catalysts. In this paper, we report on a facile method to prepare nitrogen-doped carbon-supported metal nano-particles by using dimethylgly-oxime as ligand. The nano-particles of Pd, Ni, Cu, and Fe were successfully prepared by the pyrolysis of the corresponding clathrate of ions and dimethylglyoxime. The ligand of dimethylglyoxime is adopted as the source for the nitrogen-doped carbon. The nano-structure of the prepared Pd, Ni, Cu, and Fe particles are confirmed by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and trans-mission electron microscopy tests. The catalytic performances of the obtained metal nano-particles for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are investigated by cyclic voltammetry, Tafel, linear sweeping voltammetry, rotating disc electrode, rotating ring disc electrode, and other technologies. Results show that the nitrogen-doped carbon-supported metal nano-particles can be highly efficient catalysts for ORR. The results of the paper exhibit a facile methodology to prepare nitrogen-doped carbon-supported metal nano-particles.
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- Luping Xu
- Science and Technology on Combustion and Explosion Laboratory, Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi’an 710065, China; (L.X.); (H.J.); (S.X.); (J.M.); (M.H.)
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China; (Z.G.); (J.Y.)
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- Science and Technology on Combustion and Explosion Laboratory, Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi’an 710065, China; (L.X.); (H.J.); (S.X.); (J.M.); (M.H.)
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- Science and Technology on Combustion and Explosion Laboratory, Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi’an 710065, China; (L.X.); (H.J.); (S.X.); (J.M.); (M.H.)
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- Science and Technology on Combustion and Explosion Laboratory, Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi’an 710065, China; (L.X.); (H.J.); (S.X.); (J.M.); (M.H.)
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- Science and Technology on Combustion and Explosion Laboratory, Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi’an 710065, China; (L.X.); (H.J.); (S.X.); (J.M.); (M.H.)
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China; (Z.G.); (J.Y.)
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- Science and Technology on Combustion and Explosion Laboratory, Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi’an 710065, China; (L.X.); (H.J.); (S.X.); (J.M.); (M.H.)
- Correspondence: (F.Z.); (T.H.); Tel.: +86-29-88291663 (F.Z.); +86-531-89736103 (T.H.)
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China; (Z.G.); (J.Y.)
- Correspondence: (F.Z.); (T.H.); Tel.: +86-29-88291663 (F.Z.); +86-531-89736103 (T.H.)
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