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Yang L, He R, Botifoll M, Zhang Y, Ding Y, Di C, He C, Xu Y, Balcells L, Arbiol J, Zhou Y, Cabot A. Enhanced Oxygen Evolution and Zinc-Air Battery Performance via Electronic Spin Modulation in Heterostructured Catalysts. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2400572. [PMID: 38794833 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202400572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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Beyond optimizing electronic energy levels, the modulation of the electronic spin configuration is an effective strategy, often overlooked, to boost activity and selectivity in a range of catalytic reactions, including the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). This electronic spin modulation is frequently accomplished using external magnetic fields, which makes it impractical for real applications. Herein, spin modulation is achieved by engineering Ni/MnFe2O4 heterojunctions, whose surface is reconstructed into NiOOH/MnFeOOH during the OER. NiOOH/MnFeOOH shows a high spin state of Ni, which regulates the OH- and O2 adsorption energy and enables spin alignment of oxygen intermediates. As a result, NiOOH/MnFeOOH electrocatalysts provide excellent OER performance with an overpotential of 261 mV at 10 mA cm-2. Besides, rechargeable zinc-air batteries based on Ni/MnFe2O4 show a high open circuit potential of 1.56 V and excellent stability for more than 1000 cycles. This outstanding performance is rationalized using density functional theory calculations, which show that the optimal spin state of both Ni active sites and oxygen intermediates facilitates spin-selected charge transport, optimizes the reaction kinetics, and decreases the energy barrier to the evolution of oxygen. This study provides valuable insight into spin polarization modulation by heterojunctions enabling the design of next-generation OER catalysts with boosted performance.
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- Linlin Yang
- Catalonia Energy Research Institute - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08930, Spain
- Enginyeria Electrònica i Biomèdica Facultat de Física, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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- Catalonia Energy Research Institute - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08930, Spain
- Enginyeria Electrònica i Biomèdica Facultat de Física, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC, BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Catalonia, Spain
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China
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- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona, CSIC, Campus Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, A08193, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC, BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Catalonia, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluis Companys, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08010, Spain
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Environmental Pollution Control, National Engineering Research Center for Marine Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, 316004, China
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- Catalonia Energy Research Institute - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08930, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluis Companys, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08010, Spain
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Zhang Y, Jeong S, Son E, Choi Y, Lee S, Baik JM, Park H. In Situ Phase Separation-Induced Self-Healing Catalyst for Efficient Direct Seawater Electrolysis. ACS NANO 2024; 18:16312-16323. [PMID: 38864411 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c06220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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Direct seawater electrolysis technology for sustainable hydrogen production has garnered significant attention, owing to its abundant resource supply and economic potential. However, the complex composition and high chloride concentration of seawater have hindered its practical implementation. In this study, we report an in situ-synthesized dual-phase electrocatalyst (HPS-NiMo), comprising an amorphous phosphide protective outer phase and a crystalline alloy inner phase with supplementary sulfur active sites, to improve the kinetics of direct seawater electrolysis. The HPS-NiMo exhibits long-term stability, remaining stable for periods exceeding 120 h at 200 mA cm-2; moreover, it lowers the required operating voltage to ∼1.8 V in natural seawater. The chlorine chemistry, corrosion during direct natural seawater electrolysis, and mechanism behind the high-performing catalysts are discussed. We also investigated the possibility of recovering the anode precipitates, which inevitably occurs during seawater electrolysis.
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- Yihan Zhang
- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- SKKU Institute of Energy Science and Technology (SIEST), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
- Department of Integrative Energy Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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Cui JY, Li TT, Chen L, Wang JJ. Advancing BiVO 4 Photoanode Activity for Ethylene Glycol Oxidation via Strategic pH Control. Molecules 2024; 29:2783. [PMID: 38930848 PMCID: PMC11206287 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29122783] [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: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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The photoelectrochemical (PEC) conversion of organic small molecules offers a dual benefit of synthesizing value-added chemicals and concurrently producing hydrogen (H2). Ethylene glycol, with its dual hydroxyl groups, stands out as a versatile organic substrate capable of yielding various C1 and C2 chemicals. In this study, we demonstrate that pH modulation markedly enhances the photocurrent of BiVO4 photoanodes, thus facilitating the efficient oxidation of ethylene glycol while simultaneously generating H2. Our findings reveal that in a pH = 1 ethylene glycol solution, the photocurrent density at 1.23 V vs. RHE can attain an impressive 7.1 mA cm-2, significantly surpassing the outputs in neutral and highly alkaline environments. The increase in photocurrent is attributed to the augmented adsorption of ethylene glycol on BiVO4 under acidic conditions, which in turn elevates the activity of the oxidation reaction, culminating in the maximal production of formic acid. This investigation sheds light on the pivotal role of electrolyte pH in the PEC oxidation process and underscores the potential of the PEC strategy for biomass valorization into value-added products alongside H2 fuel generation.
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- Jun-Yuan Cui
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China; (J.-Y.C.); (T.-T.L.); (L.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China; (J.-Y.C.); (T.-T.L.); (L.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China; (J.-Y.C.); (T.-T.L.); (L.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China; (J.-Y.C.); (T.-T.L.); (L.C.)
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Shandong University, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Nan B, Li M, Zhang Y, Xiao K, Lim KH, Chang C, Han X, Zuo Y, Li J, Arbiol J, Llorca J, Ibáñez M, Cabot A. Engineering of Thermoelectric Composites Based on Silver Selenide in Aqueous Solution and Ambient Temperature. ACS APPLIED ELECTRONIC MATERIALS 2024; 6:2807-2815. [PMID: 38828037 PMCID: PMC11137807 DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.3c00055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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The direct, solid state, and reversible conversion between heat and electricity using thermoelectric devices finds numerous potential uses, especially around room temperature. However, the relatively high material processing cost limits their real applications. Silver selenide (Ag2Se) is one of the very few n-type thermoelectric (TE) materials for room-temperature applications. Herein, we report a room temperature, fast, and aqueous-phase synthesis approach to produce Ag2Se, which can be extended to other metal chalcogenides. These materials reach TE figures of merit (zT) of up to 0.76 at 380 K. To improve these values, bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3) particles also prepared in an aqueous solution are incorporated into the Ag2Se matrix. In this way, a series of Ag2Se/Bi2S3 composites with Bi2S3 wt % of 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 are prepared by solution blending and hot-press sintering. The presence of Bi2S3 significantly improves the Seebeck coefficient and power factor while at the same time decreasing the thermal conductivity with no apparent drop in electrical conductivity. Thus, a maximum zT value of 0.96 is achieved in the composites with 1.0 wt % Bi2S3 at 370 K. Furthermore, a high average zT value (zTave) of 0.93 in the 300-390 K range is demonstrated.
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- Bingfei Nan
- Catalonia
Institute for Energy Research−IREC, Sant Adrià del Besòs, Barcelona 08930, Spain
- Departament
d′Enginyeria Electrònica i Biomèdica, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona 08028, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalonia
Institute for Energy Research−IREC, Sant Adrià del Besòs, Barcelona 08930, Spain
- School
of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou
University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania
State University, State
College, Pennsylvania 16802, United Sates
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- Catalonia
Institute for Energy Research−IREC, Sant Adrià del Besòs, Barcelona 08930, Spain
- Departament
d′Enginyeria Electrònica i Biomèdica, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona 08028, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institute
of Zhejiang University−Quzhou, 99 Zheda Road, Quzhou 324000, Zhejiang, P.R. China
- College of
Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang
University, 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou 310007, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Institute
of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), Am Campus 1, Klosterneuburg 3400, Austria
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang
University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Catalan
Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona 08193, Catalonia, Spain
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
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- Institute
for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- Catalan
Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona 08193, Catalonia, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís
Companys 23, Barcelona 08010, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institute
of Energy Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering and Barcelona
Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering, Barcelona East
School of Engineering, Universitat Politècnica
de Catalunya, Barcelona 08019, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institute
of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), Am Campus 1, Klosterneuburg 3400, Austria
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- Catalonia
Institute for Energy Research−IREC, Sant Adrià del Besòs, Barcelona 08930, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís
Companys 23, Barcelona 08010, Catalonia, Spain
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Hu H, Zhang Z, Liu L, Che X, Wang J, Zhu Y, Attfield JP, Yang M. Efficient and durable seawater electrolysis with a V 2O 3-protected catalyst. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadn7012. [PMID: 38758788 PMCID: PMC11100561 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adn7012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
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The ocean, a vast hydrogen reservoir, holds potential for sustainable energy and water development. Developing high-performance electrocatalysts for hydrogen production under harsh seawater conditions is challenging. Here, we propose incorporating a protective V2O3 layer to modulate the microcatalytic environment and create in situ dual-active sites consisting of low-loaded Pt and Ni3N. This catalyst demonstrates an ultralow overpotential of 80 mV at 500 mA cm-2, a mass activity 30.86 times higher than Pt-C and maintains at least 500 hours in seawater. Moreover, the assembled anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers (AEMWE) demonstrate superior activity and durability even under demanding industrial conditions. In situ localized pH analysis elucidates the microcatalytic environmental regulation mechanism of the V2O3 layer. Its role as a Lewis acid layer enables the sequestration of excess OH- ions, mitigate Cl- corrosion, and alkaline earth salt precipitation. Our catalyst protection strategy by using V2O3 presents a promising and cost-effective approach for large-scale sustainable green hydrogen production.
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- Huashuai Hu
- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Department of Applied Physics, Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Island Green Energy and New Materials, Institute of Electrochemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China
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- Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions and School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, King’s Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Liu Y, Wang L, Hübner R, Kresse J, Zhang X, Deconinick M, Vaynzof Y, Weidinger IM, Eychmüller A. Cobalt-based Co 3Mo 3N/Co 4N/Co Metallic Heterostructure as a Highly Active Electrocatalyst for Alkaline Overall Water Splitting. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202319239. [PMID: 38314947 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202319239] [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: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Alkaline water electrolysis holds promise for large-scale hydrogen production, yet it encounters challenges like high voltage and limited stability at higher current densities, primarily due to inefficient electron transport kinetics. Herein, a novel cobalt-based metallic heterostructure (Co3Mo3N/Co4N/Co) is designed for excellent water electrolysis. In operando Raman experiments reveal that the formation of the Co3Mo3N/Co4N heterointerface boosts the free water adsorption and dissociation, increasing the available protons for subsequent hydrogen production. Furthermore, the altered electronic structure of the Co3Mo3N/Co4N heterointerface optimizes ΔGH of the nitrogen atoms at the interface. This synergistic effect between interfacial nitrogen atoms and metal phase cobalt creates highly efficient active sites for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), thereby enhancing the overall HER performance. Additionally, the heterostructure exhibits a rapid OH- adsorption rate, coupled with great adsorption strength, leading to improved oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance. Crucially, the metallic heterojunction accelerates electron transport, expediting the afore-mentioned reaction steps and enhancing water splitting efficiency. The Co3Mo3N/Co4N/Co electrocatalyst in the water electrolyzer delivers excellent performance, with a low 1.58 V cell voltage at 10 mA cm-2, and maintains 100 % retention over 100 hours at 200 mA cm-2, surpassing the Pt/C||RuO2 electrolyzer.
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- Yuanwu Liu
- Physical Chemistry, TU Dresden, Zellescher Weg 19, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V., Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328, Dresden, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry, TU Dresden, Zellescher Weg 19, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- Chair for Emerging Electronic Technologies, TU Dresden, Nöthnitzer Str. 61, Dresden, 01187 Sachsen, Germany
- Leibniz-Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 20, Dresden, 01069 Sachsen, Germany
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- Chair for Emerging Electronic Technologies, TU Dresden, Nöthnitzer Str. 61, Dresden, 01187 Sachsen, Germany
- Leibniz-Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 20, Dresden, 01069 Sachsen, Germany
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- Fakultät Chemie und Lebensmittelchemie, Technische Universität Dresden, Zellescher Weg 19, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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Li T, Wang Q, Wu J, Sui Y, Tang P, Liu H, Zhang W, Li H, Wang Y, Cabot A, Liu J. Strain and Shell Thickness Engineering in Pd 3 Pb@Pt Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Ethanol Upgrading Coupled with Hydrogen Production. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2306178. [PMID: 37800605 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202306178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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The ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) is an attractive alternative to the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction in electrochemical hydrogen evolution cells. However, the development of high-performance bifunctional electrocatalysts for both EOR and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a major challenge. Herein, the synthesis of Pd3 Pb@Pt core-shell nanocubes with controlled shell thickness by Pt-seeded epitaxial growth on intermetallic Pd3 Pb cores is reported. The lattice mismatch between the Pd3 Pb core and the Pt shell leads to the expansion of the Pt lattice. The synergistic effects between the tensile strain and the core-shell structures result in excellent electrocatalytic performance of Pd3 Pb@Pt catalysts for both EOR and HER. In particular, Pd3 Pb@Pt with three Pt atomic layers shows a mass activity of 8.60 A mg-1 Pd+Pt for ethanol upgrading to acetic acid and close to 100% of Faradic efficiency for HER. An EOR/HER electrolysis system is assembled using Pd3 Pb@Pt for both the anode and cathode, and it is shown that low cell voltage of 0.75 V is required to reach a current density of 10 mA cm-2 . The present work offers a promising strategy for the development of bifunctional catalysts for hybrid electrocatalytic reactions and beyond.
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- Tong Li
- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Information Functional Materials, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, 200050, China
- 52020 X-Lab, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Information Functional Materials, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, 200050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Information Functional Materials, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, 200050, China
- 52020 X-Lab, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
- School of Graduate Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, 08010, Spain
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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Hu H, Wang X, Attfield JP, Yang M. Metal nitrides for seawater electrolysis. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:163-203. [PMID: 38019124 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00717k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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Electrocatalytic high-throughput seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production is a promising green energy technology that offers possibilities for environmental and energy sustainability. However, large-scale application is limited by the complex composition of seawater, high concentration of Cl- leading to competing reaction, and severe corrosion of electrode materials. In recent years, extensive research has been conducted to address these challenges. Metal nitrides (MNs) with excellent chemical stability and catalytic properties have emerged as ideal electrocatalyst candidates. This review presents the electrode reactions and basic parameters of the seawater splitting process, and summarizes the types and selection principles of conductive substrates with critical analysis of the design principles for seawater electrocatalysts. The focus is on discussing the properties, synthesis, and design strategies of MN-based electrocatalysts. Finally, we provide an outlook for the future development of MNs in the high-throughput seawater electrolysis field and highlight key issues that require further research and optimization.
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- Huashuai Hu
- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions and School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Yu Z, Addad A, Wang Q, Roussel P, Szunerits S, Boukherroub R. Ruthenium Oxide Nanoparticles Immobilized on Ti 3C 2 MXene Nanosheets for Boosting Seawater Electrolysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:58345-58355. [PMID: 38063412 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c12254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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Seawater electrolysis represents a viable alternative for large-scale synthesis of hydrogen (H2), which is recognized as the most promising clean energy source, without relying on scarce fresh water. However, high energy cost and harmful chlorine chemistry in seawater limited its development. Herein, an effective catalyst based on a ruthenium nanoparticle-Ti3C2 MXene composite loaded on nickel foam (RuO2-Ti3C2/NF) with an open, fine, and homogeneous nanostructure was devised and synthesized by electrodeposition for high performance and stable overall seawater splitting. To drive a current density of 100 mA cm-2, the RuO2-Ti3C2/NF electrode required a small overpotential of 85 and 351 mV for HER and OER in 1 M KOH with only a slight increase in 1 M KOH seawater (156 and 378 mV for, respectively, HER and OER). An assembled RuO2-Ti3C2/NF-based two-electrode cell required an overpotential of only 1.84 V to acquire 100 mA cm-2 in 1 M KOH seawater and maintained its activity for over 25 h. This low cell voltage effectively prevented chlorine electrochemical evolution without anode protection. These promising results open up new avenues for the effective conversion of abundant seawater resources to hydrogen fuel.
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- Yi Zhang
- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Univ. Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, UMR 8520, IEMN, Lille F-59000, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Univ. Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, UMR 8520, IEMN, Lille F-59000, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Univ. Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, UMR 8520, IEMN, Lille F-59000, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8207-UMET, Lille F-59000, France
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- Key Laboratory of Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, UMR8181, UCCS-Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, Lille F-59000, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Univ. Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, UMR 8520, IEMN, Lille F-59000, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Univ. Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, UMR 8520, IEMN, Lille F-59000, France
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Xu X, Lu Y, Shi J, Hao X, Ma Z, Yang K, Zhang T, Li C, Zhang D, Huang X, He Y. Corrosion-resistant cobalt phosphide electrocatalysts for salinity tolerance hydrogen evolution. Nat Commun 2023; 14:7708. [PMID: 38001072 PMCID: PMC10673868 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43459-w] [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: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Seawater electrolysis is a viable method for producing hydrogen on a large scale and low-cost. However, the catalyst activity during the seawater splitting process will dramatically degrade as salt concentrations increasing. Herein, CoP is discovered that could reject chloride ions far from catalyst in electrolyte based on molecular dynamic simulation. Thus, a binder-free electrode is designed and constructed by in-situ growth of homogeneous CoP on rGO nanosheets wrapped around the surface of Ti fiber felt for seawater splitting. As expected, the as-obtained CoP/rGO@Ti electrode exhibits good catalytic activity and stability in alkaline electrolyte. Especially, benefitting from the highly effective repulsive Cl- intrinsic characteristic of CoP, the catalyst maintains good catalytic performance with saturated salt concentration, and the overpotential increasing is less than 28 mV at 10 mA cm-2 from 0 M to saturated NaCl in electrolyte. Furthermore, the catalyst for seawater splitting performs superior corrosion-resistance with a low solubility of 0.04%. This work sheds fresh light into the development of efficient HER catalysts for salinity tolerance hydrogen evolution.
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- Xinwu Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center of Advanced Lubrication and Seal Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center of Advanced Lubrication and Seal Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center of Advanced Lubrication and Seal Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center of Advanced Lubrication and Seal Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center of Advanced Lubrication and Seal Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center of Advanced Lubrication and Seal Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center of Advanced Lubrication and Seal Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center of Advanced Lubrication and Seal Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center of Advanced Lubrication and Seal Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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- Institute of Material and Chemistry, Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou, 341000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center of Advanced Lubrication and Seal Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China.
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He R, Yang L, Zhang Y, Jiang D, Lee S, Horta S, Liang Z, Lu X, Ostovari Moghaddam A, Li J, Ibáñez M, Xu Y, Zhou Y, Cabot A. A 3d-4d-5d High Entropy Alloy as a Bifunctional Oxygen Catalyst for Robust Aqueous Zinc-Air Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2303719. [PMID: 37487245 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202303719] [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: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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High entropy alloys (HEAs) are highly suitable candidate catalysts for oxygen evolution and reduction reactions (OER/ORR) as they offer numerous parameters for optimizing the electronic structure and catalytic sites. Herein, FeCoNiMoW HEA nanoparticles are synthesized using a solution-based low-temperature approach. Such FeCoNiMoW nanoparticles show high entropy properties, subtle lattice distortions, and modulated electronic structure, leading to superior OER performance with an overpotential of 233 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and 276 mV at 100 mA cm-2 . Density functional theory calculations reveal the electronic structures of the FeCoNiMoW active sites with an optimized d-band center position that enables suitable adsorption of OOH* intermediates and reduces the Gibbs free energy barrier in the OER process. Aqueous zinc-air batteries (ZABs) based on this HEA demonstrate a high open circuit potential of 1.59 V, a peak power density of 116.9 mW cm-2 , a specific capacity of 857 mAh gZn -1 , and excellent stability for over 660 h of continuous charge-discharge cycles. Flexible and solid ZABs are also assembled and tested, displaying excellent charge-discharge performance at different bending angles. This work shows the significance of 4d/5d metal-modulated electronic structure and optimized adsorption ability to improve the performance of OER/ORR, ZABs, and beyond.
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- Ren He
- Catalonia Energy Research Institute - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930, Barcelona, Spain
- Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica i Biomèdica, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia Energy Research Institute - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930, Barcelona, Spain
- Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica i Biomèdica, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, 230601, Hefei, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), 3400, Am Campus 1, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), 3400, Am Campus 1, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Catalonia Energy Research Institute - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930, Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia Energy Research Institute - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Advanced Study, Chengdu University, 610106, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), 3400, Am Campus 1, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, 071002, Baoding, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Environmental Pollution Control,National Engineering Research Center for Marine Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, 316004, China
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- Catalonia Energy Research Institute - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930, Barcelona, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluis Companys 23, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08010, Spain
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Zhang CY, Lu X, Han X, Yu J, Zhang C, Huang C, Balcells L, Manjón AG, Jacas Biendicho J, Li J, Arbiol J, Sun G, Zhou JY, Cabot A. Identifying the Role of the Cationic Geometric Configuration in Spinel Catalysts for Polysulfide Conversion in Sodium-Sulfur Batteries. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:18992-19004. [PMID: 37603793 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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An AB2X4 spinel structure, with tetrahedral A and octahedral B sites, is a paradigmatic class of catalysts with several possible geometric configurations and numerous applications, including polysulfide conversion in metal-sulfur batteries. Nonetheless, the influence of the geometric configuration and composition on the mechanisms of catalysis and the precise manner in which spinel catalysts facilitate the conversion of polysulfides remain unknown. To enable controlled exposure of single active configurations, herein, Cotd2+ and Cooh3+ in Co3O4 catalysts for sodium polysulfide conversion are in large part replaced by Fetd2+ and Feoh3+, respectively, generating FeCo2O4 and CoFe2O4. Through an examination of electrochemical activation energies, the characterization of symmetric cells, and theoretical calculations, we determine that Cooh3+ serves as the active site for the breaking of S-S bonds, while Cotd2+ functions as the active site for the formation of S-Na bonds. The current study underlines the subtle relationship between activity and geometric configurations of spinel catalysts, providing unique insights for the rational development of improved catalysts by optimizing their atomic geometric configuration.
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- Chao Yue Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, ICMAB-CSIC, Campus de la UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
- School of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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Nan B, Song X, Chang C, Xiao K, Zhang Y, Yang L, Horta S, Li J, Lim KH, Ibáñez M, Cabot A. Bottom-Up Synthesis of SnTe-Based Thermoelectric Composites. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:23380-23389. [PMID: 37141543 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c00625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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There is a need for the development of lead-free thermoelectric materials for medium-/high-temperature applications. Here, we report a thiol-free tin telluride (SnTe) precursor that can be thermally decomposed to produce SnTe crystals with sizes ranging from tens to several hundreds of nanometers. We further engineer SnTe-Cu2SnTe3 nanocomposites with a homogeneous phase distribution by decomposing the liquid SnTe precursor containing a dispersion of Cu1.5Te colloidal nanoparticles. The presence of Cu within the SnTe and the segregated semimetallic Cu2SnTe3 phase effectively improves the electrical conductivity of SnTe while simultaneously reducing the lattice thermal conductivity without compromising the Seebeck coefficient. Overall, power factors up to 3.63 mW m-1 K-2 and thermoelectric figures of merit up to 1.04 are obtained at 823 K, which represent a 167% enhancement compared with pristine SnTe.
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- Bingfei Nan
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research─IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona 08930, Spain
- Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- The State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), Am Campus 1, Klosterneuburg 3400, Austria
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research─IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona 08930, Spain
- Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research─IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona 08930, Spain
- Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), Am Campus 1, Klosterneuburg 3400, Austria
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- Institute of Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- Institute of Zhejiang University─Quzhou, 99 Zheda Rd, Quzhou 324000, Zhejiang, P. R. China
- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, 38 Zheda Rd, Hangzhou 310007, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), Am Campus 1, Klosterneuburg 3400, Austria
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research─IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona 08930, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona 08010, Catalonia, Spain
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Li J, Li L, Ma X, Han X, Xing C, Qi X, He R, Arbiol J, Pan H, Zhao J, Deng J, Zhang Y, Yang Y, Cabot A. Selective Ethylene Glycol Oxidation to Formate on Nickel Selenide with Simultaneous Evolution of Hydrogen. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2300841. [PMID: 36950758 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202300841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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There is an urgent need for cost-effective strategies to produce hydrogen from renewable net-zero carbon sources using renewable energies. In this context, the electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction can be boosted by replacing the oxygen evolution reaction with the oxidation of small organic molecules, such as ethylene glycol (EG). EG is a particularly interesting organic liquid with two hydroxyl groups that can be transformed into a variety of C1 and C2 chemicals, depending on the catalyst and reaction conditions. Here, a catalyst is demonstrated for the selective EG oxidation reaction (EGOR) to formate on nickel selenide. The catalyst nanoparticle (NP) morphology and crystallographic phase are tuned to maximize its performance. The optimized NiS electrocatalyst requires just 1.395 V to drive a current density of 50 mA cm-2 in 1 m potassium hydroxide (KOH) and 1 m EG. A combination of in situ electrochemical infrared absorption spectroscopy (IRAS) to monitor the electrocatalytic process and ex situ analysis of the electrolyte composition shows the main EGOR product is formate, with a Faradaic efficiency above 80%. Additionally, C2 chemicals such as glycolate and oxalate are detected and quantified as minor products. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations of the reaction process show the glycol-to-oxalate pathway to be favored via the glycolate formation, where the CC bond is broken and further electro-oxidized to formate.
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- Junshan Li
- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China
- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08193, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08930, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08930, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08930, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08193, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08910, Spain
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Nanyang Institute of Science and Technology, Nanyang, 473004, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Control on Surface and Interface, College of Science, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, 050018, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08930, Spain
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Environment, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08930, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08910, Spain
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Montaña-Mora G, Qi X, Wang X, Chacón-Borrero J, Martinez-Alanis PR, Yu X, Li J, Xue Q, Arbiol J, Ibáñez M, Cabot A. Phosphorous incorporation into palladium tin nanoparticles for the electrocatalytic formate oxidation reaction. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2023.117369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Berestok T, Chacón-Borrero J, Li J, Guardia P, Cabot A. Crystalline Magnetic Gels and Aerogels Combining Large Surface Areas and Magnetic Moments. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:3692-3698. [PMID: 36861659 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The production of materials that simultaneously combine large surface areas and high crystallinities is a major challenge. Conventional sol-gel chemistry strategies to produce high-surface-area gels and aerogels generally result in amorphous or poorly crystalline materials. To attain proper crystallinities, materials are exposed to relatively high annealing temperatures that result in significant surface losses. This is a particularly limiting issue in the production of high-surface-area magnetic aerogels owing to the strong relationship between crystallinity and magnetic moment. To overcome this limitation, we demonstrate here the gelation of preformed magnetic crystalline nanodomains to produce magnetic aerogels with high surface area, crystallinity, and magnetic moment. To exemplify this strategy, we use colloidal maghemite nanocrystals as gel building blocks and an epoxide group as the gelation agent. After drying from supercritical CO2, aerogels show surface areas close to 200 m2 g-1 and a well-defined maghemite crystal structure that provides saturation magnetizations close to 60 emu g-1. For comparison, the gelation of hydrated iron chloride with propylene oxide provides amorphous iron oxide gels with slightly larger surface areas, 225 m2 g-1, but very low magnetization, below 2 emu g-1. Thermal treatment at 400 °C is necessary to crystallize the material, which results in a surface area loss down to 87 m2 g-1, well below the values obtained from the nanocrystal building blocks.
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- Taisiia Berestok
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research─IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona 08930, Spain
- Cluster of Excellence livMatS @ FIT─Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau 79110, Germany
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT), University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau 79110, Germany
- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau 79104, Germany
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research─IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona 08930, Spain
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research─IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona 08930, Spain
- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona─ICMAB CSIC, Bellaterra, Barcelona 08193, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research─IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona 08930, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona 08010, Spain
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