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Chen Z, Li L, Chu Y, Zhao F, Zhu Y, Tong S, Zheng H. Bio-Inspired Superhydrophilic Self-Assembled Coronavirus-Like Pt-WC/CNT for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2309675. [PMID: 38263847 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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This study presents a novel approach to enhance the catalytic activity of composite materials by promoting active surface exposure and improving hydrogen transfer performance. Through a self-assembly route involving tailored gas-solid and galvanic replacement reactions, Pt-WC/CNT catalysts with superhydrophilicity and coronavirus-like structure are synthesized. These unique structural features contribute to a remarkable enhancement in the electrocatalytic performance of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Notably, the Pt-WC/CNT catalyst exhibits an outstanding intrinsic activity and efficient bubble transfer properties, leading to a high turnover frequency of 34.97 H2·s-1 at an overpotential of 100 mV. This value is 4.8 times higher than that achieved by commercial Pt/C catalysts (7.30 H2·s-1), establishing Pt-WC/CNT as one of the most active catalysts reported to date. Moreover, the combination of gas-solid and galvanic replacement reactions in the synthesis process offers a scalable route for the production of Pt-loading controllable composite catalysts, thus challenging the dominance of commercial Pt/C catalysts.
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- Zhaoyang Chen
- Cooperation Base of Energy Materials and Application, Petroleum and Chemical Industry Key Laboratory of Organic Electrochemical Synthesis, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China
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- Cooperation Base of Energy Materials and Application, Petroleum and Chemical Industry Key Laboratory of Organic Electrochemical Synthesis, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China
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- Cooperation Base of Energy Materials and Application, Petroleum and Chemical Industry Key Laboratory of Organic Electrochemical Synthesis, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China
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- Cooperation Base of Energy Materials and Application, Petroleum and Chemical Industry Key Laboratory of Organic Electrochemical Synthesis, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China
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- Cooperation Base of Energy Materials and Application, Petroleum and Chemical Industry Key Laboratory of Organic Electrochemical Synthesis, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China
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- Cooperation Base of Energy Materials and Application, Petroleum and Chemical Industry Key Laboratory of Organic Electrochemical Synthesis, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China
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- Cooperation Base of Energy Materials and Application, Petroleum and Chemical Industry Key Laboratory of Organic Electrochemical Synthesis, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China
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Yang Y, Sun B, Gao Y, Zhu H, Chen Y, Li X, Zhang Q. Mott-Schottky Effect in Core-Shell W@W x C Heterostructure: Boosting Both Electronic/Ionic Kinetics for Lithium Storage. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2300955. [PMID: 37169716 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The dynamics rate of traditional metal carbides (TMCs) is relatively slow, severely limiting its fast-charging capacity for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Herein, the core-shell W@Wx C heterostructure is developed to form Mott-Schottky heterostructure, thereby simultaneously accelerating the electronic and ionic transport kinetics during the charging/discharging process. The W nanoparticles are partially reduced into Wx C to form a particular core-shell structure with abundant heterogeneous interfaces. Benefiting from the Mott-Schottky effect, the electrons at the metal/semiconductor heterointerface can migrate spontaneously to realize an equal work function on both sides. In addition, the independent nanoparticle as well as the unique core-shell structure facilitate the ionic diffusion kinetics. As expected, the W@Wx C electrode exhibits excellent electrochemical stability for LIBs, whose capacity can be maintained at 173.8 mA h g-1 after 1600 cycles at a high current density of 5 A g-1 . When assembled into a full cell, it can achieve an energy density of 360.2 Wh kg-1 . This work presents a new avenue to promote the electronic and ionic kinetics for LIBs anodes by constructing the unique Mott-Schottky heterostructure.
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- Yao Yang
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, 430081, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, China Three Gorges University, 443002, Yichang, China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, 430081, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, 430081, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, 430081, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, 430081, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, 430081, Wuhan, China
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Jeong KJ, Lee Y, Huynh TN, Nersisyan H, Suh H, Lee J. Liquid-Metal-Assisted Synthesis of Single-Crystalline TiC Nanocubes with Exposed {100} Facets for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity in the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. SMALL METHODS 2023; 7:e2201076. [PMID: 36424172 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202201076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Although TiC nanostructures show promise as non-noble-metal-based electrocatalysts, improved synthesis methods are required. Herein, single-crystalline TiC nanocubes with exposed {100} facets are grown by combusting TiO2 + kMg + C reactive mixtures (k = 4-6.5 mol) in argon. During the synthesis, the temperature increases to 1200-1550 °C and excess Mg (2-4.5 mol) forms a liquid pool. The obtained TiC nanocubes have edge lengths of 50-300 nm and surface areas of 12.2-30.05 m2 g-1 . Insights into the TiC nanocube formation mechanism are obtained using density functional theory modeling of the surface energies of TiC nanocrystals and shape visualization using the Wulff construction method. During TiC nucleation and growth within the Mg melt, liquid Mg likely acts as a capping agent for {111} facets, thus promoting the formation of {100} facets. The TiC nanocubes show high electrocatalytic activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction, with a lower overpotential (0.298 V at 10 mA cm-2 ) than other TiC nanostructures (0.400-0.815 V).
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- Kyoung-Jin Jeong
- Graduate School of Materials Science & Engineering, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- Graduate School of Materials Science & Engineering, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- RASOM, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Analysis Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 022792, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Materials Science & Engineering, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
- RASOM, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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Meng G, Chen Y, Wang R, Zhu L, Yao H, Chen C, Chang Z, Tian H, Kong F, Cui X, Shi J. CoW Bimetallic Carbide Nanocatalysts: Computational Exploration, Confined Disassembly-Assembly Synthesis and Alkaline/Seawater Hydrogen Evolution. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2204443. [PMID: 36257819 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202204443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Earth-abundant tungsten carbide exhibits potential hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalytic activity owing to its Pt-like d-band electronic structure, which, unfortunately, suffers from the relatively strong tungsten-hydrogen binding, deteriorating its HER performance. Herein, a catalyst design concept of incorporating late transition metal into early transition metal carbide is proposed for regulating the metal-H bonding strength and largely enhancing the HER performance, which is employed to synthesize CoW bi-metallic carbide Co6 W6 C by a "disassembly-assembly" approach in a confined environment. Such synthesized Co6 W6 C nanocatalyst features the optimal Gibbs free energy of *H intermediate and dissociation barrier energy of H2 O molecules as well by taking advantage of the electron complementary effect between Co and W species, which endows the electrocatalyst with excellent HER performance in both alkaline and seawater/alkaline electrolytes featuring especially low overpotentials, elevated current densities, and much-enhanced operation durability in comparison to commercial Pt/C catalyst. Moreover, a proof-of-concept Mg/seawater battery equipped with Co6 W6 C-2-600 as cathode offers a peak power density of 9.1 mW cm-2 and an open-circuit voltage of ≈1.71 V, concurrently realizing hydrogen production and electricity output.
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- Ge Meng
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Wang F, Wu Y, Dong B, Lv K, Shi Y, Ke N, Hao L, Yin L, Bai Y, Xu X, Xian Y, Agathopoulos S. Robust Porous WC-Based Self-Supported Ceramic Electrodes for High Current Density Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2106029. [PMID: 35338594 PMCID: PMC9130889 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202106029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Developing an economical, durable, and efficient electrode that performs well at high current densities and is capable of satisfying large-scale electrochemical hydrogen production is highly demanded. A self-supported electrocatalytic "Pt-like" WC porous electrode with open finger-like holes is produced through industrial processes, and a tightly bonded nitrogen-doped WC/W (WC-N/W) heterostructure is formed in situ on the WC grains. The obtained WC-N/W electrode manifests excellent durability and stability under multi-step current density in the range of 30-1000 mA cm-2 for more than 220 h in both acidic and alkaline media. Although WC is three orders of magnitude cheaper than Pt, the produced electrode demonstrates comparable hydrogen evolution reaction performance to the Pt electrode at high current density. Density functional theory calculations attribute its superior performance to the electrode structure and the modulated electronic structure at the WC-N/W interface.
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- Feihong Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringHenan Key Laboratory of Special Protective MaterialsLuoyang Institute of Science and TechnologyLuoyangHenan471023P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- School of Energy Science and EngineeringUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China2006 Xiyuan RoadChengduPR China
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- School of Engineering ScienceUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behaviors and Design of MaterialsDepartment of Modern MechanicsUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of IoanninaIoanninaGR‐451 10Greece
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Wang Y, Wang Y, Bai J, Lau WM. Trace Amount of NiP 2 Cooperative CoMoP Nanosheets Inducing Efficient Hydrogen Evolution. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:33057-33066. [PMID: 34901657 PMCID: PMC8655887 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c05206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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As a very attractive clean energy, hydrogen has a high energy density and great potential to achieve zero pollution emission. Therefore, the preparation of hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts with excellent performance is an urgent task to ameliorate the global energy shortage and environmental pollution. Here, a trace amount of NiP2 coupled with CoMoP nanosheets (NCMP) was synthesized by the one-step hydrothermal method and low-temperature phosphidation. Studies have found that although the dosage of NiP2 is very low, its appearance has been efficient to improve the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance of CoMoP, which may be induced by the synergistic effect of the two different components NiP2 and CoMoP. To find the superior catalyst, the effect of Ni content on the catalyst performance is also studied, and it is found that when the dosage of Ni is 0.02 mM, NCMP-2 (2 means 0.02 mM) displays the most outstanding overpotential (10 mA cm-2) of 46 mV.
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- Yechen Wang
- Beijing
Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing
Key Laboratory for Magneto-Photoelectrical Composite and Interface
Science, Center for Green Innovation, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
- Shunde
Graduate School of University of Science and Technology Beijing, Foshan 528000, China
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- Beijing
Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing
Key Laboratory for Magneto-Photoelectrical Composite and Interface
Science, Center for Green Innovation, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
- Shunde
Graduate School of University of Science and Technology Beijing, Foshan 528000, China
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- Center
for Green Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
- Shunde
Graduate School of University of Science and Technology Beijing, Foshan 528000, China
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- Beijing
Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing
Key Laboratory for Magneto-Photoelectrical Composite and Interface
Science, Center for Green Innovation, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
- Shunde
Graduate School of University of Science and Technology Beijing, Foshan 528000, China
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He H, Zhang Y, Zhang W, Li Y, Wang Y, Wang P, Hu D. Dual Metal-Loaded Porous Carbon Materials Derived from Silk Fibroin as Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction and Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:30678-30692. [PMID: 34167298 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c07058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Developing electrocatalysts with high efficiency and long-term stability for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is significant to massively generate hydrogen energy by water splitting. In this work, cobalt and tungsten dual metal-loaded N-doped porous carbon electrocatalysts derived from silk fibroin were successfully prepared through facile carbonization and chemical activation by KCl and applied as efficient electrocatalysts for HER and OER. After chemical activation, the resulting catalysts present a unique hierarchical porous structure with micro-, meso-, and macropores, which is able to expose more implantation sites for catalytic active metals and will in turn promote the efficient diffusion of the electrolyte. The catalyst under the optimized condition (CoW@ACSF) has a specific area of 326.01 m2 g-1. The overpotential at a current density of 10 mA cm -2 of CoW@ACSF is 138.42 ± 10.39 mV toward HER and 492.05 ± 19.04 mV toward OER. Furthermore, the overpotential only increases 101.2 mV toward HER and 66.00 mV toward OER after the long-term stability test of chronopotentiometric test over 10 h, which confirms the excellent stability of the CoW@ACSF, owing to its unique carbon shell structure. This work gives an insight into the design and engineering of silk fibroin-derived carbon materials for electrocatalysis toward HER and OER.
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- Hongzhe He
- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Analysis and Testing Center, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Key Laboratory of Multifunctional and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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Li Y, Sha J, Sui S, Salvatierra RV, Ma L, Shi C, Liu E, He C, Zhao N. W Clusters In Situ Assisted Synthesis of Layered Carbon Nanotube Arrays on Graphene Achieving High-Rate Performance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:19117-19127. [PMID: 33851817 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c01196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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W atoms/clusters are employed to in situ assist the development of layered vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays (VACNTs) through hot-filament-assisted chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD) with liquid binary Fe3O4/AlOx catalysts. The hot W filament was utilized to in situ evaporate atomic W and form W clusters on Fe catalysts, which have a strong impact on the growth of layered VACNT arrays. The migration and Ostwald ripening of Fe catalysts are found to be suppressed immediately with more W clusters deposition during CNT growth. Through controlling the deposition of W clusters, the electrochemical energy storage performance of as-prepared layered VACNT arrays is also tunable as electrodes of ion-based supercapacitors. The layered VACNT arrays can achieve a high capacity of 83.1 mF cm-2 and possess desirable rate performance due to the suitable hot filament condition (55 W for 90 s). This work provides a new perspective to in-depth understand the behavior of W filament during HFCVD and the significant role of the in situ generated W clusters on the growth of CNTs by maintaining the catalytic activity and structure of catalysts.
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- Yue Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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Tungsten doping generated Mo2C-MoC heterostructure to improve HER performance in alkaline solution. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.137796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Yin X, Yang L, Gao Q. Core-shell nanostructured electrocatalysts for water splitting. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:15944-15969. [PMID: 32761000 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr03719b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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As the cornerstone of the hydrogen economy, water electrolysis consisting of the hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions (HER and OER) greatly needs cost-efficient electrocatalysts that can decrease the dynamic overpotential and save on energy consumption. Over past years, observable progress has been made by constructing core-shell structures free from or with few noble-metals. They afford particular merits, e.g., a highly-exposed active surface, modulated electronic configurations, strain effects, interfacial synergy, or reinforced stability, to promote the kinetics and electrocatalytic performance of the HER, OER and overall water splitting. So far, a large variety of inorganics (carbon and transition-metal related components) have been introduced into core-shell electrocatalysts. Herein, representative efforts and progress are summarized with a clear classification of core and shell components, to access comprehensive insights into electrochemical processes that proceed on surfaces or interfaces. Finally, a perspective on the future development of core-shell electrocatalysts is offered. The overall aim is to shed some light on the exploration of emerging materials for energy conversion and storage.
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- Xing Yin
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China.
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Wang J, Qi T, Li Z, She W, Li X, Li J, Yan P, Li W, Li G. A strategy of two-step tandem catalysis towards direct N-alkylation of nitroarenes with ethanol via facile fabricated novel Co-based catalysts derived from coordination polymers. J Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2019.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hu Y, Yu B, Li W, Ramadoss M, Chen Y. W 2C nanodot-decorated CNT networks as a highly efficient and stable electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution in acidic and alkaline media. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:4876-4884. [PMID: 30821306 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr10281c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Although tungsten carbide (W2C) has long been reported as an excellent platinum-like catalyst, it is still a challenge to synthesize W2C as an electrocatalyst for a highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) due to its high onset overpotential, inevitable aggregation, and lack of a scalable and controllable synthesis method. Herein, we synthesized W2C nanodot-decorated CNT networks (W2C@CNT-S) via a facile and scalable spray drying method followed by a carbonization process. It is demonstrated that this unique nanoarchitecture, constructed by ultrafine W2C nanodots homogeneously decorated on a three-dimensional and conductive CNT skeleton, leads to the exposure of abundant catalytic sites and promotes highly efficient electron transfer and ion diffusion during the HER process. As a result, in acidic and alkaline media, the optimized W2C@CNT-S hybrid exhibited excellent HER performance with very low onset overpotentials of only 60 and 40 mV (vs. RHE) and very small Tafel slopes of 57.4 and 56.2 mV dec-1, and only needed 176 and 148 mV (vs. RHE) to obtain a current density of 10 mA cm-2, respectively; it also showed outstanding long-term durability even after a 30-hour test in both acidic and alkaline media. This study presents an overview of a low-cost and scalable spray-drying strategy to synthesize a high-performance carbide-based electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution.
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- Yang Hu
- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, and State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, PR China.
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Sheng G, Chen J, Li Y, Ye H, Hu Z, Fu XZ, Sun R, Huang W, Wong CP. Flowerlike NiCo 2S 4 Hollow Sub-Microspheres with Mesoporous Nanoshells Support Pd Nanoparticles for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysis in Both Acidic and Alkaline Conditions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:22248-22256. [PMID: 29900739 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b05427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Flowerlike NiCo2S4 hollow sub-microspheres are synthesized through Cu2O templates to support Pd nanoparticles as high-efficiency catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The diameter and shell size of NiCo2S4 hollow sub-microspheres are about 400 and 16 nm, respectively. In addition, the surface of the shells is constructed by petallike nanosheets. About 3 nm Pd particles uniformly incorporate with the flowerlike NiCo2S4 hollow sub-microsphere to form the NiCo2S4/Pd heterostructure. The NiCo2S4/Pd catalysts exhibit significantly lower overpotential of only 87 and 83 mV at 10 mA/cm2 for the HER in both acidic and alkaline conditions, respectively, relative to NiCo2S4 (247, 226 mV) and Pd (175, 385 mV) catalysts. Besides, the NiCo2S4/Pd catalysts also exhibit excellent stability of HER in these two conditions. The superior HER performance of NiCo2S4/Pd might be resulted from the unique architecture of metal nanoparticles anchored on the bimetallic sulfide flowerlike hollow sub-microspheres, which could provide high surface area, lots of active sites, strong synergetic effect, and stable structure.
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Affiliation(s)
- Guoqing Sheng
- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen 518055 , China
- Nano Science and Technology Institute , University of Science and Technology of China , Suzhou 215123 , China
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- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen 518055 , China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering , Shenzhen University , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen 518055 , China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering , Shenzhen University , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026 , China
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- Department of Electronics Engineering , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong , 999077 , China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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