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Yu B, Liu JH, Guo S, Huang G, Zhang S, Chen S, Li X, Wang Y, Lv LP. Densely populated tiny RuO 2 crystallites supported by hierarchically porous carbon for full acidic water splitting. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:4589-4596. [PMID: 37591818 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh00587a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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The exploitation of highly active bifunctional electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in acidic media has been a subject receiving immense interest. However, the existing catalysts usually suffer from low catalytic efficiency and poor corrosion resistance under acidic conditions. Herein, we report a facile molten salt method to fabricate ruthenium dioxide nanoparticles supported by hierarchically porous carbon (RuO2/PC) as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for full water splitting under strong acidic conditions. The formation of a densely populated nanocrystalline RuO2/carbon heterostructure helps expose catalytic sites, accelerates the mass transfer rate, and further enhances the acid resistance of RuO2 nanoparticles. The as-synthesized RuO2/PC consequently exhibits superior catalytic performance for the OER with an overpotential of 181 mV upon 10 mA cm-2 compared to that of the commercial RuO2 (343 mV) and a comparable performance to Pt/C for the HER (47.5 mV upon 10 mA cm-2) in 0.5 M H2SO4. The RuO2/PC shows promising stability with little degradation over ∼24 h. Impressively, the water electrolyzer based on RuO2/PC shows an overpotential of 326 mV at 10 mA cm-2, much lower than that of the electrolyzer based on the combination of Pt/C and RuO2 (400 mV), indicating its great potential towards practical application.
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- Bo Yu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
- Key Laboratory of Organic Compound Pollution Control Engineering (MOE) Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Province Engineering Research Center of Ecological Chemical Industry, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang 332005, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China.
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Energy and Power Engineering program, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
- Key Laboratory of Organic Compound Pollution Control Engineering (MOE) Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
- Key Laboratory of Organic Compound Pollution Control Engineering (MOE) Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
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Hong S, Kim H, Jang HW, Kim SY, Ahn SH. An electrochemically fabricated cobalt iron oxyhydroxide bifunctional electrode for an anion exchange membrane water electrolyzer. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:6324-6330. [PMID: 37082962 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt00307h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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For an anion exchange membrane water electrolyzer (AEMWE), exploring bifunctional electrodes with low cost and high efficiency is a crucial task for future renewable energy systems. Herein, we report a simple method to fabricate cobalt iron oxyhydroxide (CozFe1-zOxHy) bifunctional electrodes for AEMWEs. The bifunctional electrodes were prepared via one-pot electrodeposition on Ti paper (TP). By adjusting the electrodeposition conditions, the morphology and composition of CozFe1-zOxHy/TP could be controlled. The Co65Fe35OxHy/TP electrode demonstrated the highest activity for overall water electrolysis owing to the maximized synergy effect between Co and Fe. The bifunctional activities of Co65Fe35OxHy/TP were well retained at -50 and 50 mA cm-2 for 12 h. Co65Fe35OxHy/TP, which shows the highest bifunctional activity, was employed in an AEMWE single cell as the anode and cathode. The AEMWE single cell employing Co65Fe35OxHy/TP showed a current density of 0.605 A cm-2 at a cell voltage of 2.0 Vcell. The calculated energy efficiency of the single cell is 55.7% at 2.0 A cm-2, which is comparable with those of the state-of-the-art AEMWE single cells with bifunctional electrodes. Furthermore, the cell voltage of the single cell with Co65Fe35OxHy/TP showed negligible degradation for 50 h at 0.6 A cm-2.
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- Seokjin Hong
- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.
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A critical review on transition metal phosphide based catalyst for electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction: Gibbs free energy, composition, stability, and true identity of active site. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Wang X, Xiang R, Li S, Song K, Huang W. Self-standing 2D/2D Co 3O 4@FeOOH nanosheet arrays as promising catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:2002-2012. [PMID: 36691954 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt03708d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The rational design of a highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is crucial for the practical applications of water electrolysis. Herein, a hybrid Co3O4@FeOOH/NF electrode was fabricated by loading FeOOH sheets on the surface of Co3O4 nanosheet arrays via a newly developed chemical deposition protocol. The decoration of FeOOH on Co3O4 nanosheet arrays not only endows a strong electronic interaction between the two components but also offers sufficient active sites for the OER process. Benefitting from these advantages, Co3O4@FeOOH/NF exhibited outstanding OER activity in terms of a low overpotential of 209 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and a low Tafel slope of 48.9 mV dec-1. Moreover, nearly steady state operation current and negligible change in the phase and morphology of the catalyst also indicate remarkable stability. This work may provide an important guide for the design of high-performance electrocatalysts for energy conversion applications.
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- Xingyu Wang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Science & Technology, Chongqing, 401331, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Science & Technology, Chongqing, 401331, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Science & Technology, Chongqing, 401331, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Science & Technology, Chongqing, 401331, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Science & Technology, Chongqing, 401331, China.
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Construction of CoFe bimetallic phosphide microflowers electrocatalyst for highly efficient overall water splitting. CATAL COMMUN 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2023.106607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Baibars IO, Abd El-Moghny MG, El-Deab MS. NiFeOxHy/Ni3Fe interface design via electropassivation for superior catalysis of HER. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2022; 10:108736. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2022.108736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Saji VS. Nanotubes-nanosheets (1D/2D) heterostructured bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Xiang R, Wang X. Advanced Self‐Standing Electrodes for Water Electrolysis: A Mini‐review on Strategies for Further Performance Enhancement. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202200029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Rui Xiang
- Chongqing University of Science and Technology - New Campus: Chongqing University of Science and Technology Chemisty and Chemical Engneering No. 20, East University town road, Shapingba district 401331 Chongqing CHINA
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- Chongqing University of Science and Technology - New Campus: Chongqing University of Science and Technology Chemisty and Chemcal Engneering CHINA
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Nickel iron oxide electrocatalysts for electrochemical OER activity. APPLIED NANOSCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-021-02134-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Recent Advances in Layered-Double-Hydroxides Based Noble Metal Nanoparticles Efficient Electrocatalysts. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11102644. [PMID: 34685086 PMCID: PMC8539300 DOI: 10.3390/nano11102644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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With the energy crisis and environmental pollution becoming more and more serious, it is urgent to develop renewable and clean energy. Hydrogen production from electrolyzed water is of great significance to solve the energy crisis and environmental problems in the future. Recently, layered double hydroxides (LDHs) materials have been widely studied in the electrocatalysis field, due to their unique layered structure, tunable metal species and highly dispersed active sites. Moreover, the LDHs supporting noble metal catalysts obtained through the topotactic transformation of LDHs precursors significantly reduce the energy barrier of electrolyzing water, showing remarkable catalytic activity, good conductivity and excellent durability. In this review, we give an overview of recent advances on LDHs supporting noble metal catalysts, from a brief introduction, to their preparation and modification methods, to an overview of their application in the electrocatalysis field, as well as the challenges and outlooks in this promising field on the basis of current development.
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Ma Y, Liu D, Wu H, Li M, Ding S, Hall AS, Xiao C. Promoting Bifunctional Water Splitting by Modification of the Electronic Structure at the Interface of NiFe Layered Double Hydroxide and Ag. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:26055-26063. [PMID: 34036787 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c05123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Electrochemical water splitting is a promising method for the renewable production of high-purity hydrogen via the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Ni-Fe layered double hydroxides (Ni-Fe LDHs) are highly efficient materials for mediating the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), a half-reaction for water splitting at the anode, but LDHs typically display poor HER performance. Here, we report the preparation of self-organized Ag@NiFe layered double hydroxide core-shell electrodes on Ni foam (Ag@NiFe/NF) prepared by galvanic etching for mediating both the HER and OER (bifunctional water-splitting electrocatalysis). This synthetic strategy allowed for the preparation of organized hierarchical architectures which displayed improved the electrochemical performance by tuning the electronic structure of the catalyst and increasing the surface area utilization. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and theoretical calculations revealed that electron transfer from the Ni-Fe LDH to Ag influenced the adsorption of the reaction intermediates leading to enhanced catalytic activity. The Ag@NiFe/NF electrode displayed overpotentials as low as 180 and 80 mV for oxygen and hydrogen evolution, respectively, at a current density of 10 mA cm-2, and improvements in the specific activity by ∼5× and ∼1.5× for the oxygen and hydrogen evolution reaction, respectively, compared to benchmark NiFe hydroxide materials. Additionally, an integrated water-splitting electrolyzer electrode can be driven by an AA battery.
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- Yaming Ma
- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China
- Shaanxi Quantong Joint Research Institute of New Energy Vehicles Power, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China
- Shaanxi Quantong Joint Research Institute of New Energy Vehicles Power, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China
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Jiang D, Xu S, Gao M, Lu Y, Liu Y, Sun S, Li D. Synergistically Integrating Nickel Porous Nanosheets with 5d Transition Metal Oxides Enabling Efficient Electrocatalytic Overall Water Splitting. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:8189-8199. [PMID: 34034489 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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An integration hydrogen adsorption benign component such as a metal with an oxygen-containing reactant adsorption benign component such as metal oxide allows for efficient overall water splitting in alkaline solutions and yet remains a considerable challenge. Herein, 5d transition metal oxide WO2 and WO3 (denoted as WOx) nanoparticles are purposely integrated with a porous Ni nanosheet array grown on nickel foam (NF) to design a strongly coupled Ni/WOx/NF porous nanosheet array electrocatalyst. Through the anion exchange of Ni(OH)2 nanosheets with tungstate, followed by hydrogenation treatment, abundant Ni/WOx interfaces with strong coupling interaction are generated. Benefiting from the strong synergies between Ni and WOx and the unique nanostructure, Ni/WOx/NF only requires the overpotentials of 42 mV for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and 395.7 mV for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) to achieve the current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm-2, respectively. Furthermore, the Ni/WOx/NF can achieve a current density of 10 mA cm-2 at a low cell voltage of 1.54 V in a two-electrode system. This work opens a novel avenue for the design of high-performance but low-cost electrocatalysts for overall water splitting.
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- Deli Jiang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China
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Wu H, Feng C, Zhang L, Zhang J, Wilkinson DP. Non-noble Metal Electrocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Water Electrolysis. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s41918-020-00086-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Peng Y, Liu Q, Lu B, He T, Nichols F, Hu X, Huang T, Huang G, Guzman L, Ping Y, Chen S. Organically Capped Iridium Nanoparticles as High-Performance Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Full Water Splitting in Both Acidic and Alkaline Media: Impacts of Metal–Ligand Interfacial Interactions. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Yi Peng
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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Qi Y, Yang Z, Peng S, Wang M, Bai J, Li H, Xiong D. Self-supported cobalt–nickel bimetallic telluride as an advanced catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction. Inorg Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qi00693b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The Ni-doped Co@CoTe2 electrode exhibits an outstanding OER activity and excellent long-term stability and outperforms most of the well-studied Co-based dichalcogenides.
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- Yu Qi
- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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Mu J, Xu J, Zhou C, Wang Q, Wang X, Liu Z, Zhao X, Yang E. Self‐Supported Oxygen and Molybdenum Dual‐Doped Cobalt Phosphide Hierarchical Nanomaterials as Superior Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting. ChemElectroChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202001105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jianshuai Mu
- College of Chemistry Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules Tianjin Normal University Tianjin 300387 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules Tianjin Normal University Tianjin 300387 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules Tianjin Normal University Tianjin 300387 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules Tianjin Normal University Tianjin 300387 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules Tianjin Normal University Tianjin 300387 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules Tianjin Normal University Tianjin 300387 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules Tianjin Normal University Tianjin 300387 P.R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Nankai University Tianjin 300071 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules Tianjin Normal University Tianjin 300387 P.R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Nankai University Tianjin 300071 P.R. China
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Guo M, He M, Li X, Zheng Q, Xie F, Xu C, Lin D. CoMnFe hydroxysulfide nanowire@Ni(OH)2 nanorod arrays as self-supporting electrodes for high-efficiency oxygen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Wawrzyniak J, Karczewski J, Ryl J, Grochowska K, Siuzdak K. Laser-Assisted Synthesis and Oxygen Generation of Nickel Nanoparticles. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 13:E4068. [PMID: 32933218 PMCID: PMC7560387 DOI: 10.3390/ma13184068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Nowadays, more than ever, environmental awareness is being taken into account when it comes to the design of novel materials. Herein, the pathway to the creation of a colloid of spherical, almost purely metallic nickel nanoparticles (NPs) through pulsed laser ablation in ethanol is presented. A complex description of the colloid is provided through UV-vis spectroscopy and dynamic light scattering analysis, ensuring insight into laser-induced nanoparticle homogenization and size-control of the NPs. The transmission electron spectroscopy revealed spherical nanoparticles with a narrow size distribution, whereas the energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy accompanied by the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed their metallic nature. Furthermore, an example of the application of the colloidal nanoparticles is presented, where a quick, five-min ultrasound modification results in over an order of magnitude higher current densities in the titania-based electrode for the oxygen evolution reaction.
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- Jakub Wawrzyniak
- Centre for Plasma and Laser Engineering, The Szewalski Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, Fiszera 14 st., 80-231 Gdańsk, Poland; (K.G.); (K.S.)
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- Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gabriela Narutowicza 11/12 st., 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland;
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gabriela Narutowicza 11/12 st., 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland;
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- Centre for Plasma and Laser Engineering, The Szewalski Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, Fiszera 14 st., 80-231 Gdańsk, Poland; (K.G.); (K.S.)
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- Centre for Plasma and Laser Engineering, The Szewalski Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, Fiszera 14 st., 80-231 Gdańsk, Poland; (K.G.); (K.S.)
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Lu X, Sakai N, Tang D, Li X, Taniguchi T, Ma R, Sasaki T. CoNiFe Layered Double Hydroxide/RuO 2.1 Nanosheet Superlattice as Carbon-Free Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting and Li-O 2 Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:33083-33093. [PMID: 32584016 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c07656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Efficient electrocatalysts are highly demanded for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in water splitting and metal-air batteries. Here, superlattice structured materials composed of CoNiFe layered double hydroxide (LDH)/ruthenium oxide nanosheets are synthesized as carbon-free electrocatalysts for OER. The positively charged CoNiFe LDH and negatively charged RuO2.1 are alternately stacked at the molecular level into superlattice-like hybrids by electrostatic interaction upon mixing their dispersions under suitable conditions. Such heterostructured composites are found to act as effective catalysts toward OER of water splitting with a small overpotential of 281 mV and Tafel plot of 48.9 mV/decade. Such composites also serve as efficient carbon-free cathode catalysts for aprotic Li-O2 batteries with remarkable higher specific capacities and lower overvoltages than RuO2 nanoparticles. The superior performance may be attributed to the peculiar superlattice structure, resulting in strong interfacial electronic coupling, better electrical conductivity, and the suppression of side reactions caused by traditional carbon-based materials. Furthermore, potential difference between RuO2.1 and CoNiFe LDH nanosheets is observed directly by scanning Kelvin probe microscopy, indicating that electrostatic fields might be induced in the superlattice structures to benefit the transport of electrons and charged ions as well as the catalytic process.
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- Xueyi Lu
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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Liu Q, Yan Z, Gao J, Wang E, Sun G. Optimizing Platinum Location on Nickel Hydroxide Nanosheets to Accelerate the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:24683-24692. [PMID: 32379414 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c00534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Rational electrode design is crucial to promote the performance of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) via further enhancing the activity, stability, and utilization of platinum (Pt) in an alkaline electrolyte. Herein, a binder-free low-Pt-content HER electrode, Pt (∼20 μg cm-2) decorated on nickel hydroxide grown on nickel foam (Pt-Ni(OH)2-2h-NF20), is fabricated at near room temperature in a test tube. To lower the ohmic resistance, for the first time, the Pt nanoparticles were location-selectively anchored on the bottom of height-controlled vertical Ni(OH)2 nanosheets via utilizing the mass transfer resistance of the dense Ni(OH)2 film for chloroplatinate. Furthermore, the excellent mass transfer, high specific surface area of Pt, synergistic effect between Pt with Ni(OH)2, and stable structure together prompt the resulting electrode with a special structure to exhibit superior HER electrocatalytic activity and stability in 1 M KOH. Typically, this electrode reaches a current density of 35.9 mA cm-2 at an overpotential of 100 mV, which is over 8 times higher than that of commercial Pt/C, and the overpotential only increases by 20 mV at 100 mA cm-2 over 150,000 s of stability test. Benefiting from the simple fabrication process, the electrode with an area of 840 cm2 was successfully prepared with a steady overpotential of 370 mV at 1000 mA cm-2 and increased potential of 23 mV over 50 h of stability test.
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- Qianfeng Liu
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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Liu Q, Wang E, Sun G. Layered transition-metal hydroxides for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(19)63458-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Li J, Lian R, Wang J, He S, Jiang SP, Rui Z. Oxygen vacancy defects modulated electrocatalytic activity of iron-nickel layered double hydroxide on Ni foam as highly active electrodes for oxygen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.135395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Feng X, Hu Z, Shi Y, Wang X, Hou L, Zhang Y, Ma W. Construction of hierarchical nickel/cobalt iron-hydroxide and nickel/cobalt selenide nanotubes for efficient electrocatalytic water splitting. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj00863j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hierarchical Ni/CoFeOH and Ni/CoSe2 nanotube arrays were fabricated via a three-step strategy, and exhibited enhanced electrochemical performance for OER and HER, respectively.
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- Xiaojuan Feng
- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Northwest Normal University
- Lanzhou
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Northwest Normal University
- Lanzhou
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Key Laboratory of Hexi Corridor Resources Utilization of Gansu Universities
- HeXi University
- Zhangye Gansu 734000
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Northwest Normal University
- Lanzhou
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Northwest Normal University
- Lanzhou
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Key Laboratory of Hexi Corridor Resources Utilization of Gansu Universities
- HeXi University
- Zhangye Gansu 734000
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Northwest Normal University
- Lanzhou
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He T, Peng Y, Li Q, Lu JE, Liu Q, Mercado R, Chen Y, Nichols F, Zhang Y, Chen S. Nanocomposites Based on Ruthenium Nanoparticles Supported on Cobalt and Nitrogen-Codoped Graphene Nanosheets as Bifunctional Catalysts for Electrochemical Water Splitting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:46912-46919. [PMID: 31755691 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b17056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Rational design and engineering of high-efficiency electrocatalysts toward overall water splitting is crucial for the development of hydrogen energy technology. Herein, a facile procedure is described for the preparation of effective bifunctional electrocatalysts for both hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER), where ruthenium nanoparticles are supported on graphene nanosheets that are codoped with atomic cobalt and nitrogen by controlled pyrolysis of melamine-functionalized graphene oxide and metal ion precursors. The obtained nanocomposites (CoNG/Ru) exhibit a remarkable electrocatalytic activity toward both HER and OER in alkaline media, with a respective overpotential of only -15 and +350 mV to reach the current density of 10 mA cm-2, which is much better than the monometallic counterparts and relevant catalysts in the literature. With CoNG/Ru as bifunctional catalysts for overall water splitting in a two-electrode system, a low potential of 1.58 V is needed to reach the current density of 10 mA cm-2, which is even better than that with commercial Pt/C and RuO2 catalysts. This is ascribed to the synergistic interactions between the metal species by metal-metal charge transfer. These results highlight the significance of exploiting the electronic interactions between metal species in carbon-based nanocomposites to develop bifunctional catalysts for electrochemical energy technologies.
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- Ting He
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Power Sources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Central South University , Changsha 410083 , China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California , 1156 High Street , Santa Cruz , California 95064 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California , 1156 High Street , Santa Cruz , California 95064 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California , 1156 High Street , Santa Cruz , California 95064 , United States
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering , Shanghai University of Electric Power , 2588 Changyang Road , Yangpu District, Shanghai 200090 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California , 1156 High Street , Santa Cruz , California 95064 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California , 1156 High Street , Santa Cruz , California 95064 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California , 1156 High Street , Santa Cruz , California 95064 , United States
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Power Sources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Central South University , Changsha 410083 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California , 1156 High Street , Santa Cruz , California 95064 , United States
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Power Sources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Central South University , Changsha 410083 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California , 1156 High Street , Santa Cruz , California 95064 , United States
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Andriichuk IL, Tsymbal LV, Lampeka YD. Effect of the Structure of Nickel(II) Coordination Polymers as Precursors of Nickel Hydroxide Coatings on their Structure and Electrocatalytic Properties in The Oxidation of Urea in Basic Solutions. THEOR EXP CHEM+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11237-019-09624-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wang TJ, Huang H, Wu XR, Yao HC, Li FM, Chen P, Jin PJ, Deng ZW, Chen Y. Self-template synthesis of defect-rich NiO nanotubes as efficient electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation reaction. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:19783-19790. [PMID: 31612184 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr06304h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Developing robust and inexpensive non-noble metal based anode electrocatalysts is highly desirable for alkaline direct methanol fuel cells (ADMFCs). Herein, we successfully develop a facile self-template synthetic strategy for gram-grade porous NiO nanotubes (NTs) by pyrolyzing a nanorod-like Ni-dimethylglyoxime complex. The pyrolysis temperature highly correlates with the morphology and crystallinity of NiO NTs. The optimal NiO NTs exhibit a large electrochemically active surface area, a fast catalytic kinetics, and a small charge transfer resistance, which induce an outstanding electrocatalytic activity for the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR). Compared with conventional NiO nanoparticles, NiO NTs achieve a 11.5-fold increase in mass activity at 1.5 V for the MOR due to nanotubal morphology and abundant non-vacancy defects on the NiO NT surface. Moreover, NiO NTs have a higher electrocatalytic activity for the intermediates of the MOR (such as formaldehyde and formate) than conventional NiO nanoparticles, which also contribute to MOR activity enhancement. Given the facile synthesis and enhanced electrocatalytic performance, NiO NTs may be promising anode electrocatalysts for ADMFCs.
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- Tian-Jiao Wang
- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, PR China.
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Meng X, Han J, Lu L, Qiu G, Wang ZL, Sun C. Fe 2+ -Doped Layered Double (Ni, Fe) Hydroxides as Efficient Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting and Self-Powered Electrochemical Systems. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1902551. [PMID: 31423746 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201902551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2019] [Revised: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Developing nonprecious electrocatalysts with superior activity and durability for electrochemical water splitting is of great interest but challenging due to the large overpotential required above the thermodynamic standard potential of water splitting (1.23 V). Here, in situ growth of Fe2+ -doped layered double (Ni, Fe) hydroxide (NiFe(II,III)-LDH) on nickel foam with well-defined hexagonal morphology and high crystallinity by a redox reaction between Fe3+ and nickel foam under hydrothermal conditions is reported. Benefiting from tuning the local atomic structure by self-doping Fe2+ , the NiFe(II,III)-LDH catalyst with higher amounts of Fe2+ exhibits high activity toward oxygen evolution reaction (OER) as well as hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity. Moreover, the optimized NiFe(II,III)-LDH catalyst for OER (O-NiFe(II,III)-LDH) and catalyst for HER (H-NiFe(II,III)-LDH) show overpotentials of 140 and 113 mV, respectively, at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 in 1 m KOH aqueous electrolyte. Using the catalysts for overall water splitting in two-electrode configuration, a low overpotential of just 1.54 V is required at a benchmark current density of 10 mA cm-2 . Furthermore, it is demonstrated that electrolysis of the water device can be drived by a self-powered system through integrating a triboelectric nanogenerator and battery, showing a promising way to realize self-powered electrochemical systems.
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- Xiaoyi Meng
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0245, USA
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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A single-step fabrication of CoTe2 nanofilm electrode toward efficient overall water splitting. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.03.213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The expected shortage of fossil fuels as well as the accompanying climate change are among the major challenges of the 21st century. A global shift to a sustainable energy landscape is, therefore, of utmost importance. Over the past few years, solar technologies have entered the energy market and have paved the way to replace fossil-based energy sources, in the long term. In particular, electrochemical solar-to-hydrogen technologies have attracted a lot of interest—not only in academia, but also in industry. Solar water splitting (artificial photosynthesis) is one of the most active areas in contemporary materials and catalysis research. The development of low-cost, efficient, and stable water oxidation catalysts (WOCs) remains crucial for artificial photosynthesis applications, because WOCs still represent a major economical and efficient bottleneck. In the following, we summarize recent advances in water oxidation catalysts development, with selected examples from 2016 onwards. This condensed survey demonstrates that the ongoing quest for new materials and informed catalyst design is a dynamic and rapidly developing research area.
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Liu C, Ma H, Yuan M, Yu Z, Li J, Shi K, Liang Z, Yang Y, Zhu T, Sun G, Li H, Ma S. (NiFe)S2 nanoparticles grown on graphene as an efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Park SW, Kim I, Oh SI, Kim JC, Kim DW. Carbon-encapsulated NiFe nanoparticles as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for high-efficiency overall water splitting. J Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2018.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhang J, Li Y, Zhu T, Wang Y, Cui J, Wu J, Xu H, Shu X, Qin Y, Zheng H, Ajayan PM, Zhang Y, Wu Y. 3D Coral-Like Ni 3S 2 on Ni Foam as a Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:31330-31339. [PMID: 30136576 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b09361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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High-performance noble metal-free electrocatalysts are extremely desired for overall water splitting, but there are huge challenges. Herein, we report a novel one-step electrochemical anodic oxidation and cathodic deposition strategy to in situ fabricate three-dimensional coral-like Ni3S2 on Ni foam (NF) for electrocatalytic overall water splitting. In a typical two-electrode cell, NF acts as both cathodic and anodic electrodes with thiourea aqueous solution as the electrolyte. The nickel ions from the anodic oxidation of NF are directly used as nickel sources to form 3D coral-like Ni3S2/NF by the cathodic deposition method simultaneously. The optimal 3D Ni3S2/NF-4 electrode shows high electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction with low overpotentials of 89 and 242 mV, respectively, to afford 10 mA cm-2. When the as-obtained Ni3S2/NF-4 is used as a bifunctional electrocatalyst in an electrolyzer, a low applied voltage of 1.577 V is needed to reach 10 mA cm-2, with extremely long durability. This work focuses on the rational design of unique structures as efficient non-noble metal-based electrocatalysts, which hold great potential for practical applications in electrocatalytic water splitting.
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- Jianfang Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Hefei University of Technology , Hefei 230009 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Hefei University of Technology , Hefei 230009 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Hefei University of Technology , Hefei 230009 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Hefei University of Technology , Hefei 230009 , China
- Base of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities for Advanced Clean Energy Materials and Technology , Hefei 230009 , China
- China International S&T Cooperation Base for Advanced Energy and Environmental Materials , Hefei 230009 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Hefei University of Technology , Hefei 230009 , China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering , University of Cincinnati , Cincinnati , Ohio 45221 , United States
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute for Energy Research , Jiangsu University , Zhenjiang 212013 , P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Hefei University of Technology , Hefei 230009 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Hefei University of Technology , Hefei 230009 , China
- Base of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities for Advanced Clean Energy Materials and Technology , Hefei 230009 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Hefei University of Technology , Hefei 230009 , China
- China International S&T Cooperation Base for Advanced Energy and Environmental Materials , Hefei 230009 , China
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- Department of Material Science and NanoEngineering , Rice University , Houston , Texas 77005 , United States
- Base of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities for Advanced Clean Energy Materials and Technology , Hefei 230009 , China
- China International S&T Cooperation Base for Advanced Energy and Environmental Materials , Hefei 230009 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Hefei University of Technology , Hefei 230009 , China
- Base of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities for Advanced Clean Energy Materials and Technology , Hefei 230009 , China
- China International S&T Cooperation Base for Advanced Energy and Environmental Materials , Hefei 230009 , China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices of Anhui Province , Hefei 230009 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Hefei University of Technology , Hefei 230009 , China
- Base of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities for Advanced Clean Energy Materials and Technology , Hefei 230009 , China
- China International S&T Cooperation Base for Advanced Energy and Environmental Materials , Hefei 230009 , China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices of Anhui Province , Hefei 230009 , China
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