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Zhu L, Zhao Y, Zhai T, Yan Y, Jiang Y, Zhang H, Zhang R, Gan Y, Zhang P, Zhou K, Wu S, Tian C, Jiang N, Liu P. Laser Irradiation Induced Electronic Structure Modulation of the Palladium-Based Nanosheets for Efficient Electrocatalysts. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2405107. [PMID: 39300865 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202405107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2024] [Revised: 08/23/2024] [Indexed: 09/22/2024]
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Palladium nanosheets (Pd NSs) are widely used as electrocatalysts due to their high atomic utilization efficiency, and long-term stability. Here, the electronic structure modulation of the Pd NSs is realized by a femtosecond laser irradiation strategy. Experimental results indicate that laser irradiation induces the variation in the atomic structures and the macrostrain effects in the Pd NSs. The electronic structure of Pd NSs is modulated by laser irradiation through the balancing between Au-Pd charge transfer and the macros-strain effects. Finite element analysis (FEA) indicates that the lattice of the nanostructures undergoes fast heating and cooling during laser irradiation. The structural evolution mechanism is disclosed by a combined FEA and molecule dynamics (MD) simulation. These results coincide well with the experimental results. The L-AuPd NSs exhibit excellent mass activity and specific activity of 7.44 A mg-1 Pd and 18.70 mA cm-2 toward ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR), 4.3 and 4.4 times higher than the commercial Pd/C. The 2500-cycle accelerated durability (ADT) test confirms the outstanding catalytic stability of the L-AuPd NSs. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal the catalytic mechanism. This unique strategy provides a new pathway to design the ultrathin nanosheet-based materials with excellent performance.
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- Liye Zhu
- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Trans-scale Laser Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laser Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Institute of Matter Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Trans-scale Laser Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laser Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Institute of Matter Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Trans-scale Laser Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laser Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Institute of Matter Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Trans-scale Laser Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laser Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Institute of Matter Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Trans-scale Laser Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laser Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Institute of Matter Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, 056000, P. R. China
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- Research Centre for Laser Extreme Manufacturing, Ningbo Institute of Materials Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Institute of Matter Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Trans-scale Laser Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laser Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Institute of Matter Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials Education Ministry of China, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Trans-scale Laser Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laser Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Institute of Matter Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Trans-scale Laser Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laser Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Institute of Matter Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Trans-scale Laser Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laser Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
- Institute of Matter Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Zhang Y, Liu J, Xu Y, Xie C, Wang S, Yao X. Design and regulation of defective electrocatalysts. Chem Soc Rev 2024. [PMID: 39268976 DOI: 10.1039/d4cs00217b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/15/2024]
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Electrocatalysts are the key components of electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices. High performance electrocatalysts can effectively reduce the energy barrier of the chemical reactions, thereby improving the conversion efficiency of energy devices. The electrocatalytic reaction mainly experiences adsorption and desorption of molecules (reactants, intermediates and products) on a catalyst surface, accompanied by charge transfer processes. Therefore, surface control of electrocatalysts plays a pivotal role in catalyst design and optimization. In recent years, many studies have revealed that the rational design and regulation of a defect structure can result in rearrangement of the atomic structure on the catalyst surface, thereby efficaciously promoting the electrocatalytic performance. However, the relationship between defects and catalytic properties still remains to be understood. In this review, the types of defects, synthesis methods and characterization techniques are comprehensively summarized, and then the intrinsic relationship between defects and electrocatalytic performance is discussed. Moreover, the application and development of defects are reviewed in detail. Finally, the challenges existing in defective electrocatalysts are summarized and prospected, and the future research direction is also suggested. We hope that this review will provide some principal guidance and reference for researchers engaged in defect and catalysis research, better help researchers understand the research status and development trends in the field of defects and catalysis, and expand the application of high-performance defective electrocatalysts to the field of electrocatalytic engineering.
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- Yiqiong Zhang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha, Hunan, 410114, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha, Hunan, 410114, P. R. China.
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- School of Advanced Energy, Sun Yat-Sen University (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- School of Advanced Energy, Sun Yat-Sen University (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, P. R. China.
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Zong L, Lu F, Li P, Fan K, Zhan T, Liu P, Jiang L, Chen D, Zhang R, Wang L. Thermal Shock Synthesis for Loading Sub-2 nm Ru Nanoclusters on Titanium Nitride as a Remarkable Electrocatalyst toward Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2403525. [PMID: 38762765 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202403525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2024] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
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Heterogeneous catalysts embracing metal entities on suitable supports are profound in catalyzing various chemical reactions, and substantial synthetic endeavors in metal-support interaction modulation are made to enhance catalytic performance. Here, it is reported the loading of sub-2 nm Ru nanocrystals (NCs) on titanium nitride support (HTS-Ru-NCs/TiN) via a special Ru-Ti interaction using the high-temperature shock (HTS) method. Direct dechlorination of the adsorbed RuCl3, ultrafast nucleation process, and short coalescence duration at ultrahigh temperatures contribute to the immobilization of Ru NCs on TiN support via producing the Ru-Ti interfacial perimeter. HTS-Ru-NCs/TiN shows remarkable activity toward hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline solution, yielding ultralow overpotentials of 16.3 and 86.6 mV to achieve 10 and 100 mA cm-2, respectively. The alkaline and anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers assembled using HTS-Ru-NCs/TiN yield 1.0 A cm-2 at 1.65 and 1.67 V, respectively, which validate its applicability in the hydrogen production industry. Theoretical simulations reveal the favorable formation of Ru─O and Ti─H bonds at the interfacial perimeters between Ru NCs and TiN, which accelerates the prerequisite water dissociation kinetics for enhanced HER activity. This exemplified work motivates the design of specific interfacial perimeters via the HTS strategy to improve the performance of diverse catalysis.
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- Lingbo Zong
- International Cooperation United Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, Technology Innovation Center of Battery Safety and Energy Storage Technology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- International Cooperation United Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, Technology Innovation Center of Battery Safety and Energy Storage Technology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- International Cooperation United Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, Technology Innovation Center of Battery Safety and Energy Storage Technology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- International Cooperation United Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, Technology Innovation Center of Battery Safety and Energy Storage Technology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- International Cooperation United Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, Technology Innovation Center of Battery Safety and Energy Storage Technology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, 4222, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Corrosion and Bio-fouling, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- International Cooperation United Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, Technology Innovation Center of Battery Safety and Energy Storage Technology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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Yin T, Yang M, Tian M, Jiang W, Liu G. Modulating *OOH Adsorption on RuO 2 for Efficient and Durable Acidic Water Oxidation Electrocatalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2404092. [PMID: 39036856 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202404092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2024] [Revised: 07/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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Acidic water electrolysis is of considerable interest due to its higher current density operation and energy conversion efficiency, but its real industrial application is highly limited by the shortage of efficient, stable, and cost-effective acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts. Here, an electrocatalyst consisting of Ni-implanted RuO2 supported is reported on α-MnO2 (MnO2/RuO2-Ni) that shows high activity and remarkable durability in acidic OER. Precisely, the MnO2/RuO2-Ni catalyst shows an overpotential of 198 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and can operate continuously and stably for 400 h (j = 10 mA cm-2) without any obvious attenuation of activity, making it one of the best-performing acid-stable OER catalysts. Experimental results, in conjunction with density functional theory calculations, demonstrate that the interface electron transfer effect from RuO2 to MnO2, further enhanced by Ni incorporation, effectively modulates the adsorption of OOH* and significantly reduces the overpotential, thereby enhancing catalytic activity and durability.
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- Tingting Yin
- National Special Superfine Powder Engineering Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210094, China
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- National Special Superfine Powder Engineering Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210094, China
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Jiangyin, Jiangsu, 214443, China
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- National Special Superfine Powder Engineering Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210094, China
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- National Special Superfine Powder Engineering Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210094, China
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Zhao X, Li Z, Jang H, Wei X, Wang L, Kim MG, Cho J, Liu X, Qin Q. 2D Ruthenium-Chromium Oxide with Rich Grain Boundaries Boosts Acidic Oxygen Evolution Reaction Kinetics. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2311172. [PMID: 38351480 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/19/2024]
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Ruthenium oxide is currently considered as the promising alternative to Ir-based catalysts employed for proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers but still faces the bottlenecks of limited durability and slow kinetics. Herein, a 2D amorphous/crystalline heterophase ac-Cr0.53Ru0.47O2-δ substitutional solid solution with pervasive grain boundaries (GBs) is developed to accelerate the kinetics of acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and extend the long-term stability simultaneously. The ac-Cr0.53Ru0.47O2-δ shows a super stability with a slow degradation rate and a remarkable mass activity of 455 A gRu -1 at 1.6 V vs RHE, which is ≈3.6- and 5.9-fold higher than those of synthesized RuO2 and commercial RuO2, respectively. The strong interaction of Cr-O-Ru local units in synergy with the specific 2D structural characteristics of ac-Cr0.53Ru0.47O2-δ dominates its enhanced stability. Meanwhile, high-density GBs and the shortened Ru-O bonds tailored by amorphous/crystalline structure and Cr-O-Ru interaction regulate the adsorption and desorption rates of oxygen intermediates, thus accelerating the overall acidic OER kinetics.
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- Xuhao Zhao
- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, South Korea
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Beamline Research Division, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL), Pohang, 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 689-798, South Korea
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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Liu Q, Chen K, Wang M, Fan H, Yan Z, Du X, Chen Y. In-situ construction of cation vacancies in amphoteric-metallic element-doped NiFe-LDH as ultrastable and efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts at 1000 mA cm -2. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 663:624-631. [PMID: 38430832 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.02.184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Developing efficient and stable electrocatalysts at affordable costs is very important for large-scale production of green hydrogen. In this study, unique amphoteric metallic element-doped NiFe-LDH nanosheet arrays (NiFeCd-LDH, NiFeZn-LDH and NiFeAl-LDH) using as high-performance bifunctional electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) were reported, by tuning electronic structure and vacancy engineering. It was found that NiFeCd-LDH possesses the lowest overpotentials of 85 mV and 240 mV (at 10 mA cm-2) for HER and OER, respectively. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal the synergistic effect of Cd vacancies and Cd doping on improving alkaline HER performance, which promote the achievement of excellent catalytic activity and ultrastable hydrogen production at a large current density of 1000 mA cm-2 within 250 h. Besides, the overall water splitting performance of the as-prepared NiFeCd-LDH requires only 1.580 V to achieve a current density of 10 mA cm-2 in alkaline seawater media, underscoring the importance of modifying the electronic properties of LDH for efficient overall water splitting in both alkaline water/seawater environments.
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- Qinhao Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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Fan RY, Zhang YS, Lv JY, Han GQ, Chai YM, Dong B. The Promising Seesaw Relationship Between Activity and Stability of Ru-Based Electrocatalysts for Acid Oxygen Evolution and Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2304636. [PMID: 37789503 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202304636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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The development of electrocatalysts that are not reliant on iridium for efficient acid-oxygen evolution is a critical step towards the proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) and green hydrogen industry. Ruthenium-based electrocatalysts have garnered widespread attention due to their remarkable catalytic activity and lower commercial price. However, the challenge lies in balancing the seesaw relationship between activity and stability of these electrocatalysts during the acid-oxygen evolution reaction (OER). This review delves into the progress made in Ru-based electrocatalysts with regards to acid OER and PEMWE applications. It highlights the significance of customizing the acidic OER mechanism of Ru-based electrocatalysts through the coordination of adsorption evolution mechanism (AEM) and lattice oxygen oxidation mechanism (LOM) to attain the ideal activity and stability relationship. The promising tradeoffs between the activity and stability of different Ru-based electrocatalysts, including Ru metals and alloys, Ru single-atomic materials, Ru oxides, and derived complexes, and Ru-based heterojunctions, as well as their applicability to PEMWE systems, are discussed in detail. Furthermore, this paper offers insights on in situ control of Ru active sites, dynamic catalytic mechanism, and commercial application of PEMWE. Based on three-way relationship between cost, activity, and stability, the perspectives and development are provided.
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- Ruo-Yao Fan
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45221, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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Chu X, Wang L, Li J, Xu H. Strategies for Promoting Catalytic Performance of Ru-based Electrocatalysts towards Oxygen/Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. CHEM REC 2023; 23:e202300013. [PMID: 36806446 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Ru-based materials hold great promise for substituting Pt as potential electrocatalysts toward water electrolysis. Significant progress is made in the fabrication of advanced Ru-based electrocatalysts, but an in-depth understanding of the engineering methods and induced effects is still in their early stage. Herein, we organize a review that focusing on the engineering strategies toward the substantial improvement in electrocatalytic OER and HER performance of Ru-based catalysts, including geometric structure, interface, phase, electronic structure, size, and multicomponent engineering. Subsequently, the induced enhancement in catalytic performance by these engineering strategies are also elucidated. Furthermore, some representative Ru-based electrocatalysts for the electrocatalytic HER and OER applications are also well presented. Finally, the challenges and prospects are also elaborated for the future synthesis of more effective Ru-based catalysts and boost their future application.
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- Xianxu Chu
- Henan Key Laboratory of Biomolecular Recognition and Sensing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, 476000, Henan Province, PR China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Biomolecular Recognition and Sensing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, 476000, Henan Province, PR China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Biomolecular Recognition and Sensing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, 476000, Henan Province, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China
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Adsorption energy (AE) of reactive intermediate is currently the most important descriptor for electrochemical reactions (e.g., water electrolysis, hydrogen fuel cell, electrochemical nitrogen fixation, electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction, etc.), which can bridge the gap between catalyst's structure and activity. Tracing the history and evolution of AE can help to understand electrocatalysis and design optimal electrocatalysts. Focusing on oxygen electrocatalysis, this review aims to provide a comprehensive introduction on how AE is selected as the activity descriptor, the intrinsic and empirical relationships related to AE, how AE links the structure and electrocatalytic performance, the approaches to obtain AE, the strategies to improve catalytic activity by modulating AE, the extrinsic influences on AE from the environment, and the methods in circumventing linear scaling relations of AE. An outlook is provided at the end with emphasis on possible future investigation related to the obstacles existing between adsorption energy and electrocatalytic performance.
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- Junming Zhang
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China.,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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Lu B, Liu Q, Wang C, Masood Z, Morris DJ, Nichols F, Mercado R, Zhang P, Ge Q, Xin HL, Chen S. Ultrafast Preparation of Nonequilibrium FeNi Spinels by Magnetic Induction Heating for Unprecedented Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis. RESEARCH 2022; 2022:9756983. [PMID: 35707048 PMCID: PMC9185434 DOI: 10.34133/2022/9756983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Carbon-supported nanocomposites are attracting particular attention as high-performance, low-cost electrocatalysts for electrochemical water splitting. These are mostly prepared by pyrolysis and hydrothermal procedures that are time-consuming (from hours to days) and typically difficult to produce a nonequilibrium phase. Herein, for the first time ever, we exploit magnetic induction heating-quenching for ultrafast production of carbon-FeNi spinel oxide nanocomposites (within seconds), which exhibit an unprecedentedly high performance towards oxygen evolution reaction (OER), with an ultralow overpotential of only +260 mV to reach the high current density of 100 mA cm−2. Experimental and theoretical studies show that the rapid heating and quenching process (ca. 103 K s−1) impedes the Ni and Fe phase segregation and produces a Cl-rich surface, both contributing to the remarkable catalytic activity. Results from this study highlight the unique advantage of ultrafast heating/quenching in the structural engineering of functional nanocomposites to achieve high electrocatalytic performance towards important electrochemical reactions.
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- Bingzhang Lu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, 6274 Coburg Road, Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 4R2
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, 6274 Coburg Road, Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 4R2
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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Zhang C, Zhang W, Karadas F, Low J, Long R, Liang C, Wang J, Li Z, Xiong Y. Laser-ablation assisted strain engineering of gold nanoparticles for selective electrochemical CO 2 reduction. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:7702-7710. [PMID: 35551317 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr01400a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Strain engineering can endow versatile functions, such as refining d-band center and inducing lattice mismatch, on catalysts for a specific reaction. To this end, effective strain engineering for introducing strain on the catalyst is highly sought in various catalytic applications. Herein, a facile laser ablation in liquid (LAL) strategy is adopted to synthesize gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) with rich compressive strain (Au-LAL) for electrochemical CO2 reduction. It is demonstrated that the rich compressive strain can greatly promote the electrochemical CO2 reduction performance of Au, achieving a CO partial current density of 24.9 mA cm-2 and a maximum CO faradaic efficiency of 97% at -0.9 V for Au-LAL, while it is only 2.77 mA cm-2 and 16.2% for regular Au nanoparticles (Au-A). As revealed by the in situ Raman characterization and density functional theory calculations, the presence of compressive strain can induce a unique electronic structure change in Au NPs, significantly up-shifting the d-band center of Au. Such a phenomenon can greatly enhance the adsorption strength of Au NPs toward the key intermediate of CO2 reduction (i.e., *COOH). More interestingly, we demonstrate that, an important industrial chemical feedstock, syngas, can be obtained by simply mixing Au-LAL with Au-A in a suitable ratio. This work provides a promising method for introducing strain in metal NPs and demonstrates the important role of strain in tuning the performance and selectivity of catalysts.
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- Chao Zhang
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China.
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- National Nanotechnology Research Center, and Department of Chemistry, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics and Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
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Zhou YN, Ma Y, Shi ZN, Zhou JC, Dong B, Li MX, Wang FG, Liu B, Yu JF, Chai YM. Boosting oxygen evolution by nickel nitrate hydroxide with abundant grain boundaries via segregated high-valence molybdenum. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 613:224-233. [PMID: 35033768 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.12.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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High-valence metal doping and abundant grain boundaries (GBs) have been proved to be effective strategies to promote the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). However, the reasonable design of the two to facilitate OER collaboratively is challenging. Herein, a convenient and novel one-step molten salt decomposition strategy is proposed to fabricate segregated-Mo doped nickle nitrate hydroxide with substantial GBs on MoNi foam (Mo-NNOH@MNF). When processed in molten salt, the Mo species on the conductive substrate migrates unevenly to the surface of Mo-NNOH@MNF, which not only induces the formation of abundant GBs to modulate electronic structure, but also improves the intrinsic activity as high-valence dopants, synergistically elevating OER activity. As verification, the optimized Mo-NNOH@MNF-10h exhibits low overpotential of 150 mV at 10 mA cm-2, which can be attributed to the reduced valence charge transition energy of Ni by high-valence Mo dopant, coupled with the fine-tuning of d-band center bond and corresponding local electron density by induced GBs and Mo doping, as DFT calculations revealed. Moreover, the intrinsic robustness and strong adhesion ensure the long-term stability of 6 h at 500 mA cm-2. This work provides a promising molten salt decomposition approach to synthesize advanced materials with unique structures.
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- Ya-Nan Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China.
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Chen Y, Wang Y, Yu J, Xiong G, Niu H, Li Y, Sun D, Zhang X, Liu H, Zhou W. Underfocus Laser Induced Ni Nanoparticles Embedded Metallic MoN Microrods as Patterned Electrode for Efficient Overall Water Splitting. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2105869. [PMID: 35112811 PMCID: PMC8981903 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202105869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Revised: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Transition metal nitrides have shown large potential in industrial application for realization of the high active and large current density toward overall water splitting, a strategy to synthesize an inexpensive electrocatalyst consisting of Ni nanoparticles embedded metallic MoN microrods cultured on roughened nickel sheet (Ni/MoN/rNS) through underfocus laser heating on NiMoO4 ·xH2 O under NH3 atmosphere is posited. The proposed laser preparation mechanism of infocus and underfocus modes confirms that the laser induced stress and local high temperature controllably and rapidly prepared the patterned Ni/MoN/rNS electrodes in large size. The designed Ni/MoN/rNS presents outstanding catalytic performance for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) with a low overpotential of 67 mV to deliver a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with a small overpotential of 533 mV to deliver 200 mA cm-2 . Density functional theory (DFT) calculations and Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) further verify that the constructed interface of Ni/MoN with small hydrogen absorption Gibbs free energy (ΔGH* ) (-0.19 eV) and similar electrical conductivity between Ni and metallic MoN, which can explain the high intrinsic catalytic activity of Ni/MoN. Further, the constructed two-electrode system (-) Ni/MoN/rNS||Ni/MoN/rNS (+) is employed in an industrial water-splitting electrolyzer (460 mA cm-2 for 120 h), being superior to the performance of commercial nickel electrode.
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- Yuke Chen
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Equipment for Biological Diagnosis and Therapy in Universities of ShandongInstitute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR)University of JinanJinan250022P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Equipment for Biological Diagnosis and Therapy in Universities of ShandongInstitute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR)University of JinanJinan250022P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Equipment for Biological Diagnosis and Therapy in Universities of ShandongInstitute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR)University of JinanJinan250022P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Equipment for Biological Diagnosis and Therapy in Universities of ShandongInstitute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR)University of JinanJinan250022P. R. China
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- School of Information Science and EngineeringShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Network Based Intelligent ComputingUniversity of JinanJinan250022P. R. China
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- School of Information Science and EngineeringShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Network Based Intelligent ComputingUniversity of JinanJinan250022P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Equipment for Biological Diagnosis and Therapy in Universities of ShandongInstitute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR)University of JinanJinan250022P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Equipment for Biological Diagnosis and Therapy in Universities of ShandongInstitute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR)University of JinanJinan250022P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal MaterialsShandong UniversityJinan250100P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Equipment for Biological Diagnosis and Therapy in Universities of ShandongInstitute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR)University of JinanJinan250022P. R. China
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Yan G, Wu T, Xing S, Chen F, Zhao B, Gao W. Ultrathin Ce-doped La 2O 3nanofilm electrocatalysts for efficient oxygen evolution reactions. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 33:245405. [PMID: 35255487 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac5b55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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It is still highly desired to develop efficient, resource-abundant and inexpensive electrocatalysts to improve the sluggish kinetics of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in electrochemical water splitting systems. In this work, the large-area ultrathin (2.52 nm thick) Ce-doped La2O3nanofilms were developed via a facile and reliable ionic layer epitaxy method with different Ce content. The ultrathin Ce-doped La2O3nanofilm with optimum composition of La1.22Ce0.78O3exhibited an excellent OER performance with a very low overpotential of 221 mV at 10 mA cm-2and a small Tafel slope of 33.7 mV dec-1. A remarkable high mass activity of 6263.2 A g-1was also obtained from ultrathin La1.22Ce0.78O3nanofilm at the overpotential of 221 mV. Such a high mass activity was three orders of magnitude higher than state-of-the-art commercial IrO2powders (3.8 A g-1) and more than 30 times higher than La2O3nanofilm (196.7 A g-1) without Ce doping at the same overpotential. This high mass activity was even significantly higher than other recently reported typical OER catalysts. The substantial OER performance gain by the Ce doping was attributed to the improved conductivity and electrochemical active surface areas of nanofilms as a result of favorable tuning on the charge transfer and electronic structures. This work provides a promising approach to develop high-performance two-dimensional (2D) electrocatalysts by effective heteroatom doping strategy.
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- Guangyuan Yan
- School of Mechanical, Electronic and Control Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mechanical, Electronic and Control Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mechanical, Electronic and Control Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mechanical, Electronic and Control Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mechanical, Electronic and Control Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, People's Republic of China
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Li J, Gu X, Chang J, Wu D, Xu F, Jiang K, Gao Z. Molybdenum oxide-iron, cobalt, copper alloy hybrid as efficient bifunctional catalyst for alkali water electrolysis. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 606:1662-1672. [PMID: 34507166 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.08.174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Efficient and durable non-precious catalyst for both hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is pivotal for practical water electrolysis toward clean hydrogen fuel. Herein, a molybdenum oxide-FeCoCu alloy hybrid (MoOx-FeCoCu) catalyst was designed by polyoxometallate (POM) molecular cluster mediated solvothermal alcoholysis and ammonolysis of metal salts followed by pyrolytic reduction treatment. The HER efficiency is substantially enhanced by the ternary alloy component, which is more close to the benchmark Pt/C catalyst, and the HER catalytic stability is also superior to Pt/C catalyst. Moreover, the MoOx-FeCoCu demonstrates high catalytic efficiency and rather good durability for OER. Benefitted by the bifunctional catalytic behaviors for HER and OER, the symmetric water electrolyzer based on the MoOx-FeCoCu electrode requires a low driving voltage of 1.69 V to deliver a response current density of 10 mA cm-2, which is comparable to that based on the benchmark Pt/C HER cathode and RuO2 OER anode. The current work offers a feasible way to design efficient bifunctional catalyst for water electrolysis via POM mediated co-assembly and calcination treatment.
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- Jinzhou Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Henan Xinxiang 453007, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Henan Xinxiang 453007, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Henan Xinxiang 453007, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Yellow River and Huai River Water Environment and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Henan Key Laboratory for Environment Pollution Control, International Joint Laboratory on Key Techniques in Water Treatment, Henan Province, School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Henan Xinxiang 453007, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Henan Xinxiang 453007, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Yellow River and Huai River Water Environment and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Henan Key Laboratory for Environment Pollution Control, International Joint Laboratory on Key Techniques in Water Treatment, Henan Province, School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Henan Xinxiang 453007, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Henan Xinxiang 453007, PR China.
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Liu Y, Li M, Ju S, Cheng X, Wang C, Zhang J, Zhu G. Photo-assistant electrocatalytic activity improvement towards oxygen evolution. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2021.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Su Z, Si W, Liu H, Xiong S, Chu X, Yang W, Peng Y, Chen J, Cao X, Li J. Boosting the Catalytic Performance of CeO 2 in Toluene Combustion via the Ce-Ce Homogeneous Interface. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:12630-12639. [PMID: 34448390 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c03999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Catalytic combustion is an advanced technology to eliminate industrial volatile organic compounds such as toluene. In order to replace the expensive noble metal catalysts and avoid the aggregation phenomenon occurring in traditional heterogeneous interfaces, designing homogeneous interfaces can become an emerging methodology to enhance the catalytic combustion performance of metal oxide catalysts. A mesocrystalline CeO2 catalyst with abundant Ce-Ce homogeneous interfaces is synthesized via a self-flaming method which exhibits boosted catalytic performance for toluene combustion compared with traditional CeO2, leading to a ∼40 °C lower T90. The abundant Ce-Ce homogeneous interfaces formed by both highly ordered stacking and small grain size endow the CeO2 mesocrystal with superior redox property and oxygen storage capacity via forming various oxygen vacancies. Surface and bulk oxygen vacancies generate and activate crucial oxygen species, while interfacial oxygen vacancies further promote the reaction behavior of oxygen species (i.e., activation, regeneration, and migration), causing the splitting of redox property toward lower temperature. These properties facilitate aromatic ring decomposition, the important rate-determining step, thus contributing to toluene catalytic degradation to CO2. This work may shed insights into the catalytic effects of homogeneous interfaces in pollutant removal and provide a strategy of interfacial defect engineering for catalyst development.
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- Ziang Su
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Sun W, Wang Z, Tian X, Deng H, Liao J, Ma C, Yang J, Gong X, Huang W, Ge C. In situ formation of grain boundaries on a supported hybrid to boost water oxidation activity of iridium oxide. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:13845-13857. [PMID: 34477659 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr01795k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Coupling electrochemical water splitting with renewable energy sources shows great potential to produce hydrogen fuel. The sluggish kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) resulting from the complicated reaction mechanism and the requirement of the noble metal iridium as the anode catalyst are the two key challenges in implementing proton exchange membrane electrolysis. These challenges may be overcome by the nanoscale design and assembly of novel hybrid materials. Grain boundaries (GBs) are a common crystallographic feature that increase in variability and attractiveness as the particle size decreases. However, the effects of GBs on OER activity in supported hybrid IrO2 catalysts remain unclear. In this study, supported hybrid IrO2 catalysts containing ultrafine nanoparticles were prepared via the self-assembly of iridium precursors on the β-MnO2 surface. The GBs induced intriguing features such as abundant coordination-unsaturated iridium sites and surface hydroxylation, resulting in enhanced OER activity. The formation of GBs was strongly dependent on the nature of the support. In addition to the morphology, the crystal structure of the substrate may play an important role in inducing dense nanoparticle growth. The established relationship between GB formation and OER activity provides an opportunity to design more stable and effective IrO2-based hybrid materials for the OER.
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- Wei Sun
- Key Laboratory of Agro-Forestry Environmental Processes and Ecological Regulation of Hainan Province, College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, 58 Renmin Road, Haikou 570228, P.R. China.
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Gurbatov SO, Modin E, Puzikov V, Tonkaev P, Storozhenko D, Sergeev A, Mintcheva N, Yamaguchi S, Tarasenka NN, Chuvilin A, Makarov S, Kulinich SA, Kuchmizhak AA. Black Au-Decorated TiO 2 Produced via Laser Ablation in Liquid. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:6522-6531. [PMID: 33502160 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c20463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The rational combination of plasmonic and all-dielectric concepts within hybrid nanomaterials provides a promising route toward devices with ultimate performance and extended modalities. Spectral matching of plasmonic and Mie-type resonances for such nanostructures can only be achieved for their dissimilar characteristic sizes, thus making the resulting hybrid nanostructure geometry complex for practical realization and large-scale replication. Here, we produced amorphous TiO2 nanospheres decorated and doped with Au nanoclusters via single-step nanosecond-laser irradiation of commercially available TiO2 nanopowders dispersed in aqueous HAuCl4. Fabricated hybrids demonstrate remarkable light-absorbing properties (averaged value ≈96%) in the visible and near-IR spectral range mediated by bandgap reduction of the laser-processed amorphous TiO2 as well as plasmon resonances of the decorating Au nanoclusters. The findings are supported by optical spectroscopy, electron energy loss spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and electromagnetic modeling. Light-absorbing and plasmonic properties of the produced hybrids were implemented to demonstrate catalytically passive SERS biosensor for identification of analytes at trace concentrations and solar steam generator that permitted to increase water evaporation rate by 2.5 times compared with that of pure water under identical 1 sun irradiation conditions.
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- Stanislav O Gurbatov
- Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok 690922, Russia
- Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Science, Vladivostok 690041, Russia
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- CIC nanoGUNE BRTA, E-20018 Donostia - San Sebastian, Spain
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- Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Science, Vladivostok 690041, Russia
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- Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Science, Vladivostok 690041, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Mining and Geology, 1700 Sofia, Bulgaria
- Research Institute of Science and Technology, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292, Japan
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- CIC nanoGUNE BRTA, E-20018 Donostia - San Sebastian, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, E-48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok 690922, Russia
- Research Institute of Science and Technology, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292, Japan
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- Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Science, Vladivostok 690041, Russia
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