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Moges EA, Chang CY, Huang WH, Angerasa FT, Lakshmanan K, Hagos TM, Edao HG, Dilebo WB, Pao CW, Tsai MC, Su WN, Hwang BJ. Heteroatom-Coordinated Palladium Molecular Catalysts for Sustainable Electrochemical Production of Hydrogen Peroxide. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:419-429. [PMID: 38155363 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c09644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
Abstract
Currently, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) manufacturing involves an energy-intensive anthraquinone technique that demands expensive solvent extraction and a multistep process with substantial energy consumption. In this work, we synthesized Pd-N4-CO, Pd-S4-NCO, and Pd-N2O2-C single-atom catalysts via an in situ synthesis approach involving heteroatom-rich ligands and activated carbon under mild reaction conditions. It reveals that palladium atoms interact strongly with heteroatom-rich ligands, which provide well-defined and uniform active sites for oxygen (O2) electrochemically reduced to hydrogen peroxide. Interestingly, the Pd-N4-CO electrocatalyst shows excellent performance for the electrocatalytic reduction of O2 to H2O2 via a two-electron transfer process in a base electrolyte, exhibiting a negligible amount of onset overpotential and >95% selectivity within a wide range of applied potentials. The electrocatalysts based on the activity and selectivity toward 2e- ORR follow the order Pd-N4-CO > Pd-N2O2-C > Pd-S4-NCO in agreement with the pull-push mechanism, which is the Pd center strongly coordinated with high electronegativity donor atoms (N and O atoms) and weakly coordinated with the intermediate *OOH to excellent selectivity and sustainable production of H2O2. According to density functional theory, Pd-N4 is the active site for selectivity toward H2O2 generation. This work provides an emerging technique for designing high-performance H2O2 electrosynthesis catalysts and the rational integration of several active sites for green and sustainable chemical synthesis via electrochemical processes.
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- Endalkachew Asefa Moges
- NanoElectrochemistry Laboratory, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- NanoElectrochemistry Laboratory, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- NanoElectrochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- NanoElectrochemistry Laboratory, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- NanoElectrochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- NanoElectrochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- NanoElectrochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- NanoElectrochemistry Laboratory, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- Sustainable Electrochemical Energy Development Center (SEED), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- NanoElectrochemistry Laboratory, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- Sustainable Electrochemical Energy Development Center (SEED), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- NanoElectrochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
- Sustainable Electrochemical Energy Development Center (SEED), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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Yang Z, Hao Z, Zhou S, Xie P, Wei Z, Zhao S, Gong F. Pd-Sn Alloy Catalysts for Direct Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide from H 2 and O 2 in a Microchannel Reactor. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:23058-23067. [PMID: 37133527 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c01128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide (DSHP) from H2 and O2 offers a promising alternative to the present commercial anthraquinone method, but it still faces the challenges of low H2O2 productivity, low stability of catalysts, and high risk of explosion. Herein, by loading in a microchannel reactor, the as-synthesized Pd-Sn alloy materials exhibit high catalytic activity for H2O2 production, presenting a H2O2 productivity of 3124 g kgPd-1 h-1. The doped Sn atoms on the surface of Pd not only facilitate the release of H2O2 but also effectively slow down the deactivation of catalysts. Theoretical calculations demonstrate that the Pd-Sn alloy surface has the property of antihydrogen poisoning, showing higher activity and stability than pure Pd catalysts. The deactivation mechanism of the catalyst was elucidated, and the online reactivation method was developed. In addition, we show that the long-life Pd-Sn alloy catalyst can be achieved by supplying an intermittent flow of hydrogen gas. This work provides guidance on how to prepare high performance and stable Pd-Sn alloy catalysts for the continuous and direct synthesis of H2O2.
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- Zaiyong Yang
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning 53004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning 53004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning 53004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning 53004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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Chen L, Moura P, Medlin JW, Grönbeck H. Multiple Roles of Alkanethiolate-Ligands in Direct Formation of H 2 O 2 over Pd Nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202213113. [PMID: 36250807 PMCID: PMC10099626 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202213113] [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: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Coadsorbed organic species including thiolates can promote direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide from H2 and O2 over Pd particles. Here, density functional theory based kinetic modeling, augmented with activity measurements and vibrational spectroscopy are used to provide atomistic understanding of direct H2 O2 formation over alkylthiolate(RS) Pd. We find that the RS species are oxidized during reaction conditions yielding RSO2 as the effective ligand. The RSO2 ligand shows superior ability for proton transfer to the intermediate surface species OOH, which accelerates the formation of H2 O2 . The ligands promote the selectivity also by blocking sites for unselective water formation and by modifying the electronic structure of Pd. The work rationalizes observations of enhanced selectivity of direct H2 O2 formation over ligand-funtionalized Pd nanoparticles and shows that engineering of organic surface modifiers can be used to promote desired hydrogen transfer routes.
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- Lin Chen
- Department of Physics and Competence Centre for Catalysis, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
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- Department of Physics and Competence Centre for Catalysis, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296, Göteborg, Sweden
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Jiang D, Shi Y, Zhou L, Ma J, Pan H, Lin Q. Promotional Effect of Nitrogen-doped and Pore Structure for the direct synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide from Hydrogen and Oxygen by Pd/C Catalyst at Ambient Pressure. ARAB J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.104452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Wang W, Zheng Y, Hu Y, Liu Y, Chen S. Intrinsic Carbon Defects for the Electrosynthesis of H 2O 2. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:8914-8920. [PMID: 36129314 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Carbon materials have manifested promising potential in electrochemical reduction of O2 to H2O2. The oxygen functional groups have been identified as the catalytic sites. However, the intrinsic carbon defects abundant in carbon materials have often been neglected. Herein, a three-dimensional carbon framework with abundant intrinsic defects and oxygen functional groups (the oxygen content and chemical states of oxygen are comparable to those of commercial carbon black) was introduced and exhibited outstanding catalytic activity and selectivity toward H2O2 electrosynthesis. Through a combination of in situ Raman spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations, the intrinsic carbon defects, such as zigzag edge and zigzag pentagon sites with optimal binding energy for OOH, were also determined to be active sites. It was further revealed that intrinsic carbon defects with large negative charge density and asymmetric spin density may have high activity toward H2O2 production.
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- Wang Wang
- Hubei Electrochemical Power Sources Key Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Hubei Electrochemical Power Sources Key Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Hubei Electrochemical Power Sources Key Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Core Facility of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Hubei Electrochemical Power Sources Key Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Brehm J, Lewis RJ, Richards T, Qin T, Morgan DJ, Davies TE, Chen L, Liu X, Hutchings GJ. Enhancing the Chemo-Enzymatic One-Pot Oxidation of Cyclohexane via In Situ H 2O 2 Production over Supported Pd-Based Catalysts. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Joseph Brehm
- Max Planck−Cardiff Centre on the Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysis (FUNCAT), Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck−Cardiff Centre on the Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysis (FUNCAT), Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck−Cardiff Centre on the Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysis (FUNCAT), Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- In-situ Centre for Physical Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical, Frontiers Science Centre for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Max Planck−Cardiff Centre on the Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysis (FUNCAT), Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
- HarwellXPS, Research Complex at Harwell (RCaH), Didcot OX11 OFA, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck−Cardiff Centre on the Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysis (FUNCAT), Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- In-situ Centre for Physical Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical, Frontiers Science Centre for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical, Frontiers Science Centre for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- In-situ Centre for Physical Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical, Frontiers Science Centre for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Max Planck−Cardiff Centre on the Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysis (FUNCAT), Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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High-Efficiency Oxygen Reduction to Hydrogen Peroxide Catalyzed by Oxidized Mo2TiC2 MXene. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12080850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The two-electron oxygen reduction reaction (2e−ORR) pathway electrochemical synthesis to H2O2 has the advantages of low investment and environmental protection and is considered to be a promising green method. Herein, the oxidized Mo2TiC2 MXene (O-Mo2TiC2) was successfully synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method as an electrocatalyst in electrocatalytic H2O2 production. The O-Mo2TiC2 achieved the 90% of H2O2 selectivity and 0.72 V vs. RHE of the onset potential. Moreover, O-Mo2TiC2 showed high charge transfer ability and long-term stable working ability of 40 h. This significantly enhanced electrocatalytic H2O2 production capacity is assigned the oxidation treatment of Mo2TiC2 MXene to generate more oxygen-containing groups in O-Mo2TiC2. This work provides a promising catalyst candidate for the electrochemical synthesis of H2O2.
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Zhang M, Xu H, Luo Y, Zhu J, Cheng D. Enhancing the catalytic performance of PdAu catalysts by W-induced strong interaction for the direct synthesis of H 2O 2. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy00112h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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W-Induced strong interaction with PdAu is the key to the enhanced catalytic performance for the direct synthesis of H2O2, with WO3 species partially encapsulating the PdAu particles.
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- Meijia Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Environmental Catalysis, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Environmental Catalysis, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, RIPP, SINOPEC, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Environmental Catalysis, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Environmental Catalysis, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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Li G, Zhang W, Luo N, Xue Z, Hu Q, Zeng W, Xu J. Bimetallic Nanocrystals: Structure, Controllable Synthesis and Applications in Catalysis, Energy and Sensing. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:1926. [PMID: 34443756 PMCID: PMC8401639 DOI: 10.3390/nano11081926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In recent years, bimetallic nanocrystals have attracted great interest from many researchers. Bimetallic nanocrystals are expected to exhibit improved physical and chemical properties due to the synergistic effect between the two metals, not just a combination of two monometallic properties. More importantly, the properties of bimetallic nanocrystals are significantly affected by their morphology, structure, and atomic arrangement. Reasonable regulation of these parameters of nanocrystals can effectively control their properties and enhance their practicality in a given application. This review summarizes some recent research progress in the controlled synthesis of shape, composition and structure, as well as some important applications of bimetallic nanocrystals. We first give a brief introduction to the development of bimetals, followed by the architectural diversity of bimetallic nanocrystals. The most commonly used and typical synthesis methods are also summarized, and the possible morphologies under different conditions are also discussed. Finally, we discuss the composition-dependent and shape-dependent properties of bimetals in terms of highlighting applications such as catalysis, energy conversion, gas sensing and bio-detection applications.
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- Gaojie Li
- NEST Lab, Department of Physics, College of Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China; (N.L.); (Z.X.); (Q.H.)
- School of Physics and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- NEST Lab, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China;
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- NEST Lab, Department of Physics, College of Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China; (N.L.); (Z.X.); (Q.H.)
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- NEST Lab, Department of Physics, College of Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China; (N.L.); (Z.X.); (Q.H.)
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- NEST Lab, Department of Physics, College of Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China; (N.L.); (Z.X.); (Q.H.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- NEST Lab, Department of Physics, College of Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China; (N.L.); (Z.X.); (Q.H.)
- School of Physics and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
- NEST Lab, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China;
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