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Tu J, Zhang M, Li M, Li M, Li J, Zhi L. Phosphorus-doped nickel cobalt oxide (NiCo 2O 4) wrapped in 3D hierarchical hollow N-doped carbon nanoflowers as highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 668:243-251. [PMID: 38678880 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.04.156] [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: 02/16/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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Properly design and fabricate capable electrocatalysts with 3D hierarchical hollow framework to realize cost-effective and efficacious overall water splitting (OWS) are particularly meaningful for the large-scale arrangement of pivotal energy technology. In this study, P-doped NiCo2O4 nanoparticles encapsulated in N-doped carbon hierarchical hollow nanoflowers (P-NiCo2O4@NCHHNFs) were constructed using the hydrothermal-pyrolysis-phosphorization approach. This fascinating architecture can not merely serve as a conductive pathway for electron transfer, but at the same time effectively inhibited the aggregation and corrosion of the NiCo2O4 nanoparticles. Additionally, the P doping not only regulates electronic structure configuration to boost the intrinsic activity of the catalyst, but also enhance electrochemical surface areas to reveal more accessible active sites. Attributing to these characteristics, the as-prepared P-NiCo2O4@NCHHNFs exhibit preeminent electrocatalytic performance with low overpotentials of 283 mV and 162 mV for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) (at 10 mA cm-2), respectively. Specifically, by using the P-NiCo2O4@NCHHNFs as bifunctional catalysts, a low potential of 1.56 V (at 10 mA cm-2) is sufficient to drive overall water splitting with splendid durability. This study proposed an innovative strategy for the conceiving and fabricating high-performance catalysts via heteroatom-doping.
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- Jibing Tu
- Key Laboratory of Bioelectrochemistry & Environmental Analysis of Gansu Province, 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 730070, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioelectrochemistry & Environmental Analysis of Gansu Province, 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 730070, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioelectrochemistry & Environmental Analysis of Gansu Province, 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 730070, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioelectrochemistry & Environmental Analysis of Gansu Province, 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 730070, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioelectrochemistry & Environmental Analysis of Gansu Province, 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 730070, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioelectrochemistry & Environmental Analysis of Gansu Province, 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 730070, PR China.
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Abedi M, Rezaee S, Shahrokhian S. Designing core-shell heterostructure arrays based on snowflake NiCoFe-LTH shelled over W 2N-WC nanowires as an advanced bi-functional electrocatalyst for boosting alkaline water/seawater electrolysis. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 666:307-321. [PMID: 38603874 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.04.040] [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: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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The pursuit of efficient and sustainable hydrogen production through water splitting has led to intensive research in the field of electrocatalysis. However, the impediment posed by sluggish reaction kinetics has served as a significant barrier. This challenge has inspired the development of electrocatalysts characterized by high activity, abundance in earth's resources, and long-term stability. In addressing this obstacle, it is imperative to meticulously fine-tune the structure, morphology, and electronic state of electrocatalysts. By systematically manipulating these key parameters, the full potential of electrocatalysts can unleash, enhancing their catalytic activity and overall performance. Hence in this study, a novel heterostructure is designed, showcasing core-shell architectures achieved by covering W2N-WC nanowire arrays with tri-metallic Nickel-Cobalt-Iron layered triple hydroxide nanosheets on carbon felt support (NiCoFe-LTH/W2N-WC/CF). By integrating the different virtue such as binder free electrode design, synergistic effect between different components, core-shell structural advantages, high exposed active sites, high electrical conductivity and heterostructure design, NiCoFe-LTH/W2N-WC/CF demonstrates striking catalytic performances under alkaline conditions. The substantiation of all the mentioned advantages has been validated through electrochemical data in this study. According to these results NiCoFe-LTH/W2N-WC/CF achieves a current density of 10 mA cm-2 needs overpotential values of 101 mV for HER and 206 mV for OER, respectively. Moreover, as a bi-functional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting, a two-electrode device needs a voltage of 1.543 V and 1.569 V to reach a current density of 10 mA cm-2 for alkaline water and alkaline seawater electrolysis, respectively. Briefly, this research with attempting to combination of different factors try to present a promising stride towards advancing bi-functional catalytic activity with tailored architectures for practical green hydrogen production via electrochemical water splitting process.
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- Mohsen Abedi
- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9516, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9516, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9516, Iran.
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Cheng Y, Dou Y, Xue P, Zhang Z, Chen X, Qiu J, Wang Y, Wei Y. Polyoxometalate Supported Single Transition Metal Atom as a Redox Mediator for Li-O 2 Batteries. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:12231-12239. [PMID: 38901842 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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Keggin-type polyoxometalate (POM) supported single transition metal (TM) atom (TM1/POM) as an efficient soluble redox mediator for Li-O2 batteries is comprehensively investigated by first-principles calculations. Among the pristine POM and four kinds of TM1/POM (TM = Fe, Co, Ni, and Pt), Co1/POM not only maintains good structural and thermodynamic stability in oxidized and reduced states but also exhibits promising electro(chemical) catalytic performance for both oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in Li-O2 batteries with the lowest Gibbs free energy barriers. Further investigations demonstrate that the moderate binding strength of Li2-xO2 (x = 0, 1, and 2) intermediates on Co1/POM guarantees favorable Li2O2 formation and decomposition. Electronic structure analyses indicate that the introduced Co single atom as an electron transfer bridge can not only efficiently improve the electronic conductivity of POM but also regulate the bonding/antibonding states around the Fermi level of [Co1/POM-Li2O2]ox. The solvent effect on the OER catalytic performance and the electronic properties of [Co1/POM-Li2O2]ox with and without dimethyl sulfoxide solvent are also investigated.
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- Yingjie Cheng
- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries (Ministry of Education), College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Functional Material Manufacturing (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- International Center for Materials Discovery, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Research Institute of Chemical Defence, Beijing 100191, China
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- Research Institute of Chemical Defence, Beijing 100191, China
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- Research Institute of Chemical Defence, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries (Ministry of Education), College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries (Ministry of Education), College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Pan M, Cui X, Jing Q, Duan H, Ouyang F, Wu R. Single Transition-Metal Atom Anchored on a Rhenium Disulfide Monolayer: An Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction Reactions. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2308416. [PMID: 38361226 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202308416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Developing efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) bifunctional electrocatalysts is attractive for rechargeable metal-air batteries. Meanwhile, single metal atoms embedded in 2D layered transition metal chalcogenides (TMDs) have become a very promising catalyst. Recently, many attentions have been paid to the 2D ReS2 electrocatalyst due to its unique distorted octahedral 1T' crystal structure and thickness-independent electronic properties. Here, the catalytic activity of different transition metal (TM) atoms embedded in ReS2 using the density functional theory is investigated. The results indicate that TM@ReS2 exhibits outstanding thermal stability, good electrical conductivity, and electron transfer for electrochemical reactions. And the Ir@ReS2 and Pd@ReS2 can be used as OER/ORR bifunctional electrocatalysts with a lower overpotential for OER (ηOER) of 0.44 V and overpotentials for ORR (ηORR) of 0.26 V and 0.27 V, respectively. The excellent catalytic activity is attributed to the optimal adsorption strength for oxygen intermediates coming from the effective modulation of the electronic structure of ReS2 after Ir/Pd doping. The results can help to deeply understand the catalytic activity of TM@ReS2 and develop novel and highly efficient OER/ORR electrocatalysts.
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- Meiling Pan
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices & School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices & School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices & School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, China
- School of Physics, Hunan Key Laboratory for Super-Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices & School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices & School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, China
- School of Physics, Hunan Key Laboratory for Super-Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices & School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, China
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Ma T, Yan R, Wu X, Wang M, Yin B, Li S, Cheng C, Thomas A. Polyoxometalate-Structured Materials: Molecular Fundamentals and Electrocatalytic Roles in Energy Conversion. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2310283. [PMID: 38193756 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202310283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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Polyoxometalates (POMs), a kind of molecular metal oxide cluster with unique physical-chemical properties, have made essential contributions to creating efficient and robust electrocatalysts in renewable energy systems. Due to the fundamental advantages of POMs, such as the diversity of molecular structures and large numbers of redox active sites, numerous efforts have been devoted to extending their application areas. Up to now, various strategies of assembling POM molecules into superstructures, supporting POMs on heterogeneous substrates, and POMs-derived metal compounds have been developed for synthesizing electrocatalysts. From a multidisciplinary perspective, the latest advances in creating POM-structured materials with a unique focus on their molecular fundamentals, electrocatalytic roles, and the recent breakthroughs of POMs and POM-derived electrocatalysts, are systematically summarized. Notably, this paper focuses on exposing the current states, essences, and mechanisms of how POM-structured materials influence their electrocatalytic activities and discloses the critical requirements for future developments. The future challenges, objectives, comparisons, and perspectives for creating POM-structured materials are also systematically discussed. It is anticipated that this review will offer a substantial impact on stimulating interdisciplinary efforts for the prosperities and widespread utilizations of POM-structured materials in electrocatalysis.
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- Tian Ma
- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576, Singapore
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstraße 40, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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Rasool F, Pirzada BM, Talib SH, Alkhidir T, Anjum DH, Mohamed S, Qurashi A. In Situ Growth of Interfacially Nanoengineered 2D-2D WS 2/Ti 3C 2T x MXene for the Enhanced Performance of Hydrogen Evolution Reactions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:14229-14242. [PMID: 38468394 PMCID: PMC10958446 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c11642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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In line with current research goals involving water splitting for hydrogen production, this work aims to develop a noble-metal-free electrocatalyst for a superior hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). A single-step interfacial activation of Ti3C2Tx MXene layers was employed by uniformly growing embedded WS2 two-dimensional (2D) nanopetal-like sheets through a facile solvothermal method. We exploited the interactions between WS2 nanopetals and Ti3C2Tx nanolayers to enhance HER performance. A much safer method was adopted to synthesize the base material, Ti3C2Tx MXene, by etching its MAX phase through mild in situ HF formation. Consequently, WS2 nanopetals were grown between the MXene layers and on edges in a one-step solvothermal method, resulting in a 2D-2D nanocomposite with enhanced interactions between WS2 and Ti3C2Tx MXene. The resulting 2D-2D nanocomposite was thoroughly characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses before being utilized as working electrodes for HER application. Among various loadings of WS2 into MXene, the 5% WS2-Ti3C2Tx MXene sample exhibited the best activity toward HER, with a low overpotential value of 66.0 mV at a current density of -10 mA cm-2 in a 1 M KOH electrolyte and a remarkable Tafel slope of 46.7 mV·dec-1. The intercalation of 2D WS2 nanopetals enhances active sites for hydrogen adsorption, promotes charge transfer, and helps attain an electrochemical stability of 50 h, boosting HER reduction potential. Furthermore, theoretical calculations confirmed that 2D-2D interactions between 1T/2H-WS2 and Ti3C2Tx MXene realign the active centers for HER, thereby reducing the overpotential barrier.
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- Faisal Rasool
- Department
of Chemistry, Khalifa University of Science
and Technology, Abu Dhabi 127788, United
Arab Emirates
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- Department
of Chemistry, Khalifa University of Science
and Technology, Abu Dhabi 127788, United
Arab Emirates
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- Department
of Chemistry, Khalifa University of Science
and Technology, Abu Dhabi 127788, United
Arab Emirates
- Center
for Catalysis and Separations, Khalifa University
of Science and Technology, Abu
Dhabi, P.O. Box 127788, United Arab Emirates
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- Department
of Chemistry, Khalifa University of Science
and Technology, Abu Dhabi 127788, United
Arab Emirates
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- Department
of Physics, Khalifa University of Science
and Technology, Abu Dhabi 127788, United
Arab Emirates
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- Department
of Chemistry, Khalifa University of Science
and Technology, Abu Dhabi 127788, United
Arab Emirates
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- Department
of Chemistry, Khalifa University of Science
and Technology, Abu Dhabi 127788, United
Arab Emirates
- Center
for Catalysis and Separations, Khalifa University
of Science and Technology, Abu
Dhabi, P.O. Box 127788, United Arab Emirates
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Huang T, Yang ZX, Li L, Wan H, Leng C, Huang GF, Hu W, Huang WQ. Dipole Effect on Oxygen Evolution Reaction of 2D Janus Single-Atom Catalysts: A Case of Rh Anchored on the P6 m2-NP Configurations. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:2428-2435. [PMID: 38394780 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Catalytic performance of single-atom catalysts (SACs) relies fundamentally on the electronic nature and local coordination environment of the active site. Here, based on a machine-learning (ML)-aided density functional theory (DFT) method, we reveal that the intrinsic dipole in Janus materials has a significant impact on the catalytic activity of SACs, using 2D γ-phosphorus carbide (γ-PC) as a model system. Specifically, a local dipole around the active site is a key degree to tune the catalytic activity and can be used as an important descriptor with a high feature importance of 17.1% in predicting the difference of adsorption free energy (ΔGO* - ΔGOH*) to assess the activity of the oxygen evolution reaction. As a result, the catalytic performance of SACs can be tuned by an intrinsic dipole, in stark contrast to those external stimuli strategies previously used. These results suggest that dipole engineering and the revolutionary DFT-ML hybrid scheme are novel approaches for designing high-performance catalysts.
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- Tao Huang
- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- School of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Intelligent Manufacture, Hunan First Normal University, Changsha 410205, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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Pan J, Li M, Filot IAW, Wang H, Hensen EJM, Zhang L. Descriptor for C 2N-Supported Single-Cluster Catalysts in Bifunctional Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Reactions. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:2066-2074. [PMID: 38358260 PMCID: PMC10895691 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Developing highly active cluster catalysts for the bifunctional oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is significant for future renewable energy technology. Here, we employ first-principles calculations combined with a genetic algorithm to explore the activity trends of transition metal clusters supported on C2N. Our results indicate that the supported clusters, as bifunctional catalysts for the OER and the ORR, may outperform single-atom catalysts. In particular, the C2N-supported Ag6 cluster exhibits outstanding bifunctional activity with low overpotentials. Mechanistic analysis indicates that the activity of the cluster is related to the number of atoms in the active site as well as the interaction between the intermediate and the cluster. Accordingly, we identify a descriptor that links the intrinsic properties of the clusters with the activity of both the OER and the ORR. This work provides guidelines and strategies for the rational design of highly efficient bifunctional cluster catalysts.
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- Jing Pan
- School of Physics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Super Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Physics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Super Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- School of Physics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Super Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- School of Physics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Super Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Zhao S, Cao W, Lu L, Tan Z, Wang Y, Wu L, Li J. Three-dimensional ordered macroporous design of heterogeneous cobalt-iron phosphides as oxygen evolution electrocatalyst. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 35:185402. [PMID: 38262057 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad21a5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) plays a key role in electrochemical conversion, which needs efficient and economical electrocatalyst to boost its kinetics for large-scale application. Herein, a bimetallic CoP/FeP2heterostructure with a three-dimensional ordered macroporous structure (3DOM-CoP/FeP2) was synthesized as an OER catalyst to demonstrate a heterogeneous engineering induction strategy. By adjusting the electron distribution and producing a lot of active sites, the heterogeneous interface enhances catalytic performance. High specific surface area is provided by the 3DOM structure. Additionally, at the solid-gas-electrolyte threephase interface, the electrocatalytic reaction exhibits good mass transfer.In situRaman spectroscopy characterization revealed that FeOOH and CoOOH reconstructed from CoP/FeP2were the true OER active sites. Consequently, the 3DOM-CoP/FeP2demonstrates superior OER activity with a low overpotentials of 300/420 mV at 10/100 mA cm-2and meritorious OER durability. It also reveals promising performance as the overall water splitting anode.
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- Songan Zhao
- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, People's Republic of China
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Jia J, Tian D. Computational Design of Ni 6@Pt 1M 31 Clusters for Multifunctional Electrocatalysts. Molecules 2023; 28:7563. [PMID: 38005285 PMCID: PMC10675175 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28227563] [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: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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High-efficiency and low-cost multifunctional electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HERs), oxygen evolution reaction (OERs) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORRs) are important for the practical applications of regenerative fuel cells. The activity trends of core-shell Ni6@M32 and Ni6@Pt1M31 (M = Pt, Pd, Cu, Ag, Au) were investigated using the density functional theory (DFT). Rate constant calculations indicated that Ni6@Pt1Ag31 was an efficient HER catalyst. The Volmer-Tafel process was the kinetically favorable reaction pathway for Ni6@Pt1M31. The Volmer-Heyrovsky reaction mechanism was preferred for Ni6@M32. The Pt active site reduced the energy barrier and changed the reaction mechanism. The ORR and OER overpotentials of Ni6@Pt1Ag31 were calculated to be 0.12 and 0.33 V, indicating that Ni6@Pt1Ag31 could be a promising multifunctional electrocatalyst. Ni6@Pt1M31 core-shell clusters present abundant active sites with a moderate adsorption strength for *H, *O, *OH and *OOH. The present study shows that embedding a single Pt atom onto a Ni@M core-shell cluster is a rational strategy for designing an effective multifunctional electrocatalyst.
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- School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, No. 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China;
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Ma Y, Zhou Y, Wang C, Gao B, Li J, Zhu M, Wu H, Zhang C, Qin Y. Photothermal-Magnetic Synergistic Effects in an Electrocatalyst for Efficient Water Splitting under Optical-Magnetic Fields. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2303741. [PMID: 37403744 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202303741] [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: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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The slow oxygen evolution reaction (OER) limits water splitting, and external fields can help improve it. However, the effect of a single external field on the OER is limited and unsatisfactory. Furthermore, the mechanism by which external fields improve the OER is unclear, particularly in the presence of multiple fields. Herein, a strategy is proposed for enhancing the OER activity of a catalyst using the combined effect of an optical-magnetic field, and the mechanism of catalytic activity enhancement is studied. Under the optical-magnetic field, Co3 O4 reduces the resistance by increasing the catalyst temperature. Meanwhile, CoFe2 O4 further reduces the resistance via the negative magnetoresistance effect, thus decreasing the resistance from 16 to 7.0 Ω. Additionally, CoFe2 O4 acts as a spin polarizer, and electron polarization results in a parallel arrangement of oxygen atoms, which increases the kinetics of the OER under the magnetic field. Benefiting from the optical and magnetic response design, Co3 O4 /CoFe2 O4 @Ni foam requires an overpotential of 172.4 mV to reach a current density of 10 mA cm-2 under an optical-magnetic field, which is significantly higher than those of recently reported state-of-the-art transition-metal-based catalysts.
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- Yibing Ma
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
- School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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Wu D, Liu B, Li R, Chen D, Zeng W, Zhao H, Yao Y, Qin R, Yu J, Chen L, Zhang J, Li B, Mu S. Fe-Regulated Amorphous-Crystal Ni(Fe)P 2 Nanosheets Coupled with Ru Powerfully Drive Seawater Splitting at Large Current Density. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2300030. [PMID: 37144430 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Water electrolysis is an ideal method for industrial green hydrogen production. However, due to increasing scarcity of freshwater, it is inevitable to develop advanced catalysts for electrolyzing seawater especially at large current density. This work reports a unique Ru nanocrystal coupled amorphous-crystal Ni(Fe)P2 nanosheet bifunctional catalyst (Ru-Ni(Fe)P2 /NF), caused by partial substitution of Fe to Ni atoms in Ni(Fe)P2 , and explores its electrocatalytic mechanism by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Owing to high electrical conductivity of crystalline phases, unsaturated coordination of amorphous phases, and couple of Ru species, Ru-Ni(Fe)P2 /NF only requires overpotentials of 375/295 and 520/361 mV to drive a large current density of 1 A cm-2 for oxygen/hydrogen evolution reaction (OER/HER) in alkaline water/seawater, respectively, significantly outperforming commercial Pt/C/NF and RuO2 /NF catalysts. In addition, it maintains stable performance at large current density of 1 A cm-2 and 600 mA cm-2 for 50 h in alkaline water and seawater, respectively. This work provides a new way for design of catalysts toward industrial-level seawater splitting.
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- Dulan Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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Chang H, Liang Z, Lang K, Fan J, Ji L, Yang K, Lu S, Ma Z, Wang L, Wang C. Pencil-like Hollow Carbon Nanotubes Embedded CoP-V 4P 3 Heterostructures as a Bifunctional Catalyst for Electrocatalytic Overall Water Splitting. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:nano13101667. [PMID: 37242083 DOI: 10.3390/nano13101667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Electrocatalytic water splitting is one of the most efficient ways of producing green hydrogen energy. The design of stable, active, and efficient electrocatalysts plays a crucial role in water splitting for achieving efficient energy conversion from electrical to hydrogen energy, aimed at solving the lingering energy crisis. In this work, CNT composites modified with CoP-V4P3 composites (CoVO-10-CNT-450P) were formed by carbonising a pencil-like precursor (Co3V2O8-H2O) and growing carbon nanotubes in situ, followed by in situ phosphorylation on the carbon nanotubes. In the HER electrocatalytic process, an overpotential of only 124 mV was exhibited at a current density of 10 mA cm-2. In addition, as an OER catalyst, a low overpotential of 280 mV was attained at a current density of 10 mA cm-2. Moreover, there was no noticeable change in the performance of the catalyst over a 90 h test in a continuous total water splitting experiment. The unique electronic structure and hollow carbon nanotube structure of CoVO-10-CNT-450P effectively increased the catalytic active sites, while also significantly improving the electrocatalytic activity. This work provides theoretical guidance for the design and synthetic route of high-performance non-precious metal electrocatalysts, and actively promotes the commercial application of electrochemical water splitting.
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- Haiyang Chang
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
- Jieyang Branch of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Jieyang 515200, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Jieyang Branch of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Jieyang 515200, China
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- Jieyang Branch of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Jieyang 515200, China
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- Jieyang Branch of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Jieyang 515200, China
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- Jieyang Branch of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Jieyang 515200, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
- Jieyang Branch of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Jieyang 515200, China
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Meng Y, Huang H, Zhang Y, Cao Y, Lu H, Li X. Recent advances in the theoretical studies on the electrocatalytic CO2 reduction based on single and double atoms. Front Chem 2023; 11:1172146. [PMID: 37056353 PMCID: PMC10086683 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1172146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Excess of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere poses a significant threat to the global climate. Therefore, the electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) is important to reduce the burden on the environment and provide possibilities for developing new energy sources. However, highly active and selective catalysts are needed to effectively catalyze product synthesis with high adhesion value. Single-atom catalysts (SACs) and double-atom catalysts (DACs) have attracted much attention in the field of electrocatalysis due to their high activity, strong selectivity, and high atomic utilization. This review summarized the research progress of electrocatalytic CO2RR related to different types of SACs and DACs. The emphasis was laid on the catalytic reaction mechanism of SACs and DACs using the theoretical calculation method. Furthermore, the influences of solvation and electrode potential were studied to simulate the real electrochemical environment to bridge the gap between experiments and computations. Finally, the current challenges and future development prospects were summarized and prospected for CO2RR to lay the foundation for the theoretical research of SACs and DACs in other aspects.
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- Yuxiao Meng
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green−Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Industrial Catalysis, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
- College of Biological Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green−Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Industrial Catalysis, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
- College of Biological Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Biological Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Biological Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China
- *Correspondence: Yongyong Cao, ; Hanfeng Lu, ; Xi Li,
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green−Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Industrial Catalysis, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Yongyong Cao, ; Hanfeng Lu, ; Xi Li,
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- College of Biological Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China
- *Correspondence: Yongyong Cao, ; Hanfeng Lu, ; Xi Li,
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Li J, Chen C, Xu L, Zhang Y, Wei W, Zhao E, Wu Y, Chen C. Challenges and Perspectives of Single-Atom-Based Catalysts for Electrochemical Reactions. JACS AU 2023; 3:736-755. [PMID: 37006762 PMCID: PMC10052268 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are emerging as the most promising catalysts for various electrochemical reactions. The isolated dispersion of metal atoms enables high density of active sites, and the simplified structure makes them ideal model systems to study the structure-performance relationships. However, the activity of SACs is still insufficient, and the stability of SACs is usually inferior but has received little attention, hindering their practical applications in real devices. Moreover, the catalytic mechanism on a single metal site is unclear, leading the development of SACs to rely on trial-and-error experiments. How can one break the current bottleneck of active sites density? How can one further increase the activity/stability of metal sites? In this Perspective, we discuss the underlying reasons for the current challenges and identify precisely controlled synthesis involving designed precursors and innovative heat-treatment techniques as the key for the development of high-performance SACs. In addition, advanced operando characterizations and theoretical simulations are essential for uncovering the true structure and electrocatalytic mechanism of an active site. Finally, future directions that may arise breakthroughs are discussed.
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Cai S, Wu XY, Wu W, Wang SS, Lu CZ. Synergic catalysis of W and Ni originating from substitution of trivacant phosphotungstate for the selective oxidation of aniline to azoxybenzene. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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Structure evolution and durability of Metal-Nitrogen-Carbon (M = Co, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir) based oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalyst: A theoretical study. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 640:170-178. [PMID: 36848770 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.02.103] [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: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Developing low-cost, high activity and stability oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts is significantly important but still challenging for water electrolyzers. In this work, we calculated the OER activity and stability of Metal-Nitrogen-Carbon (MNC, M = Co, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir) based electrocatalyst with different structures (MN4C8, MN4C10, MN4C12) using density functional theory (DFT) method. These electrocatalysts were divided into three groups based on the value of ΔG*OH, that is ΔG*OH > 1.53 eV (PdN4C8, PdN4C10, PdN4C12), ΔG*OH < 1.23 eV (RuN4C8, RuN4C10, RuN4C12, CoN4C8, CoN4C10) and 1.23 eV < ΔG*OH < 1.53 eV (RhN4C8, RhN4C10, RhN4C12, IrN4C8, IrN4C10, IrN4C12, CoN4C12), and ΔG*OH determine whether the structure evolution will appear. The results proved that MNC (M = Rh, Ir) with 1.23 eV < ΔG*OH < 1.53 eV shows higher OER activity due to moderate binding energy between reaction intermediates and MNC. Furthermore, these catalysts could maintain MNC structure without further oxidation and structural evolution under working conditions (high temperature, dynamic condition, local electric field and strong specific adsorption), therefore show excellent stability. However, MNC electrocatalyst with ΔG*OH > 1.53 eV or ΔG*OH < 1.23 eV revealed less stability under working conditions, due to their low intrinsic stability or structural evolution under working conditions, respectively. In conclusion, we proposed a comprehensive evaluation method for MNC electrocatalysts by taking ΔG*OH as the screening criterion for OER activity and stability, as well as ΔEb under working condition as descriptor of stability. This is of great significance for the design and screening of ORR, OER and HER electrocatalysts under working conditions.
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Chemical functionalized noble metal nanocrystals for electrocatalysis. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(22)64186-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Shamloofard M, Shahrokhian S. Morphology Modulation and Phase Transformation of Manganese-Cobalt Carbonate Hydroxide Caused by Fluoride Doping and Its Effect on Boosting the Overall Water Electrolysis. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:1178-1191. [PMID: 36607645 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Increasing demands for pollution-free energy resources have stimulated intense research on the design and fabrication of highly efficient, inexpensive, and stable non-noble earth-abundant metal catalysts with remarkable catalytic activity for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Morphology control of the catalysts is widely implemented as an effective strategy to change the surface atomic coordination and increase the catalytic behavior of the catalysts. In this study, we have designed a series of Mn-Co catalyts with different morphologies on the graphite paper substrate to enhance OER and HER activities in alkaline media. The prepared catalysts with different morphologies were successfully obtained by adjusting the amount of ammonium fluoride (NH4F) in the hydrothermal process. The electrochemical tests display that the cubic-like Mn-Co catalyst with pyramids on the faces at a concentration of 0.21 M NH4F exhibits the best activity toward both OER and HER. The cubic-like Mn-Co catalyst with pyramids on the faces showed overpotentials of 240 and 82 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 for OER and HER, respectively. Also, the cubic-like Mn-Co catalyst with pyramids on the faces required overpotentials of 319 and 216 mV to reach the current density of 100 mA cm-2 for OER and HER, respectively. The current density of this catalyst at η = 0.32 V was 701.05 mA cm-2 for OER, and for HER, the current density of the catalyst was 422.89 mA cm-2 at η = 0.23 V. The Tafel slopes of the Mn-Co catalyst with cubic-like structures with pyramids on the faces were 78 and 121 mV dec-1 for OER and HER, respectively. A two-electrode overall water electrolysis system using this bifunctional Mn-Co catalyst exhibited low cell voltages of 1.60 in the alkaline electrolyte at the standard current density of 10 mA cm-2 with appropriate stability. These electrochemical merits exhibit the considerable potential of the cubic-like Mn-Co catalyst with pyramids on the faces for bifunctional OER and HER applications.
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- Maryam Shamloofard
- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran11155-9516, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran11155-9516, Iran
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Mao L, Chen D, Guo Y, Han C, Zhou X, Yang Z, Huang S, Qian J. Different Growth Behavior of MOF-on-MOF Heterostructures to Enhance Oxygen Evolution. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023; 16:e202201947. [PMID: 36302718 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202201947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The exploration of non-noble metal electrocatalysts with high catalytic activity and stability for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) has become particularly urgent. Here, FeNi-based Prussian blue analogues (PBAs) were obtained by adding different solvents, where PBA particles preferentially grew on the surface plane/edge of coordination polymer precursor (Ni-ABDC) with various polarities. This resulted in the formation of FeNi-PBA-plane/edge morphologies, respectively. Notably, on account of more exposed PBAs, FeNi nanoparticles were uniformly supported on the porous N-doped carbon nanomaterials. Among them, the calcined FeNi-NC-800 underwent an interesting pre-activation process and exhibited a low overpotential of 281 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and a small Tafel slope of 82 mV dec-1 in 1.0 m KOH. This bimetallic sample showed superior OER activity and stability in comparison with control materials, which could be attributed to its abundant FeNi nanoparticles, high nitrogen content, large specific surface area, and synergistic effects between Fe and Ni atoms. In addition, relevant theoretical calculation on the optimal catalyst, FeNi-NC-800, further demonstrated its efficient OER performance with effective Fe-doping in the Ni-based oxyhydroxides.
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- Lujiao Mao
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, 325035, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, 325035, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, 325035, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, 325035, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, 325035, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, 325035, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, 510006, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, 325035, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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Wang S, Huang B, Dai Y, Wei W. Tuning the Coordination Microenvironment of Central Fe Active Site to Boost Water Electrolysis and Oxygen Reduction Activity. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2205111. [PMID: 36399639 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In heterogeneous catalysis, single-atom catalysts are the frontier and important prototypes for many reactions, and revealing the intrinsic structure-activity relationship is presently a critical task, but remains challenging. In this work, water electrolysis and oxygen reduction performances of FeXYi N3 -i (X, Y = B, C, O, P and S; i = 0, 1) moiety in Fe-porphyrin are studied by the first-principles calculations, aiming at unraveling how and why tuning the coordination microenvironment of the active metal atom can improve the activity. It can be concluded that breaking the coordination shell symmetry breaks the well-accepted standard scaling relationship, adjusts *O adsorption behavior and thus optimizes the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity, for example, to an extremely low overpotential of 0.17 V. In combination with the Fe atom spin configuration and ligand field theory, the dramatically improved OER activity can be well explained. In the present work, the significance of the coordination microenvironment of central metal atom in studies of electrocatalysis is highlighted.
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- Shuhua Wang
- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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Bai S, Mou Y, Wan J, Wang Y, Li W, Zhang H, Luo P, Wang Y. Unique amorphous/crystalline heterophase coupling for an efficient oxygen evolution reaction. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:18123-18132. [PMID: 36449014 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05167b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Designing amorphous/crystalline heterophase catalysts is still in the initial stage, and the study of amorphous/crystalline heterophase and carbon-free catalysts has not yet been realized. Herein, we report a unique amorphous/crystalline heterophase catalyst consisting of NiFe alloy nanoparticles (NPs) supported on Ti4O7 (NiFe/Ti4O7) for the first time, which is achieved by a heterophase supporting strategy of dual heat treatment. Surprisingly, the amorphous/crystalline heterophase is flexibly composed of amorphous and crystalline phases of alloy NPs and Ti4O7. The heterophase coupling endows the catalyst with a low overpotential (256 mV at 10 mA cm-2), a small Tafel slope (47 mV dec-1) and excellent endurance stability (over 100 h) in 1 M KOH electrolyte, which already outperforms commercial RuO2 (338 mV and 113 mV dec-1) and exceeds most reported representative carbon-based and titanium-based non-precious metal catalysts. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations and experimental results reveal that the unique amorphous/crystalline heterophase coupling in NiFe/Ti4O7 results in electron transfer between the alloy NPs and Ti4O7, allowing more catalytically active sites and faster interfacial electron transfer dynamics. This work provides insights into the synthesis of amorphous/crystalline heterophase catalysts and can be generalized to the heterophase coupling of other transition metal-based electrocatalysts.
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- Sitian Bai
- The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing City, 400044, PR China.
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- The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing City, 400044, PR China.
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- The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing City, 400044, PR China.
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- The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing City, 400044, PR China.
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- The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing City, 400044, PR China.
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- The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing City, 400044, PR China.
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- The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing City, 400044, PR China.
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- The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing City, 400044, PR China.
- The School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing City, 400044, PR China
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Swain S, Altaee A, Saxena M, Samal AK. A comprehensive study on heterogeneous single atom catalysis: Current progress, and challenges☆. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Wei Y, Zheng M, Zhu W, Zhang Y, Hu W, Pang H. Preparation of hierarchical hollow CoFe Prussian blue analogues and its heat-treatment derivatives for the electrocatalyst of oxygen evolution reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 631:8-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Yang W, Zhou B, Jia Z, Wu C, Wei L, Gao Z, Li H. Coordination Engineering of Single‐Atom Iron Catalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ChemCatChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202201016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Weijie Yang
- Department of Power Engineering School of Energy Power and Mechanical Engineering North China Electric Power University 071003 Baoding P. R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Low Carbon and High Efficiency Power Generation Technology North China Electric Power University 071003 Baoding P. R. China
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- Department of Power Engineering School of Energy Power and Mechanical Engineering North China Electric Power University 071003 Baoding P. R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Low Carbon and High Efficiency Power Generation Technology North China Electric Power University 071003 Baoding P. R. China
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- Department of Power Engineering School of Energy Power and Mechanical Engineering North China Electric Power University 071003 Baoding P. R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Low Carbon and High Efficiency Power Generation Technology North China Electric Power University 071003 Baoding P. R. China
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- CNOOC Institute of Chemicals and Advanced Materials Beijing 102200 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecule Engineering The University of Sydney 2006 Darlington NSW Australia
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- Department of Power Engineering School of Energy Power and Mechanical Engineering North China Electric Power University 071003 Baoding P. R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Low Carbon and High Efficiency Power Generation Technology North China Electric Power University 071003 Baoding P. R. China
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- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR) Tohoku University 980-8577 Sendai Japan
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Chen D, Lu R, Yu R, Dai Y, Zhao H, Wu D, Wang P, Zhu J, Pu Z, Chen L, Yu J, Mu S. Work-function-induced Interfacial Built-in Electric Fields in Os-OsSe 2 Heterostructures for Active Acidic and Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202208642. [PMID: 35822462 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202208642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Theoretical calculations unveil that the formation of Os-OsSe2 heterostructures with neutralized work function (WF) perfectly balances the electronic state between strong (Os) and weak (OsSe2 ) adsorbents and bidirectionally optimizes the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity of Os sites, significantly reducing thermodynamic energy barrier and accelerating kinetics process. Then, heterostructural Os-OsSe2 is constructed for the first time by a molten salt method and confirmed by in-depth structural characterization. Impressively, due to highly active sites endowed by the charge balance effect, Os-OsSe2 exhibits ultra-low overpotentials for HER in both acidic (26 mV @ 10 mA cm-2 ) and alkaline (23 mV @ 10 mA cm-2 ) media, surpassing commercial Pt catalysts. Moreover, the solar-to-hydrogen device assembled with Os-OsSe2 further highlights its potential application prospects. Profoundly, this special heterostructure provides a new model for rational selection of heterocomponents.
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- Ding Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China.,Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Xianhu Hydrogen Valley, Foshan, 528200, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- NRC (Nanostructure Research Centre), Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China.,Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Xianhu Hydrogen Valley, Foshan, 528200, P. R. China
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Theoretical inspection of TM-P4C single-atom electrocatalysts: High performance for oxygen reduction and evolution reactions. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Li X, Wang Z, Tian Y, Li X, Cai Q, Zhao J. Single-atom rhodium anchored on S-doped black phosphorene as a promising bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.107812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Chaudhuri H, Yun YS. Synthesis and environmental applications of graphene oxide/layered double hydroxides and graphene oxide/MXenes: A critical review. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Shao Z, Gao X, Zhu Q, Zhao W, Wu X, Huang K, Feng S. Synergistic regulation of coordination sites of Co 3O 4 by selective doping for efficient water oxidation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:10408-10411. [PMID: 36040062 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc03639h] [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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Herein, we designed selectively doped Co3O4 to explore the effect of coordination sites, in which the octahedral and tetrahedral sites were modulated by simple doping with ions of different radiuses (Al and In). Compared to octahedral regulation, the synergistic regulation of both tetrahedral sites and octahedral sites can induce a higher intrinsic activity, which is because they possess improved electrical conductivity and facilitate the formation of highly active Co3+/Co4+ species during the oxygen evolution reaction (OER).
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- Zhiyu Shao
- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry and Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Solid Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry and Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Solid Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry and Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Solid Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry and Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Solid Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry and Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Solid Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry and Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Solid Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry and Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Solid Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China.
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Xu J, Wang Y, Song N, Luo S, Xu B, Zhang J, Wang F. Doping of the Mn vacancy of Mn 2B 2 with a single different transition metal atom as the dual-function electrocatalyst. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:20988-20997. [PMID: 36000359 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp02209e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The design of efficient electrocatalysts is essential to enhance the performance of rechargeable metal-air cells, renewable fuel cells and overall water splitting. Based on this, how to improve the catalytic activity of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) becomes self-evident. Currently, single atom catalysts (SACs) are widely used as structural design models for the OER, ORR and HER because of the single active site and maximum metal atom utilization, but significant challenges remain. Herein, the catalytic properties of the OER, ORR and HER with a single metal atom as the active site are discussed through first-principles calculations by introducing a single metal atom in the Mn vacancy of Mn2B2 (TM@Mn2B2, TM = Au, Ag, Co, Cd, Cu, Ir, Pd, Ni, Rh, Ru and Pt). The results show that Ni@Mn2B2 is suitable as a dual-function electrocatalyst for the OER/ORR with overpotentials of 0.38 V and 0.37 V, which are lower than those of the OER overpotential of RuO2/IrO2 (0.42 V/0.56 V) and the ORR overpotential of Pt (0.45 V). Meanwhile, Pt@Mn2B2 is available as an OER/HER dual-function electrocatalyst for overall water splitting with a lower overpotential of OER (0.45 V) and lower |ΔGH| (-0.15eV) under 1/4 hydrogen coverage for the HER. This work proposes a practical strategy for developing single metal atom doped MBene as a dual-function electrocatalyst.
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- Jing Xu
- College of Physics and Electronics, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450046, China.
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- College of Physics and Electronics, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450046, China. .,International Laboratory for Quantum Functional Materials of Henan, School of Physics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- International Laboratory for Quantum Functional Materials of Henan, School of Physics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.,College of Computer and Information Engineering, Henan University of Economics and Law, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China
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- College of Physics and Electronics, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450046, China.
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- College of Physics and Electronics, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450046, China.
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- College of Physics and Electronics, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450046, China.
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- International Laboratory for Quantum Functional Materials of Henan, School of Physics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Xie W, Deng W, Hu J, Li D, Gai Y, Li X, Zhang J, Long D, Jiang F. Construction of Ferrocene-based bimetallic CoFe-FcDA nanosheets for efficient oxygen evolution reaction. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Investigation of the Stability and Hydrogen Evolution Activity of Dual-Atom Catalysts on Nitrogen-Doped Graphene. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12152557. [PMID: 35893525 PMCID: PMC9332772 DOI: 10.3390/nano12152557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Single atom catalysts (SACs) have received a lot of attention in recent years for their high catalytic activity, selectivity, and atomic utilization rates. Two-dimensional N-doped graphene has been widely used to stabilize transition metal (TM) SACs in many reactions. However, the anchored SAC could lose its activity because of the too strong metal-N interaction. Alternatively, we studied the stability and activity of dual-atom catalysts (DACs) for 24 TMs on N-doped graphene, which kept the dispersion state but had different electronic structures from SACs. Our results show that seven DACs can be formed directly compared to the SACs. The others can form stably when the number of TMs is slightly larger than the number of vacancies. We further show that some of the DACs present better catalytic activities in hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) than the corresponding SACs, which can be attributed to the optimal charge transfer that is tuned by the additional atom. After the screening, the DAC of Re is identified as the most promising catalyst for HER. This study provides useful information for designing atomically-dispersed catalysts on N−doped graphene beyond SACs.
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Wang Y, Ren X, Jiang B, Deng M, Zhao X, Pang R, Li SF. Synergetic Catalysis of Magnetic Single-Atom Catalysts Confined in Graphitic-C 3N 4/CeO 2(111) Heterojunction for CO Oxidization. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:6367-6375. [PMID: 35796604 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c01605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Magnetic single-atom catalysts (MSAC), due to the intrinsic spin degree of freedom, are of particular importance relative to other conventional SAC for applications in various catalytic processes, especially in those cases that involve spin-triplet O2. However, the bottleneck issue in this field is the clustering of the SAC during the processes. Here using first-principles calculations we predict that Mn atoms can be readily confined in the interface of the porous g-C3N4/CeO2(111) heterostructure, forming high-performance MSAC for O2 activation via a delicate synergetic mechanism of charge transfer, mainly provided by the p-block g-C3N4 overlayer mediated by the d-block Mn active site, and spin selection, preserved mainly through active participation of the f-block Ce atoms and/or g-C3N4, which effectively promotes the CO oxidization. Such a recipe is also demonstrated to be valid for V- and Nb-MSACs, which may shed new light on the design of highly efficient MSACs for various important chemical processes wherein spin-selection matters.
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- Yueyang Wang
- School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Chen D, Lu R, Yu R, Dai Y, Zhao H, Wu D, Wang P, Zhu J, Pu Z, Chen L, Yu J, Mu S. Work‐function‐induced Interfacial Built‐in Electric Fields in Os‐OsSe2 Heterostructures for Active Acidic and Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202208642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Ding Chen
- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology NRC CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processi 122 Luoshi Road, State Lab, Wuhan Univsersity of Technology 430070 Wuhan CHINA
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Zhou B, Gao R, Zou JJ, Yang H. Surface Design Strategy of Catalysts for Water Electrolysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2202336. [PMID: 35665595 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202202336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Hydrogen, a new energy carrier that can replace traditional fossil fuels, is seen as one of the most promising clean energy sources. The use of renewable electricity to drive hydrogen production has very broad prospects for addressing energy and environmental problems. Therefore, many researchers favor electrolytic water due to its green and low-cost advantages. The electrolytic water reaction comprises the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Understanding the OER and HER mechanisms in acidic and alkaline processes contributes to further studying the design of surface regulation of electrolytic water catalysts. The OER and HER catalysts are mainly reviewed for defects, doping, alloying, surface reconstruction, crystal surface structure, and heterostructures. Besides, recent catalysts for overall water splitting are also reviewed. Finally, this review paves the way to the rational design and synthesis of new materials for highly efficient electrocatalysis.
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- Binghui Zhou
- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 200237, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 200237, China
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
- Hunan Key Lab of Mineral Materials and Application, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
- State Key Lab of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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Luo X, Abazari R, Tahir M, Fan WK, Kumar A, Kalhorizadeh T, Kirillov AM, Amani-Ghadim AR, Chen J, Zhou Y. Trimetallic metal–organic frameworks and derived materials for environmental remediation and electrochemical energy storage and conversion. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Zafari M, Umer M, Nissimagoudar AS, Anand R, Ha M, Umer S, Lee G, Kim KS. Unveiling the Role of Charge Transfer in Enhanced Electrochemical Nitrogen Fixation at Single-Atom Catalysts on BX Sheets (X = As, P, Sb). J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:4530-4537. [PMID: 35576271 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00918] [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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To tune single-atom catalysts (SACs) for effective nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR), we investigate various transition metals implanted on boron-arsenide (BAs), boron-phosphide (BP), and boron-antimony (BSb) using density functional theory (DFT). Interestingly, W-BAs shows high catalytic activity and excellent selectivity with an insignificant barrier of only 0.05 eV along the distal pathway and a surmountable kinetic barrier of 0.34 eV. The W-BSb and Mo-BSb exhibit high performances with limiting potentials of -0.19 and -0.34 V. The Bader-charge descriptor reveals that the charge transfers from substrate to *NNH in the first protonation step and from *NH3 to substrate in the last protonation step, circumventing a big hurdle in NRR by achieving negative free energy change of *NH2 to *NH3. Furthermore, machine learning (ML) descriptors are introduced to reduce computational cost. Our rational design meets the three critical prerequisites of chemisorbing N2 molecules, stabilizing *NNH, and destabilizing *NH2 adsorbates for high-efficiency NRR.
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- Mohammad Zafari
- Center for Superfunctional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Superfunctional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Superfunctional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Superfunctional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Superfunctional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Superfunctional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Superfunctional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Superfunctional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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Di Liberto G, Cipriano LA, Pacchioni G. Universal Principles for the Rational Design of Single Atom Electrocatalysts? Handle with Care. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c01011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Giovanni Di Liberto
- Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Università di Milano - Bicocca, via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Università di Milano - Bicocca, via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Università di Milano - Bicocca, via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy
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Yang W, Liu X, Chen X, Cao Y, Cui S, Jiao L, Wu C, Chen C, Fu D, Gates ID, Gao Z, Jiang HL. A Sulfur-Tolerant MOF-Based Single-Atom Fe Catalyst for Efficient Oxidation of NO and Hg 0. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2110123. [PMID: 35291046 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202110123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Catalytic oxidation of NO and Hg0 is a crucial step to eliminate multiple pollutants from emissions from coal-fired power plants. However, traditional catalysts exhibit low catalytic activity and poor sulfur resistance due to low activation ability and poor adsorption selectivity. Herein, a single-atom Fe decorated N-doped carbon catalyst (Fe1 -N4 -C), with abundant Fe1 -N4 sites, based on a Fe-doped metal-organic framework is developed to oxidize NO and Hg0 . The results demonstrate that the Fe1 -N4 -C has ultrahigh catalytic activity for oxidizing NO and Hg0 at low and room temperature. More importantly, Fe1 -N4 -C exhibits robust sulfur resistance as it preferably adsorbs reactants over sulfur oxides, which has never been achieved before with traditional catalysts. Furthermore, SO2 boosts the catalytic oxidation of NO over Fe1 -N4 -C through accelerating the circulation of active sites. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the Fe1 -N4 active sites result in a low energy barrier and high adsorption selectivity, providing detailed molecular-level understanding for its excellent catalytic performance. This is the first report on NO and Hg0 oxidation over single-atom catalysts with strong sulfur tolerance. The outcomes demonstrate that single-atom catalysts are promising candidates for catalytic oxidation of NO and Hg0 enabling cleaner coal-fired power plant operations.
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- Weijie Yang
- Department of Power Engineering, School of Energy, Power and Mechanical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei, 071003, P. R. China
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- Department of Power Engineering, School of Energy, Power and Mechanical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei, 071003, P. R. China
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- Department of Power Engineering, School of Energy, Power and Mechanical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei, 071003, P. R. China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei, 071003, P. R. China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei, 071003, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1C-N, Canada
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei, 071003, P. R. China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei, 071003, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1C-N, Canada
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- Department of Power Engineering, School of Energy, Power and Mechanical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei, 071003, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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Yesuraj J, Lee HO, Pandiyan MK, Jayavelu J, Bhagavathiachari M, Kim K. Bio-engineered hexagon-shaped Co3O4 nanoplates on deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) scaffold: An efficient electrode material for an asymmetric supercapacitor and electrocatalysis application. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.132499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Wang Y, Tian W, Wan J, Xiong G, Zhang H, Wang Y. NP monolayer supported transition-metal single atoms for electrochemical water splitting: a theoretical study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:10325-10333. [PMID: 35438086 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp04795g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The development of cost-effective and highly efficient electrocatalysts for water splitting is highly desirable but remains an ongoing challenge. Numerous single-atom catalysts (SACs) have achieved satisfactory performances in this area; however, non-carbon metal-free substrates have been rarely explored. Herein, we report a series of single-metal atoms supported on a novel two-dimensional NP monolayer as promising electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) by theoretical calculations. Our results disclose that Ti@NP, V@NP and Ir@NP exhibit desirable catalytic activity for the HER with extremely low of -0.004, -0.051, and 0.017 eV, respectively. More importantly, the calculated activation barriers for the Tafel reactions of these SACs are much lower than those for the benchmark Pt catalysts. In addition, Pt@NP shows the lowest ηOER of 0.495 V, followed by Rh@NP (ηOER = 0.548 V), which are even superior to that of state-of-the-art IrO2. This work highlights the potential application of metal-free supports in SACs, which also further enriches the application of a NP monolayer in other related electrochemical processes.
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- Yanwei Wang
- The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing City, 400044, P. R. China.
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- The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing City, 400044, P. R. China.
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- The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing City, 400044, P. R. China.
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- The School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing City 400044, P. R. China
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- The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing City, 400044, P. R. China.
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- The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing City, 400044, P. R. China. .,The School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing City 400044, P. R. China
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Gao H, Yang M, Liu X, Dai X, Bao XQ, Xiong D. Hydrothermal synthesized delafossite CuGaO 2 as an electrocatalyst for water oxidation. FRONTIERS OF OPTOELECTRONICS 2022; 15:8. [PMID: 36637561 PMCID: PMC9756248 DOI: 10.1007/s12200-022-00014-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Hydrogen production from water splitting provides an effective method to alleviate the ever-growing global energy crisis. In this work, delafossite CuGaO2 (CGO) crystal was synthesized through hydrothermal routes with Cu(NO3)2·3H2O and Ga(NO3)3·xH2O used as reactants. The addition of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) was found to play an important role in modifying the morphology of CuGaO2 (CGO-CTAB). With the addition of CTAB, the morphology of CGO-CTAB samples changed from irregular flake to typical hexagonal sheet microstructure, with an average size of 1-2 μm and a thickness of around 100 nm. Furthermore, the electrocatalytic activity of CGO-CTAB crystals for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) was also studied and compared with that of CGO crystals. CGO-CTAB samples exhibited better activity than CGO. An overpotential of 391.5 mV was shown to be able to generate a current density of 10 mA/cm2. The as-prepared samples also demonstrate good stability for water oxidation and relatively fast OER kinetics with a Tafel slope of 56.4 mV/dec. This work highlights the significant role of modification of CTAB surfactants in preparing CGO related crystals, and the introduction of CTAB was found to help to improve their electrocatalytic activity for OER.
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- Han Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nanofabrication and Microengineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China.
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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Gao H, Yang M, Du Z, Liu X, Dai X, Lin K, Bao XQ, Li H, Xiong D. Metal-organic framework derived bimetal oxide CuCoO 2 as efficient electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:5997-6006. [PMID: 35352083 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00517d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Metal-organic framework (MOF) materials with tunable porous morphology, controlled crystalline structure, various compositions, and high specific surface area are widely used as precursors to synthesize electrocatalysts for water splitting, which is beneficial for improving their oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance. Using ZIF-67 as a Co source and Cu-BTC as a Cu source, hexagonal MOF-derived CuCoO2 (MOF-CCO) nanocrystals with the size of ∼288 nm were prepared through a one-step solvothermal method. The influence of the content of the precursor solvents (absolute ethanol and deionized water), reaction temperature, mass ratio of reactants, NaOH addition, and reactant concentration of precursors on the structure and morphology of the products was investigated. The optimal CuCoO2 nanocrystals (MOF-CCO1) around 288 nm present the highest OER activity, such as a low overpotential of 364.7 mV at 10 mA cm-2, a small Tafel slope of 64.1 mV dec-1, and attractive durability in 1.0 M KOH solution. The XPS results showed that the higher catalytic efficiency of MOF-CCO1 nanocrystals could be due to the oxygen vacancies caused by lattice oxygen loss, the increase of OH- content on the surface, and the synergistic effect of Cu2+/Cu+ and Co2+/Co3+ redox pairs. Finally, a possible OER mechanism for MOF-CCO nanocrystals of water splitting was proposed. This study provides a new approach for the preparation of delafossite nanomaterials and for the improvement of their OER performances.
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- Han Gao
- 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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- 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.
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- State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nanofabrication and Microengineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, 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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CO oxidation on MXene (Mo2CS2) supported single-atom catalyst: a termolecular Eley-Rideal mechanism. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Guo J, Liu H, Li D, Wang J, Djitcheu X, He D, Zhang Q. A minireview on the synthesis of single atom catalysts. RSC Adv 2022; 12:9373-9394. [PMID: 35424892 PMCID: PMC8985184 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra00657j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Single atom catalysis is a prosperous and rapidly growing research field, owing to the remarkable advantages of single atom catalysts (SACs), such as maximized atom utilization efficiency, tailorable catalytic activities as well as supremely high catalytic selectivity. Synthesis approaches play crucial roles in determining the properties and performance of SACs. Over the past few years, versatile methods have been adopted to synthesize SACs. Herein, we give a thorough and up-to-date review on the progress of approaches for the synthesis of SACs, outline the general principles and list the advantages and disadvantages of each synthesis approach, with the aim to give the readers a clear picture and inspire more studies to exploit novel approaches to synthesize SACs effectively.
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- Jiawen Guo
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology Jinzhou 121001 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology Jinzhou 121001 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology Jinzhou 121001 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology Jinzhou 121001 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology Jinzhou 121001 P. R. China
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- Innovative Catalysis Program, Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology Jinzhou 121001 P. R. China
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Chen D, Pu Z, Wang P, Lu R, Zeng W, Wu D, Yao Y, Zhu J, Yu J, Ji P, Mu S. Mapping Hydrogen Evolution Activity Trends of Intermetallic Pt-Group Silicides. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c05175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Ding Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- Foshan Xianhu Laboratory, Foshan 528200, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- Foshan Xianhu Laboratory, Foshan 528200, China
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Liu X, Zhang Y, Wang W, Chen Y, Xiao W, Liu T, Zhong Z, Luo Z, Ding Z, Zhang Z. Transition Metal and N Doping on AlP Monolayers for Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts: Density Functional Theory Study Assisted by Machine Learning Description. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:1249-1259. [PMID: 34941239 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c22309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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It is vital to search for highly efficient bifunctional oxygen evolution/reduction reaction (OER/ORR) electrocatalysts for sustainable and renewable clean energy. Herein, we propose a single transition-metal (TM)-based defective AlP system to validate bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis by using the density functional theory (DFT) method. We found that the catalytic activity is enhanced by substituting two P atoms with two N atoms in the Al vacancy of the TM-anchored AlP monolayer. Specifically, the overpotential of OER(ORR) in Co- and Ni-based defective AlP systems is found to be 0.38 (0.25 V) and 0.23 V (0.39 V), respectively, showing excellent bifunctional catalytic performance. The results are further presented by establishing the volcano plots and contour maps according to the scaling relation of the Gibbs free-energy change of *OH, *O, and *OOH intermediates. The d-band center and the product of the number of d-orbital electrons and electronegativity of the TM atom are the ideal descriptors for this system. To investigate the activity origin of the OER/ORR process, we performed the machine learning (ML) algorithm. The result indicates that the number of TM-d electrons (Ne), the radius of TM atoms (rd), and the charge transfer of TM atoms (Qe) are the three primary descriptors characterizing the adsorption behavior. Our results can provide a theoretical guidance for designing highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts and pave a way for the DFT-ML hybrid method in catalysis research.
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- School of Physical and Electronic Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Physical and Electronic Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education of China, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- School of Physical and Electronic Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Physical and Electronic Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Physical and Electronic Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- | College of Information, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Big Data and Information Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, United Kingdom
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Zhao X, Chang Y, He X, Zhang H, Jia J, Jia M. Understanding ultra-dispersed CeO modified iridium clusters as bifunction electrocatalyst for high-efficiency water splitting in acid electrolytes. J RARE EARTH 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2022.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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