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Wang J, Ye J, Chen S, Zhang Q. Strain Engineering of Unconventional Crystal-Phase Noble Metal Nanocatalysts. Molecules 2024; 29:1617. [PMID: 38611896 PMCID: PMC11013576 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29071617] [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: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
Abstract
The crystal phase, alongside the composition, morphology, architecture, facet, size, and dimensionality, has been recognized as a critical factor influencing the properties of noble metal nanomaterials in various applications. In particular, unconventional crystal phases can potentially enable fascinating properties in noble metal nanomaterials. Recent years have witnessed notable advances in the phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN). Within the accessible strategies for phase engineering, the effect of strain cannot be ignored because strain can act not only as the driving force of phase transition but also as the origin of the diverse physicochemical properties of the unconventional crystal phase. In this review, we highlight the development of unconventional crystal-phase noble metal nanomaterials within strain engineering. We begin with a short introduction of the unconventional crystal phase and strain effect in noble metal nanomaterials. Next, the correlations of the structure and performance of strain-engineered unconventional crystal-phase noble metal nanomaterials in electrocatalysis are highlighted, as well as the phase transitions of noble metal nanomaterials induced by the strain effect. Lastly, the challenges and opportunities within this rapidly developing field (i.e., the strain engineering of unconventional crystal-phase noble metal nanocatalysts) are discussed.
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- Jie Wang
- Key Laboratory of Fluid and Power Machinery of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fluid and Power Machinery of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
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Direct Atomic-Level Insight into Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Size-Dependent Pt-based Electrocatalysts from Density Functional Theory Calculations. Chin J Chem Eng 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2023.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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Guan C, Chen H, Feng H. Room-Temperature Synthesis of Sub-2 nm Ultrasmall Platinum-Rare-Earth Metal Nanoalloys for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:13379-13385. [PMID: 35976031 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To tune the activity of Pt alloy electrocatalysts and reduce the Pt loading, researchers have intensively studied alloys of Pt with late transition metals. However, Pt alloy formation with rare-earth (RE) elements through the traditional chemical route is still a challenge due to the vastly different standard reduction potentials. Here, we report a universal chemical method to prepare a series of Pt/RE (RE = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Lu) nanoalloys with tunable compositions and ultrasmall particle sizes (sub-2 nm). These Pt-RE nanoalloys were synthesized by a strong liquid metal reduction with high-speed shearing assistance at room temperature. Among the nine Pt-RE alloy catalysts, the PtNd/C shows the best hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity, stability, and durability compared to commercial Pt/C. The PtNd/C shows an overpotential of 25.9 mV at the current density of 10 mA/cm2 with a Tafel slope of 19.5 mV/dec and excellent stability in the acidic medium. This work not only provides a general and scalable strategy for synthesizing noble metal-RE alloys but also highlights noble metal-RE alloys as sufficiently advanced catalysts and accelerates the research of noble metal-RE alloy in energy-related applications.
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- Chaoqun Guan
- Institute of Materials for Energy and Environment, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Materials for Energy and Environment, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Materials for Energy and Environment, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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Cruz-Martínez H, Guerra-Cabrera W, Flores-Rojas E, Ruiz-Villalobos D, Rojas-Chávez H, Peña-Castañeda YA, Medina DI. Pt-Free Metal Nanocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Combining Experiment and Theory: An Overview. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26216689. [PMID: 34771098 PMCID: PMC8588335 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26216689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The design and manufacture of highly efficient nanocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is key to achieve the massive use of proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Up to date, Pt nanocatalysts are widely used for the ORR, but they have various disadvantages such as high cost, limited activity and partial stability. Therefore, different strategies have been implemented to eliminate or reduce the use of Pt in the nanocatalysts for the ORR. Among these, Pt-free metal nanocatalysts have received considerable relevance due to their good catalytic activity and slightly lower cost with respect to Pt. Consequently, nowadays, there are outstanding advances in the design of novel Pt-free metal nanocatalysts for the ORR. In this direction, combining experimental findings and theoretical insights is a low-cost methodology—in terms of both computational cost and laboratory resources—for the design of Pt-free metal nanocatalysts for the ORR in acid media. Therefore, coupled experimental and theoretical investigations are revised and discussed in detail in this review article.
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- Heriberto Cruz-Martínez
- Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico del Valle de Etla, Abasolo S/N, Barrio del Agua Buena, Santiago Suchilquitongo, Oaxaca 68230, Mexico; (H.C.-M.); (D.R.-V.)
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- Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico del Istmo, Panamericana 821, 2da., Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca 70000, Mexico;
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CICATA-Legaria, Legaria 694, Col. Irrigación, Ciudad de México 11500, Mexico;
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- Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico del Valle de Etla, Abasolo S/N, Barrio del Agua Buena, Santiago Suchilquitongo, Oaxaca 68230, Mexico; (H.C.-M.); (D.R.-V.)
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- Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Tláhuac II, Camino Real 625, Tláhuac, Ciudad de México 13508, Mexico;
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- Colegio de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México, Av. Fray Servando Teresa de Mier 92, Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad de México 06080, Mexico
- Correspondence: (Y.A.P.-C.); (D.I.M.)
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Atizapan de Zaragoza 52926, Estado de Mexico, Mexico
- Correspondence: (Y.A.P.-C.); (D.I.M.)
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Campos-Roldán CA, Pailloux F, Blanchard PY, Jones DJ, Rozière J, Cavaliere S. Rational Design of Carbon-Supported Platinum–Gadolinium Nanoalloys for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c02449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Institut P’, CNRS−Université de Poitiers−ISAE-ENSMA−UPR 3346, 11 Boulevard Marie et Pierre Curie, Site du Futuroscope, TSA 41123, 86073 Poitiers Cédex 9, France
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- ICGM, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- ICGM, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- ICGM, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
- Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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Wang Y, Li X, Zhang M, Zhou Y, Rao D, Zhong C, Zhang J, Han X, Hu W, Zhang Y, Zaghib K, Wang Y, Deng Y. Lattice-Strain Engineering of Homogeneous NiS 0.5 Se 0.5 Core-Shell Nanostructure as a Highly Efficient and Robust Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2000231. [PMID: 32870547 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202000231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2020] [Revised: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Developing highly-efficient non-noble-metal electrocatalysts for water splitting is crucial for the development of clean and reversible hydrogen energy. Introducing lattice strain is an effective strategy to develop efficient electrocatalysts. However, lattice strain is typically co-created with heterostructure, vacancy, or substrate effects, which complicate the identification of the strain-activity correlation. Herein, a series of lattice-strained homogeneous NiSx Se1- x nanosheets@nanorods hybrids are designed and synthesized by a facile strategy. The NiS0.5 Se0.5 with ≈2.7% lattice strain exhibits outstanding activity for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reaction (HER/OER), affording low overpotentials of 70 and 257 mV at 10 mA cm-2 , respectively, as well as excellent long-term durability even at a large current density of 100 mA cm-2 (300 h), significantly superior to other benchmarks and the precious metal catalysts. Experimental and theoretical calculation results reveal that the generated lattice strain decreases the metal d-orbital overlap, leading to a narrower bandwidth and a closer d-band center toward the Fermi level. Thus, NiS0.5 Se0.5 possesses favorable H* adsorption kinetics for HER and lower energy barriers for OER. This work provides a new insight to regulate the lattice strain of advanced catalyst materials and further improve the performance of energy conversion technologies.
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- Yang Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350207, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- Center of Excellence in Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage, Hydro-Quebec, 1806 boulevard Lionel-boulet, Varennes, Quebec, J3X 1S1, Canada
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- Center of Excellence in Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage, Hydro-Quebec, 1806 boulevard Lionel-boulet, Varennes, Quebec, J3X 1S1, Canada
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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Luo Y, Zhang J, Chen Y, Li Z, Chen J, Wang G, Wang R. MOF-derived porous carbon supported iron-based catalysts with optimized active sites towards oxygen reduction reaction. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2019.113191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wu T, Vegge T, Hansen HA. Improved Electrocatalytic Water Splitting Reaction on CeO2(111) by Strain Engineering: A DFT+U Study. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b00203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Tiantian Wu
- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Leonard Rößner
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Materials for Innovative Energy Concepts, Chemnitz University of Technology, 09107 Chemnitz, Germany
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Materials for Innovative Energy Concepts, Chemnitz University of Technology, 09107 Chemnitz, Germany
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Synthesis of PtCo nanoflowers and its catalytic activity towards nitrobenzene hydrogenation. CATAL COMMUN 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2018.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Back S, Jung Y. Importance of Ligand Effects Breaking the Scaling Relation for Core-Shell Oxygen Reduction Catalysts. ChemCatChem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201700497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Seoin Back
- Graduate School of EEWS; Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; 291 Daehakro Daejeon 34141 Korea
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- Graduate School of EEWS; Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; 291 Daehakro Daejeon 34141 Korea
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