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Li Q, Zhang B, Sun C, Sun X, Li Z, Du Y, Liu JC, Luo F. Enhanced Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction via Electronic Structure Regulation: Activating PtRh with Rare Earth Tm Alloying. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2400662. [PMID: 38534137 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2024] [Revised: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Developing high-performance electrocatalysts for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is crucial for producing green hydrogen, yet it remains challenging due to the sluggish kinetics in alkaline environments. Pt is located near the peak of HER volcano plot, owing to its exceptional performance in hydrogen adsorption and desorption, and Rh plays an important role in H2O dissociation. Lanthanides (Ln) are commonly used to modulate the electronic structure of materials and further influence the adsorption/desorption of reactants, intermediates, and products, and noble metal-Ln alloys are recognized as effective platforms where Ln elements regulate the catalytic properties of noble metals. Here Pt1.5Rh1.5Tm alloy is synthesized using the sodium vapor reduction method. This alloy demonstrates superior catalytic activity, being 4.4 and 6.6 times more effective than Pt/C and Rh/C, respectively. Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the upshift of d-band center and the charge transfer induced by alloying promote adsorption and dissociation of H2O, making Pt1.5Rh1.5Tm alloy more favorable for the alkaline HER reaction, both kinetically and thermodynamically.
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- Qingqing Li
- Nankai University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Rare-earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Centre of Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of New Energy and Materials, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing, 102249, P. R. China
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- Nankai University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Rare-earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Centre of Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- Nankai University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Rare-earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Centre of Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of New Energy and Materials, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing, 102249, P. R. China
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- Nankai University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Rare-earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Centre of Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- Nankai University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Rare-earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Centre of Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- Nankai University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Rare-earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Centre of Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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Yang Q, Gong Z, Xiao S, Zhang D, Ma L. Establishing Ohmic Contact of a Radial Compressed CNT Bundle with High Work Function Metal. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:10460-10467. [PMID: 38441484 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Establishing low-resistance ohmic contact is critical for developing electronic devices based on traditional silicon and new low-dimensional materials. Due to unprecedented electronic and mechanical properties, the one-dimensional carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been used as source/drain, gate, or tunnel to fabricate transistors. However, the mechanism causing low-resistance ohmic contact is not clear yet. Here, the hybrid atomic force microscopy-scanning electron microscopy (AFM-SEM) instrument was developed to establish lower-resistance ohmic contact between a radial compressed deformed multiwalled CNT bundle and high work function metal (platinum and gold). The radial compression structure under strong van der Waals attraction was in situ characterized through the SEM image to obtain the diameter and width and through AFM to get height and to perform nanoindentation, indicating that Pt has the smaller radial compression deformation. Molecular dynamics simulations exhibit that compared to Pt, a wider ribbon-like graphene layer formed when the radial compressed CNTs contacted with Au. The bond forming and electron orbital overlapping between C atoms of deformed CNTs and the high work function metal atom is beneficial for good electrical contact.
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- Quan Yang
- College of Integrated Circuits, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China
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- School of Information Engineering, Ningde Normal University, Ningde 352100, China
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- Shenzhen Institute for Advanced Study, University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen 518110, China
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- School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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Li Q, Sun C, Fu H, Zhang S, Sun X, Liu JC, Du Y, Luo F. Enhanced Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction through Lanthanide-Modified Rhodium Intermetallic Catalysts. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2307052. [PMID: 37946708 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Design of highly efficient electrocatalysts for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is of paramount importance for water electrolysis, but still a considerable challenge because of the slow HER kinetics in alkaline environments. Alloying is recognized as an effective strategy to enhance the catalytic properties. Lanthanides (Ln) are recognized as an electronic and structural regulator, attributed to their unique 4f electron behavior and the phenomenon known as lanthanide contraction. Here, a new class of Rh3Ln intermetallics (IMs) are synthesized using the sodium vapor reduction method. The alloying process induced an upshift of the d-band center and electron transfer from Ln to Rh, resulting in optimized adsorption and dissociation energies for H2O molecules. Consequently, Rh3Tb IMs exhibited outstanding HER activity in both alkaline environments and seawater, displaying an overpotential of only 19 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and a Tafel slope of 22.2 mV dec-1. Remarkably, the current density of Rh3Tb IMs at 100 mV overpotential is 8.6 and 5.7 times higher than that of Rh/C and commercial Pt/C, respectively. This work introduces a novel approach to the rational design of HER electrocatalysis and sheds light on the role of lanthanides in electrocatalyst systems.
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- Qingqing Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, CTianjin Key Lab Rare Earth Mat & Applicat, Ctr Rare Earth & Inorgan Funct Mat, Nankai University, Smart Sensor I, Tianjin, 300350, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, CTianjin Key Lab Rare Earth Mat & Applicat, Ctr Rare Earth & Inorgan Funct Mat, Nankai University, Smart Sensor I, Tianjin, 300350, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, CTianjin Key Lab Rare Earth Mat & Applicat, Ctr Rare Earth & Inorgan Funct Mat, Nankai University, Smart Sensor I, Tianjin, 300350, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, CTianjin Key Lab Rare Earth Mat & Applicat, Ctr Rare Earth & Inorgan Funct Mat, Nankai University, Smart Sensor I, Tianjin, 300350, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, CTianjin Key Lab Rare Earth Mat & Applicat, Ctr Rare Earth & Inorgan Funct Mat, Nankai University, Smart Sensor I, Tianjin, 300350, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, CTianjin Key Lab Rare Earth Mat & Applicat, Ctr Rare Earth & Inorgan Funct Mat, Nankai University, Smart Sensor I, Tianjin, 300350, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, CTianjin Key Lab Rare Earth Mat & Applicat, Ctr Rare Earth & Inorgan Funct Mat, Nankai University, Smart Sensor I, Tianjin, 300350, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, CTianjin Key Lab Rare Earth Mat & Applicat, Ctr Rare Earth & Inorgan Funct Mat, Nankai University, Smart Sensor I, Tianjin, 300350, P.R. China
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Hu H, Zhang P, Xiao BB, Mi JL. Substrate Strain Engineering of Single-Atomic Sn-N 4 Sites Embedded in Various Carbon Matrixes for Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:23170-23184. [PMID: 37141049 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c02232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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It is still a great challenge to design and synthesize high-efficiency and low-cost single-atom catalysts (SACs) as promising bifunctional electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, theoretical insights into Sn-N4 embedded carbon nanotubes, graphene quantum dots, and graphene nanosheets (denoted as Sn-N4-CNTs, Sn-N4-GQDs, and Sn-N4-Gra, respectively) for the ORR/OER are systematically provided. These results show that the protruding Sn atom creates a Sn-N4 pyramid and induces varied strain transfer between Sn-N4 and different carbon substrates prior to adsorption of O intermediates, resulting in the opposite response of the adsorption strengths of O intermediates to the substrate curvature of Sn-N4-CNTs and Sn-N4-GQDs. The torsional strain induced by OH* and OOH* on the Sn atom of Sn-N4-CNTs breaks the scaling relations between the adsorption strengths of O intermediates. Consequently, Sn-N4-CNTs with suitable curvature achieve outstanding ORR performance with very low overpotentials (0.28 V). Furthermore, the increase of curvature boosts the OER activity of Sn-N4-CNTs. For Sn-N4-GQDs, high curvature contributes to promoted OER activity but reduced ORR activity. The electronic interactions reveal the electron transfer from the s/p-bands of Sn to the half-filled β states of the frontier orbitals of O intermediates.
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- Hao Hu
- Institute for Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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Co nanoparticles/N-doped carbon nanotubes: Facile synthesis by taking Co-based complexes as precursors and electrocatalysis on oxygen reduction reaction. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Wu J, Fan J, Zhao X, Wang Y, Wang D, Liu H, Gu L, Zhang Q, Zheng L, Singh DJ, Cui X, Zheng W. Atomically Dispersed MoO x on Rhodium Metallene Boosts Electrocatalyzed Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207512. [PMID: 35762984 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Accelerating slow water dissociation kinetics is key to boosting the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline media. We report the synthesis of atomically dispersed MoOx species anchored on Rh metallene using a one-pot solvothermal method. The resulting structures expose the oxide-metal interfaces to the maximum extent. This leads to a MoOx -Rh catalyst with ultrahigh alkaline HER activity. We obtained a mass activity of 2.32 A mgRh -1 at an overpotential of 50 mV, which is 11.8 times higher than that of commercial Pt/C and surpasses the previously reported Rh-based electrocatalysts. First-principles calculations demonstrate that the interface between MoOx and Rh is the active center for alkaline HER. The MoOx sites preferentially adsorb and dissociate water molecules, and adjacent Rh sites adsorb the generated atomic hydrogen for efficient H2 evolution. Our findings illustrate the potential of atomic interface engineering strategies in electrocatalysis.
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- Jiandong Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy, Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Electron Microscopy, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy, Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Electron Microscopy, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211-7010, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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Haq TU, Haik Y. Strategies of Anode Design for Seawater Electrolysis: Recent Development and Future Perspective. SMALL SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202200030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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- Tanveer ul Haq
- Sustainable Energy Engineering Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering Texas A&M University Kingsville TX 78363-8202 USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering University of Sharjah Sharjah UAE
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Huang QQ, Zhang LL, Wu P, Zhang MC, Liu JL, Wu JS, Pei WB, Ren XM. The morphology, crystal structure and oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysis performance of scandium-doped MIL-101(Fe). J SOLID STATE CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2022.123202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Wu J, Fan J, Zhao X, Wang Y, Wang D, Liu H, Gu L, Zhang Q, Zheng L, Cui X, Singh DJ, Zheng W. Atomically Dispersed MoOx on Rhodium Metallene Boosts Electrocatalyzed Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202207512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jiandong Wu
- Jilin University School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Jilin University School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Jilin University School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Jilin University School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Jilin University School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Jilin University School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Physics CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Physics CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of High Energy Physics CHINA
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- Jilin University School of Materials Science and Engineering 2699 Qianjin Street 130012 Changchun CHINA
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- University of Missouri Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- Jilin University School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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Li W, Zhao JW, Yan C, Dong B, Zhang Y, Li W, Zai J, Li GR, Qian X. Asymmetric Activation of the Nitro Group over a Ag/Graphene Heterointerface to Boost Highly Selective Electrocatalytic Reduction of Nitrobenzene. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:25478-25489. [PMID: 35634976 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c04533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The electrocatalytic reduction of nitrobenzene to aniline normally faces high overpotential and poor selectivity because of its six-electron redox nature. Herein, a Ag nanoparticles/laser-induced-graphene (LIG) heterointerface was fabricated on polyimide films and employed as an electrode material for an efficient nitrobenzene reduction reaction (NBRR) via a one-step laser direct writing technology. The first-principles calculations reveal that Ag/LIG shows the lowest activation barriers for the NBRR, which could be attributed to the optimum adsorption of the H atom realized by the appropriate interaction between Ag/LIG heterointerfaces and nitrobenzene. As a result, the overpotential of the NBRR is reduced by 217 mV after silver loading, and Ag/LIG shows a high aniline selectivity of 93%. Furthermore, an electrochemical reduction of nitrobenzene in tandem with an electrochemical oxidative polymerization of aniline was designed to serve as an alternative method to remove nitrobenzene from the aqueous solution. This strategy highlights the significance of heterointerfaces for efficient electrocatalysts, which may stimulate the development of novel electrocatalysts to boost the electrocatalytic activity.
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- Wenqian Li
- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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Wang N, Bo X, Zhou M. Single-Step and Room-Temperature Synthesis of Laser-Induced Pt/VC Nanocomposites as Effective Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution and Oxygen Evolution Reactions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:23332-23341. [PMID: 35537035 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c00747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The development of cost-effective Pt-based electrocatalysts is of great scientific and industrial significance for improving the electrocatalytic activity of hydrogen evolution (HER) and oxygen evolution (OER) reactions for overall water splitting. In this work, unlike traditional furnace pyrolysis, we report the rapid and single-step room-temperature synthesis of Pt/VC nanocomposites with a three-dimensional (3D) network porous structure by laser irradiation technology. The resultant Pt-based composite (Pt/VC-2.84) could be applied to HER under different pH conditions. In particular, the content of Pt in Pt/VC-2.84 is only 2.84 wt %, which is far lower than that in the advanced HER electrocatalyst with the Pt content of 20 wt % (commercial 20 wt % Pt/C). In addition, Pt/VC-2.84 exhibits a boosted higher OER activity and stability than RuO2 in an alkaline medium. Most importantly, electrocatalytic results reflect that Pt/VC-2.84 reveals superior activity and stability toward overall water splitting.
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- Nan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province, Analysis and Testing Center, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province, Analysis and Testing Center, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, Jilin, China
- Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province, Analysis and Testing Center, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, Jilin, China
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Ahsan MA, He T, Eid K, Abdullah AM, Sanad MF, Aldalbahi A, Alvarado-Tenorio B, Du A, Puente Santiago AR, Noveron JC. Controlling the Interfacial Charge Polarization of MOF-Derived 0D-2D vdW Architectures as a Unique Strategy for Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:3919-3929. [PMID: 35014264 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c17283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The design of alternative earth-abundant van der Waals (vdW) nanoheterostructures for bifunctional oxygen evolution/reduction (OER/ORR) electrocatalysis is of paramount importance to fabricate energy-related devices. Herein, we report a simple metal-organic framework (MOF)-derived synthetic strategy to fabricate low-dimensional (LD) nanohybrids formed by zero-dimensional (0D) ZrO2 nanoparticles (NPs) and heteroatom-doped two-dimensional (2D) carbon nanostructures. The 2D platforms controlled the electronic structures of interfacial Zr atoms, thus producing optimized electron polarization for boron and nitrogen-doped carbon (BCN)/ZrO2 nanohybrids. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and theoretical studies revealed the key role of the synergistic couple effect of boron (B) and nitrogen (N) in interfacial electronic polarization. The BCN/ZrO2 nanohybrid showed excellent bifunctional electrocatalytic activity, delivering an overpotential (η10) of 301 mV to reach a current density of 10 mA-cm-2 for the OER process and a half-wave potential (E1/2) of 0.85 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) for the ORR process, which are comparable to the state-of-the-art LD nanohybrids. Furthermore, BCN/ZrO2 also showed competitive performances for water-splitting and zinc-air battery devices. This work establishes a new route to fabricate highly efficient multifunctional electrocatalysts by tuning the electronic polarization properties of 0D-2D electrochemical interfaces.
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- Md Ariful Ahsan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
- School of Chemistry and Physics, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- Gas Processing Center, College of Engineering, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
- School of Chemistry and Physics, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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He Z, Wang H, Yu T, Zuo L, Yan S, Bian T, Su S. Trimetallic Au@RhCu Core‐Shell Nanodendrites as Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalysts toward Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Reactions. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202103472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Zeyang He
- School of Energy and Power Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang 212003 People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy and Power Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang 212003 People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy and Power Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang 212003 People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy and Power Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang 212003 People's Republic of China
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- CEPREI (Nanjing) Institute of Industry and Technology Nanjing 211800 People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy and Power Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang 212003 People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy and Power Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang 212003 People's Republic of China
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Li J, Wang X, Yi L, Fang C, Li T, Sun W, Hu W. Plasma-assisted rhodium incorporation in nickel–iron sulfide nanosheets: enhanced catalytic activity and the Janus mechanism for overall water splitting. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qi01655a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Rh was incorporated in Fe-doped Ni3S2 nanosheets with the assistance of hydrogen plasma to significantly enhance the HER/OER catalytic activity. The operando evolution behavior and Janus catalytic mechanism of this catalyst were further revealed.
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- Junying Li
- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center of New Energy Storage Devices and Applications, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, 402160, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laser Technology and Optoelectronic Functional Materials of Hainan Province, Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Photoelectrochemistry of Haikou, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Li W, He W, Chen X, Chen T, Wu Y, Li C, Zhang X, Yu L, Yang F. Tailoring the Electrocatalytic Properties of sp
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‐Hybridized Carbon Nanomaterials with Molecule Doping. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202100684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Wenhao Li
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry (Ministry of Education) College of Chemistry and Material Science Northwest University Xi'an 710069 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry (Ministry of Education) College of Chemistry and Material Science Northwest University Xi'an 710069 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry (Ministry of Education) College of Chemistry and Material Science Northwest University Xi'an 710069 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry (Ministry of Education) College of Chemistry and Material Science Northwest University Xi'an 710069 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry (Ministry of Education) College of Chemistry and Material Science Northwest University Xi'an 710069 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry (Ministry of Education) College of Chemistry and Material Science Northwest University Xi'an 710069 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry (Ministry of Education) College of Chemistry and Material Science Northwest University Xi'an 710069 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry (Ministry of Education) College of Chemistry and Material Science Northwest University Xi'an 710069 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry (Ministry of Education) College of Chemistry and Material Science Northwest University Xi'an 710069 P. R. China
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High quality synthesis of Rh nanocubes and their application in hydrazine hydrate oxidation assisted water splitting. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2021.109023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Smiljanić M, Bele M, Ruiz-Zepeda F, Šala M, Kroflič A, Hodnik N. Electrochemical stability and degradation of commercial Rh/C catalyst in acidic media. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zhang J, Liu Y, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Yuan S, Wang D, Lian J, Jiang Q, Wang G. A self-supporting bifunctional catalyst electrode made of amorphous and porous CoP3 nanoneedle array: exhaling during overall water splitting. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Kim J, Kani K, Kim J, Yeon JS, Song MK, Jiang B, Na J, Yamauchi Y, Park HS. Mesoporous Rh nanoparticles as efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction. J IND ENG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2021.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ling C, Li HB, Yuan CZ, Yang Z, Chong HB, Qian XJ, Lu XJ, Cheang TY, Xu AW. Sulfur doped ruthenium nanoparticles as a highly efficient electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline media. Catal Sci Technol 2021; 11:3865-3872. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy00621e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sulfur-doped ruthenium ultrafine nanoparticles is obtained via a simple solvothermal procedure, which shows excellent hydrogen evolution performance in alkaline media.
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- Cong Ling
- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- People's Republic of China
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology
- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials
- Ministry of Education
- Anhui Graphene Engineering Laboratory
- Anhui University
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- People's Republic of China
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology
- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials
- Ministry of Education
- Anhui Graphene Engineering Laboratory
- Anhui University
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- People's Republic of China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC
- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- P.R. China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- People's Republic of China
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- Scientific Research Center
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University
- Guangzhou 510080
- China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- People's Republic of China
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Liu M, Hof F, Moro M, Valenti G, Paolucci F, Pénicaud A. Carbon supported noble metal nanoparticles as efficient catalysts for electrochemical water splitting. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:20165-20170. [PMID: 33001129 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr05659f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Due to an increasing requirement of clean and sustainable hydrogen energy economy, it is significant to develop new highly effective catalysts for electrochemical water splitting. In alkaline electrolyte, Platinum (Pt) shows a much slower hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) kinetics relative to acidic condition. Here, we show a versatile synthetic approach for combining different noble metals, such as Rhodium (Rh), RhPt and Pt nanoparticles, with carbon forming noble metal nanoparticles/nanocarbon composites, denoted as Rh(nP)/nC, RhPt(nP)/nC and Pt(nP)/nC, respectively. It was found that in alkaline media these composites exhibited higher performance for the HER than the commercial Pt/C. In particular, Rh(nP)/nC displayed a small overpotential of 44 mV at a current density of 5 mA cm-2 and a low Tafel slope of 50 mV dec-1. Meanwhile, it also showed a comparable activity for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) to the benchmarking catalyst RuO2. The superior HER and OER performance benefits from the very small size of nanoparticles and synergy between carbon support and nanoparticles.
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- Meng Liu
- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- CNRS, Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal (CRPP), UMR 5031, F-33600 Pessac, France. and Université Bordeaux, CRPP, UMR 5031, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- CNRS, Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal (CRPP), UMR 5031, F-33600 Pessac, France. and Université Bordeaux, CRPP, UMR 5031, F-33600 Pessac, France
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Jiang B, Huang A, Wang T, Shao Q, Zhu W, Liao F, Cheng Y, Shao M. Rhodium/graphitic-carbon-nitride composite electrocatalyst facilitates efficient hydrogen evolution in acidic and alkaline electrolytes. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 571:30-37. [PMID: 32179306 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Exploring the highly efficient and durable electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is vitally necessary for sustainable energy conversion and storage system. Herein, we fabricate an interfacial engineered Rh-carbon nitride as advanced electrocatalysts for HER in the acidic and alkaline electrolytes. The interface between Rh nanocrystals and carbon nitride may adjust the electronic structure of Rh, which results in high activity for HER. The optimal Rh-carbon nitride shows low overpotential at current density of -10 mA·cm-2 and small Tafel slope (13 mV and 25.0 mV dec-1 in 0.5 M H2SO4, 46 mV and 42.0 mV dec-1 in 1.0 M KOH, respectively), which is superior to that of commercial Pt/C (21 mV and 28.5 mV dec-1 in 0.5 M H2SO4, 55 mV and 44.0 mV dec-1 in 1.0 M KOH, respectively). Importantly, this composite also exhibits long-term stability in 0.5 M H2SO4 and 1.0 M KOH. The excellent HER performances can be attribute to the interface between Rh and carbon nitride, which downshifts their d-band center positions, tuning the adsorption ability for hydrogen and accelerating the HER kinetics. This work may open up an efficient method to design metal/carbon hybrid for electrocatalysis.
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- Binbin Jiang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China; Anhui Key Laboratory of Photoelectric-Magnetic Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anqing Normal University, Anqing 246011, China
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- School of Electronics Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, PR China; Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Photoelectric-Magnetic Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anqing Normal University, Anqing 246011, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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- Jiangsu Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Engineering, Changshu Institute of Technology, Changshu 215500, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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Zhang W, Zhao J, Zhang J, Chen X, Zhang X, Yang F. Electronic Asymmetric Distribution of RhCu Bimetallic Nanocrystals for Enhancing Trifunctional Electrocatalysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:10299-10306. [PMID: 31990172 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b19980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Developing efficient and durable multifunctional electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is of significant importance for many electrochemical energy devices, such as water electrolyzers, metal-air batteries, and fuel cells. Herein, the Rh-Cu alloy nanocrystals (NCs) are prepared with a simple wet-chemical approach. The tuning of morphology and the asymmetric electron distribution provide more efficient Rh-Cu bimetallic sites. Meanwhile, the incorporation of Cu into the Rh lattice could reduce the oxidation of Rh-Cu bimetallic sites and increase the catalytic stability. Under the tuning of the composition, the drastically enhanced electrocatalytic activities of HER, OER, and ORR are achieved in the Rh6Cu1 NCs with the cell voltage required to be as low as 1.55 V to accomplish an overall water splitting of 10 mA cm-2 and a maximum power density of 142.58 mW cm-2 for a zinc-air battery with good stability, representing the best trifunctional electrocatalysts for all we know. This work highlights the design and control of Rh-Cu NCs, which could be a potential alternative approach to trifunctional catalysis and further boosts the development of the bimetallic electrocatalysts in the energy conversion system.
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- Wenqing Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Material Science, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Material Science, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Material Science, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Material Science, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Material Science, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Material Science, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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Rui K, Zhao G, Lao M, Cui P, Zheng X, Zheng X, Zhu J, Huang W, Dou SX, Sun W. Direct Hybridization of Noble Metal Nanostructures on 2D Metal-Organic Framework Nanosheets To Catalyze Hydrogen Evolution. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:8447-8453. [PMID: 31693378 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b02729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Rational hybridization of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials with extrinsic species has shown great promise for a wide range of applications. To date, rational design and engineering of heterostructures based on 2D metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has been rather limited. Herein, we report an efficient strategy to construct noble metal/2D MOF heterostructures, featuring the utilization of surface oxygen sites from uncoordinated MOF ligands. The incorporation of highly dispersed noble metal nanoparticles (e.g., Pt and Pd) with modulated electronic structure is enabled on a surfactant-free MOF surface. As a proof-of-concept demonstration, the 2D Ni-MOF@Pt hybrid with well-defined interfaces is applied to boost the electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and delivers decent electrocatalytic activity under both acidic and alkaline conditions. The present results are expected to provide new insights into furnishing MOFs with extended functionalities and applications.
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- Kun Rui
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) , Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) , 30 South Puzhu Road , Nanjing 211816 , P. R. China
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials , University of Wollongong , Wollongong , NSW 2522 , Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials , University of Wollongong , Wollongong , NSW 2522 , Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials , University of Wollongong , Wollongong , NSW 2522 , Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation , Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing 210008 , P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230029 , P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials , University of Wollongong , Wollongong , NSW 2522 , Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) , Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) , 30 South Puzhu Road , Nanjing 211816 , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) , Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) , 30 South Puzhu Road , Nanjing 211816 , P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials , University of Wollongong , Wollongong , NSW 2522 , Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials , University of Wollongong , Wollongong , NSW 2522 , Australia
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Huang J, Du C, Nie J, Zhou H, Zhang X, Chen J. Encapsulated Rh nanoparticles in N-doped porous carbon polyhedrons derived from ZIF-8 for efficient HER and ORR electrocatalysis. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.134982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Modification of electron structure on the semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes for effectively electrosensing guanine and adenine. Anal Chim Acta 2019; 1079:86-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 06/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chen Y, Zhou Z, Li N, Jiao S, Chen H, Song WL, Fang D. Thick electrodes upon biomass-derivative carbon current collectors: High-areal capacity positive electrodes for aluminum-ion batteries. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.134805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Jia N, Liu Y, Wang L, Chen P, Chen X, An Z, Chen Y. 0.2 V Electrolysis Voltage-Driven Alkaline Hydrogen Production with Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanobowl-Supported Ultrafine Rh Nanoparticles of 1.4 nm. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:35039-35049. [PMID: 31466444 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b13586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The development of highly effective and low-cost electrocatalysts for energy-saving hydrogen production via water splitting is still a great challenge. Herein, porous nitrogen-doped carbon nanobowls (N-CBs) have been designed and used for the controlled growth of ultrafine rhodium (Rh) nanoparticles. With the aid of interfacial bonding of Rh and N, ultrafine Rh nanoparticles with an average size of 1.4 nm have been successfully immobilized on the N-CBs. This Rh/N-CB electrocatalyst shows superior activity and high stability for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the hydrazine oxidation reaction (HzOR). More importantly, the Rh/N-CBs exhibit high activity for hydrogen production from water electrolysis, marking with a cell voltage of 0.2 V to achieve a current density of 20 mA cm-2 when they serve as cathodic electrocatalysts for the HER and anodic electrocatalysts for the HzOR in 1 M KOH with 0.5 M hydrazine. The density functional theory calculations demonstrate that a near-zero hydrogen adsorption free energy produced by the chemical bonding of Rh with the pyrrole-N doped in N-CBs is responsible for the excellent HER activity of Rh/N-CBs electrocatalysts.
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- Nan Jia
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (MOE), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an 710062 , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (MOE), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an 710062 , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (MOE), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an 710062 , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (MOE), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an 710062 , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (MOE), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an 710062 , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (MOE), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an 710062 , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (MOE), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an 710062 , P. R. China
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Li J, Cheng Y, Zhang J, Fu J, Yan W, Xu Q. Confining Pd Nanoparticles and Atomically Dispersed Pd into Defective MoO 3 Nanosheet for Enhancing Electro- and Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Performances. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:27798-27804. [PMID: 31305977 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b07469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Interface engineering of two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal composites for activating plane and edge sites is a significant yet step challenging in boosting their performance for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Herein, two-dimensional (2D) MoO3 with petal-shaped nanosheets confining Pd nanoparticles (Pd@MoO3 heterostructure) was prepared via an efficient solvothermal and subsequently hydrogen reduction processes. The atomically dispersed Pd-substituted sites in the interface of Pd nanoparticles and 2D MoO3 lattices significantly play an important role in enhancing the electrocatalytic and photocatalytic performances of the Pd@MoO3 heterostructure. As a result, the Pd@MoO3 heterostructure exhibits a high HER catalytic activity with an overpotential (η) of 71 mV to achieve a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and an extremely low Tafel slope of 42.8 mV dec-1 in 0.5 M H2SO4 solution. Furthermore, the photoresponse of the Pd@MoO3 heterostructure is about 3 times higher than that of the MoO3 nanosheets. This work highlighted a strategy of interface engineering for highly efficient cost-effective catalyst for hydrogen evolution by electric and solar energy conversion.
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- Jin Li
- College of Materials Science and Engineering , Zhengzhou University , Zhengzhou 450001 , P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering , Zhengzhou University , Zhengzhou 450001 , P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering , Zhengzhou University , Zhengzhou 450001 , 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 Inorganic Synthesis and Preparation , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering , Zhengzhou University , Zhengzhou 450001 , P. R. China
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Chen J, Qiu L, Li Z, Gao G, Zhong W, Zhang P, Gong Y, Deng L. Chitin-derived porous carbon loaded with Co, N and S with enhanced performance towards electrocatalytic oxygen reduction, oxygen evolution, and hydrogen evolution reactions. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Shi H, Zhu F, Zhou X, Li H, Yang F, Zhang X, Liu J. Large scale fabrication of disposable carbon cloth electrochemical sensors for simultaneous determination of heavy metal ion. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2019.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Dai J, Zhang W, Li T, Bai L, He W, Ji L, Shi H, Zhang X. The Advanced Multi‐functional Electrocatalyst Efficiently Built from Multi‐integrated Sites for Overall Water Splitting and Rechargeable Zinc‐air Battery. ELECTROANAL 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201900110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jianying Dai
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of EducationCollege of Chemistry & Material ScienceNational Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of EducationCollege of Chemistry & Material ScienceNational Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of EducationCollege of Chemistry & Material ScienceNational Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of EducationCollege of Chemistry & Material ScienceNational Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of EducationCollege of Chemistry & Material ScienceNational Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of EducationCollege of Chemistry & Material ScienceNational Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of EducationCollege of Chemistry & Material ScienceNational Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of EducationCollege of Chemistry & Material ScienceNational Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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Shi Q, Zhu C, Du D, Lin Y. Robust noble metal-based electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction. Chem Soc Rev 2019; 48:3181-3192. [PMID: 31112142 DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00671g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 314] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a kinetically sluggish anodic reaction and requires a large overpotential to deliver appreciable current. Despite the fact that non-precious metal-based alkaline water electrocatalysts are receiving increased attention, noble metal-based electrocatalysts (NMEs) applied in proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers still have advantageous features of larger current and power densities with lower stack cost. Engineering NMEs for OER catalysis with high efficiency, durability and utilization rate is of vital importance in promoting the development of cost-effective renewable energy production and conversion devices. In this tutorial review, we covered the recent progress in the composition and structure optimization of NMEs for OER including Ir- and Ru-based oxides and alloys, and noble-metals beyond Ir and Ru with a variety of morphologies. To shed light on the fundamental science and mechanisms behind composition/structure-performance relationships and activity-stability relationships, integrated experimental and theoretical studies were pursued for illuminating the metal-support interaction, size effect, heteroatom doping effect, phase transformation, degradation processes and single-atom catalysis. Finally, the challenges and outlook are provided for guiding the rational engineering of OER electrocatalysts for applications in renewable energy-related devices.
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Affiliation(s)
- Qiurong Shi
- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA-99164, USA.
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