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Yang Y, Li B, Liang Y, Ni W, Li X, Shen G, Xu L, Chen Z, Zhu C, Liang J, Zhang S. Hetero-Diatomic CoN 4-NiN 4 Site Pairs with Long-Range Coupling as Efficient Bifunctional Catalyst for Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2310231. [PMID: 38554395 PMCID: PMC11165470 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202310231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024]
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In this study, Co/Ni-NC catalyst with hetero-diatomic Co/Ni active sites dispersed on nitrogen-doped carbon matrix is synthesized via the controlled pyrolysis of ZIF-8 containing Co2+ and Ni2+ compounds. Experimental characterizations and theoretical calculations reveal that Co and Ni are atomically and uniformly dispersed in pairs of CoN4-NiN4 with an intersite distance ≈0.41 nm, and there is long-range d-d coupling between Co and Ni with more electron delocalization for higher bifunctional activity. Besides, the in situ grown carbon nanotubes at the edges of the catalyst particles allow high electronic conductivity for electrocatalysis process. Electrochemical evaluations demonstrate the superior ORR and OER bifunctionality of Co/Ni-NC catalyst with a narrow potential gap of only 0.691 V and long-term durability, significantly prevailing over the single-atom Co-NC and Ni-NC catalysts and the benchmark Pt/C and RuO2 catalysts. Co/Ni-NC catalyzed Zn-air batteries achieve a high specific capacity of 771 mAh g-1 and a long continuous operation period up to 340 h with a small voltage gap of ≈0.65 V, also much superior to Pt/C-RuO2.
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- Yue Yang
- Zhuhai Institute of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced TechnologyChinese Academy of SciencesZhuhai519000China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringGuizhou UniversityGuiyang550025China
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- Zhuhai Institute of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced TechnologyChinese Academy of SciencesZhuhai519000China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle BodyHunan UniversityChangsha410004China
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- Zhuhai Institute of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced TechnologyChinese Academy of SciencesZhuhai519000China
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- Zhuhai Institute of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced TechnologyChinese Academy of SciencesZhuhai519000China
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- Zhuhai Institute of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced TechnologyChinese Academy of SciencesZhuhai519000China
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- Zhuhai Institute of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced TechnologyChinese Academy of SciencesZhuhai519000China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringGuizhou UniversityGuiyang550025China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringGuizhou UniversityGuiyang550025China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle BodyHunan UniversityChangsha410004China
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Zhu Y, Zhang S, Chen R, Wang Z, Wu W, Jiang H, Chen H, Cheng N. Controllable Electronic Transfer Tailoring d-band Center via Cobalt-Oxygen-Bridged Ru/Fe Dual-sites for Boosted Oxygen Evolution. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2310611. [PMID: 38212278 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202310611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Rational tailoring of the electronic structure at the defined active center of reconstructed metal (oxy)hydroxides (MOOH) during oxygen evolution reaction (OER) remains a challenge. With the guidance of density functional theory (DFT), herein a dual-site regulatory strategy is reported to tailor the d-band center of the Co site in CoOOH via the controlled electronic transfer at the Ru─O─Co─O─Fe bonding structure. Through the bridged O2- site, electrons are vastly flowed from the t2g-orbital of the Ru site to the low-spin orbital of the Co site in the Ru-O-Co coordination and further transfer from the strong electron-electron repulsion of the Co site to the Fe site by the Co-O-Fe coordination, which balancing the electronic configuration of Co sites to weaken the over-strong adsorption energy barrier of OH* and O*, respectively. Benefiting from the highly active of the Co site, the constructed (Ru2Fe2Co6)OOH provide an extremely low overpotential of 248 mV and a Tafel slope of 32.5 mV dec-1 at 10 mA cm-2 accompanied by long durability in alkaline OER, far superior over the pristine and Co-O-Fe bridged CoOOH catalysts. This work provides guidance for the rational design and in-depth analysis of the optimized role of metal dual-sites.
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- Yu Zhu
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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Lei L, Guo X, Han X, Fei L, Guo X, Wang DG. From Synthesis to Mechanisms: In-Depth Exploration of the Dual-Atom Catalytic Mechanisms Toward Oxygen Electrocatalysis. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2311434. [PMID: 38377407 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202311434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Dual-atom catalysts (DACs) hold a higher metal atom loading and provide greater flexibility in terms of the structural characteristics of their active sites in comparison to single-atom catalysts. Consequently, DACs hold great promise for achieving improved catalytic performance. This article aims to provide a focused overview of the latest advancements in DACs, covering their synthesis and mechanisms in reversible oxygen electrocatalysis, which plays a key role in sustainable energy conversion and storage technologies. The discussion starts by highlighting the structures of DACs and the differences in diatomic coordination induced by various substrates. Subsequently, the state-of-the-art fabrication strategies of DACs for oxygen electrocatalysis are discussed from several different perspectives. It particularly highlights the challenges of increasing the diatomic loading capacity. More importantly, the main focus of this overview is to investigate the correlation between the configuration and activity in DACs in order to gain a deeper understanding of their active roles in oxygen electrocatalysis. This will be achieved through density functional theory calculations and sophisticated in situ characterization technologies. The aim is to provide guidelines for optimizing and upgrading DACs in oxygen electrocatalysis. Additionally, the overview discusses the current challenges and future prospects in this rapidly evolving area of research.
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- Lei Lei
- Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
- School of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
- School of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Research Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Sciences, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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Jiang B, Zhu J, Xia Z, Lyu J, Li X, Zheng L, Chen C, Chaemchuen S, Bu T, Verpoort F, Mu S, Wu J, Wang J, Kou Z. Correlating Single-Atomic Ruthenium Interdistance with Long-Range Interaction Boosts Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Kinetics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2310699. [PMID: 37967925 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202310699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Correlated single-atom catalysts (c-SACs) with tailored intersite metal-metal interactions are superior to conventional catalysts with isolated metal sites. However, precise quantification of the single-atomic interdistance (SAD) in c-SACs is not yet achieved, which is essential for a crucial understanding and remarkable improvement of the correlated metal-site-governed catalytic reaction kinetics. Here, three Ru c-SACs are fabricated with precise SAD using a planar organometallic molecular design and π-π molecule-carbon nanotube confinement. This strategy results in graded SAD from 2.4 to 9.3 Å in the Ru c-SACs, wherein tailoring the Ru SAD into 7.0 Å generates an exceptionally high turnover frequency of 17.92 H2 s-1 and a remarkable mass activity of 100.4 A mg-1 under 50 and 100 mV overpotentials, respectively, which is superior to all the Ru-based catalysts reported previously. Furthermore, density functional theory calculations confirm that Ru SAD has a negative correlation with its d-band center owing to the long-range interactions induced by distinct local atomic geometries, resulting in an appropriate electrostatic potential and the highest catalytic activity on c-SACs with 7.0 Å Ru SAD. The present study promises an attractive methodology for experimentally quantifying the metal SAD to provide valuable insights into the catalytic mechanism of c-SACs.
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- Bowen Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Lab of MEMS of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, 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
- Nanostructure Research Center, 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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- Institute of High Energy Physics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, 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
- Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park of Wuhan University of Technology, Sanya, 572000, 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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- Nanostructure Research Center, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
- Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park of Wuhan University of Technology, Sanya, 572000, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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Islam S, Nayem SMA, Anjum A, Shaheen Shah S, Ahammad AJS, Aziz MA. A Mechanistic Overview of the Current Status and Future Challenges in Air Cathode for Aluminum Air Batteries. CHEM REC 2024; 24:e202300017. [PMID: 37010435 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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Aluminum air batteries (AABs) are a desirable option for portable electronic devices and electric vehicles (EVs) due to their high theoretical energy density (8100 Wh K-1 ), low cost, and high safety compared to state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, numerous unresolved technological and scientific issues are preventing AABs from expanding further. One of the key issues is the catalytic reaction kinetics of the air cathode as the fuel (oxygen) for AAB is reduced there. Additionally, the performance and price of an AAB are directly influenced by an air electrode integrated with an oxygen electrocatalyst, which is thought to be the most crucial element. In this study, we covered the oxygen chemistry of the air cathode as well as a brief discussion of the mechanistic insights of active catalysts and how they catalyze and enhance oxygen chemistry reactions. There is also extensive discussion of research into electrocatalytic materials that outperform Pt/C such as nonprecious metal catalysts, metal oxide, perovskites, metal-organic framework, carbonaceous materials, and their composites. Finally, we provide an overview of the present state, and possible future direction for air cathodes in AABs.
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- Santa Islam
- Department of Chemistry, Jagannath University, Dhaka, 1100, Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemistry, Jagannath University, Dhaka, 1100, Bangladesh
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- Physics Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM, Box 5047, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8520, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Jagannath University, Dhaka, 1100, Bangladesh
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
- K.A.CARE Energy Research & Innovation Center, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Li L, Wu X, Du Q, Bai N, Wen Y. Boosting the oxygen reduction reaction activity of dual-atom catalysts on N-doped graphene by regulating the N coordination environment. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 26:628-634. [PMID: 38086646 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04831d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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Development of low-cost and high-efficiency oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts is of significance for fuel cells and metal-air batteries. Here, by regulating the N environment, a series of dual-atom embedded N5-coordinated graphene catalysts, namely M1M2N5 (M1, M2 = Fe, Co, and Ni), were constructed and systematically investigated by DFT calculations. The results reveal that all M1M2N5 configurations are structurally and thermodynamically stable. The strong adsorption of *OH hinders the proceeding of ORR on the surface of M1M2N5, but M1M2N5(OH2) complexes are formed to improve their catalytic activity. In particular, FeNiN5(OH2) and CoNiN5(OH2) with the overpotentials of 0.33 and 0.41 V, respectively, possess superior ORR catalytic activity. This superiority should be attributed to the reduced occupation of d-orbitals of Fe and Co atoms in the Fermi level and the apparent shift of dyz and dz2 orbitals of Ni atoms towards the Fermi level after adsorbing *OH, thus regulating the active sites and exhibiting appropriate adsorption strength for reaction intermediates. This work provides significant insight into the ORR mechanism and theoretical guidance for the discovery and design of low-cost and high-efficiency graphene-based dual-atom ORR catalysts.
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- Lei Li
- Modern Physics Research Center, College of Physics and Electronic Information, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, China.
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory for Physics and Chemistry of Functional Materials, Hohhot 010022, China
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- Modern Physics Research Center, College of Physics and Electronic Information, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, China.
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory for Physics and Chemistry of Functional Materials, Hohhot 010022, China
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- Modern Physics Research Center, College of Physics and Electronic Information, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, China.
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory for Physics and Chemistry of Functional Materials, Hohhot 010022, China
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- Modern Physics Research Center, College of Physics and Electronic Information, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, China.
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory for Physics and Chemistry of Functional Materials, Hohhot 010022, China
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- Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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Zhao CX, Liu X, Liu JN, Wang J, Wan X, Li XY, Tang C, Wang C, Song L, Shui J, Peng HJ, Li BQ, Zhang Q. Inductive Effect on Single-Atom Sites. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:27531-27538. [PMID: 38054906 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c09190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts exhibit promising electrocatalytic activity, a trait that can be further enhanced through the introduction of heteroatom doping within the carbon skeleton. Nonetheless, the intricate relationship between the doping positions and activity remains incompletely elucidated. This contribution sheds light on an inductive effect of single-atom sites, showcasing that the activity of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) can be augmented by reducing the spatial gap between the doped heteroatom and the single-atom sites. Drawing inspiration from this inductive effect, we propose a synthesis strategy involving ligand modification aimed at precisely adjusting the distance between dopants and single-atom sites. This precise synthesis leads to optimized electrocatalytic activity for the ORR. The resultant electrocatalyst, characterized by Fe-N3P1 single-atom sites, demonstrates remarkable ORR activity, thus exhibiting great potential in zinc-air batteries and fuel cells.
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- Chang-Xin Zhao
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, Anhui, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, Anhui, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Liu JH, Jiang H, Liao B, Cao X, Yu L, Chen X. Construction of Single-Atom Catalysts for N, O Synergistic Coordination and Application to Electrocatalytic O 2 Reduction. Molecules 2023; 28:7264. [PMID: 37959686 PMCID: PMC10650445 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28217264] [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: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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Replacing expensive platinum oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts with atomically dispersed single-atom catalysts is an effective way to improve the energy conversion efficiency of fuel cells. Herein, a series of single-atom catalysts, TM-N2O2Cx (TM=Sc-Zn) with TM-N2O2 active units, were designed, and their catalytic performance for electrocatalytic O2 reduction was investigated based on density functional theory. The results show that TM-N2O2Cx exhibits excellent catalytic activity and stability in acidic media. The eight catalysts (TM=Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni) are all 4e- reaction paths, among which Sc-N2O2Cx, Ti-N2O2Cx, and V-N2O2Cx follow dissociative mechanisms and the rest are consistent with associative mechanisms. In particular, Co-N2O2Cx and Ni-N2O2Cx enable a smooth reduction in O2 at small overpotentials (0.44 V and 0.49 V, respectively). Furthermore, a linear relationship between the adsorption free energies of the ORR oxygen-containing intermediates was evident, leading to the development of a volcano plot for the purpose of screening exceptional catalysts for ORR. This research will offer a novel strategy for the design and fabrication of exceptionally efficient non-precious metal catalysts on an atomic scale.
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- Jin-Hang Liu
- Jiangxi Province Engineering Research Center of Ecological Chemical Industry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang 332005, China; (J.-H.L.); (H.J.); (X.C.); (L.Y.)
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- Jiangxi Province Engineering Research Center of Ecological Chemical Industry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang 332005, China; (J.-H.L.); (H.J.); (X.C.); (L.Y.)
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China;
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- Jiangxi Province Engineering Research Center of Ecological Chemical Industry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang 332005, China; (J.-H.L.); (H.J.); (X.C.); (L.Y.)
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- Jiangxi Province Engineering Research Center of Ecological Chemical Industry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang 332005, China; (J.-H.L.); (H.J.); (X.C.); (L.Y.)
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- Jiangxi Province Engineering Research Center of Ecological Chemical Industry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang 332005, China; (J.-H.L.); (H.J.); (X.C.); (L.Y.)
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Zhao Y, Shen Z, Huo J, Cao X, Ou P, Qu J, Nie X, Zhang J, Wu M, Wang G, Liu H. Epoxy-rich Fe Single Atom Sites Boost Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202308349. [PMID: 37452696 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202308349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Electrocatalysts for highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are crucial for energy conversion and storage devices. Single-atom catalysts with maximized metal utilization and altered electronic structure are the most promising alternatives to replace current benchmark precious metals. However, the atomic level understanding of the functional role for each species at the anchoring sites is still unclear and poorly elucidated. Herein, we report Fe single atom catalysts with the sulfur and oxygen functional groups near the atomically dispersed metal centers (Fe1/NSOC) for highly efficient ORR. The Fe1/NSOC delivers a half-wave potential of 0.92 V vs. RHE, which is much better than those of commercial Pt/C (0.88 V), Fe single atoms on N-doped carbon (Fe1/NC, 0.89 V) and most reported nonprecious metal catalysts. The spectroscopic measurements reveal that the presence of sulfur group induces the formation of epoxy groups near the FeN4S2 centers, which not only modulate the electronic structure of Fe single atoms but also participate the catalytic process to improve the kinetics. The density functional theory calculations demonstrate the existence of sulfur and epoxy group engineer the charges of Fe reactive center and facilitate the reductive release of OH* (rate-limiting step), thus boosting the overall oxygen reduction efficiency.
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- Yufei Zhao
- Joint International Laboratory on Environmental and Energy Frontier Materials, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, China
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- Joint International Laboratory on Environmental and Energy Frontier Materials, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, China
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- Joint International Laboratory on Environmental and Energy Frontier Materials, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, China
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- Joint International Laboratory on Environmental and Energy Frontier Materials, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Joint International Laboratory on Environmental and Energy Frontier Materials, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A4, Canada
- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, Sydney, NSW-2007, Australia
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- Joint International Laboratory on Environmental and Energy Frontier Materials, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, China
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, Sydney, NSW-2007, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, Sydney, NSW-2007, Australia
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Zhang D, Kukkar D, Kaur H, Kim KH. Recent advances in the synthesis and applications of single-atom nanozymes in food safety monitoring. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 319:102968. [PMID: 37582302 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2023.102968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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Nanozymes are synthetic compounds with enzyme-like tunable catalytic properties. The success of nanozymes for catalytic applications can be attributed to their small dimensions, cost-effective synthesis, appreciable stability, and scalability to molecular dimensions. The emergence of single atom nanozymes (SANzymes) has opened up new possibilities in bioanalytical applications. In this regard, this review outlines enzyme-mimicking features of SANzymes for food safety applications in relation to the key variables controlling their catalytic performance. The discussion is extended further to cover the applications of SANzymes for the monitoring of various compounds/biomaterials of significance with respect to food safety (e.g., pesticides, veterinary drug residues, foodborne pathogenic bacteria, mycotoxins/bacterial endotoxin, antioxidant residues, hydrogen peroxide residues, and heavy metal ions). Furthermore, the performance of SANzymes is evaluated in terms of various performance metrics such as limit of detection (LOD), linear dynamic range, and figure of merit (FoM). The challenges and future road map for the applications of SANzymes are also addressed along with their upscaling in the area of food safety.
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- Daohong Zhang
- College of Food Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China; Bio-Nanotechnology Research Institute, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali 140413, India; University Centre for Research and Development, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali 140413, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali 140413, India
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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Wan K, Chu T, Li B, Ming P, Zhang C. Rational Design of Atomically Dispersed Metal Site Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2203391. [PMID: 36717282 PMCID: PMC10104677 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202203391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Future renewable energy supply and a cleaner Earth greatly depend on various crucial catalytic reactions for the society. Atomically dispersed metal site electrocatalysts (ADMSEs) have attracted tremendous research interest and are considered as the next-generation promising oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysts due to the maximum atom utilization efficiency, tailorable catalytic sites, and tunable electronic structures. Despite great efforts have been devoted to the development of ADMSEs, the systematic summary for design principles of high-efficiency ADMSEs is not sufficiently highlighted for ORR. In this review, the authors first summarize the fundamental ORR mechanisms for ADMSEs, and further discuss the intrinsic catalytic mechanism from the perspective of theoretical calculation. Then, the advanced characterization techniques to identify the active sites and effective synthesis methods to prepare catalysts for ADMSEs are also showcased. Subsequently, a special emphasis is placed on effective strategies for the rational design of the advanced ADMSEs. Finally, the present challenges to be addressed in practical application and future research directions are also proposed to overcome the relevant obstacles for developing high-efficiency ORR electrocatalysts. This review aims to provide a deeper understanding for catalytic mechanisms and valuable design principles to obtain the advanced ADMSEs for sustainable energy conversion and storage techniques.
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- Kechuang Wan
- Clean Energy Automotive Engineering Center and School of Automotive StudiesTongji University4800 Cao'an RoadShanghai201804China
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- Clean Energy Automotive Engineering Center and School of Automotive StudiesTongji University4800 Cao'an RoadShanghai201804China
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- Clean Energy Automotive Engineering Center and School of Automotive StudiesTongji University4800 Cao'an RoadShanghai201804China
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- Clean Energy Automotive Engineering Center and School of Automotive StudiesTongji University4800 Cao'an RoadShanghai201804China
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- Clean Energy Automotive Engineering Center and School of Automotive StudiesTongji University4800 Cao'an RoadShanghai201804China
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Brea C, Hu G. Mechanistic Insight into Dual-Metal-Site Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ACS Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c00090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Duc Le T, Ahemad MJ, Kim DS, Lee BH, Oh GJ, Shin GS, Nagappagari LR, Dao V, Van Tran T, Yu YT. Synergistic effect of Pt-Ni dual single-atoms and alloy nanoparticles as a high-efficiency electrocatalyst to minimize Pt utilization at cathode in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 634:930-939. [PMID: 36566637 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.12.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Pt-Ni (111) alloy nanoparticles (NPs) and atomically dispersed Pt have been shown to be the most effective catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) as well as less expensive compared to pure Pt NPs. To meet reaction kinetic demands and minimize the Pt utilization at cathode in PEMFCs, we propose a novel electrocatalyst composed of dual single-atoms (Pt, Ni) and Pt-Ni alloy NPs dispersed on the surface of N-doped carbon (NDC); collectively, PtNiSA-NPS-NDC. The optimized PtNiSA-NPS-NDC catalyst displays excellent mass activity and durability compared to commercial Pt/C. Electrocatalytic measurements show that the PtNiSA-NPS-NDC catalyst, with a metal loading of 4.5 wt%, exhibited distinguished ORR performance (E1/2 = 0.912 V) through a 4-electron (4e-) pathway, which is higher than that of commercial 20 wt% Pt/C (E1/2 = 0.857 V). The DFT simulations indicate Pt-Ni alloy NPs and PtNiN2C4 atomic structure are the mobile active sites for ORR catalytic activity in PtNiSA-NPS-NDC. As a cathode catalyst in PEMFC, the Pt utilization efficiency in the PtNiSA-NPS-NDC catalyst is 0.033 gPt kW-1, which is 5.6 times higher than that of commercial Pt/C (0.185gPt kW-1). Therefore, the consumption of precious metals is effectively minimized.
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- Thanh Duc Le
- Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Research Center for Advanced Materials Development, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of South Korea
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- Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Research Center for Advanced Materials Development, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of South Korea
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- Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Research Center for Advanced Materials Development, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of South Korea
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- Advanced Analysis & Data Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Research Center for Advanced Materials Development, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of South Korea
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- Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Research Center for Advanced Materials Development, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of South Korea
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- Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Research Center for Advanced Materials Development, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Research Center for Advanced Materials Development, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of South Korea
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- Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Research Center for Advanced Materials Development, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of South Korea.
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Zhu C, Geng Y, Yao X, Zhu G, Su Z, Zhang M. Fascinating Electrocatalysts with Dispersed Di-Metals in MN 3 -M'N 4 Moiety as Two Active Sites Separately for N 2 and CO 2 Reduction Reactions and Jointly for CN Coupling and Urea Production. SMALL METHODS 2023; 7:e2201331. [PMID: 36720016 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202201331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The idealized urea electrocatalyst is crucial to boost the CN coupling reaction and simultaneously suppress their isolated reduction process after adsorbing N2 and CO2 molecules. Therefore, the dispersed MN3 -M'N4 moiety is investigated systematically, including 26 homonuclear and 650 heteronuclear di-metal systems. After, 205 stable systems are selected using lowest-energy principle and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. According to three possible pathways, NCON, CO, and OCOH to produce urea, a five-step high-throughput screening method for excellent catalytic activity and a five-aspect high-throughput screening strategy for outstanding catalytic selectivity are proposed, respectively. The potential determined steps and the limiting potential through three pathways are identified. The data indicates both CO pathway and OCOH pathway are more competitive at lower Gibbs free energy. Significantly, the most favorite RuN3 -CoN4 combination possesses an extremely low limiting potential of -0.80 V for urea production, meanwhile it exists a strong foundation for experimental preparation. This work not only broadens electrocatalytic potentiality of developing di-metals as two active sites, but also provides a feasible high-throughput screening recipe for urea production.
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- Changyan Zhu
- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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Metal–Organic Framework-Derived Mn/Ni Dual-Metal Single-Atom Catalyst for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction. INORGANICS 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/inorganics11030101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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Non-precious-metal-based oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts hold great prospects for rechargeable metal–air batteries and reversible electrolyzer/fuel cell systems. Among the various earth-abundant and noble-metal-free catalysts, Mn- and Ni-based single-atom catalysts (SACs) are attracting attention for ORRs. Herein, we designed a facile and efficient strategy to obtain Mn/Ni dual-metal single-atom catalysts, in which atomic Mn and Ni sites were dispersed on nitrogen-doped porous carbon. The optimized Mn/Ni catalysts showed excellent ORR electrocatalytic performance with a half-wave potential of 0.803 V, comparable to that of commercial Pt/C catalysts. Meanwhile, the electron transfer number was determined to be 3.9, indicating a good four-electron reaction process. The excellent electrocatalytic performance was attributed to the N-doped porous carbon structure with a large specific surface area, which afforded abundant active sites to anchor the single Mn and Ni atoms.
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Theoretical Study on Electroreduction of CO2 to C3+ Catalyzed by Polymetallic Phthalocyanine Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) in Tandem. Catal Letters 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-022-04229-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Shan J, Liao J, Ye C, Dong J, Zheng Y, Qiao S. The Dynamic Formation from Metal-Organic Frameworks of High-Density Platinum Single-Atom Catalysts with Metal-Metal Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202213412. [PMID: 36220801 PMCID: PMC9828475 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202213412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) hold great promise for highly efficient heterogeneous catalysis, yet the practical applications require the development of high-density active sites with flexible geometric structures. The lack of understanding in the dynamic formation process of single atoms in the host framework has been plaguing the controllable synthesis of next generation SACs. Here using Co-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as a starting substrate, we fully elucidated the formation of high-density Pt single atoms with inter-site interactions in derived Co3 O4 host. The cation exchange process and dynamic evolution of Pt-Pt interactions, organic ligand cleavage and Pt-oxygen coordination formation during the pyrolysis process have been unambiguously interpreted by a series of in situ/ex situ spectroscopic measurements and theoretical computation. These findings would direct the synthesis of high-density SACs with metal-metal interactions, which demonstrate significantly enhanced structural flexibility and catalytic properties.
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- Jieqiong Shan
- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced MaterialsThe University of AdelaideAdelaideSA 5005Australia
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation FacilityInstitute of High Energy PhysicsChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced MaterialsThe University of AdelaideAdelaideSA 5005Australia
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation FacilityInstitute of High Energy PhysicsChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced MaterialsThe University of AdelaideAdelaideSA 5005Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced MaterialsThe University of AdelaideAdelaideSA 5005Australia
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Zhang H, Jin X, Lee JM, Wang X. Tailoring of Active Sites from Single to Dual Atom Sites for Highly Efficient Electrocatalysis. ACS NANO 2022; 16:17572-17592. [PMID: 36331385 PMCID: PMC9706812 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c06827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Single atom catalysts (SACs) have been attracting extensive attention in electrocatalysis because of their unusual structure and extreme atom utilization, but the low metal loading and unified single site induced scaling relations may limit their activity and practical application. Tailoring of active sites at the atomic level is a sensible approach to break the existing limits in SACs. In this review, SACs were first discussed regarding carbon or non-carbon supports. Then, five tailoring strategies were elaborated toward improving the electrocatalytic activity of SACs, namely strain engineering, spin-state tuning engineering, axial functionalization engineering, ligand engineering, and porosity engineering, so as to optimize the electronic state of active sites, tune d orbitals of transition metals, adjust adsorption strength of intermediates, enhance electron transfer, and elevate mass transport efficiency. Afterward, from the angle of inducing electron redistribution and optimizing the adsorption nature of active centers, the synergistic effect from adjacent atoms and recent advances in tailoring strategies on active sites with binuclear configuration which include simple, homonuclear, and heteronuclear dual atom catalysts (DACs) were summarized. Finally, a summary and some perspectives for achieving efficient and sustainable electrocatalysis were presented based on tailoring strategies, design of active sites, and in situ characterization.
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- Hongwei Zhang
- School
of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
- Cambridge
Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore Ltd (Cambridge
CARES), CREATE Tower, Singapore 138602, Singapore
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- School
of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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- School
of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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- School
of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
- Cambridge
Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore Ltd (Cambridge
CARES), CREATE Tower, Singapore 138602, Singapore
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Platinum–Dysprosium Alloys as Oxygen Electrodes in Alkaline Media: An Experimental and Theoretical Study. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12142318. [PMID: 35889543 PMCID: PMC9315578 DOI: 10.3390/nano12142318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Platinum–dysprosium (Pt–Dy) alloys prepared by the arc melting technique are assessed as potential electrodes for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) using voltammetry and chronoamperometry in alkaline media. A relatively small change (10 at.%) in the alloy composition brought a notable difference in the alloys’ performance for the ORR. Pt40Dy60 electrode, i.e., the electrode with a lower amount of Pt, was identified to have a higher activity towards ORR as evidenced by lower overpotential and higher current densities under identical experimental conditions. Furthermore, DFT calculations point out the unique single-atom-like coordination and electronic structure of Pt atoms in the Pt40Dy60 surface as responsible for enhanced ORR activity compared to the alloy with a higher Pt content. Additionally, Pt–Dy alloys showed activity in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), with the OER current density lower than that of pure Pt.
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Ren C, Lu S, Wu Y, Ouyang Y, Zhang Y, Li Q, Ling C, Wang J. A Universal Descriptor for Complicated Interfacial Effects on Electrochemical Reduction Reactions. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:12874-12883. [PMID: 35700099 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c04540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Supported catalysts have exhibited excellent performance in various reactions. However, the rational design of supported catalysts with high activity and certain selectivity remains a great challenge because of the complicated interfacial effects. Using recently emerged two-dimensional materials supported dual-atom catalysts (DACs@2D) as a prototype, we propose a simple and universal descriptor based on inherent atomic properties (electronegativity, electron type, and number), which can well evaluate the complicated interfacial effects on the electrochemical reduction reactions (i.e., CO2, O2, and N2 reduction reactions). Based on this descriptor, activity and selectivity trends in CO2 reduction reaction are successfully elucidated, in good agreement with available experimental data. Moreover, several potential catalysts with superior activity and selectivity for target products are predicted, such as CuCr/g-C3N4 for CH4 and CuSn/N-BN for HCOOH. More importantly, this descriptor can also be extended to evaluate the activity of DACs@2D for O2 and N2 reduction reactions, with very small errors between the prediction and reported experimental/computational results. This work provides feasible principles for the rational design of advanced electrocatalysts and the construction of universal descriptors based on inherent atomic properties.
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- Chunjin Ren
- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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Hua M, Tian X, Li S, Lin X. PdAg/Ag(111) Surface Alloys: A Highly Efficient Catalyst of Oxygen Reduction Reaction. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12111802. [PMID: 35683658 PMCID: PMC9182455 DOI: 10.3390/nano12111802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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In this article, the behavior of various Pd ensembles on the PdAg(111) surfaces was systematically investigated for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) intermediates using density functional theory (DFT) simulation. The Pd monomer on the PdAg(111) surface (with a Pd subsurface layer) has the best predicted performance, with a higher limiting potential (0.82 V) than Pt(111) (0.80 V). It could be explained by the subsurface coordination, which was also proven by the analysis of electronic properties. In this case, it is necessary to consider the influence of the near-surface layers when modeling the single-atom alloy (SAA) catalyst processes. Another important advantage of PdAg SAA is that atomic-dispersed Pd as adsorption sites can significantly improve the resistance to CO poisoning. Furthermore, by adjusting the Pd ensembles on the catalyst surface, an exciting ORR catalyst combination with predicted activity and high tolerance to CO poisoning can be designed.
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Shan J, Ye C, Jiang Y, Jaroniec M, Zheng Y, Qiao SZ. Metal-metal interactions in correlated single-atom catalysts. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabo0762. [PMID: 35486734 PMCID: PMC9054016 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abo0762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) include a promising family of electrocatalysts with unique geometric structures. Beyond conventional ones with fully isolated metal sites, an emerging class of catalysts with the adjacent metal single atoms exhibiting intersite metal-metal interactions appear in recent years and can be denoted as correlated SACs (C-SACs). This type of catalysts provides more opportunities to achieve substantial structural modification and performance enhancement toward a wider range of electrocatalytic applications. On the basis of a clear identification of metal-metal interactions, this review critically examines the recent research progress in C-SACs. It shows that the control of metal-metal interactions enables regulation of atomic structure, local coordination, and electronic properties of metal single atoms, which facilitate the modulation of electrocatalytic behavior of C-SACs. Last, we outline directions for future work in the design and development of C-SACs, which is indispensable for creating high-performing new SAC architectures.
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- Jieqiong Shan
- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
- Corresponding author. (Y.Z.); (S.-Z.Q.)
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
- Corresponding author. (Y.Z.); (S.-Z.Q.)
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Chang B, Zhang L, Wu S, Sun Z, Cheng Z. Engineering single-atom catalysts toward biomedical applications. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:3688-3734. [PMID: 35420077 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00421b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Due to inherent structural defects, common nanocatalysts always display limited catalytic activity and selectivity, making it practically difficult for them to replace natural enzymes in a broad scope of biologically important applications. By decreasing the size of the nanocatalysts, their catalytic activity and selectivity will be substantially improved. Guided by this concept, the advances of nanocatalysts now enter an era of atomic-level precise control. Single-atom catalysts (denoted as SACs), characterized by atomically dispersed active sites, strikingly show utmost atomic utilization, precisely located metal centers, unique metal-support interactions and identical coordination environments. Such advantages of SACs drastically boost the specific activity per metal atom, and thus provide great potential for achieving superior catalytic activity and selectivity to functionally mimic or even outperform natural enzymes of interest. Although the size of the catalysts does matter, it is not clear whether the guideline of "the smaller, the better" is still correct for developing catalysts at the single-atom scale. Thus, it is clearly a new, urgent issue to address before further extending SACs into biomedical applications, representing an important branch of nanomedicine. This review begins by providing an overview of recent advances of synthesis strategies of SACs, which serve as a basis for the discussion of emerging achievements in improving the enzyme-like catalytic properties at an atomic level. Then, we carefully compare the structures and functions of catalysts at various scales from nanoparticles, nanoclusters, and few-atom clusters to single atoms. Contrary to conventional wisdom, SACs are not the most catalytically active catalysts in specific reactions, especially those requiring multi-site auxiliary activities. After that, we highlight the unique roles of SACs toward biomedical applications. To appreciate these advances, the challenges and prospects in rapidly growing studies of SACs-related catalytic nanomedicine are also discussed in this review.
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- Baisong Chang
- 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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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China. .,Bohai rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai, 264000, China.,Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS), Department of Radiology and Bio-X Program, Stanford University, California 94305, USA
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Jia C, Wang Q, Yang J, Ye K, Li X, Zhong W, Shen H, Sharman E, Luo Y, Jiang J. Toward Rational Design of Dual-Metal-Site Catalysts: Catalytic Descriptor Exploration. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c06015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Chuanyi Jia
- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Institute of Applied Physics, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550018, China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, A. I. Virtasen aukio 1, Helsinki, FI-00014 Finland
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Shijiazhuang University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050035, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Institute of Applied Physics, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550018, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Institute of Applied Physics, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550018, China
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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He T, Santiago ARP, Kong Y, Ahsan MA, Luque R, Du A, Pan H. Atomically Dispersed Heteronuclear Dual-Atom Catalysts: A New Rising Star in Atomic Catalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2106091. [PMID: 34897990 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202106091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Atomic catalysts (AC) are gaining extensive research interest as the most active new frontier in heterogeneous catalysis due to their unique electronic structures and maximum atom-utilization efficiencies. Among all the atom catalysts, atomically dispersed heteronuclear dual-atom catalysts (HDACs), which are featured with asymmetric active sites, have recently opened new pathways in the field of advancing atomic catalysis. In this review, the up-to-date investigations on heteronuclear dual-atom catalysts together with the last advances on their theoretical predictions and experimental constructions are summarized. Furthermore, the current experimental synthetic strategies and accessible characterization techniques for these kinds of atomic catalysts, are also discussed. Finally, the crucial challenges in both theoretical and experimental aspects, as well as the future prospects of HDACs for energy-related applications are provided. It is believed that this review will inspire the rational design and synthesis of the new generation of highly effective HDACs.
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- Tianwei He
- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, P. R. China
- Fritz-Haber-Institut, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V., Theory Department, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Cordoba, Campus de Rabanales, Edificio Marie Curie (C-3), Ctra Nnal IV-A, Km 396, Cordoba, E14014, Spain
- Russia Centre for Materials Science and School of Chemistry and Physics, Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya str, Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation
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- Queensland University of Technology, Garden Point Campus, Brisbane, Queensland, 4001, Australia
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, P. R. China
- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, P. R. China
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Sun L, Reddu V, Wang X. Multi-atom cluster catalysts for efficient electrocatalysis. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:8923-8956. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00233g] [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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This review presents recent developments in the synthesis, modulation and characterization of multi-atom cluster catalysts for electrochemical energy applications.
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- Libo Sun
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
- Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore Ltd (Cambridge CARES), CREATE Tower, Singapore 138602, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
- Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore Ltd (Cambridge CARES), CREATE Tower, Singapore 138602, Singapore
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Zhang Z, Guo L, Du J, Hou Y. Double metal synergistic synthetic urea: an electrocatalytic study. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj00095d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Urea was synthesized from CO2 and N2 electrocatalyzed by doping V and M on an –N–C substrate.
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- Zhijia Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules & Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of Education, The School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules & Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of Education, The School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules & Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of Education, The School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules & Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of Education, The School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China
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Luo X, Luo Z, Wei X, Jiao L, Fang Q, Wang H, Wang J, Gu W, Hu L, Zhu C. Iridium Single-Atomic Site Catalysts with Superior Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity for Sensitive Monitoring of Organophosphorus Pesticides. Anal Chem 2021; 94:1390-1396. [PMID: 34969242 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Tremendous efforts have been made in developing single-atomic site catalysts (SASCs) for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), which is regarded as a pivotal cornerstone in electrochemical energy conversion. However, SASCs for ORR have not been explored for electrochemical sensing. Herein, a template-sacrificed strategy is reported for the synthesis of atomically dispersed Ir SASCs, serving as a sensing platform to detect organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) with high sensitivity and selectivity. Owing to abundant Ir single-atom active sites, Ir SASCs show excellent ORR activity and stability in a neutral medium. It is found that the ORR activity of Ir SASCs can be inhibited by thiocholine, which is the hydrolysate of acetylthiocholine. After being integrated with acetylcholinesterase (AChE), the AChE-Ir SASC-based electrochemical sensor is established and shows a superior sensitivity, which shows a wide detection range of 0.5-500 ng mL-1 with a low detection limit of 0.17 ng mL-1 for OPs. This work exhibits a broad application prospect of ORR for sensitive detection of biomolecules.
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- Xin Luo
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China.,Hubei Provincial Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation, Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), National "111" Center for Cellular Regulation and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Hubei Research Center of Food Fermentation Engineering and Technology, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Hubei Provincial Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation, Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), National "111" Center for Cellular Regulation and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Hubei Research Center of Food Fermentation Engineering and Technology, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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Singh B, Gawande MB, Kute AD, Varma RS, Fornasiero P, McNeice P, Jagadeesh RV, Beller M, Zbořil R. Single-Atom (Iron-Based) Catalysts: Synthesis and Applications. Chem Rev 2021; 121:13620-13697. [PMID: 34644065 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Supported single-metal atom catalysts (SACs) are constituted of isolated active metal centers, which are heterogenized on inert supports such as graphene, porous carbon, and metal oxides. Their thermal stability, electronic properties, and catalytic activities can be controlled via interactions between the single-metal atom center and neighboring heteroatoms such as nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. Due to the atomic dispersion of the active catalytic centers, the amount of metal required for catalysis can be decreased, thus offering new possibilities to control the selectivity of a given transformation as well as to improve catalyst turnover frequencies and turnover numbers. This review aims to comprehensively summarize the synthesis of Fe-SACs with a focus on anchoring single atoms (SA) on carbon/graphene supports. The characterization of these advanced materials using various spectroscopic techniques and their applications in diverse research areas are described. When applicable, mechanistic investigations conducted to understand the specific behavior of Fe-SACs-based catalysts are highlighted, including the use of theoretical models.
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- Baljeet Singh
- CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193 Portugal
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- Department of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai-Marathwada Campus, Jalna 431213, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai-Marathwada Campus, Jalna 431213, Maharashtra, India
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacký University, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Energy, Environment and Transport Giacomo Ciamiciam, INSTM Trieste Research Unit and ICCOM-CNR Trieste Research Unit, University of Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e. V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e. V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany.,Department of Chemistry, REVA University, Bangalore 560064, India
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- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e. V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacký University, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic.,CEET Nanotechnology Centre, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
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Li L, Li Y, Huang R, Cao X, Wen Y. Boosting the Electrocatalytic Activity of Fe−Co Dual‐Atom Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction by Ligand‐Modification Engineering. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202100989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Lei Li
- Department of Physics Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Physics Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Physics Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Physics Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Physics Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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Anantharaj S, Karthik PE, Noda S. The Significance of Properly Reporting Turnover Frequency in Electrocatalysis Research. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202110352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Sengeni Anantharaj
- Department of Applied Chemistry School of Advanced Science and Engineering Waseda University 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 169-8555 Japan
- Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering Waseda University 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 169-8555 Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Hanyang University 222 Wangsimni ro, Seongdong-gu Seoul 04763 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied Chemistry School of Advanced Science and Engineering Waseda University 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 169-8555 Japan
- Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering Waseda University 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 169-8555 Japan
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Anantharaj S, Karthik PE, Noda S. The Significance of Properly Reporting Turnover Frequency in Electrocatalysis Research. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:23051-23067. [PMID: 34523770 PMCID: PMC8596788 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202110352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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For decades, turnover frequency (TOF) has served as an accurate descriptor of the intrinsic activity of a catalyst, including those in electrocatalytic reactions involving both fuel generation and fuel consumption. Unfortunately, in most of the recent reports in this area, TOF is often not properly reported or not reported at all, in contrast to the overpotentials at a benchmarking current density. The current density is significant in determining the apparent activity, but it is affected by catalyst-centric parasitic reactions, electrolyte-centric competing reactions, and capacitance. Luckily, a properly calculated TOF can precisely give the intrinsic activity free from these phenomena in electrocatalysis. In this Viewpoint we ask: 1) What makes the commonly used activity markers unsuitable for intrinsic activity determination? 2) How can TOF reflect the intrinsic activity? 3) Why is TOF still underused in electrocatalysis? 4) What methods are used in TOF determination? and 5) What is essential in the more accurate calculation of TOF? Finally, the significance of normalizing TOF by Faradaic efficiency (FE) is stressed and we give our views on the development of universal analytical tools to determine the exact number of active sites and real surface area for all kinds of materials.
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- Sengeni Anantharaj
- Department of Applied ChemistrySchool of Advanced Science and EngineeringWaseda University3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-kuTokyo169-8555Japan
- Waseda Research Institute for Science and EngineeringWaseda University3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-kuTokyo169-8555Japan
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringHanyang University222 Wangsimni ro, Seongdong-guSeoul04763Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied ChemistrySchool of Advanced Science and EngineeringWaseda University3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-kuTokyo169-8555Japan
- Waseda Research Institute for Science and EngineeringWaseda University3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-kuTokyo169-8555Japan
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Tong M, Wang L, Fu H. Designed Synthesis and Catalytic Mechanisms of Non-Precious Metal Single-Atom Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. SMALL METHODS 2021; 5:e2100865. [PMID: 34927931 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202100865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is the important half-reaction for metal-air batteries and fuel cells (FCs), which plays the decisive role for the performance of whole devices. Developing high-efficiency non-precious metal ORR catalysts is urgent and still challenging. Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are considered to be one of the promising substitutes for Pt due to their maximum atom utilization efficiency and mass activity. Despite considerable efforts in preparing various SACs, the reaction mechanism and intrinsic activity modulation during the ORR reaction are still not understood in-depth. In this review, the latest advances in the current synthetic strategies for SACs are summarized. The effect of various coordination environments including central metal atoms, coordination atoms, environmental atoms, and guest groups on the intrinsic ORR activity of SACs are discussed. The electrocatalytic mechanisms are clarified by combining density functional theory calculations with in situ advanced characterization technologies. Then, the applications of SACs in FCs and Zn-air batteries are reviewed. Finally, the prospects and challenges for further development of SACs are highlighted.
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- Miaomiao Tong
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials 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 Materials Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China
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Recent developments in the use of single-atom catalysts for water splitting. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(20)63619-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Liu Y, Yao M, Han W, Zhang H, Zhang S. Construction of a Single-Atom Nanozyme for Enhanced Chemodynamic Therapy and Chemotherapy. Chemistry 2021; 27:13418-13425. [PMID: 34263950 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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To fulfill the demand of precision and personalized medicine, single-atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as a frontier in biomedical fields due to enzyme-mimic catalysis. Herein, we present a biocompatible and versatile nanoagent consisting of single-atom iron-containing nanoparticles (SAF NPs), DOX and A549 cell membrane (CM). The designed porous iron-based SACs originally served as a drug-carrying nanoplatform to release DOX selectively in a tumor microenvironment (TME) for chemotherapy (CT) due to their high loading capacity (155 %) for DOX; this signifies that SACs are promising candidates for universal cargo delivery. Besides, the designed single-atom nanoagent can perform like peroxidase, which effectively triggers an in situ tumor-specific Fenton reaction to generate abundant toxic hydroxyl radicals (⋅OH) selectively in the acidic TME for chemodynamic therapy (CDT). With the combination of CDT and CT, the constructed SAF NPs@DOX@CM nanoagent demonstrates better in vivo therapeutic performance than single-pathway therapy. In the meantime, after modification with CM, SAF NPs@DOX@CM can achieve homologous binding to target tumor tissues and avoid early clearance. This study presents a type of multifunctional SACs for enhanced cancer treatment via the capacity of a drug carrier combined with the enzymatic therapies of single-atom catalytic sites.
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- Yong Liu
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Tumor Marker Detection Technology, Equipment and Diagnosis-Therapy Integration in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Makers, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi, 276005, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Tumor Marker Detection Technology, Equipment and Diagnosis-Therapy Integration in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Makers, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi, 276005, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Tumor Marker Detection Technology, Equipment and Diagnosis-Therapy Integration in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Makers, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi, 276005, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Tumor Marker Detection Technology, Equipment and Diagnosis-Therapy Integration in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Makers, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi, 276005, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Tumor Marker Detection Technology, Equipment and Diagnosis-Therapy Integration in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Makers, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi, 276005, P. R. China
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Askins EJ, Zoric MR, Li M, Luo Z, Amine K, Glusac KD. Toward a mechanistic understanding of electrocatalytic nanocarbon. Nat Commun 2021; 12:3288. [PMID: 34078884 PMCID: PMC8172927 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23486-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Electrocatalytic nanocarbon (EN) is a class of material receiving intense interest as a potential replacement for expensive, metal-based electrocatalysts for energy conversion and chemical production applications. The further development of EN will require an intricate knowledge of its catalytic behaviors, however, the true nature of their electrocatalytic activity remains elusive. This review highlights work that contributed valuable knowledge in the elucidation of EN catalytic mechanisms. Experimental evidence from spectroscopic studies and well-defined molecular models, along with the survey of computational studies, is summarized to document our current mechanistic understanding of EN-catalyzed oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen electrochemistry. We hope this review will inspire future development of synthetic methods and in situ spectroscopic tools to make and study well-defined EN structures.
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- Erik J. Askins
- grid.185648.60000 0001 2175 0319Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL USA ,grid.187073.a0000 0001 1939 4845Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL USA
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- grid.185648.60000 0001 2175 0319Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL USA ,grid.187073.a0000 0001 1939 4845Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL USA
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- grid.187073.a0000 0001 1939 4845Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL USA ,grid.46078.3d0000 0000 8644 1405Chemical Engineering Department, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON Canada
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- grid.24515.370000 0004 1937 1450Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- grid.187073.a0000 0001 1939 4845Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL USA ,grid.168010.e0000000419368956Department of Material Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA ,grid.411975.f0000 0004 0607 035XInstitute for Research and Medical Consultants (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU), Al Safa, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- grid.185648.60000 0001 2175 0319Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL USA ,grid.187073.a0000 0001 1939 4845Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL USA
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Ling F, Xia W, Li L, Zhou X, Luo X, Bu Q, Huang J, Liu X, Kang W, Zhou M. Single Transition Metal Atom Bound to the Unconventional Phase of the MoS 2 Monolayer for Catalytic Oxygen Reduction Reaction: A First-Principles Study. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:17412-17419. [PMID: 33844514 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c21597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Supported single-atom catalysts (SACs) have received a lot of attention due to their super-high atom utilization and outstanding catalytic performance. However, the instability of the supported transition-metal (TM) atoms hampers their widespread applications. Exploration of an appropriate substrate to stabilize the supported single atom is crucial for the future implementation of SACs. In recent years, two-dimensional materials have been proposed as possible substrates due to their large specific surface areas, but their chemically inert surfaces are difficult to stabilize TM atoms without defecting or doping. Herein, by means of systematic first-principles calculations, we demonstrate that the defect-free MoS2 monolayer in the unconventional phase (1T') can effectively immobilize single TM atoms owing to its unique electrophilic property as compared to the conventional 2H phase. As a prototype probe, we investigated oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalyzed by a total of 21 single TM atoms stabilized on 1T'-MoS2 and successfully screened out two candidates, Cu and Pd@1T'-MoS2, which have a low overpotential of 0.41 and 0.32 V respectively, outperforming most of the previously reported ORR catalysts. Furthermore, we reveal that the adsorption energy of the ORR intermediate, *OH, provides an excellent descriptor to assess the ORR activity, which is further determined by the d-band center of the supported TM adatoms, thus being a great advantage for future design of stable and high-performance SACs.
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- Faling Ling
- School of Science, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, P. R. China
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- School of Science, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, P. R. China
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- School of Science, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, P. R. China
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- School of Science, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, P. R. China
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- School of Science, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, P. R. China
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- School of Science, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, P. R. China
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- School of Science, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, P. R. China
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- College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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Revealing the importance of kinetics in N-coordinated dual-metal sites catalyzed oxygen reduction reaction. J Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2021.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A comparison of single and double Co sites incorporated in N-doped graphene for the oxygen reduction reaction. J Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2020.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Jeong H, Shin S, Lee H. Heterogeneous Atomic Catalysts Overcoming the Limitations of Single-Atom Catalysts. ACS NANO 2020; 14:14355-14374. [PMID: 33140947 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c06610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Recent advances in heterogeneous single-atom catalysts (SACs), which have isolated metal atoms dispersed on a support, have enabled a more precise control of their surface metal atomic structure. SACs could reduce the amount of metals used for the surface reaction and have often shown distinct selectivity, which the corresponding nanoparticles would not have. However, SACs typically have the limitations of low-metal content, poor stability, oxidic electronic states, and an absence of ensemble sites. In this review, various efforts to overcome these limitations have been discussed: The metal content in the SACs could increase up to over 10 wt %; highly durable SACs could be prepared by anchoring the metal atoms strongly on the defective support; metallic SACs are reported; and the ensemble catalysts, in which all the metal atoms are exposed at the surface like the SACs but the surface metal atoms are located nearby, are also reported. Metal atomic multimers with distinct catalytic properties have been also reported. Surface metal single-atoms could be decorated with organic ligands with interesting catalytic behavior. Heterogeneous atomic catalysts, whose structure is elaborately controlled and the surface reaction is better understood, can be a paradigm with higher catalytic activity, selectivity, and durability and used in industrial applications.
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- Hojin Jeong
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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Wang S, Shi L, Bai X, Li Q, Ling C, Wang J. Highly Efficient Photo-/Electrocatalytic Reduction of Nitrogen into Ammonia by Dual-Metal Sites. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2020; 6:1762-1771. [PMID: 33145413 PMCID: PMC7596869 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c00552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The photo-/electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) is an up and coming method for sustainable NH3 production; however, its practical application is impeded by poor Faradaic efficiency originating from the competing hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the inert N≡N triple bond activation. In this work, we put forth a method to boost NRR through construction of donor-acceptor couples of dual-metal sites. The synergistic effect of dual active sites can potentially break the metal-based activity benchmark toward efficient NRR. By systematically evaluating the stability, activity, and selectivity of 28 heteronuclear dual-atom catalysts (DACs) of M1M2/g-C3N4 candidates, FeMo/g-C3N4 is screened out as an effective electrocatalyst for NRR with a particularly low limiting potential of -0.23 V for NRR and a rather high potential of -0.79 V for HER. Meanwhile, TiMo/g-C3N4, NiMo/g-C3N4, and MoW/g-C3N4 with suitable band edge positions and visible light absorption can be applied to NRR as photocatalysts. The excellent catalytic activity is attributed to the tunable composition of metal dimers, which play an important role in modulating the binding strength of the target intermediates. This work may pave a new way for the rational design of heteronuclear DACs with high activity and stability for NRR, which may also apply to other reactions.
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- Shiyan Wang
- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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Hu R, Li Y, Wang F, Shang J. Rational prediction of multifunctional bilayer single atom catalysts for the hydrogen evolution, oxygen evolution and oxygen reduction reactions. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:20413-20424. [PMID: 33026034 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr05202g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Bimetallic atom catalysts (BACs), which can exhibit remarkable catalytic performance compared with single atom catalysts (SACs) due to their higher metal loading and the synergy between two metal atoms, have attracted great attention in research. Herein, by means of density functional theory calculations, novel BACs with a bilayer structure composed of monolayers FeN4 (Fe and nitrogen co-doped graphene) and MN4 (Fe/M, M represents transition metal atoms) as electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are investigated. Among these bilayer SACs, a series of highly efficient monofunctional, bifunctional, and even trifunctional electrocatalysts have been screened. For example, the overpotentials for the HER, ORR, and OER can reach -0.02 (Fe/Cu), 0.31 (Fe/Hg), and 0.27 V (Fe/Hf), respectively; Fe/Hf and Ir/Fe can serve as promising bifunctional catalysts for the ORR/OER and HER/OER, respectively and Fe/Rh is considered as an excellent trifunctional catalyst for the HER, OER, and ORR. This work not only provides a new idea for understanding and optimizing the active sites of BACs, but also proposes a new strategy for designing high-performance multifunctional electrocatalysts for fuel cells and metal-air batteries.
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- Riming Hu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China.
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- Center for Condensed Matter Physics, Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China.
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Zhu Z, Yin H, Wang Y, Chuang CH, Xing L, Dong M, Lu YR, Casillas-Garcia G, Zheng Y, Chen S, Dou Y, Liu P, Cheng Q, Zhao H. Coexisting Single-Atomic Fe and Ni Sites on Hierarchically Ordered Porous Carbon as a Highly Efficient ORR Electrocatalyst. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2004670. [PMID: 32939887 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202004670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The development of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysts based on earth-abundant nonprecious materials is critically important for sustainable large-scale applications of fuel cells and metal-air batteries. Herein, a hetero-single-atom (h-SA) ORR electrocatalyst is presented, which has atomically dispersed Fe and Ni coanchored to a microsized nitrogen-doped graphitic carbon support with unique trimodal-porous structure configured by highly ordered macropores interconnected through mesopores. Extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectra confirm that Fe- and Ni-SAs are affixed to the carbon support via FeN4 and NiN4 coordination bonds. The resultant Fe/Ni h-SA electrocatalyst exhibits an outstanding ORR activity, outperforming SA electrocatalysts with only Fe- or Ni-SAs, and the benchmark Pt/C. The obtained experimental results indicate that the achieved outstanding ORR performance results from the synergetic enhancement induced by the coexisting FeN4 and NiN4 sites, and the superior mass-transfer capability promoted by the trimodal-porous-structured carbon support.
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- Zhengju Zhu
- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, 4222, Australia
- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Department of Physics, Tamkang University, Tamsui 251, New Taipei City, 251301, Taiwan
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- Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu South Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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Zhu W, Chen S. Recent Progress of Single‐atom Catalysts in the Electrocatalytic Reduction of Oxygen to Hydrogen Peroxide. ELECTROANAL 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.202060334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Weiya Zhu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering South China University of Technology, Wushan Guangzhou Guangdong 510031 China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California 1156 High Street Santa Cruz California 95064 United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California 1156 High Street Santa Cruz California 95064 United States
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Melisande Fischer J, Hunter M, Hankel M, Searles DJ, Parker AJ, Barnard AS. Accurate prediction of binding energies for two‐dimensional catalytic materials using machine learning. ChemCatChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202000536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Centre for Theoretical and Computational Molecular Science Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland Brisbane 4072 Australia
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- Centre for Theoretical and Computational Molecular Science Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland Brisbane 4072 Australia
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- Centre for Theoretical and Computational Molecular Science Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland Brisbane 4072 Australia
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences The University of Queensland Brisbane 4072 Australia
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- Research School of Computer Science Australian National University Acton 2601 Australia
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Li X, Liu L, Ren X, Gao J, Huang Y, Liu B. Microenvironment modulation of single-atom catalysts and their roles in electrochemical energy conversion. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:eabb6833. [PMID: 32967833 PMCID: PMC7531890 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb6833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have become the most attractive frontier research field in heterogeneous catalysis. Since the atomically dispersed metal atoms are commonly stabilized by ionic/covalent interactions with neighboring atoms, the geometric and electronic structures of SACs depend greatly on their microenvironment, which, in turn, determine the performances in catalytic processes. In this review, we will focus on the recently developed strategies of SAC synthesis, with attention on the microenvironment modulation of single-atom active sites of SACs. Furthermore, experimental and computational advances in understanding such microenvironment in association to the catalytic activity and mechanisms are summarized and exemplified in the electrochemical applications, including the water electrolysis and O2/CO2/N2 reduction reactions. Last, by highlighting the prospects and challenges for microenvironment engineering of SACs, we wish to shed some light on the further development of SACs for electrochemical energy conversion.
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- Xuning Li
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore.
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Xi Y, Heyden A. Highly Efficient Deoxydehydration and Hydrodeoxygenation on MoS 2-Supported Transition-Metal Atoms through a C–H Activation Mechanism. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Yongjie Xi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, 301 South Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, 301 South Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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Hu R, Li Y, Zeng Q, Wang F, Shang J. Bimetallic Pairs Supported on Graphene as Efficient Electrocatalysts for Nitrogen Fixation: Search for the Optimal Coordination Atoms. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:3636-3644. [PMID: 32367626 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202000964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) is a most attractive approach to ammonia synthesis, and the development of catalysts with excellent activity, high NRR selectivity, and long-term durability is crucial but remains a great challenge. Herein, by means of density functional theory calculations, the stability and catalytic performance of anchored bimetals was systematically investigated by pairing different transition-metal atoms (Mo, Cr, Ti, V, Ru, and W) on graphene with different coordination atoms (C, N, O, P, and S) for N2 fixation. By screening the stability, limiting potential, and selectivity of 105 candidates, carbon was found to be the optimal coordination atom for bimetallic pairs, whereas the other four coordination atoms were unsatisfactory owing to either thermodynamically unstable anchor sites for bimetallic pairs (O, P, and S atoms) or relatively low catalytic activity (N atom). Notably, the bimetallic compound of Mo and Ti supported on C-coordinated graphene (MoTi-CG) and TiV-CG were predicted as effective NRR catalysts with the attractive limiting potentials of -0.34 and -0.30 V. Furthermore, the volcano curve between the limiting potential and the adsorption free energy of NH2 * [ΔG(NH2 *)] was revealed, in which a moderate ΔG(NH2 *) was required for high-activity NRR catalysts. This study not only provides a theoretical basis for the rational design of bimetallic compounds anchored on graphene as effective NRR catalysts under ambient conditions but also opens up a new way to accelerate the screening of NRR catalysts.
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- Riming Hu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P.R. China
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- Center for Condensed Matter Physics, Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P.R. China
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Fan M, Cui J, Wu J, Vajtai R, Sun D, Ajayan PM. Improving the Catalytic Activity of Carbon-Supported Single Atom Catalysts by Polynary Metal or Heteroatom Doping. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1906782. [PMID: 32363806 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201906782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Single atom catalysts (SACs) are widely researched in various chemical transformations due to the high atomic utilization and catalytic activity. Carbon-supported SACs are the largest class because of the many excellent properties of carbon derivatives. The single metal atoms are usually immobilized by doped N atoms and in some cases by C geometrical defects on carbon materials. To explore the catalytic mechanisms and improve the catalytic performance, many efforts have been devoted to modulating the electronic structure of metal single atomic sites. Doping with polynary metals and heteroatoms has been recently proposed to be a simple and effective strategy, derived from the modulating mechanisms of metal alloy structure for metal catalysts and from the donating/withdrawing heteroatom doping for carbon supports, respectively. Polynary metals SACs involve two types of metal with atomical dispersion. The bimetal atom pairs act as dual catalytic sites leading to higher catalytic activity and selectivity. Polynary heteroatoms generally have two types of heteroatoms in which N always couples with another heteroatom, including B, S, P, etc. In this Review, the recent progress of polynary metals and heteroatoms SACs is summarized. Finally, the barriers to tune the activity/selectivity of SACs are discussed and further perspectives presented.
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- Mengmeng Fan
- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, China
- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
- Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, University of Szeged, Rerrich Béla tér 1., Szeged, H-6720, Hungary
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- Chemicobiology and Functional Materials Institute, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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