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Barik S, Kharabe GP, Samal PP, Urkude RR, Kumar S, Yoyakki A, Vinod CP, Krishnamurty S, Kurungot S. Breaking the Pt Electron Symmetry and OH Spillover towards PtIr Active Center for Performance Modulation in Direct Ammonia Fuel Cell. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2406589. [PMID: 39367551 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202406589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2024] [Revised: 09/09/2024] [Indexed: 10/06/2024]
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The growing interest in low-temperature direct ammonia fuel cells (DAFCs) arises from the utilization of a carbon-neutral ammonia source; however, DAFCs encounter significant electrode overpotentials due to the substantial energy barrier of the *NH2 to *NH dehydrogenation, compounded by the facile deactivation by *N on the Pt surface. In this work, a unique catalyst, Pt4Ir@AlOOH/NGr i.e., Pt4Ir/ANGr, is introduced composed of PtIr alloy nanoparticles controllably decorated on the pseudo-boehmite phase of AlOOH-supported nitrogen-doped reduced graphene (AlOOH/NGr) composite, synthesized via the polyol reduction method. The detailed studies on the structural and electronic properties of the catalyst by XAS and VB-XPS reveal the possible electronic modulations. The optimized Pt4Ir/ANGr composition exhibits a significantly improved onset potential and mass activity for AOR. The DFT study confirms the OHad species spillover by AlOOH and Pt4Ir (100) facilitates the conversion of the *NH2 to *NH with minimal energy barriers. Finally, testing of DAFC at the system level using a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) with Pt4Ir/ANGr as the anode catalyst, demonstrating the suitability of the catalyst for its practical applications. This study thus uncovers the potential of the Pt4Ir catalyst in synergy with ANGr, largely addressing the challenges in hydrogen transportation, storage, and safety within DAFCs.
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- Sidharth Barik
- Physical & Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Physical & Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Physical & Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Beamline Development and Application Section, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India
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- Physical & Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Physical & Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
- Catalysis & Inorganic Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 411008, India
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- Physical & Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Physical & Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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Sun D, Zhang J, Wang H, Song Y, Du J, Meng G, Sun S, Deng W, Wang Z, Wang B. Discovering Facet-Dependent Formation Kinetics of Key Intermediates in Electrochemical Ammonia Oxidation by a Electrochemiluminescence Active Probe. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2402673. [PMID: 38923273 PMCID: PMC11348187 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202402673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Facile evaluation of formation kinetics of key intermediate is crucial for a comprehensive understanding of electrochemical ammonia oxidation reaction (AOR) mechanisms and the design of efficient electrocatalysts. Currently, elucidating the formation kinetics of key intermediate associated with rate-determining step is still challenging. Herein, 4-phtalamide-N-(4'-methylcoumarin) naphthalimide (CF) is developed as a molecular probe to detect N2H4 intermediate during AOR via electrochemiluminescence (ECL) and further investigated the formation kinetics of N2H4 on Pt catalysts with different crystal planes. CF probe can selectively react with N2H4 to release ECL substance luminol. Thus, N2H4 intermediate as a key intermediate can be sensitively and selectively detected by ECL during AOR. For the first time, Pt(100) facet is discovered to exhibit faster N2H4 formation kinetics than Pt(111) facet, which is further confirmed by Density functional theory calculation and the finite element simulation. The AOR mechanism under the framework of Gerischer and Mauerer is further validated by examining N2H4 formation kinetics during the dimerization process (NH2 coupling). The developed ECL active probe and the discovered facet-dependent formation kinetics of key intermediates provide a promising new tool and strategy for the understanding of electrochemical AOR mechanisms and the design of efficient electrocatalysts.
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- Dina Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic ChemistryKey Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu ProvinceLanzhou UniversityLanzhouGansu730000China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic ChemistryKey Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu ProvinceLanzhou UniversityLanzhouGansu730000China
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- School of Mathematics and StatisticsGansu Key Laboratory of Applied Mathematics and Complex SystemsLanzhou UniversityLanzhou730000China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic ChemistryKey Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu ProvinceLanzhou UniversityLanzhouGansu730000China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic ChemistryKey Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu ProvinceLanzhou UniversityLanzhouGansu730000China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic ChemistryKey Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu ProvinceLanzhou UniversityLanzhouGansu730000China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic ChemistryKey Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu ProvinceLanzhou UniversityLanzhouGansu730000China
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- School of Mathematics and StatisticsGansu Key Laboratory of Applied Mathematics and Complex SystemsLanzhou UniversityLanzhou730000China
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- Spin‐X InstituteSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou511442China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic ChemistryKey Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu ProvinceLanzhou UniversityLanzhouGansu730000China
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Zhang Y, Wang Z, Wang L, Zong L. Ultra-Small High-Entropy Alloy as Multi-Functional Catalyst for Ammonia Based Fuel Cells. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2400892. [PMID: 38953333 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2024] [Revised: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Ammonia fuel cells using carbon-neutral ammonia as fuel are regarded as a fast, furious, and flexible next-generation carbon-free energy conversion technology, but it is limited by the kinetically sluggish ammonia oxidation reaction (AOR), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Platinum can efficiently drive these three types of reactions, but its scale-up application is limited by its susceptibility to poisoning and high cost. In order to reduce the cost and alleviate poisoning, incorporating Pt with various metals proves to be an efficient and feasible strategy. Herein, PtFeCoNiIr/C trifunctional high-entropy alloy (HEA) catalysts are prepared with uniform mixing and ultra-small size of 2 ± 0.5 nm by Joule heating method. PtFeCoNiIr/C exhibits efficient performance in AOR (Jpeak = 139.8 A g-1 PGM), ORR (E1/2 = 0.87 V), and HER (E10 = 20.3 mV), outperforming the benchmark Pt/C, and no loss in HER performance at 100 mA cm-2 for 200 h. The almost unchanged E1/2 in the anti-poisoning test indicates its promising application in real fuel cells powered by ammonia. This work opens up a new path for the development of multi-functional electrocatalysts and also makes a big leap toward the exploration of cost-effective device configurations for novel fuel cells.
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- Yuanyuan Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 North 2nd Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing, 100190, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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Wang Y, Zhang Z, Hu T, Yang J, Li Y. High-entropy PtCuSnWNb nanoalloys as efficient and stable catalysts for ethanol oxidation electrocatalysis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:4072-4075. [PMID: 38505979 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc00170b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Ternary nanoalloys used as electrochemical ethanol oxidation catalysts for direct ethanol fuel cells are confronted with poor stability issues under harsh acidic operating conditions. To address this issue, a carbon-supported quinary PtCuSnWNb high-entropy nanoalloy (denoted as PtCuSnWNb/C) was synthesized by using a polyol reduction method. Due to the unique high-entropy mixing states and strong catalyst-support interactions, PtCuSnWNb/C shows robust structural and compositional stability.
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- Yongying Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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Yang XJ, Yang CC, Jiang Q. DFT Study of N-modified Co 3Mo 3C Electrocatalyst with Separated Active Sites for Enhanced Ammonia Oxidation. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202301535. [PMID: 37997528 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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Since the facile oxidation of ammonia is one key for its utilization as a zero-carbon fuel in a direct ammonia fuel cell, developing the ammonia oxidation reaction (AOR) catalysts with cost-effective and higher activity is urgently required. However, the catalytic activity of AOR is limited by the scaling relationship of the intermediate adsorption. Based on the density functional theory, the N-modified Co3Mo3C with separated active sites of NH3 dehydrogenation and N-N coupling has been designed and investigated, which is a promising strategy to circumvent the scaling relationship, achieving improved AOR catalytic performance with a lower theoretical overpotential of 0.59 V under fast reaction kinetics condition. The calculation results show that the hollow site (Co-Mo-Mo and Co-Co-Mo) and Co site in N-modified Co3Mo3C play essential roles in NH3 dehydrogenation and N-N coupling, respectively. This work not only benefits for understanding the mechanism of AOR, but also provides a fundamental guidance for rational design of AOR catalysts.
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- Xue Jing Yang
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 130022, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 130022, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 130022, Changchun, China
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Zhou J, Zhu Y, Wen K, Pan F, Ma H, Niu J, Wang C, Zhao J. Efficient and Selective Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction to N 2 Using a Flow-Through Zero-Gap Electrochemical Reactor with a Reconstructed Cu(OH) 2 Cathode: Insights into the Importance of Inter-Electrode Distance. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:4824-4836. [PMID: 38408018 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c10936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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Electrochemically converting nitrate, a widely distributed nitrogen contaminant, into harmless N2 is a feasible and environmentally friendly route to close the anthropogenic nitrogen-based cycle. However, it is currently hindered by sluggish kinetics and low N2 selectivity, as well as scarce attention to reactor configuration. Here, we report a flow-through zero-gap electrochemical reactor that shows a high performance of nitrate reduction with 100% conversion and 80.36% selectivity of desired N2 in the chlorine-free system at 100 mg-N·L-1 NO3- while maintaining a rapid reduction kinetics of 0.07676 min-1. More importantly, the mass transport and current utilization efficiency are significantly improved by shortening the inter-electrode distance, especially in the zero-gap electrocatalytic system where the current efficiency reached 50.15% at 5 mA·cm-2. Detailed characterizations demonstrated that during the electroreduction process, partial Cu(OH)2 on the cathode surface was reconstructed into stable Cu/Cu2O as the active phase for efficient nitrate reduction. In situ characterizations revealed that the highly selective *NO to *N conversion and the N-N coupling step played crucial roles during the selective reduction of NO3- to N2 in the zero-gap electrochemical system. In addition, theoretical calculations demonstrated that improving the key intermediate *N coverage could effectively facilitate the N-N coupling step, thereby promoting N2 selectivity. Moreover, the environmental and economic benefits and long-term stability shown by the treatment of real nitrate-containing wastewater make our proposed electrocatalytic system more attractive for practical applications.
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- Jianjun Zhou
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xian 710021, China
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xian 710021, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xian 710021, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xian 710021, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xian 710021, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xian 710021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Jin Y, Liu Y, Wu R, Wang J. Local tensile strain boosts the electrocatalytic ammonia oxidation reaction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:1104-1107. [PMID: 38132846 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc04820a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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The introduction of local tensile strain in Ni(OH)2 nanosheets accelerates the Ni(OH)2-to-NiOOH transition and boosts the electrocatalytic ammonia oxidation reaction (EAOR), i.e., reducing the onset potential by 80 mV, doubling both the current density and N2 faradaic efficiency, and enabling 1000 hours of operation at 160 mA cm-2.
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- Yongzhen Jin
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310030, China
- Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310030, China
- Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310030, China
- Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China
- School of Automotive Engineering, Hangzhou Polytechnic, Hangzhou 311402, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310030, China.
- Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310030, China
- Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China
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Yang H, Huang X, Liu Z, Lin X, Chen Q, Li J, Zhang C, Peng Kan Z, Qun Tian Z, Kang Shen P. Rhombic dodecahedron nanoframes of PtIrCu with high-index faceted hyperbranched nanodendrites for efficient electrochemical ammonia oxidation via preferred NH x dimerization pathways. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 652:1764-1774. [PMID: 37678081 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.08.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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Ammonia has been emerging as a sustainable and environmentally friendly fuel. However, direct electrochemical ammonia oxidation reaction (AOR) in low-temperature fuel cells seriously suffers from high overpotential and deficient durability. Herein, rhombic dodecahedron nanoframe of platinum iridium copper (PtIrCu) with high-index faceted hyperbranched nanodendrites (RDNF-HNDs) was developed using a one-step self-etching solvothermal method. The framework structure with the high-index facets enables the PtIrCu nanocrystals to expose more effective active sites. They exhibit an ultra-low onset potential of 0.33 V vs. RHE and high mass activity of 26.1 A gPtIr-1 at 0.50 V, which is 140 mV lower and 7.5 times higher than that of commercial Pt/C in the AOR. In situ attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy verifies that AOR on PtIrCu RDNF-HNDs prefers to the NHx dimerization pathways, effectively alleviating the poison of Nads and NOx. The theoretical calculation also shows that both introducing Cu atoms into PtIr alloy and increasing the content of Ir in PtIrCu alloy can reduce the reaction energy barrier of electrochemical dehydrogenation from *NH2 to *NH. The specific structure of PtIrCu RDNF-NDs provides a new inspiration to solve the critical issue of electrocatalysts for AOR with low activity and durability.
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- Huanzheng Yang
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Institute of Science and Technology for Carbon Peak & Neutrality, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Nanning 530004, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Institute of Science and Technology for Carbon Peak & Neutrality, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Nanning 530004, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Institute of Science and Technology for Carbon Peak & Neutrality, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Nanning 530004, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Institute of Science and Technology for Carbon Peak & Neutrality, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Nanning 530004, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Institute of Science and Technology for Carbon Peak & Neutrality, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Nanning 530004, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Institute of Science and Technology for Carbon Peak & Neutrality, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Nanning 530004, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Institute of Science and Technology for Carbon Peak & Neutrality, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Nanning 530004, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Institute of Science and Technology for Carbon Peak & Neutrality, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Nanning 530004, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Institute of Science and Technology for Carbon Peak & Neutrality, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Nanning 530004, China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Institute of Science and Technology for Carbon Peak & Neutrality, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Nanning 530004, China.
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Xin Y, Shen K, Guo T, Chen L, Li Y. Coupling Hydrazine Oxidation with Seawater Electrolysis for Energy-Saving Hydrogen Production over Bifunctional CoNC Nanoarray Electrocatalysts. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2300019. [PMID: 36840653 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Seawater electrolysis is a promising method to produce H2 without relying on scarce freshwater resource, but its high energy consumption and inevitable accompany of competitive chlorine oxidation reaction (ClOR) are still great technological challenges. Herein, a metal-organic framework (MOF)-templated pyrolysis strategy to prepare uniform cobalt/nitrogen-codoped carbon nanosheet arrays on carbon cloth (CC@CoNC) as highly-efficient but low-cost bifunctional electrocatalysts for hydrazine-assisted seawater electrolysis is explored. The optimized CoNC nanosheet arrays can be used as an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst to catalyze hydrazine oxidation reaction and hydrogen evolution reaction, remarkably reducing the energy consumption and nicely overcome the undesired anodic corrosion problems caused by ClOR. Impressively, a hydrazine-assisted water electrolysis system is successfully assembled by using the optimized CC@CoNC as both cathode and anode, which only needs an ultra-low cell voltage of 0.557 V and an electricity consumption of 1.22 kW h per cubic meter of H2 to achieve 200 mA cm-2 . Furthermore, the optimized CC@CoNC can also show greatly improved stability in the hydrazine-assisted seawater electrolysis system for H2 production, which can work steadily for above 40 h at ≈10 mA cm-2 . This study may offer great opportunities for obtaining hydrogen energy from infinite ocean resource by an eco-friendly method.
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- Yu Xin
- Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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Hou J, Cheng Y, Pan H, Kang P. Tailored Bimetallic Ni-Sn Catalyst for Electrochemical Ammonia Oxidation to Dinitrogen with High Selectivity. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:3986-3992. [PMID: 36821791 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Direct electrochemical ammonia oxidation reaction (eAOR) is an efficient and sustainable strategy to process wastewater containing ammonia, and it endures overoxidation and severely competitive oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, we synthesized a Ni(OH)2/SnO2 composite catalyst by a multistep strategy and applied it to the eAOR process. Ni(OH)2/SnO2 exhibited a N2-N Faradaic efficiency (FEN2-N) of 84.2%, with a N2 partial current density (jN2-N) of 2.7 mA cm-2 at 1.55 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) in 0.5 M K2SO4 with 10 mM NH3-N (pH 11). The oxophilic Sn promoted NH3 absorption on Ni sites while suppressing the OER. As the active species, NiOOH accelerated the dimerization of intermediates (*NH2 or *NH) to form N2.
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- Jing Hou
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Tianjin 300350, China
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Yang X, Mukherjee S, O'Carroll T, Hou Y, Singh MR, Gauthier JA, Wu G. Achievements, Challenges, and Perspectives on Nitrogen Electrochemistry for Carbon-Neutral Energy Technologies. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202215938. [PMID: 36507657 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202215938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Unrestrained anthropogenic activities have severely disrupted the global natural nitrogen cycle, causing numerous energy and environmental issues. Electrocatalytic nitrogen transformation is a feasible and promising strategy for achieving a sustainable nitrogen economy. Synergistically combining multiple nitrogen reactions can realize efficient renewable energy storage and conversion, restore the global nitrogen balance, and remediate environmental crises. Here, we provide a unique aspect to discuss the intriguing nitrogen electrochemistry by linking three essential nitrogen-containing compounds (i.e., N2 , NH3 , and NO3 - ) and integrating four essential electrochemical reactions, i.e., the nitrogen reduction reaction (N2 RR), nitrogen oxidation reaction (N2 OR), nitrate reduction reaction (NO3 RR), and ammonia oxidation reaction (NH3 OR). This minireview also summarizes the acquired knowledge of rational catalyst design and underlying reaction mechanisms for these interlinked nitrogen reactions. We further underscore the associated clean energy technologies and a sustainable nitrogen-based economy.
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- Xiaoxuan Yang
- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China.,Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China.,Institute of Zhejiang University - Quzhou, Quzhou, Zhejiang, 324000, China.,Donghai Laboratory, Zhoushan, 316021, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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Interpretable design of Ir-free trimetallic electrocatalysts for ammonia oxidation with graph neural networks. Nat Commun 2023; 14:792. [PMID: 36774355 PMCID: PMC9922329 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36322-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/13/2023] Open
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The electrochemical ammonia oxidation to dinitrogen as a means for energy and environmental applications is a key technology toward the realization of a sustainable nitrogen cycle. The state-of-the-art metal catalysts including Pt and its bimetallics with Ir show promising activity, albeit suffering from high overpotentials for appreciable current densities and the soaring price of precious metals. Herein, the immense design space of ternary Pt alloy nanostructures is explored by graph neural networks trained on ab initio data for concurrently predicting site reactivity, surface stability, and catalyst synthesizability descriptors. Among a few Ir-free candidates that emerge from the active learning workflow, Pt3Ru-M (M: Fe, Co, or Ni) alloys were successfully synthesized and experimentally verified to be more active toward ammonia oxidation than Pt, Pt3Ir, and Pt3Ru. More importantly, feature attribution analyses using the machine-learned representation of site motifs provide fundamental insights into chemical bonding at metal surfaces and shed light on design strategies for high-performance catalytic systems beyond the d-band center metric of binding sites.
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Active chlorine mediated ammonia oxidation in an electrified SnO2–Sb filter: Reactivity, mechanisms and response to matrix effects. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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A Petal-like Structured NiCuOOH-NF Electrode by a Sonochemical Combined with the Electrochemical Method for Ammonia Oxidation Reaction. Processes (Basel) 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/pr11010228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Direct electrochemical oxidation, as an economical and efficient method, has recently received increasing attention for ammonia-nitrogen wastewater treatment. Developing a low-cost, efficient catalytic electrode is the key to solve the problem of sluggish ammonia oxidation reaction (AOR) kinetics. In this study, a three-dimensional (3D) Ni foam electrode coated with NiCuOOH petal-like cluster structures was prepared using a simple sonochemical method combined with a surface electrochemical reconstruction strategy. This structure has a large surface area and abundant NiCuOOH active sites, giving a good premise for extraordinary electrocatalytic activity of AOR. The results show that the maximum current density for AOR reaches 97.8 mA cm−2 at 0.60 V vs. saturated calomel electrode (SCE). Additionally, 96.53% of NH4+-N removal efficiency and 63.12% of TN removal efficiency were acquired in the electrolysis system based on the NiCuOOH-NF electrode, as well as a good stability for at least 24 h. It is a promising flow-through anode for the clean treatment of ammonia-nitrogen wastewater.
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Wang H, Tong X, Zhou L, Wang Y, Liao L, Ouyang S, Zhang H. Unique three-dimensional nanoflower-like NiCu electrodes constructed by Co, S co-doping for efficient ammonia oxidation reaction. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Fang H, Liao C, Ying Y, Cheng J, Wang Q, Huang H, Luo Y, Jiang L. Creating metal-carbide interactions to boost ammonia oxidation activity for low-temperature direct ammonia fuel cells. J Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2022.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Jin Y, Chen X, Wang J. From inert to active: a cocktail-like mediation of an Ag/Ni mixture for electrocatalytic ammonia oxidation reaction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:10631-10634. [PMID: 36098264 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc03764e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report a highly selective electrocatalytic ammonia oxidation reaction (EAOR) induced by handmilling inert powders of silver (NH3 adsorber) and nickel (OH- adsorber and active site). This cocktail-like mediation provides a good model for mechanistic understanding of the EAOR, benefiting the development of effective non-noble metal catalysts for the EAOR.
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- Yongzhen Jin
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou 310027, China.,Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, China. .,Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, China. .,Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou 310027, China.,Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, China. .,Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, China
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Lin W, Chen H, Lin G, Yao S, Zhang Z, Qi J, Jing M, Song W, Li J, Liu X, Fu J, Dai S. Creating Frustrated Lewis Pairs in Defective Boron Carbon Nitride for Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207807. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Wenwen Lin
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education College of Chemical and Biological Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou 78 Jiuhua Boulevard North Quzhou 324000 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan University Changsha 410082 China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education College of Chemical and Biological Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou 78 Jiuhua Boulevard North Quzhou 324000 China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education College of Chemical and Biological Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education College of Chemical and Biological Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- i-Lab CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO) Chinese Academy of Sciences Suzhou 215123 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing College of Science China University of Petroleum-Beijing Beijing 102249 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing College of Science China University of Petroleum-Beijing Beijing 102249 China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education College of Chemical and Biological Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering In situ Center for Physical Sciences Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education College of Chemical and Biological Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou 78 Jiuhua Boulevard North Quzhou 324000 China
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- Chemical Sciences Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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Jeerh G, Zou P, Zhang M, Chen S, Humphreys J, Tao S. Electrooxidation of ammonia on A-site deficient perovskite oxide La0.9Ni0.6Cu0.35Fe0.05O3-δ for wastewater treatment. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Chen C, Fu Z, Qi F, Chen Y, Meng G, Chang Z, Kong F, Zhu L, Tian H, Huang H, Cui X, Shi J. Fe
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Cycling for Coupling Self‐Powered Hydrogen Evolution and Preparation of Electrode Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207226. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Chang Chen
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics Hong Kong Polytechnic University 11 Yucai Road Kowloon, Hongkong China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Hangzhou 310024 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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Wu X, Wang Y, Wu ZS. Design principle of electrocatalysts for the electrooxidation of organics. Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lin W, Chen H, Lin G, Yao S, Zhang Z, Qi J, Jing M, Song W, Li J, Liu X, Fu J, Dai S. Creating Frustrated Lewis Pairs in Defective Boron Carbon Nitride for Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202207807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Wenwen Lin
- Zhejiang University College of Chemical and Biological Engineering CHINA
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- Hunan University College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Zhejiang University College of Chemical and Biological Engineering CHINA
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- Zhejiang University College of Chemical and Biological Engineering CHINA
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- Zhejiang University College of Chemical and Biological Engineering CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences i-Lab, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO) CHINA
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- China University of Petroleum Beijing State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing CHINA
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- China University of Petroleum Beijing State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing CHINA
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- Zhejiang University College of Chemical and Biological Engineering CHINA
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- Shanghai Jiaotong University: Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Zhejiang University College of Chemical and Biological Engineering 38 Zheda Rd 310027 Hangzhou CHINA
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory Chemical Sciences Division UNITED STATES
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Liu Z, Li Y, Zhang X, Rao S, Li J, Wang W, Sun Z, Yang J. Surface Structure Engineering of PtPd Nanoparticles for Boosting Ammonia Oxidation Electrocatalysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:28816-28825. [PMID: 35700096 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c04711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Achieving high catalytic ammonia oxidation reaction (AOR) performance of Pt-based catalysts is of paramount significance for the development of direct ammonia fuel cells (DAFCs). However, the high energy barrier of dehydrogenation of *NH2 to *NH and easy deactivation by *N on the Pt surface make the AOR show sluggish kinetics. Here, we have put forward an alloying and surface modulation tactic to optimize Pt catalysts. Several spherical PtM (M = Co, Ni, Cu, and Pd) binary nanoparticles were controllably loaded on reduced graphene oxide (rGO). Among others, spherical PtPd nanoparticles displayed the most efficient catalytic activity. Further surface engineering of PtPd nanoparticles with a cubic-dominant structure has resulted in dramatic AOR activity improvements. The optimized (100)Pt85Pd15/rGO exhibited a low onset potential (0.467 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE)) and high peak mass activity (164.9 A g-1), much better than commercial Pt/C. Nevertheless, a short-term stability test along with morphology, structure, and composition characterizations indicate that the leaching of Pd atoms from PtPd alloy nanoparticles, their structure transformations, and the possible poisoning effects by the N-containing intermediates could result in the catalyst's activity loss during the AOR electrocatalysis. A temperature-dependent electrochemical test confirmed a reduced activation energy (∼12 kJ mol-1 decrease) of cubic-dominant PtPd compared to Pt/C. Density functional theory calculations further demonstrated that Pd atoms in Pt decrease the reaction energy barrier of electrochemical dehydrogenation of *NH2 to *NH, resulting in an excellent catalytic activity for the AOR.
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- Zhenzhong Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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Chen C, Fu Z, Qi F, Chen Y, Meng G, Chang Z, Kong F, Zhu L, Tian H, Huang H, Cui X, Shi J. Fe
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Cycling for Coupling Self‐Powered Hydrogen Evolution and Preparation of Electrode Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202207226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Chang Chen
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics Hong Kong Polytechnic University 11 Yucai Road Kowloon, Hongkong China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Hangzhou 310024 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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Wei M, Huang L, Li L, Ai F, Su J, Wang J. Coordinatively Unsaturated PtCo Flowers Assembled with Ultrathin Nanosheets for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c05153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Min Wei
- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy (IRCRE), State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy (IRCRE), State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Zhao Z, Park J, Choi C, Hong S, Hui X, Zhang H, Benedict Lo TW, Robertson AW, Lv Z, Jung Y, Sun Z. Engineering vacancy and hydrophobicity of two-dimensional TaTe 2 for efficient and stable electrocatalytic N 2 reduction. Innovation (N Y) 2022; 3:100190. [PMID: 34984409 PMCID: PMC8693264 DOI: 10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Demand for ammonia continues to increase to sustain the growing global population. The direct electrochemical N2 reduction reaction (NRR) powered by renewable electricity offers a promising carbon-neutral and sustainable strategy for manufacturing NH3, yet achieving this remains a grand challenge. Here, we report a synergistic strategy to promote ambient NRR for ammonia production by tuning the Te vacancies (VTe) and surface hydrophobicity of two-dimensional TaTe2 nanosheets. Remarkable NH3 faradic efficiency of up to 32.2% is attained at a mild overpotential, which is largely maintained even after 100 h of consecutive electrolysis. Isotopic labeling validates that the N atoms of formed NH4+ originate from N2. In situ X-ray diffraction indicates preservation of the crystalline structure of TaTe2 during NRR. Further density functional theory calculations reveal that the potential-determining step (PDS) is ∗NH2 + (H+ + e–) → NH3 on VTe-TaTe2 compared with that of ∗ + N2 + (H+ + e–) → ∗N–NH on TaTe2. We identify that the edge plane of TaTe2 and VTe serve as the main active sites for NRR. The free energy change at PDS on VTe-TaTe2 is comparable with the values at the top of the NRR volcano plots on various transition metal surfaces. 2D TaTe2 is produced in large quantities Jointly tuning the Te vacancies (VTe) and surface hydrophobicity of 2D TaTe2 enables efficient and stable electrocatalytic NRR with remarkable NH3 faradic efficiency The edge plane of TaTe2 and VTe serve as the main active sites for NRR The free energy change at the potential-determining step on VTe-TaTe2 is comparable with the values at the top of the NRR volcano plots on various transition metal surfaces
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- Zhenqing Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PH, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Hou J, Cheng Y, Pan H, Kang P. CuSn Double‐Metal Hydroxides for Direct Electrochemical Ammonia Oxidation to Dinitrogen. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202101301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jing Hou
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 135 Yaguan Rd 300350 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 135 Yaguan Rd 300350 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 135 Yaguan Rd 300350 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 135 Yaguan Rd 300350 China
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Chang F, Gao W, Guo J, Chen P. Emerging Materials and Methods toward Ammonia-Based Energy Storage and Conversion. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2005721. [PMID: 33834538 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202005721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Efficient storage and conversion of renewable energies is of critical importance to the sustainable growth of human society. With its distinguishing features of high hydrogen content, high energy density, facile storage/transportation, and zero-carbon emission, ammonia has been recently considered as a promising energy carrier for long-term and large-scale energy storage. Under this scenario, the synthesis, storage, and utilization of ammonia are key components for the implementation of ammonia-mediated energy system. Being different from fossil fuels, renewable energies normally have intermittent and variable nature, and thus pose demands on the improvement of existing technologies and simultaneously the development of alternative methods and materials for ammonia synthesis and storage. The energy release from ammonia in an efficient manner, on the other hand, is vital to achieve a sustainable energy supply and complete the nitrogen circle. Herein, recent advances in the thermal-, electro-, plasma-, and photocatalytic ammonia synthesis, ammonia storage or separation, ammonia thermal/electrochemical decomposition and conversion are summarized with the emphasis on the latest developments of new methods and materials (catalysts, electrodes, and sorbents) for these processes. The challenges and potential solutions are discussed.
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- Fei Chang
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
- Energy College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
- Energy College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Dalian, 116023, China
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Qiao Z, Wang C, Zeng Y, Spendelow JS, Wu G. Advanced Nanocarbons for Enhanced Performance and Durability of Platinum Catalysts in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2006805. [PMID: 34061449 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202006805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Insufficient stability of current carbon supported Pt and Pt alloy catalysts is a significant barrier for proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). As a primary degradation cause to trigger Pt nanoparticle migration, dissolution, and aggregation, carbon corrosion remains a significant challenge. Compared with enhancing Pt and PtM alloy particle stability, improving support stability is rather challenging due to carbon's thermodynamic instability under fuel cell operation. In recent years, significant efforts have been made to develop highly durable carbon-based supports concerning innovative nanostructure design and synthesis along with mechanistic understanding. This review critically discusses recent progress in developing carbon-based materials for Pt catalysts and provides synthesis-structure-performance correlations to elucidate underlying stability enhancement mechanisms. The mechanisms and impacts of carbon support degradation on Pt catalyst performance are first discussed. The general strategies are summarized to tailor the carbon structures and strengthen the metal-support interactions, followed by discussions on how these designs lead to enhanced support stability. Based on current experimental and theoretical studies, the critical features of carbon supports are analyzed concerning their impacts on the performance and durability of Pt catalysts in fuel cells. Finally, the perspectives are shared on future directions to develop advanced carbon materials with favorable morphologies and nanostructures to increase Pt utilization, strengthen metal-support interactions, facilitate mass/charge transfer, and enhance corrosion resistance.
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- Zhi Qiao
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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- Materials Physics and Applications Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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- Materials Physics and Applications Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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Wang SH, Pillai HS, Wang S, Achenie LEK, Xin H. Infusing theory into deep learning for interpretable reactivity prediction. Nat Commun 2021; 12:5288. [PMID: 34489441 PMCID: PMC8421337 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25639-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Despite recent advances of data acquisition and algorithms development, machine learning (ML) faces tremendous challenges to being adopted in practical catalyst design, largely due to its limited generalizability and poor explainability. Herein, we develop a theory-infused neural network (TinNet) approach that integrates deep learning algorithms with the well-established d-band theory of chemisorption for reactivity prediction of transition-metal surfaces. With simple adsorbates (e.g., *OH, *O, and *N) at active site ensembles as representative descriptor species, we demonstrate that the TinNet is on par with purely data-driven ML methods in prediction performance while being inherently interpretable. Incorporation of scientific knowledge of physical interactions into learning from data sheds further light on the nature of chemical bonding and opens up new avenues for ML discovery of novel motifs with desired catalytic properties.
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- Shih-Han Wang
- grid.438526.e0000 0001 0694 4940Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA USA
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- grid.438526.e0000 0001 0694 4940Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA USA
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- grid.438526.e0000 0001 0694 4940Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA USA
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- grid.438526.e0000 0001 0694 4940Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA USA
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- grid.438526.e0000 0001 0694 4940Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA USA
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Wei RL, Liu Y, Chen Z, Jia WS, Yang YY, Cai WB. Ammonia oxidation on iridium electrode in alkaline media: An in situ ATR-SEIRAS study. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.115254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Zhang L, Ding J, Cui G, Zhao C, Suo H, He D. A novel electrochemical ammonia–nitrogen sensor based on carbon cloth-supported hierarchical Pt nanosheets-Ni(OH)2 nanosheets nanocomposites. Chem Eng Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2021.116634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Structure sensitivity of ammonia electro-oxidation on transition metal surfaces: A first-principles study. J Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2021.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lin X, Zhang X, Wang Z, Zhu X, Zhu J, Chen P, Lyu T, Li C, Qun Tian Z, Kang Shen P. Hyperbranched concave octahedron of PtIrCu nanocrystals with high-index facets for efficiently electrochemical ammonia oxidation reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 601:1-11. [PMID: 34052723 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.04.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Ammonia oxidation reaction (AOR) via electrocatalysis is one of the most efficient ways of utilizing ammonia (a zero-carbon fuel with high hydrogen content) for renewable energy systems. However, AOR seriously suffers from the slow kinetics, and low durability due to its multi-electron transfer process and the poison of the reaction intermediates (Nads and NOads) to precious metal catalysts. Herein, hyperbranched concave octahedral nanodendrites of PtIrCu (HCOND) with high-index facets of {553}, {331} and {221} were developed for the first time using a solvothermal method. The HCOND possesses PtIr-rich edges and exhibit highly efficient AOR activity and stability in alkaline media, wherein their onset potential is 0.35 V vs.RHE, which is 60 mV and 160 mV lower than that of the PtIrCu nanoparticles (NPs) (0.41 V) and commercial Pt/C (0.51 V), respectively, and its high mass activity of 40.6 A gPtIr-1 at the 0.5 V vs.RHE is 10.3 times, 2.34 times higher than that of commercial Pt/C (3.9 A gPt-1) and PtIrCu NPs (17.3 A gPtIr-1), respectively. In addition, its peak current density (122.9 A gPtIr-1) is only reduced by 17.7% after 2000-cycles accelerated durability test. Meanwhile, the performance of PtIrCu HCOND is also better than that of other previously reported morphologies of Pt based catalysts (eg. nanoparticles, nanocubes, nanofilm, nanoflowers). The improvement is critically ascribed to unique advantages of the specific HCOND structure including PtIr rich surface, high-index faceted nanodendrites, strong lattice strain and electronic effects. These characteristics endow the HCOND with great promise to reduce Pt and Ir loading dramatically in the practical application of direct ammonia fuel cells.
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- Xu Lin
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, School of Physical Science and Technology; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials; Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metal and Materials, Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, School of Physical Science and Technology; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials; Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metal and Materials, Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, School of Physical Science and Technology; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials; Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metal and Materials, Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, School of Physical Science and Technology; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials; Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metal and Materials, Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, School of Physical Science and Technology; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials; Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metal and Materials, Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, School of Physical Science and Technology; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials; Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metal and Materials, Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, School of Physical Science and Technology; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials; Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metal and Materials, Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, School of Physical Science and Technology; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials; Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metal and Materials, Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials, School of Physical Science and Technology; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials; Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metal and Materials, Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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Kitano S, Ooi ML, Yamamoto T, Matsumura S, Yamauchi M. Catalytic Roles and Synergetic Effects of Iron-Group Elements on Monometals and Alloys for Electrochemical Oxidation of Ammonia. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20210007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Sho Kitano
- International Institute for Carbon Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- International Institute for Carbon Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- International Institute for Carbon Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
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Li M, Li Z, Fu G, Tang Y. Recent Advances in Amino-Based Molecules Assisted Control of Noble-Metal Electrocatalysts. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2007179. [PMID: 33709573 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202007179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Morphology-control synthesis is an effective means to tailor surface structure of noble-metal nanocrystals, which offers a sensitive knob for tuning their electrocatalytic properties. The functional molecules are often indispensable in the morphology-control synthesis through preferential adsorption on specific crystal facets, or controlling certain crystal growth directions. In this review, the recent progress in morphology-control synthesis of noble-metal nanocrystals assisted by amino-based functional molecules for electrocatalytic applications are focused on. Although a mass of noble-metal nanocrystals with different morphologies have been reported, few review studies have been published related to amino-based molecules assisted control strategy. A full understanding for the key roles of amino-based molecules in the morphology-control synthesis is still necessary. As a result, the explicit roles and mechanisms of various types of amino-based molecules, including amino-based small molecules and amino-based polymers, in morphology-control of noble-metal nanocrystals are summarized and discussed in detail. Also presented in this progress are unique electrocatalytic properties of various shaped noble-metal nanocrystals. Particularly, the optimization of electrocatalytic selectivity induced by specific amino-based functional molecules (e.g., polyallylamine and polyethyleneimine) is highlighted. At the end, some critical prospects, and challenges in terms of amino-based molecules-controlled synthesis and electrocatalytic applications are proposed.
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- Meng Li
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 79407, USA
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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Li Y, Wei X, Chen L, Shi J. Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production Trilogy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:19550-19571. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202009854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Yan Li
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P. R. China
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- Yan Li
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P. R. China
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A Brief Overview of Recent Progress in Porous Silica as Catalyst Supports. JOURNAL OF COMPOSITES SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/jcs5030075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Porous silica particles have shown applications in various technological fields including their use as catalyst supports in heterogeneous catalysis. The mesoporous silica particles have ordered porosity, high surface area, and good chemical stability. These interesting structural or textural properties make porous silica an attractive material for use as catalyst supports in various heterogeneous catalysis reactions. The colloidal nature of the porous silica particles is highly useful in catalytic applications as it guarantees better mass transfer properties and uniform distribution of the various metal or metal oxide nanocatalysts in solution. The catalysts show high activity, low degree of metal leaching, and ease in recycling when supported or immobilized on porous silica-based materials. In this overview, we have pointed out the importance of porous silica as catalyst supports. A variety of chemical reactions catalyzed by different catalysts loaded or embedded in porous silica supports are studied. The latest reports from the literature about the use of porous silica-based materials as catalyst supports are listed and analyzed. The new and continued trends are discussed with examples.
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Li Y, Wang H, Priest C, Li S, Xu P, Wu G. Advanced Electrocatalysis for Energy and Environmental Sustainability via Water and Nitrogen Reactions. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2000381. [PMID: 32671924 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202000381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Clean and efficient energy storage and conversion via sustainable water and nitrogen reactions have attracted substantial attention to address the energy and environmental issues due to the overwhelming use of fossil fuels. These electrochemical reactions are crucial for desirable clean energy technologies, including advanced water electrolyzers, hydrogen fuel cells, and ammonia electrosynthesis and utilization. Their sluggish reaction kinetics lead to inefficient energy conversion. Innovative electrocatalysis, i.e., catalysis at the interface between the electrode and electrolyte to facilitate charge transfer and mass transport, plays a vital role in boosting energy conversion efficiency and providing sufficient performance and durability for these energy technologies. Herein, a comprehensive review on recent progress, achievements, and remaining challenges for these electrocatalysis processes related to water (i.e., oxygen evolution reaction, OER, and oxygen reduction reaction, ORR) and nitrogen (i.e., nitrogen reduction reaction, NRR, for ammonia synthesis and ammonia oxidation reaction, AOR, for energy utilization) is provided. Catalysts, electrolytes, and interfaces between the two within electrodes for these electrocatalysis processes are discussed. The primary emphasis is device performance of OER-related proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers, ORR-related PEM fuel cells, NRR-driven ammonia electrosynthesis from water and nitrogen, and AOR-related direct ammonia fuel cells.
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- Yi Li
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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- Department MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China
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- Department MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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Kim H, Yang W, Lee WH, Han MH, Moon J, Jeon C, Kim D, Ji SG, Chae KH, Lee KS, Seo J, Oh HS, Kim H, Choi CH. Operando Stability of Platinum Electrocatalysts in Ammonia Oxidation Reactions. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Haesol Kim
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Analytical Science Research, Korea Basic Science Institute, Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Analytical Science Research, Korea Basic Science Institute, Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Analysis Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Beamline Department, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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He Y, Liu S, Priest C, Shi Q, Wu G. Atomically dispersed metal–nitrogen–carbon catalysts for fuel cells: advances in catalyst design, electrode performance, and durability improvement. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:3484-3524. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00903e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 279] [Impact Index Per Article: 69.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The review provides a comprehensive understanding of the atomically dispersed metal–nitrogen–carbon cathode catalysts for proton-exchange membrane fuel cell applications.
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- Yanghua He
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- University at Buffalo
- The State University of New York
- Buffalo
- USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- University at Buffalo
- The State University of New York
- Buffalo
- USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- University at Buffalo
- The State University of New York
- Buffalo
- USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- University at Buffalo
- The State University of New York
- Buffalo
- USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- University at Buffalo
- The State University of New York
- Buffalo
- USA
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