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Li W, Liu Y, Azam A, Liu Y, Yang J, Wang D, Sorrell CC, Zhao C, Li S. Unlocking Efficiency: Minimizing Energy Loss in Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2404658. [PMID: 38923073 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202404658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2024] [Revised: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Catalysts play a crucial role in water electrolysis by reducing the energy barriers for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions (HER and OER). Research aims to enhance the intrinsic activities of potential catalysts through material selection, microstructure design, and various engineering techniques. However, the energy consumption of catalysts has often been overlooked due to the intricate interplay among catalyst microstructure, dimensionality, catalyst-electrolyte-gas dynamics, surface chemistry, electron transport within electrodes, and electron transfer among electrode components. Efficient catalyst development for high-current-density applications is essential to meet the increasing demand for green hydrogen. This involves transforming catalysts with high intrinsic activities into electrodes capable of sustaining high current densities. This review focuses on current improvement strategies of mass exchange, charge transfer, and reducing electrode resistance to decrease energy consumption. It aims to bridge the gap between laboratory-developed, highly efficient catalysts and industrial applications regarding catalyst structural design, surface chemistry, and catalyst-electrode interplay, outlining the development roadmap of hierarchically structured electrode-based water electrolysis for minimizing energy loss in electrocatalysts for water splitting.
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- Wenxian Li
- UNSW Materials and Manufacturing Futures Institute, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- UNSW Materials and Manufacturing Futures Institute, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- UNSW Materials and Manufacturing Futures Institute, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- UNSW Materials and Manufacturing Futures Institute, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- UNSW Materials and Manufacturing Futures Institute, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- UNSW Materials and Manufacturing Futures Institute, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- UNSW Materials and Manufacturing Futures Institute, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- UNSW Materials and Manufacturing Futures Institute, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- UNSW Materials and Manufacturing Futures Institute, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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Liu S, Wang N, Liu G, Yang S, Li C, Zhou Y, He H, Chen Y, Thummavichaia K, Zhu Y. In situ synthesis of tentacle-like NiC/Mo 2C/NF nanorods array with excellent hydrogen evolution reaction at high current densities. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 661:606-613. [PMID: 38310769 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.01.199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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The problem limiting the use of hydrogen evolution reactions in industry is the inability of electrocatalysts to operate stably at high current densities, so the development of stable and efficient electrocatalysts is important for hydrogen production by water splitting. By designing a rational interface engineering not only can the problem of limited number of catalytic sites in the catalyst be solved, but also can facilitate electron transfer, thus enhancing the efficiency of water splitting. Here, we designed a two-stage chemical vapour deposition method to construct NiC/Mo2C nanorod arrays on nickel foam to enhance the electrocatalytic ability of the catalysts, which exhibited efficient HER catalytic activity due to their special tentacle-like nanorod structure and abundant heterogeneous junction surfaces, which brought about abundant active sites as well as promoted electron transfer capability. The resulting catalysts provide current densities of 10, 100 and 500 mA cm-2 with overpotentials of 31, 153 and 264 mV, and exhibit excellent stability at current densities of 10 mA cm-2 for 200 h. This discovery provides a new idea for the rational design of catalysts with special morphologies.
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- Song Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
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- School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, EX4 4QF, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
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Jiang Y, Fu H, Liang Z, Zhang Q, Du Y. Rare earth oxide based electrocatalysts: synthesis, properties and applications. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:714-763. [PMID: 38105711 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00708a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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As an important strategic resource, rare earths (REs) constitute 17 elements in the periodic table, namely 15 lanthanides (Ln) (La-Lu, atomic numbers from 57 to 71), scandium (Sc, atomic number 21) and yttrium (Y, atomic number 39). In the field of catalysis, the localization and incomplete filling of 4f electrons endow REs with unique physical and chemical properties, including rich electronic energy level structures, variable coordination numbers, etc., making them have great potential in electrocatalysis. Among various RE catalytic materials, rare earth oxide (REO)-based electrocatalysts exhibit excellent performances in electrocatalytic reactions due to their simple preparation process and strong structural variability. At the same time, the electronic orbital structure of REs exhibits excellent electron transfer ability, which can reduce the band gap and energy barrier values of rate-determining steps, further accelerating the electron transfer in the electrocatalytic reaction process; however, there is a lack of systematic review of recent advances in REO-based electrocatalysis. This review systematically summarizes the synthesis, properties and applications of REO-based nanocatalysts and discusses their applications in electrocatalysis in detail. It includes the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR), methanol oxidation reaction (MOR), nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) and other electrocatalytic reactions and further discusses the catalytic mechanism of REs in the above reactions. This review provides a timely and comprehensive summary of the current progress in the application of RE-based nanomaterials in electrocatalytic reactions and provides reasonable prospects for future electrocatalytic applications of REO-based materials.
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- Yong Jiang
- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China.
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China.
- College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China.
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Chen Y, Jiang T, Tian C, Zhan Y, Adabifiroozjaei E, Kempf A, Molina-Luna L, Hofmann JP, Riedel R, Yu Z. Molybdenum Phosphide Quantum Dots Encapsulated by P/N-Doped Carbon for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Acid and Alkaline Electrolytes. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023; 16:e202300479. [PMID: 37452791 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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A facile and eco-friendly strategy is presented for synthesizing novel nanocomposites, with MoP quantum dots (QDs) as cores and graphitic carbon as shells, these nanoparticles are dispersed in a nitrogen and phosphorus-doped porous carbon and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) substrates (MoP@NPC/CNT). The synthesis involves self-assembling reactions to form single-source precursors (SSPs), followed by pyrolysis at 900 °C in an inert atmosphere to obtain MoP@NPC/CNT-900. The presence of carbon layers on the MoP QDs effectively prevents particle aggregation, enhancing the utilization of active MoP species. The optimized sample, MoP@NPC/CNT-900, exhibits remarkable electrocatalytic activity and durability for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). It demonstrates a low overpotential of 155 mV at 10 mA cm-2 , a small Tafel slope of 76 mV dec-1 , and sustained performance over 20 hours in 0.5 M H2 SO4 . Furthermore, the catalyst shows excellent activity in 1 M KOH, with a relatively low overpotential of 131 mV and long-term durability under constant current input. The exceptional HER activity can be attributed to several factors: the superior performance of MoP QDs, the large surface area and good conductivity of the carbon substrates, and the synergistic effect between MoP and carbon species.
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- Yongchao Chen
- Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- College of Materials, Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramic Fibers (Xiamen University), Ministry of Education, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
- College of Materials, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Electronic Ceramic Materials and Devices, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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Nadarajan R, Gopinathan AV, Dileep NP, Sidharthan AS, Shaijumon MM. Heterointerface engineering of cobalt molybdenum suboxide for overall water splitting. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:15219-15229. [PMID: 37671639 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr02458j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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Highly active and earth-abundant electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are of great significance for sustainable hydrogen generation through alkaline water electrolysis. Here, with an aim to enhance the bifunctional electrocatalytic activity of cobalt molybdate towards overall water splitting, we demonstrate a simple method involving the modulation of the cobalt to molybdenum ratio and creation of phase-modulated heterointerfaces. Samples with varying Co/Mo molar ratios are obtained via a microwave-assisted synthesis method using appropriate starting precursors. The synthesis conditions are modified to create a heterointerface involving multiple phases of cobalt molybdenum suboxides (CoO/CoMoO3/Co2Mo3O8) supported on Ni foam (NF). Detailed electrochemical studies reveal that modulating the composition and hence the interface can tweak the bifunctional electrocatalytic activity of the material for HER and OER and thus improve the overall water splitting efficiency with very high durability over 500 h. To further evaluate the practical applicability of the studied catalyst in water splitting, an alkaline electrolyser is fabricated with the optimized cobalt molybdenum suboxide material (CMO-1.25) as a bifunctional electrocatalyst. A current density of 220 mA cm-2 @1.6 V and 670 mA cm-2 @1.8 V was obtained, and the device showed very good long-term durability.
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- Renjith Nadarajan
- School of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Maruthamala PO, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695551, India.
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- School of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Maruthamala PO, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695551, India.
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- School of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Maruthamala PO, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695551, India.
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- School of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Maruthamala PO, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695551, India.
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- School of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Maruthamala PO, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695551, India.
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Singh A, Jain M, Bhumla P, Bhattacharya S. Electrocatalytic study of the hydrogen evolution reaction on MoS 2/BP and MoSSe/BP in acidic media. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2023; 5:5332-5339. [PMID: 37767041 PMCID: PMC10521249 DOI: 10.1039/d3na00215b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Molecular hydrogen (H2) production by the electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is being actively explored for non-precious metal-based electrocatalysts that are earth-abundant and low cost like MoS2. Although it is acid-stable, its applicability is limited by catalytically inactive basal planes, poor electrical transport and inefficient charge transfer at the interface. Therefore, the present work examines its bilayer van der Waals heterostructure (vdW HTS). The second constituent monolayer boron phosphide (BP) is advantageous as an electrode material owing to its chemical stability in both oxygen and water environments. Here, we have performed first-principles based calculations under the framework of density functional theory (DFT) for the HER in an electrochemical double layer model with the BP monolayer, MoS2/BP and MoSSe/BP vdW HTSs. The climbing image nudged elastic band method (CI-NEB) has been employed to determine the minimum energy pathways for Tafel and Heyrovsky reactions. The calculations reveal that the Tafel reaction shows no reaction barrier. Thereafter, for the Heyrovsky reaction, we obtained a low reaction barrier in the vdW HTSs as compared to that in the BP monolayer. Subsequently, we have observed no significant difference in the reaction profile of MoS2/BP and MoSSe/BP vdW HTSs in the case of 2 × 2 supercell configuration. However, in the case of 3 × 3 and 4 × 4 configurations, MoSSe/BP shows a feasible Heyrovsky reaction with no reaction barrier. The coverages with 1/4H+ concentration (conc.) deduced high coverage with low conc. and low coverage with high conc. to be apt for the HER via the Heyrovsky reaction path. Finally, on observing the activation barrier of the Heyrovsky pathway along with that of second H adsorption at the surface, the Heyrovsky path is expected to be favoured.
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- Arunima Singh
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas New Delhi 110016 India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas New Delhi 110016 India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas New Delhi 110016 India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas New Delhi 110016 India
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Peng W, Zhou J, Lu YR, Peng M, Yuan D, Chan TS, Tan Y. Palladium metallene confined on MXene with increased hydroxyl binding strength for highly efficient ethanol electrooxidation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2222096120. [PMID: 37252989 PMCID: PMC10265983 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2222096120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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Rational design and synthesis of high-performance electrocatalysts for ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) is crucial to large-scale commercialization of direct ethanol fuel cells, but it is still an incredible challenge. Herein, a unique Pd metallene/Ti3C2Tx MXene (Pdene/Ti3C2Tx)-supported electrocatalyst is constructed via an in-situ growth approach for high-efficiency EOR. The resulting Pdene/Ti3C2Tx catalyst achieves an ultrahigh mass activity of 7.47 A mgPd-1 under alkaline condition, as well as high tolerance to CO poisoning. In situ attenuated total reflection-infrared spectroscopy studies combined with density functional theory calculations reveal that the excellent EOR activity of Pdene/Ti3C2Tx catalyst is attributed to the unique and stable interfaces which reduce the reaction energy barrier of *CH3CO intermediate oxidation and facilitate oxidative removal of CO poisonous species by increasing the Pd-OH binding strength.
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- Wei Peng
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan410082, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu300, Taiwan
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan410082, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu300, Taiwan
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan410082, China
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Zhang KX, Liu ZP. Electrochemical hydrogen evolution on Pt-based catalysts from a theoretical perspective. J Chem Phys 2023; 158:141002. [PMID: 37061480 DOI: 10.1063/5.0142540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2023] Open
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Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) by splitting water is a key technology toward a clean energy society, where Pt-based catalysts were long known to have the highest activity under acidic electrochemical conditions but suffer from high cost and poor stability. Here, we overview the current status of Pt-catalyzed HER from a theoretical perspective, focusing on the methodology development of electrochemistry simulation, catalytic mechanism, and catalyst stability. Recent developments in theoretical methods for studying electrochemistry are introduced, elaborating on how they describe solid-liquid interface reactions under electrochemical potentials. The HER mechanism, the reaction kinetics, and the reaction sites on Pt are then summarized, which provides an atomic-level picture of Pt catalyst surface dynamics under reaction conditions. Finally, state-of-the-art experimental solutions to improve catalyst stability are also introduced, which illustrates the significance of fundamental understandings in the new catalyst design.
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- Ke-Xiang Zhang
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Material, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Key Laboratory of Computational Physical Science, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Material, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Key Laboratory of Computational Physical Science, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Li H, Pei W, Yang X, Zhou S, Zhao J. Pt overlayer for direct oxidation of CH4 to CH3OH. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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Chu Y, Peng R, Chen Z, Li L, Zhao F, Zhu Y, Tong S, Zheng H. Modulating Dominant Facets of Pt through Multistep Selective Anchored on WC for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:9263-9272. [PMID: 36780581 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c19879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Facilitating the exposure of the active crystal facets on the surfaces of composite catalysts is a representative route to promote catalytic activity. Based on a tailored galvanic replacement reaction, herein, a self-assembly route is reported to prepare Pt-WC/CNT with Pt (200) preferential orientation and well-dispersed structure, which are capable of substantially boosting electrocatalysis in hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Formation mechanism reveals that the (200)-dominated Pt-based catalysts form in galvanic replacement reaction through selective anchored on WC, and the multistep galvanic replacement process plays a critical role to realize the Pt (200)-dominated growth in higher Pt loading catalyst. These unique structural features endow the Pt-WC/CNT with a high turnover frequency of 94.18 H2·s-1 at 100 mV overpotential, 7-fold higher than that of commercial Pt/C (13.55 H2·s-1), ranking it among the most active catalysts. In addition, this method, which combines with gas-solid reaction and galvanic replacement reaction, paves the way to scalable synthesis as Pt facets-controllable composite catalysts to challenge commercial Pt/C.
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- Youqun Chu
- International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation Base of Energy Materials and Application, Petroleum and Chemical Industry Key Laboratory of Organic Electrochemical Synthesis, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310014, China
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- International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation Base of Energy Materials and Application, Petroleum and Chemical Industry Key Laboratory of Organic Electrochemical Synthesis, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310014, China
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- International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation Base of Energy Materials and Application, Petroleum and Chemical Industry Key Laboratory of Organic Electrochemical Synthesis, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310014, China
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- International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation Base of Energy Materials and Application, Petroleum and Chemical Industry Key Laboratory of Organic Electrochemical Synthesis, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310014, China
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- International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation Base of Energy Materials and Application, Petroleum and Chemical Industry Key Laboratory of Organic Electrochemical Synthesis, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310014, China
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- International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation Base of Energy Materials and Application, Petroleum and Chemical Industry Key Laboratory of Organic Electrochemical Synthesis, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310014, China
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- International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation Base of Energy Materials and Application, Petroleum and Chemical Industry Key Laboratory of Organic Electrochemical Synthesis, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310014, China
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- International Sci. & Tech. Cooperation Base of Energy Materials and Application, Petroleum and Chemical Industry Key Laboratory of Organic Electrochemical Synthesis, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang 310014, China
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Galvanic displacement of Co with Rh boosts hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions in alkaline media. J Solid State Electrochem 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-023-05374-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Unveiling the synergistic effect of multi-valence Cu species to promote formaldehyde oxidation for anodic hydrogen production. Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Xu H, Yuan J, He G, Chen H. Current and future trends for spinel-type electrocatalysts in electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Vieira D, Koushanpour A, Tilliet C, Zhang Z, Harvey E, Merle G. Towards a fully biodegradable oxygen reducing electrocatalyst. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Akyüz D, Özçifçi Z, Menteşe E, Akçay HT. Novel peripheral and non-peripheral oxobenzo[d]thiazol substituted cobalt phthalocyanines: Synthesis, electrochemistry, spectroelectrochemistry, electrocatalytic hydrogen production in alkaline medium. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Wang XF, Zhao JY, Jia MQ, Du Zhang X, Xu XB, Cheng JJ, Wang Y, Liu GX, Chen K. Study on the structure regulation and electrochemical properties of imidazole-based MOFs by small molecules. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2022.123528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Recent advances and perspectives in cobalt-based heterogeneous catalysts for photocatalytic water splitting, CO2 reduction, and N2 fixation. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(21)63939-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Li Q, Zhang G, Yuan B, Zhong S, Ji Y, Liu Y, Wu X, Kong Q, Han J, He W. Core‐shell nanocatalysts with reduced platinum content toward more cost‐effective proton exchange membrane fuel cells. NANO SELECT 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/nano.202200111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- Qun Li
- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments and Center for Composite Materials and Structures Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments and Center for Composite Materials and Structures Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments and Center for Composite Materials and Structures Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments and Center for Composite Materials and Structures Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin China
- Chongqing Research Institute Harbin Institute of Technology Chongqing China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments and Center for Composite Materials and Structures Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering Chengdu University Chengdu China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering Chengdu University Chengdu China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments and Center for Composite Materials and Structures Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments and Center for Composite Materials and Structures Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin China
- Chongqing Research Institute Harbin Institute of Technology Chongqing China
- School of Mechanical Engineering Chengdu University Chengdu China
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Das M, Biswas A, Khan ZB, Dey RS. Tuning the Electronic Structure of Cobalt Selenide on Copper Foam by Introducing a Ni Buffer Layer for Highly Efficient Electrochemical Water Splitting. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:13218-13225. [PMID: 35943819 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The development of a cost-effective, remarkably competent, and durable bifunctional electrocatalyst is the foremost requirement of water splitting to generate H2 fuel as a renewable energy technology. Three-dimensional porous copper foam (Cuf) when electrochemically decorated with transition metal selenide results in a highly active electrocatalyst for adequate water electrolysis. In terms of water splitting, the role of cobalt selenide and Cuf has already proven to be remarkable. The introduction of a Ni buffer layer between Cuf and cobalt selenide (Cuf@Ni-CoSe2) acts as a valve to enhance the electron thrust from the substrate to the material surface with no compromise in the overall material conductivity, which not only increases the efficiency and activity but also improves the stability of the catalyst. The self-supported synthesized catalyst material showed an admirable activity toward the oxygen evolution reaction and hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline media. The performance of the catalyst was found to be significantly better than that of the noble catalyst RuO2. The catalyst was very stable up to 93 h and attained a full cell voltage of only 1.52 V at a current density of 10 mA cm-2. Therefore, for large-scale hydrogen production, this as-synthesized catalyst hss the potential to replace conventional fossil fuel-based energy systems.
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- Manisha Das
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Sector-81, Mohali 140306, Punjab, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Sector-81, Mohali 140306, Punjab, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Sector-81, Mohali 140306, Punjab, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Sector-81, Mohali 140306, Punjab, India
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Fang B, Zhang C, Qi Z, Li C, Ni J, Wang X, Lin J, Au C, Lin B, Jiang L. Combining molybdenum carbide with ceria overlayers to boost Mo/
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catalyzed ammonia synthesis. AIChE J 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.17849] [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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- Biyun Fang
- National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst, College of Chemical Engineering Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst, College of Chemical Engineering Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst, College of Chemical Engineering Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst, College of Chemical Engineering Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst, College of Chemical Engineering Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst, College of Chemical Engineering Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst, College of Chemical Engineering Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst, College of Chemical Engineering Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst, College of Chemical Engineering Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst, College of Chemical Engineering Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian China
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Liu W, Zhang D, Wang R, Zhang Z, Qiu S. 2D/2D Interface Engineering Promotes Charge Separation of Mo 2C/g-C 3N 4 Nanojunction Photocatalysts for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:31782-31791. [PMID: 35786834 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c03421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The focus of designing and synthesizing composite catalysts with high photocatalytic efficiency is the regulation of nanostructures and optimization of heterojunctions. By increasing the contact area between the catalysts, additional reaction sites can be established and charge carriers can be transferred and reacted faster. Here, two-dimensional (2D) Mo2C is prepared via a novel approach by carbonizing precursors intercalated by low-boiling solvents, and a composite catalyst Mo2C/graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) with 2D to 2D structure optimization was synthesized through the self-assembly of 2D Mo2C and 2D g-C3N4. The hydrogen production rate of the photocatalyst at the optimal ratio is 675.27 μmol g-1 h-1, which further exceeds 2D g-C3N4. It is 5.1 times that of the 7 wt % B/2D Mo2C/g-C3N4 photocatalyst and also 3.5 times that of 0.5 wt % Pt/g-C3N4. The enhanced photocatalytic activity is attributed to the fact that Mo2C as a cocatalyst can rapidly transfer the photogenerated electrons of g-C3N4 to the surface of Mo2C, and the 2D to 2D structure can provide abundant reaction sites for photogenerated electrons to prevent their recombination with holes. This study provides new ideas and techniques for the development of 2D platinum-like cocatalysts and the optimization of nanojunctions.
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- Wenbo Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Baek DS, Lee J, Kim J, Joo SH. Metastable Phase-Controlled Synthesis of Mesoporous Molybdenum Carbides for Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c01772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Du San Baek
- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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Zhu YN, Li XB, Zhang Q, Peng F. Which Is Better for Hydrogen Evolution on Metal@MoS 2 Heterostructures from a Theoretical Perspective: Single Atom or Monolayer? ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:25592-25600. [PMID: 35623062 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c06698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Single atom (SA)- and monolayer (ML)-supported catalysts are two main technical routines to increase electrochemical catalytic performance and reduce cost. To date, it is still a debate which one is better for catalysis in experiments as both routines face a puzzling problem of searching for balance between stability and catalytic activity. Here, hydrogen evolution on two-dimensional 2H-MoS2 with SA- and ML-adsorbed metal atoms (23 kinds in total) is taken as an example to solve this question by first-principles calculations. The thermodynamic stability during synthesis, in vacuum, and in electrochemical reaction conditions is determined to access the stability of MoS2 loaded with single (MS@MoS2) and monolayer metal atoms (MM@MoS2). The realistic catalytic surfaces determined by surface Pourbaix diagrams, the free energy changes of hydrogen atoms at different coverages, and the exchange current densities are applied to determine hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity. The results show that all MM@MoS2 are much more stable than the corresponding MS@MoS2 as the metal-metal interaction in MLs could make the former structures more stable. In general, MM@MoS2 show higher hydrogen evolution activities than those of MS@MoS2. In detail, the exchange current densities of MoS2 loaded by Pd ML and Au ML are 6.208, and 1.109 mA/cm-2, respectively, which are comparable to Pt(111). Combining with small binding energies, the Pd and Au MLs are the most promising catalysts for hydrogen evolution. The purpose of this work is to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of SA- and ML-supported surfaces as HER catalysts and provide a fundamental standard for studying them.
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- Ya-Nan Zhu
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for New Energy and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for New Energy and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for New Energy and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Chatenet M, Pollet BG, Dekel DR, Dionigi F, Deseure J, Millet P, Braatz RD, Bazant MZ, Eikerling M, Staffell I, Balcombe P, Shao-Horn Y, Schäfer H. Water electrolysis: from textbook knowledge to the latest scientific strategies and industrial developments. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:4583-4762. [PMID: 35575644 PMCID: PMC9332215 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01079k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 88.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Replacing fossil fuels with energy sources and carriers that are sustainable, environmentally benign, and affordable is amongst the most pressing challenges for future socio-economic development. To that goal, hydrogen is presumed to be the most promising energy carrier. Electrocatalytic water splitting, if driven by green electricity, would provide hydrogen with minimal CO2 footprint. The viability of water electrolysis still hinges on the availability of durable earth-abundant electrocatalyst materials and the overall process efficiency. This review spans from the fundamentals of electrocatalytically initiated water splitting to the very latest scientific findings from university and institutional research, also covering specifications and special features of the current industrial processes and those processes currently being tested in large-scale applications. Recently developed strategies are described for the optimisation and discovery of active and durable materials for electrodes that ever-increasingly harness first-principles calculations and machine learning. In addition, a technoeconomic analysis of water electrolysis is included that allows an assessment of the extent to which a large-scale implementation of water splitting can help to combat climate change. This review article is intended to cross-pollinate and strengthen efforts from fundamental understanding to technical implementation and to improve the 'junctions' between the field's physical chemists, materials scientists and engineers, as well as stimulate much-needed exchange among these groups on challenges encountered in the different domains.
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- Marian Chatenet
- University Grenoble Alpes, University Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, Grenoble INP (Institute of Engineering and Management University Grenoble Alpes), LEPMI, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Hydrogen Energy and Sonochemistry Research group, Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway
- Green Hydrogen Lab, Institute for Hydrogen Research (IHR), Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), 3351 Boulevard des Forges, Trois-Rivières, Québec G9A 5H7, Canada
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- The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200003, Israel
- The Nancy & Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP), Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Division, Technical University Berlin, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- University Grenoble Alpes, University Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, Grenoble INP (Institute of Engineering and Management University Grenoble Alpes), LEPMI, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Paris-Saclay University, ICMMO (UMR 8182), 91400 Orsay, France
- Elogen, 8 avenue du Parana, 91940 Les Ulis, France
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
- Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Chair of Theory and Computation of Energy Materials, Division of Materials Science and Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Intzestraße 5, 52072 Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Energy and Climate Research, IEK-13: Modelling and Simulation of Materials in Energy Technology, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Division of Chemical Engineering and Renewable Energy, School of Engineering and Material Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Institute of Chemistry of New Materials, The Electrochemical Energy and Catalysis Group, University of Osnabrück, Barbarastrasse 7, 49076 Osnabrück, Germany.
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Ologunagba D, Kattel S. Pt- and Pd-modified transition metal nitride catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:12149-12157. [PMID: 35437533 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp00792d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Hydrogen production via electrochemical splitting of water using renewable electricity represents a promising strategy. Currently, platinum group metals (PGMs) are the best performing hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts. Thus, the design of non-PGM catalysts or low-loading PGM catalysts is essential for the commercial development of hydrogen generation technologies via electrochemical splitting of water. Here, we employed density functional theory (DFT) calculations to explore Pt and Pd modified transition metal nitrides (TMNs) as low-cost HER catalysts. Our calculations show that Pt/Pd binds strongly with TMs on TMN(111) surfaces, leading to the formation of stable Pt and Pd-monolayer (ML)-TMN(111) structures. Furthermore, our calculated hydrogen binding energy (HBE) demonstrates that Pt/MnN, Pt/TiN, Pt/FeN, Pt/VN, Pt/HfN, Pd/FeN, Pd/TaN, Pd/NbN, Pd/TiN, Pd/HfN, Pd/MnN, Pd/ScN, Pd/VN, and Pd/ZrN are promising candidates for the HER with a low value of limiting potential (UL) similar to that calculated on Pt(111).
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- Department of Physics, Florida A&M University Tallahassee, FL 32307, USA.
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Sun SC, Jiang H, Chen ZY, Chen Q, Ma MY, Zhen L, Song B, Xu CY. Bifunctional WC-Supported RuO 2 Nanoparticles for Robust Water Splitting in Acidic Media. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202202519. [PMID: 35266633 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202202519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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We report the strong catalyst-support interaction in WC-supported RuO2 nanoparticles (RuO2 -WC NPs) anchored on carbon nanosheets with low loading of Ru (4.11 wt.%), which significantly promotes the oxygen evolution reaction activity with a η10 of 347 mV and a mass activity of 1430 A gRu -1 , eight-fold higher than that of commercial RuO2 (176 A gRu -1 ). Theoretical calculations demonstrate that the strong catalyst-support interaction between RuO2 and the WC support could optimize the surrounding electronic structure of Ru sites to reduce the reaction barrier. Considering the likewise excellent catalytic ability for hydrogen production, an acidic overall water splitting (OWS) electrolyzer with a good stability constructed by bifunctional RuO2 -WC NPs only requires a cell voltage of 1.66 V to afford 10 mA cm-2 . The unique 0D/2D nanoarchitectures rationally combining a WC support with precious metal oxides provides a promising strategy to tradeoff the high catalytic activity and low cost for acidic OWS applications.
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- Shu-Chao Sun
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China.,MOE Key Laboratory of Micro-Systems and Micro-Structures Manufacturing, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- Sauvage Laboratory for Smart Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China.,MOE Key Laboratory of Micro-Systems and Micro-Structures Manufacturing, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China.,Sauvage Laboratory for Smart Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Micro-Systems and Micro-Structures Manufacturing, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China.,Sauvage Laboratory for Smart Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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Ali Shah S, Sayyar R, Xu L, Sun H, Khan I, Guo J, Shen X, Hussain S, Yuan A, Ullah H. In-situ synthesis of NiS2 nanoparticles/MoS2 nanosheets hierarchical sphere anchored on reduced graphene oxide for enhanced electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 624:150-159. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.05.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Wang F, Wu Y, Dong B, Lv K, Shi Y, Ke N, Hao L, Yin L, Bai Y, Xu X, Xian Y, Agathopoulos S. Robust Porous WC-Based Self-Supported Ceramic Electrodes for High Current Density Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2106029. [PMID: 35338594 PMCID: PMC9130889 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202106029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Developing an economical, durable, and efficient electrode that performs well at high current densities and is capable of satisfying large-scale electrochemical hydrogen production is highly demanded. A self-supported electrocatalytic "Pt-like" WC porous electrode with open finger-like holes is produced through industrial processes, and a tightly bonded nitrogen-doped WC/W (WC-N/W) heterostructure is formed in situ on the WC grains. The obtained WC-N/W electrode manifests excellent durability and stability under multi-step current density in the range of 30-1000 mA cm-2 for more than 220 h in both acidic and alkaline media. Although WC is three orders of magnitude cheaper than Pt, the produced electrode demonstrates comparable hydrogen evolution reaction performance to the Pt electrode at high current density. Density functional theory calculations attribute its superior performance to the electrode structure and the modulated electronic structure at the WC-N/W interface.
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- Feihong Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringHenan Key Laboratory of Special Protective MaterialsLuoyang Institute of Science and TechnologyLuoyangHenan471023P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- School of Energy Science and EngineeringUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China2006 Xiyuan RoadChengduPR China
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- School of Engineering ScienceUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behaviors and Design of MaterialsDepartment of Modern MechanicsUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhui230026P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of IoanninaIoanninaGR‐451 10Greece
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Dong S, Li Y, Zhao Z, Li R, He J, Yin J, Yan B, Zhang X. A Review of the Application of Heterostructure Catalysts in Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202104041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Shizhi Dong
- College of Materials Science and Engineering Liaoning Technical University Fuxin 123000 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Liaoning Technical University Fuxin 123000 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Liaoning Technical University Fuxin 123000 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Liaoning Technical University Fuxin 123000 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Liaoning Technical University Fuxin 123000 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Liaoning Technical University Fuxin 123000 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Liaoning Technical University Fuxin 123000 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Liaoning Technical University Fuxin 123000 China
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Liu W, Tan W, He H, Yang Y. Electrodeposition of self–supported Ni–Mg–La electrocatalyst on Ni foam for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sun S, Jiang H, Chen Z, Chen Q, Ma M, Zhen L, Song B, Xu C. Bifunctional WC‐Supported RuO2 Nanoparticles for Robust Water Splitting in Acidic Media. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202202519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Shuchao Sun
- Harbin Institute of Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Harbin Institute of Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Harbin Institute of Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Harbin Institute of Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Harbin Institute of Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Harbin Institute of Technology P.O.Box 3010,No.2 Yikuang street 150001 Harbin CHINA
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- Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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Yang X, Guo R, Cai R, Shi W, Liu W, Guo J, Xiao J. Engineering transition metal catalysts for large-current-density water splitting. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:4590-4607. [PMID: 35231082 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00037g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Electrochemical water splitting plays a crucial role in transferring electricity to hydrogen fuel and appropriate electrocatalysts are crucial to satisfy the strict industrial demand. However, the successfully developed non-noble metal catalysts have a small tested range and the current density is usually less than 100 mA cm-2, which is still far away from the practical application standards. Aiming to provide guidance for the fabrication of more advanced electrocatalysts with a large current density, we herein systematically summarize the recent progress achieved in the field of cost-efficient and large-current-density electrocatalyst design. Beginning by illustrating the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) mechanisms, we elaborate on the concurrent issues of non-noble metal catalysts that are required to be addressed. In view of large-current-density operating conditions, some distinctive features with regard to good electrical conductivity, high intrinsic activity, rich active sites, and porous architecture are also summarized. Next, some representative large-current-density electrocatalysts are classified. Finally, we discuss the challenges associated with large-current-density water electrolysis and future pathways in the hope of guiding the future development of more efficient non-noble-metal catalysts to boost large-scale hydrogen production with less electricity consumption.
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- Xin Yang
- Key Laboratory of Research and Utilization of Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources of Hunan Province, Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Preparation Technology of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Material, Huaihua University, Huaihua 418000, PR China. guoruike_24
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- Key Laboratory of Research and Utilization of Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources of Hunan Province, Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Preparation Technology of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Material, Huaihua University, Huaihua 418000, PR China. guoruike_24
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- International Office of Huaihua University, Huaihua University, Huaihua 418000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Research and Utilization of Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources of Hunan Province, Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Preparation Technology of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Material, Huaihua University, Huaihua 418000, PR China. guoruike_24
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- Key Laboratory of Research and Utilization of Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources of Hunan Province, Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Preparation Technology of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Material, Huaihua University, Huaihua 418000, PR China. guoruike_24
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- Key Laboratory of Research and Utilization of Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources of Hunan Province, Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Preparation Technology of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Material, Huaihua University, Huaihua 418000, PR China. guoruike_24
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Antibody-based Drug and Intelligent Delivery System, Hunan University of Medicine, Huaihua 418000, PR China
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Chithaiah P, Binwal DC, Rao C. Simple Synthesis of 2D Molybdenum Carbides Nanosheets and Their Application in Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Eur J Inorg Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202101086] [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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- Pallellappa Chithaiah
- Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research New Chemistry Unit, International Centre for Materials Science Jakkur 560064 Bangalore INDIA
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- Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research New Chemistry Unit, International Centre for Materials Science Jakkur 560064 Bangalore INDIA
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- JNCASR Jakkur P.O 560064 Bangalore INDIA
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Moschkowitsch W, Lori O, Elbaz L. Recent Progress and Viability of PGM-Free Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction and Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c04948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Wenjamin Moschkowitsch
- Chemistry Department, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel
- Bar-Ilan Center for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Chemistry Department, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel
- Bar-Ilan Center for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Chemistry Department, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel
- Bar-Ilan Center for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel
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Bretzler P, Huber M, Rane AA, Jentoft RE, Köhler K, Jentoft FC. Selective synthesis of tungsten carbide phases W2C and WC as hydrogenation catalysts. J Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2021.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Wei P, Sun X, Wang M, Xu J, He Z, Li X, Cheng F, Xu Y, Li Q, Han J, Yang H, Huang Y. Construction of an N-Decorated Carbon-Encapsulated W 2C/WP Heterostructure as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution in Both Alkaline and Acidic Media. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:53955-53964. [PMID: 34739211 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c16547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Tungsten carbide (W2C) has emerged as a potential alternative to noble-metal catalysts toward hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) owing to its Pt-like electronic configuration. However, unsatisfactory activity, dilatory electron transfer, and inefficient synthesizing methods, especially for nanoscale particles, have severely hindered its large-scale applications. Herein, a novel heterostructure composed of W2C and tungsten phosphide (WP) embedded in nitrogen-decorated carbon (W2C/WP@NC) was constructed as an efficient HER electrocatalyst. The as-prepared W2C/WP@NC catalyst exhibits remarkable electrocatalytic activity and robust durability toward HER both in acids and bases. More notably, the W2C/WP@NC catalyst demonstrates low overpotentials of 116.37 and 196.2 mV to afford a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and reveals slight potential decays of about 6.4 and 7.64% over 12 h continuous operation in bases and acids, respectively. The overall water-splitting performance was further evaluated using the W2C/WP@NC catalyst as the cathode and commercial RuO2 as the anode in an electrolyzer, which can realize an overall current density of 10 mA cm-2 and maintain long durability of more than 12 h with a small cell voltage of 1.723 V. This work opens up new opportunities for exploring cost-efficient electrocatalysts in sustainable energy conversion.
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- Peng Wei
- Department of Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Department of Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Department of Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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Tian D, Denny SR, Li K, Wang H, Kattel S, Chen JG. Density functional theory studies of transition metal carbides and nitrides as electrocatalysts. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:12338-12376. [PMID: 34580693 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00590a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Transition metal carbides and nitrides are interesting non-precious materials that have been shown to replace or reduce the loading of precious metals for catalyzing several important electrochemical reactions. The purpose of this review is to summarize density functional theory (DFT) studies, describe reaction pathways, identify activity and selectivity descriptors, and present a future outlook in designing carbide and nitride catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), nitrogen reduction reaction (N2RR), CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) and alcohol oxidation reactions. This topic is of high interest to scientific communities working in the field of electrocatalysis and this review should provide theoretical guidance for the rational design of improved carbide and nitride electrocatalysts.
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- Dong Tian
- State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization/Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093, China. .,Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA. .,Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization/Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization/Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093, China.
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- Department of Physics, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, 32307, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA. .,Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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Chen Y, Zhang X, Qin J, Liu R. Transition metal atom doped Ni3S2 as efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting: Design strategy from DFT studies. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Li Z, Xiao Y, Chowdhury PR, Wu Z, Ma T, Chen JZ, Wan G, Kim TH, Jing D, He P, Potdar PJ, Zhou L, Zeng Z, Ruan X, Miller JT, Greeley JP, Wu Y, Varma A. Direct methane activation by atomically thin platinum nanolayers on two-dimensional metal carbides. Nat Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1038/s41929-021-00686-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Su Y, Song M, Wang X, Jiang J, Si X, Zhao T, Qian P. System Theoretical Study on the Effect of Variable Nonmetallic Doping on Improving Catalytic Activity of 2D-Ti 3C 2O 2 for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11102497. [PMID: 34684940 PMCID: PMC8539186 DOI: 10.3390/nano11102497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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2D MXenes have been found to be one of the most promising catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) due to their excellent electronic conductivity, hydrophilic nature, porosity and stability. Nonmetallic (NM) element doping is an effective approach to enhance the HER catalytic performance. By using the density functional theory (DFT) method, we researched the effect of nonmetallic doping (different element types, variable doping concentrations) and optimal hydrogen absorption concentration on the surface of NM-Ti3C2O2 for HER catalytic activity and stability. The calculation results show that doping nonmetallic elements can improve their HER catalytic properties; the P element dopants catalyst especially exhibits remarkable HER performance (∆GH = 0.008 eV when the P element doping concentration is 100% and the hydrogen absorption is 75%). The origin mechanism of the regulation of doping on stability and catalytic activity was analyzed by electronic structures. The results of this work proved that by controlling the doping elements and their concentrations we can tune the catalytic activity, which will accelerate the further research of HER catalysts.
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Koverga AA, Flórez E, Jimenez-Orozco C, Rodriguez JA. Spot the difference: hydrogen adsorption and dissociation on unsupported platinum and platinum-coated transition metal carbides. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:20255-20267. [PMID: 34477186 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp02974f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hydrogenation reactions are involved in several processes in heterogeneous catalysis. Platinum is the best-known catalyst; however, there are limitations to its practical use. Therefore, it is necessary to explore alternative materials and transition metal carbides (TMCs) have emerged as potential candidates. We explore the possibility of using cheap TMCs as supports for a Pt monolayer, aiming to reduce the amount of the noble metal in the catalyst without a significant loss of its activity towards H2 dissociation. Hence, analyzing H2 dissociation from a fundamental point of view is a necessary step towards a further practical catalyst. By means of periodic DFT calculations, we analyze H2 adsorption and dissociation on Pt/β-Mo2C and Pt/α-WC surfaces, as a function of hydrogen surface coverage (ΘH), resembling a more realistic model of a catalyst. H2 dissociation rates were analyzed as a function of the reaction temperature. The results show that Pt/C-WC and Pt/Mo-Mo2C have a Pt-like behavior for H2 dissociation at ΘH > 1/2 ML. At a particular temperature of 298 K, Pt/C-WC and Pt/Mo-Mo2C have low energy barriers for H2* → 2H* (0.13 and 0.11 eV, respectively), close to the value of Pt (0.06 eV). For the highest coverage, i.e. ΘH = 1, Pt/C-WC has a lower activation energy and a higher reaction rate than Pt. Finally, the H2 dissociation rate is higher in Pt/Mo-Mo2C than in Pt when increasing the temperature above 298 K. Our results put Pt/C-WC and Pt/Mo-Mo2C under the spotlight as potential catalysts for H2 dissociation, with a similar performance to Pt, paving the way for further experimental and/or theoretical studies, addressing the capability of Pt/TMC as practical catalysts in hydrogenation reactions.
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- Andrey A Koverga
- Grupo de Investigación Mat&mpac, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad de Medellín, Medellín 050026, Colombia.
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- Grupo de Investigación Mat&mpac, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad de Medellín, Medellín 050026, Colombia.
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- Grupo de Investigación Mat&mpac, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad de Medellín, Medellín 050026, Colombia.
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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Li XP, Huang C, Han WK, Ouyang T, Liu ZQ. Transition metal-based electrocatalysts for overall water splitting. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.01.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Controlled deposition of 2D-confined Pd or Ir nano-islands on Au(1 1 1) following Cu UPD, and their HER activity. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.115285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Chang J, Wang G, Yang Z, Li B, Wang Q, Kuliiev R, Orlovskaya N, Gu M, Du Y, Wang G, Yang Y. Dual-Doping and Synergism toward High-Performance Seawater Electrolysis. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2101425. [PMID: 34235791 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202101425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Hydrogen (H2 ) production from direct seawater electrolysis is an economically appealing yet fundamentally and technically challenging approach to harvest clean energy. The current seawater electrolysis technology is significantly hindered by the poor stability and low selectivity of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) due to the competition with chlorine evolution reaction in practical application. Herein, iron and phosphor dual-doped nickel selenide nanoporous films (Fe,P-NiSe2 NFs) are rationally designed as bifunctional catalysts for high-efficiency direct seawater electrolysis. The doping of Fe cation increases the selectivity and Faraday efficiency (FE) of the OER. While the doping of P anions improves the electronic conductivity and prevents the dissolution of selenide by forming a passivation layer containing P-O species. The Fe-dopant is identified as the primary active site for the hydrogen evolution reaction, and meanwhile, stimulates the adjacent Ni atoms as active centers for the OER. The experimental analyses and theoretical calculations provide an insightful understanding of the roles of dual-dopants in boosting seawater electrolysis. As a result, a current density of 0.8 A cm-2 is archived at 1.8 V with high OER selectivity and long-term stability for over 200 h, which surpasses the benchmarking platinum-group-metals-free electrolyzers.
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- Jinfa Chang
- NanoScience Technology Center, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformation Cluster, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32826, USA
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- NanoScience Technology Center, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformation Cluster, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32826, USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformation Cluster, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformation Cluster, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- NanoScience Technology Center, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformation Cluster, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32826, USA
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Ye N, Bai Y, Jiang Z, Fang T. Design the PdCu/TaN C electrocatalyst with core-shell structure having high efficiency for methanol and formic acid oxidation reactions. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Qi H, Zhang P, Wang H, Cui Y, Liu X, She X, Wen Y, Zhan T. Cu 2Se nanowires shelled with NiFe layered double hydroxide nanosheets for overall water-splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 599:370-380. [PMID: 33962198 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.04.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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It is imperative but challenging to develop non-noble metal-based bifunctional electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Our work reports a core-shell nanostructure that is constructed by the electrodeposition of ultrathin NiFe-LDH nanosheets (NiFe-LDHNS) on Cu2Se nanowires, which are obtained by selenizing Cu(OH)2 nanowires in situ grown on Cu foam. The obtained Cu2Se@NiFe-LDHNS electrocatalyst provides more exposed edges and catalytic active sites, thus exhibiting excellent OER and HER electrocatalytic performance in alkaline electrolytes. This catalyst needs only an overpotential of 197 mV for OER at 50 mA cm-2 and 195 mV for HER at 10 mA cm-2. Besides, when employed as a bifunctional catalyst for overall water-splitting, it requires a cell voltage of 1.67 V to reach 10 mA cm-2 in alkaline media. Furthermore, the corresponding water electrolyzer demonstrates robust durability for at least 40 h. The excellent performance of Cu2Se@NiFe-LDHNS might be ascribed to the synergistic effect from the ultrathin NiFe-LDHNS, the Cu2Se nanowires anchored on the Cu foam, and the formed core-shell nanostructure, which offers large surface area, ample active sites, and sufficient channels for gas and electrolyte diffusion. This work provides an efficient strategy for the fabrication of self-supported electrocatalysts for efficient overall water-splitting.
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- Hongyun Qi
- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Marine Biomass Fiber, Materials and Textiles of Shandong Province, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China.
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The Deoxygenation of Jatropha Oil to High Quality Fuel via the Synergistic Catalytic Effect of Ni, W2C and WC Species. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11040469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Tungsten carbide-based materials have good deoxygenation activity in the conversion of biomass. In this paper, catalysts with different nickel–tungsten carbide species were prepared by tuning the reduction temperature and Ni loading, and the effects of these different tungsten carbide species in the conversion of jatropha oil were studied. XRD, XPS, TEM, HRTEM, Raman, H2-TPR, ICP-AES were used to characterize the catalysts. The results suggested that metallic W was gradually carburized to W2C species, and W2C species was further carburized to WC species with the increase in reduction temperature and Ni loading. The obtained 10Ni10W/AC-700 catalyst exhibited outstanding catalytic performance with 99.7% deoxygenation rate and 94.5% C15-18 selectivity, which were attributed to the smallest particle size, the best dispersion, the most exposed active sites, and the synergistic effect of Ni, W2C and WC species.
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Nayak P, Xie R, Palgrave RG, Compton RG. Electro‐Oxidation of Titanium Carbide Nanoparticles in Aqueous Acid Creates TiC@TiO
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- Pranati Nayak
- Department of Chemistry Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory Oxford University South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QZ UK
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- Department of Chemistry Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory Oxford University South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QZ UK
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- Department of Chemistry University College London 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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- Department of Chemistry Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory Oxford University South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QZ UK
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