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Chen A, Sun J, Guan J, Liu Y, Han Y, Zhou W, Zhao X, Wang Y, Liu Y, Zhang X. Machine learning-aided understanding of the structure-activity relationship: a case study of MoS 2 supported metal-nonmetal pairs for the hydrogen evolution reaction. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:16990-16997. [PMID: 39175403 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr02112f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2024]
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Understanding the structure-performance relationship is crucial for designing highly active electrocatalysts, yet this remains a challenge. Using MoS2 supported metal-nonmetal atom pairs (XTM@MoS2, TM = Sc-Ni, and X = B, C, N, O, P, Se, Te, and S) for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) as an example, we successfully uncovered the structure-activity relationship with the help of density functional theory (DFT) calculations and integrated machine learning (ML) methods. An ML model based on random forest regression was used to predict the activity, and the trained model exhibited excellent performance with minimal error. SHapley Additive exPlanations analysis revealed that the atom mass and covalent radius of the X atom (m_X and R_X) dominate the activity, and their higher values usually lead to better activity. In addition, four promising candidates, i.e., PCr@MoS2, SV@MoS2, SeTi@MoS2, and SeSc@MoS2, with excellent activity are selected. This work provides several promising catalysts for the HER but, more importantly, offers a workflow to explore the structure-activity relationship.
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- Anjie Chen
- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China.
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China.
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China.
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China.
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China.
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China.
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China.
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- Department of Fundamental Courses, Wuxi Institute of Technology, Wuxi 214121, China.
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China.
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China.
- Key Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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Li D, Gao K, Miao Z, Miao Y, Wang X, Wang D, Li Z, Han Y, Zheng Q, Li Z, Sun C. Localized nitride strategy to construct interfacial and electronic modulated WO 3/WN nanoparticles for superior lithium-ion storage. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 677:1034-1044. [PMID: 39178667 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.08.138] [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: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 08/07/2024] [Accepted: 08/18/2024] [Indexed: 08/26/2024]
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The interfacial effect is important for the tungsten trioxide (WO3)-based anode to achieve superior lithium-ion storage performance. Herein, the interfacial effect was constructed by in-situ surface direct nitridation reaction at 600 ℃ for 30 min of the as-synthesis WO3 nanoparticles (WO3/WN). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis confirms evident chemical interaction between WO3 and WN via the interfacial covalent bond (WON). This WO3/WN anode shows a distinct interfacial effect for an efficient interatomic electron migration. Electrochemical kinetic analysis shows enhanced pseudocapacitance contribution. The galvanostatic intermittent titration technique (GITT) result demonstrates improved charge transfer kinetics. Ex-situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis reveals the reversible oxidation and reduction reaction of the WO3/WN anode. The density functional theory (DFT) result shows that the evident interfacial bonding effect can enhance the electrochemical reaction kinetics of the WO3/WN anode. The discharge capacity can reach up to 546.9 mA h g-1 at 0.1 A g-1 after 200 cycles. After 2000 cycles, the capacity retention is approximately 85.97 % at 1.0 A g-1. In addition, the WO3/WN full cell (LiFePO4/C//WO3/WN) demonstrates excellent rate capability and capacity retention ratio. This in-situ surface nitridation strategy is an effective solution for designing an oxide-based anode with good electrochemical performance and beyond.
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- Dazhi Li
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, PR China
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- Yantai Guobang Chemical Machine Technology Co, Ltd, Yantai 264004, Shandong, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan 250353, Shandong, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, PR China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, PR China.
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Yi J, Zhang G, Cao X, Zhu X, Li L, Wang X, Zhu X, Song Y, Xu H, Wang X. Structurally disordered MoSe 2 with rich 1T phase as a universal platform for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 668:492-501. [PMID: 38691959 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.04.166] [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: 01/07/2024] [Revised: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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The improvement of surface reactivity in noble-metal-free cocatalysts is crucial for the development of efficient and cost-effective photocatalytic systems. However, the influence of crystallinity on catalytic efficacy has received limited attention. Herein, we report the utilization of structurally disordered MoSe2 with abundant 1T phase as a versatile cocatalyst for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Using MoSe2/carbon nitride (CN) hybrids as a case study, it is demonstrated that amorphous MoSe2 significantly enhances the hydrogen evolution rate of CN, achieving up to 11.37 μmol h-1, surpassing both low crystallinity (8.24 μmol h-1) and high crystallinity MoSe2 (3.86 μmol h-1). Experimental analysis indicates that the disordered structure of amorphous MoSe2, characterized by coordination-unsaturated surface sites and a rich 1T phase with abundant active sites at the basal plane, predominantly facilitates the conversion of surface-bound protons to hydrogen. Conversely, the heightened charge transfer capacity of the highly crystalline counterpart plays a minor role in enhancing practical catalytic performance. This approach is applicable for enhancing the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance of various semiconducting photocatalysts, including CdS, TiO2, and ZnIn2S4, thereby offering novel insights into the advancement of high-performance non-precious catalysts through phase engineering.
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- Jianjian Yi
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127, China
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- School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, China.
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- School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127, China.
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Luo Z, Guo Y, He C, Guan Y, Zhang L, Li Y, Zhang Q, He C, Sun X, Ren X. Creating High-entropy Single Atoms on Transition Disulfides through Substrate-induced Redox Dynamics for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202405017. [PMID: 38749917 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202405017] [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: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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The controllable anchoring of multiple metal single-atoms (SAs) into a single support exhibits scientific and technological opportunities, while marrying the concentration-complex multimetallic SAs and high-entropy SAs (HESAs) into one SAC system remains a substantial challenge. Here, we present a substrate-mediated SAs formation strategy to successfully fabricate a library of multimetallic SAs and HESAs on MoS2 and MoSe2 supports, which can precisely control the doping location of SAs. Specially, the contents of SAs can continuously increase until the accessible Mo atoms on TMDs carriers are completely replaced by SAs, thus allowing the of much higher metal contents. In-depth mechanistic study shows that the well-controlled synthesis of multimetallic SAs and HESAs is realized by controlling the reversible redox reaction occurred on the TMDs/TM ion interface. As a proof-of-concept application, a variety of SAs-TMDs were applied to hydrogen evolution reaction. The optimized HESAs-TMDs (Pt,Ru,Rh,Pd,Re-MoSe2) delivers a much higher activity and durability than state of-the-art Pt. Thus, our work will broaden the family of single-atom catalysts and provide a new guideline for the rational design of high-performance single-atom catalysts.
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- Zhaoyan Luo
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518071, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6 A 5B9, Canada
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518071, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6 A 5B9, Canada
- Eastern Institute for Advanced Study, Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 3150200, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518071, China
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Cheng YS, Xiong XW, Cao XF, Ling M, Cheng Y, Wu FH, Xu Q, Wei XW. Construction of Dual-Active Sites by Interfacing with Polyhydroxy Fullerene on Nickel Hydroxide Surfaces to Promote CO 2 Deep Photoreduction to CH 4. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 38698684 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c01323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Due to the complex series of elementary steps involved, achieving deep photoreduction of CO2 to multielectron products such as CH4 remains a challenging task. Therefore, it is crucial to strategically design catalysts that facilitate the controlled formation of the crucial intermediates and provide precise control over the reaction pathway. Herein, we present a pioneering approach by employing polyhydroxy fullerene (PHF) molecules to modify the surface of Ni(OH)2, creating stable and effective synergistic sites to enhance the formation of CH4 from CO2 under light irradiation. As a result, the optimized PHF-modified Ni(OH)2 cocatalyst achieves a CH4 production rate of 455 μmol g-1 h-1, with an electron-based selectivity of approximately 60%. The combination of in situ characterizations and theoretical calculations reveals that the hydroxyl species on the surface of PHF can participate in stabilizing crucial intermediates and facilitating water activation, thereby altering the reaction pathway to form CH4 instead of CO. This study provides a novel approach to regulating the selectivity of photocatalytic CO2 reduction by exploring molecular surface modification through interfacing with functionalized carbon clusters.
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- Yuan-Sheng Cheng
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Materials Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Clean Energy and Advanced Nanocatalysis (iClean), Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Coal Clean Conversion and High Valued Utilization, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan 243002, China
- School of Metallurgical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan 243002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Materials Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Clean Energy and Advanced Nanocatalysis (iClean), Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Coal Clean Conversion and High Valued Utilization, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan 243002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Materials Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Clean Energy and Advanced Nanocatalysis (iClean), Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Coal Clean Conversion and High Valued Utilization, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan 243002, China
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- Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Biomimetic Sensor and Detecting Technology, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu'an 237012, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan 243002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Materials Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Clean Energy and Advanced Nanocatalysis (iClean), Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Coal Clean Conversion and High Valued Utilization, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan 243002, China
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- School of Metallurgical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan 243002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Materials Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Clean Energy and Advanced Nanocatalysis (iClean), Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Coal Clean Conversion and High Valued Utilization, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan 243002, China
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Zhao Y, Guo Y, Zhao Y, Yu X, Cherenda N, Su Y, Zhao J. Two-dimensional fullerene-based monolayer materials assembled by C 80 and Sc 3N@C 80. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:10841-10849. [PMID: 38525530 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04028c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Construction of two-dimensional (2D) materials using fullerenes as building blocks has attracted particular attention, primarily due to their ability to integrate desired functionalities into devices. However, realization of stable 2D phases of polymerized fullerenes remains a big challenge. Here, we propose two stable 2D monolayer phases with covalently bridged C80 cages, namely α-C80-2D and β-C80-2D, which are semiconductors with strong absorption in the long wave range and appreciable carrier mobility, respectively. The high stability originates from the bond energy released by the [2+2] cycloaddition polymerization of C80 is greater than the deformation energy of a cage. Starting from α-C80-2D, endohedral incorporation of the Sc3N molecule into each C80 cage leads to 2D semiconductors of α-Sc3N@C80-2D and α'-Sc3N@C80-2D, which possess exceptional stability and diverse physical properties, including unique electronic band structures, strong optical absorption in the visible (VIS) to near-infrared (NIR) regime, and anisotropic optical characteristics. Remarkably, a temperature-induced order-disorder transition in the α-Sc3N@C80-2D phase has been observed at elevated temperatures above 600 K. These findings expand the family of 2D carbon materials and provide useful clue for the potential applications of fullerene-assembled monolayer networks.
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- Yang Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Physics Faculty, Belarusian State University, Minsk 220030, The Republic of Belarus
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China.
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Bennecke W, Windischbacher A, Schmitt D, Bange JP, Hemm R, Kern CS, D'Avino G, Blase X, Steil D, Steil S, Aeschlimann M, Stadtmüller B, Reutzel M, Puschnig P, Jansen GSM, Mathias S. Disentangling the multiorbital contributions of excitons by photoemission exciton tomography. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1804. [PMID: 38413573 PMCID: PMC10899218 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45973-x] [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: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024] Open
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Excitons are realizations of a correlated many-particle wave function, specifically consisting of electrons and holes in an entangled state. Excitons occur widely in semiconductors and are dominant excitations in semiconducting organic and low-dimensional quantum materials. To efficiently harness the strong optical response and high tuneability of excitons in optoelectronics and in energy-transformation processes, access to the full wavefunction of the entangled state is critical, but has so far not been feasible. Here, we show how time-resolved photoemission momentum microscopy can be used to gain access to the entangled wavefunction and to unravel the exciton's multiorbital electron and hole contributions. For the prototypical organic semiconductor buckminsterfullerene (C60), we exemplify the capabilities of exciton tomography and achieve unprecedented access to key properties of the entangled exciton state including localization, charge-transfer character, and ultrafast exciton formation and relaxation dynamics.
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- Wiebke Bennecke
- I. Physikalisches Institut, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, Universitätsplatz 5, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- I. Physikalisches Institut, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- I. Physikalisches Institut, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Research Center OPTIMAS, University of Kaiserslautern-Landau, Erwin-Schrödinger-Straße 46, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, Universitätsplatz 5, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Inst NEEL, F-38042, Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Inst NEEL, F-38042, Grenoble, France
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- I. Physikalisches Institut, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- I. Physikalisches Institut, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Research Center OPTIMAS, University of Kaiserslautern-Landau, Erwin-Schrödinger-Straße 46, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Research Center OPTIMAS, University of Kaiserslautern-Landau, Erwin-Schrödinger-Straße 46, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- I. Physikalisches Institut, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, Universitätsplatz 5, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- I. Physikalisches Institut, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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- I. Physikalisches Institut, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
- International Center for Advanced Studies of Energy Conversion (ICASEC), University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
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Hao X, Zhang X, Xu Y, Zhou Y, Wei T, Hu Z, Wu L, Feng X, Zhang J, Liu Y, Yin D, Ma S, Xu B. Atomic-scale insights into the interfacial charge transfer in a NiO/CeO 2 heterostructure for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 643:282-291. [PMID: 37068362 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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To understand the underlying mechanism of the interfacial charge transfer and local chemical state variation in the nonprecious-based hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts, a model system of the NiO/CeO2 heterostructure was chosen for investigation using a combination of the advanced electron microscopic characterization and first-principles calculations. The results directly proved that interfacial charge transfer occurs from Ni to Ce, leading to reduction in the valence state of Ce and increased formation of VO. This would optimize ΔGH* and facilitate the hydrogen evolution process, resulting in outstanding HER performance in 1 M KOH with a low overpotential of 99 mV at the current density of 10 mA•cm-2 and a modest Tafel slope of 78.4 mV•dec-1 for the NiO/CeO2 heterostructure sample. Therefore, the improved HER performance could be attributed to the synergistic coupling interactions and electron redistribution at the interface of NiO and CeO2. These results concretely demonstrate the direct determination of the interfacial structure of the heterostructure and provide atomistic insights to unravel the underlying mechanism of interfacial charge transfer induced HER performance improvement.
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- Xiaodong Hao
- Materials Institute of Atomic and Molecular Science, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'An 710021, China.
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- Materials Institute of Atomic and Molecular Science, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'An 710021, China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Materials Institute of Atomic and Molecular Science, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'An 710021, China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Materials Institute of Atomic and Molecular Science, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'An 710021, China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- College of Aerospace Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Materials Institute of Atomic and Molecular Science, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'An 710021, China
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- Materials Institute of Atomic and Molecular Science, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'An 710021, China; Shanxi-Zheda Institute of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan 030024, China
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Shi YB, Lv SH, Shao ZF, Dong HK, Cao S, Qian P. A first-principles study of 1D and 2D C 60nanostructures: strain effects on band alignments and carrier mobility. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2023; 35:225701. [PMID: 36921348 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/acc4a3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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In the breakthrough progress made in the latest experiment Houet al(2022Nature606507), 2DC60polymer was exfoliated from the quasi-hexagonal bulk crystals. BulkC60polymer with quasi-tetragonal phase was found to easily form 1D fullerene structure withC60molecules connected by C=C. Inspired by the experiment, we investigate the strain behaviors of 1D and 2DC60polymers by first-principles calculations. Some physical properties of these low dimensionalC60polymers, including structural stability, elastic behavior, band alignment and carrier mobility, are predicted. Compared with fullereneC60molecule, 1D and 2DC60polymers are metastable. At absolute zero temperature, 1DC60bears a uniaxial tensile strain less than 11.5%, and 2D monolayerC60withstands a biaxial tensile strain less than 7.5%. At 300 K,ab initiomolecular dynamics confirm that they can withstand the strains of 9% and 5%, respectively. Strain engineering can adjust the absolute position of the band edge. In the absence of strain, carrier mobility is predicted to beµe= 398 andµh= 322cm2V-1s-1for 1DC60polymer, andμe,x=74/μe,y= 34cm2V-1s-1andμh,x=646/μh,y= 1487cm2V-1s-1for 2DC60polymer. Compared with other carbon based semiconductors, theseC60polymers exhibit high effective mass, resulting in low mobility.
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- Yong-Bo Shi
- College of Physical Science and Technology, Bohai University, Jinzhou 121013, People's Republic of China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Bohai University, Jinzhou 121013, People's Republic of China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Bohai University, Jinzhou 121013, People's Republic of China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Bohai University, Jinzhou 121013, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Corrosion and Protection Center, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China
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Yi J, Zhou Z, Xia Y, Zhou G, Zhang G, Li L, Wang X, Zhu X, Wang X, Pang H. Unraveling the role of phase engineering in tuning photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity and stability. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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Fang J, You W, Xu C, Yang B, Wang M, Zhang J, Che R. Phase Transition Induced via the Template Enabling Cocoon-like MoS 2 an Exceptionally Electromagnetic Absorber. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2205407. [PMID: 36461729 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Structural engineering via the template method is efficient for micro-nano assembling. However, only structural design and lack of composition control restrict their advanced application. To overcome this issue, applying a template to simultaneously realize the structural design and fine component control is highly desired, which has been ignored. In this study, a spinel-shaped MoS2 heterostructure with controlled phase ratios of 1H and 2H phase is developed using the AlOOH template method. This work demonstrates that the MoS2 phase transition mechanism from 2H to 1T is substantially attributed to the close exposed crystal's surface and approximately accordant surface energy. The superiority and additional proof are provided based on density-functional theory simulation, transmission electron microscope holography, etc. With an effective absorptance region of 6.3 GHz under a thickness of 1.4 mm, the reported samples present outstanding microwave absorption capacity. This is attributed to the beneficial coupled effect between the well-designed structure and phase regulation. This work offers valuable insights into structural engineering and component regulation template methods.
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- Jiefeng Fang
- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Laboratory, Hangzhou, 311100, P. R. China
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He S, Wu M, Li S, Jiang Z, Hong H, Cloutier SG, Yang H, Omanovic S, Sun S, Zhang G. Research Progress on Graphite-Derived Materials for Electrocatalysis in Energy Conversion and Storage. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27248644. [PMID: 36557778 PMCID: PMC9782663 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27248644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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High-performance electrocatalysts are critical to support emerging electrochemical energy storage and conversion technologies. Graphite-derived materials, including fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, and graphene, have been recognized as promising electrocatalysts and electrocatalyst supports for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), and carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR). Effective modification/functionalization of graphite-derived materials can promote higher electrocatalytic activity, stability, and durability. In this review, the mechanisms and evaluation parameters for the above-outlined electrochemical reactions are introduced first. Then, we emphasize the preparation methods for graphite-derived materials and modification strategies. We further highlight the importance of the structural changes of modified graphite-derived materials on electrocatalytic activity and stability. Finally, future directions and perspectives towards new and better graphite-derived materials are presented.
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- Shuaijie He
- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, 3610 University Street, Montreal, QC H3A 0C5, Canada
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Varennes, QC J3X 1P7, Canada
- Correspondence: (M.W.); (H.Y.); (S.O.); (G.Z.)
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), Montreal, QC H3C 1K3, Canada
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Mineral Materials and Application, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Correspondence: (M.W.); (H.Y.); (S.O.); (G.Z.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, 3610 University Street, Montreal, QC H3A 0C5, Canada
- Correspondence: (M.W.); (H.Y.); (S.O.); (G.Z.)
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Varennes, QC J3X 1P7, Canada
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), Montreal, QC H3C 1K3, Canada
- Correspondence: (M.W.); (H.Y.); (S.O.); (G.Z.)
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Deng X, Zhu L, Zhang H, Li L, Zhao N, Wang J, Osman SM, Luque R, Chen BH. Highly efficient and stable catalysts-covalent organic framework-supported palladium particles for 4-nitrophenol catalytic hydrogenation. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 214:114027. [PMID: 35988829 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A covalent organic framework (COF) was used as the support of the catalyst in this work in order to obtain an environmentally friendly catalyst with high catalytic performance, selectivity and stability for 4-nitrophenol hydrogenation. Pd tiny particles are fixed in the cavity of COF to obtain Pd/COF catalysts, which has a quite narrow particle size distribution (5.09 ± 1.30 nm). As-prepared Pd/COF catalysts (Pd loading-2.11 wt%) shows excellent catalytic performance (conversion - 99.3%, selectivity >99.0% and turnover frequency (TOF)-989.4 h-1) for 4-nitrophenol hydrogenation under relatively mild reaction conditions of reaction temperature-40 °C and reaction pressure-3.0 MPa H2, and Pd/COF catalysts have high stability. Pd/COF catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscope energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), transmission electron microscope (TEM), high resolution TEM (HRTEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), scanning TEM energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (STEM-EDS) elemental analysis techniques to prove that the Pd nanoparticles are highly dispersed on the COF. Pd/COF catalysts have good stability and reusability hence with certain industrial application value.
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- Xin Deng
- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Materials Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiang Xi, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Materials Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiang Xi, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Green Chemical Product Technology, Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Materials Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiang Xi, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Materials Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiang Xi, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China.
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus de Rabanales, Edificio Marie Curie (C-3), Ctra Nnal IV, Km 396, E14071, Córdoba, Spain.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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Wang S, Zhao R, Zheng T, Lu Z, Fang Y, Xie H, Wang W, Xue W. Rational Design of a Low-Dimensional and Metal-free Heterostructure for Efficient Water Oxidation: DFT and Experimental Studies. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:12562-12569. [PMID: 36191260 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A nitrogen-doped fullerene dimer is synthesized and compounded with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) to construct a low-dimensional and metal-free 0D-1D heterostructure for electrocatalytic water oxidation. The (C59N)2/MWCNTs heterostructure exhibits a highly efficient performance, as verified by both first-principles density functional theory and experimental studies. The *O → *OOH process is confirmed as the rate-determining step of water oxidation. The negatively charged N-doping leads to electronic redistribution and intermolecular charge transfer and thus reduces the uphill free energies of intermediates on the (C59N)2/MWCNTs interface. Therefore, the (C59N)2/MWCNTs heterostructure has great potential to emit light and heat in metal-free-based electrocatalytic water oxidation.
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- Shuai Wang
- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu610054, PR China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu610054, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang621010, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu610054, PR China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu610054, PR China
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- Hangzhou Yanqu Information Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou310003, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu610054, PR China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu610054, PR China
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Louis H, Ikenyirimba OJ, Unimuke TO, Mathias GE, Gber TE, Adeyinka AS. Electrocatalytic activity of metal encapsulated, doped, and engineered fullerene-based nanostructured materials towards hydrogen evolution reaction. Sci Rep 2022; 12:15608. [PMID: 36114360 PMCID: PMC9481569 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20048-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The utilization of nanostructured materials as efficient catalyst for several processes has increased tremendously, and carbon-based nanostructured materials encompassing fullerene and its derivatives have been observed to possess enhanced catalytic activity when engineered with doping or decorated with metals, thus making them one of the most promising nanocage catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) during electro-catalysis. Prompted by these, and the reported electrochemical, electronic and stability advantage, an attempt is put forward herein to inspect the metal encapsulated, doped, and decorated dependent HER activity of C24 engineered nanostructured materials as effective electro-catalyst for HER. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations have been utilized to evaluate the catalytic hydrogen evolution reaction activity of four proposed bare systems: fullerene (C24), calcium encapsulated fullerene (CaencC24), nickel-doped calcium encapsulated fullerene (NidopCaencC24), and silver decorated nickel-doped calcium encapsulated (AgdecNidopCaencC24) engineered nanostructured materials at the TPSSh/GenECP/6-311+G(d,p)/LanL2DZ level of theory. The obtained results divulged that, a potential decrease in energy gap (Egap) occurred in the bare systems, while a sparing increase was observed upon adsorption of hydrogen onto the surfaces, these surfaces where also observed to maintain the least EH-L gap while the AgdecNidopCaencC24 surface exhibited an increased electrocatalytic activity when compared to others. The results also showed that the electronic properties of the systems evinced a correspondent result with their electrochemical properties, the Ag-decorated surface also exhibited a proficient adsorption energy [Formula: see text] and Gibb's free energy (ΔGH) value. The engineered Ag-decorated and Ni-doped systems were found to possess both good surface stability and excellent electro-catalytic property for HER activities.
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- Hitler Louis
- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
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- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
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- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
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- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
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- Computational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
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- Research Centre for Synthesis and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Ma K, Wu J, Wang X, Sun Y, Xiong Z, Dai F, Bai H, Xie Y, Kang Z, Zhang Y. Periodically Interrupting Bonding Behavior to Reformat Delocalized Electronic States of Graphdiyne for Improved Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202211094. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202211094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Kaikai Ma
- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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Chen D, Lu R, Yu R, Dai Y, Zhao H, Wu D, Wang P, Zhu J, Pu Z, Chen L, Yu J, Mu S. Work-function-induced Interfacial Built-in Electric Fields in Os-OsSe 2 Heterostructures for Active Acidic and Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202208642. [PMID: 35822462 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202208642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Theoretical calculations unveil that the formation of Os-OsSe2 heterostructures with neutralized work function (WF) perfectly balances the electronic state between strong (Os) and weak (OsSe2 ) adsorbents and bidirectionally optimizes the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity of Os sites, significantly reducing thermodynamic energy barrier and accelerating kinetics process. Then, heterostructural Os-OsSe2 is constructed for the first time by a molten salt method and confirmed by in-depth structural characterization. Impressively, due to highly active sites endowed by the charge balance effect, Os-OsSe2 exhibits ultra-low overpotentials for HER in both acidic (26 mV @ 10 mA cm-2 ) and alkaline (23 mV @ 10 mA cm-2 ) media, surpassing commercial Pt catalysts. Moreover, the solar-to-hydrogen device assembled with Os-OsSe2 further highlights its potential application prospects. Profoundly, this special heterostructure provides a new model for rational selection of heterocomponents.
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- Ding Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China.,Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Xianhu Hydrogen Valley, Foshan, 528200, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- NRC (Nanostructure Research Centre), Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China.,Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Xianhu Hydrogen Valley, Foshan, 528200, P. R. China
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Ma K, Wu J, Wang X, Sun Y, Xiong Z, Dai F, Bai H, Xie Y, Kang Z, Zhang Y. Periodically Interrupting Bonding Behavior to Reformat Delocalized Electronic States of Graphdiyne for Improved Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202211094] [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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- Kaikai Ma
- University of Science and Technology Beijing University of Science and Technology Beijing CHINA
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- University of Science and Technology Beijing University of Science and Technology Beijing CHINA
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- University of Science and Technology Beijing University of Science and Technology Beijing CHINA
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- University of Science and Technology Beijing University of Science and Technology Beijing CHINA
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- University of Science and Technology Beijing University of Science and Technology Beijing CHINA
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- University of Science and Technology Beijing University of Science and Technology Beijing CHINA
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- University of Science and Technology Beijing University of Science and Technology Beijing CHINA
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- University of Science and Technology Beijing University of Science and Technology Beijing CHINA
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- University of Science and Technology Beijing University of Science and Technology Beijing CHINA
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- University of Science and Technology Beijing No. 30, Xueyuan Road, Haidian District Beijing CHINA
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Nair AN, Sanad MF, Chava VSN, Sreenivasan ST. Platinum-like HER onset in a GNR/MoS 2 quantum dot heterostructure through curvature-dependent electron density reconfiguration. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:10368-10371. [PMID: 36017687 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc03801c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Tailoring the curvature-directed lattice strain in GNRs along with optimal surface anchoring of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) quantum dots (QDs) can lead to a unique heterostructure with Pt-like HER activity (onset potential -60 mV). The curvature-induced electronic charge redistribution at the curved region in the graphene nanoribbons allows a facile GNR-MoS2 interfacial charge transfer in the heterostructure, making the interfacial sulfur (S) more active towards the HER. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations confirmed electronically activated interfacial S-based catalytic centers in the curved GNR-based heterostructure leading to Pt-like HER activity.
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- Aruna Narayanan Nair
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA.
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Huang J, Zhuang Z, Zhao Y, Chen J, Zhuo Z, Liu Y, Lu N, Li H, Zhai T. Back-Gated van der Waals Heterojunction Manipulates Local Charges toward Fine-Tuning Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202203522. [PMID: 35452184 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202203522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Charge redistribution plays a prominent role in interpreting the intrinsic electrocatalytic mechanism. Establishing a quantitative relationship between the local charges and electrochemical performance can fundamentally update the design philosophies beyond conventional methods. We describe exertion of an external electric field in the cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc)/MoS2 heterojunction to finely manipulate intermolecular charge transfer. The injected charges (e- ) from CoPc to MoS2 migrate to natural S vacancies and enhance Mo-H bonding. Moreover, the band gap of MoS2 and CoPc can be readily tuned by the electric field, verifying band engineering at the heterointerface. In situ photoluminescence spectra and gate-dependent electrochemical measurement reveal a linear correlation between the charge accumulation and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity. This approach provides a new strategy for the design of catalysts, enabling precise regulation of the electronic configuration to improve catalytic activity.
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- Jiazhao Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Optoelectric Materials Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids Ministry of Education, Department of Physics, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241002, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Optoelectric Materials Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids Ministry of Education, Department of Physics, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241002, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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Chen D, Lu R, Yu R, Dai Y, Zhao H, Wu D, Wang P, Zhu J, Pu Z, Chen L, Yu J, Mu S. Work‐function‐induced Interfacial Built‐in Electric Fields in Os‐OsSe2 Heterostructures for Active Acidic and Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202208642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Ding Chen
- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology NRC CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processi 122 Luoshi Road, State Lab, Wuhan Univsersity of Technology 430070 Wuhan CHINA
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Recent Progress in Graphene-Based Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12111806. [PMID: 35683662 PMCID: PMC9182338 DOI: 10.3390/nano12111806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Hydrogen is regarded as a key renewable energy source to meet future energy demands. Moreover, graphene and its derivatives have many advantages, including high electronic conductivity, controllable morphology, and eco-friendliness, etc., which show great promise for electrocatalytic splitting of water to produce hydrogen. This review article highlights recent advances in the synthesis and the applications of graphene-based supported electrocatalysts in hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Herein, powder-based and self-supporting three-dimensional (3D) electrocatalysts with doped or undoped heteroatom graphene are highlighted. Quantum dot catalysts such as carbon quantum dots, graphene quantum dots, and fullerenes are also included. Different strategies to tune and improve the structural properties and performance of HER electrocatalysts by defect engineering through synthetic approaches are discussed. The relationship between each graphene-based HER electrocatalyst is highlighted. Apart from HER electrocatalysis, the latest advances in water electrolysis by bifunctional oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and HER performed by multi-doped graphene-based electrocatalysts are also considered. This comprehensive review identifies rational strategies to direct the design and synthesis of high-performance graphene-based electrocatalysts for green and sustainable applications.
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Huang J, Zhuang Z, Zhao Y, Chen J, Zhuo Z, Liu Y, Lu N, Li H, Zhai T. Back‐gated van der Waals Heterojunction Manipulates Local Charges toward Fine‐tuning Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202203522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jiazhao Huang
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Anhui Normal University Department of Physics CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Anhui Normal University Department of Physics CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Main Campus: Huazhong University of Science and Technology Luoyu Road 430074 Wuhan CHINA
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Cooperative electrocatalytic effect of Pd and Ce alloys nanoparticles in PdCe@CNWs electrode for oxygen evolution reaction (OER). MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Facile synthesis of electrospun transition metallic nanofibrous mats with outstanding activity for ethylene glycol electro-oxidation in alkaline solution. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Fernandez-Delgado O, Puente Santiago AR, Galindo Betancourth J, Sanad MF, Sreenivasan ST, Echegoyen L. Diazonium functionalized fullerenes: a new class of efficient molecular catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:3858-3864. [PMID: 35199813 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr05498h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Considerable efforts are being made to find cheaper and more efficient alternatives to the currently commercially available catalysts based on precious metals for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER). In this context, fullerenes have started to gain attention due to their suitable electronic properties and relatively easy functionalization. We found that the covalent functionalization of C60, C70 and Sc3N@IhC80 with diazonium salts endows the fullerene cages with ultra-active charge polarization centers, which are located near the carbon-diazonium bond and improve the efficiency towards the molecular generation of hydrogen. To support our findings, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), double layer capacitance (Cdl) and Mott-Schottky approximation were performed. Among all the functionalized fullerenes, DPySc3N@IhC80 exhibited a very low onset potential (-0.025 V vs. RHE) value, which is due to the influence of the inner cluster on the extra improvement of the electronic density states of the catalytic sites. For the first time, the covalent assembly of fullerenes and diazonium groups was used as an electron polarization strategy to build superior molecular HER catalytic systems.
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- Olivia Fernandez-Delgado
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA.
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Zhao H, Du Z, Liu D, Lai Y, Yang T, Wang M, Ning Y, Yin F, Zhao B. Preparation of self-supported Ni-based ternary alloy catalysts for superior electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Non-stoichiometric Mo6S9.5 films grown on graphene-like N-doped carbon films with high activity for hydrogen evolution reaction. CATAL COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2022.106417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Srinivas K, Chen Y, Su Z, Yu B, Karpuraranjith M, Ma F, Wang X, Zhang W, Yang D. Heterostructural CoFe2O4/CoO nanoparticles-embedded carbon nanotubes network for boosted overall water-splitting performance. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Choi EY, Lee D, Kim J, Kim CK, Kang E. Enhanced electrocatalytic activity of N-doped nano-onion/gold nanorod nanocomposites for the oxygen reduction reaction. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Enhanced catalytic activity of Ru through N modification toward alkaline hydrogen electrocatalysis. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.05.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Ahsan MA, He T, Eid K, Abdullah AM, Sanad MF, Aldalbahi A, Alvarado-Tenorio B, Du A, Puente Santiago AR, Noveron JC. Controlling the Interfacial Charge Polarization of MOF-Derived 0D-2D vdW Architectures as a Unique Strategy for Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:3919-3929. [PMID: 35014264 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c17283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The design of alternative earth-abundant van der Waals (vdW) nanoheterostructures for bifunctional oxygen evolution/reduction (OER/ORR) electrocatalysis is of paramount importance to fabricate energy-related devices. Herein, we report a simple metal-organic framework (MOF)-derived synthetic strategy to fabricate low-dimensional (LD) nanohybrids formed by zero-dimensional (0D) ZrO2 nanoparticles (NPs) and heteroatom-doped two-dimensional (2D) carbon nanostructures. The 2D platforms controlled the electronic structures of interfacial Zr atoms, thus producing optimized electron polarization for boron and nitrogen-doped carbon (BCN)/ZrO2 nanohybrids. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and theoretical studies revealed the key role of the synergistic couple effect of boron (B) and nitrogen (N) in interfacial electronic polarization. The BCN/ZrO2 nanohybrid showed excellent bifunctional electrocatalytic activity, delivering an overpotential (η10) of 301 mV to reach a current density of 10 mA-cm-2 for the OER process and a half-wave potential (E1/2) of 0.85 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) for the ORR process, which are comparable to the state-of-the-art LD nanohybrids. Furthermore, BCN/ZrO2 also showed competitive performances for water-splitting and zinc-air battery devices. This work establishes a new route to fabricate highly efficient multifunctional electrocatalysts by tuning the electronic polarization properties of 0D-2D electrochemical interfaces.
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- Md Ariful Ahsan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
- School of Chemistry and Physics, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- Gas Processing Center, College of Engineering, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
- School of Chemistry and Physics, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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Ahsan MA, He T, Noveron JC, Reuter K, Puente-Santiago AR, Luque R. Low-dimensional heterostructures for advanced electrocatalysis: an experimental and computational perspective. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:812-828. [PMID: 35022644 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00498k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Low dimensional electrocatalytic heterostructures have recently attracted significant attention in the catalysis community due to their highly tuneable interfaces and exciting electronic features, opening up new possibilities for effective nanometric control of both the charge carriers and energetic states of several intermediate catalytic species. In-depth understanding of electrocatalytic routes at the interface between two or more low-dimensional nanostructures has triggered the development of heterostructure nanocatalysts with extraordinary properties for water splitting reactions, NRR and CO2RR. This tutorial review provides an overview of the most recent advances in synthetic strategies for 0D-1D, 0D-2D, and 2D-2D nanoheterostructures, discussing key aspects of their electrocatalytic performances from experimental and computational perspectives as well as their applications towards the development of overall water splitting and Zn-air battery devices.
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- Md Ariful Ahsan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA.
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA.
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany. .,Chair for Theoretical Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85747 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Cordoba, Campus de Rabanales, Edificio Marie Curie (C-3), Ctra Nnal IV-A, Km 396, E14014 Cordoba, Spain.,Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Str., 117198, Moscow, Russia
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Ahmed J, Alhokbany N, Ahamad T, Alshehri SM. Investigation of enhanced electro-catalytic HER/OER performances of copper tungsten oxide@reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites in alkaline and acidic media. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj04617a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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In this paper, we investigate the electro-catalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) of synthesized copper tungsten oxide@reduced graphene oxide (CuWO4@rGO) nanocomposites.
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- Jahangeer Ahmed
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Sun R, Huang X, Jiang J, Xu W, Zhou S, Wei Y, Li M, Chen Y, Han S. Recent advances in cobalt-based catalysts for efficient electrochemical hydrogen evolution: a review. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:15205-15226. [DOI: 10.1039/d2dt02189g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hydrogen (H2) is a new type of renewable energy that can meet people's growing energy needs and is environmentally friendly. In order to improve the industrial application prospect and electrochemical...
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Zhao X, Zhang J, Gong F, Huang B, Yang Z. Porous MoS 2 nanosheets for the fast decomposition of energetic compounds. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:5278-5284. [DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00035k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The energy release performances in energetic compounds like 3-nitro-1,2,4-trizole-5-one (NTO) and 5,5’-bistetrazole-1,1’-diolate (TKX-50) are indispensable in propellent formulations. However, thermal decomposition behavior was impeded by the unfavorable catalysts. Presently, ultrathin...
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Tong X, Zhao Y, Zhuo Z, Yang Z, Wang S, Liu Y, Lu N, Li H, Zhai T. Dual‐Regulation of Defect Sites and Vertical Conduction by Spiral Domain for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202112953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Xipeng Tong
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology and School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei 430074 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology and School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei 430074 P. R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Optoelectric Materials Science and Technology Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids Ministry of Education and Department of Physics Anhui Normal University Wuhu Anhui 241000 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology and School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei 430074 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology and School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei 430074 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology and School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei 430074 P. R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Optoelectric Materials Science and Technology Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids Ministry of Education and Department of Physics Anhui Normal University Wuhu Anhui 241000 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology and School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei 430074 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology and School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei 430074 P. R. China
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Li L, Zhu X, Zhou Z, Wang Z, Song Y, Mo Z, Yuan J, Yang J, Yi J, Xu H. Crystal phase engineering boosted photo-electrochemical kinetics of CoSe 2 for oxygen evolution catalysis. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 611:22-28. [PMID: 34929435 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Crystal phase is an important parameter that can determine the electronic structure and catalytic properties of catalysts. In this work, we report the crystal phase dependent photo- and electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance of CoSe2. In electrocatalytic reaction, we firstly found that CoSe2 with orthorhombic phase (o-CoSe2) showed a higher OER performance than that of CoSe2 with cubic phase (c-CoSe2). In the further exploration of photocatalytic application using Fe2O3 as light harvester and CoSe2 as cocatalysts, o-CoSe2/Fe2O3 can realize the qualitative changes of photocatalytic oxygen evolution performance from "0″ to "1". As contrast, c-CoSe2/Fe2O3 cannot work in photocatalytic oxygen evolution process under the same condition. Experimental and theoretical analysis uncover that, the key factor leading to the crystal phase-dependent performance is the decreased activation barrier of H2O on o-CoSe2 surface. This work opens up an opportunity of correlating the CoSe2 crystal phase with performance in OER.
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- Li Li
- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127, PR China
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, PR China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127, PR China.
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China.
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Tong X, Zhao Y, Zhuo Z, Yang Z, Wang S, Liu Y, Lu N, Li H, Zhai T. Dual-Regulation of Defect Sites and Vertical Conduction by Spiral Domain for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202112953. [PMID: 34871473 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202112953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Insufficient active sites and weak vertical conduction are the intrinsic factors that restrict the electrocatalytic HER for transition-metal dichalcogenides. As a prototype, we proposed a model of spiral MoTe2 to optimize collectively the above issues. The conductive atomic force microscopy of an individual spiral reveals that the retentive vertical conduction irrespective of layer thickness benefits from the connected screw dislocation lines between interlayers. Theoretical calculations uncover that the regions near the edge step of the spiral structures more easily form Te vacancies and have lower ΔGH * as extra active sites. A single spiral MoTe2 -based on-chip microcell was fabricated to extract HER activity and achieved an ultrahigh current density of 3000 mA cm-2 at an overpotential of 0.4 V, which is about two orders of magnitude higher than the exfoliated counterpart. Profoundly, this unusual spiral model will initiate a new pathway for triggering other inert catalytic reactions.
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- Xipeng Tong
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Optoelectric Materials Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids Ministry of Education, and Department of Physics, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Optoelectric Materials Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids Ministry of Education, and Department of Physics, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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Ghouri ZK, Elsaid K, Badreldin A, Nasef MM, Jusoh NWC, Abdel-Wahab A. Enhanced oxygen evolution reaction on polyethyleneimine functionalized graphene oxide in alkaline medium. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Ni nanodendrites prepared by a low-temperature process as electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline solution. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.112006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zong H, Qi R, Yu K, Zhu Z. Ultrathin Ti2NTx MXene-wrapped MOF-derived CoP frameworks towards hydrogen evolution and water oxidation. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Zhu K, Luan X, Wang B, Yang P. MoS2 (1T/2H)/g-C3N4 heterojunctions created via Mo seed growth in situ towards high photo- and electro-chemical performance. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.115683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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N-Doped Graphene as an Efficient Metal-Free Electrocatalyst for Indirect Nitrate Reduction Reaction. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11092418. [PMID: 34578734 PMCID: PMC8470669 DOI: 10.3390/nano11092418] [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: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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N-doped graphene samples with different N species contents were prepared by a two-step synthesis method and evaluated as electrocatalysts for the nitrate reduction reaction (NORR) for the first time. In an acidic solution with a saturated calomel electrode as reference, the pyridinic-N dominant sample (NGR2) had an onset of 0.932 V and a half-wave potential of 0.833 V, showing the superior activity towards the NORR compared to the pyrrolic-N dominant N-doped graphene (onset potential: 0.850 V, half-wave potential: 0.732 V) and the pure graphene (onset potential: 0.698 V, half-wave potential: 0.506 V). N doping could significantly boost the NORR performance of N-doped graphene, especially the contribution of pyridinic-N. Density functional theory calculation revealed the pyridinic-N facilitated the desorption of NO, which was kinetically involved in the process of the NORR. The findings of this work would be valuable for the development of metal-free NORR electrocatalysts.
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Sanad MF, Chava VSN, Shalan AE, Enriquez LG, Zheng T, Pilla S, Sreenivasan ST. Engineering of Electron Affinity and Interfacial Charge Transfer of Graphene for Self-Powered Nonenzymatic Biosensor Applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:40731-40741. [PMID: 34424665 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c12423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Facile electron transport and intimate electronic contact at the catalyst-electrode interface are critical for the ideal performance of electrochemical devices such as glucose biofuel cells and biosensors. Here, through a comprehensive experimental-theoretical exploration, we demonstrate that engineering of interfacial properties, including interfacial electron dynamics, electron affinity, electrode-catalyst-adsorbate electrical synergy, and electrocatalytically active surface area, can lead to highly efficient graphene-based electrochemical devices. We selected two closely related but electronically and surface chemically different functionalized graphene analogues-graphene acid (GA) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-as the model graphenic platforms. Our studies reveal that compared to rGO, GA is a superior bifunctional catalyst with high oxygen reduction reaction (an onset potential of 0.8 V) and good glucose oxidation activities. Spectroscopic and electrochemical analysis of GA and rGO indicated that the higher carboxylic acid content on GA increases its overall electron affinity and coupled with improved conductivity and band alignment, which leads to GA's better electrochemical performance. The formulation of a heterostructure between GA and samarium oxide (Sm2O3) nanoparticles led to augmented conductivity (lower charge-transfer resistance) and glucose binding affinity, resulting in a further enhanced glucose oxidation activity. The interdimensional Sm2O3/GA heterostructure, leveraging their enhanced glucose oxidation capacity, exhibited excellent nonenzymatic amperometric glucose sensing performance, with a detection limit of 107 nM and a sensitivity of 20.8 μA/μM. Further, a nonenzymatic, membrane-free glucose biofuel cell (with Sm2O3/GA heterostructure as anode and GA as biocathode) produced a power density of 3.2 μW·cm-2 (in PBS spiked with 3 mM glucose), which can function as self-powered glucose sensors with 70 nM limit of detection. The study establishes the potential of interfacial engineering of GA to engage it as a highly tunable substrate for a broad range of electrochemical applications, especially in future self-powered biosensors.
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- Mohamed Fathi Sanad
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- BCMaterials-Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, Martina Casiano, UPV/EHU Science Park, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa 48940, Spain
- Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI), P.O. Box 87, Helwan, Cairo 11421, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Automotive Engineering, Clemson University, 4 Research Drive, Greenville, South Carolina 29607, United States
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- Department of Automotive Engineering, Clemson University, 4 Research Drive, Greenville, South Carolina 29607, United States
- Clemson Composites Centre, Clemson University, Greenville, South Carolina 29607, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29602, United States
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29602, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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Wu X, Zhang H, Zhang J, Lou XWD. Recent Advances on Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Electrochemical Energy Conversion. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2008376. [PMID: 34405909 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202008376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2020] [Revised: 04/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) hold great promise for electrochemical energy conversion technologies in view of their unique structural features associated with the layered structure and ultrathin thickness. Because the inert basal plane accounts for the majority of a TMDC's bulk, activation of the basal plane sites is necessary to fully exploit the intrinsic potential of TMDCs. Here, recent advances on TMDCs-based hybrids/composites with greatly enhanced electrochemical activity are reviewed. After a summary of the synthesis of TMDCs with different sizes and morphologies, comprehensive in-plane activation strategies are described in detail, mainly including in-plane-modification-induced phase transformation, surface-layer modulation, and interlayer modification/coupling. Simultaneously, the underlying mechanisms for improved electrochemical activities are highlighted. Finally, the strategic evaluation on further research directions of TMDCs in-plane activation is featured. This work would shed some light on future design trends of TMDCs-based functional materials for electrochemical energy-related applications.
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- Xin Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350002, China
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
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Sun X, Xie F, Peng Z, Peng X, Chen W, Shi C, Chen C, Li Y, Wei M. In‐Situ Growth Mirror‐Like Cobalt Sulfide Nanosheets on ITO for High Efficiency Counter Electrode of Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells**. ChemistrySelect 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202102331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Xun Sun
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei Anhui 230009 China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Functional Marine Sensing Materials Minjiang University Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Functional Marine Sensing Materials Minjiang University Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei Anhui 230009 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei Anhui 230009 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei Anhui 230009 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei Anhui 230009 China
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- Fujian Institute of Metrology Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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Blackstone C, Ignaszak A. Van der Waals Heterostructures-Recent Progress in Electrode Materials for Clean Energy Applications. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:3754. [PMID: 34279324 PMCID: PMC8269904 DOI: 10.3390/ma14133754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The unique layered morphology of van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures give rise to a blended set of electrochemical properties from the 2D sheet components. Herein an overview of their potential in energy storage systems in place of precious metals is conducted. The most recent progress on vdW electrocatalysis covering the last three years of research is evaluated, with an emphasis on their catalytic activity towards the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). This analysis is conducted in pair with the most active Pt-based commercial catalyst currently utilized in energy systems that rely on the above-listed electrochemistry (metal-air battery, fuel cells, and water electrolyzers). Based on current progress in HER catalysis that employs vdW materials, several recommendations can be stated. First, stacking of the two types vdW materials, with one being graphene or its doped derivatives, results in significantly improved HER activity. The second important recommendation is to take advantage of an electronic coupling when stacking 2D materials with the metallic surface. This significantly reduces the face-to-face contact resistance and thus improves the electron transfer from the metallic surface to the vdW catalytic plane. A dual advantage can be achieved from combining the vdW heterostructure with metals containing an excess of d electrons (e.g., gold). Despite these recent and promising discoveries, more studies are needed to solve the complexity of the mechanism of HER reaction, in particular with respect to the electron coupling effects (metal/vdW combinations). In addition, more affordable synthetic pathways allowing for a well-controlled confined HER catalysis are emerging areas.
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- Chance Blackstone
- Department of Chemistry, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
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Luo J, Fan M, Xiong L, Hao Q, Jiang M, He Q, Su C. 1T-Phase Dirac Semimetal PdTe 2 Nanoparticles for Efficient Photothermal Therapy in the NIR-II Biowindow. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:27963-27971. [PMID: 34110773 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c06740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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1T-phase transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) nanomaterials are one type of emerging and promising near-infrared II (NIR-II) photothermal agents (PTAs) derived from their distinct metallic electronic structure, but it is still challenging to synthesize these nanomaterials. Herein, PdTe2 nanoparticles (PTNs) with a 1T crystal symmetry and around 50 nm in size are prepared by an electrochemical exfoliation method, and the corresponding photothermal performances irradiated under a NIR-II laser have been explored. The encapsulation of 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-poly(ethylene glycol) (DSPE-PEG) endows PTNs with water solubility, enhanced photothermal stability, and high biocompatibility. Notably, PTN/DSPE-PEG displays a potent absorbance through the NIR-II zone and considerable photothermal conversion efficiency, which is up to 68% when irradiated with a 1060 nm laser. With these unique photothermal properties, excellent in vitro and in vivo tumor inhibition effects of PTN/DSPE-PEG have been achieved under the irradiation of a NIR-II (1060 nm) laser without visible toxicity to normal tissues, suggesting that it is an efficient NIR-II photothermal nanoagent.
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- Jingjing Luo
- International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronic Science & Technology, Engineering Technology Research Center for 2D Materials Information Functional Devices and Systems of Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, No. 3688 Nanhai Avenue, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, No. 1066 Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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- International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronic Science & Technology, Engineering Technology Research Center for 2D Materials Information Functional Devices and Systems of Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, No. 3688 Nanhai Avenue, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, No. 1066 Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, No. 1066 Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronic Science & Technology, Engineering Technology Research Center for 2D Materials Information Functional Devices and Systems of Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, No. 3688 Nanhai Avenue, Shenzhen 518060, China
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Puente Santiago AR, Sanad MF, Moreno-Vicente A, Ahsan MA, Cerón MR, Yao YR, Sreenivasan ST, Rodriguez-Fortea A, Poblet JM, Echegoyen L. A New Class of Molecular Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution: Catalytic Activity of M 3N@C 2n (2 n = 68, 78, and 80) Fullerenes. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:6037-6042. [PMID: 33821637 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c13002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The electrocatalytic properties of some endohedral fullerenes for hydrogen evolution reactions (HER) were recently predicted by DFT calculations. Nonetheless, the experimental catalytic performance under realistic electrochemical environments of these 0D-nanomaterials have not been explored. Here, for the first time, we disclose the HER electrocatalytic behavior of seven M3N@2n (2n = 68, 78, and 80) fullerenes (Gd3N@Ih(7)-C80, Y3N@Ih(7)-C80, Lu3N@Ih(7)-C80, Sc3N@Ih(7)-C80, Sc3N@D5h(6)-C80, Sc3N@D3h(5)-C78, and Sc3N@D3(6140)-C68) using a combination of experimental and theoretical techniques. The non-IPR Sc3N@D3(6140)-C68 compound exhibited the best catalytic performance toward the generation of molecular hydrogen, exhibiting an onset potential of -38 mV vs RHE, a very high mass activity of 1.75 A·mg-1 at -0.4 V vs RHE, and an excellent electrochemical stability, retaining 96% of the initial current after 24 h. The superior performance was explained on the basis of the fused pentagon rings, which represent a new and promising HER catalytic motif.
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- Alain R Puente Santiago
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States.,Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Departmento de Química Física i Inorgànica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Marcellí Domingo 1, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 7000 East Ave, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Departmento de Química Física i Inorgànica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Marcellí Domingo 1, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Departmento de Química Física i Inorgànica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Marcellí Domingo 1, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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