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Saha S, Diyali N, Diyali S, Panda SJ, Das M, Acharya S, Mudi PK, Singh M, Ray PP, Purohit CS, Biswas B. Decrypting the hydrogen evolution in alkaline water with novel magnetoactive cobalt(II) complex-driven cobalt oxide electrocatalysts. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:13805-13814. [PMID: 39109402 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt01358a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/21/2024]
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Under the gravity of future socio-economic development, the viability of water electrolysis still hinges on the accessibility of stable earth-abundant electrocatalysts and net energy efficiency. This work emphasizes the design and synthesis of two newly developed cobalt(II) complexes, [Co(HL)2(NCS)2] (Comono) and [Co2(L)3(CH3OH)]ClO4 (Codi), with a (N,O)-donor ligand, HL (2-methoxy-6-(((2-methoxyphenyl)imino)methyl)phenol). The study delves into understanding their structural, morphological, magnetic, and charge transport characteristics. Moreover, the study explores the potential of these complexes in catalyzing hydrogen production through heterogeneous electrocatalysis. The X-ray crystal structure of Comono reveals the octahedral geometry of the Co(II) ion, adopting two HL units and two NCS- units. The Codi complex exhibits a doubly-phenoxo-O-bridged (μ1,1) dinuclear complex, forming a typical octahedral geometry for both the Co(II) centres in coupling with three units of L-. Temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility measurements showed that all of the Co(II) ion in Comono shows a typical paramagnetic behaviour for high spin octahedral Co(II) ions while the Co(II) centres in Codi are coupled with doubly-phenoxo-bridges bearing weak ferromagnetic characteristics at low temperature. Electron transport properties of the Co(II) complex-mediated Schottky device address the superior carrier mobility (μ) for Codi (9.21 × 10-5) over Comono (2.02 × 10-5 m2 v-1 s-1) with respective transit times of 1.70 × 10-9 and 7.77 × 10-9 s. Additionally, electron impedance spectral analysis supports the lower electrical transport resistance of Codi relative to Comono. The heterogeneous electrocatalytic HER activity of Codi and Comono in 0.1 M KOH shows excellent electrocatalytic efficiency in terms of the various electrochemical parameters. Constant potential electrolysis, multi-cycle CVs, and post-HER analysis reveal the pre-catalytic nature of the complexes, which in turn delivers Co3O4 nanoparticles as the active catalysts for efficient hydrogen evolution.
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- Subhajit Saha
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling-734013, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling-734013, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling-734013, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar 752050, India
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- Department of Physics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700032, India
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- Energy and Environment Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali 140306, India
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- Energy and Environment Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali 140306, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar 752050, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling-734013, India.
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Kaur R, Bhardwaj G, Singh N, Kaur N. Geometric Transformation of Modified Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes-Based Heterometallic Nanostructured Material: A Model for the Electrochemical Discrimination of Insecticides. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:12911-12924. [PMID: 38691550 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c00515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Multifunctional carbon-based materials exhibit a large number of unprecedented active sites via an electron transfer process and act as a desired platform for exploring high-performance electroactive material. Herein, we exemplify the holistic design of a heterometallic nanostructured material (MWCNTs@KR-6/Mn/Sn/Pb) formed by the integration of metals (Mn2+, Sn2+, and Pb2+) and a dipodal ligand (KR-6) at the surface of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). First, MWCNTs@KR-6 was readily synthesized via a noncovalent approach, which was further sequentially doped by Mn2+, Sn2+, and Pb2+ to give MWCNTs@KR-6/Mn/Sn/Pb. The designed material showed excellent electrochemical activity for the discrimination of insecticides belonging to structurally different classes. In contrast to that of the individual building components, both the stability and electrochemical activity of heterometallic nanostructured material were remarkably enhanced, resulting in a magnificent electrochemical performance of the developed material. Hence, the current work reports a comprehensive synthetic approach for MWCNTs@KR-6/Mn/Sn/Pb synthesis by synergizing unique properties of the heterometallic complex with MWCNTs. This work also offers a new insight into the design of multifunctional carbon-based materials for discrimination of different analytes on the basis of their redox potential.
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- Randeep Kaur
- Department of Chemistry & Centre for Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- Department of Chemistry & Centre for Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IIT Ropar), Rupnagar, Punjab 140001, India
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- Department of Chemistry & Centre for Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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Haake M, Aldakov D, Pérard J, Veronesi G, Tapia AA, Reuillard B, Artero V. Impact of the Surface Microenvironment on the Redox Properties of a Co-Based Molecular Cathode for Selective Aqueous Electrochemical CO 2-to-CO Reduction. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:15345-15355. [PMID: 38767986 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c03089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Electrode-confined molecular catalysts are promising systems to enable the efficient conversion of CO2 to useful products. Here, we describe the development of an original molecular cathode for CO2 reduction to CO based on the noncovalent integration of a tetraazamacrocyclic Co complex to a carbon nanotube-based matrix. Aqueous electrochemical characterization of the modified electrode allowed for clear observation of a change of redox behavior of the Co center as surface concentration was tuned, highlighting the impact of the catalyst microenvironment on its redox properties. The molecular cathode enabled efficient CO2-to-CO conversion in fully aqueous conditions, giving rise to a turnover number (TONCO) of up to 20 × 103 after 2 h of constant electrolysis at a mild overpotential (η = 450 mV) and with a faradaic efficiency for CO of about 95%. Post operando measurements using electrochemical techniques, inductively coupled plasma, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray absorption spectroscopy characterization of the films demonstrated that the catalysis remained of molecular nature, making this Co-based electrode a new promising alternative for molecular electrocatalytic conversion of CO2-to-CO in fully aqueous media.
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- Matthieu Haake
- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, 17 Rue des Martyrs, Grenoble Cedex F-38054, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Grenoble INP, IRIG, SyMMES, Grenoble 38000, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, 17 Rue des Martyrs, Grenoble Cedex F-38054, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, 17 Rue des Martyrs, Grenoble Cedex F-38054, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Grenoble, UAR2607 CNRS Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble F-38000, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, 17 Rue des Martyrs, Grenoble Cedex F-38054, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, 17 Rue des Martyrs, Grenoble Cedex F-38054, France
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Zamader A, Reuillard B, Pérard J, Billon L, Berggren G, Artero V. Synthetic styrene-based bioinspired model of the [FeFe]-hydrogenase active site for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & FUELS 2023; 7:4967-4976. [PMID: 38013894 PMCID: PMC10521030 DOI: 10.1039/d3se00409k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Integration of molecular catalysts inside polymeric scaffolds has gained substantial attention over the past decade, as it provides a path towards generating systems with enhanced stability as well as enzyme-like morphologies and properties. In the context of solar fuels research and chemical energy conversion, this approach has been found to improve both rates and energy efficiencies of a range of catalytic reactions. However, system performance still needs to be improved to reach technologically relevant currents and stability, parameters that are heavily influenced by the nature of the incorporated molecular catalyst. Here, we have focused on the integration of a biomimetic {Fe2(μ-adt)(CO)6} (-CH2NHCH2S-, azadithiolate or adt2-) based active site ("[2Fe2S]adt"), inspired by the catalytic cofactor of [FeFe] hydrogenases, within a synthetic polymeric scaffold using free radical polymerization. The resulting metallopolymers [2Fe2S]adtk[DMAEMA]l[PyBMA]m (DMAEMA = dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate as water soluble monomer; PyBMA = 4-(pyren-1-yl)-butyl methacrylate as hydrophobic anchor for heterogenization) were found to be active for electrochemical H2 production in neutral aqueous media. The pyrene content was varied to optimize durability and activity. Following immobilization on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNT) the most active metallopolymer, containing ∼2.3 mol% of PyBMA, could reach a turnover number for hydrogen production (TONH2) of ∼0.4 ×105 over 20 hours of electrolysis at an overpotential of 0.49 V, two orders of magnitude higher than the isolated catalyst counterpart. The study provides a synthetic methodology for incorporating catalytic units featuring second coordination sphere functional groups, and highlights the benefit of the confinement within the polymer matrix for catalytic performance.
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- Afridi Zamader
- Univ Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux 17 rue des Martyrs 38000 Grenoble France
- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University Box 523 SE-75120 Uppsala Sweden
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- Univ Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux 17 rue des Martyrs 38000 Grenoble France
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- Univ Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux 17 rue des Martyrs 38000 Grenoble France
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- Universite de Pau et Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, IPREM, Bio-inspired Materials Group: Functionalities & Self-Assembly 2 avenue Angot 64053 Pau France
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University Box 523 SE-75120 Uppsala Sweden
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- Univ Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux 17 rue des Martyrs 38000 Grenoble France
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Reuillard B, Costentin C, Artero V. Deciphering Reversible Homogeneous Catalysis of the Electrochemical H 2 Evolution and Oxidation: Role of Proton Relays and Local Concentration Effects. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202302779. [PMID: 37073946 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202302779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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Nickel bisdiphosphine complexes bearing pendant amines form a unique series of catalysts (so-called DuBois' catalysts) capable of bidirectional/reversible electrocatalytic oxidation and production of dihydrogen. This unique behaviour is directly linked to the presence of proton relays installed close to the metal center. We report here for the arginine derivative [Ni(P2 Cy N2 Arg )2 ]6+ on a mechanistic model and its kinetic treatment that may apply to all DuBois' catalysts and show that it allows for a good fit of experimental data measured at different pH values, catalyst concentrations and partial hydrogen pressures. The bidirectionality of catalysis results from balanced equilibria related to hydrogen uptake/evolution on one side and (metal)-hydride installation/capture on the other side, both controlled by concentration effects resulting from the presence of proton relays and connected by two square schemes corresponding to proton-coupled electron transfer processes. We show that the catalytic bias is controlled by the kinetic of the H2 uptake/evolution step. Reversibility does not require that the energy landscape be flat, with redox transitions occurring at potentials up to 250 mV away for the equilibrium potential, although such large deviations from a flat energy landscape can negatively impacts the rate of catalysis when coupled with slow interfacial electron transfer kinetics.
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- Univ Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, LCBM, 38000, Grenoble, France
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Evans RM, Beaton SE, Rodriguez Macia P, Pang Y, Wong KL, Kertess L, Myers WK, Bjornsson R, Ash PA, Vincent KA, Carr SB, Armstrong FA. Comprehensive structural, infrared spectroscopic and kinetic investigations of the roles of the active-site arginine in bidirectional hydrogen activation by the [NiFe]-hydrogenase 'Hyd-2' from Escherichia coli. Chem Sci 2023; 14:8531-8551. [PMID: 37592998 PMCID: PMC10430524 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc05641k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
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The active site of [NiFe]-hydrogenases contains a strictly-conserved pendant arginine, the guanidine head group of which is suspended immediately above the Ni and Fe atoms. Replacement of this arginine (R479) in hydrogenase-2 from E. coli results in an enzyme that is isolated with a very tightly-bound diatomic ligand attached end-on to the Ni and stabilised by hydrogen bonding to the Nζ atom of the pendant lysine and one of the three additional water molecules located in the active site of the variant. The diatomic ligand is bound under oxidising conditions and is removed only after a prolonged period of reduction with H2 and reduced methyl viologen. Once freed of the diatomic ligand, the R479K variant catalyses both H2 oxidation and evolution but with greatly decreased rates compared to the native enzyme. Key kinetic characteristics are revealed by protein film electrochemistry: most importantly, a very low activation energy for H2 oxidation that is not linked to an increased H/D isotope effect. Native electrocatalytic reversibility is retained. The results show that the sluggish kinetics observed for the lysine variant arise most obviously because the advantage of a more favourable low-energy pathway is massively offset by an extremely unfavourable activation entropy. Extensive efforts to establish the identity of the diatomic ligand, the tight binding of which is an unexpected further consequence of replacing the pendant arginine, prove inconclusive.
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- Rhiannon M Evans
- University of Oxford, Department of Chemistry South Parks Road Oxford UK
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- University of Oxford, Department of Chemistry South Parks Road Oxford UK
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University 100875 Beijing China
- Department of Inorganic Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion Stiftstraße 34-36 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- University of Oxford, Department of Chemistry South Parks Road Oxford UK
- Research Complex at Harwell, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus Didcot UK
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- University of Oxford, Department of Chemistry South Parks Road Oxford UK
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- University of Oxford, Department of Chemistry South Parks Road Oxford UK
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- Department of Inorganic Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion Stiftstraße 34-36 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
- Univ Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, Laboratoire Chimie et Biologie des Métaux 17 Rue Des Martyrs F-38054 Grenoble Cedex France
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Leicester University Road Leicester LE1 7RH UK
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- University of Oxford, Department of Chemistry South Parks Road Oxford UK
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- University of Oxford, Department of Chemistry South Parks Road Oxford UK
- Research Complex at Harwell, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus Didcot UK
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- University of Oxford, Department of Chemistry South Parks Road Oxford UK
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Pang B, Jia C, Wang S, Liu T, Ding T, Liu X, Liu D, Cao L, Zhu M, Liang C, Wu Y, Liao Z, Jiang J, Yao T. Self-Optimized Ligand Effect of Single-Atom Modifier in Ternary Pt-Based Alloy for Efficient Hydrogen Oxidation. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:3826-3834. [PMID: 37115709 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Modifying the atomic and electronic structure of platinum-based alloy to enhance its activity and anti-CO poisoning ability is a vital issue in hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR). However, the role of foreign modifier metal and the underlying ligand effect is not fully understood. Here, we propose that the ligand effect of single-atom Cu can dynamically modulate the d-band center of Pt-based alloy for boosting HOR performance. By in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy, our research has identified that the potential-driven structural rearrangement into high-coordination Cu-Pt/Pd intensifies the ligand effect in Pt-Cu-Pd, leading to enhanced HOR performance. Thereby, modulating the d-band structure leads to near-optimal hydrogen/hydroxyl binding energies and reduced CO adsorption energies for promoting the HOR kinetics and the CO-tolerant capability. Accordingly, PtPdCu1/C exhibits excellent CO tolerance even at 1,000 ppm impurity.
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- Beibei Pang
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics and Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Institute of Applied Physics, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550018, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics and Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Department of Chemistry, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P.R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P.R. China
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Farah J, Malloggi F, Miserque F, Kim J, Gravel E, Doris E. Continuous Flow Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from Water Synergistically Activated by TiO 2, Gold Nanoparticles, and Carbon Nanotubes. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:1184. [PMID: 37049277 PMCID: PMC10097087 DOI: 10.3390/nano13071184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Titanium dioxide nanoparticles were combined with carbon nanotubes and gold to develop improved photocatalysts for the production of hydrogen from water. The entangled nature of the nanotubes allowed for the integration of the photoactive hybrid catalyst, as a packed-bed, in a microfluidic photoreactor, and the chips were studied in the photocatalyzed continuous flow production of hydrogen. The combination of titanium dioxide with carbon nanotubes and gold significantly improved hydrogen production due to a synergistic effect between the multi-component system and the stabilization of the active catalytic species. The titanium dioxide/carbon nanotubes/gold system permitted a 2.5-fold increase in hydrogen production, compared to that of titanium dioxide/carbon nanotubes, and a 20-fold increase, compared to that of titanium dioxide.
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- Joseph Farah
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, NIMBE, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), CEA, INRAE, SCBM, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, NIMBE, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Service de Recherche en Corrosion et Comportement des Matériaux, CEA, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, IP Paris, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), CEA, INRAE, SCBM, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), CEA, INRAE, SCBM, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Supramolecular tuning of supported metal phthalocyanine catalysts for hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis. Nat Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1038/s41929-023-00924-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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Barrio J, Pedersen A, Favero S, Luo H, Wang M, Sarma SC, Feng J, Ngoc LTT, Kellner S, Li AY, Jorge Sobrido AB, Titirici MM. Bioinspired and Bioderived Aqueous Electrocatalysis. Chem Rev 2023; 123:2311-2348. [PMID: 36354420 PMCID: PMC9999430 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The development of efficient and sustainable electrochemical systems able to provide clean-energy fuels and chemicals is one of the main current challenges of materials science and engineering. Over the last decades, significant advances have been made in the development of robust electrocatalysts for different reactions, with fundamental insights from both computational and experimental work. Some of the most promising systems in the literature are based on expensive and scarce platinum-group metals; however, natural enzymes show the highest per-site catalytic activities, while their active sites are based exclusively on earth-abundant metals. Additionally, natural biomass provides a valuable feedstock for producing advanced carbonaceous materials with porous hierarchical structures. Utilizing resources and design inspiration from nature can help create more sustainable and cost-effective strategies for manufacturing cost-effective, sustainable, and robust electrochemical materials and devices. This review spans from materials to device engineering; we initially discuss the design of carbon-based materials with bioinspired features (such as enzyme active sites), the utilization of biomass resources to construct tailored carbon materials, and their activity in aqueous electrocatalysis for water splitting, oxygen reduction, and CO2 reduction. We then delve in the applicability of bioinspired features in electrochemical devices, such as the engineering of bioinspired mass transport and electrode interfaces. Finally, we address remaining challenges, such as the stability of bioinspired active sites or the activity of metal-free carbon materials, and discuss new potential research directions that can open the gates to the implementation of bioinspired sustainable materials in electrochemical devices.
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- Jesús Barrio
- Department
of Materials, Royal School of Mines, Imperial
College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K.
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College
London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K.
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- Department
of Materials, Royal School of Mines, Imperial
College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K.
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College
London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College
London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College
London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K.
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- Department
of Materials, Royal School of Mines, Imperial
College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K.
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College
London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College
London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College
London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K.
- School
of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen
Mary University of London, LondonE1 4NS, England, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College
London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K.
- School
of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen
Mary University of London, LondonE1 4NS, England, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College
London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College
London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K.
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- School
of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen
Mary University of London, LondonE1 4NS, England, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College
London, LondonSW7 2AZ, England, U.K.
- Advanced
Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, 2-1-1
Katahira, Aobaku, Sendai, Miyagi980-8577, Japan
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Zamader A, Reuillard B, Marcasuzaa P, Bousquet A, Billon L, Espí Gallart JJ, Berggren G, Artero V. Electrode Integration of Synthetic Hydrogenase as Bioinspired and Noble Metal-Free Cathodes for Hydrogen Evolution. ACS Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c05175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Afridi Zamader
- Univ Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, 17 Rue des Martyrs, Grenoble, Cedex F-38054, France
- Department of Chemistry─Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, Uppsala SE-75120, Sweden
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- Univ Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, 17 Rue des Martyrs, Grenoble, Cedex F-38054, France
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- Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM, Pau 64053, France
- Bio-inspired Materials Group: Functionalities & Self-Assembly, Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, Pau 64053, France
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- Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM, Pau 64053, France
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- Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM, Pau 64053, France
- Bio-inspired Materials Group: Functionalities & Self-Assembly, Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, Pau 64053, France
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- Eurecat, Centre Tecnologic de Catalunya, Waste, Energy and Environmental Impact Unit, Manresa 08243, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry─Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, Uppsala SE-75120, Sweden
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- Univ Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, 17 Rue des Martyrs, Grenoble, Cedex F-38054, France
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Zamader A, Reuillard B, Pécaut J, Billon L, Bousquet A, Berggren G, Artero V. Non-Covalent Integration of a [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Mimic to Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202202260. [PMID: 36069308 PMCID: PMC10092503 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Surface integration of molecular catalysts inspired from the active sites of hydrogenase enzymes represents a promising route towards developing noble metal-free and sustainable technologies for H2 production. Efficient and stable catalyst anchoring is a key aspect to enable this approach. Herein, we report the preparation and electrochemical characterization of an original diironhexacarbonyl complex including two pyrene groups per catalytic unit in order to allow for its smooth integration, through π-interactions, onto multiwalled carbon nanotube-based electrodes. In this configuration, the grafted catalyst could reach turnover numbers for H2 production (TONH2 ) of up to 4±2×103 within 20 h of bulk electrolysis, operating at neutral pH. Post operando analysis of catalyst functionalized electrodes revealed the degradation of the catalytic unit occurred via loss of the iron carbonyl units, while the anchoring groups and most part of the ligand remained attached onto multiwalled carbon nanotubes.
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- Afridi Zamader
- Univ. Grenoble AlpesCNRSCEAIRIGLaboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux17 rue des MartyrsF-38054Grenoble, CedexFrance
- Molecular BiomimeticsDepartment of Chemistry – Ångström LaboratoryUppsala UniversityBox 523SE-75120UppsalaSweden
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- Univ. Grenoble AlpesCNRSCEAIRIGLaboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux17 rue des MartyrsF-38054Grenoble, CedexFrance
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- Univ. Grenoble AlpesCEACNRSIRIG-SyMMESUMR 581938000GrenobleFrance
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- Universite Pau et des Pays de l'AdourE2S UPPACNRSIPREM64000PauFrance
- Bio-inspired Materials Group: Functionalities & Self-AssemblyUniversite de Pau et Pays de l'AdourE2S UPPA64053PauFrance
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- Bio-inspired Materials Group: Functionalities & Self-AssemblyUniversite de Pau et Pays de l'AdourE2S UPPA64053PauFrance
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- Molecular BiomimeticsDepartment of Chemistry – Ångström LaboratoryUppsala UniversityBox 523SE-75120UppsalaSweden
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- Univ. Grenoble AlpesCNRSCEAIRIGLaboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux17 rue des MartyrsF-38054Grenoble, CedexFrance
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Merging molecular catalysts and metal–organic frameworks for photocatalytic fuel production. Nat Chem 2022; 14:1342-1356. [DOI: 10.1038/s41557-022-01093-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Wiedner ES, Appel AM, Raugei S, Shaw WJ, Bullock RM. Molecular Catalysts with Diphosphine Ligands Containing Pendant Amines. Chem Rev 2022; 122:12427-12474. [PMID: 35640056 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c01001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Pendant amines play an invaluable role in chemical reactivity, especially for molecular catalysts based on earth-abundant metals. As inspired by [FeFe]-hydrogenases, which contain a pendant amine positioned for cooperative bifunctionality, synthetic catalysts have been developed to emulate this multifunctionality through incorporation of a pendant amine in the second coordination sphere. Cyclic diphosphine ligands containing two amines serve as the basis for a class of catalysts that have been extensively studied and used to demonstrate the impact of a pendant base. These 1,5-diaza-3,7-diphosphacyclooctanes, now often referred to as "P2N2" ligands, have profound effects on the reactivity of many catalysts. The resulting [Ni(PR2NR'2)2]2+ complexes are electrocatalysts for both the oxidation and production of H2. Achieving the optimal benefit of the pendant amine requires that it has suitable basicity and is properly positioned relative to the metal center. In addition to the catalytic efficacy demonstrated with [Ni(PR2NR'2)2]2+ complexes for the oxidation and production of H2, catalysts with diphosphine ligands containing pendant amines have also been demonstrated for several metals for many different reactions, both in solution and immobilized on surfaces. The impact of pendant amines in catalyst design continues to expand.
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Ghedjatti A, Coutard N, Calvillo L, Granozzi G, Reuillard B, Artero V, Guetaz L, Lyonnard S, Okuno H, Chenevier P. How do H 2 oxidation molecular catalysts assemble onto carbon nanotube electrodes? A crosstalk between electrochemical and multi-physical characterization techniques. Chem Sci 2021; 12:15916-15927. [PMID: 35024115 PMCID: PMC8672770 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc05168g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Molecular catalysts show powerful catalytic efficiency and unsurpassed selectivity in many reactions of interest. As their implementation in electrocatalytic devices requires their immobilization onto a conductive support, controlling the grafting chemistry and its impact on their distribution at the surface of this support within the catalytic layer is key to enhancing and stabilizing the current they produce. This study focuses on molecular bioinspired nickel catalysts for hydrogen oxidation, bound to carbon nanotubes, a conductive support with high specific area. We couple advanced analysis by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), for direct imaging of the catalyst layer on individual nanotubes, and small angle neutron scattering (SANS), for indirect observation of structural features in a relevant aqueous medium. Low-dose TEM imaging shows a homogeneous, mobile coverage of catalysts, likely as a monolayer coating the nanotubes, while SANS unveils a regular nanostructure in the catalyst distribution on the surface with agglomerates that could be imaged by TEM upon aging. Together, electrochemistry, TEM and SANS analyses allowed drawing an unprecedented and intriguing picture with molecular catalysts evenly distributed at the nanoscale in two different populations required for optimal catalytic performance. How do efficient hydrogen-oxidation molecular electrocatalysts connect onto their carbon nanotube conductive support? A coupled neutron scattering SANS and STEM electron microscopy study to observe soft active matter organizing on 3D nanosurfaces.![]()
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- Ahmed Ghedjatti
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux 38000 Grenoble France.,Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, IRIG, MEM, LEMMA 38000 Grenoble France.,Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, SYMMES 38000 Grenoble France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux 38000 Grenoble France
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova Via F. Marzolo 1 Padova 35131 Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova Via F. Marzolo 1 Padova 35131 Italy
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux 38000 Grenoble France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux 38000 Grenoble France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, LITEN, DTNM 38000 Grenoble France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, IRIG, MEM, LEMMA 38000 Grenoble France
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