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Li W, Duan W, Liao G, Gao F, Wang Y, Cui R, Zhao J, Wang C. 0.68% of solar-to-hydrogen efficiency and high photostability of organic-inorganic membrane catalyst. Nat Commun 2024; 15:6763. [PMID: 39117687 PMCID: PMC11310485 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51183-2] [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: 02/18/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
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Solar-driven flat-panel H2O-to-H2 conversion is an important technology for value-added solar fuel production. However, most frequently used particulate photocatalysts are hard to achieve stable photocatalysis in flat-panel reaction module due to the influence of mechanical shear force. Herein, a highly active CdS@SiO2-Pt composite with rapid CdS-to-Pt electron transfer and restrained photoexciton recombination was prepared to process into an organic-inorganic membrane by compounding with polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF). This PVDF networked organic-inorganic membrane displays high photostability and excellent operability, achieving improved simulated sunlight-driven alkaline H2O-to-H2 conversion activity (213.48 mmol m-2 h-1) following a 0.68% of solar-to-hydrogen efficiency. No obvious variation in its appearance and micromorphology was observed even being recycled for 50-times, which considerably outperforms the existing membrane photocatalysts. Subsequently, a homemade panel H2O-to-H2 conversion system was fabricated to obtain a 0.05% of solar-to-hydrogen efficiency. In this study, we opens up a prospect for practical application of photocatalysis technology.
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- Wei Li
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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Yu C, Zhan R, Zhang S, Huang Z, Wang J, Xie G, Liao L, Li H, Xie X, Ma T, Zhang N. Promoting Photon-to-Chemical Conversion through a Dielectric Antenna-Hybrid Bilayered Reactor Configuration. NANO LETTERS 2024. [PMID: 39012487 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c02183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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The application of scattered light via an antenna-reactor configuration is promising for converting thermocatalysts into photocatalysts. However, the efficiency of dielectric antennas in photon-to-chemical conversion remains suboptimal. Herein, we present an effective approach to promote light utilization efficiency by designing dielectric antenna-hybrid bilayered reactors. Experimental studies and finite-difference time-domain simulations demonstrate that the engineered SiO2-carbon/metal dielectric antenna-hybrid bilayered reactors exhibit a synergy of absorption superposition and electric field confinement between carbon and metals, leading to the improved absorption of scattered light, upgraded charge carriers density, and ultimately promoted photoactivity in hydrogenating chlorobenzene with an average benzene formation rate of 18 258 μmol g-1 h-1, outperforming the reported results. Notably, the carbon interlayer proves to be more effective than the commonly explored dielectric TiO2 interlayer in boosting the benzene formation rate by over 3 times. This research paves the way for promoting near-field scattered photon-to-chemical conversion through a dielectric antenna-hybrid reactor configuration.
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- Changqiang Yu
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- School of Science, STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- School of Science, STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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Liu X, Sun W, Chen J, Wen Z. Controllable Electrochemical Liberation of Hydrogen from Sodium Borohydride. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202317313. [PMID: 38055203 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317313] [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: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Sodium borohydride (NaBH4 ) has earned recognition as a promising hydrogen carrier, attributed to its exceptional hydrogen storage capacity, boasting a high theoretical storage capacity of 10.8 wt %. Nonetheless, the utilization of traditional pyrolysis and hydrolysis methods still presents a formidable challenge in achieving controlled hydrogen generation especially under ambient conditions. In this work, we report an innovative electrochemical strategy for production H2 by coupling NaBH4 electrooxidation reaction (BOR) at anode in alkaline media with hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at cathode in acidic media. To implement this, we have developed a bifunctional electrocatalyst denoted as Pd-Mo2 C@CNTs, wherein Pd nanoparticles are grown in situ on Mo2 C embedded within N-doped carbon nanotubes. This electrocatalyst demonstrates exceptional performance in catalyzing both alkaline BOR and acidic HER. We have developed a hybrid acid/alkali cell, utilizing Pd/Mo2 C@CNTs as the anode and cathode electrocatalysts. This configuration showcases remarkable capabilities for self-sustained, precise, and uninterrupted indirect release of H2 stored in NaBH4 , even at high current densities of 100 mA cm-2 with a Faraday efficiency approaching 100 %. Additionally, this electrochemical device exhibits significant promise as a fuel cell, with the ability to deliver a maximum power density of 20 mW cm-2 .
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- Xi Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Techniques toward Hydrogen Energy, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Techniques toward Hydrogen Energy, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Techniques toward Hydrogen Energy, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Techniques toward Hydrogen Energy, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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Fei J, Zhang D, Wang T, Shi Y, Zhu J, Zhan T, Tian M, Lai J, Wang L. Precise Interstitial Built-In Electric Field Tuning for Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysis. Inorg Chem 2023. [PMID: 38012066 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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The built-in electric field (BEF) has become an effective means of adjusting the electronic structure and hydrogen spillover to influence the adsorption of intermediates. However, the previously reported BEF cannot be tuned continuously and precisely. Herein, a series of nanocatalysts with interstitial BEF were successfully synthesized, and the effect of precisely tuned interstitial BEF on the intermediate's adsorption and hydrogen spillover was systematically investigated using changing the insertion of interstitial B. Three catalysts with different BEF strengths were obtained by changing the interstitial content (B0.22-Cu/NC, B0.30-Cu/NC, B0.41-Cu/NC), and it was demonstrated that B0.30-Cu/NC gave the best catalytic performance for hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs). The turnover frequency (TOF) value is shown to reach 0.36 s-1 at just -0.1 V vs. RHE, which is about 3 times that of Cu (0.12 s-1). For the HER, it is one of the best Cu-based catalysts reported to date (Table S3). Besides, when the catalyst was applied to the cathode of the PEM water electrolyzer, B0.30-Cu/NC exhibited long-time stability at a water-splitting current density of 500 mA cm-2. Density functional theory and in situ Raman spectroscopy suggest that a suitable interstitial BEF can not only optimize the intermediate's adsorption but also promote hydrogen spillover.
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- Jiawei Fei
- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalytic Conversion and Clean Energy in Universities of Shandong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Jining Economic Development Zone, Scientific Green (Shandong) Environmental Technology Co. Ltd., Jining 272113, Shandong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-Chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, P. R. China
- Shandong Engineering Research Center for Marine Environment Corrosion and Safety Protection, College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, P. R. China
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Ke X, Zhou F, Chen Y, Zhao M, Yang Y, Jin H, Dong Y, Zou C, Chen X, Zhang L, Wang S. Modifying charge transfer between rhodium and ceria for boosted hydrogen oxidation reaction in alkaline electrolyte. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 650:1842-1850. [PMID: 37515974 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.07.060] [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: 04/02/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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Sluggish kinetics of hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) in alkaline solution has restricted the rapid development of hydrogen economy. Constructing catalyst with metal-oxide heterostructures can enhance HOR performance; however, little studies concentrate on charge transfer between them, and the corresponding effects on reactions remain unclear. Herein, we report charge-transfer-adjustable CeO2/Rh interfaces uniformly dispersed on multiwalled carbon nanotube (CNT), which exhibit excellent alkaline HOR performance. Results confirm that the charge transfer from Rh to CeO2 could be conveniently tuned via thermal treatment. Consequently, the adsorption free energies of H* in Rh sites and OH* adsorption strength in CeO2 could be adjusted, as corroborated by density functional theory study. The optimized CeO2/Rh interfaces exhibit an exchange current density and a mass-specific kinetic current of 0.53 mA cmPGM-2 and 830 A gPGM-1 at an overpotential of 50 mV, respectively, which surpasses most of the advanced noble-metal-based electrocatalysts. This work provides a new insight of harnessing charge transfer of heterostructure to enhance catalytic activities.
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- Xiaofeng Ke
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325000, PR China
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- Institute of New Materials & Industry Technology, College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325000, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325000, PR China; Institute of New Materials & Industry Technology, College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325000, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325000, PR China; Institute of New Materials & Industry Technology, College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325000, PR China.
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Zhang W, Shu C, Zhan J, Zhang S, Zhang L, Yu F. Deep Electronic State Regulation through Unidirectional Cascade Electron Transfer Induced by Dual Junction Boosting Electrocatalysis Performance. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2304063. [PMID: 37712192 PMCID: PMC10625059 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202304063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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Unidirectional cascade electron transfer induced by multi-junctions is essential for deep electronic state regulation of the catalytic active sites, while this advanced concept has rarely been investigated in the field of electrocatalysis. In the present work, a dual junction heterostructure (FePc/L-R/CN) is designed by anchoring iron phthalocyanine (FePc)/MXene (L-Ti3 C2 -R, R═OH or F) heterojunction on g-C3 N4 nanosheet substrates for electrocatalysis. The unidirectional cascade electron transfer (g-C3 N4 → L-Ti3 C2 -R → FePc) induced by the dual junction of FePc/L-Ti3 C2 -R and L-Ti3 C2 -R/g-C3 N4 makes the Fe center electron-rich and therefore facilitates the adsorption of O2 in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Moreover, the electron transfer between FePc and MXene is facilitated by the axial Fe─O coordination interaction of Fe with the OH in alkalized MXene nanosheets (L-Ti3 C2 -OH). As a result, FePc/L-OH/CN exhibits an impressive ORR activity with a half-wave potential (E1/2 ) of 0.92 V, which is superior over the catalysts with a single junction and the state-of-the-art Pt/C (E1/2 = 0.85 V). This work provides a broad idea for deep regulation of electronic state by the unidirectional cascade multi-step charge transfer and can be extended to other proton-coupled electron transfer processes.
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- Wenlin Zhang
- National‐Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Integration and Resources UtilizationSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyHebei University of TechnologyTianjin300130P. R. China
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- National‐Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Integration and Resources UtilizationSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyHebei University of TechnologyTianjin300130P. R. China
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- National‐Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Integration and Resources UtilizationSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyHebei University of TechnologyTianjin300130P. R. China
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- National‐Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Integration and Resources UtilizationSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyHebei University of TechnologyTianjin300130P. R. China
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- National‐Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Integration and Resources UtilizationSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyHebei University of TechnologyTianjin300130P. R. China
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- National‐Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Integration and Resources UtilizationSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyHebei University of TechnologyTianjin300130P. R. China
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Zeng P, Meng Y, Liu Z, Sun GQ, Li XY, Yang XY, Ye CF, Li Y, Liu JP, Chen LH, Su BL, Wang YL. N-Doping Coupled with Co-Vacancies Activating Sulfur Atoms and Narrowing Bandgap for CoS Toward Synergistically Accelerating Hydrogen Evolution. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2301279. [PMID: 37086130 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202301279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The combination of hetero-elemental doping and vacancy engineering will be developed as one of the most efficient strategies to design excellent electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Herein, a novel strategy for N-doping coupled with Co-vacancies is demonstrated to precisely activate inert S atoms adjacent to Co-vacancies and significantly improve charge transfer for CoS toward accelerating HER. In this strategy, N-doping favors the presence of Co-vacancies, due to greatly decreasing their formation energy. The as-developed strategy realizes the upshift of S 3p orbitals followed by more overlapping between S 3py and H 1s orbitals, which results in the favorable hydrogen atom adsorption free energy change (ΔGH ) to activate inert S atoms as newborn catalytical sites. Besides, this strategy synergistically decreases the bandgap of CoS, thereby achieving satisfactory electrical conductivity and low charge-transfer resistance for the as-obtained electrocatalysts. With an excellent HER activity of -89.0 mV at 10.0 mA cm-2 in alkaline environments, this work provides a new approach to unlocking inert sites and significantly improving charge transfer toward cobalt-based materials for highly efficient HER.
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- Ping Zeng
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Chemistry (CMI), University of Namur 61 rue de Bruxelles, Namur, 5000, Belgium
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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Zhang C, Wang L, Wu CD. Stabilization of transition metal heterojunctions inside porous materials for high-performance catalysis. Dalton Trans 2023. [PMID: 37317703 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt01020a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Transition metal-based heterostructural materials are a class of very promising substitutes for noble metal-based catalysts for high-performance catalysis, due to their inherent internal electric field at the interface in the heterojunctions, which could induce electron relocalization and facilitate charge carrier migration between different metal sites at heterostructural boundaries. However, redox-active metal species suffer from reduction, oxidation, migration, aggregation, leaching and poisoning in catalysis, which results in heavy deterioration of the catalytic properties of transition metal-based heterojunctions and frustrates their practical applications. To improve the stability of transition metal-based heterojunctions and sufficiently expose redox-active sites at the heterosurfaces, many kinds of porous materials have been used as porous hosts for the stabilization of non-precious metal heterojunctions. This review article will discuss recently developed strategies for encapsulation and stabilization of transition metal heterojunctions inside porous materials, and highlight their improved stability and catalytic performance through the spatial confinement effect and synergistic interaction between the heterojunctions and the host matrices.
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- Chi Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China.
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Wang J, Zhang Y, Xu X, Bao M. Oxygen Vacancy-Rich Ni-CeO 2 Heterojunction Catalyst for Hydrogenating Halogenated Nitroarenes with High Activity and Selectivity. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:8149-8156. [PMID: 36637974 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c21272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Halogenated arylamines are important intermediates for the synthesis of dyes, pesticides, herbicides, and other chemicals. One important way to prepare halogenated arylamines is catalytic hydrogenation of halogenated nitroarenes. Ni-based catalysts have been used in the hydrogenation of halogenated nitroarenes but suffer from low activity and dehalogenation side reaction. In this paper, Ni-CeO2/SiO2 heterojunction catalyst with a "raisin-bun" structure was prepared by reverse microemulsion. A built-in electric field and more oxygen vacancies were formed due to electron transfer from Ni to CeO2 as a result of their work function difference. The built-in electric field leads to the heterolytic cleavage of H2, thereby improving the hydrogenation activity. Oxygen vacancies preferentially adsorb and activate nitro groups, inhibiting the dehalogenation side reaction. Through the cooperation of built-in electric field and oxygen vacancy, synchronous enhancement of the activity and selectivity is obtained successfully. This finding provides a new view for the design of non-noble metal-based catalysts with high activity and selectivity.
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- Jiasheng Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China
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Li S, Chen F, Chu S, Zhang Z, Huang J, Wang S, Feng Y, Wang C, Huang H. Synergy-Compensation Effect of Ferroelectric Polarization and Cationic Vacancy Collaboratively Promoting CO 2 Photoreduction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2203559. [PMID: 36417582 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202203559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Photocatalytic CO2 reduction is severely limited by the rapid recombination of photo-generated charges and insufficient reactive sites. Creating electric field and defects are effective strategies to inhibit charge recombination and enrich catalytic sites, respectively. Herein, a coupled strategy of ferroelectric poling and cationic vacancy is developed to achieve high-performance CO2 photoreduction on ferroelectric Bi2 MoO6 , and their interesting synergy-compensation relationship is first disclosed. Corona poling increases the remnant polarization of Bi2 MoO6 to enhance the intrinsic electric field for promoting charge separation, while it decreases the CO2 adsorption. The introduced Mo vacancy (VMo ) facilitates the adsorption and activation of CO2 , and surface charge separation by creating local electric field. Unfortunately, VMo largely reduces the remnant polarization intensity. Coupling poling and VMo not only integrate their advantages, resulting in an approximately sevenfold increased surface charge transfer efficiency, but also compensate for their shortcomings, for example, VMo largely alleviates the negative effects of ferroelectric poling on CO2 adsorption. In the absence of co-catalyst or sacrificial agent, the poled Bi2 MoO6 with VMo exhibits a superior CO2 -to-CO evolution rate of 19.75 µmol g-1 h-1 , ≈8.4 times higher than the Bi2 MoO6 nanosheets. This work provides new ideas for exploring the role of polarization and defects in photocatalysis.
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- Shuguan Li
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
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- Engineering Technology Research Center of Henan Province for Solar Catalysis, College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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Xu D, Zhang SN, Chen JS, Li XH. Design of the Synergistic Rectifying Interfaces in Mott-Schottky Catalysts. Chem Rev 2023; 123:1-30. [PMID: 36342422 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The functions of interfacial synergy in heterojunction catalysts are diverse and powerful, providing a route to solve many difficulties in energy conversion and organic synthesis. Among heterojunction-based catalysts, the Mott-Schottky catalysts composed of a metal-semiconductor heterojunction with predictable and designable interfacial synergy are rising stars of next-generation catalysts. We review the concept of Mott-Schottky catalysts and discuss their applications in various realms of catalysis. In particular, the design of a Mott-Schottky catalyst provides a feasible strategy to boost energy conversion and chemical synthesis processes, even allowing realization of novel catalytic functions such as enhanced redox activity, Lewis acid-base pairs, and electron donor-acceptor couples for dealing with the current problems in catalysis for energy conversion and storage. This review focuses on the synthesis, assembly, and characterization of Schottky heterojunctions for photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, and organic synthesis. The proposed design principles, including the importance of constructing stable and clean interfaces, tuning work function differences, and preparing exposable interfacial structures for designing electronic interfaces, will provide a reference for the development of all heterojunction-type catalysts, electrodes, energy conversion/storage devices, and even super absorbers, which are currently topics of interest in fields such as electrocatalysis, fuel cells, CO2 reduction, and wastewater treatment.
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- Dong Xu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai200240, P. R. China
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Zhao X, Liu M, Wang Y, Xiong Y, Yang P, Qin J, Xiong X, Lei Y. Designing a Built-In Electric Field for Efficient Energy Electrocatalysis. ACS NANO 2022; 16:19959-19979. [PMID: 36519975 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c09888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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To utilize intermittent renewable energy as well as achieve the goals of peak carbon dioxide emissions and carbon neutrality, various electrocatalytic devices have been developed. However, the electrocatalytic reactions, e.g., hydrogen evolution reaction/oxygen evolution reaction in overall water splitting, polysulfide conversion in lithium-sulfur batteries, formation/decomposition of lithium peroxide in lithium-oxygen batteries, and nitrate reduction reaction to degrade sewage, suffer from sluggish kinetics caused by multielectron transfer processes. Owing to the merits of accelerated charge transport, optimized adsorption/desorption of intermediates, raised conductivity, regulation of the reaction microenvironment, as well as ease to combine with geometric characteristics, the built-in electric field (BIEF) is expected to overcome the above problems. Here, we give a Review about the very recent progress of BIEF for efficient energy electrocatalysis. First, the construction strategies and the characterization methods (qualitative and quantitative analysis) of BIEF are summarized. Then, the up-to-date overviews of BIEF engineering in electrocatalysis, with attention on the electron structure optimization and reaction microenvironment modulation, are analyzed and discussed in detail. In the end, the challenges and perspectives of BIEF engineering are proposed. This Review gives a deep understanding on the design of electrocatalysts with BIEF for next-generation energy storage and electrocatalytic devices.
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- Xin Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha410083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha410083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha410083, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha410083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha410083, China
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- Research Unit of Advanced Materials for Energy Storage, Metallurgy and Materials Science Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok10330, Thailand
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha410083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha410083, China
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Jiang Z, Song S, Zheng X, Liang X, Li Z, Gu H, Li Z, Wang Y, Liu S, Chen W, Wang D, Li Y. Lattice Strain and Schottky Junction Dual Regulation Boosts Ultrafine Ruthenium Nanoparticles Anchored on a N-Modified Carbon Catalyst for H 2 Production. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:19619-19626. [PMID: 36223550 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c09613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ruthenium-based materials are considered great promising candidates to replace Pt-based catalysts for hydrogen production in alkaline conditions. Herein, we adopt a facile method to rationally design a neoteric Schottky catalyst in which uniform ultrafine ruthenium nanoparticles featuring lattice compressive stress are supported on nitrogen-modified carbon nanosheets (Ru NPs/NC) for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Lattice strain and Schottky junction dual regulation ensures that the Ru NPs/NC catalyst with an appropriate nitrogen content displays superb H2 evolution in alkaline media. Particularly, Ru NPs/NC-900 with 1.3% lattice compressive strain displays attractive activity and durability for the HER with a low overpotential of 19 mV at 10 mA cm-2 in 1.0 M KOH electrolyte. The in situ X-ray absorption fine structure measurements indicate that the low-valence Ru nanoparticle with shrinking Ru-Ru bond acts as catalytic active site during the HER process. Furthermore, multiple spectroscopy analysis and density functional theory calculations demonstrate that the lattice strain and Schottky junction dual regulation tunes the electron density and hydrogen adsorption of the active center, thus enhancing the HER activity. This strategy provides a novel concept for the design of advanced electrocatalysts for H2 production.
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- Zhuoli Jiang
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
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- Energy and Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.,College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facilities, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 201204, China
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- Beijing Synchrontron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100029, China
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- Energy and Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.,College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.,Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China
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Lin X, Zhou Z, Li Q, Xu D, Xia S, Leng B, Zhai G, Zhang S, Sun L, Zhao G, Chen J, Li X. Direct Oxygen Transfer from H
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Nanocrystals for Epoxidation and Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207108. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Xiu Lin
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability Tongji University Shanghai 200092 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability Tongji University Shanghai 200092 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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Lin X, Zhou Z, Li QY, Xu D, Xia SY, Leng BL, Zhai GY, Zhang SN, Sun LH, Zhao G, Chen JS, Li XH. Direct Oxygen Transfer from H2O to Cyclooctene over Electron‐Rich RuO2 Nanocrystals for Epoxidation and Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202207108] [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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- Xiu Lin
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 上海市闵行区上海交通大学建工楼513 200240 上海市 CHINA
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- Tongji University School of Chemical Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Tongji University School of Chemical Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering No.800 Dongchuan Road 200240 Shanghai CHINA
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