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Yan T, Lang S, Liu S, Wang S, Lin S, Cai Q, Zhao J. Strong interactions through the highly polar "Early-Late" metal-metal bonds enable single-atom catalysts good durability and superior bifunctional ORR/OER activity. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 669:32-42. [PMID: 38703580 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.04.161] [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: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 04/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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Simultaneously enhancing the durability and catalytic performance of metal-nitrogen-carbon (M-Nx-C) single-atom catalysts is critical to boost oxygen electrocatalysis for energy conversion and storage, yet it remains a grand challenge. Herein, through the combination of early and late metals, we proposed to enhance the stability and tune the catalytic activity of M-Nx-C SACs in oxygen electrocatalysis by their strong interaction with the M2'C-type MXene substrate. Our density functional theory (DFT) computations revealed that the strong interaction between "early-late" metal-metal bonds significantly improves thermal and electrochemical stability. Due to considerable charge transfer and shift of the d-band center, the electronic properties of these SACs can be extensively modified, thereby optimizing their adsorption strength with oxygenated intermediates and achieving eight promising bifunctional catalysts for ORR/OER with low overpotentials. More importantly, the constant-potential analysis demonstrated the excellent bifunctional activity of SACs supported on MXene substrate across a broad pH range, especially in strongly alkaline media with record-low overpotentials. Further machine learning analysis shows that the d-band center, the charge of the active site, and the work function of the formed heterojunctions are critical to revealing the ORR/OER activity origin. Our results underscore the vast potential of strong interactions between different metal species in enhancing the durability and catalytic performance of SACs.
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- Tingyu Yan
- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, PR China
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- Division of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX 76204, USA
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Resource Utilization, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, PR China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University Harbin, 150025 PR China
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- Division of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX 76204, USA.
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, PR China.
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Chen Y, Zhen C, Chen Y, Zhao H, Wang Y, Yue Z, Wang Q, Li J, Gu MD, Cheng Q, Yang H. Oxygen Functional Groups Regulate Cobalt-Porphyrin Molecular Electrocatalyst for Acidic H 2O 2 Electrosynthesis at Industrial-Level Current. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202407163. [PMID: 38864252 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202407163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 05/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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Electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) based on proton exchange membrane (PEM) reactor represents a promising approach to industrial-level H2O2 production, while it is hampered by the lack of high-efficiency electrocatalysts in acidic medium. Herein, we present a strategy for the specific oxygen functional group (OFG) regulation to promote the H2O2 selectivity up to 92 % in acid on cobalt-porphyrin molecular assembled with reduced graphene oxide. In situ X-ray adsorption spectroscopy, in situ Raman spectroscopy and Kelvin probe force microscopy combined with theoretical calculation unravel that different OFGs exert distinctive regulation effects on the electronic structure of Co center through either remote (carboxyl and epoxy) or vicinal (hydroxyl) interaction manners, thus leading to the opposite influences on the promotion in 2e- ORR selectivity. As a consequence, the PEM electrolyzer integrated with the optimized catalyst can continuously and stably produce the high-concentration of ca. 7 wt % pure H2O2 aqueous solution at 400 mA cm-2 over 200 h with a cell voltage as low as ca. 2.1 V, suggesting the application potential in industrial-scale H2O2 electrosynthesis.
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- Yihe Chen
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P. R. China
- Eastern Institute for Advanced Study, Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315200, P. R., China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
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- Eastern Institute for Advanced Study, Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315200, P. R., China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
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Wan B, Yuan Y, Zheng L, Xu Y, Zhao S, Liu K, Huang D, Wu L, Zhang Z, Wang G, Li J, Zhang S, Gou H. BaCu, a Two-Dimensional Electride with Cu Anions. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:17508-17516. [PMID: 38861394 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c05723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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The electron-rich characteristic and low work function endow electrides with excellent performance in (opto)electronics and catalytic applications; these two features are closely related to the structural topology, constituents, and valence electron concentration of electrides. However, the synthesized electrides, especially two-dimensional (2D) electrides, are limited to specific structural prototypes and anionic p-block elements. Here we synthesize and identify a distinct 2D electride of BaCu with delocalized anionic electrons confined to the interlayer spaces of the BaCu framework. The bonding between Cu and Ba atoms exhibits ionic characteristics, and the adjacent Cu anions form a planar honeycomb structure with metallic Cu-Cu bonding. The negatively charged Cu ions are revealed by the theoretical calculations and experimental X-ray absorption near-edge structure. Physical property measurements reveal that BaCu electride has a high electronic conductivity (ρ = 3.20 μΩ cm) and a low work function (2.5 eV), attributed to the metallic Cu-Cu bonding and delocalized anionic electrons. In contrast to typical ionic 2D electrides with p-block anions, density functional theory calculations find that the orbital hybridization between the delocalized anionic electrons and BaCu framework leads to unique isotropic physical properties, such as mechanical properties, and work function. The freestanding BaCu monolayer with half-metal conductivity exhibits low exfoliation energy (0.84 J/m2) and high mechanical/thermal stability, suggesting the potential to achieve low-dimensional BaCu from the bulk. Our results expand the space for the structure and attributes of 2D electrides, facilitating the discovery and potential application of novel 2D electrides with transition metal anions.
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- Biao Wan
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Laboratory of Zhongyuan Light, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Laboratory of Zhongyuan Light, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Laboratory of Zhongyuan Light, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Laboratory of Zhongyuan Light, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing 100094, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing 100094, China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621907, China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin 123000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Laboratory of Zhongyuan Light, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Materials Laminating Fabrication and Interface Control Technology, School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing 100094, China
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Meng W, Wu H, Jiao Y, Ma F, Wang S, Liu Y, Liu G, Zhang X. Honeycomb Electron Lattice Induced Dirac Fermion with Trigonal Warping in Bilayer Electrides. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2309962. [PMID: 38072630 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Emergent fermions arising from the excess electrons of electrides provide a new perspective for exploring semimetal states with unique Fermi surface geometries. In this study, a class of unique two-dimensional (2D) highly anisotropic Dirac fermions is designed using a sandwich structure. Based on the structural design and first-principles calculations, 2D electride MB (M = Ca/Sr, B = Cl/Br/I) is an ideal candidate material. The excess electrons of the bilayer MB could be stably localized in the interstitial cavities, constructing a natural zigzag honeycomb electron sublattice that further forms a Dirac fermion. Compared with traditional Dirac semimetals, 2D Dirac electrides exhibited rich physical properties: i) The Fermi surface shows trigonal warping in low-energy regions. In particular, the geometry of the Fermi surface determines the high anisotropy of the Fermi velocity. ii) A pair of Dirac fermions are protected by three-fold rotational symmetry and exhibit strong robustness. iii) Electride MB possesses a lower work function that strongly correlates with the surface area of the emission channel. Based on these properties, an electron-emitting device with multifunctional applications is fabricated. Therefore, this study provides an ideal platform for studying potential entanglement between structures, electrides, and topological states.
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- Weizhen Meng
- College of Physics, Hebei Key Laboratory of Photophysics Research and Application, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- College of Physics, Hebei Key Laboratory of Photophysics Research and Application, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China
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- College of Physics, Hebei Key Laboratory of Photophysics Research and Application, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China
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- College of Physics, Hebei Key Laboratory of Photophysics Research and Application, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering Department, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Shannxi, 710072, China
- Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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Shou H, Zhou Q, Wei S, Liu H, Lv H, Wu X, Song L. High-Throughput Screening of Sulfur Reduction Reaction Catalysts Utilizing Electronic Fingerprint Similarity. JACS AU 2024; 4:930-939. [PMID: 38559714 PMCID: PMC10976595 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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The catalytic performance is determined by the electronic structure near the Fermi level. This study presents an effective and simple screening descriptor, i.e., the one-dimensional density of states (1D-DOS) fingerprint similarity, to identify potential catalysts for the sulfur reduction reaction (SRR) in lithium-sulfur batteries. The Δ1D-DOS in relation to the benchmark W2CS2 was calculated. This method effectively distinguishes and identifies 30 potential candidates for the SRR from 420 types of MXenes. Further analysis of the Gibbs free energy profiles reveals that MXene candidates exhibit promising thermodynamic properties for SRR, with the protocol achieving an accuracy rate exceeding 93%. Based on the crystal orbital Hamilton population (COHP) and differential charge analysis, it is confirmed that the Δ1D-DOS could effectively differentiate the interaction between MXenes and lithium polysulfide (LiPS) intermediates. This study underscores the importance of the electronic fingerprint in catalytic performance and thus may pave a new way for future high-throughput material screening for energy storage applications.
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- Hongwei Shou
- National
Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P. R. China
- CAS
Key Laboratory for Materials for Energy Conversion, School of Chemistry
and Materials Science, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience and
Synergetic Innovation of Quantum Information & Quantum Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- National
Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P. R. China
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- National
Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P. R. China
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- National
Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P. R. China
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- National
Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P. R. China
- Zhejiang
Institute of Photonelectronics, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, P. R. China
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Zhong X, Xu J, Chen J, Wang X, Zhu Q, Zeng H, Zhang Y, Pu Y, Hou X, Wu X, Niu Y, Zhang W, Wu YA, Wang Y, Zhang B, Huang K, Feng S. Spatially and Temporally Resolved Dynamic Response of Co-Based Composite Interface during the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:7467-7479. [PMID: 38446421 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Interfacial interaction dictates the overall catalytic performance and catalytic behavior rules of the composite catalyst. However, understanding of interfacial active sites at the microscopic scale is still limited. Importantly, identifying the dynamic action mechanism of the "real" active site at the interface necessitates nanoscale, high spatial-time-resolved complementary-operando techniques. In this work, a Co3O4 homojunction with a well-defined interface effect is developed as a model system to explore the spatial-correlation dynamic response of the interface toward oxygen evolution reaction. Quasi in situ scanning transmission electron microscopy-electron energy-loss spectroscopy with high spatial resolution visually confirms the size characteristics of the interface effect in the spatial dimension, showing that the activation of active sites originates from strong interfacial electron interactions at a scale of 3 nm. Multiple time-resolved operando spectroscopy techniques explicitly capture dynamic changes in the adsorption behavior for key reaction intermediates. Combined with density functional theory calculations, we reveal that the dynamic adjustment of multiple adsorption configurations of intermediates by highly activated active sites at the interface facilitates the O-O coupling and *OOH deprotonation processes. The dual dynamic regulation mechanism accelerates the kinetics of oxygen evolution and serves as a pivotal factor in promoting the oxygen evolution activity of the composite structure. The resulting composite catalyst (Co-B@Co3O4/Co3O4 NSs) exhibits an approximately 70-fold turnover frequency and 20-fold mass activity than the monomer structure (Co3O4 NSs) and leads to significant activity (η10 ∼257 mV). The visual complementary analysis of multimodal operando/in situ techniques provides us with a powerful platform to advance our fundamental understanding of interfacial structure-activity relationships in composite structured catalysts.
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- Xia Zhong
- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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- Electron Microscopy Center, and Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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Sun S, Zhang Y, Shi X, Sun W, Felser C, Li W, Li G. From Charge to Spin: An In-Depth Exploration of Electron Transfer in Energy Electrocatalysis. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2312524. [PMID: 38482969 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202312524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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Catalytic materials play crucial roles in various energy-related processes, ranging from large-scale chemical production to advancements in renewable energy technologies. Despite a century of dedicated research, major enduring challenges associated with enhancing catalyst efficiency and durability, particularly in green energy-related electrochemical reactions, remain. Focusing only on either the crystal structure or electronic structure of a catalyst is deemed insufficient to break the linear scaling relationship (LSR), which is the golden rule for the design of advanced catalysts. The discourse in this review intricately outlines the essence of heterogeneous catalysis reactions by highlighting the vital roles played by electron properties. The physical and electrochemical properties of electron charge and spin that govern catalysis efficiencies are analyzed. Emphasis is placed on the pronounced influence of external fields in perturbing the LSR, underscoring the vital role that electron spin plays in advancing high-performance catalyst design. The review culminates by proffering insights into the potential applications of spin catalysis, concluding with a discussion of extant challenges and inherent limitations.
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- Shubin Sun
- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
- College of Material Sciences and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Rd, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, 818 A Fenghua Rd, Jiangbei District, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
- College of Material Sciences and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Rd, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Topological Quantum Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187, Dresden, Germany
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
- CISRI & NIMTE Joint Innovation Center for Rare Earth Permanent Magnets, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
- College of Material Sciences and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Rd, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, China
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Huang T, Yang ZX, Li L, Wan H, Leng C, Huang GF, Hu W, Huang WQ. Dipole Effect on Oxygen Evolution Reaction of 2D Janus Single-Atom Catalysts: A Case of Rh Anchored on the P6 m2-NP Configurations. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:2428-2435. [PMID: 38394780 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Catalytic performance of single-atom catalysts (SACs) relies fundamentally on the electronic nature and local coordination environment of the active site. Here, based on a machine-learning (ML)-aided density functional theory (DFT) method, we reveal that the intrinsic dipole in Janus materials has a significant impact on the catalytic activity of SACs, using 2D γ-phosphorus carbide (γ-PC) as a model system. Specifically, a local dipole around the active site is a key degree to tune the catalytic activity and can be used as an important descriptor with a high feature importance of 17.1% in predicting the difference of adsorption free energy (ΔGO* - ΔGOH*) to assess the activity of the oxygen evolution reaction. As a result, the catalytic performance of SACs can be tuned by an intrinsic dipole, in stark contrast to those external stimuli strategies previously used. These results suggest that dipole engineering and the revolutionary DFT-ML hybrid scheme are novel approaches for designing high-performance catalysts.
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- Tao Huang
- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- School of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Intelligent Manufacture, Hunan First Normal University, Changsha 410205, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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Pan J, Li M, Filot IAW, Wang H, Hensen EJM, Zhang L. Descriptor for C 2N-Supported Single-Cluster Catalysts in Bifunctional Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Reactions. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:2066-2074. [PMID: 38358260 PMCID: PMC10895691 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Developing highly active cluster catalysts for the bifunctional oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is significant for future renewable energy technology. Here, we employ first-principles calculations combined with a genetic algorithm to explore the activity trends of transition metal clusters supported on C2N. Our results indicate that the supported clusters, as bifunctional catalysts for the OER and the ORR, may outperform single-atom catalysts. In particular, the C2N-supported Ag6 cluster exhibits outstanding bifunctional activity with low overpotentials. Mechanistic analysis indicates that the activity of the cluster is related to the number of atoms in the active site as well as the interaction between the intermediate and the cluster. Accordingly, we identify a descriptor that links the intrinsic properties of the clusters with the activity of both the OER and the ORR. This work provides guidelines and strategies for the rational design of highly efficient bifunctional cluster catalysts.
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- Jing Pan
- School of Physics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Super Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Physics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Super Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- School of Physics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Super Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- School of Physics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Super Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Wu P, Ma Z, Xia X, Song B, Zhong J, Yu Y, Huang Y. Precise Engineering of the Electrocatalytic Activity of FeN 4-Embedded Graphene on Oxygen Electrode Reactions by Attaching Electrides. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:1121-1129. [PMID: 38263631 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Using first-principles calculations combined with a constant-potential implicit solvent model, we comprehensively studied the activity of oxygen electrode reactions catalyzed by electride-supported FeN4-embedded graphene (FeN4Cx). The physical quantities in FeN4Cx/electrides, i.e., work function of electrides, interlayer spacing, stability of heterostructures, charge transferred to Fe, d-band center of Fe, and adsorption free energy of O, are highly intercorrelated, resulting in activity being fully expressed by the nature of the electrides themselves, thereby achieving a precise modulation in activity by selecting different electrides. Strikingly, the FeN4PDCx/Ca2N and FeN4PDCx/Y2C systems maintain a high oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity with the overpotential less than 0.46 and 0.62 V in a wide pH range. This work provides an effective strategy for the rational design of efficient bifunctional catalysts as well as a model system with a simple activity-descriptor, helping to realize significant advances in energy devices.
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- Peng Wu
- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Carbon Neutrality Engineering Center, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Carbon Neutrality Engineering Center, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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Pan L, Kang X, Gao S, Duan X. HER catalytic activity and regulation of a transition metal atom-anchored BC 3 monolayer: a first-principles study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:1011-1016. [PMID: 38093621 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04660e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2024]
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An atomic-level understanding of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) on a transition metal (TM) atom-anchored 2D monolayer is vital to explore highly efficient catalysts for hydrogen production. Here, the catalytic activities and modulation of TM atom (Ti, Fe, Cu, Zn, Mo, Ag, Au)-doped BC3 monolayers are investigated by first-principles calculations. Au@BC3 and Fe@BC3 are proven to be potentially excellent HER catalysts. Partial oxidation engineering on Zn@BC3 could improve its performance. Au@BC3 and Ti, Cu and Mo-anchored BC3 with the support of a NbB2 (0001) surface are expected to replace Pt due to the Gibbs free energy changes extremely close to zero. It is revealed that the catalytic activity of the adsorption site is highly related to the degree of charge transfer between the adsorption site and substrate.
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- Liying Pan
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo-315211, P. R. China.
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo-315211, P. R. China.
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo-315211, P. R. China.
- Laboratory of Clean Energy Storage and Conversion, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo-315211, P. R. China.
- Laboratory of Clean Energy Storage and Conversion, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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Zhang P, Liu Y, Liu S, Zhou L, Wu X, Han G, Liu T, Sun K, Li B, Jiang J. Precise Design and Modification Engineering of Single-Atom Catalytic Materials for Oxygen Reduction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2305782. [PMID: 37718497 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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Due to their unique electronic and structural properties, single-atom catalytic materials (SACMs) hold great promise for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Coordinating environmental and engineering strategies is the key to improving the ORR performance of SACMs. This review summarizes the latest research progress and breakthroughs of SACMs in the field of ORR catalysis. First, the research progress on the catalytic mechanism of SACMs acting on ORR is reviewed, including the latest research results on the origin of SACMs activity and the analysis of pre-adsorption mechanism. The study of the pre-adsorption mechanism is an important breakthrough direction to explore the origin of the high activity of SACMs and the practical and theoretical understanding of the catalytic process. Precise coordination environment modification, including in-plane, axial, and adjacent site modifications, can enhance the intrinsic catalytic activity of SACMs and promote the ORR process. Additionally, several engineering strategies are discussed, including multiple SACMs, high loading, and atomic site confinement. Multiple SACMs synergistically enhance catalytic activity and selectivity, while high loading can provide more active sites for catalytic reactions. Overall, this review provides important insights into the design of advanced catalysts for ORR.
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- Pengxiang Zhang
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab. for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, 63 Agriculture Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab. for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab. for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
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Yao X, Huang L, Halpren E, Chen L, Chen Z, Singh CV. Structural Self-Regulation-Promoted NO Electroreduction on Single Atoms. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:26249-26256. [PMID: 37983260 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Simultaneously elevating loading and activity of single atoms (SAs) is desirable for SA-containing catalysts, including single-atom catalysts (SACs). However, the fast self-nucleation of SAs limits the loading, and the activity is confined by the adsorption-energy scaling relationships on monotonous SAs. Here, we theoretically design a novel type of SA-containing catalyst generated by two-step structural self-regulation. In the thermodynamic self-regulation step, divacancies in graphene spontaneously pull up SAs from transition metal supports (dv-g/TM; TM = fcc Co, hcp Co, Ni, Cu), leading to the expectably high loading of SAs. The subsequent kinetic self-regulation step involving an adsorbate-assisted and reversible vacancy migration dynamically alters coordination environments of SAs, helping circumvent the scaling relationships, and consequently, the as-designed dv-g/Ni can catalyze NO-to-NH3 conversion at a low limiting potential of -0.25 V vs RHE.
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- Xue Yao
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E4, Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E4, Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E4, Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E4, Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E4, Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E4, Canada
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G8, Canada
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Xue Z, Tan R, Wang H, Tian J, Wei X, Hou H, Zhao Y. A novel tetragonal T-C 2N supported transition metal atoms as superior bifunctional catalysts for OER/ORR: From coordination environment to rational design. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 651:149-158. [PMID: 37542890 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.07.128] [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: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts with particular electronic structures and precisely regulated coordination environments delivering excellent activity for oxygen-evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen-reduction reaction (ORR) are highly desirable for renewable energy applications. In this work, a novel tetragonal carbon nitride T-C2N monolayer with remarkable stability was predicted by using the RG2 method. Inspired by the well-defined atomic structures and just right N4 aperture of T-C2N substrate, the electrocatalytic performance of a series of transition metal single-atoms anchored on porous T-C2N matrix (TM@C2N) have been systematically investigated. In addition, machine learning (ML) method was employed with the gradient boosting regression GBR model to deeply explore the complex controlling factors and offer direct guidance for rational discovery of desirable catalysts. On this basis, the coordination environment of the central TM active sites has been tailored by incorporating heteroatoms. Impressively, the Co@C2N/B-C, Rh@C2N/SC and Rh@C2N/SN exhibit significantly enhanced OER/ORR activity with notably low ηOER/ηORR of 0.39/0.32, 0.26/0.35 and 0.37/0.27 V, respectively. Our work provides insights into the rational design, data-driven, performance regulation, mechanism analysis and practical application of TMNC catalysts. Such a systematic theoretical framework can also be expanded to many other kinds of catalysts for energy storage and conversion.
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- Zhe Xue
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province for High-performance Al/Mg Alloy Materials, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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- Physics and Electronic Engineering, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang 421002, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province for High-performance Al/Mg Alloy Materials, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province for High-performance Al/Mg Alloy Materials, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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- Physics and Electronic Engineering, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang 421002, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province for High-performance Al/Mg Alloy Materials, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province for High-performance Al/Mg Alloy Materials, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China; Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; Institute for Materials Intelligent Technology, Liaoning Academy of Materials, Shenyang 110010, China.
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Chen Y, Xie T, Chen Z, Cui Z, Wen C, Sa B. Predicted superconductivity in one-dimensional A 3Hf 2B 3-type electrides. RSC Adv 2023; 13:34400-34409. [PMID: 38024995 PMCID: PMC10667593 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra07383a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Inorganic electrides are considered potential superconductors due to the unique properties of their anionic electrons. However, most electrides require external high-pressure conditions to exhibit considerable superconducting transition temperatures (Tc). Therefore, searching for superconducting electrides under low or moderate external pressures is of significant research interest and importance. In this work, a series of A3Hf2B3-type compounds (A = Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba; B = Si, Ge, Sn, Pb) were constructed and systematically studied based on density functional theory calculations. According to the analysis of the electronic structures and phonon dispersion spectrums, stable one-dimensional electrides Ca3Hf2Ge3, Ca3Hf2Sn3, and Sr3Hf2Pb3, were screened out. Interestingly, the superconductivity of these electrides were predicted from electron phonon coupling calculations. It is highlighted that Sr3Hf2Pb3 showed the highest Tc, reaching 4.02 K, while the Tc values of Ca3Hf2Ge3 and Ca3Hf2Sn3 were 1.16 K and 1.04 K, respectively. Moreover, the Tc value of Ca3Hf2Ge3 can be increased to 1.96 K under 20 GPa due to the effect of phonon softening. This work enriches the types of superconducting electrides and has important guiding significance for the research on constructing electrides and related superconducting materials.
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- Yulong Chen
- Multiscale Computational Materials Facility & Materials Genome Institute, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350108 P. R. China
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- Multiscale Computational Materials Facility & Materials Genome Institute, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350108 P. R. China
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- Multiscale Computational Materials Facility & Materials Genome Institute, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350108 P. R. China
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- Multiscale Computational Materials Facility & Materials Genome Institute, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350108 P. R. China
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- Multiscale Computational Materials Facility & Materials Genome Institute, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350108 P. R. China
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- Multiscale Computational Materials Facility & Materials Genome Institute, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350108 P. R. China
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Zou M, Yang J, Yue X, Yuan Y, Che Z, Li M, Li B, Cui J, Hu W, Wang S, Jiang J, Jia C. Design of Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts with Single Transition Metal Atom on N-Doped Graphdiyne. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:9624-9632. [PMID: 37870322 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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The revelation of the underlying structure-property relationship of single-atom catalysts (SACs) is a fundamental issue in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Here we present systematic theoretical and experimental investigations of various N-doped graphdiyne (NGDY) supported transition metals (TMs) to shed light on this relationship. Calculation results indicate that the TMs' comprehensive activities follow the order of Pd@NGDY > Ni@NGDY > Co@NGDY > Fe@NGDY, which fits well with our experimental conclusion. Moreover, detailed structure-property relationship (194 in total) analysis suggests that the key-species binding stability (ΔG*OH), the d-orbital center (εd/εd-a) and charge transfer (ΔQTM/ΔQTM-a) of the active metal before/after reactants adsorption and the bond length of TM-O (LTM-O) as descriptors can well reflect the intermediate binding stability or ORR activity on different TM-SACs. Specifically, the change trend of catalytic activity is opposite to that of intermediate binding stability, meaning that too strongly bonded *OOH, *O, and *OH intermediates are unfavorable for ORR.
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- Min Zou
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Science), Jinan, Shandong 250353, China
- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Institute of Applied Physics, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550018, China
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- Shijiazhuang Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Shijiazhuang University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050035, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Science), Jinan, Shandong 250353, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Science), Jinan, Shandong 250353, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Science), Jinan, Shandong 250353, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Science), Jinan, Shandong 250353, 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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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Science), Jinan, Shandong 250353, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Science), Jinan, Shandong 250353, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, 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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Yan T, Li X, Wang Z, Cai Q, Zhao J. Interface engineering of transition metal-nitrogen-carbon by graphdiyne for boosting the oxygen reduction/evolution reactions: A computational study. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 649:1-9. [PMID: 37331105 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.06.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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Exploring high-efficiency electrocatalysts to boost the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is pivotal to the large-scale applications for clean and renewable energy technologies, such as fuel cells, water splitting, and metal-air batteries. Herein, by means of density functional theory (DFT) computations, we proposed a strategy to modulate the catalytic activity of transition metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts through their interface engineering with graphdiyne (TMNC/GDY). Our results revealed that these hybrid structures exhibit good stability and excellent electrical conductivity. Especially, CoNC/GDY was identified as a promising bifunctional catalyst for ORR/OER with rather low overpotentials in acidic conditions according to the constant-potential energy analysis. Moreover, the volcano plots were established to describe the activity trend of the ORR/OER on TMNC/GDY using the adsorption strength of the oxygenated intermediates. Remarkably, the d-band center and charge transfer of the TM active sites can be utilized to correlate the ORR/OER catalytic activity and their electronic properties. Our findings not only suggested an ideal bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst, but also provided a useful strategy to obtain highly efficient catalysts by interface engineering of two-dimensional heterostructures.
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- Tingyu Yan
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, Heilongjiang, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, Heilongjiang, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, Heilongjiang, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, Heilongjiang, China; Heilongjiang Province Collaborative Innovation Center of Cold Region Ecological Safety, Harbin 150025, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, Heilongjiang, China.
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Pang J, Jin W, Kuang X, Lu C. Interlayer electronic coupling regulates the performance of FeN MXenes and Fe 2B 2 MBenes as high-performance Li- and Al-ion batteries. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:16715-16726. [PMID: 37796057 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr04100j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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When two-dimensional (2D) materials are stacked into van der Waals structures, interlayer electronic coupling can induce excellent properties in energy storage materials. Here, we investigate the interlayer coupling of the FeN/Fe2B2 heterojunction as an anode material, which is constructed using vertically planar FeN and puckered Fe2B2 nanosheets. These structures were searched by the CALYPSO method and computed by density functional theory calculations. The stabilities of the FeN monolayer, Fe2B2 monolayer, and FeN/Fe2B2 heterojunction were tested in terms of dynamics, mechanics, and thermodynamics, respectively. These structures have good performances as anode materials, including the capacities of the FeN (Fe2B2) monolayer of 9207 mA h g-1 (2713 mA h g-1) and 3069 mA h g-1 (1005 mA h g-1) for Al and Li, respectively. The stable FeN/Fe2B2 heterojunction shows extremely low diffusion barriers of 0.01 eV, a high Al ion capacity of 4254 mA h g-1, and relatively low voltages. Hess's law revealed that the interlayer electronic coupling impacts the adsorption process of the FeN layer in the FeN/Fe2B2 heterojunction, which decreases the pz orbital of the N atom for the heterojunction. The unequal distribution of electrons between the layers results in interlayer polarization; the value of interlayer polarization was quantitatively calculated to be 0.64 pC m-1. The presence of adsorbed Li and Al atoms between the layers helps maintain the original structure and prevents the interlayer sliding from damaging the heterojunction. These findings offer insights for understanding the structural and electronic properties of the FeN/Fe2B2 heterojunction, which provides crucial information for rational design and advanced synthesis of novel electrode materials.
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- Jiafei Pang
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Physics, Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou 450046, P. R. China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China.
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China.
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Zhao M, Meng W, Wang L, He Z, Jin L, Liu Y, Dai X, Zhang X, Li H, Liu G. Drumhead surface states promoted hydrogen evolution reactions in type-II nodal-line topological catalyst Mg 3Bi 2. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:26566-26574. [PMID: 37753587 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp02721j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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An excellent catalyst generally meets three indicators: high electron mobility, high surface density of states and low Gibbs free energy (ΔG) [H. Luo et al. Nat. Rev. Phys., 2022, 4, 611-624]. Recent studies have confirmed that topological materials exhibit more advantages than conventional precious metals with regard to the above-mentioned indicators. Herein, based on DFT calculations and symmetry analysis, we discovered for the first time that the topological surface states of Mg3Bi2 with a Kagome lattice promote hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs). In particular, there exists a snake-like type-II nodal loop (NL), located on kz = 0 plane in Mg3Bi2. Besides, the NL forms a topologically protected drumhead surface state on the (001) surface. It was found that the ΔG (0.176 eV) value of the (001) surface is comparable to that of the precious metal Pt. Then, through hole doping and strain regulation, it was found that the catalytic activity of Mg3Bi2 is closely related to the drumhead surface state formed by NL. With the above-mentioned results, this study not only provides a promising candidate material for hydrogen electrolysis, but also deepens our understanding of the dominant factors of NL semimetals for the catalytic activity.
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- Min Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China.
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- College of Physics, Hebei Key Laboratory of Photo physics Research and Application, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China.
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Qi S, Li C, Wang J, Song X, Zhao M, Chen G. Deciphering the Influence of Anionic Electrons of Surface-Functionalized Two-Dimensional Electrides in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:7992-7999. [PMID: 37650655 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c01975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Using transition metal compounds as sulfur hosts is regarded as a promising approach to suppress the polysulfide shuttle and accelerate redox kinetics for lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Herein, we report that a new kind of compound, electrides (exotic ionic crystalline materials in which electrons serve as anions), is efficient sulfur hosts for Li-S batteries for the first time. Based on the first-principles calculations, we found that two-dimensional (2D) electrides M2C (M = Sc, Y) exhibit unprecedentedly strong binding strength toward sulfur species and surface functionalization is necessary to passivate their activity. The 2D electrides modified with the F-functional group exhibit the best performance in terms of the adsorption energy and sulfur reduction process. A comparative study with a nonelectride reveals that the anionic electrons (AEs) of electrides aid in anchoring the soluble polysulfides. These results open an avenue for the application of electrides in Li-S batteries.
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- Siyun Qi
- School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Department of Physics, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China
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- Shandong Institute of Advanced Technology, Jinan, 250100, China
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- School of Physics & State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China
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Zhai W, Chen Y, Liu Y, Sakthivel T, Ma Y, Qin Y, Qu Y, Dai Z. Enlarging the Ni-O Bond Polarizability in a Phosphorene-Hosted Metal-Organic Framework for Boosted Water Oxidation Electrocatalysis. ACS NANO 2023; 17:17254-17264. [PMID: 37650602 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c05224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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The emerging lattice-oxygen oxidation mechanism (LOM) presents attractive opportunities for breaking the scaling relationship to boost oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with the direct OLattice-*O interaction. However, currently the LOM-triggering rationales are still debated, and a streamlined physicochemical paradigm is extremely desirable for the design of LOM-defined OER catalysts. Herein, a Ni metal-organic framework/black phosphorene (NiMOF/BP) heterostructure is theoretically profiled and constructed as a catalytic platform for the LOM-derived OER studies. It is found that the p-type BP host can enlarge the Ni-O bond polarizability of NiMOF through the Ni-O bond stretching and Ni valence declining synergically. Such an enlarged bond polarizability will in principle alleviate the lattice oxygen confinement to benefit the LOM pathway and OER performance. As a result, the optimized NiMOF/BP catalyst exhibits promising OER performance with a low overpotential of 260 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and long-term stability in 1 M KOH electrolyte. Both experiment and calculation results suggest the activated LOM pathway with a more balanced step barrier in the NiMOF/BP OER catalyst. This research puts forward Ni-O bond polarizability as the criterion to design LOM-scaled electrocatalysts for water oxidation.
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- Wenfang Zhai
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, People's Republic of China
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Lin L, Xue C, Li X, Tao H, Su L. Adsorption and Sensing of NO 2, SO 2, and NH 3 on a Janus MoSeTe Monolayer Decorated with Transition Metals (Fe, Co, and Ni): A First-Principles Study. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:12662-12670. [PMID: 37652891 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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This paper reports the adsorption of toxic gases (NO2, SO2, and NH3) on a MoSeTe structure based on first principles. It was found that the gas (NO2, SO2, and NH3) adsorption on a pure MoSeTe monolayer was weak; however, the adsorption performance of these gas molecules on transition-metal-atom-supported MoSeTe monolayers (TM-MoSeTe) was better than that on pure MoSeTe monolayers. In addition, there was more charge transfer between gas molecules and TM-MoSeTe. By comparing the adsorption energy and charge transfer values, the trend of adsorption energy and charge transfer in the adsorption of NO2 and SO2 was determined to be Fe-MoSeTe > Co-MoSeTe > Ni-MoSeTe. For the adsorption of NH3, the effect trend was as follows: Co-MoSeTe > Ni-MoSeTe > Fe-MoSeTe. Finally, by comparing their response times, the better gas sensor was selected. The Ni-MoSeTe system is suitable for NO2 gas sensors, and the Fe-MoSeTe and Co-MoSeTe systems are suitable for SO2 gas sensors. The Fe-MoSeTe, Co-MoSeTe, and Ni-MoSeTe systems are all suitable for NH3 gas sensors. Janus transition-metal dichalcogenides have the potential to be used as gas-sensing and scavenging materials.
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- Long Lin
- Henan Key Laboratory of Materials on Deep-Earth Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, Henan, China
- School of Mathematics and Informatics, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Materials on Deep-Earth Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, Henan, China
- School of Mathematics and Informatics, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Materials on Deep-Earth Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, Henan, China
- School of Mathematics and Informatics, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China
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- Liaoning Key Materials Laboratory for Railway, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, Liaoning, China
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- Liaoning Key Materials Laboratory for Railway, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, Liaoning, China
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