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Zheng S, Yang X, Shi ZZ, Ding H, Pan F, Li JF. The Loss of Interfacial Water-Adsorbate Hydrogen Bond Connectivity Position Surface-Active Hydrogen as a Crucial Intermediate to Enhance Nitrate Reduction Reaction. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:26965-26974. [PMID: 39303080 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c08256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/22/2024]
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The electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) offers a promising solution for remediating nitrate-polluted wastewater while enabling the sustainable production of ammonia. The control strategy of surface-active hydrogen (*H) is extensively employed to enhance the kinetics of the NO3RR, but atomic understanding lags far behind the experimental observations. Here, we decipher the cation-water-adsorbate interactions in regulating the NO3RR kinetics at the Cu (111) electrode/electrolyte interface using AIMD simulations with a slow-growth approach. We demonstrate that the key oxygen-containing intermediates of the NO3RR (e.g., *NO, *NO2, and *NO3) will stably coordinate with the cations, impeding their integration with the hydrogen bond network and further their hydrogenation by interfacial water molecules due to steric hindrance. The *H can migrate across the interface with a low energy barrier, and its hydrogenation barrier with oxygen-containing species remains unaffected by cations, offering a potent supplement to the hydrogenation process, playing the predominant factor by which the *H facilitates NO3RR reaction kinetic. This study provides valuable insights for understanding the reaction mechanism of NO3RR by fully considering the cation-water-adsorbate interactions, which can aid in the further development of the electrolyte and electrocatalysts for efficient NO3RR.
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- Shisheng Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, College of Energy, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, College of Physical Science and Technology, Fujian Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Laser Technology and Applications, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, College of Energy, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, College of Physical Science and Technology, Fujian Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Laser Technology and Applications, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, College of Energy, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, College of Physical Science and Technology, Fujian Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Laser Technology and Applications, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China
- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen 361000, China
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Zhu H, Xu X, Wang Y, Ding J, Yu X, Liu X, Zeng Z, Wang H, Li Z, Wang Y. Electron repulsion tuned electronic structure of TiO 2 by fluorination for efficient and selective photocatalytic ammonia generation. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:12992-12999. [PMID: 38910517 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr01787k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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The photocatalytic conversion of nitrogen into high-value ammonia products holds tremendous potential in the global nitrogen cycle. However, the activation of N2 and competition of hydrogen evolution limit the improvement of nitrogen fixation performance. In this study, we developed a fluorinated TiO2 (F-TiO2) using a hydrothermal-annealing method. The incorporation of F dopants not only enhances the adsorption and activation of N2 through electronic structure regulation, but also facilitates an in situ increase in active sites via the electron repulsion effect between F and Ti atoms. In addition, the presence of F on the surface effectively improved the nitrogen supply problem and optimized the nitrogen fixation selectivity for its hydrophobic modulation. The NH3 yield of the F-TiO2 photocatalyst reached 63.8 μmol h-1 g-1, which was 8.5 times higher than that of pure TiO2. And the selectivity experiment showed that the electronic ratio of NH3 to H2 production reached 0.890. This research offers valuable insights for the design of highly efficient and selective nitrogen-fixing photocatalysts.
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- Huiling Zhu
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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Cui L, Sun Z, Wang Y, Jian X, Li H, Zhang X, Gao X, Li R, Liu J. *H migration-assisted MvK mechanism for efficient electrochemical NH 3 synthesis over TM-TiNO. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:15705-15716. [PMID: 38766741 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp01207k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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The electrochemical NH3 synthesis on TiNO is proposed to follow the Mars-van Krevelen (MvK) mechanism, offering more favorable N2 adsorption and activation on the N vacancy (Nv) site, compared to the conventional associative mechanism. The regeneration cycle of Nv represents the rate-determining step in this process. This study investigates a series of TM (Fe, Co, Ni, Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, and Pt)-TiNO to explore the *H migration (from TM to TiNO)-promoted Nv cycle. The screening results indicate that Ni-TiNO exhibits strong H2O decomposition for *H production with 0.242 eV and low *H migration resistance with 0.913 eV. Notably, *H migration from Ni to TiNO significantly reduces the Nv formation energy to 0.811 eV, compared to 1.387 eV on pure TiNO. Meanwhile, in the presence of *H, Nv formation takes precedence over Tiv and Ov. Lastly, electronic performance calculations reveal that the collaborative function provided by Ni and Nv enables highly stable and efficient NH3 synthesis. The *H migration-assisted MvK mechanism demonstrates effective catalytic cycle performance in electrochemical N2 fixation and may have potential applicability to other hydrogenation reactions utilizing water as a proton source.
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- Luyao Cui
- Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology Ministry of Education, College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, China.
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- Xi'an North Huian Chemical Industries Co. Ltd, Xi'an 710302, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology Ministry of Education, College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Yan'an University, Yan'an 716000, Shaanxi, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Compound Air Pollutions Identification and Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Compound Air Pollutions Identification and Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Yan'an University, Yan'an 716000, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology Ministry of Education, College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, China.
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Compound Air Pollutions Identification and Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology Ministry of Education, College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, China.
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Xu R, Cao S, Bo T, Mu N, Liu Y, Zhou W. Electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction on anchored SnS 2 nanosheets with TM 2 dimers. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 660:290-301. [PMID: 38244496 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.01.081] [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: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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The design of efficient, high-stability nitrogen fixation catalysts remains a great challenge to achieve electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) under ambient conditions. Herein, the high-throughput first-principles calculations are performed to obtain potential electrochemical NRR catalysts from transition metal (TM) dimers anchored on SnS2 nanosheets. The selected W2/SnS2 behaves as a promising NRR candidate possessing -0.27 V limiting potential and 0.81 eV maximum kinetic potential, and it exhibits the adsorption advantages of *N2 over other small molecules (*H2O, *O, *OH, *H). More importantly, the moderate d orbital valence electron number and electronegativity of TM atom could obtain better NRR activity, and a new descriptor φ considering the effects of coordination environments and adsorbates is proposed to achieve the fast pre-screening among various candidates. This work presents practical insights into the fast screening of TM2/SnS2 candidates for efficient nitrogen fixation and further streamlining the design of electrochemical NRR catalysts.
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- Ruixin Xu
- Department of Applied Physics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- College of Physics and Materials Science, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, PR China.
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- Department of Applied Physics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China.
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Yu Y, Wei X, Chen W, Qian G, Chen C, Wang S, Min D. Design of Single-Atom Catalysts for E lectrocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202301105. [PMID: 37985420 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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The Electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (ENRR) can be used to solve environmental problems as well as energy shortage. However, ENRR still faces the problems of low NH3 yield and low selectivity. The NH3 yield and selectivity in ENRR are affected by multiple factors such as electrolytic cells, electrolytes, and catalysts, etc. Among these catalysts are at the core of ENRR research. Single-atom catalysts (SACs) with intrinsic activity have become an emerging technology for numerous energy regeneration, including ENRR. In particular, regulating the microenvironment of SACs (hydrogen evolution reaction inhibition, carrier engineering, metal-carrier interaction, etc.) can break through the limitation of intrinsic activity of SACs. Therefore, this Review first introduces the basic principles of NRR and outlines the key factors affecting ENRR. Then a comprehensive summary is given of the progress of SACs (precious metals, non-precious metals, non-metallic) and diatomic catalysts (DACs) in ENRR. The impact of SACs microenvironmental regulation on ENRR is highlighted. Finally, further research directions for SACs in ENRR are discussed.
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- Yuanyuan Yu
- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxsi University, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxsi University, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxsi University, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxsi University, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxsi University, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxsi University, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxsi University, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning, 530004, P. R. China
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Yang XJ, Yang CC, Jiang Q. DFT Study of N-modified Co 3Mo 3C Electrocatalyst with Separated Active Sites for Enhanced Ammonia Oxidation. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202301535. [PMID: 37997528 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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Since the facile oxidation of ammonia is one key for its utilization as a zero-carbon fuel in a direct ammonia fuel cell, developing the ammonia oxidation reaction (AOR) catalysts with cost-effective and higher activity is urgently required. However, the catalytic activity of AOR is limited by the scaling relationship of the intermediate adsorption. Based on the density functional theory, the N-modified Co3Mo3C with separated active sites of NH3 dehydrogenation and N-N coupling has been designed and investigated, which is a promising strategy to circumvent the scaling relationship, achieving improved AOR catalytic performance with a lower theoretical overpotential of 0.59 V under fast reaction kinetics condition. The calculation results show that the hollow site (Co-Mo-Mo and Co-Co-Mo) and Co site in N-modified Co3Mo3C play essential roles in NH3 dehydrogenation and N-N coupling, respectively. This work not only benefits for understanding the mechanism of AOR, but also provides a fundamental guidance for rational design of AOR catalysts.
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- Xue Jing Yang
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 130022, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 130022, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 130022, Changchun, China
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Ahmed M, Wang C, Zhao Y, Sathish CI, Lei Z, Qiao L, Sun C, Wang S, Kennedy JV, Vinu A, Yi J. Bridging Together Theoretical and Experimental Perspectives in Single-Atom Alloys for Electrochemical Ammonia Production. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2308084. [PMID: 38243883 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202308084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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Ammonia is an essential commodity in the food and chemical industry. Despite the energy-intensive nature, the Haber-Bosch process is the only player in ammonia production at large scales. Developing other strategies is highly desirable, as sustainable and decentralized ammonia production is crucial. Electrochemical ammonia production by directly reducing nitrogen and nitrogen-based moieties powered by renewable energy sources holds great potential. However, low ammonia production and selectivity rates hamper its utilization as a large-scale ammonia production process. Creating effective and selective catalysts for the electrochemical generation of ammonia is critical for long-term nitrogen fixation. Single-atom alloys (SAAs) have become a new class of materials with distinctive features that may be able to solve some of the problems with conventional heterogeneous catalysts. The design and optimization of SAAs for electrochemical ammonia generation have recently been significantly advanced. This comprehensive review discusses these advancements from theoretical and experimental research perspectives, offering a fundamental understanding of the development of SAAs for ammonia production.
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- MuhammadIbrar Ahmed
- Global Innovative Center of Advanced Nanomaterials, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Science, and Environment, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- CSIRO Energy Centre, 10 Murray Dwyer Circuit, Mayfield West, NSW, 2304, Australia
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- CSIRO Energy Centre, 10 Murray Dwyer Circuit, Mayfield West, NSW, 2304, Australia
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- Global Innovative Center of Advanced Nanomaterials, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Science, and Environment, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Global Innovative Center of Advanced Nanomaterials, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Science, and Environment, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- National Isotope Centre, GNS Science, P.O. Box 31312, Lower Hutt, 5010, New Zealand
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- Global Innovative Center of Advanced Nanomaterials, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Science, and Environment, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Global Innovative Center of Advanced Nanomaterials, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Science, and Environment, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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Thapa L, Retna Raj C. Nitrogen Electrocatalysis: Electrolyte Engineering Strategies to Boost Faradaic Efficiency. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023; 16:e202300465. [PMID: 37401159 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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The electrochemical activation of dinitrogen at ambient temperature and pressure for the synthesis of ammonia has drawn increasing attention. The faradaic efficiency (FE) as well as ammonia yield in the electrochemical synthesis is far from reaching the requirement of industrial-scale production. In aqueous electrolytes, the competing electron-consuming hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and poor solubility of nitrogen are the two major bottlenecks. As the electrochemical reduction of nitrogen involves proton-coupled electron transfer reaction, rationally engineered electrolytes are required to boost FE and ammonia yield. In this Review, we comprehensively summarize various electrolyte engineering strategies to boost the FE in aqueous and non-aqueous medium and suggest possible approaches to further improve the performance. In aqueous medium, the performance can be improved by altering the electrolyte pH, transport velocity of protons, and water activity. Other strategies involve the use of hybrid and water-in-salt electrolytes, ionic liquids, and non-aqueous electrolytes. Existing aqueous electrolytes are not ideal for industrial-scale production. Suppression of HER and enhanced nitrogen solubility have been observed with hybrid and non-aqueous electrolytes. The engineered electrolytes are very promising though the electrochemical activation has several challenges. The outcome of lithium-mediated nitrogen reduction reaction with engineered non-aqueous electrolyte is highly encouraging.
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- Loknath Thapa
- Functional Materials and Electrochemistry Lab, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, West Bengal, India
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- Functional Materials and Electrochemistry Lab, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, West Bengal, India
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Yang L, Fan J, Zhu W. Theoretical insight into the essential role of charged surface for ammonia synthesis: Si-decorated carbon nitride electrode. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:26659-26665. [PMID: 37772455 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp03279e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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We report a new Si-decorated carbon nitride (C5N2H2) electrode for the sustainable generation of a hydrogen storage medium, ammonia (NH3), which not only possesses sound electrical conductivity, dynamic stability, and electrochemical activity for the nitric oxide/nitrogen reduction reaction (NORR/NRR), but also provides an option for designing metal-free electrodes. Most importantly, it is found that the charged surface is of great significance to the improved catalytic performance compared to the neutral condition, but this has always been overlooked. Herein, by means of DFT computations, the stubborn chemical bonds of NO and N2 can be entirely activated under an electron density of -2.15 × 10-2 e Å-2 on the Si-C5N2H2 material with an inconsiderable kinetic energy barrier (0.28 eV) along the protonation path. In brief, this finding paves a way for understanding false results by theoretical calculations compared to experiments.
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- Lei Yang
- Institute for Computation in Molecular and Materials Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
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- Institute for Computation in Molecular and Materials Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
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- Institute for Computation in Molecular and Materials Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
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Liu Y, Tao Y, Lu Z, Teng J, Hao W, Lin J, Li G. NaCl template-assisted construction of a CoP-MoP heterostructured electrocatalyst for electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:11631-11637. [PMID: 37551580 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt00686g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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The electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) to ammonia is a promising technology to store renewable energy and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. However, it usually suffers from low ammonia yield and selectivity because of the lack of efficient electrocatalysts. Herein, we report that the construction of metal phosphide heterojunctions is an efficient strategy for NRR activity enhancement. A CoP-MoP heterojunction electrocatalyst, which is fabricated by a facile NaCl template-assisted strategy, exhibits a favorable ammonia yield rate of 77.8 μg h-1 mgcat-1 (38.9 μg h-1 cm-2) and a high faradaic efficiency of 11.16% at -0.50 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode. The high NRR electrocatalytic activity can be attributed to the electronic coupling effects and interfacial synergistic effects of CoP and MoP at the heterojunction interface, which accelerates the electron transfer rate. Moreover, Mo doping changes the d-band centers of metal sites on the CoP surface, which is conducive to N2 adsorption and promotes N2* adsorption in the competition of occupying active sites, thus inhibiting the HER. This work manifests the high potential of phosphide electrocatalysts and opens an alternative route toward NRR electrocatalysis.
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- Yunni Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, P. R. China.
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- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, P. R. China.
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Wang Y, Zhang M, Liu Y, Zheng Z, Liu B, Chen M, Guan G, Yan K. Recent Advances on Transition-Metal-Based Layered Double Hydroxides Nanosheets for Electrocatalytic Energy Conversion. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2207519. [PMID: 36866927 PMCID: PMC10161082 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202207519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Transition-metal-based layered double hydroxides (TM-LDHs) nanosheets are promising electrocatalysts in the renewable electrochemical energy conversion system, which are regarded as alternatives to noble metal-based materials. In this review, recent advances on effective and facile strategies to rationally design TM-LDHs nanosheets as electrocatalysts, such as increasing the number of active sties, improving the utilization of active sites (atomic-scale catalysts), modulating the electron configurations, and controlling the lattice facets, are summarized and compared. Then, the utilization of these fabricated TM-LDHs nanosheets for oxygen evolution reaction, hydrogen evolution reaction, urea oxidation reaction, nitrogen reduction reaction, small molecule oxidations, and biomass derivatives upgrading is articulated through systematically discussing the corresponding fundamental design principles and reaction mechanism. Finally, the existing challenges in increasing the density of catalytically active sites and future prospects of TM-LDHs nanosheets-based electrocatalysts in each application are also commented.
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- Yuchen Wang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation TechnologySchool of Environmental Science and EngineeringSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation TechnologySchool of Environmental Science and EngineeringSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation TechnologySchool of Environmental Science and EngineeringSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation TechnologySchool of Environmental Science and EngineeringSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation TechnologySchool of Environmental Science and EngineeringSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275China
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- Energy Conversion Engineering LaboratoryInstitute of Regional Innovation (IRI)Hirosaki University3‐BunkyochoHirosaki036‐8561Japan
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- Energy Conversion Engineering LaboratoryInstitute of Regional Innovation (IRI)Hirosaki University3‐BunkyochoHirosaki036‐8561Japan
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation TechnologySchool of Environmental Science and EngineeringSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275China
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Wu S, Liu H, Qu M, Du A, Fan J, Sun Q. The important role of surface charge on a new mechanism of nitrogen reduction. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:7986-7993. [PMID: 36866807 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp05485j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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The electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) is a green and sustainable approach for producing ammonia. Low-cost carbon-based materials are promising catalysts for the electrochemical NRR. Among them, Cu-N4-graphene is a unique catalytic substrate. Its catalytic performance for the NRR has remained unclear as N2 can only be physisorbed on such a substrate. In this work, we focus on the influence of an electronic environment on the electrocatalytic NRR. DFT computations reveal that the NN bond can be effectively activated at a surface charge density of -1.88 × 1014 e cm-2 on Cu-N4-graphene and further the NRR proceeds via an alternating hydrogenation pathway. This work offers a new insight into the mechanism of the electrocatalytic NRR and emphasizes the importance of environmental charges in the electrocatalytic process of the NRR.
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- Shuang Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China. .,College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Huang Z, Rafiq M, Woldu AR, Tong QX, Astruc D, Hu L. Recent progress in electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction to ammonia (NRR). Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Han S, Song R, Wang M, Gong Q, Xiong J, Xu Z. Electrocatalytic reduction of N2 on FeRu dual-atom catalyst anchored in N-doped phosphorene. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2023.113032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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Dutta S, Pati SK. Urea Production on Metal-Free Dual Silicon Doped C 9 N 4 Nanosheet Under Ambient Conditions by Electrocatalysis: A First Principles Study. Chemphyschem 2023; 24:e202200453. [PMID: 36094278 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202200453] [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: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The development of cheap, eco-friendly electrocatalysts for urea synthesis which avoids the traditional nitrogen reduction to form ammonia, is very important to meet our growing demand for urea. Herein, based on density functional theory, we propose a novel electrocatalyst (dual Si doped C9 N4 nanosheet) composed of totally environmentally benign non-metal earth abundant elements, which is able to adsorb N2 and CO2 together. Reduction of CO2 to CO happens, which is then inserted into activated N-N bond, and it produces *N(CO)N intermediate, which is the crucial step for urea formation. Eventually following several proton coupled electron transfer processes, urea is formed under ambient conditions. The limiting potential value for urea formation is found to be lower than that of NH3 formation and HER (hydrogen evolution reaction). Moreover, the faradaic efficiency of our proposed catalyst system is 100 % for urea formation, which suggests greater selectivity of urea formation over other competitive reactions.
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- Supriti Dutta
- Theoretical Sciences Unit, School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), 560064, Bangalore, India
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- Theoretical Sciences Unit, School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), 560064, Bangalore, India
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Recent Progress in Pd based Electrocatalysts for Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2023.117174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Wu J, Yang L, Liu X, Zhang Z, Liu S, Xiao B. ZrN 6 -Doped Graphene for Ammonia Synthesis: A Density Functional Theory Study. Chemphyschem 2022; 24:e202200864. [PMID: 36562718 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202200864] [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: 11/20/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Considering the pivotal role of ammonia in the modern chemical industry, designing effective catalysts for the N2 -to-NH3 conversion stimulates great research enthusiasms. In this work, by means of density functional theory calculations, we systematically investigated the electrocatalysis of six-coordinated transition metal atom anchored graphene for nitrogen fixation. The free energy analysis shows that the ZrN6 configuration has a good activity toward ammonia synthesis under overpotential of 0.51 V. According to the electron transfer analysis, ZrN6 site plays a bridging role in charge transfer between the functional graphene and the reactant. Furthermore, the presence of N6 coordination increases the electron accumulation on the NNHx intermediates, which weakens the intermolecular N-N bond, reducing the thermodynamic barrier of protonation process. This work provides a basic understanding of the interaction between transition metal and the adjacent coordination in tuning the reactivity.
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- Jing Wu
- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, 212003, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, 212003, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, 212003, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, 212003, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- ICGM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, 212003, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
- ICGM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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Cui C, Zhang H, Cheng R, Huang B, Luo Z. On the Nature of Three-Atom Metal Cluster Catalysis for N 2 Reduction to Ammonia. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c04146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Chaonan Cui
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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Sun YB, Liu YQ, Zhao X, Wang WW, Dang JS. Nitrogen Electroreduction on Borophene-Supported Atomic and Diatomic Transition Metals: Stability, Activity and Selectivity Improvements via Defect-Engineering. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202200930. [PMID: 35906775 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The present work investigated the binding of atomically dispersed transition metals to the perfect and single/double vacancy (SV/DV)-containing defective β12 -borophenes and the catalytic performance of those corresponding single-atom catalysts (SACs) and diatomic catalysts (DACs) for nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) by means of density functional theory calculations. Although previous theoretical studies proposed that the inherent hexagon hole of the defect-free β12 -borophene is capable of anchoring single metal atom for NRR, calculations suggested that the interaction between borophene and doped metal is not strong enough to avoid metal aggregation. For the defective β12 -borophene with SV, even though the single metal could be stabilized in an 8-membered ring, it was found that the SAC was still ineffective for NRR because of the competitive hydrogen evolution process. Regarding the DV-containing β12 -borophene, a defective configuration with an unexpected 11-membered hole was proved as the most stable structure, which possessed a very similar average atomic energy (6.25 eV atom-1 ) compared to that of the pristine β12 sheet (6.26 eV atom-1 ). Two metal atoms could be encapsulated into the confined space of the B11 ring. Compared to SACs, those corresponding DACs were more active for N2 fixation and hydrogenation, and the hydrogen evolution reaction could be passivated, attributing to the synergistic effect of dual metal centres. Among all candidates, the V2 /β12 -DV was predicted as the most promising catalyst for NRR, with the limiting potential of as low as -0.15 V.
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- Yi-Bing Sun
- Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710126, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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Ying Y, Fan K, Qiao J, Huang H. Rational Design of Atomic Site Catalysts for Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction Reaction: One Step Closer to Optimum Activity and Selectivity. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s41918-022-00164-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AbstractThe electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) has been one of the most intriguing catalytic reactions in recent years, providing an energy-saving and environmentally friendly alternative to the conventional Haber–Bosch process for ammonia production. However, the activity and selectivity issues originating from the activation barrier of the NRR intermediates and the competing hydrogen evolution reaction result in the unsatisfactory NH3 yield rate and Faradaic efficiency of current NRR catalysts. Atomic site catalysts (ASCs), an emerging group of heterogeneous catalysts with a high atomic utilization rate, selectivity, and stability, may provide a solution. This article undertakes an exploration and systematic review of a highly significant research area: the principles of designing ASCs for the NRR. Both the theoretical and experimental progress and state-of-the-art techniques in the rational design of ASCs for the NRR are summarized, and the topic is extended to double-atom catalysts and boron-based metal-free ASCs. This review provides guidelines for the rational design of ASCs for the optimum activity and selectivity for the electrocatalytic NRR.
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Rational design of atomic site catalysts (ASCs) for nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) has both scientific and industrial significance. In this review, the recent experimental and theoretical breakthroughs in the design principles of transition metal ASCs for NRR are comprehensively discussed, and the topic is also extended to double-atom catalysts and boron-based metal-free ASCs.
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Le Y, Wei C, Xue W, Li Y, Zhang Y, Lin W. Nitrogen reduction on crystalline carbon nitride supported by homonuclear bimetallic atoms. J Chem Phys 2022; 157:114704. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0107095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (eNRR) is a new method for sustainable NH3 production, which has attracted much attention in recent years. However, the low Faradic efficiency (FE) due to competitive hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and inert N≡N triple bond activation hinders its practical application. To find highly efficient electrocatalysts with excellent activity, stability and selectivity, we have studied a series of transition metal dimers (TM2) loaded on poly triazine imide (PTI), a crystalline carbon nitride, by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The results show that most of the metal dimers have a good stability. Finally, among 26 homonuclear diatomic catalysts, Mo2@PTI, Re2@PTI and Pt2@PTI exhibit a strong capability of suppressing HER with favorable limiting potential of -0.53 V, -0.36 V and -0.63 V, respectively, which can be used as efficient electrocatalysts for NRR. In this study, a homonuclear diatomic eNRR catalyst was designed and screened to provide not only a theoretical basis for the experiments, but also an alternative approach for the sustainable synthesis of ammonia.
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- Chemistry, Fuzhou University, China
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Wang LY, Fang YH. Application of machine-learning-based global optimization: potential-dependent co-electrosorbed structure and activity on the Pd(110) surface. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:18523-18528. [PMID: 35894826 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp01610a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Electrodes can adsorb different reaction intermediates under electrochemical conditions, which in turn significantly affect their electrochemical performance. This complex phenomenon attracts continuous interest in both science and industry for understanding the co-electrosorbed structure and activity under electrochemical conditions. Here, we report the first theoretical attempt by combining the machine-learning-based global optimization (SSW-NN method) and modified Poisson-Boltzmann continuum solvation (CM-MPB) based on first-principles calculations to elucidate the potential-dependent co-electrosorbed species on the Pd(110) surface. We reveal the potential-dependence adsorption/absorption hydrogen phases, the phase transition of α-Hri/Pd to β-Hri/Pd, and the co-electrosorbed Hri-NHy surface structures. In particular, we found that Hri-NH2 and Hri-NH3 are favorable intermediates for the N2 reduction reaction, and the subsurface H is the key species responsible for NH2 hydrogenation on the Pd(110) electrode.
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- Li-Yuan Wang
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, China.
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, China.
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Chen Z, Liu C, Sun L, Wang T. Progress of Experimental and Computational Catalyst Design for Electrochemical Nitrogen Fixation. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c02629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Zhe Chen
- Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels and Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310024, China
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, China
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- Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels and Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310024, China
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310024, China
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- Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels and Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310024, China
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310024, China
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- Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels and Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310024, China
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310024, China
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Transition metal decorated bismuthene for ammonia synthesis: a density functional theory study. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ren C, Lu S, Wu Y, Ouyang Y, Zhang Y, Li Q, Ling C, Wang J. A Universal Descriptor for Complicated Interfacial Effects on Electrochemical Reduction Reactions. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:12874-12883. [PMID: 35700099 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c04540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Supported catalysts have exhibited excellent performance in various reactions. However, the rational design of supported catalysts with high activity and certain selectivity remains a great challenge because of the complicated interfacial effects. Using recently emerged two-dimensional materials supported dual-atom catalysts (DACs@2D) as a prototype, we propose a simple and universal descriptor based on inherent atomic properties (electronegativity, electron type, and number), which can well evaluate the complicated interfacial effects on the electrochemical reduction reactions (i.e., CO2, O2, and N2 reduction reactions). Based on this descriptor, activity and selectivity trends in CO2 reduction reaction are successfully elucidated, in good agreement with available experimental data. Moreover, several potential catalysts with superior activity and selectivity for target products are predicted, such as CuCr/g-C3N4 for CH4 and CuSn/N-BN for HCOOH. More importantly, this descriptor can also be extended to evaluate the activity of DACs@2D for O2 and N2 reduction reactions, with very small errors between the prediction and reported experimental/computational results. This work provides feasible principles for the rational design of advanced electrocatalysts and the construction of universal descriptors based on inherent atomic properties.
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- Chunjin Ren
- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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Wang R, Li M, Sun K, Zhang Y, Li J, Bao W. Element-Doped Mxenes: Mechanism, Synthesis, and Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2201740. [PMID: 35532321 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202201740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Revised: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Heteroatom doping can endow MXenes with various new or improved electromagnetic, physicochemical, optical, and structural properties. This greatly extends the arsenal of MXenes materials and their potential for a spectrum of applications. This article comprehensively and critically discusses the syntheses, properties, and emerging applications of the growing family of heteroatom-doped MXenes materials. First, the doping strategies, synthesis methods, and theoretical simulations of high-performance MXenes materials are summarized. In order to achieve high-performance MXenes materials, the mechanism of atomic element doping from three aspects of lattice optimization, functional substitution, and interface modification is analyzed and summarized, aiming to provide clues for developing new and controllable synthetic routes. The mechanisms underlying their advantageous uses for energy storage, catalysis, sensors, environmental purification and biomedicine are highlighted. Finally, future opportunities and challenges for the study and application of multifunctional high-performance MXenes are presented. This work could open up new prospects for the development of high-performance MXenes.
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- Ronghao Wang
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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Zhu C, Wang M, Wen C, Zhang M, Geng Y, Zhu G, Su Z. Establishing the Principal Descriptor for Electrochemical Urea Production via the Dispersed Dual-Metals Anchored on the N-Decorated Graphene. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2105697. [PMID: 35098706 PMCID: PMC8981460 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202105697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Urea electrosynthesis under mild conditions starting from the adsorption of inert N2 molecules has brought out a promising alternative experimentally to conquer its huge energy consumption in industrial Haber-Bosch process. The most crucial and inevitable reaction is the formation of urea precursor *NCON from *N2 and CO based on the pre-selected reaction pathway, together with the following protonated processes. It is significant to comprehend their intrinsic intercorrelation and explore the principal descriptor from massive reaction data. Hereby, the authors study the dispersed dual-metals (homonuclear MN3 -MN3 moiety and heteronuclear MN3 -M'N3 moiety) anchored on N-doped graphene as electrocatalysts to synthesize urea. Based on the screened out 72 stable systems by ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations as the database, six significant linear correlations between the computed Gibbs free energy and other important factors are achieved. Most encouragingly, the principal descriptor (ΔE(*NCONH)) is established because 72% low-performance systems can be filtered out and its effective range (-1.0 eV < ΔEE(*NCONH) < 0.5 eV) is identified by eight optimal systems. This study not only suggests that dispersed dual-metals via MN3 moiety can serve as promising active sites for urea production, but also identifies the principal descriptor and its effective range in high-throughput methods.
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- Changyan Zhu
- Institute of Functional Material ChemistryFaculty of ChemistryNational and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power BatteriesNortheast Normal UniversityChangchun130024China
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- Institute of Functional Material ChemistryFaculty of ChemistryNational and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power BatteriesNortheast Normal UniversityChangchun130024China
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- Institute of Functional Material ChemistryFaculty of ChemistryNational and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power BatteriesNortheast Normal UniversityChangchun130024China
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- Institute of Functional Material ChemistryFaculty of ChemistryNational and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power BatteriesNortheast Normal UniversityChangchun130024China
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- Institute of Functional Material ChemistryFaculty of ChemistryNational and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power BatteriesNortheast Normal UniversityChangchun130024China
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- Institute of Functional Material ChemistryFaculty of ChemistryNational and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power BatteriesNortheast Normal UniversityChangchun130024China
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- Institute of Functional Material ChemistryFaculty of ChemistryNational and Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power BatteriesNortheast Normal UniversityChangchun130024China
- School of Chemistry and Environmental EngineeringChangchun University of Science and TechnologyChangchun130022China
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Wei Y, Jiang W, Liu Y, Bai X, Hao D, Ni BJ. Recent advances in photocatalytic nitrogen fixation and beyond. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:2990-2997. [PMID: 35166288 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr00198e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The traditional synthesis of ammonia is an industrial process with high energy consumption that is not environmentally friendly; thus, it is urgent to develop cost-effective approaches to synthesize ammonia under ambient conditions. In recent years, the photochemical synthesis of ammonia has become a hot research frontier. In this mini review, we summarize the recent advances in materials sciences for photocatalytic nitrogen fixation. Beyond nitrogen fixation, we talk about an alternative for artificial ammonia synthesis and coupling reactions with other reactions for the synthesis of other high-value chemicals. The results and findings of this review will help the development of ammonia synthesis and the synthesis of other high-value chemicals.
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- Yunxia Wei
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou City University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, China
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- Qian Xuesen Laboratory of Space Technology, China Academy of Space Technology, Beijing 100094, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Sustainable Urban Sewage System Construction and Risk Control, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater (CTWW), School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia.
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater (CTWW), School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia.
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Xue C, Zhou X, Li X, Yang N, Xin X, Wang Y, Zhang W, Wu J, Liu W, Huo F. Rational Synthesis and Regulation of Hollow Structural Materials for Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction Reaction. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2104183. [PMID: 34889533 PMCID: PMC8728834 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202104183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) is known as a promising mean of nitrogen fixation to mitigate the energy crisis and facilitate fertilizer production under mild circumstances. For electrocatalytic reactions, the design of efficient catalysts is conducive to reducing activation energy and accelerating lethargic dynamics. Among them, hollow structural materials possess cavities in their structures, which can slack off the escape rate of N2 and reaction intermediates, prolong the residence time of N2 , enrich the reaction intermediates' concentration, and shorten electron transportation path, thereby further enhancing their NRR activity. Here, the basic synthetic strategies of hollow structural materials are introduced first. Then, the recent breakthroughs in hollow structural materials as NRR catalysts are reviewed from the perspective of intrinsic, mesoscopic, and microscopic regulations, aiming to discuss how structures affect and improve the catalytic performance. Finally, the future research directions of hollow structural materials as NRR catalysts are discussed. This review is expected to provide an outlook for optimizing hollow structural NRR catalysts.
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- Cong Xue
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)Nanjing Tech University30 South Puzhu RoadNanjing211816China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)Nanjing Tech University30 South Puzhu RoadNanjing211816China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)Nanjing Tech University30 South Puzhu RoadNanjing211816China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)Nanjing Tech University30 South Puzhu RoadNanjing211816China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)Nanjing Tech University30 South Puzhu RoadNanjing211816China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)Nanjing Tech University30 South Puzhu RoadNanjing211816China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)Nanjing Tech University30 South Puzhu RoadNanjing211816China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)Nanjing Tech University30 South Puzhu RoadNanjing211816China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)Nanjing Tech University30 South Puzhu RoadNanjing211816China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)Nanjing Tech University30 South Puzhu RoadNanjing211816China
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Zhao E, Du K, Yin P, Ran J, Mao J, Ling T, Qiao S. Advancing Photoelectrochemical Energy Conversion through Atomic Design of Catalysts. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2104363. [PMID: 34850603 PMCID: PMC8728826 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202104363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 10/31/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Powered by inexhaustible solar energy, photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen/ammonia production and reduction of carbon dioxide to high added-value chemicals in eco-friendly and mild conditions provide a highly attractive solution to carbon neutrality. Recently, substantial advances have been achieved in PEC systems by improving light absorption and charge separation/transfer in PEC devices. However, less attention is given to the atomic design of photoelectrocatalysts to facilitate the final catalytic reactions occurring at photoelectrode surface, which largely limits the overall photo-to-energy conversion of PEC system. Fundamental catalytic mechanisms and recent progress in atomic design of PEC materials are comprehensively reviewed by engineering of defect, dopant, facet, strain, and single atom to enhance the activity and selectivity. Finally, the emerging challenges and research directions in design of PEC systems for future photo-to-energy conversions are proposed.
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- Erling Zhao
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of EducationTianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of EducationTianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of EducationTianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced MaterialsThe University of AdelaideAdelaideSA5005Australia
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of EducationTianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of EducationTianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced MaterialsThe University of AdelaideAdelaideSA5005Australia
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Zhu C, Wen C, Wang M, Zhang M, Geng Y, Su Z. Non-metal boron atoms on a CuB12 monolayer as efficient catalytic sites for urea production. Chem Sci 2022; 13:1342-1354. [PMID: 35222918 PMCID: PMC8809401 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc04845g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Non-metal B atoms at the midpoint of the edges of the squares is confirmed to be the excellent catalytic sites on CuB12 monolayer presents superior catalytic activity thermodynamically and kinetically than the reported urea catalysts.
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- Changyan Zhu
- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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Majumder M, Saini H, Dědek I, Schneemann A, Chodankar NR, Ramarao V, Santosh MS, Nanjundan AK, Kment Š, Dubal D, Otyepka M, Zbořil R, Jayaramulu K. Rational Design of Graphene Derivatives for Electrochemical Reduction of Nitrogen to Ammonia. ACS NANO 2021; 15:17275-17298. [PMID: 34751563 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c08455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The conversion of nitrogen to ammonia offers a sustainable and environmentally friendly approach for producing precursors for fertilizers and efficient energy carriers. Owing to the large energy density and significant gravimetric hydrogen content, NH3 is considered an apt next-generation energy carrier and liquid fuel. However, the low conversion efficiency and slow production of ammonia through the nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) are currently bottlenecks, making it an unviable alternative to the traditional Haber-Bosch process for ammonia production. The rational design and engineering of catalysts (both photo- and electro-) represent a crucial challenge for improving the efficiency and exploiting the full capability of the NRR. In the present review, we highlight recent progress in the development of graphene-based systems and graphene derivatives as catalysts for the NRR. Initially, the history, fundamental mechanism, and importance of the NRR to produce ammonia are briefly discussed. We also outline how surface functionalization, defects, and hybrid structures (single-atom/multiatom as well as composites) affect the N2 conversion efficiency. The potential of graphene and graphene derivatives as NRR catalysts is highlighted using pertinent examples from theoretical simulations as well as machine learning based performance predictive methods. The review is concluded by identifying the crucial advantages, drawbacks, and challenges associated with principal scientific and technological breakthroughs in ambient catalytic NRR.
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- Mandira Majumder
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir 181221, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir 181221, India
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie I, Technische Universität Dresden, Bergstr. 66, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Energy & Materials Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul 100-715, South Korea
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- Centre for Incubation, Innovation, Research and Consultancy (CIIRC) and Department of Chemistry, Jyothy Institute of Technology, Thataguni, Off Kanakpura Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560082, India
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- Centre for Incubation, Innovation, Research and Consultancy (CIIRC) and Department of Chemistry, Jyothy Institute of Technology, Thataguni, Off Kanakpura Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560082, India
- CSIR-Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research, Digwadih Campus, PO FRI, Dhanbad, Jharkhand 828 108, India
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- Centre for Materials Science, School of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Nanotechnology Centre, Centre of Energy and Environmental Technologies, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Materials Science, School of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
- IT4Innovations, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Nanotechnology Centre, Centre of Energy and Environmental Technologies, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir 181221, India
- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Zhang H, Wang S, Wang H, Huang B, Dong S, Dai Y, Wei W. Two-dimensional transition metal borides as high activity and selectivity catalysts for ammonia synthesis. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:17331-17339. [PMID: 34664602 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr05774j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In comparison to defect/doping induced activity in materials, transition metal borides with exposed metal atoms, large specific surface area, and high active site density show advantages as durable and efficient catalysts for specific electrochemical reactions. In this work, ReB2 for N2 reduction reaction (NRR) for ammonia (NH3) with a record-low limiting potential of UL = -0.05 V and high Faraday efficiency (FE) of 100% is screened out from a new class of TMB2. It is concluded that high pressure/temperature is favorable to N2 adsorption and kinetic barrier minimization; the maximal turnover frequency (TOF) at 700 K and 100 bar is 1.24 × 10-2 per s per site, which is comparable to that of the benchmark Fe3/Al2O3 catalysts, achieving an extremely fast reaction rate. In addition, crystal orbital Hamilton population (COHP) of *N2 reveals the intrinsic origin of N2 activation by analyzing the d-2π* interactions, and integrated COHP could be a quantitative descriptor to describe the N2 activation degree. It is evident that our results not only identify an efficient NRR electrocatalyst in particular, paving the way for sustainable NH3 production, but also explain the chemical and physical origin of the activity, advancing the design principle for catalysts for various reactions in general.
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- Haona Zhang
- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, 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, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, 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, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, 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, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
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Zhai X, Dong H, Li Y, Yang X, Li L, Yang J, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Yan H, Ge G. Termination effects of single-atom decorated v-Mo 2CT x MXene for the electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 605:897-905. [PMID: 34371433 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.07.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2021] [Revised: 07/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The lack of the green, economical and high-efficient catalysts restrict the development of electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR). By means of density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we have systematically investigated the NRR catalytic performance of single atoms decorated v-Mo2CT2 (T = O, F, OH, Cl, and Li) MXene (TM@v-Mo2CT2). Our calculation results reveal the introduction of single atom can significantly improve the NRR activity and selectivity on v-Mo2CO2, and Ir@v-Mo2CO2 system possesses the lowest limiting potential of only -0.33 V among all studied systems. The termination effects of TM@v-Mo2CT2 are further discussed and a descriptor of the adsorption energy of *NNH species (ΔE(*NNH)) is proposed to establish the relationship with NRR limiting potential (UL(NRR)), in which a moderate (ΔE(*NNH)) is required for high NRR activity. Moreover, a good linear relationship between the ΔE(*NNH) and the excess electrons on Ir atom shows that different ΔE(*NNH) originates from the difference of valence state of Ir atom, which is due to the change of coordination environment. Importantly, the synergistic effects of Ir atom and the surface O-terminations during the first hydrogenation step lead to a promoted NRR performance. Our study might provide new possibilities for rational design of cost-effective MXene-based NRR electrocatalysts.
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- Xingwu Zhai
- Key Laboratory of Ecophysics and Department of Physics, College of Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China; Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecophysics and Department of Physics, College of Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecophysics and Department of Physics, College of Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China; Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecophysics and Department of Physics, College of Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecophysics and Department of Physics, College of Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecophysics and Department of Physics, College of Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China; School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 30007, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecophysics and Department of Physics, College of Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecophysics and Department of Physics, College of Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China.
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Urea is an important raw material in the chemical industry and is widely used as a nitrogen source in chemical fertilizers. The current industrial urea synthesis not only requires harsh reaction conditions, but also consumes most of the NH3 obtained through artificial synthesis. The conversion of N2 and CO2 into urea through electrochemical reactions under ambient conditions represents a novel green urea synthesis method. However, the large-scale promotion of this method is limited by the lack of suitable electrocatalysts. Here, by means of density functional theory computations, we systematically study the catalytic activity of three experimentally available two-dimensional metal borides (MBenes), Mo2B2, Ti2B2, and Cr2B2 toward simultaneous electrocatalytic coupling of N2 and CO2 to produce urea under ambient conditions. According to our results, these three MBenes not only have superior intrinsic basal activity for urea formation, with limiting potentials ranging from -0.49 to -0.65 eV, but also can significantly suppress the competitive reaction of N2 reduction to NH3. In particular, 2D Mo2B2 and Cr2B2 possess superior capacity to suppress surface oxidation and self-corrosion under electrochemical reaction conditions, rendering them relatively promising electrocatalysts for urea production. Our work paves the way for the electrochemical synthesis of urea.
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Shen H, Choi C, Masa J, Li X, Qiu J, Jung Y, Sun Z. Electrochemical ammonia synthesis: Mechanistic understanding and catalyst design. Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2021.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Computational identification of B substitutional doped C9N4 monolayer for electrocatalytic N2 reduction. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Zhao X, Liu Y. Origin of Selective Production of Hydrogen Peroxide by Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:9423-9428. [PMID: 34133170 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c02186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is one of the most important electrochemical reactions. Starting from a common reaction intermediate *-O-OH, the ORR splits into two pathways, either producing hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by breaking the *-O bond or leading to water formation by breaking the O-OH bond. However, it is puzzling why many catalysts, despite the strong thermodynamic preference for the O-OH breaking, exhibit high selectivity for hydrogen peroxide. Moreover, the selectivity is dependent on the potential and pH, which remain not understood. Here we develop an advanced first-principles model for effective calculation of the electrochemical reaction kinetics at the solid-water interface, which were not accessible by conventional models. Using this model to study representative catalysts for H2O2 production, we find that breaking the O-OH bond can have a higher energy barrier than breaking *-O, due to the rigidity of the O-OH bond. Importantly, we reveal that the selectivity dependence on potential and pH is rooted into the proton affinity to the former/later O in *-O-OH. For single cobalt atom catalyst, decreasing potential promotes proton adsorption to the former O, thereby increasing the H2O2 selectivity. In contrast, for the carbon catalyst, the proton prefers the latter O, resulting in a lower H2O2 selectivity in acid condition. These findings explain the experiments and highlight the kinetic origins of the selectivity. Our work improves the understanding of ORR by uncovering the proton affinity as a new factor and provides a new model to effectively simulate the atomic-level kinetics of heterogeneous electrochemistry.
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- Xunhua Zhao
- Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Model MoS2@ZIF-71 interface acts as a highly active and selective electrocatalyst for catalyzing ammonia synthesis. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Li FR, Wang T, Li YJ, Xu XY, Ma CH, Chen WL, Zhu GS. Heteropoly Blue/Protonation-Defective Graphitic Carbon Nitride Heterojunction for the Photo-Driven Nitrogen Reduction Reaction. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:5829-5839. [PMID: 33779146 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The establishment of a heterojunction is a crucial strategy to design highly effective nonnoble metal nanocatalysts for the photocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (PNRR). Heteropoly blues (r-POMs) can act as electron-transfer mediators in PNRR, but its agglomeration limits the further promotion of PNRR productivity. In this work, we construct a protonation-modified surface of N-vacancy g-C3N4 (HV-C3N4), achieving the high dispersion of r-POMs via the surface modification strategy. Enlightened by the synergy effect of the nitrogenase, r-POMs were anchored onto HV-C3N4 nanosheets through an electrostatic self-assembly method for preparing r-POMs-based protonation-defective graphitic carbonitride (HV-C3N4/r-POMs). As an electron donor, r-PW12 can match with the energy level of HV-C3N4 to build a heterojunction. The electron redistribution of the heterojunction facilitates the optimization of the electronic structure for enhancing the performance of PNRR. HV-C3N4/r-PW12 exhibits the best PNRR efficiency of 171.4 μmol L-1 h-1, which is boosted by 94.39% (HV-C3N4) and 86.98% (r-PW12). The isotope 15NH4+ experiment proves that ammonia is derived from N2, not carbon nitride. This study opens up a crucial view to achieve the high dispersion of r-POMs nanoparticles and develop high-efficiency nonnoble metal photocatalysts for the PNRR.
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- Feng-Rui Li
- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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Deng X, Yang Y, Wang L, Fu X, Luo J. Metallic Co Nanoarray Catalyzes Selective NH 3 Production from Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction at Current Densities Exceeding 2 A cm -2. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:2004523. [PMID: 33854903 PMCID: PMC8025016 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202004523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Electrochemical nitrate reduction (NITRR) offers a promising alternative toward nitrogen recycling and ammonia production under ambient conditions, for which highly active and selective electrocatalyst is desired. In this study, metallic cobalt nanoarrays as facilely prepared from the electrochemical reduction of Co(OH)2 nanoarrays (NAs) are demonstrated to exhibit unprecedented NH3 producing capability from catalyzing NITRR. Benefitting from the high intrinsic activity of Co0, intimate contact between active species and conductive substrate and the nanostructure which exposes large number of active sites, the Co-NAs electrode exhibits current density of -2.2 A cm-2 and NH3 production rate of 10.4 mmol h-1 cm-2 at -0.24 V versus RHE under alkaline condition and significantly surpasses reported counterparts. Moreover, the close-to-unity (≥96%) Faradaic efficiency (FE) toward NH3 is achieved over wide application range (potential, NO3 - concentration and pH). Density function theory calculation reveals the optimized adsorption energy of NITRR intermediates on Co surface over Co(OH)2. Furthermore, it is proposed that despite the sluggish kinetics of Volmer step (H2O → *H + *OH) which provides protons in conventional hydrogenation mechanism, the proton-supplying water dissociation process on Co surface is drastically facilitated following a concerted water dissociation-hydrogenation pathway.
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- Xiaohui Deng
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and TechnologyGuangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional MaterialsCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringShenzhen UniversityShenzhen518061China
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- Henan Institute of Advanced TechnologyZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and TechnologyGuangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional MaterialsCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringShenzhen UniversityShenzhen518061China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and TechnologyGuangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional MaterialsCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringShenzhen UniversityShenzhen518061China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and TechnologyGuangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional MaterialsCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringShenzhen UniversityShenzhen518061China
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Lv X, Kou L, Frauenheim T. Hydroxyl-Boosted Nitrogen Reduction Reaction: The Essential Role of Surface Hydrogen in Functionalized MXenes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:14283-14290. [PMID: 33729753 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c00871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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MXenes, an emerging family of two-dimensional (2D) metal carbides and nitrides, have been demonstrated to be effective nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) catalysts. So far, most of the theoretical studies toward NRR are based on bare MXenes; however, the structural stabilities are questionable. In this work, we studied the NRR process on several synthesized MXenes (Ti2C, V2C, Cr2C, Zr2C, Nb2C, Mo2C, Hf2C, and Ta2C) with hydroxyl (OH) termination since the structures are preferred under NRR operating conditions as per Pourbaix stability diagrams. It is found that OH plays an essential role in tuning the NRR chemistry, as a new surface-hydroxylation mechanism. Different from the widely accepted NRR mechanism where only protons are involved in the reaction, hydrogen (H) atoms from surface hydroxyl could be captured by the intermediate and participate into the NRR, while the remaining H vacancy can subsequently be self-repaired by the protons under the applied potential. The cooperative effect of surface hydroxylation can effectively boost the NRR, while Mo2C(OH)2 stands out with the most favorable limiting potential of -0.62 V and highest selectivity. Moreover, new scaling relationships based on the H vacancy energy are established, elucidating the possibility for structure-activity tuning. This study not only elaborates the essential role of surface OH functionalization in evaluating NRR performance but also affords new insights into advance sustainable NH3 production.
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- Xingshuai Lv
- Shenzhen JL Computational Science and Applied Research Institute, 518110 Shenzhen, China
- Beijing Computational Science Research Center (CSRC), 100193 Beijing, China
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 4001 Queensland, Australia
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- Shenzhen JL Computational Science and Applied Research Institute, 518110 Shenzhen, China
- Beijing Computational Science Research Center (CSRC), 100193 Beijing, China
- Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, 2835 Bremen, Germany
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Yang K, Liu J, Yang B. Mechanism and Active Species in NH3 Dehydrogenation under an Electrochemical Environment: An Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Study. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c05247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Kunran Yang
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai 201210, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science & Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai 201210, China
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Wu F, Zhan S, Yang L, Zhuo Z, Wang X, Li X, Luo Y, Jiang J. Spatial Confinement of a Carbon Nanocone for an Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:2252-2258. [PMID: 33635648 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A major bottleneck of large-scale water splitting for hydrogen production is the lack of catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with low cost and high efficiency. In this work, we proposed an electrocatalyst of a curved carbon nanocone embedded with two TMN4 active sites (TM = transition metal) and used first-principles calculations to investigate their OER mechanisms and catalytic activities. In the particular spatial confinement of a curved nanocone, we found that the distance between intermediates adsorbed on two active sites is shorter than the distance between these two active sites. This finding can be used to enhance OER activity by distance-dependent interaction between intermediates through two different mechanisms. The first mechanism in which an O2 molecule is generated from two neighboring *O intermediates exhibits a linear activity trend, and the lowest overpotential is 0.27 V for the FeN4 system. In the second mechanism, selective stabilization of the *OOH intermediate is realized, leading to a new scaling relationship (ΔG*OOH = ΔG*OH + 3.04 eV) associated with a modified OER activity volcano (theoretical volcano apex at 0.29 V). The studied mechanisms of the spatial confinement of a carbon nanocone provide a new perspective for designing efficient OER catalysts.
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- Fan Wu
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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Zhang Y, Cao S, Liang C, Shen J, Chen Y, Feng Y, Chen H, Liu R, Jiang F. Electrocatalytic performance of Sb-modified Bi 25FeO 40 for nitrogen fixation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 593:335-344. [PMID: 33744542 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.02.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The Haber-Bosch N2 fixation method suffers from the power-consuming and harsh conditions. In contrast, the electrochemical conversion of N2 (NRR) at room temperature and atmospheric pressure is considered a promising alternative route. In this study, we synthesized Sb-modified with Bi25FeO40 (BFSO/BFO) by using one-step hydrothermal treatment. The BFSO/BFO catalyst has higher selectivity to NRR than Bi25FeO40 (BFO) under the same applied voltage. Such large interfacial interaction area plays a critical role in transfer electron and enhances the density of current. The resulting BFSO/BFO heterojunction showed significant electrocatalytic activity under controllable voltage, which exhibited favorable average ammonia (NH3) yield as high as 2.62 μg·h-1·cm-2 at -0.2 V versus RHE. Moreover, the stability of the BFSO/BFO composite was evaluated for six cycles and the results were desirable. This study provides a new insight into the design of composite catalysts using BFO, which has high activity and selectivity toward NRR.
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- Yu Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China.
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- Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environment Science, Yunnan University, 650504, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China
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Lv X, Wei W, Huang B, Dai Y, Frauenheim T. High-Throughput Screening of Synergistic Transition Metal Dual-Atom Catalysts for Efficient Nitrogen Fixation. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:1871-1878. [PMID: 33587621 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c05080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Great enthusiasm in single-atom catalysts (SACs) for the nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) has been aroused by the discovery of metal-Nx as a promising catalytic center. However, the poor activity and low selectivity of available SACs are far away from the industrial requirement. Through the first-principles high-throughput screening, we find that Fe-Fe distributed on graphite carbon nitride (Fe2/g-CN) can manipulate the binding strength of the target reaction species (compromises the ability to adsorb N2H and NH2), therefore achieving the best NRR performance among 23 transition metal (TM) centers. Our results show that Fe2/g-CN achieves a high theoretical Faradaic efficiency of 100% and, impressively, the lowest limiting potential of -0.13 V. Particularly, multiple-level descriptors shed light on the origin of NRR activity, achieving a fast prescreening among various candidates. Our predictions not only accelerate discovery of catalysts for ammonia synthesis but also contribute to further elucidate the structure-performance correlations.
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- Xingshuai Lv
- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, 250100 Jinan, China
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- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, 250100 Jinan, China
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- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, 250100 Jinan, China
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- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, 250100 Jinan, China
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- Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, 2835 Bremen, Germany
- Beijing Computational Science Research Center (CSRC), 100193 Beijing, China
- Shenzhen JL Computational Science and Applied Research Institute, 518110 Shenzhen, China
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Cao J, Li N, Zeng X. Exploring the synergistic effect of B–N doped defective graphdiyne for N 2 fixation. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj00163a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The synergistic effect of B–N can effectively improve the catalytic activity of graphdiyne.
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- Jingeng Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology
- School of Mechatronical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology
- School of Mechatronical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology
- School of Mechatronical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- P. R. China
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Most of the global production of ammonia requires fossil fuels and is associated with considerable greenhouse gas emissions. Replacing fossil fuel ammonia with green or zero-carbon ammonia is a major focus for academia, industry and governments. Ammonia is a key component in fertiliser but is also attracting increasing interest as a carbon-free fuel for the maritime sector and as a hydrogen vector. This report describes the use of green (electrolysed) hydrogen in conventional Haber Bosch plants and predicts adoption of the technology by 2030. Further into the future, direct green ammonia synthesis by electrocatalytic and photocatalytic means may present a cost-effective alternative to the Haber Bosch process. Electrocatalytic and photocatalytic routes to ammonia are reviewed, the catalytic systems are compared and their potential for meeting the likely demand and cost for ammonia considered.
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- Katie Smart
- Johnson Matthey, PO Box 1, Belasis Avenue, Billingham TS23 1LB, UK
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Xu Z, Song R, Wang M, Zhang X, Liu G, Qiao G. Single atom-doped arsenene as electrocatalyst for reducing nitrogen to ammonia: a DFT study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:26223-26230. [PMID: 33174542 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp04315j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Due to the wide application of NH3 in the energy and chemical industry, the rational design of a highly efficient and low-cost electrocatalyst for nitrogen fixation at moderate conditions is highly desirable to meet the increasing demand for sustainable energy production in the modern society. Herein, we have systematically studied the catalytic performance of transition metal (TM) atom (i.e., V, Cr, Fe, Co, Cu, Ru, Pd, Ag, Pt, Au)-doped arsenene nanosheet, a new two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterial in VA group, as a heterogeneous catalyst for nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR). By density functional theory (DFT) calculation and systematic theoretical screening, our study predicts that the systems of V-, Fe-, Co- and Ru-doped arsenene have promising potentials as NRR electrocatalysts with high-loading TM and highly stable adsorption of N2 molecule. Particularly, the V-doped system exhibits two feasible configurations for N2 adsorption and an ultralow overpotential (0.10 V) via the enzymatic pathway, which is very competitive among similar reported electrocatalysts. This theoretical study not only extends the electrocatalyst family for nitrogen fixation, but also further deepens our physical insights into catalytic improvement, which can be expected to guide the rational design of novel NRR catalysts.
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- Ziwei Xu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, 212013 Zhenjiang, China.
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